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Buzz News Roundup, 6/26

BuzzSugar — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:30:25 -0700

Focus Features is taking over domestic distribution of The Boat That Rocked from parent studio Universal Pictures, and is pushing back the release date from Aug. 28 to sometime in November. - ComingSoon
Noah Wyle will star in a sci-fi pilot for TNT. - The Futon Critic
Topher Grace, Emma Roberts, and Hector Elizondo have joined the already very full cast of Garry Marshall's Valentine's Day. - The Hollywood Reporter
Adam Lambert is still feuding with the label that plans to release some of his early recordings. - E! Online
Jeri Ryan will guest-star as a con woman on Leverage. - The Hollywood Reporter
Debuting Wednesday to an estimated $60.6 million, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen already has begun its rounding of the box office bases that should see it set a record or two by weekend's end. - Reuters
Flashpoint will be back on CBS July 17. - The Futon Critic
American Idol alum Syesha Mercado will portray Deena Jones in the upcoming stage revival of Dreamgirls. - AP

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Buzz News Roundup, 6/17

BuzzSugar — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:30:39 -0700

The performance lineup for the BET Awards now includes Beyonce in addition to Kanye West, Maxwell, Young Jeezy, Ne-Yo and Soulja Boy. - Billboard
VH1 has picked up a new unscripted series that centers on people battling obsessive compulsive disorder. - Variety
Paramount Pictures has bought the action-comedy script Honey Pot which will feature two female leads and will be set in the world of international espionage. - ComingSoon
Jamie Lee Curtis, Kristin Chenoweth, Betty White and Victor Garber have joined Kristen Bell and Sigourney Weaver in the comedy You Again. - The Hollywood Reporter
Jason Sudeikis will join Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler for the comedy Bounty Hunter. - Reuters
Steven Spielberg is reportedly pursuing Noah Wyle to headline his untitled alien-invasion pilot for TNT. - EW
Paramount has also picked up an untitled movie that takes place in the world of Costa Rica-based online casinos, with Leonardo DiCaprio attached to star. - The Hollywood Reporter

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TV Tonight: Noah Wyle's Back in the ER

BuzzSugar — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:30:00 -0800

When ER began 15 years ago, Noah Wyle's John Carter was just a baby-faced intern trying to handle the fast pace and tough cases of County General's ER. Tonight, Carter is back, with years of experience and a mysterious reason for returning to the hospital that made him a man.

The episode is titled "The Beginning of the End," and that's certainly the truth: The show is entering its final batch of episodes on the way to the big finale in March. Wyle is just the latest in a long string of guest stars who have shown up for return engagements: Anthony Edwards turned up in November, and we still have the second coming of George Clooney's Dr. Doug Ross to come.

Wyle's scheduled for five episodes, and while we'll have to tune in to see his reasons for coming back, executive producer John Wells said a while back that Carter featured prominently in his plans for the series' end. While I haven't been a regular ER viewer in years, I'm definitely curious to see what's in store for these last few hours. Anyone else? To watch a clip of Wyle talking about his return to the show, just read more.

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Noah Wyle Says Clooney's Coming Back to ER

BuzzSugar — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:33:10 -0800

George Clooney has been shooting down rumors of a return to ER for a few months now, but now he has former costar Noah Wyle to thank for bringing them up again.

In next week's issue of TV Guide, Wyle tells columnist Will Keck that "From what I heard, George said, 'absolutely,' schedule permitting," about returning to the show. That's totally opposite from everything we've heard from Clooney's camp till now, though the producers have said they hoped he would return.

The group of returning cast members keeps on growing: Eriq LaSalle (Peter Benton) will meet up with Wyle's John Carter for an episode that will air in the Spring: "As a result of [Carter’s] once near-fatal stabbing, which led to my subsequent drug addiction, I come back from Africa requiring additional medical treatment for my one remaining kidney. I’m embarrassed to get treatment at County General, so I go up to Northwestern to get my dialysis up there, and that’s where Dr. Benton spies my name on a patient list and comes to pay me a visit," Wyle told TV Guide. LaSalle is also directing an episode of the series.

Meanwhile, Anthony Edwards returns as Mark Greene in a flashback for the Nov. 13 episode, and Laura Innes, Paul McCrane, and Alex Kingston are also on the list of returning actors. Clooney and Julianna Margulies are among the only ex-County General folks who have yet to confirm a return, so tell me: Is it time they give in and agree to give us a glimpse into Doug and Carol's life?

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ER to Return for a 15th Season - with Old Stars on Board?

BuzzSugar — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:30:41 -0700

ER has already aired its 300th episode and outlived virtually all the other series that premiered in 1994. Now, it appears that the stalwart Thursday night medical drama is likely to return for a 15th season in the Fall.

The producers seem pretty confident that they'll cut things off after No. 15, though - and so they're starting to court some of the show's former stars to see if they'd be willing to return for one last go-round at County General. Noah Wyle is already set to return as Dr. Carter for four episodes, and Goran Visnjic is expected to pop in as well. Maura Tierney had previously said she'd leave after this season, but it sounds like she'd be around for at least some of this final round.

What about Eriq LaSalle, Julianna Margulies, or - the prize of all prizes - George Clooney? One of the top producers told Entertainment Weekly they'd love to bring everyone back, saying:

"We want to revisit characters that have existed on the show over the years and say where they are now. We'd love to get them all back in some way, but that doesn't mean we're going to. But we're gonna try."

So, ER watchers, tell me: Which former characters would you most like to see return? Are there any you could live without? And, even if you stopped watching ER years ago, would you come back to see Carter, Doug, Carol, Benton, or Corday again?

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