Tom Rothman Goes Indie While Juggling Die Hard Start And That We Purchased A Zoo Sneak

It wasn’t lost on many within the crowd of independent film marketers and agents only at that week’s Gotham Honours the whole evening appeared filled with contradictions. Indie film is really a lower and dirty, low quality affair, but the big event occured within the cavernous confines of Cipriani at 55 Wall Street, where participants dined on filet mignon and champagne, just nearby in the Occupy Wall Street crowd. Nobody personified this dichotomy a lot more than Fox Shot Entertainment co-chairman Tom Rothman, the only real executive given a tribute award. Rothman’s roots have been in the indie game, despite the fact that lucrative stays the majority of his time nowadays because the hands-on manager of large ticket films just like a Good Day To Die Hard and preparing the following payments of Rise from the Apes and X-Males: Top Class and also the Wolverine. Rothman stated he continues to have a soft place for that indies, and that he was touched by Ang Lee’s recollection of Rothman pleading him to not “fry the little one” in Ice Storm, after which being encouraging when Lee made it happen anyway, electrocuting Elijah Wood’s character inside a gamble that exercised. Rothman stated he felt like he’d emerge around the winning side on another gamble, coming Cameron Crowe’s We Purchased A Zoo from coast to coast. “I can’t recall any movie snuck such as this per month in early stages a national wide basis, prior to the advertising hit,” Rothman stated. He’s now certain that the person to person can give the film an advantage throughout a brutal holiday period. “It’s a totally not-cynical film, something that's great for this time around, given everything’s happening,” Rothman stated. “It would be a dangerous move, but we'd many sellouts, also it’s a indication you shouldn't underestimate the energy of emotion.” Around the large budget film front, Rothman explained they have pressed the beginning date from the John Moore-directed A Great Day To Die Hard before the a week ago of April, to support star Bruce Willis. They’re shooting in Budapest and Moscow but Rothman was certain they'll have the film ready for release Valentine’s Day, 2013. The series has always eschewed depending on visual effects, therefore the extra prep time is going to be useful, stated Rothman. He added that no decision has been created yet on who’ll play John McClane Junior., plus they still haven’t done the tests which will determine who will get the task. For the Gotham Honours, it always feels as though an unpolished event also it’s haunted because the crowd never stops speaking at their tables, and those who win never stop speaking in the podium. This season’s hosts, Oliver Platt and Edie Falco, weren’t given much to utilize and demonstrated to become a bland joining. The Spirit Honours tend to be better matched, with shot comic bits and musical performances and a sense of subversiveness. One factor that Gotham Award coordinators might consider: beg Tilda Swinton to host. She required happens to provide an award, making from the cuff findings which were amusing. She’s an all natural.

Will.i.am Joins 'The Voice' U.K. as Coach

NY - Wally Disney Boss Robert Iger has spent $millions of to buy Apple stock in the symbolic expression of confidence inside the technology company's outlook, Reuters reported.our editor recommendsWalt Disney Stretches Robert Iger's Contract Through June 2016Steve Jobs' Sister Recalls the Apple Co-Founder's Final Words Iger bought 2,670 Apple shares now within an average price of $375 each, with different controlling filing. What is the news uses Apple recently added the Disney boss towards the board of company company directors and named Arthur Levinson chairman carrying out a dying of company founder Jobs. Jobs will be a Disney board member as well as the entertainment company's greatest investor following Disney's acquisition of Pixar in 2006. Email: Georg.Szalai@thr.com Twitter: @georgszalai Related Subjects Bob Iger Jobs Apple

WATCH: Avatar Meets Attack of the Clones in the New John Carter Trailer

Edgar Rice Burroughs created the planet-hopping hero John Carter of Mars way back in 1912 in his serialized novels about a Southern gent transported to an alien world. So why does the new trailer for John Carter, directed by Pixar vet Andrew Stanton, feel so familiar? Shades of Avatar and Attack of the Clones distract from what should be nonstop ooh-ing and aah-ing over giant CG creature effects and Taylor Kitsch in a loincloth. Then again, Taylor Kitsch in a loincloth… thank you for that, Mr. Stanton. Or is it more of a loincloth-skort? Anyway, watch the trailer premiere courtesy of IGN: More John Carter Videos I dig the awesome factor of John Carter’s Mars-enhanced super skills; I could do without Kitsch’s gravelly grumbling. But seriously, how am I supposed to ignore the Queen Amidala vibe coming off of Lynn Collins? Or the “You are ugly, but you are beautiful” grudging interspecies acceptance of an outsider human stepping in to save a lanky, tribal alien race? Do filmmakers even realize when they’re making films that are just like other films? Sigh. Verdict: It’s Attack of the Avatar Clone Wars, fine. What else am I going to see on March 9?

TV Ratings: 'Once Upon a Time' Finally Takes a Small Hit, Football Dominates for NBC and CBS

ABC The long Thanksgiving weekend ended on a solid note for NBC, which saw the Sunday Night Football match-up between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Kansas City Chiefs bring a victory in viewers and adults 18-49. The game pushed the network to a 5.4 rating in the demo for the night, with preliminary numbers giving the game a 6.7 rating on its own and an average audience of 16.6 million throughout its broadcast. On CBS, overtime from the Denver Broncos/San Diego Chargers game boosted the 7:00 p.m. hour, bringing the net to a 3.6 rating in adults 18-49 for the night. An original episode of The Amazing Race, also skewed by the NFL overage, earned a 3.6 rating for the night. It was followed by back-to-back repeats of freshman drama Person of Interest, which earned a 2.4 and a 1.5 at 9:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m., respectively. ABC's new episode of Once Upon a Time dipped 11 percent from its last original outing two weeks ago. It still managed a 3.4 in adults 18-49, however, and an average audience of 10.7 million for the hour. The net's other original programming was sidelined for the TV movie Mitch Albom's Have a Little Faith, which averaged a meager 1.1 in the demo, with an audience of 6.4 million. On Fox, the animation block brought in a 2.4 rating in 18-49s for the night. Allen Gregory continued to slip, however, reaching a new series low in the demo with a 1.5. Sunday, Nov. 27, Overnight Ratings: 7 p.m. CBS: NFL overrun (22.9 million viewers, 7.0 rating among adults 18-49) Fox: NFL overrun/The Cleveland Show (R) (8.8 million, 3.3) NBC: Football Night in America (6.9 million, 2.3) ABC: America's Funniest Home Videos (7.6 million, 1.8) 7:30 p.m. Fox: The Cleveland Show (4.0 million, 1.9) 8 p.m. NBC: Football Night in America (13.4 million, 4.7) CBS: The Amazing Race (15.4 million, 3.6) ABC: Once Upon a Time (10.7 million, 3.4) Fox: The Simpsons (5.6 million, 2.6) 8:30 p.m. NBC: Sunday Night Football - Steelers at Chiefs (17.1 million, 6.4) Fox: Allen Gregory (3.1 million, 1.5) 9 p.m. NBC: Sunday Night Football - Steelers at Chiefs (18.1 million, 6.8) Fox: Family Guy (5.5 million, 2.8) CBS: Person of Interest (R) (8.97 million, 2.4) ABC: Mitch Albom's Have a Little Faith (6.4 million, 1.1) 9:30 p.m. Fox: American Dad (4.5 million, 2.2) 10 p.m. NBC: Sunday Night Football - Steelers at Chiefs (16.4 million, 6.8) CBS: Person of Interest (R) (6.8 million, 1.5) ABC: Mitch Albom's Have a Little Faith (6.6 million, 1.0) TV Ratings

Jeffrey Nordling To Co-Star in Lifetimes Melanie Griffith Pilot American Housewife

EXCLUSIVE: 24 alum Jeffrey Nordling has been tapped to co-star opposite Melanie Griffith in Lifetime’s drama pilot American Housewife, which Griffith is executive producing with husband/producing partner Antonio Banderas. Young actress Kacey Rohl also has been cast in the pilot, written/executive produced by Erik Jendresen based on an idea by him and Banderas, and also executive produced by Ray Ricord. Directed by David Slade and produced by Fox TV Studios, American Housewife centers on Leila (Griffith), a seemingly perfect housewife living the American Dream in an affluent neighborhood, married to wealthy up-and-coming politician Stanford (Nordling) with whom she has three grown or almost-grown children. Rohl will play the youngest, Harper, 17, a high-school National Honor student who has a crush on one of her dad’s campaign aides. Leila’s life is filled with chaos, but lately even her quiet moments are not so quiet — she’s begun hearing a voice, and it’s telling her things she doesn’t want to know. Nordling, who is recurring on ABC’s Body Of Proof, is repped by APA which also reps Rohl, along with Red Management.

TV Ratings: 'Terra Nova' Slips, 'Gossip Girl' Improves

Brook Rushton/Fox"Terra Nova" As Thanksgiving will get near, the situation is beginning to quiet lower round the ratings front for your broadcast systems. Almost all nets saw dips in programming on Monday evening, while using CW one of the handful of exceptions. Nonetheless, CBS ongoing to dominate Mondays, calculating a 4. rating among grownups 18-49 in primetime -- though lower two tenths from the other day. PHOTOS: 10 Shows Canceled Faster Than 'The Playboy Club' The Way In Which I Met Your Mother (10.millions of total audiences, 4.3 rating in grownups 18-49 demographic), 2 Broke Women (11.2 million, 4.4), two and a half Males (15.7 million, 5.2) and Mike & Molly (13.millions of, 4.2) all sank no less than four percent, with rookie comedy 2 Broke Women seeing the greatest drop among the four with 8 percent. Hawaii Five- (10.3 million, 2.8) couldn't right itself, slouching fifteen percent in the last original, enabling time slot competitor ABC's Castle to just about tie its demo rating. ABC adopted CBS, calculating a few.8 rating but topping all nets in general audiences getting a 14 million average. The initial parter in the Dwts (20 million, 3.6) finale released a 27 percent decrease from last fall's finale which is the show's least expensive-rated performance finale so far. New reality competition series You Deserve It (ten million, 2.1) first demonstrated following DWTS, lower 13 percent from last fall's Skating While using Stars launch (2.1 versus. 2.4). Castle (11.9 million, 2.7) was the exception for the rule, improving 13 percent from on friday. It must be noted that from 9-11 p.m., ABC ratings are inflated due to Nfl pre-emptions in a few areas. PHOTOS: Fall TV Dying Pool: Which New Shows Will Probably Be Axed? Fox adopted getting a couple.3 average, though Terra Nova (6.5 million, 2.1) saw a 9 % drop in 18-49. House (7.3 million, 2.5) held steady while using previous week, but elevated in general audiences by 11 percent (7.3 million versus. 6.6 000 0000). NBC's The Sing-Off (4.3 million, 1.4) rose 8 percent. Primetime newsmagazine Rock Center With John Williams (3.6 000 0000, .9), which saw a serious improvement the other day, sank 18 percent without Jerry Sandusky. The CW was really the only internet to build up within the entire selection. Gossip Girl (1.5 million, .7) -- recently praising its 100 episode landmark -- and Hart of Dixie (1.8 million, .7) both enhanced utilizing their latest originals, while using former notching its most-seen episode of the fifth season. Last evening's Monday Evening Football telecast involving the Gambling as well as the Might Chiefs (Patriots won 34-3) came a 8.8 metered market average from 8:30-11:45 p.m. for ESPN. In Might, the football game shipped a 12.8 rating for ESPN together with a 17. rating on ABC for just about any 29.8 combined rating available on the market. Inside the Boston market, the overall game came a 11. rating on ESPN together with a 21.2 rating on ABC for just about any 32.2 combined rating. 8 p.m. CBS: The Way In Which I Met Your Mother (10.millions of audiences, 4.3 rating in grownups 18-49) ABC: Dwts (20 million, 3.6) Fox: Terra Nova (6.5 million, 2.1) NBC: The Sing-Off (4.3 million, 1.4) The CW: Gossip Girl (1.5 million, .7) 8:30 p.m. CBS: 2 Broke Women (11.2 million, 4.4) 9 p.m. CBS: two and a half Males (15.7 million, 5.2) Fox: House (7.3 million, 2.5) ABC: You Deserve It (ten million, 2.1) The CW: Hart of Dixie (1.8 million, .7) 9:30 p.m. CBS: Mike & Molly (13.millions of, 4.2) 10 p.m. CBS: Hawaii Five- (10.3 million, 2.8) ABC: Castle (11.9 million, 2.7) NBC: Rock Center With John Williams (3.6 000 0000, .9) TV Ratings

Poll: Which Celebrity Breakup Shocked You the Most?

Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger Demi Mooreand Ashton Kutcher. Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries. Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony. Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Those are just some of the celebrity couples who called it quits in 2011 - and we still have a month left to go.Look back at our list of some of the year's biggest splits, and tell us which breakup surprised you the most.Demi Moore divorcing Ashton Kutcher; he responds on TwitterJANUARYMila Kunis and Macaulay Culkin called it quits after eight years together. The pair, who was notoriously private, reportedly split late last year, but kept it under wraps while Kunis promoted Black Swan. Taylor Swift and Jake Gyllenhaal ended their short-lived romance after two months. The two, who were first spotted together in October 2010, spent Thanksgiving weekend together at his sister and brother-in-law Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard's home.FEBRUARYThere was no happily ever after for Olivia Wilde, who split from her husband, Italian prince and filmmaker Tao Ruspoli. She filed for divorce a month later and it was finalized in September. The couple eloped in 2003 when Wilde was 18. Jude Law and Sienna Miller broke up for the second time, two years after reconciling. They first started dating in 2004 after meeting on the set of Alfie and got engaged that Christmas. They broke up in 2006 after Law admitted that he had cheated on the actress with his children's nanny.Ashlee Simpson filed for divorce from Pete Wentz after three years of marriage. The two, who married in May 2008 in a ceremony officiated by her father, Joe Simpson, have one son, Bronx Mowgli, who turns 3 on Sunday. Simpson is currently dating Boardwalk Empire star Vincent Piazza.Rosie O'Donnell and Tracy Kachtick-Anders, an artist and activist, broke up after dating for a little more than a year. They have 10 children between them: O'Donnell has four kids with ex Kelli Carpenter and Kachtick-Anders has six.Maria Shriver files for divorce from Arnold SchwarzeneggerMARCHMelissa Gilbert and Bruce Boxleitner split after 16 years of marriage, and the actress filed for divorce in August. They have a 16-year-old son, Michael, who is named after theher Little House on the Prairie co-star Michael Landon. Gilbert also has a son with ex-husband Bo Brinkman, and Boxleitner has two sons with ex-wife Kathryn Holcomb.Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel called it quits after four years together, but there may be hope yet! They have recently been spotted out and about together, but Biel is keeping mum. "A girl doesn't kiss and tell," Biel said in the December issue of Elle.Joe Jonas and Twilight actress Ashley Greene split a few months shy of their one-year mark. No word on if he dumped her over the phone.Incumbent Sexiest Man Alive (though not in many people's eyes) Bradley Cooper and Renée Zellweger, who met on the set of the thriller Case 39, ended their two-year relationship. In January, when Cooper's father died, Zellweger pulled out of the Golden Globe awards, where she was scheduled to present, to be with him. Cooper was recently linked to Jennifer Lopez, but he told People that he's single.MAYJennifer Love Hewitt and director Alex Beh broke up after dating for less than a year. Hewitt - whose list of past loves include Jamie Kennedy, Ross McCall and Carson Daly - quickly moved on to Eagle Eye actor Jarod Einsohn.Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger separated after 25 years of marriage after Schwarzenegger admitted fathering a child with a longtime member of their household staff. Shriver filed for divorce in July. They have four children together.The Social Network's Andrew Garfield and Raising Hope star Shannon Woodward ended their three-year relationship, reportedly due to work commitments. Garfield has since been spotted out with his Amazing Spider-Man co-star Emma Stone.JUNEDemi Lovato and Wilmer Valderrama split after a few months of dating, during which Lovato sought treatment for "physical and emotional issues." The couple's relationship may be on again: The actress-singer was photographed kissing Valderrama outside his house earlier this month.Runaway bride! Crystal Harris called off her nuptials to Hugh Hefner five days before their wedding. The 25-year-old later said the 85-year-old Playboy mogul's lifestyle wasn't one she wanted and claimed sex with him lasted "like, two seconds." Don't feel too bad for Hef. He has two new gal pals: Anna Sophia Berglund and November Playmate Shera Bechard.Buzz Aldrin filed for divorce from his third wife, Lois Driggs Cannon, after 23 years. The two wed on Valentine's Day in 1988 and have no children.Paris Hilton and her beau of a year Cy Waits split because the nightclub owner supposedly did not like living in the spotlight. He was seen in the heiress' failed comeback reality series The World According to Paris.George Clooney and Italian actress Elisabetta Canalis broke up after two years. Conspiracy theorists will note that this happened a month after Canalis said in an interview that she will get married one day - and we all know that Clooney's an eternal bachelor. Canalis went on to compete on Dancing with the Stars and Clooney is now dating Stacy Keibler - another Dancing alum.David Duchovny and Téa Leoni separated for the second time in three years. The couple, who wed in 1997 and have two kids, first split in October 2008, shortly after Duchovny completed sex-addiction treatment. They were spotted together in June 2009 and confirmed their reconciliation that September.Brad Womack's second stint on The Bachelor had no happy ending either. He and Emily Maynard called off their engagement three months after the season finale. Although they were still engaged during the After the Final Rose special, Maynard, who lives in North Carolina, made it clear she wasn't ready to move to Womack's hometown of Austin.Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony splitJULYJennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony split after seven years of marriage and two kids. The power couple quietly married in June 2004, five months after Lopez called off her engagementto Ben Affleck. This was her third marriage and his second. Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Taylor Armstrong filed for divorce from her husband of five years Russell, with whom she has a 5-year-old daughter Kennedy. A month later, he committed suicide, prompting Bravo to re-edit footage they had shot for the second season. The couple's marital troubles were well-chronicled during the first season.AUGUSTThe Talk creator and co-host Sara Gilbert and partner Allison Adler, a Glee writer, split after 10 years and two kids together. Gilbert rarely spoke about their relationship while they were together, opting to exclude Adler's name from her The Talk bio when it premiered last year.Strike out! Minka Kelly and Derek Jeter called it quits after three years of dating. Just a month earlier, Kelly watched the NY Yankee superstar join Major League Baseball's 3,000-hit club.SEPTEMBERTareq Salahi filed for divorce from his wife, Real Housewives of D.C. star and fellow White House party crasher Michaele Salahi, accusing her of being "in an adulterous relationship" with Journey guitarist Neal Schoun. A week prior, Tareq alerted police that he feared his wife had been kidnapped. Turns out, she had gone to Memphis with Schoun, who is an ex-boyfriend of hers.Kat Von D and Jesse James broke up for the second time in two months, but it sounds like this time it's for good. Von D wrote on Facebook earlier this week that James cheated on her with 19 women during their year-long relationship. The pair started dating in summer 2010, shortly after news of James' cheating led to his divorce from Sandra Bullock. At the time, Von D said she wasn't worried about the motorcycle builder's past infidelities.Kim Kardashian divorcing Kris HumphriesOCTOBERFollowing a five-month, whirlwind romance that included lounging on Steven Spielberg's yacht in Monte Carlo, Blake Lively and Leonardo DiCaprio called it quits. DiCaprio new lady love is model Madalina Ghenea.Nicole Scherzinger ended her four-year relationship with race car driver Lewis Hamilton. Distance was to blame: The X Factor judge is based in Los Angeles while Hamilton has a house in Switzerland and travels the world frequently. After a lavish televised wedding and 72 days of marriage, Kim Kardashian filed for divorce from pro basketball player Kris Humphries. Kardashian later flew to Humphries' Minnesota hometown and the couple met with the pastor who officiated their wedding, but according to her mother, Kris Jenner, the trip was for closure, not to discuss a reconciliation. Jenner also insists that her daughter did not make a penny off the wedding. NOVEMBERHipsters rejoice! New Girl star Zooey Deschanel and her husband, Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard, separated after two years of marriage. The two met three years ago when their mutual music manager introduced them.Bachelor and Bachelor Pad 2 couple Vienna Girardi and Kasey Kahl broke up after nine months of dating. Girardi was previously engaged to Jake Pavelka after winning his season of The Bachelor. Kahl unsuccessfully competed for Ali Fedotowsky's affections on the sixth season of The Bachelorette. Looks like he'll need to find another heart to guard and protect.Heather Locklear and Jack Wagner, who played on-again, off-again lovers, on the original Melrose Place, called off their three-month engagement. The actress was previously married to Tommy Lee and Richie Sambora, while Wagner was once married to his General Hospital co-star Kristina Wagner. They had been together since 2007.Following months of rumors, cheating allegations on his part and unfollowing each other on Twitter, Demi Mooreand Ashton Kutcher confirmed the end of their six-year marriage. "As a woman, a mother and a wife there are certain values and vows that I hold sacred, and it is in this spirit that I have chosen to move forward with my life," Moore said. Kutcher reportedly had a one-night stand with a 22-year-old named Sara Leal on their sixth wedding anniversary. Which breakup shocked you the most? Mila Kunis and Macaulay Culkin Taylor Swift and Jake Gyllenhaal Olivia Wilde and Tao Ruspoli Jude Law and Sienna Miller Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz Melissa Gilbert and Bruce Boxleitner Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel Bradley Cooper and Renée Zellweger Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger Demi Lovato and Wilmer Valderrama Hugh Hefner and Crystal Harris George Clooney and Elisabetta Canalis David Duchovny and Téa Leoni Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony Minka Kelly and Derek Jeter Kat Von D and Jesse James Blake Lively and Leonardo DiCaprio Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries Zooey Deschanel and Ben Gibbard Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher vote view results