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'Community's' Dan Harmon on the Shakeup at the Show: 'I Got Fired'
21 hours ago | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
"I got fired." Those words came from Community creator Dan Harmon, who took to his own tumblr page to outline the facts of his employment status Friday. The explanation follows a round of news reports earlier that evening that confirmed Harmon was being replaced as showrunner of his Sony-produced show by David Guarascio and Moses Port. As part of the move, Harmon was said to be demoted to a consulting producer on the low-rated critical darling. But the famously outspoken creator balks at the new
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- Lacey Rose
'Grimm' finale tops Friday ratings
19 hours ago | EW - Inside TV | See recent EW.com - Inside TV news »
NBC’s Grimm wrapped up its first season by leading the ratings Friday night.
The fantasy procedural had 5.3 million viewers and 1.6 rating among adults 18-49, matching its best score since January. Grimm has been an unexpected success story for NBC during an otherwise, well, grim season for the network, performing solidly on TV’s toughest night. The finale had Nick finally revealing to Juliette his secret identity.
Right behind Grimm was the finale for ABC’s Shark Tank (5.5 million, 1.5), which recently earned its first full-season order. The business-based reality show will return this fall to launch 22 episodes.
The CW’s Nikita (1.5 million, »
- James Hibberd
'The Avengers' Hammers 'Battleship' and 'The Dictator' on Way to Box-Office Three-Peat
19 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
"The Avengers" is heading for a box-office three-peat and another $50 million from U.S. moviegoers. Disney and Marvel's star-studded superhero mashup took in $15.3 million Friday, leaving in its wake newcomers "Battleship," "The Dictator" and "What to Expect When You're Expecting." That, along with another $13.9 million from overseas, pumped the worldwide gross for "The Avengers" to $1.9 billion, $417.3 million from the U.S. and $682.6 million from overseas. Universal's board game-inspired aliens-at-sea saga brought in $9 million Friday from 3,690 locations, putting it on pace for a softer than hoped-for $25 million »
- Todd Cunningham
Cannes: Jackie Chan Nixes Rush Hour 4
just now | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
At a Cannes press conference to hype up his latest movie — globe-spanning treasure-hunting caper Chinese Zodiac — Jackie Chan announced that he’s done with bone-crunching action for good, but added, “In the future I’ll still do Karate Kid 2, Rush Hour 4…”This statement, combined with the fact that Rush Hour director Brett Ratner flew into France to help his buddy promote Chinese Zodiac, got us wondering whether the fourquel is actually already underway. But when Empire sat down with Chan after the press conference, he made it clear that he won’t be re-uniting with Chris Tucker any time soon.“No, no, no! I don’t want it to happen at this moment,” he announced, shaking his head furiously. “Probably another five or ten years. Then will be Rush Hour 4 – boom, we’re coming back! And at that time I might retire. Us being old guys might make it a more interesting story. »
Cannes: Latest On Zorro Reborn & Silence
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Gael García Bernal is in Cannes to help get the word out on his latest movie, No, a gripping (if un-Google-able) drama about the campaign that brought down Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet in 1988. More on that soon, but while we were in Bernal’s presence we asked for an update on two other projects he’s linked to: rapier-slashing reboot Zorro Reborn and Martin Scorsese’s long-gestating epic, Silence.Zorro would be a change of pace for Bernal, given that his IMDb page is currently devoid of Hollywood blockbusters. Is he worried he might be selling out? “You know, I feel like an outsider now, more than ever,” he says. “I make career deisions that are not necessarily in accord with the expected narrative. But I don’t want to be the boring guy that always says, ‘I don’t want to do a commercial movie”, so I might challenge that by doing one! »
Cannes 2012: Director Thomas Vinterberg on 'The Hunt' (Q&A)
2 hours ago | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
The last time Thomas Vinterberg had a film in Competition in Cannes — the child abuse drama The Celebration in 1998— it won the Jury Prize and launched the hugely influential Dogme digital cinema movement. Vinterberg has left Dogme far behind him but he revisits the themes of The Celebration in his new Competition film The Hunt, the story of a man falsely accused of being a pedophile. Photos: Cannes 2012: Opening Night Gala Vinterberg spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about the legacy of Dogme, why he cast tough guy Mads Mikkelsen against type and the secret behind Denmark’s deep
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- Scott Roxborough
Cannes 2012: Ben Kingsley, Stellan Skarsgard, Tom Payne Join 'The Physician'
2 hours ago | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
Cannes – Ben Kingsley, Tom Payne and Stellan Skarsgard have joined the cast of the medieval period drama The Physician, based on the best-selling novel by Noah Gordon about a healer traveling across Europe in the 11th century. Payne, a regular on the HBO series Luck and whose credits include the BBC’s Waterloo Road and the feature Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008), will star as the physician Rob Cole, who searches for the scientific truth of illness and healing in a medieval world dominated by religion and superstition. Photos: Cannes 2012: Opening Night Gala Oscar-winner Kingsley
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- Scott Roxborough
10 underrated comic book movies
3 hours ago | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
From "The Avengers" to "The Amazing Spider-Man" to "The Dark Knight Rises," Summer 2012 will undoubtedly go down as one of the greatest moviegoing seasons yet for comic-book fans. But what of the panel-to-screen translations of yesteryear that never received the credit they deserved? From Ang Lee's "Hulk" to "Dick Tracy" to - well, yes, even to "Josie and the Pussycats," in the gallery below you can check out our picks for the most underrated comic book movies in cinematic history. Are any of your own favorites on the list? Agree or disagree? Click the gallery below and vote in our »
- HitFix Staff
'SNL' Recap: Mick Jagger Mocks Steven Tyler, Gives Kristen Wiig Emotional Sendoff (Video)
5 hours ago | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
Sir Mick Jagger brought the poise expected of a British knight and the flash expected of a rock legend as host and musical guest of Saturday Night Live’s season finale. Jagger performed four times—with Foo Fighters, Jeff Beck, and twice with Arcade Fire. They were all terrific, but it was his last performance that packed the biggest punch, because it marked what was likely Kristen Wiig's final appearance on the SNL stage as a regular cast member. Photos: 'SNL' Stars Salute Kennedy Center Honoree Will Ferrell Wiig had been rumored to be leaving SNL after this season, and the night's final sketch appeared
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- Aaron Couch
Recap: 'Saturday Night Live' - Mick Jagger
6 hours ago | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
Here we are at the end of another season of “Saturday Night Live,” aka “the latest season that just proved for most people the show isn’t what it used to be, even though that particular version of the show only lives in selective, imperfect memory in the first place.” Pulling double duty tonight is host/musical guest Mick Jagger. Accompanying Jagger musically will be Jeff Beck, The Foo Fighters and Arcade Fire. That’s like “The Avengers” of guitar-based rock. And yes, I just saw “The Avengers” tonight for the second time, so I might accuse a lot of sketches tonight of lacking »
- Ryan McGee
Music Power Rankings: Taylor Swift, Bono, Britney Spears and Justin Bieber
6 hours ago | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
1. Bono: As if he weren’t rich enough, with the Facebook Ipo, the U2 frontman becomes a billionaire, and the world's richest musician. If he still hasn’t found what he’s looking for, we’re sure he can buy it now. 2. Taylor Swift: Swifty donates $4 million to the Country Music Hall of Fame, the largest ever by an artist. In perhaps a sign of the times, Eonline.com’s headline about the generous gift?: “Taylor Swift Grabs Dinner with Dianna Agron, Donates $4 Million to Country Music Hall of Fame.” If she had made the donation in a bikini would that have been »
Mark Zuckerberg Weds Longtime Girlfriend, Changes Facebook Status
7 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Mark Zuckerberg officially changed his Facebook status to “Married” on Saturday after tying the knot with his girlfriend of nine years, Priscilla Chan. The newlyweds, who coupled up during their college days at Harvard, made it official at a small ceremony at Zuckerberg’s house in Palo Alto, California. Honoring the traditions of the social network he created, the Facebook founder and CEO uploaded a wedding photo (pictured) to go with his status update on the site, which had drawn over 201,700 “likes” from well-wishers by 7:30 p.m. Pacific time. Also read: Facebook Ipo: Social »
- Kasia Anderson
News Feed! Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg Marries Longtime Girlfriend Priscilla Chan
8 hours ago | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
Status update: Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg tied the knot with longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan in an intimate wedding at his Palo Alto, Calif., home on Saturday. The couple, who met at Harvard and have been going steady for more than nine years, took the plunge in front of an group of fewer than 100 family members and friends, according to People. The surprised guests reportedly thought they had gathered to celebrate Chan's graduation from medical school at the University of California, San Francisco, on Monday. Zuckerberg made the marriage all the more official and public by, of course, changing his status on Facebook from "In a Relationship" to "Married." The »
The Hunt: Cannes Review
8 hours ago | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
Cannes – Thomas Vinterberg burst onto the international scene in 1998 at Cannes with Festen (The Celebration), a malevolently comic drama in which the ugly truth of childhood sexual abuse poisoned the air and blew away the happy hypocrisy of a family reunion. In the Danish director’s most powerful film since then, The Hunt, the charge of pedophilia again plays an explosive role, only this time the allegation is based on an impulsive lie, making it even more bitter when the fallout spirals violently out of control. It’s difficult to watch but riveting. Photos: Cannes 2012: Opening Night Gala Propelled
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- David Rooney
Mark Zuckerberg Gets Married
8 hours ago | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
A day after Mark Zuckerberg took his company, Facebook, public, the CEO updated his relationship status to "married." Zuckerberg, 28, and his longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan exchanged vows at a small ceremony in their backyard attended by less than 100 guests in Palo Alto, Calif., on Saturday. Guests thought they were coming over for a surprise party to celebrate Chan's graduation from Ucsf medical school, where on May 14 she received her degree in pediatrics. However, Zuckerberg and Chan had been planning the wedding for more than four months, according to a source authorized by the couple. Zuckerberg designed Chan's wedding ring, a simple ruby sparkler, »
- Jennifer Garcia
Review: Entering the exquisite void of 'Laurence Anyways'
9 hours ago | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
Cannes - Three feature films into his career, I rather imagine that high-haired Québécois wunderkind Xavier Dolan is getting a little tired of hearing the word "precocious" directed at his work -- though one rather has to accept this occupational hazard when you not only make your debut feature at the age of 19, but get to premiere it at Cannes Directors' Fortnight rather than in your mom's living room. Having now reached the ripe old age of 23, Dolan is a known quantity these days, his signature confident and identifiable, his reach expanding within reason. A notably young auteur as »
- Guy Lodge
Mark Zuckerberg Wedding: Industry Reacts to Facebook CEO’s Marriage
9 hours ago | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
Closing out a week in which Facebook’s Ipo dominated the news, Mark Zuckerberg and longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan have ensured the company’s CEO will remain in the spotlight a while longer. The couple married Saturday in a small ceremony held in Zuckerberg’s backyard, reports the Associated Press. The marriage became known after the couple updated their Facebook relationship statuses to married and Zuckerberg changed his profile picture to a wedding photograph (yes, he wore a suit and tie). Photos: THR's Social Media Poll: How Facebook and Twitter Impact the Entertainment Industry Members of the media were quick to send
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- Aaron Couch
The Cool Kids in Cannes: A 'Lawless' Afterparty With Megan Ellison and Friends
9 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
It’s 10 p.m. along the Croisette at the afterparty for “Lawless,” and a new side of Cannes is revealing itself. It’s not the star-studded Armani-Chopard-Haiti benefit on Friday night, where $100,000 at auction bought you three days in Haiti with Sean Penn. And it’s not the exclusive A-list gathering at the Hotel du Cap down the coast, where Graydon Carter of Vanity Fair is having his annual affair. It’s a different kind of party and a different kind of exclusive, where a new blend of filmmakers, stars and high net worth producers is »
- Sharon Waxman
Joel McHale & Community Cast Share Their Love for Axed Show Creator Dan Harmon
10 hours ago | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
There sure is a lot of community within the Community cast! Although NBC no longer wanted Community creator Dan Harmon as the sitcom's showrunner—it sure seems like the cast does! After the departure of the NBC comedy's creator was officially announced Friday, and Harmon took to his Tumblr a day later to explain what really went down was that he "got fired," the time has come for cast members including Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs and Yvette Nicole Brown to do what all actors do when they want to speak their minds: tweet! So how does the cast of the hit show feel? Bummed, man, and forever thankful. McHale, whose character the show revolves around, tweeted: "You »
Mommy-to-Be Kristin Cavallari Throws Baby Shower, Hills-Style
11 hours ago | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
Kristin Cavallari has come a long way from the jean shorts and finger pointing she used to rock on Laguna Beach and The Hills. But her soon-to-be motherhood hasn't caused her to ditch her former reality show castmates just yet! The 25-year-old blonde and fiancée to 29-year-old Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler celebrated her baby shower Saturday in the backyard of the Hollywood Hills home of Jewelry designer Pascal Mouawad amongst close family and friends. But which of her Hills pals were on hand? None other than Heidi Montag and Stephanie Pratt! Before the day of the shower, pal Stephanie revealed what she was planning on giving Kristin, tweeting: "Shopping w my mom »
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