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Buzz News Roundup, 9/11

BuzzSugar — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:30:37 -0700

Jeff Bridges is in talks to star in a Coen Brothers remake of True Grit. - Variety
Abigail Breslin will star in Janie Jones, as a girl abandoned by her mother at a rock concert. - The Hollywood Reporter
Will Smith, Charlize Theron, and Jason Bateman will reunite for a Hancock sequel. - Variety
Texts From Last Night will be made into a TV show. - GeekSugar
Edward Norton will guest-star on ABC's Modern Family. - Entertainment Weekly
Barry Manilow's music is being made into a romantic comedy. - Variety
Casey Wilson dispelled the rumors that SNL fired her for being fat. - Zap2it
Members of Nirvana are not pleased with Kurt Cobain's appearance in Guitar Hero 5. - Billboard
Augusten Burroughs's novel, SelleVision, is being adapted into a one-hour comedy for NBC. - The Hollywood Reporter

Buzz News Roundup, 9/9

BuzzSugar — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:30:02 -0700

Whitney Houston's I Look to You debuts at No.1 on Billboard's top 200. - Billboard
Snoop Dogg has been named creative chairman of EMI's Priority Records. - Variety
Jerry Bruckheimer and Warner Bros. have a new pilot in the works for NBC. - The Hollywood Reporter
Charlie Sheen has been confirmed to appear in Wall Street 2, and Josh Brolin has joined the cast as well. - Coming Soon
Nicolas Cage will star in the upcoming thriller, Hungry Rabbit Jumps. - The Hollywood Reporter
Gavin Rossdale will make a guest appearance on CBS's Criminal Minds. - Entertainment Weekly
Peter Gallagher will star alongside Piper Perabo in USA's Covert Affairs. - The Hollywood Reporter
Janet Jackson will pay tribute to Michael at the VMAs on Sunday. - Zap2it
Warner Bros. has created DC Entertainment to manage the DC Comics brand. - Coming Soon

News Roundup, 9/4

BuzzSugar — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:30:00 -0700

U2 will join Megan Fox on the season premiere of Saturday Night Live. - Rolling Stone
Bella Thorne will have a recurring role on the next season of Big Love. - The Hollywood Reporter
Tron: Legacy will be released on Dec. 17, 2010. - Coming Soon
Tyler Perry will write, direct, and produce an adaptation of the 1975 play For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf. - Variety
Up in the Air, Bright Star, and Life During Wartime are among the films that will be screened at the Telluride Film Festival this weekend. - Variety
Michael Jackson was laid to rest in a private ceremony last night. - The Hollywood Reporter
Susan Boyle is already topping charts thanks to preorders for her upcoming album. - People
Big Brother brought in big ratings for CBS last night. - Zap2it

Buzz News Roundup, 9/2

BuzzSugar — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:29:58 -0700

Diane Sawyer will replace Charles Gibson as the anchor on World News. - Variety
Megan Mullally has joined the cast of Party Down. - The Hollywood Reporter
Lena Headey will star in HBO's new fantasy series called Game of Thrones. - Reuters
Mad Men has been renewed for a fourth season. - The Hollywood Reporter
American Idol's Danny Gokey has signed a record deal with 19 Recordings and RCA Nashville. - Billboard
Rashida Jones and Chris Messina will star in the indie romantic comedy Monogamy. - Reuters
Avril Lavigne will be a guest judge on American Idol. - Zap2it
Paul W.S. Anderson has a 3D Musketeers movie in the works. - Coming Soon
HBO will air Boardwalk Empire, a series produced by Martin Scorsese and starring Steve Buscemi. - Variety

Buzz News Roundup, 8/31

BuzzSugar — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:30:11 -0700

Sylvester Stallone will direct and star in a fifth Rambo movie. - Variety
Rescue Me will end its run in 2011. - Entertainment Weekly
Nicolas Cage will star in a 3-D action movie called Drive Angry. - Coming Soon
Audrina Patridge says she's quitting The Hills. - Zap2it
Jesse Williams (aka hot guy from The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2) will appear in a few episodes of Grey's Anatomy. - The Hollywood Reporter
Jay-Z will give a Sept. 11 benefit concert in NYC. - AP
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus will open on Christmas day. - The Hollywood Reporter
Columbia Pictures is developing Bad Boys 3. - The Hollywood Reporter

Buzz News Roundup, 8/28

BuzzSugar — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:30:27 -0700

Kristin Chenoweth will be a guest judge on the next season of American Idol. - Zap2it
Mad Men's Christina Hendricks will join Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel in Life as We Know It. - Variety
Laura Linney will star in The C Word, a new comedy pilot for Showtime about a suburban wife battling cancer. - The Hollywood Reporter
Robin Williams will star in the romantic comedy Wedding Banned. - Reuters
Brandon Routh, most famous for his role in Superman Returns, will have a recurring role on the upcoming season of Chuck. - Entertainment Weekly
Daniel Craig will star in the psychological thriller Dream House. - Coming Soon
TNT has ordered a third season of Leverage. - Variety
Helen Mirren has signed on for a film adaption of Graham Greene's Brighton Rock. - Variety

Buzz News Roundup, 8/26

BuzzSugar — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:30:19 -0700

It looks like Susan Sarandon will be joining the cast of Oliver Stone's Wall Street 2. - Entertainment Weekly
This week's episode of True Blood was the first HBO series episode to top five million viewers since the finale of The Sopranos drew 11.9 million two years ago. - Variety
Columbia Pictures has hired screenwriters Adam Fierro and Glen Mazzara to write Hancock 2, the sequel to the Will Smith superhero movie. - ComingSoon
A movie is in the works about the life of Brian Epstein, who discovered and managed the Beatles from 1961 through 1967, when he died of a drug overdose at 32. - Variety
Kate Gosselin will fill in for Elisabeth Hasselbeck on The View on Sept. 14 and 15. - AP
The next Batman movie may be shot entirely in IMAX format. - ComingSoon
The Who guitarist Pete Townshend is planning another musical, this one titled Floss. - Reuters
FX has picked up the dramatic series March to Madness, all about the glory and the seedy side of college basketball, from executive producer Don Cheadle. - Broadcasting & Cable

Buzz News Roundup, 8/24

BuzzSugar — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:30:10 -0700

Stephen Moyer will join Paul Bettany in the vampire thriller Priest. - Variety
NBC has ordered a pilot for the legal comedy Rex Is Not Your Lawyer. - The Hollywood Reporter
Diego Luna will make his directorial debut with a family drama called Abel. - Coming Soon
Glee's Jayma Mays will return to Heroes for one episode. - Entertainment Weekly
Sheryl Crow sold her music catalog to S1 Songs Group for over $10 million. - Variety
Check out the new Dancing With the Stars Pairings. - Zap2it
Gus van Sant is in negotiations to direct Restless. - The Hollywood Reporter
Irving Berlin's White Christmas will be back for a holiday run on Broadway. - Variety

Buzz News Roundup, 8/21

BuzzSugar — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:30:33 -0700

The release date of Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island has been pushed back to Feb. 19, 2010. - Coming Soon
Catherine Hardwicke will direct The Girl With the Red Riding Hood, produced by Leonardo DicCaprio's company Appian Way. - Variety
Check out the details on Weezer's seventh album, Raditude. - Billboard
Heather Locklear is in talks to reprise her role on Melrose Place. - People
Josh Zetumer will write the fourth Bourne movie, which is expected in 2011. - Coming Soon
Project Runway brought in huge ratings for Lifetime. - The Hollywood Reporter
Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L. Jackson will star in The Sunset Limited. - Variety
Warehouse 13 and Drop Dead Diva have been picked up for second seasons. - Zap2it
Legendary Pictures is planning a feature film about Jimi Hendrix. - Variety

Buzz News Roundup, 8/19

BuzzSugar — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:30:03 -0700

Rosario Dawson joins Denzel Washington and Chris Pine in Unstoppable. - Variety
Gina Torres will play Vanessa's mother on Gossip Girl - TVGuide.com
ABC has picked up a new horror series called Clive Barker's Hotel. - The Hollywood Reporter
Jaime King, Briana Evigan, and Alexa Vega will join the cast of Mother's Day. - Coming Soon
Don Hewitt, the creator of 60 Minutes, has passed away. - Variety
Kim Kardashian will make an appearance on the upcoming sitcom Brothers. - Zap2it
Jay-Z has revealed the track list to his new album, Blueprint 3. - Billboard
Amaury Nolasco, Joy Brant, and Jurnee Smollett will join Southland, Parenthood, and Friday Night Lights, respectively. - The Hollywood Reporter
Jenna Dewan will appear in at least one epsiode of Melrose Place. -Entertainment Weekly