Tom Everett Scott Joins Fox, Walden Comedy 'Us & Them' (Exclusive)

Tom Everett Scott is placed to experience Marisa Tomei's husband in twentieth century Fox and Walden Media's Us & Them, a comedy tale about old-school versus new-school raising a child. Billy Very emerged using the original idea for that comedy, which he's creating with Chernin Entertainment's Peter Chernin. PHOTOS: Billy Very along with other Oscar Hosts Over time Very also stars within the movie, together with Bette Midler and Bailee Madison. Director Andy Fickman (The Overall Game Plan) starts shooting this fall in Atlanta. Very and Midler play grandma and grandpa left alone to look after their grandchildren. But grandpa's old-school techniques soon clashes using their daughter's more contemporary raising a child style. STORY: Author Elizabeth Chandler Focusing on 'Savvy' for Walden Media Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel, the writing team behind City Slickers, composed the present draft from the script Lisa Addario and Joe Syracuse were the initial authors. Scott's feature credits include Race to Witch Mountain and Tom Hanks' That Factor You Need To Do! Scott is symbolized by Paradigm. Related Subjects Billy Very Marisa Tomei

Global Showbiz: Japan, Mexico, Russia, UK

Hulu Offering Miramax Films In Japan Miramax has signed a multi-year deal to stream its films on Hulu in Japan. The studio also said it plans to expand to other Asian markets and has its eye on other television and digital platforms in Asia. Under the agreement, Miramax films are already available through Hulu in Japan via Blu-ray and game consoles, Internet-enabled TVs, tablets and smartphones. Financial terms of the deal were not released. The titles available to Japanese subscribers include There Will Be Blood, Pulp Fiction, Chocolat and Spy Kids. The deal comes less than a month after the subscription service debuted in Japan. Earlier this month, Miramax signeddigitalstreaming deals in Latin America, UK, and Turkey. Mexican Rom Com ‘Labios Rojos’ Gets Release Date Lionsgate and Pantelion Films are rolling out Mexican romantic comedy Labios Rojos on Oct. 14 in limited release. The romantic comedy, written and directed by Rafa Lara, tells the story of a happily married couple (Jorge Salinas and Silvia Navarro) who face sudden problems in the bedroom. Individually, they resort to desperate and absurd measures to try to rekindle their romantic life. WeiT Orders New Seasons Of Endemol Programs Endemols Russia operation WeiT Media has inked a slew of format deals ahead of MIPCOM. Among them are second seasons of of both The Ten Million Show for Rossiya 1 in Russia and The Forty Million Show for Channel 7 in Kazakhstan. Both are based on UK hit The Money Drop and will launch by the end of the year. WeiT also will produce content for a younger audience with second seasons of Conveyor Belt of Love; Snog, Marry, Avoid?; and Hot Tub Ranking all UK formats as well. Those commissions will boost entertainment programming in prime time on Russias MUZ-TV. Moet & Chandon Extends British Indie Film Awards Sponsorship Champagne house Moet & Chandon is continuing on as the title sponsor of the Moet & Chandon British Independent Film Awards. This years ceremony, set for Dec. 4, returns to Old Billingsgate on the Thames. Nominations will be announced Oct. 31. Last year marked Moets first sponsorship of the film awards, now in their 14th year. The Kings Speech and Never Let Me Go were among the 2010 winners.

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Evan Rachel Wood talks Ides Of March director George Clooney

Evan Rachel Wood states she as well as the relaxation in the cast of political thriller The Ides Of March stood a blast shooting the film that was all due to director George Clooney."They're many different however i like coping with company company directors that are stars because you speak the identical language. That's one reason George am amazing - he understood things to tell get what he wanted. Which he made certain everyone was getting an enjoyable experience. In my opinion they are fully aware whenever your cast and crew are content then you're getting great work. That's really really rare. But that's why I loved coping with him," Wood mentioned.The actress also states if the found prep she didn't go all method and spend some time with political campaign staff, based on information hands selected by Clooney rather."George gave us plenty of material and documentaries to check out that was more behind the curtain round the campaign trails while using press as well as the interns to make sure that was my distance to that particular world," she mentioned.Additionally to talking about Clooney, Wood also gave her strong opinions in regards to the private lives of people in politics.InchOne of the better lines inside the movies is, 'You can start a war, you'll be able to bankrupt a rustic however, you cannot sit while using interns.' This is actually the wake-up call. We make this kind of large deal about these sex ripoffs, which are really most likely probably the most natural things in the world and everyone has skeletons inside their closet plus it should not matter whatsoever. I'd rather not know. People is capable of doing what you would like with themselves which is okay. It's nothing associated with the way you conduct yourself in the job," she mentioned.

DQE pacts for 'Jungle Book'

LONDON -- Indian animation house DQ Ent. has signed a licensing and distribution deal with SMC Ent., a division of Sun-Mate Corp., giving them North American television, homevideo, licensing and merchandising rights for the first season of toon skein "The Jungle Book" for five years. The 3D series comprises 52 11-minute episodes and a 60-minute TV feature and is a DQE co-production with France's TF1 and Moonscoop and Germany's ZDF Group. It cost $12.3 million to produce. DQE has also joined Spanish shingles Imira Entertainment and Enne Entertainment Studios and broadcaster TVE to co-produce 3D toon skein "Escape Hockey." The comic space adventure is aimed at the 6-12 age group and will comprise 26 26-minute episodes. Besides the television series, "Hockey" will also be produced in an interactive version that will allow viewers to watch the episode and simultaneously play embedded games. This is aimed at the VOD, online, interactive TV and games console markets. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

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Monterey ready for 'Rubins'

Released: Got married., Sep. 21, 2011, 7:03pm PTBy Monterey Media has acquired U . s . States rights to family comedy "Returning the Rubins" in the deal with iKaleidoscope Film Distribution."Returning the Rubins" stars Timothy Spall, Recognition Blackman, James Callis, Rhona Mitra, Blake Harrison and Hugh O'Connor."Rubins" might have at Jewish film festivals in only prior to the winter season theatrical release country wide.Spall shows an uptight lawyer who must put his dream retirement on hold when his ailing mother -- carried out by Blackman - psychologically blackmails him into returning his estranged children for just about any Jewish holiday. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

'Chinglish' Cast Explores Bilingual Performance (Video)

Language and understanding are core concepts of Broadway-bound "Chinglish," according to playwright David Henry Hwang. However, if one 4th in the play is at Mandarin, how can the performance translate for stars and audiences?"It switched to become a lot more Chinese than I believed,In . states Johnny Wu, who plays Bing and choose Xu Geming. Wu spent the initial eight years of his existence in Shanghai and talks Mandarin fluently, just similar to the cast."It's good to know that people years of prone to Chinese school wasn't completely lost," states Christine Lin, who plays Zhao, adding that her parents are thrilled she's using her Chinese.Really, really the only cast member not fluent inside the language is Gary Wilmes. Wilmes' character, Daniel Cavanaugh, visits China to secure a contract for his family's business and encounters obstacles to communication beyond words. "Chinglish" had its world premiere within the Goodman Theatre in Chicago in June and starts previews within the Longacre Theatre on March. 11.Becoming an actor, undertaking by 50 percent languages might be a challenge."With Chinese you have to embody a language," states Stephen Pucci, who plays British expat Peter Timms. "You have to kind of adopt a Chinese persona, a Chinese body."Pucci is a perfect match this production: He's a B.A. in modern Chinese studies and contains were living and examined in China."I didn't think the area of Chinese and acting would really find yourself getting together personally,In . he describes. "You will discover very couple of parts for just about any white-colored guy speaking Chinese."Even native Chinese sound system don't also provide the opportunity. Hong Kongborn Jennifer Lim has only had small options to showcase her Chinese becoming an actor. "I've only ever required to [speak Chinese] for small things for film and TV once i play in the illegal immigrant or perhaps the nail salon girl," states Lim, that's been while using production as Xu Yan since the first reading through through this past year. "But also for this, it's incredible."Angela Lin, who appears as Miss Qian and Da Li, states she will get honored to sign up a bilingual cast. "It's so wonderful to remain in a cast where most of us speak Mandarin, which we are able to all spend some time with each other and convey out our native language,Inch she states. "It feels as if home."

Luke Goss shooting Interview With A Hitman

Luke Goss has landed the lead role in Interview With A Hitman, which is currently shooting in Newcastle.The former Bros singer features alongside Stephen Marcus, Rene Zagger and French actress Caroline Tillette.What sounds like a sci-fi flick on first reading (an elite hitman takes on one final mission, as he returns to erase his past - only to find that somebody has messed with his future) actually seems more straightforward in the full explanation:"Raised in the harsh slums of Romania, Victor knows the value of life more than most, which makes him the perfect killer. But after being betrayed by the very men who made him, he must fake his own death and escape to London. Here he joins a new gangster family and finds his rules are again put to the test in the midst of a vicious underworld power struggle."Viktor is now better, faster and more ruthless than ever before. With the secrets of his past refusing to fade away, an encounter with a dark beauty turns his world on its head and offers him the chance for a new life. But can he ever escape the existence he was born into? It is not long before a deadly threat from a past he thought long buried surfaces and he is forced to change his path. It is time to face that which cannot be forgotten."Goss is best known for Blade II, Hellboy II and Death Race 2. We're pretty certain he'd be back for a sequel.

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