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Buzz News Roundup, 8/5

BuzzSugar — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:30:23 -0700

Hugh Jackman will reportedly take the role of legendary showman P.T. Barnum in the musical tale The Greatest Showman on Earth, with Anne Hathaway possibly starring opposite him. - AP
Alyssa Milano's comedy, Romantically Challenged, has been picked up for a midseason slot on ABC. - The Hollywood Reporter
14-year-old actress Jodelle Ferland is joining The Twilight Saga: Eclipse as a vampire who has just been turned. - Variety
Katherine Heigl's next leading man will be Josh Duhamel when the two star together in the romantic drama *Life As We Know It. - ComingSoon
Syfy has picked up Alphas, which was originally in development for ABC as Section 8. - The Hollywood Reporter
The movie about an all-female prison band, Goree Girls starring Jennifer Aniston, now has a director: Grey Gardens director Michael Sucsy. - Variety
Ratings for Jon and Kate Plus 8's return episode on Monday were still solid but were down from the peak seen earlier this year. - USA Today
Nickelodeon's teen network plans to make a TV series version of the young adult book series Catwalk. - The Hollywood Reporter
Jason Segel is attached to star alongside Jonah Hill and Jason Schwartzman in the comedy The Adventurer's Handbook. - ComingSoon

Buzz News Roundup, 6/3

BuzzSugar — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:30:10 -0700

Disney is working on a new Winnie the Pooh hand-drawn animated movie which will get a theatrical release. - The Hollywood Reporter
Madeline Zima will join Heroes in a recurring role, while Brian Austin Green is in talks to join One Tree Hill full-time. - The Hollywood Reporter
Jay Leno's primetime show will debut Sept. 14; meanwhile, Conan O'Brien got good ratings in his first night at The Tonight Show. - TV.com
Universal Pictures and Hasbro, Inc. announced that their first feature film together, Stretch Armstrong, has been dated for theatrical release on April 15, 2011. - ComingSoon
90210 is adding a hot newcomer to its cast for Fall. - TV Guide
Alyssa Milano will star in and produce the romantic comedy My Girlfriend's Boyfriend. - The Hollywood Reporter

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Buzz News Roundup, 3/2

BuzzSugar — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:30:05 -0800

Alexis Bledel will play a new intern in the ER series finale. - TV Guide
Jason Bateman will join George Clooney in Up in the Air, directed by Jason Reitman (Juno, Thank You For Smoking). - ComingSoon
Two more Virgin Megastores are scheduled to close: The Union Square location in New York City at the end of May and the Market St. store in San Francisco at the end of April. - Billboard
Alyssa Milano has landed the lead in an ABC comedy - just months after the network scrapped her last one. - Zap2it
David Foster Wallace's unfinished third novel will be released in 2010. - New York Times
The French film industry honored Dustin Hoffman and saluted Sean Penn Friday during a ceremony that saw its coveted Cesar for best film going to Martin Provost's Seraphine. - AP
Speaking of France, MGMT are suing French President Nicolas Sarkozy, accusing him of using its hit "Kids" in online videos without permission. - NME
The producers of The Sarah Silverman Program (including Silverman herself) are threatening to quit over budget cuts, leaving season three up in the air. - Reuters

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Buzz News Roundup, 11/7

BuzzSugar — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:31:04 -0800

Fox has announced its Winter schedule, and is moving "houses" with Dollhouse on Fridays and House on Mondays. - Zap2it
Antonio Banderas is in talks to portray Salvador Dali in the indie biopic, Dali. - Variety
Dylan McDermott will play the lead in a TNT pilot called The Line, about a group of undercover LAPD officers. - The Hollywood Reporter
HBO has bought the rights to a documentary about Barack Obama that's been in the works since 2006. - AP
In other Obama-related news, Bruce Springsteen's next album is expected for release around the time of Obama's January inauguration. - Billboard
Reiko Aylesworth is in talks to join the cast of Lost as "Amy, a smart and successful professional woman with a love for the outdoors who is looking for the right man." - ComingSoon
Annette Bening and Naomi Watts will star together in Mother and Child, a drama from writer and director Rodrigo Garcia. - ComingSoon
ABC won't air the Alyssa Milano comedy Single with Parents. - Variety

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First Look: Single With Parents Starring Alyssa Milano

BuzzSugar — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:30:42 -0700

Like Castle, Alyssa Milano's Single With Parents is another of ABC's growing roster of midseason shows. This one stars Milano as Lou, a single woman in her 30s who finds herself being the dumping ground for her parents' wild behavior and irresponsibility. They seem to be the ones off living fabulous lives while she stays behind to watch after their kids or hears their stories about having sex in a helicopter.

There have been a lot of young-slackers-behaving-badly comedies over the past few years, so it's kind of refreshing to have a show in the mix where the adults are the ones acting silly. And if I were going to choose people to play parents living life with reckless abandon, I could do a whole lot worse than Beau Bridges and Annie Potts. The trailer didn't exactly win me over, though, and it felt way longer than its 100 seconds, which can't be a good thing.

There are some awkwardly funny moments here, though, so I'll be curious to see how this one develops. To check out the trailer, just read more.

ABC Picks Up Five Shows for Midseason

BuzzSugar — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:37:54 -0700

The Fall TV season hasn't even started yet, and already, at least one network is looking a few months ahead. ABC, which only has one new scripted show (Life on Mars) on its Fall schedule, has picked up three dramas and two comedies for midseason.

Among them: Rob Thomas's Cupid, his remake of his own 1998 show, which now stars Sarah Paulson and Bobby Cannavale (at right). I've been curious about that project for a while now, so I'm glad it's taken the next step toward becoming a series.

The other dramas:

Castle - Starring Nathan Fillion, the show focuses on a horror novelist who helps the NYPD solve crimes.
The Unusuals - Starring Amber Tamblyn, this one's described as an "ensemble dramedy" set in a police precinct.

For descriptions of the comedies, and to see what else ABC has in its pipeline, read more.

ABC's midseason comedies are:

Better Off Ted - Jay Harrington stars as a moral man trying to do the right thing in this office-set show.
Single with Parents - This comedy from How I Met Your Mother producer Kristin Newman stars Alyssa Milano as a woman juggling a dysfunctional family.

ABC Entertainment President Steve McPherson hinted to the Hollywood Reporter that some of ABC's other pilots might be getting the go-ahead later on. The network still has Captain Cook's Extraordinary Atlas starring Janel Moloney and Rob Thomas's other pilot, Good Behavior, as well as the Alicia Silverstone/Alia Shawkat comedy Bad Mother's Handbook, as possibilities.

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Buzz News Roundup, 4/25

BuzzSugar — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:30:13 -0700

It's been rumored for more than a year, but now it's nearly official: NBC has plans to announce that Jimmy Fallon will take over for Conan O'Brien in 2009, Reuters reports.
Speaking of confirmed rumors, Guillermo del Toro will officially direct The Hobbit and its sequel, Zap2it reports.
Alyssa Milano and Nathan Fillion are in talks to star in pilots for ABC, writes the Hollywood Reporter. Milano's is a comedy about a dysfunctional family, and Fillion's is a drama about a mystery novelist who works with the NYPD.
ComingSoon has news that Ewan McGregor is in talks to join the Da Vinci Code prequel Angels and Demons.
Wesley Snipes has been sentenced to three years in prison for tax evasion, the Associated Press reports.
The Lachey family now has two reality-TV hosts: Nick Lachey will host ABC's High School Musical series this Summer, Variety reports.
First Jordin Sparks left the Alicia Keys tour; now, Keys herself had to cancel some tour dates, though she should be back this weekend, E! reports.
JJ Abrams and his company will produce a comedy film called Hot for Teacher, whose plot is pretty much exactly what it sounds like, writes the Hollywood Reporter.

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Recast Who's the Boss? and Win a Prize!

BuzzSugar — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:30:25 -0700

Every Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

This heartwarming 1980s comedy about an unconventional family taught me that "There's a time for love/ And a time for livin.'" Tony Danza, Judith Light, Alyssa Milano and the others were so endearing in their roles, but if you could recast this show with new actors, who would you pick to play powerful businesswoman Angela Bower and her live-in housekeeper Tony Micelli? What about their respective children, spunky tomboy Samantha and little Jonathan? And don't forget about snappy old Mona - who could fill Katherine Helmond's shoes?

Leave your entry in the comment section below, and I'll pick one winner to feature Tuesday, November 6, complete with a "new" cast photo.

To see a list of characters to recast and a photo of the BuzzSugar t-shirt, read more

Characters to recast:
Tony Micelli (Tony Danza)
Angela Bower (Judith Light)
Samantha Micelli (Alyssa Milano)
Jonathan Bower (Danny Pintauro)
Mona Robinson (Katherine Helmond)

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Casting Roundup: "Jezebel," "Betty," "FNL"

BuzzSugar — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 15:30:42 -0700

The totally awesome Dianne Wiest has joined the cast of "The Return of Jezebel James", playing the mother of Coco (Lauren Ambrose) and Sarah (Parker Posey). That's three awesome ladies on one screen, especially given Wiest's particular skill at playing the crazy mother. Here's hoping the show itself can match up.
Speaking of awesome, multi-time Emmy winner Marlo Thomas - aka "That Girl" - will guest-star on "Ugly Betty" as a jewelry company owner with a weakness for younger men, including one Daniel Meade. Saucy!
TV Guide says Alyssa Milano will play a love interest for Earl on the upcoming season of "My Name is Earl." Could it be a serious love match? She's reportedly on board for at least eight episodes.

Also from TV Guide: Edie Falco has booked a three-episode run on "30 Rock," former ER doctor Michael Michelle has a guest spot on the upcoming season of "House" as a CIA doctor, and Jessalyn Gilsig of "Nip/Tuck" will play Tami Taylor's sassy sister on "Friday Night Lights," sticking around for at least six episodes.
So you wanna be one of the new "American Gladiators"? Now's your chance. NBC is holding a cross-country search for gladiators and contenders, starting in Los Angeles on Saturday. Hmm, that's not much time to get in shape ...

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