Big screen vampire Robert Pattinson will reportedly sink his fangs into one of the biggest contracts in Hollywood history with a $500 million Twilight TV deal.
Summit Entertainment — the studio that makes the monster-hit film franchise — is eyeing a TV spinoff based on the popular book and film series, and producers are willing to fork over fistfuls of cash to convince Pattinson to reprise his role as lovesick immortal Edward Cullen. Read the rest of this entry »
Lady Gaga will host Logo’s NewNowNext PopLab this Monday, Nov. 23.
Gaga already hosted the extension of the network’s successful NewNowNext brand in 2008, and the quirky charttopper will return to the pop music hour next week to promote her forthcoming album, The Fame Monster — in stores Monday.
A “private family matter” for actress Courteney Cox has halted production on her hit ABC comedy, Cougar Town, PEOPLE Magazine confirmed Saturday.
Cougar Town — airing Wednesday nights @ 9PM — has been a freshman success for The Alphabet Network and the former Friends actress. The nature of the issue was not explained.
“We can confirm production on ‘Cougar Town’ has been temporarily shut down in order for Courteney to deal with a private family matter,” a rep for ABC said in a press statement over the weekend.
Shannen Doherty will aim to stick a fork in her well-documented rep as a pampered Hollywood diva in a new television reality series….now if she could only find a network to buy it!
GLOBE claims Shannen Doherty is marketing a new reality series based on her life. Sadly for her, no one wants it…..
Oprah is pulling the plug on The Oprah Winfrey Show. The Queen of Talk teared up as she announced that The Oprah Winfrey Show would be ending next year after its 25th season. Winfrey told her studio audience Friday that she would end the show in 2011 after a quarter-century on the air after “prayer and careful thought” over the decision.
“I love this show, this show has been my life,” she said, tears in her eyes. “I love it enough to know when to say goodbye. Twenty five years feels right in my bones and it feels right in my spirit. It’s the perfect number, the exact right time.”Read the rest of this entry »
VH1 has ordered a second season of its horror-themed reality series, Scream Queens, with the winner landing a role in the next Saw film.
On Scream Queens 2, 10 aspiring actresses will compete for a role in Saw 3D, the next movie in Lionsgate’s annual Halloween-released slasher franchise.
Season 2 will debut early next year with with actress Jamie King serving as host and judge along with director Tim Sullivan and acting coach John Homa.
O’ No! The end of an era is upon us: After 25 seasons, Oprah Winfrey is bidding farewell to daytime TV.
Harpo Productions has confirmed that The Queen of Talk has decided to end the groundbreaking Oprah Winfrey Show she has helmed since 1985. Oprah began her broadcasting career in Nashville, Tenn., and Baltimore, Md., before relocating to Chicago in 1984 to host WLS-TV’s morning talk show A.M. Chicago. The show was renamed The Oprah Winfrey Show the next year and was nationally-syndicated by 1986. Read the rest of this entry »
On Thursday, ABC announced the premiere date of the sixth and final season of Lost.
The hit series, starring Matthew Fox, Josh Holloway, and Evangeline Lilly, will return with a special all-night event on Tuesday, Feb. 2, the network said this afternoon. Lost will premiere with a two-hour special event, following a recap episode @ 8PM. The following week, the series will begin airing in its new timeslot: Tuesday nights @ 9PM on ABC.