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Buzz News Roundup, 8/5

BuzzSugar — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:30:23 PDT

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

Jennifer Aniston Starts Production Co., Announces Projects

BuzzSugar — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:29:46 PDT

Brad Pitt can have his Plan B - Jennifer Aniston will do just fine with her own production company, thank you very much. Joining forces with producing partner Kristin Hahn (who served as executive producer on The Departed), Aniston is creating Echo, a production company with a first-look deal at Universal Pictures. Variety has more:

Echo's emphasis will be on producing grounded, relatable material, the partners say. . ."We're drawn to stories about people finding their voice and finding their way because they help us as listeners and viewers do what we feel we're all trying to do, which is making sense of our lives through the stories of others," Aniston said. "That's why we chose the name Echo, to echo back an idea, a challenge, something that resonates through all of us."

The busy duo has already acquired several projects for Echo, some of which sound pretty great. Of course, there's the singing Texan female prisoners movie Goree Girls which will also star Aniston. And then there's my favorite of the bunch: "Chemistry, a David Sussman-scripted dramedy centered around the fact that romantic love and obsessive compulsive disorder demonstrate similar brain chemistry." For a list of the other movies Echo will be handling,

Getting Rid of Matthew: "[Jane] Fallon, a veteran U.K. TV producer who is married to Ricky Gervais, will adapt her novel about a hard-charging publicist whose lusty affair with a married man is ruined by his decision to leave his wife and two children for her. She invents a new persona, befriends the spurned wife and attempts to patch up the marriage up so she can be rid of him. In the process, she develops a thing for his oldest son."
The Divorce Party: "As a husband and wife reach their 35th wedding anniversary, they hold a party to announce their divorce. It creates complications for their son, who returns home with his commitment-shy fiancee."
Counter-Clockwise: "A true story based on a study conducted by Harvard prof and psychologist Ellen Langer in which she tried to reverse the aging process of subjects by re-creating the era of their prime."
Love: Todd: "A drama about an aging tennis pro-turned-coach who gets schooled by a precocious teen tennis phenom."

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Jennifer Aniston to Produce Prison Musical

BuzzSugar — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 10:30:23 PDT

The news:
Jennifer Aniston will produce Goree Girls, a 1940s musical about singing female prisoners.

Come again?
You read correctly. Reuters has details:

Goree Girls revolves around eight women at Texas' Goree Prison during the 1940s who formed one of the first all-female country and western acts in the country and captured the hearts of millions of fans in the process.

Craziest part:
Aniston may star in the movie. Singing. Hey, maybe she'll surprise me, like Renee Zellweger did playing a singing prisoner in Chicago.

My prediction:
I'm envisioning something like A League of Their Own, just set in a prison. And, you know, a musical.

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The Hunger Games: A Satisfying Adaptation and a Stunning Movie

Shannon Vestal — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:20:28 PDT

If you've been holding your breath about The Hunger Games, it's time to let it out, because the movie fulfills any and all hopes you could have. Not only is the adaptation loyal to its cherished source material, as a film, it's simply incredible.

Based on Suzanne Collins's novel, The Hunger Games portrays a dystopian future in which what's presumed to be North America has been broken up into 12 districts surrounding an ultra-rich, powerful Capitol. To remind the districts of their subordination, the Capitol holds an annual event in which one teen girl and boy (known as tributes) from each district are forced to fight to the death (until only one remains) as a televised show. At the center of all this is Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence), a 16-year-old from one of the poorest districts, who volunteers to participate in the place of her younger sister, Prim. The movie follows Katniss from her hardscrabble life at home with her family and best friend Gale (Liam Hemsworth) to the flamboyant excess of the Capitol and into the action-packed arena as she does everything she can to survive. The story is already well-known to legions of readers, and director Gary Ross brings Collins's novel to life as a visual treat, with an emotional punch as strong as the film's heroine.

To find out why I thought The Hunger Games is so fantastic, just keep reading.

The Vampire Diaries "Bringing Out the Dead": The Good, The Bad, and The Bloody

Marisa Tom — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:46:39 PST

After a week's worth of TVD reprieve, it's about time we got some answers - specifically, ones that have everything to do with our favorite Original vamp Elijah and then some. From the tragic twisted fate of Bill Forbes to the shocking discovery Elena makes at home, we're still trying to wrap our heads around everything that goes down. Meanwhile, Bonnie and her estranged mother Abby are tasked with opening the mysteriously sealed fifth coffin, and Damon and Stefan head to Klaus's sweet new pad for the ultimate dinner party showdown.

Like all things based in Mystic Falls, nothing is as it seems and nothing ever goes according to plan. Ready to review the good, the bad, and the bloody? Just keep reading.

Immortals: One Divine 3D Experience

Lizzie Fuhr — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:30:42 PST

Everyone may be jumping on the 3D bandwagon these days, but Tarsem Singh's sword-and-sandals epic Immortals is a movie perfectly fit for the 3D screen. The opening scene foreshadows the predictable plot to come, but that doesn't make this film any less of a bloody-good visual masterpiece. And while it's impossible to ignore the obvious comparison to 300 (it has the same producers, after all), Immortals has a few tricks up its sleeve, allowing it to stand apart. The brutal and psychotic King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) and his Heraklion legions are on a quest for the invincible Bow of Epirus. Once it's in his possession, he will be able to unleash the Titans and overthrow the gods on Mt. Olympus. On a seemingly insignificant pillaging spree, he comes across Theseus (Henry Cavill), a lowly stonemason at the very bottom of the social food chain.

Little does Hyperion know, Theseus has been trained by Zeus in disguise on Earth and is one hell of a fierce warrior (not to mention a generally gorgeous creature). After Theseus's mother is murdered by Hyperion, Theseus goes on a quest to take the king down. But as the movie progresses, Theseus's mission evolves when he realizes this crusade has a far larger reach than a personal vendetta. Once a nonbeliever in the gods, he comes to understand that they are on his side. Keep reading to learn where Immortals is truly visionary and where it needs divine intervention.

Jennifer Aniston Is Red-Hot in a Cleavage-Baring Dress For Her Perfume Signing

Lauren Turner — Thu, 05 May 2011 15:29:54 PDT

Jennifer Aniston stopped by a Sephora store in NYC to promote her eponymous perfume this afternoon. She looked radiant in a tight, bright dress that showed plenty of skin at the event, during which she greeted fans and signed bottles of her scent. The beachy clean Jennifer Aniston fragrance launched last year, and the star already made appearances on The View and in Mexico to promote the project. Jennifer has since gotten back to work on her movies though, having recently wrapped up directing her short film, Project Five, in LA. She'll continue her work on a full-length feature, The Goree Girls, which will apparently show off her singing and guitar-playing skills. We'll also get to see Jennifer Aniston up on the big screen with her Summer comedy Horrible Bosses, which is out July 8.

What to TiVo: Monday

BuzzSugar — Sun, 01 May 2011 23:59:00 PDT

8:00 Dancing With the Stars (new)
10:00 Castle (new)
12:00 Jimmy Kimmel Live (new, with guests Rene Russo and Kristin Gore)

8:00 How I Met Your Mother (new)
8:30 Mad Love (new)
9:00 Two and a Half Men (repeat)
9:30 Mike & Molly (new)
10:00 Hawaii Five-0 (new)
11:35 Late Show With David Letterman (new, with guests Tracy Morgan and Rex Ryan)
12:37 Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson (new, with guests Mindy Kaling and Matt Lucas)

8:00 House (new)
9:00 The Chicago Code (new)

8:00 Chuck (new)
9:0o The Event (new)
10:00 Law & Order: Los Angeles (new)
11:35 Tonight Show With Jay Leno (new with guests Paul Walker and Donny & Marie Osmond)
12:35 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (new, with guests LL Cool J and Judd Apatow)

8:00 90210 (new)
9:00 Gossip Girl (new)

More shows to watch after the jump.

Jennifer Aniston Wraps Up a Week in the Director's Seat

Allie Merriam — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:34:44 PDT

Jennifer Aniston was back to looking casual in an American Apparel top and rolled-up jeans yesterday while working on her short film, Project Five, in LA. She's been on the set since Monday lensing the project bound for Lifetime later this year. Jennifer has been able to chat with her co-workers and even snack on Jell-O between scenes. She's working on this piece in addition to prepping to create a full-length movie, The Goree Girls, but Jen's apparently still got time to focus on her love life. Jennifer is reportedly dating Bradley Cooper again, following their first romance rumors back in 2009.

Jennifer Aniston Snacks Between Scenes on the Set of Her Directorial Project

Allie Merriam — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 10:28:05 PDT

Jennifer Aniston traded her tea cup for a container of Jello yesterday on the LA set of her directorial project Project Five. She was first spotted working on the piece Tuesday, and her final product will eventually be combined with four other shorts to create one full movie to air on Lifetime later this year. Jen's getting her feet wet behind the camera before lensing The Goree Girls in a few months, but all the filmmaking apparently hasn't put a damper on her social life. Jennifer may be dating Bradley Cooper at the moment, as they've reportedly been hanging out lots on the West Coast, since his recent parting from Renée Zellweger. Her rep has apparently denied the rumors that Bradley and Jen, who were first linked in 2009, have reunited romantically. However, there's always lots of interest in Jen's love life, whether she's seeing Bradley or getting linked to George Clooney.