The most insane acquisition rumor ever has arrived courtesy of TMZ, which reports this morning that Rob Lowe (aka the Next Oprah) and his new business partners are planning a takeover of Miramax Films from Disney. No, seriously. "Rob Lowe and mogul Tom Barrack have set their sights on their first big acquisition as a team -- Miramax Films," the site notes. "We're told the deal is being put together quickly and could close as early as today." Right. If this happens I will watch the budding mogul's 1989 "Proud Mary" Oscar horror show 100 times consecutively, with reaction video to follow. Developing... [TMZ]
Listen up, Gleeks. Cory Monteith wants to clear up a few casting rumors (that Movieline helped sort yesterday) regarding the Fox show's sophomore season. Just last night, the star tweeted that "Javier Bardem, Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, Elvis, Katie Holmes, Tom Cruise and you are not appearing in season 2." While Monteith is probably right about Elvis, perhaps the Glee cast member didn't receive the memo about Bardem, who insists that he will be playing a Spanish heavy metal rock star who befriends Artie. [Twitter]
Fresh off pulling a giant Styrofoam pillar out of a hole in the center of the island on Lost, Henry Ian Cusick has found his way onto another network show. The erstwhile Desmond has booked a two-episode appearance on the upcoming season of Law & Order: SVU, where he'll play a potential love interest for Mariska Hargitay's detective. No word yet on how much electromagnetism and/or shirtlessness will be involved, but expect at least some. Also, spoiler alert: He's a guest star, so any romance with a lead will be short lived. See you in another life, etc. [Fancast]
Before heading off to fantasyland to star in that imaginary production of the Ozzy Osbourne biopic, Colin Farrell has some actual work to do: Like film Horrible Bosses! As one of the titular horrors, the former troublemaker is part of an overwhelmingly large cast -- the likes of which haven't been seen since, well, Margin Call. Though if the first image of Farrell on the set is any indication, he's going to be the one boss you remember. Unless, of course, Jennifer Aniston's boss lady grows a second head or something. Click ahead to witness the horror.
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Not a lot to add to this one, folks: Lindsay Lohan rounded out arguably the worst day of her life -- 90-day jail sentence, court-mandated rehab, spoiled sobs of contrition -- with a stunt that sums up every reason why Lohan will never likely regain anything close to regular employability in the film industry. Period. It's after the jump.
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· Jeremy Irons has now joined the cast of the day-in-the-life-of-the-economic-meltdown drama Margin Call, in which he'll star as the CEO of a Wall Street firm teetering on the brink of collapse. It's not likely much of a role -- the indie is already almost halfway through its shoot -- but considering the previously announced cast of Kevin Spacey, Demi Moore, Zachary Quinto, Paul Bettany, Simon Baker, Stanley Tucci and Mary McDonnell, this thing is going to have one hell of a cluttered poster. [Deadline]
Thomas Lennon doubles up, Guns, Girls and Gambling gets at least one of those elements, and more Hollywood Ink after the jump.
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· In this trailer for All About Evil (the horror spoof inspired by drag icon Peaches Christ's Midnight Mass stage show in San Francisco), Natasha Lyonne's turn as a campy film director who murders some of her stars is... campy, murderous fun! Sorry, there's no way you can't have a Gene Shalit reaction to this trailer. It's a bloodcurdling romp! Spooky goes kooky! [YouTube]
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We've been told over and over for decades that James Bond will return, and implicit in that promise is that in the in-between time won't be long at all. The turmoil at MGM has changed all that, however; not only has the next Bond film lost Sam Mendes as the director, but now, according to an irate Harry Knowles, development on the movie has stopped completely (not to be confused with when it stopped indefinitely). Is that really so bad, though?
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Either Lindsay Lohan is still researching her upcoming role as Linda Lovelace, the woman who once said, "I literally became a prisoner [to the porn industry]," or she just screwed the pooch in a sizable way. Yes, Lohan was sentenced to 90 days in prison today for violating her probation in a 2007 drug case by missing court-ordered alcohol education classes. I know who killed Inferno's pre-production schedule. Full disclosure follows.
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Just as you suspected, Yo Mamma was only the beginning: Wilmer Valderrama just signed with 20th Century Fox TV to "develop, executive produce and star in a series project for the studio." He's also landed a multi-year deal with RelativityREAL to work on unscripted fare. Bottom line: We'll be seeing much more of him soon. On the bright side, this could mean another ear-popping interview with Howard Stern. [Deadline]
Denis Leary may have used his Rescue Me costar Steven Pasquale to provide the punchline for a homophobic anecdote last night on The Daily Show, but Pasquale would like it known that he never uttered the gay slur attributed to him. "I am an actor, and I live and work in New York City. I can honestly say that half the people I know, love and respect are gay," he explained in a statement. "I simply didn't say it. I'm not capable of saying it, anymore than describing my black friends as the 'N' word...I'm afraid Denis got his wires a little crossed in remembering that story." [Queerty]
· Zach Galifianakis is the racked-focus priority in the first shot from It's Kind of a Funny Story, starring Keir Gilchrist and Emma Roberts.
· Fraggle Rock screenwriter Cory Edwards would like to clarify his report that the Weinsteins insist that the film to be edgy: "They want this movie to connect with an older, more sophisticated audience."
· New Spider-Man Andrew Garfield will take home just $500,000 for the first film.
· Peter Travers lets Jeremy Piven explain that whole mercury-poisoning thing again... that is, when Travers isn't explaining it for Piven, leaving the actor little to do but nod and agree.
· Did you have to work over the holiday? So did Brian Williams, but it was his own fault.
Did you have visions of a mohawked Ron Weasley killing pimps and johns while protecting an underage Selena Gomez in Taxi Driver 2: Get Organizized? Then here's some bad news to report: Despite an actual quote from Martin Scorsese in the British tabloid The Sun, the director has no plans to make Harry Potter star Rupert Grint into his next muse. How very Draco Malfoy of him!
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So there's good news and there's bad news regarding Despicable Me. Good news first, because we all need it: Some more information has emerged about the film, a 3D animated whatsit we teamed up to learn more about last week. Apparently it opens Friday, and now, not a minute too soon, there's some real promotion happening. The bad news: It involves using your iPhone or other smart-phone device while the movie is playing. But there's good news about that, too! Sort of.
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Tired of dark, muddy, post-production 3D? Well, James Cameron is shaking his head and sighing so hard right now, that he has to come in and fix special effects for you again by way of his 3D conversion of Titanic, which has now been given a release date of April 2012. This news comes via a LAT report on Gloria Stuart's birthday, where it is revealed that during the making of Titanic, the delightful 100-year-old heavily encouraged current wife Suzy Amis to pursue the then-married Cameron. Old people! [LAT]
