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MORE IDOL SPECULATION Fox continued to hint that it is planning to make changes to American Idol when it returns in January in order to recapture some of the audience it lost in early episodes last season. But Fox Entertainment President Kevin Reilly told reporters at the summer TV Critics Assn. press tour that judges Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul will all be back. Conspicuous by his absence in the list of announced returnees was Idolhost Ryan Seacrest, who clashed frequently with Cowell last season....

Summit Entertainment has picked up North American distribution rights to Doug Liman’s Fair Game, starring Naomi Watts and Sean Penn, about outed CIA agent Valerie Plame. According to Variety, Summit also has picked up rights for Italy, Benelux, Scandinavia, Japan and CIS. Acquisition ends days of buzz about a possible domestic deal for the film, which attracted renewed interest from buyers after being accepted into the Cannes film festival. Fair Game is the only U....

Few filmmakers have helped shape the Hollywood blockbuster more than James Cameron. Beginning as a production designer on low-budget Roger Corman flicks like Galaxy of Terror, Cameron was kickstarted to superstar director status with his 1984 classic The Terminator. Since then, his films have only increased in budget and acclaim. He’s now known as action movie royalty, with his epic film Avatar pushing the boundaries of special effects technology and becoming the second highest-grossing movie of all time....

The results are in! The winners from MTV’s 2009 MTV Movie Awards on Sunday night: The “2009 MTV Movie Awards” proved to be a comedy-filled night as host Andy Samberg welcomed a variety of his celebrity friends including Justin Timberlake and Will Ferrell to collaborate on ingenious short films and controversial and unexpected moments. This year, viewers truly took matters into their own hands, led by fans of Twilight, who banded together throughout the voting period to put their favorite film into its rightful place in Movie Awards history....

It’s always a tragic thing to see a project made with much love and care be canceled before it can really take off. While there are some series lasting so long that people debate on when it could possibly end (The Simpsons), others meet the unfortunate fate of being snuffed out prematurely. Whether it be from network disputes, poor ratings, bad time slots, or all of the above, fans of animation seem to always be able to cite their own particular examples of a show that ended too soon....

Starr will soon be seen back on screens as Homelander in the popular comic book series’ third season, but according to reports, he has only narrowly avoided an actual prison sentence after a speedy trial on Thursday following two nights held in custody. He was told that he had to pay 21-year-old Bathuel Araujo his compensation money within 72 hours, or he would be facing a custodial sentence. According to the report, Araujo was said to have been punched twice by Starr before the actor hit him in the face with a glass, leading to the chef requiring stitches to a wound next to his eye....

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is a film that has been languishing in development for quite some time but now it seems that Fox could be moving forward with a new lead actor. Pajiba is reporting that Fox has an offer out to actor Sacha Baron Cohen to star as the title character in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. Previously, Mike Myers had been attached to star in the film and, while the site believes that Myers is off the project, it isn’t officially known whether or not he is still attached....

Many actors have worked on both MCU and DCEU movies despite the constant belief that there is an intense rivalry. However, one actor who has so far only appeared in one of the big comic book franchises is Samuel L. Jackson, who has spent well over a decade as the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Nick Fury but has so far not ventured into the world of DC. While talking on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, the septuagenarian was asked whether his loyalty to Marvel was preventing him from crossing over to the “other side,” but Jackson said that wasn’t the reason, although he also doesn’t believe that he will ever make a DC movie....

Columbia Pictures and producer Scott Rudin have picked up rights to develop a film based on the life of Henry Molaison, whose brain was studied for its inability to form new memories following brain surgery. According to Variety, Molaison became known in medical circles as H.M., the man who emerged from an experimental brain operation with a calamitous side effect: The removal of brain tissue in a procedure designed to halt seizures left him unable to form new memories....

You can bring two of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s early comedies home in high definition this September. Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz will both be released on Blu-ray on September 22. We have no cover art for either release as of yet, but each title will be priced at $29.98 SRP and you can take a look at the special features below. The films star Simon Pegg and Nick Frost....

Spoiler Warning: Far Cry Game Series Far Cry is a series of videogames that began in 2004 with the release of the first game in the series, aptly named Far Cry, for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, and Playstation 3. Since then, the series has grown to include five sequels and multiple spinoff games, such as Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon and Far Cry Primal. The series derives its name from its developer, Crytek, who in turn derives its name from their signature game engine, the CryEngine....

Shudder is the streaming home for horror fans. It is filled to the brim with horror content, some well-known and some hidden gems. It is hard to curate a horror collection without featuring a few pieces based on the stories of the master of horror, Stephen King. One of the best-known names in the genre, there are more than a few films inspired by King’s novels and short stories. On Shudder, there are now seven films for King fans to sink their teeth into....

As the countdown to Avatar: The Way of Water’s release draws nearer, fans have been raising a ton of questions. One of the bigger mysteries was centered around Sigourney Weaver’s return to the franchise. The actress played a large role in the first movie, Dr. Grace Augustine, but the character died during the climax. So what’s going to happen in Way of Water? Flashbacks? Clones? Earlier today, Empire Magazine gave us the truth....

FX has ordered a 13 episode fifth season of its critically acclaimed hit drama Sons of Anarchy, from Fox 21 and FX Productions, announced John Landgraf, President and General Manager, FX Networks. Starring Charlie Hunnam, Ron Perlman and Golden Globe® Award winner Katey Sagal, Sons of Anarchy is having its best season yet from a ratings standpoint. It’s currently the #1 scripted drama series in all of basic cable, and is the highest-rated series ever on FX....

South Park: Post COVID: The Return of COVID is coming to Paramount+, continuing the saga of South Park: Post COVID. It’s been two years, but creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are back in business! Paramount+ had just released the new teaser and photos begging the question: “Can Stan, Kyle and Cartman just work together, go back in time and make sure COVID never happened?” There is only one way to find out!...

Fans who have been avidly watching for news of a second and final Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer can finally stop wondering when it will come as Marvel Studios and Sony have announced that the trailer will drop on Tuesday at a special event at Regal Sherman Oaks in Los Angeles. The trailer will likely be released online soon after the event, and Marvel is teasing “big surprises.” There have been rumors of a rift between the companies over what to show and what not to show in the trailer, with much of the discussion being said to involve the reveal of Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield, who have been hinted at returning to the franchise for months now....

COMCAST MAY AIR NEW DVD’SComcast is proposing a new pay-per-view strategy to studios under which they would offer movies for on-demand viewing at the same time they are released on DVD, then deliver a copy of the DVD to the viewer a few days later, according to Video Businessmagazine. According to the publication, Comcast plans to offer the movies to their cable subscribers for a fee of about $17 as much as six weeks in advance of their appearance on regular pay-per-view....

FOLLOWING GANGSTA MOMENT, IMUS SHOT DOWN There was no Imus in the Morning on MSNBC today (Thursday) as the network, unable to hold back a tidal wave of outrage over Don Imus’s remarks about the Rutgers women’s basketball team, announced that it had decided to fire the shock jock. Imus, who had affected the idiom of black “gangsta” rappers to describe the team – and later apologized – appeared uncharacteristically enervated by the onslaught of denunciations and sponsor withdrawals....

COHOSTS FOR 4TH HOUR OF TODAY WILL ALL BE WOMEN The planned fourth hour of Today, due to launch on Sept. 11,will be co-hosted by three women, Ann Curry, Natalie Morales, and Hoda Kotb, Broadcasting & Cabledisclosed today (Monday), citing people familiar with the decision. Producers of the program also plan to use a rotating roster of guest hosts, who will include Giada De Laurentiis of the Food Network and New York Giants star Tiki Barber....

FOX POTENT DURING NOVEMBER SWEEPS The presidential election came only a few days into the November sweeps, but its political coverage drew so many viewers during those early days of the month that it was able to claim second place in the ratings among all cable TV channels, tying with USA Networks and topped only by ESPN, which drew big numbers for college and professional football. Fox’s ratings were up a whopping 75 percent from November 2007....