Aaron Eckhart to star in I, Frankenstein

Lionsgate have introduced that Aaron Eckhart will lead their adaption of Kevin Grevioux's graphic novel I, Frankenstein.The Dark Dark evening and Fight: La actor Eckhart may have 'Adam', Frankenstein's monster which has managed to get to the present day.He then finds themselves taken up in the fight between two immortal clans. Most most likely the role will dsicover Eckhart encasing his intimidatingly handsome face in prosthetics.Author/director Stuart Beattie (Tomorrow, When The War Began), mentioned "Mary Shelley's story is among the development of the extremely first individual. This really is really the storyline relating to this being becoming human."Lionsgate's co-COO and Film Group Leader Joe Drake mentioned "This story is all about exactly what it method to be human, and there can be ignore achingly human performance in comparison to 1 Aaron gave inside our own Rabbit Hole. We are so excited to determine which he'll provide this role."Eckhart can be a fine actor could he capable of bring gravitas with a story that sounds more than just a little silly?I, Frankenstein is positioned to start some time next season.

Will and Jada Pinkett Cruz Sell Comedy to ABC (Exclusive)

ABC has nabbed a multicamera comedy from Will and Jada Pinkett Cruz.our editor recommendsWhite House Drama From 'Cowboys & Aliens,' 'Robot Chicken' Teams Lands at ABC The pair, along with extended-time business partner James Lassiter, have offered the Untitled Romeo Project, with singerAnthony "Romeo" Santostapped to star. PHOTOS: Fall TV Dying Pool: Which New Show Will Probably Be Axed First? The project, which arises from ABC Art galleries in addition to their Overbrook Entertainment, concentrates on a charasmatic Dominican-American (Romeo) from Washington Levels, who tries to please his very traditional, immigrant father although creating a existence that reflects his new vision in the American Dream. (Because the character differs substantially within the singer's real existence, the dad-boy relationship is comparable to Romeo's along with his father.) STORY: Mark Gordon Sells Burglar Alarm Comedy to ABC Chris Pappas and Mike Bernier (Unhitched, One Evening Stan) assists as authors and executive producers round the project, while using Smiths and Lassiter attached as non-writing executive producers. If ultimately bought to series, it could join an growing cadre of Cruz projects, including films The Karate Kid as well as the Secret Information on Bees, along with Broadway's Fela! and TNT's since-canceled Hawthorne. Email: Lacey.Rose@THR.com Twitter: @LaceyVRose Related Subjects ABC Jada Pinkett Cruz Will Cruz TV Development

Nicole Kidman Talks Modern Motherhood at Women At NBCU Event (Exclusive Video)

Nicole Kidman was the keynote speaker in the Women at NBCU's "Energy from the Purse" breakfast in NY City on Tuesday. Bravo's Andy Cohen was available to conduct an active Q&A using the film star, too. The big event investigated how it is enjoy being a twenty-first century mother and just how companies can achieve them.our editor recommends'New Year's Eve' Second Trailer Showcases Star Energy (Video)New Movie Reviews: 'Drive,' 'I Have No Idea How She Does It' Striking TheatersSarah Jessica Parker Responds to CW's 'Sex and also the City' Prequel PHOTOS: Hollywood's 10 Greatest-Compensated Stars "My existence requires travel or odd public presentation, or, you realize, speculation about personal things," Parker states of her existence like a mother. "But who I'm like a mother, who I'm like a wife, is extremely, much the same I believe to millions... of ladies employed in and outdoors the house.Inch If this found marketing to present day mother, Parker recommended that "People react to truth instead of an effort to shake them lower." Parker also states she will observe how her Sex and also the City character, Barbara Bradshaw, was selected most by participants inside a Women at NBCU study to be the imaginary character they connect with most. PHOTOS: Met Gala 2011 Fashion Top Ten "Regardless of the more superficial stuff that were fun which were the kind of soufflé from the show," Parker states. "It had been her incredibly intimate associations together with her women buddies. It had been that necessity in her own existence, the reliance these women had on each other, and just how she honored it, and just how problematic she was, and just how contrite she was when she disappointed them." Amongst other things talked about throughout the live Q&A, Cohen performed a round of word connection to Parker. Watch The Hollywood Reporter's exclusive video above. Additionally, NBC News' Andrea Mitchell moderated a panel around the event's theme, "marketing towards the twenty-first century mother." Panelists incorporated Vinit Bharara, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, Diapers.com Linda Sawyer, Boss, N.A Deutsch Corporation. A Minimal & Partners Company Julie Eddleman, Marketing Director, United States Media & Shopper Marketing, Proctor & Gamble Co Melissa Lavigne-Delville, Vice president of Trends and Proper Experience, Integrated Media at NBCUniversal. PHOTOS: Vivienne Westwood Fashion Exhibit Women at NBCU is definitely an ad sales, marketing and research initiative, which will help to produce custom solutions for marketers for connecting with female customers. Email: Jethro.Nededog@thr.com Twitter:@TheRealJethro Related Subjects Nicole Kidman NBCUniversal

Twit Wit: The 5 Best Tweets About This Weekend's Movies

comments: 0 || add yours Nope, new movies 50/50, Courageous, and Dream House didn’t take the weekend box office away from Moneyball and Dolphin Tale. Boo, I know. But that doesn’t mean your favorite Twitter celebrities didn’t have anything to say about it! In today’s Twit Wit, we see what Sarah Silverman, Patton Oswalt, and one staggering Jeopardy! champ have to say about the cineplex. I’ll take “Moneyball Jokes” for $600, Alex. 5. Alec Baldwin had a rough weekend at the movies. Herman Melville and Keisha Castle-Hughes will not appreciate the way he expresses it. #embedly_twitter_43704225{background:url(http://a0.twimg.com/images/themes/theme1/bg.png) #C0DEED;padding:20px;}#embedly_twitter_43704225 p{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 0px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px;line-height:22px;}#embedly_twitter_43704225 .embedly_tweet_content{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 10px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px !important;line-height:22px;}#embedly_twitter_43704225 p span.metadata{display:block;width:100%;clear:both;margin-top:0px;height:40px;padding-bottom:12px;}#embedly_twitter_43704225 p span.metadata span.author{line-height:15px;color:#999;font-size:14px;}#embedly_twitter_43704225 p span.metadata span.author a{line-height:15px;font-size:20px;vertical-align:middle;}#embedly_twitter_43704225 p span.metadata span.author img{float:left;margin:0 10px 0 0px;width:48px;height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_43704225 p a {color:#0084B4;text-decoration:none;}#embedly_twitter_43704225 p a:hover{text-decoration:underline;}#embedly_twitter_43704225 .embedly_timestamp{font-size:13px;display:inline-block;margin-top:5px;}#embedly_twitter_43704225 .components-above span.embedly_timestamp{font-size:10px;margin-top:1px;line-height:12px;}#embedly_twitter_43704225 a {color:#0084B4;text-decoration:none;}#embedly_twitter_43704225 a:hover{text-decoration:underline;}#embedly_twitter_43704225 .tweet-screen-name {font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;}#embedly_twitter_43704225 .tweet-full-name {padding-left:4px;color:#999;font-size:12px;}#embedly_twitter_43704225 .tweet-actions{margin-left:10px;font-size:13px;display:inline-block;width:250px;}#embedly_twitter_43704225 .components-above span.tweet-actions{font-size:10px;}#embedly_twitter_43704225 .controls{line-height:12px!important;}#embedly_twitter_43704225 .tweet-actions a {margin-left:5px;}#embedly_twitter_43704225 .tweet-actions a b{font-weight:normal;}#embedly_twitter_43704225 .components-above span.tweet-actions a b{vertical-align:baseline;line-height:12px;}#embedly_twitter_43704225 .components-above .tweet-text{font-size:13px;vertical-align:baseline;}#embedly_twitter_43704225 .tweet-image {float:left;width:40px;}#embedly_twitter_43704225 .tweet-user-block-image {float:left;width:48px;height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_43704225 .tweet-row {margin-left:40px;margin-top:3px;line-height:17px;}#embedly_twitter_43704225 .tweet-user-block {}#embedly_twitter_43704225 .stream-item {padding-bottom:0px;margin-left:12px;}#embedly_twitter_43704225 .simple-tweet-image img {margin-top:4px;}#embedly_twitter_43704225 .simple-tweet-content {margin:0 0 13px 0px;font-size:14px;min-height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_43704225 .in-reply-to-border {border-color:#EBEBEB;border-style:solid;border-width:1px 0 0;}#embedly_twitter_43704225 .in-reply-to-text {margin-left:4px;padding-left:8px;padding-right:10px;color:#999;font-size:12px;}#embedly_twitter_43704225 .tweet-actions i {background:transparent url(http://a2.twimg.com/a/1306889658/phoenix/img/sprite-icons.png) no-repeat;width:15px;height:15px;margin:0 4px 3px;outline:none;vertical-align:baseline;display:inline-block;}#embedly_twitter_43704225 .tweet-actions a.retweet-action i {background-position:-192px 0;}#embedly_twitter_43704225 .tweet-actions a.reply-action i {background-position:0 0;}#embedly_twitter_43704225 .tweet-actions a.favorite-action i {background-position:-32px 0;}@AlecBaldwinAlec Baldwin I’m 0 for 2. That movie sucked whale ass.Oct 02 via Twitter for iPhoneFavoriteRetweetReply 4. National Lampoon takes a 50/50 joke to a deadly, uncomfortable place. 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Sarah Silverman still can’t shake the beat of Contagion. 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Patton Oswalt knows that jokes about mildly popular pop songs from 1977 slay us! #embedly_twitter_35531073{background:url(http://a2.twimg.com/profile_background_images/97647521/glow-y.jpg) #1c5741;padding:20px;}#embedly_twitter_35531073 p{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 0px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px;line-height:22px;}#embedly_twitter_35531073 .embedly_tweet_content{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 10px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px !important;line-height:22px;}#embedly_twitter_35531073 p span.metadata{display:block;width:100%;clear:both;margin-top:0px;height:40px;padding-bottom:12px;}#embedly_twitter_35531073 p span.metadata span.author{line-height:15px;color:#999;font-size:14px;}#embedly_twitter_35531073 p span.metadata span.author a{line-height:15px;font-size:20px;vertical-align:middle;}#embedly_twitter_35531073 p span.metadata span.author img{float:left;margin:0 10px 0 0px;width:48px;height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_35531073 p a {color:#BF1238;text-decoration:none;}#embedly_twitter_35531073 p a:hover{text-decoration:underline;}#embedly_twitter_35531073 .embedly_timestamp{font-size:13px;display:inline-block;margin-top:5px;}#embedly_twitter_35531073 .components-above span.embedly_timestamp{font-size:10px;margin-top:1px;line-height:12px;}#embedly_twitter_35531073 a {color:#BF1238;text-decoration:none;}#embedly_twitter_35531073 a:hover{text-decoration:underline;}#embedly_twitter_35531073 .tweet-screen-name {font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;}#embedly_twitter_35531073 .tweet-full-name {padding-left:4px;color:#999;font-size:12px;}#embedly_twitter_35531073 .tweet-actions{margin-left:10px;font-size:13px;display:inline-block;width:250px;}#embedly_twitter_35531073 .components-above span.tweet-actions{font-size:10px;}#embedly_twitter_35531073 .controls{line-height:12px!important;}#embedly_twitter_35531073 .tweet-actions a {margin-left:5px;}#embedly_twitter_35531073 .tweet-actions a b{font-weight:normal;}#embedly_twitter_35531073 .components-above span.tweet-actions a b{vertical-align:baseline;line-height:12px;}#embedly_twitter_35531073 .components-above .tweet-text{font-size:13px;vertical-align:baseline;}#embedly_twitter_35531073 .tweet-image {float:left;width:40px;}#embedly_twitter_35531073 .tweet-user-block-image {float:left;width:48px;height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_35531073 .tweet-row {margin-left:40px;margin-top:3px;line-height:17px;}#embedly_twitter_35531073 .tweet-user-block {}#embedly_twitter_35531073 .stream-item {padding-bottom:0px;margin-left:12px;}#embedly_twitter_35531073 .simple-tweet-image img {margin-top:4px;}#embedly_twitter_35531073 .simple-tweet-content {margin:0 0 13px 0px;font-size:14px;min-height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_35531073 .in-reply-to-border {border-color:#EBEBEB;border-style:solid;border-width:1px 0 0;}#embedly_twitter_35531073 .in-reply-to-text {margin-left:4px;padding-left:8px;padding-right:10px;color:#999;font-size:12px;}#embedly_twitter_35531073 .tweet-actions i {background:transparent url(http://a2.twimg.com/a/1306889658/phoenix/img/sprite-icons.png) no-repeat;width:15px;height:15px;margin:0 4px 3px;outline:none;vertical-align:baseline;display:inline-block;}#embedly_twitter_35531073 .tweet-actions a.retweet-action i {background-position:-192px 0;}#embedly_twitter_35531073 .tweet-actions a.reply-action i {background-position:0 0;}#embedly_twitter_35531073 .tweet-actions a.favorite-action i {background-position:-32px 0;}@pattonoswaltPatton Oswalt Wish MONEYBALL had been about the guy who sang “Two Tickets To Paradise” fighting testicular cancer.Oct 01 via Twitter for iPhoneFavoriteRetweetReply 1. Ken Jennings is used to being a champ, but today he becomes a brand new type of victor: a winning moneyballer. #embedly_twitter_46632443{background:url(http://a0.twimg.com/images/themes/theme1/bg.png) #C0DEED;padding:20px;}#embedly_twitter_46632443 p{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 0px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px;line-height:22px;}#embedly_twitter_46632443 .embedly_tweet_content{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 10px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px !important;line-height:22px;}#embedly_twitter_46632443 p span.metadata{display:block;width:100%;clear:both;margin-top:0px;height:40px;padding-bottom:12px;}#embedly_twitter_46632443 p span.metadata span.author{line-height:15px;color:#999;font-size:14px;}#embedly_twitter_46632443 p span.metadata span.author a{line-height:15px;font-size:20px;vertical-align:middle;}#embedly_twitter_46632443 p span.metadata span.author img{float:left;margin:0 10px 0 0px;width:48px;height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_46632443 p a {color:#0084B4;text-decoration:none;}#embedly_twitter_46632443 p a:hover{text-decoration:underline;}#embedly_twitter_46632443 .embedly_timestamp{font-size:13px;display:inline-block;margin-top:5px;}#embedly_twitter_46632443 .components-above span.embedly_timestamp{font-size:10px;margin-top:1px;line-height:12px;}#embedly_twitter_46632443 a {color:#0084B4;text-decoration:none;}#embedly_twitter_46632443 a:hover{text-decoration:underline;}#embedly_twitter_46632443 .tweet-screen-name {font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;}#embedly_twitter_46632443 .tweet-full-name {padding-left:4px;color:#999;font-size:12px;}#embedly_twitter_46632443 .tweet-actions{margin-left:10px;font-size:13px;display:inline-block;width:250px;}#embedly_twitter_46632443 .components-above span.tweet-actions{font-size:10px;}#embedly_twitter_46632443 .controls{line-height:12px!important;}#embedly_twitter_46632443 .tweet-actions a {margin-left:5px;}#embedly_twitter_46632443 .tweet-actions a b{font-weight:normal;}#embedly_twitter_46632443 .components-above span.tweet-actions a b{vertical-align:baseline;line-height:12px;}#embedly_twitter_46632443 .components-above .tweet-text{font-size:13px;vertical-align:baseline;}#embedly_twitter_46632443 .tweet-image {float:left;width:40px;}#embedly_twitter_46632443 .tweet-user-block-image {float:left;width:48px;height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_46632443 .tweet-row {margin-left:40px;margin-top:3px;line-height:17px;}#embedly_twitter_46632443 .tweet-user-block {}#embedly_twitter_46632443 .stream-item {padding-bottom:0px;margin-left:12px;}#embedly_twitter_46632443 .simple-tweet-image img {margin-top:4px;}#embedly_twitter_46632443 .simple-tweet-content {margin:0 0 13px 0px;font-size:14px;min-height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_46632443 .in-reply-to-border {border-color:#EBEBEB;border-style:solid;border-width:1px 0 0;}#embedly_twitter_46632443 .in-reply-to-text {margin-left:4px;padding-left:8px;padding-right:10px;color:#999;font-size:12px;}#embedly_twitter_46632443 .tweet-actions i {background:transparent url(http://a2.twimg.com/a/1306889658/phoenix/img/sprite-icons.png) no-repeat;width:15px;height:15px;margin:0 4px 3px;outline:none;vertical-align:baseline;display:inline-block;}#embedly_twitter_46632443 .tweet-actions a.retweet-action i {background-position:-192px 0;}#embedly_twitter_46632443 .tweet-actions a.reply-action i {background-position:0 0;}#embedly_twitter_46632443 .tweet-actions a.favorite-action i {background-position:-32px 0;}@KenJenningsKen Jennings After seeing Moneyball, I’ve been thinking about unloading my kids for two cheaper kids that draw a lot of walks.Oct 02 via webFavoriteRetweetReply Tagged: 50/50, alec baldwin, contagion, ken jennings, moneyball, national lampoon, patton oswalt, sarah silverman

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Pisano The film industry must change it is time-based home windows model in reaction towards the rise from the Internet and also the decline in homevideo revenue, former MPAA prexy Bob Pisano stated Sunday. Talking with the Visual Effects Society Production Summit in BevHills, Pisano, whose resignation only lately grew to become effective, stated that although the must try to replace the revenue lost using the decline of packed-goods homevideo, "I do not think it can be done by strictly sticking to time-based home windows. A four-month window between theatrical and homevideo might have been very efficient pre-Twitter, pre-Facebook, pre-social networking, however nowadays to request somebody to hold back four several weeks isn't the method to approach business. "I am promoting something of availabilities that's driven simply by when it is available, and for that reason the way you cost it," he added. "Something that sees that sequencing isn't a bad factor it is simply how lengthy you are making people wait and just how you sequence it." Although some might call this type of change "the finish around the globe,Inch he noted that that cry continues to be heard with each advance in distribution tech. "Yes, it'll change certain parts around the globe, but ultimately, the planet is going to be more powerful," he stated. Pisano known as for "an easy, effective model for electronic sell-through." He noted the background music industry was staggering until Apple's iTunes made online music purchases "simple, convenient and fun to gain access to.Inch Today, he noted, music business revenues have bottomed out and therefore are rising. With per-capita admissions essentially flat during the last fifteen years, cautioned Pisano, the must act rapidly and vigorously within this decade. He reported Netflix Boss Reed Hastings' dictum that no business dies by moving too rapidly, however, many companies die by moving too gradually. Pisano reported Eastman Kodak to illustrate a business that moved too gradually. Additionally to alterations in windowing strategy, Pisano known as for additional consumer education around the impact on artists of intellectual property thievery and more stringent enforcement targeted at individuals who make money from IP thievery although not customers. He stated cable operators must begin monitoring illegal traffic on the systems. "We have seen whenever a country develops out a huge broadband network, homevideo drops just like a rock. There is no legitimate home-video business in Korea. There is no legitimate homevideo business in The country. Because individuals nations have faster and larger broadband systems than our broadband network, so most traffic on individuals systems is against the law.Inch Pisano stated government support for intellectual property protection continues to be disappointing within the U.K. and Canada, and that he known as for additional lobbying of friendly government authorities.He stated he was very carefully positive about progress on IP protection in China since the government there's sponsoring the development of their media industry and also the entrepreneurs for the reason that industry are worrying towards the government that they're being scammed. "I believe intellectual property reform can come from inside,Inch Pisano stated. "It'll come. It will not come as quickly as we'd want, however it will be china way." Contact David S. Cohen at david.cohen@variety.com

'X Factor' Contestant Chris Rene Becomes YouTube Sensation (Video)

Santa Cruz, Calif. trash collector Chris Rene is now a YouTube sensation thanks to his premiere episode performance on The X Factor.our editor recommends'The X Factor' Redux: 5 Afterthoughts on the Shows Premiere Simon Cowell's 'The X Factor' Premieres Lower Than 'American Idol'Simon Cowell's 'The X Factor' Premieres; Viewer Reactions Mixed'The X Factor' Premiere: Simon Cowell Won Over by Young Rachel Crows Song, Emotional Backstory (Video) Related Topics•The X Factor The video of Rene singing his own composition "Young Homie" on Fox's new competition series has registered more than 2.1 million hits on YouTube to date. PHOTOS: Behind the Scenes: THR's 'X Factor' Cover Shoot Additionally, the song has already inspired several cover versions which have been posted on the streaming video site as well, including 15-year-old Forrest Burnham's version with piano accompaniment, and acoustic guitar takes by Nicole Christine Pedraza and Eric May Pantay. The nearly nine-minute video of Rene's performance includes an interview with him in which he says, "I want to be on stages, singing for people, making money" and "I'm done with hauling trash, time to sing on stage and entertain America." PHOTOS: Fox's New Season TV Shows: 'Terra Nova,' 'The X Factor' and More Rene, who told judges Antonio "L.A." Reid, Nicole Scherzinger, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell that he was 70 days sober, admits to a drug-addicted past in the clip, "I was smoking weed at 12, 13; drinking beer at 15, then [segued] to cocaine and methamphetamines. "I have this disease called addiction. The shame and the guilt just got to me. It broke me. There's always a chance and there's always a choice. Instead of doing nothing with myself, I want my son to see me singing on stages because life is too precious to change." PHOTOS: An 'American Idol' to 'X Factor' Timeline When asked what the contest's prize money would mean for him, Rene replied, "It would mean the world. Specifically it would mean stability for me and my son, my family." The judges' reactions to his performance were enthusiastic across the board. "Honey, I'm tripping on you. I can't even describe your talent," said Scherzinger. PHOTOS: The Hollywood Reporter Cover Stories "I work with some of the greatest hip-hop artists from Jay-Z to Kanye West and all of my boys, they would be proud of me today to tell you that you are the truth," proclaimed Reid. Cowell declared, "Always my favorite feeling in the world is when I sit in this chair and I meet a star for the first time. Ad there's something about you, what I like is that maybe you need the show, maybe we need you." Related Topics Nicole Scherzinger Paula Abdul Simon Cowell Antonio L.A. Reid The X Factor

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R&B Singer Vesta Williams Found Dead in L.A. Accommodation

Vesta Williams, the R&B singer who had several hits within the eighties and early ྖs, was discovered dead inside a La accommodation on Thursday. She was 53. La County coroner's Capt. John Kades told the Connected Press the singer, who recorded under her name only, might have died from the possible drug overdose. An autopsy could be carried out to look for the reason for dying. PHOTOS: Notable Hollywood Deaths Williams was created in Coshocton, Ohio in 1957. She'd six tunes achieve Billboard's US R&B chart, including Once Bitten, Two times Shy, Sweet, Sweet Love, Special and Congratulations, that also charted around the Billboard Hot 100 in 1989. Her last album, Distant Lover, was launched in 2007. She also behaved, showing up within the TV series Sister, Sister and director Mario Peebles' 1993 western, Posse. Related Subjects