Post-Emmys with Ratings-Saver Neil Patrick Harris
“Neil Patrick Harris, you just saved the Emmys while ringing up $30 million at the weekend box office! How did you celebrate the day after, hours before the season premiere of your hit sitcom “How I...
View ArticleCallbacks: De Niro Joins ‘Killer Elite'; Farrell to Suck Blood in ‘Fright Night’
In today’s Callbacks — your daily roundup of casting news from Deal Central — Robert De Niro gets kidnapped; Colin Farrell plays a horrible boss and an even worse neighbor; Channing Tatum and Queen...
View ArticleTennant, Mintz-Plasse Join DreamWorks’‘Fright Night’ Remake
"Dr. Who" star David Tennant and "Superbad" scene-stealer Christopher Mintz-Plasse have joined the cast of DreamWorks’ "Fright Night" remake, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Craig Gillespie...
View ArticleCallbacks: Sheen, Collette Find ‘Jesus'; Soderbergh Goes ‘Haywire’
In today’s Callbacks — your daily roundup of casting news from Deal Central — Toni Collette and Michael Sheen have a son in common, Adam Scott reunites with "Party Down" producer Paul Rudd, Summer...
View ArticleToni Collette Cast in CBS’s ‘Hostages’ Pilot
Toni Collette has found a captivating new role — as the lead in CBS's upcoming drama pilot "Hostages." "United States of Tara" star Collette has been cast in the pilot, which "Traitor" director Jeffrey...
View ArticleSundance 2013: Fox Searchlight Acquires ‘The Way, Way Back’
Fox Searchlight has acquired the Sundance coming-of-age story “The Way, Way Back,” the directorial debut of Oscar-winning screenwriters Nat Faxon and Jim Rash. The film debuted at Sundance on Monday...
View ArticleDylan McDermott Cast in CBS’s ‘Hostages’ Pilot
Dylan McDermott will join Toni Collette in "Hostages," a CBS drama pilot about a family caught in a vast political conspiracy. The star of FX's "American Horror Story" will play Duncan, a righteous FBI...
View ArticleSteve Carell, Sam Rockwell Are Delightful Jerks in ‘The Way, Way Back’...
Steve Carell and Sam Rockwell play two very different kind of jerks in the Sundance comedy hit "The Way, Way Back." The coming-of-age film directed by Academy Award-winning screenwriters Jim Rash and...
View Article‘Miss You Already’ Review: Drew Barrymore, Toni Collette Elevate Cancer Drama
We live in our bodies every second of our lives, and yet we sometimes have terrifyingly little control over them. Bonding over this mutual fear is at the heart of “Miss You Already,” a cancer...
View ArticleCan Holiday Horror ‘Krampus’ Take ‘Hunger Games,’‘Good Dinosaur’ for Box...
Can the creepy “Krampus,” a dark horror comedy about a child-eating anti-Santa demon strike a chord with North American moviegoers? We’ll find out Friday, when Universal and Legendary Pictures roll out...
View Article‘Krampus’ Review: Adam Scott, Toni Collette Battle Christmas Demon in Holiday...
What’s a Krampus, you ask? In certain European Christmas traditions, it’s a freaky folkloric beast of pagan origin, sporting horns, hooves, and chains, and pouncing on children of the not-nice type as...
View Article‘Krampus’ Scares Up $637,000 at Thursday Box Office
Legendary and Universal’s “Krampus” scared up $637,000 from 2,173 theaters at the box office on Thursday night, and is looking to make somewhere in the low-teens this weekend. The dark horror comedy is...
View Article‘Krampus’ Reviews: Do Critics Love or Loathe Santa’s Evil Helper?
Krampus might be visiting some film critics this Christmas. Universal and Legendary’s “Krampus” opened Friday to mixed reviews, but currently has a “fresh” score on Rotten Tomatoes with 63 percent of...
View ArticleCreepy ‘Krampus’ Shocks Box Office With No. 1 Debut
“Krampus,” a bizarre black comedy about a murderous Christmas creature terrorizing naughty children, struck a creepy chord with holiday moviegoers in its No. 1 box-office opening Friday. The...
View ArticleCan ‘Krampus’ Become a Holiday Favorite After Box Office Surprise?
“Krampus,” a quirky, creepy Christmas comedy about a murderous horned beast that pursues naughty children, did surprisingly well in its box office opening this weekend. It stole the No. 1 spot...
View Article‘Twilight’s’ Catherine Hardwicke in Talks to Direct Horror Thriller ‘Wish...
“Twilight” filmmaker Catherine Hardwicke is in talks to direct the horror-thriller “Wish Upon” for Broad Green Pictures and Busted Shark Productions, TheWrap has learned. Busted Shark’s Sherryl Clark...
View Article‘Imperium’ Review: Daniel Radcliffe Fights the (White) Power
Forget monsters, vampires, and ghosts: People are the scariest thing there is. Few supernatural horrors have the power to unnerve and flat-out scare in the way a well-crafted realistic thriller can...
View ArticleToni Colette to Star in Action Dramedy From Kenya Barris at ABC
The spy dramedy “Unit Zero” from “Black-ish” producers Kenya Barris and Lindsey Shockley has landed at ABC, with Toni Collette set to star and executive produce. “Unit Zero” follows a CIA engineer and...
View Article‘Muriel’s Wedding’ Is Heading to the Stage in 2017
As if anyone could forget Toni Collette and Rachel Griffiths‘ spirited rendition of ABBA’s “Waterloo” in the surprise hit “Muriel’s Wedding.” For fans of the 1994 critical darling about two Aussie...
View Article‘Split,’‘xXx: Return of Xander Cage’ to Battle for No. 1 at the Box Office
James McAvoy’s “Split” and Vin Diesel’s “xXx: Return of Xander Cage” will battle it out for first place at the box office this weekend, with both films looking to earn in the high-teens to low-$20...
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