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Buzz News Roundup, 7/29

BuzzSugar — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:30:25 -0700

Bryce Dallas Howard will be replacing Rachelle Lefevre in the role of Victoria in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. - ComingSoon
FX has officially ordered the drama series Lawman starring Timothy Olyphant. - The Futon Critic
Charlize Theron will produce and star in an adaptation of Christopher Buckley's satirical novel Florence of Arabia. - Variety
USA has renewed Royal Pains and Burn Notice. - TV.com
Due to its underperformance in some major international audiences, Monsters vs. Aliens may not get a sequel. - The Hollywood Reporter
ABC Family has ordered 10 additional episodes of Make It or Break It. - Variety
Ron Livingston, Jim Gaffigan, Kelli Gellar, Rob Riggle, and Jason Sudeikis round out the cast of the romantic comedy Going the Distance, starring Drew Barrymore and Justin Long. - ComingSoon
Corbin Bleu and Elle Macpherson have been promoted to series regulars on The Beautiful Life. - The Hollywood Reporter

Buzz News Roundup, 7/6

BuzzSugar — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:30:29 -0700

ABC shows are turning up on Hulu, starting with Grey's Anatomy today. - CNET
Fox has tapped Nimrod Antal to direct another Predator movie, Predators, with Robert Rodriguez producing. - Variety
Mekhi Phifer will join Fox's Lie to Me as a regular, while Jennifer Beals will be a recurring guest star. - The Hollywood Reporter
The 1980s Aaron Spelling-produced TV series T.J. Hooker is headed for the big screen as an action comedy. - TV.com
The Sci Fi Channel officially becomes Syfy tomorrow. - New York Daily News
Last week Charlie Day and Christina Applegate joined the cast of the rom-com Going the Distance, and now Jason Sudeikis is coming on board as well. - Reuters
Chandra Wilson will be the first Grey's Anatomy cast member to direct an episode. - Entertainment Weekly
Warner Bros. has picked up the rights to most of Midway Games' assets, including the rights to popular video games like Mortal Kombat and Spy Hunter. - ComingSoon

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Charlie Day, Christina Applegate Are Going the Distance With Drew and Justin

BuzzSugar — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:30:13 -0700

Two of TV's funniest comedic actors (in my opinion) are joining up with Drew Barrymore and Justin Long for the romantic comedy Going the Distance. The movie focuses on long-distance relationships, with Drew and Justin playing the main duo. Christina Applegate and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia's Charlie Day will play supporting characters: Day will take the role of "Long's best friend while Applegate is Barrymore's sister." Barrymore and Applegate as sisters is a little hard to buy, but OK. I like all these actors and can't wait to see how they interact.

I'm especially interested to see Charlie Day on the big screen. Due to Always Sunny's demanding schedule, none of the main actors on the FX comedy have done much film work. Day explained, "I couldn't just up and take [the role]. I had to sit down with the guys and work out a schedule and say, 'If you're comfortable, I'm going to be doing a bit of flying back and forth.' . . . It has to be very interesting for us to bow out of our responsibility and pass the buck." So I'm going to go ahead and assume that if Going the Distance qualifies as "very interesting" by Charlie Day's standards, it's gotta be pretty dang good. Right?

Drew and Justin Reunite For Romantic Comedy

BuzzSugar — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:30:02 -0700

Former real-life couple Drew Barrymore and Justin Long worked together a bit on He's Just Not That Into You but now they'll get even cozier as the lead onscreen couple in the romantic comedy Going the Distance. The feature will be directed by Nanette Burstein, who last directed the documentary American Teen, and is described as an "observational comedy" about long distance relationships. Drew and Justin will play "a young couple navigating their way through the perils of a long distance relationship who quickly discover that 'going the distance' might cost them everything they have, including one another."

It seems like long distance relationships are more feasible than ever in this technological age, though they can still be difficult and problematic. I'm curious to see how the movie deals with this kind of relationship that many of us have had (or currently have!).

What about you? Intrigued? Do you think Drew and Justin are cute together (either onscreen or off)?

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Buzz News Roundup, 3/20

BuzzSugar — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:30:48 -0700

The Big Bang Theory has been renewed for two seasons and Two and a Half Men for three. - TV.com
Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke will direct a film adaptation of Gayle Forman's upcoming novel, If I Stay, for Summit Entertainment. - Zap2It
Elle Macpherson is returning to acting with a recurring role on CW's drama pilot Beautiful Life. - The Hollywood Reporter
Universal has picked up a romantic-comedy script titled Merman about a merman who comes to land so he can win back his mermaid fiancee, who has left him for a real man. - Variety
The widower of the late Adrienne Shelly (writer-director of Waitress) will develop and produce The Morgan Story, a screenplay for a family drama that Shelly left behind. - AP
In Treatment will return to HBO on April 5. - Zap2it
Kevin Costner and Tommy Lee Jones will join Ben Affleck in the dramatic movie The Company Men. - ComingSoon
Lily Collins, daughter of Phil, will guest-star on 90210 at the end of the season. - The Hollywood Reporter
Justin Long will star in the romantic-comedy Going the Distance, which will be directed by American Teen director Nanette Burstein. - ComingSoon
Mary J. Blige has signed on to star alongside Taraji P. Henson in I Can Do Bad All by Myself, Tyler Perry's upcoming film. - Variety

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Buzz News Roundup, 11/12

BuzzSugar — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:30:29 -0800

The mayor of a city in Turkey called Batman is suing Christopher Nolan and Warner Bros. for royalties from The Dark Knight, claiming the producers used the city's name without permission. - Variety
ABC's probable Winter plans could include Scrubs on Wednesdays and Private Practice after Grey's Anatomy. - The Futon Critic
The Twilight soundtrack is the best-selling album of the past week. - Billboard
American Teen director Nanette Burstein is directing the romantic comedy Going the Distance, with Adam Shankman producing. - ComingSoon
The Shield's Walter Goggins will head to AMC for a pilot about wrongful convictions. - Zap2it
A Jerry Garcia biopic is in the works. - Billboard
America Ferrera will star in and executive produce the dramatic movie American Tragic. - ComingSoon
If Pushing Daisies gets canceled, the story will continue in a comic book. - TV Week

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Desperate Housewives Rundown, "Everybody Ought to Have a Maid"

BuzzSugar — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:30:30 -0700

This week's episode of Desperate Housewives is all about judgment (though it's also a little bit about monkey attacks, but more on that later). The Bolen family continues with their shady behavior, while Julie is having some trouble adjusting to life on Wisteria Lane after her attack. Meanwhile, Gaby is accused of being a bad mom and Bree has a showdown with a motel housekeeper.

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Gaby: Gaby gets the comic relief once again this week as she tries to prove her mothering skills to the other snippy ladies at school. In order to regain their trust, she lures their children to Juanita's birthday party by pulling out all the stops. Of course things go awry when the trained monkey starts attacking the clown while Gaby is busy having drinks with Susan. In the end Carlos comforts her, but I have to admit - Gaby isn't exactly the greatest mom in the world. That said, Carlos isn't exactly a model parent either - where was he during his daughter's birthday party?

Susan: Susan and Katherine's rivalry reaches new heights this week, when the ladies have a mini-showdown at their neighborhood watch meeting. Susan is paranoid about Katherine coming on to Mike, and it culminates when Susan accidentally shoots Katherine through a window. Susan wouldn't be Susan without her usual clumsy antics, but couldn't she just ignore Katherine? Katherine seems so desperate, but Susan is kinda sinking to her level. Not to mention that calling Katherine a "loon" isn't exactly the best method of telling your friend that she probably needs to see a professional.

Angie: Most of Angie's problems take place without her even knowing it this week, as Danny gives the family gun to Julie for protection. Danny also confronts Dominic about his affair with Julie, and Dominic responds in a typically creepy manner, telling Danny to go ahead and spill to Angie. Angie keeps her distance for most of the episode, but then she plays a big factor in keeping Katherine crazy, to keep Katherine from turning in the Bolen family gun. I know Angie is a tough cookie, but somehow I feel like she may be the moral member of her family.

Lynette: Lynette's "twins" situation (both of 'em) is put on hold this week as she tries to help out her friend Mrs. McCluskey. First of all, McCluskey talking about her sex life - eeew. Lynette agrees to hire McCluskey's boyfriend Roy as the Scavo family handyman, but Roy won't stop going over Lynette's head and turning to Tom for ultimate decision-making. When Roy basically tells Lynette that she's emasculating her husband, Lynette loses it and fires him. But how sweet is Tom explaining to Roy that he lets Lynette have control so that she can feel safe? By far my favorite moment of the episode.

Bree: I thought Bree's storyline was kinda lame this week. The maid at the motel starts judging Bree's cheating ways, so of course Bree does all she can to defend herself. In the end, the housekeeper is just trying to warn Bree that she was once in her shoes, and that everything went awry. (Lesson to all: cheat on your husband and you'll end up a maid?) The maid does get one awesome one-liner: "Cheating's not a sin when you do it in pearls?"

What'd you think of this week's episode? Are Katherine and her crazy antics starting to bug you? Are you more creeped out by Dominick than ever? Let's dish in the comments!