Hugh Grant Turns Down "Two and a Half Men" Offer of $600,000 Per Episode
Posted: May 13th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff
CBS and Warner Bros are running out of time to replace Charlie Sheen on the "Two and a Half Men" reboot. The plan has been to get a top-tier actor, but they don't come cheap, which is why one of the options is to just scrap the show.
Recently, producer Chuck Lorre approached Hugh Grant with an offer of $600,000 per episode. Grant turned it down. THR has learned that Lorre now has his sights on a new unidentified actor.
The reason for the rush is because CBS and Warners will hold a presentation for advertisers on May 18th. If an actor is not on board, that would delay the launch of the show.
Source: THRhttp://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=21635&count=0
CBS and Warner Bros are running out of time to replace Charlie Sheen on the "Two and a Half Men" reboot. The plan has been to get a top-tier actor, but they don't come cheap, which is why one of the options is to just scrap the show.
Recently, producer Chuck Lorre approached Hugh Grant with an offer of $600,000 per episode. Grant turned it down. THR has learned that Lorre now has his sights on a new unidentified actor.
The reason for the rush is because CBS and Warners will hold a presentation for advertisers on May 18th. If an actor is not on board, that would delay the launch of the show.
Source: THRhttp://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=21635&count=0
Jesse Eisenberg Re-Teams with "Social Network" Producer for "Terrorist Search Engine"
Posted: May 13th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff
"The Social Network" producer Scott Rudin just optioned "The Terrorist Search Engine," a recent New York Magazine profile of controversial counter-terrorism expert witness Evan Kohlmann.
The plan is to turn the article into a feature film and Rudin is already in talks with "Social Network" star Jesse Eisenberg to take the lead. Before committing to the project, Eisenberg first wants to see the script.
Written by Wesley Yang, "Engine" details how Kohlmann — dubbed "the Doogie Howser of Terrorism" by an FBI agent when he was just 23 years old — has helped convict 23 defendants in federal courts and Guantanamo Bay tribunals with his expert witness testimony. Now 31, Kohlmann is a controversial figure who has made testifying at such trials his principal source of income.
Source: NY Maghttp://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=21637&count=0
"The Social Network" producer Scott Rudin just optioned "The Terrorist Search Engine," a recent New York Magazine profile of controversial counter-terrorism expert witness Evan Kohlmann.
The plan is to turn the article into a feature film and Rudin is already in talks with "Social Network" star Jesse Eisenberg to take the lead. Before committing to the project, Eisenberg first wants to see the script.
Written by Wesley Yang, "Engine" details how Kohlmann — dubbed "the Doogie Howser of Terrorism" by an FBI agent when he was just 23 years old — has helped convict 23 defendants in federal courts and Guantanamo Bay tribunals with his expert witness testimony. Now 31, Kohlmann is a controversial figure who has made testifying at such trials his principal source of income.
Source: NY Maghttp://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=21637&count=0
Robert De Niro and Katherine Heigl in "Gently Down the Stream" Comedy
Posted: May 12th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff
Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton, Katherine Heigl and Amanda Seyfried are set to star in the indie comedy "Gently Down the Stream." Justin Zackham (The Bucket List) will write and direct the film.
De Niro and Keaton play a long-divorced couple who, for the sake of their adopted son's wedding and his biological mother, pretend they are still married. They quickly learn that acting the part isn't easy, especially when their past, present and future unravel for all to see.
"I'm excited to be able to continue what we started with on 'The Bucket List,'" said Zackham. "Iconic actors in a funny, adult, character-driven story, albeit with a little more sex and bad behavior on everyone's part."
Production is scheduled to start this July in Greenwich, CT.
Source: Variety
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Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton, Katherine Heigl and Amanda Seyfried are set to star in the indie comedy "Gently Down the Stream." Justin Zackham (The Bucket List) will write and direct the film.
De Niro and Keaton play a long-divorced couple who, for the sake of their adopted son's wedding and his biological mother, pretend they are still married. They quickly learn that acting the part isn't easy, especially when their past, present and future unravel for all to see.
"I'm excited to be able to continue what we started with on 'The Bucket List,'" said Zackham. "Iconic actors in a funny, adult, character-driven story, albeit with a little more sex and bad behavior on everyone's part."
Production is scheduled to start this July in Greenwich, CT.
Source: Variety
http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=21634&count=0
First Look: Halle Berry's "Dark Tide" Shark Thriller
Posted: May 12th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff
Today we have the first photo of Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez (Unfaithful) in the upcoming "Dark Tide" shark thriller. Check out the photo and teaser poster below.
Plot: Sara (Berry) is a modern-day adventurer, drawn to close encounters with white sharks that rule the shores of the isolated Guadalupe Island. When her husband chooses ambition over his wife's safety in a split-second encounter with a shark, her marriage nearly breaks apart. A year later, a voyage back to the same island becomes an escalating series of terrifying underwater confrontations and gut-wrenching emotional challenges. She will test her courage in the face of nature's most feared underwater predator.
The new movie is directed by John Stockwell (Turistas, Into the Blue) and has yet to secure a US distributor.
Today we have the first photo of Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez (Unfaithful) in the upcoming "Dark Tide" shark thriller. Check out the photo and teaser poster below.
Plot: Sara (Berry) is a modern-day adventurer, drawn to close encounters with white sharks that rule the shores of the isolated Guadalupe Island. When her husband chooses ambition over his wife's safety in a split-second encounter with a shark, her marriage nearly breaks apart. A year later, a voyage back to the same island becomes an escalating series of terrifying underwater confrontations and gut-wrenching emotional challenges. She will test her courage in the face of nature's most feared underwater predator.
The new movie is directed by John Stockwell (Turistas, Into the Blue) and has yet to secure a US distributor.
"Horrible Bosses" Trailer is Here!
Posted: May 11th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff
Today we have the trailer for "Horrible Bosses" comedy, starring Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Charlie Day, Kevin Spacey, Colin Farrell, Jennifer Aniston and Jamie Foxx. Check it out below.
Plot: For Nick (Bateman), Kurt (Sudeikis) and Dale (Day), the only thing that would make the daily grind more tolerable would be to grind their intolerable bosses (Spacey, Farrell, Aniston) into dust. Quitting is not an option, so, with the benefit of a few-too-many drinks and some dubious advice from a hustling ex-con (Foxx), the three friends devise a convoluted and seemingly foolproof plan to rid themselves of their respective employers... permanently. There's only one problem: even the best laid plans are only as foolproof as the brains behind them.
The new film is directed by Seth Gordon (Four Christmases, The King of Kong) and is set to hit theaters on July 8th.
http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=21625&count=0
Today we have the trailer for "Horrible Bosses" comedy, starring Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Charlie Day, Kevin Spacey, Colin Farrell, Jennifer Aniston and Jamie Foxx. Check it out below.
Plot: For Nick (Bateman), Kurt (Sudeikis) and Dale (Day), the only thing that would make the daily grind more tolerable would be to grind their intolerable bosses (Spacey, Farrell, Aniston) into dust. Quitting is not an option, so, with the benefit of a few-too-many drinks and some dubious advice from a hustling ex-con (Foxx), the three friends devise a convoluted and seemingly foolproof plan to rid themselves of their respective employers... permanently. There's only one problem: even the best laid plans are only as foolproof as the brains behind them.
The new film is directed by Seth Gordon (Four Christmases, The King of Kong) and is set to hit theaters on July 8th.
http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=21625&count=0
