True Blood's Chris Coy Moves to Treme

Chris Coy Chris Coy, best known for playing Barry the telepathic bellboy on True Blood, is moving to Treme as a new series regular, Deadline reports. HBO renews Treme for Season 3 Coy, 25, joins the HBO drama for Season 3 as a young, urban reporter named L.P. Everett who is new to New Orleans. Treme wrapped its second season in July.

DreamWorks Animation Shares Fall On Disappointing Puss In Boots Open

Wall Street clawed 7.8% in the organization’s stock cost, which ended your entire day at $18.55, following Puss In Boots’ lower-than-expected $34M opening weekend.Experts acknowledged the film familiar with the blizzard that hit the Northeast along with an exciting World Series that incorporated a seventh game on Friday. Still,several say they’re frustrated with DreamWorks Animation,which has lost 47.5% of the value throughout the final 12 several days.The weekend performance is “yet another argument supporting our thesis it's time for that organization to revise its film costs structure,” states Susquehanna Financial Group’s Vasily Karasyov — who now thinks Puss will gross a maximum of $136M in your area, lower from his pre-opening forecast of $201M. “Average attendance per original film has declined by around 20% since 2008,” he adds, even though”the studio still stays $135M to produce a film and $170M to produce it.”Janney Capital Areas Tony Wible dropped his domestic box office estimate to $153M from $195M, proclaiming that the weekend shows “the (Shrek) franchise is completely from momentum.” Barclays Capital’s Anthony DiClemente states lucrative thinks Puss will gross $145M in your area, lower from $165M, although”the film could exceed our moderated estimations” if there’s positive individual to individual. But Lazard Capital Areas’ Barton Crockett states the anemic monitoring most current listings for the film before it opened up up shows”either the marketing did not click, that careful analysis open Halloween weekend did not work, or that (DWA) is battling with increased competition than before.” No matter the issue, BTIG’s Wealthy Greenfield states that “Puss In Boots is unquestionably (DWA’s) least attended film in your area since its IPO” in 2004, excluding the movies it co-produced with Aardman Animation. The other day, Boss Rob Katzenberg mentioned he’d consider the outlet effective if Puss made no less than $33.6M, the last record for your weekend.

Chuck: Hannah, Browncoats and 10 More Things We Wish inside the Final Season

Zachary Levi, Yvonne Strahovski Before we eat that last footlong and pour a 40-ounce soda around the curb, you will discover 13 more cases of Chuck left within the fifth and final season, beginning off Friday (8/7c on NBC). Much has happened towards the titular Nerd Herder-switched-spy and also the pals, family and fellow agents formerly four seasons. And typically, we're fairly satisfied. We view Chuck (Zachary Levi) enter their very own just like a spy to ensure that like a guy by finally marriage to Sarah (Yvonne Strahovski). We now have met his butt-kicking parents (Linda Hamilton, Scott Bakula), saw Betty and Awesome (Sarah Lancaster, Ryan McPartlin) have a very baby in addition to observed Morgan (Josh Gomez) find romance. Chuck Finale Set Visit: Saving Sarah Master as well as the cast's Season 5 wish list Though only 13 episodes left, can the comfort within our hopes and dreams for Chuck be satisfied? Everyone knows that one or more wish may come true: Col. Casey (Adam Baldwin) will get an appreciation interest. The show gets round the equally tough and intimidating Gertrude Verbanski (guest star Barbara-Ann Moss) to enhance Casey's blood stream pressure. Listed below are 12 things we'd need to see occur in Season 5 before we're saying our final goodbyes to Chuck: 1. Chuck can get re-Intersected. Sorry Morgan, but Chuck might be the initial and greatest vessel for your Intersect, partly because he's the everyman we root for but furthermore because his father was the Intersect's chief architect. It seems sensible another wise Bartowski, Chuck's sister Betty, should help re-do the installation. 2. Betty kicks butt. We accept Lancaster: Betty should obtain the chance to shoot a gun or put the hurt around the theif a minimum of. Possibly she could test-drive the Intersect before passing onto Chuck? She's the compatible Bartowski DNA! From Alias to Chuck: A review of TV's shadowy organizations 3. Casey meets a Browncoat. We loved seeing Summer season Glau, but how about another jerk to Baldwin's history on Firefly? Or we'd be pleased with any Whedonverse guest star. We're not picky. 4. Morgan will receive a famous father. This really is really an ideal chance for many heavily bearded stunt-casting for Morgan's absent father. He should probably come in the double wedding for Morgan and Alex (Mekenna Melvin) too for Large Mike and Bolonia (Mark Christopher Lawrence, Patricia Rae). We don't determine whether there is indeed a wedding, a more compact amount wedding events, but a follower can dream, right? 5. Hannah returns. This cute, unemployed computer tech might well be the most popular Kristin Kreuk roles ever (sorry, Smallville fans!) and that we have always felt that her exit was oddly abrupt, in addition to rude after Chuck left her (to guard her, but nevertheless). Give to us some closure already and transform it into a happy ending. 6. Volkoff/Hartley challenges the Bartowskis with a charades rematch. Timothy Dalton is Pure. Comedy. Gold. 7. Stephen J. Bartowski returns. Yes, he's technically dead, but he was always departing clues and products for Chuck and Betty. Let's uncover another secret lair that in some manner adjoins Castle. See the relaxation of current day news 8. Betty and Sarah develop their 'homance. Chuck and Morgan. Morgan and Casey. Morgan and Awesome. An sufficient quantity of the bromances and let's hold the ladies prove women might be funny and nurture deep associations without embracing Real Regular folks-style histrionics. Besides, this may boost the much much softer, domestic side of Sarah. 9. Awesome goes shirtless. It's all regulated controlled within context clearly. They're likely to Costa Gravas to pose for the next statue. 10. Jeffster! auditions for your Voice. No idol idol judges turn their chairs around. Bonus: NBC crossover! 11. Daniel Shaw dies again. We really do like Brandon Routh, but despised his character Shaw and the way he almost destroyed Chuck and Sarah's relationship several occasions. We wish to determine that he's good and dead so he'll never hinder their happiness again. Let's setup another dying despite the fact that we're advertising online, watch him get cremated. Too nasty? 12. We have a glance later on. We're large fans of people flashforward bits within the finish of movies. We'd need to see where the gang eventually eventually ends up in 18 years roughly. By this time around around Baby Awesome, also called Clara, is at her teens and perhaps coping with your family spy biz alongside Chuck and Sarah's kid(s). Morgan and Alex might have procreated too, but there exists a fuzzier take a look at what that offspring will rely on. That's our Season 5 Chuck wish list. What's yours? Chuck airs on Fridays at 8/7c on NBC.

Glitch inside the Energy power grid

A Vanguard Cinema relieve an Albino Fawn Prods. presentation. Producer, Eric Leiser. Executive producer, Lorrete Bayle. Directed, put together by Eric Leiser.With: Jay Masonek, Jeffrey Leiser, Eric Leiser, Erin Desmond, Michelle Desmond, Linda Darnall, Patricia Darnall.A unique narrative/nonfiction/animation smorgasbord that might be known as "Acidity Christian," Eric Leiser's naive and loopy"Glitch inside the Energy power grid" tries to dramatize a lonely youthful artist's search for meaning and purpose. Leiser flexes his animation muscles getting a bewitching stop-motion technique, nevertheless it proves an unhealthy match a scattershot story including quasi-interview and improv segments that never coalesce in to a coherent whole. Verging on primitivist, the pic could gather a recognition throughout choose playdates in Gotham and West Coast urban centers. The story, such since it is, concentrates on Jay (Jay Masonek), a depressed animation artist and filmmaker dealing with his relatives in Sebastopol, Calif., west of Sacramento, who's advised to escape his funk by trading time with cousins Eric and Jeffrey (Leiser and composer brother Jeffrey) in La. Oddly, Jeffrey and Eric drive north to produce Jay back south Jay then tries to find yourself in acting, though little reason emerges that appears to become hopeless venture right from the start. The Three eventually go their separate ways, with Jay returning home, Jeffrey moving to NY and Eric organizing for his marriage with a British lady in Hastings. How thing is concocted as fiction and the way costly is recorded or slightly transformed from actual occasions does not appear possible to discover, which blurred line between fiction and nonfiction no less than makes "Glitch inside the Energy power grid" part of an international cinema conversation happening at this time around among adventurous youthful filmmakers. The primary difference here's that, unlike many fine good good examples of those photos that straddle the street, the quantity of discussion and ideas expressed -- specifically in a string of awkward voiceovers with the Leiser brothers and sisters, additionally to onscreen "interviews" with Masonek -- are borderline embarrassing inside their banality. ("If things keep on our fast-food society, it is not likely to be greatInch can be a typical large statement here the title evolves from the irritatingly laughable self-description by Jay: "I appear just like a glitch inside the energy power grid because I don't feel I belong anywhere but sooner or later I'll uncover the response to unlock the energy power grid.") Eric Leiser, a CalArts animation alum, neither describes nor visually expresses what this energy power grid is really, but his many asides in stop-motion swirls are dreamily wonderful, in most cases stand alone as discrete and intact sections. The love for land art leads to with amusing skill together with a piquant spontaneity, but even here, the repeated motif from the flying dove, part of the film's direct but never preachy Christian philosophy, betrays a weakness for kitsch. Leiser's animated cinematography is gorgeous, shot frequently in woodsy environs, because the wide-different crew of lensers used at numerous locations in California, Britain and elsewhere (colored and black-and-white-colored DV) can be as willy-nilly in quality since the pic's appear.Camera (color/B&W, DV), Leiser, Rory Owen Delaney, Marco Menestrina, Richard Samuels, Dale Marks, Daniel Seeley, Iggy Villamar, Adrian Sierkowski, Nathan Meier, Patrick Crowley editors, Eric Leiser, Jenny Leiser music, Jeffrey Leiser production designer, Eric Leiser costume designer, Lindy Fox appear (stereo system system), Guillaume Raynaud appear designer, Jeffrey Leiser appear re-recording mixer, Jeffrey Leiser animation/photography, Eric Leiser. Examined on DVD, La, March. 24, 2011. (In Annecy Animation Film Festival.) Running time: 83 MIN. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

Submit a 10-Word Review, Win a Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy Set

Another week, another chance to play guest critic at Movieline and win a great prize. This time, our giveaway is Jurassic Park-themed in honor of the dinosaur trilogy’s Blu-ray release this week. Click ahead to begin the fun! To compete, simply enter your best mini review of the Jurassic Park trilogy. It should be clever, funny, evocative and most importantly, only 10 words. No more, no less. Movieline will then award the five best reviewers with a Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy set (includes Blu-ray and DVD copies of all three films). Enter to win by submitting your mini-review in one of two places: · The comments section below · On Twitter, using the hashtag #MLgiveaway Eligible contestants must be residents of the U.S. and provide an e-mail address when posting their comments on Movieline; otherwise we will have no way to contact you if you win! We will accept entries until Thursday, Oct. 27 at 12 p.m. PT/3 p.m. ET, when we will announce the winner. Good luck!

New Clips Within The Rum Journals

The Actor-kaira Pitt demands to own some boozeIf you've read Hunter Thompson's The Rum Diary you will know although it's several things - riotous, chaotic, colourful - what it really isn't is certainly an clearly 'filmy' book. There's hardly any conflict, little requirement of resolution without any large villain to own audiences hissing within the screen. However, so on was mentioned about Fear And Loathing In Las vegas which ended up winning a location in cult movie paradise. This, we suspect, is when Bruce Robinson will come in. It's a greatly welcome return for your Withnail Which I director, coaxed from semi-retirement through the Actor-kaira Pitt to produce and direct. The humour and none-more-quotable patter that made Withnail great, combined with Thompson's acidity prose, should lead to a feast for fans of smart scriptwriting and blackly comic moments. These two new clips within the film, because of Yahoo!Movies, set the scene for Paul Kemp's (Depp) arrival inside the Puerto Rico capital of scotland - San Juan, where he's due to begin their work for your San Juan Star. There he'll try a bombshell blonde with the title of Chenault (Amber Heard), sharp operator Sanderson (Aaron Eckhart) together with a titanic volume of rum.Depp's in contrast the story to Casablanca, humbly we're sure, and there's more than a little Scoop inside too. It's in cinemas from November 11 inform us if you're looking toward seeing Captain Jack in landlubbers garb inside the usual place...

Lady Gaga, Jason Aldean to Perform at Grammy Nominations Concert

Five-time Grammy winner Lady Gaga and country singer Jason Aldean have been tapped to performed at the Grammy Nominations Concert, which takes place live on Wednesday, Nov. 30 at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live and is hosted by LL Cool J. Nominations in several categories will be announced during the show, with additional performers and presenters announced shortly. This is the fourth time nominations for the Grammy Awards have been announced on primetime television. The 54th Annual Grammy Awards take place live at Staples Center on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012 and will be broadcast on CBS at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Tickets for the concert, produced by AEG Ehrlich Ventures, go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. PT and are available online at www.nokiatheatrelalive.com or Ticketmaster. Ken Ehrlich serves as the executive producer, with LL Cool J serving as producer. Related Topics Grammy Awards Lady Gaga Grammys 2011

Durand lines up 'Evil,' 'Truth'

DurandKevin Durand is stay busy in the indie and commercial area, booking roles over the following installment in the "Resident Evil" franchise, "Resident Evil: Retribution" as well as the indie film "The Truth.InchIn "Resident Evil: Retribution," Durand will join Milla Jovovich and Michelle Rodriguez with Paul W.S. Anderson pointing and scripting.With "The Truth,In . Damian Lee will direct stars Andy Garcia, Avoi Longoria and Forest Whitaker.Inside the pic a classic CIA operative-switched-political talkshow host, carried out by Garcia, is hired having a corporate whistleblower to show her company's coverup from the massacre in South American village."Resident Evil" is presently in production and Durand is predicted to leap into "The RealityInch after.Durand was most recently seen in DreamWorks' "Real Steel" and "I am Four.InchHe's repped by WME and Alchemy Entertainment. Contact Justin Kroll at justin.kroll@variety.com

Ginnifer Goodwin Brings Snow White to Life in 'Once Upon a Time'

Ginnifer Goodwin Brings Snow White to Life in 'Once Upon a Time' By Jenelle Riley October 24, 2011 Photo by Jeff Vespa/ContourPhotos.com Ginnifer Goodwin This story first appeared in the Sept. 1 issue of "Back Stage." Ginnifer Goodwin has made a career of playing likable ladieswomen the audience is willing to follow on a journey even when their actions are questionable. Whether her character makes painful mistakes in relationships ("He's Just Not That Into You"), is married to a man with two other wives ("Big Love"), or even falls for her best friend's fianc ("Something Borrowed"), Goodwin brings a decency and humanity to her roles that sets her apart from her peers. Goodwin is now playing the ultimate good girlnone other than Snow White, the fairy-tale heroine of the legendary beauty and kindness who sings to birds and is awakened by Prince Charming's kiss. She is one facet of ABC's ambitious new drama "Once Upon a Time," which premiered on Sunday. The show is set in a modern world where fairy-tale characters such as Rumpelstiltskin and Cinderella exist, but they are under a spell that causes them to forget their true identities. As a result, Snow White is a schoolteacher in Storybrooke, Maine, named Mary Margaret; though she has no recollection of her previous life, she still has a way with birds. This is not to say this princess doesn't have her dark side; in the role Goodwin exhibits a fierce steeliness and determination the fables only hint at. It has been a demanding role for Goodwin, emotionally and physically: On this July afternoon, she's sporting a small red mark above her right eye, the result of an on-set injury. "There's a lot of stories going around about how I got this," she says. "The one I prefer is that I was trying to leap from one horse to another during a scene, and a tiger got in the way." Whatever the truthGoodwin will only say, "I fell on my face"it's not the only scrape in evidence. "I have a lot of injuries from it: I have stitches over my eye, I screwed up my hand, I'm all black and blue," she says. She then adds, "I think it was the most fun day I've had there." As she explains, "I'm in heaven as an actor. We're telling a story full of a world of possibilities, and I'm doing things I've never done before."Back Stage: You're best known for characters who emanate decency. Have you ever pursued a villain role? Ginnifer Goodwin: I have, but it usually doesn't feel organic, so I tend to feel a little ridiculous and embarrassed because I wouldn't cast me in those roles, either. I would like to be trusted to explore a darker character because I certainly do have a dark side. But you don't look at me and see that, and typecasting is a huge part of what we do. For a very good reason: You only have a short period of time to tell a story. If it's a film, it's only two hours. That's partly why, these days, I'm preferring television. I really like that I can dig my elbows in and explore and change within a character. Back Stage: Were you looking to do TV when "Once Upon a Time" came along? Goodwin: Not at all. My experience on "Big Love" was perfect; the best years of my life were the "Big Love" years. I could always count on it to be creative and safe and challenging, and that set was full of love, as it were. So I didn't turn my nose up at the idea of doing television again, but I was thinking the end of "Big Love"while being devastatingwould provide me with the opportunity to see what it would be like to exclusively make films and really have that freedom. I thought it would be a liberation, in terms of time, because everything for seven years was based on my availability, the things I could consider. So when I knew "Big Love" was ending, I started reading everything under the sun. And to be honest, I was really not impressed with the state of film scripts. I'm not Natalie [Portman], I'm not Anne [Hathaway], I'm not Amy [Adams], and I'm not Michelle [Williams], and I sort of had a come-to-Jesus moment realizing that they are going to be playing the kinds of characters I would be inspired to play. And there's only a handful of really great movie scripts out there. Production companies really are not investing in the kinds of ballsy material that they were before, in this economy. So I did open myself up to the possibility of television and said I wanted to read the pilot scripts, and I was blown away. I realized that's where all the great writers have gone. It was a totally different experience from when I read pilot scripts 10 years ago and was just starting out in the business. "Big Love" had been more of an anomaly then. I read "Once Upon a Time," and there was no question for me that it was something I had to doit was a story I had to tell.Ginnifer Goodwin in "Once Upon a Time." (Courtesy of ABC) Back Stage: There are several great women's roles in the show; was it always Snow White you were drawn to? Goodwin: It was always the Snow White role. The creators, Edward [Kitsis] and Adam [Horowitz], knew exactly who they wanted for all the roles. I know that I'm drawn to characters from whom I know I need to learn something, and right now that's certainly Snow White and Mary Margaret. Back Stage: What sort of research does an actor do to portray Snow White? Goodwin: It's interesting, because I've almost exclusively played characters based on source materialcharacters based on real people or characters from novels. So I'm not surprised that Snow White would come my way. But we're not telling the story of Snow White that everyone knows. We are justifying that the story everyone knows is about a woman based on the woman I am playing. Back Stage: Your Snow White is the woman who inspired the fairy tales. Goodwin: You believe, when you see our Snow White, that Disney's animated feature could have been inspired by this very real, very flawed, relatable woman, even though we are fleshing her out in a very thorough way, as our writers are genius. I think we'll surprise everyone in how we represent her. We haven't reinvented herwe've just filled in the blanks and given her a lot of qualities that are less than expected but still justifiable. So when I was researching the history of Snow WhiteI guess you would call it the anthropological effect of fairy tales in historyI was watching every freaking version of Snow White that has ever been made, and boy, are most of them terrible! I thought I was going to draw things from those versions of the stories, that there would be little tidbits here and there I would want to pick up and infuse my Snow White with. But I didn't. In fact, even Disney's animated feature doesn't really inform me as much as a couple of books that I read about fairy tales in general and their purpose as cautionary tales. Back Stage: Do you have an example? Goodwin: I was really inspired by something I read about the Snow White story clearly focusing on the effects of vanity. It never occurred to me that Snow White might have the same fatal flaw as her stepmother, the evil queen. It wasn't until I was reading an analysis of the story and looking at the fact that Snow White can't resist the beautiful comb being offered her by the evil witchor in the Grimms' version, there's the stay-laces she wants to tie around her neck. Or ultimately, she can't resist the beautiful apple. So I loved the idea that Snow White is actually in a battle with her own egotism and that she might possibly believe she really is the fairest in the land. And then that opened up a world of possibility. What if it's true that she's competing for the king, her father's, attention? And it's not just the perspective of the stepmother? What if she really was just as jealous of his attention? And what if it wasn't entirely familialwhat if it was a little inappropriate? It was that kind of research that opened up a world of possibility to me and changed how I saw Snow White.Back Stage: There's something about Snow White that is in the Zeitgeist right now, between your show and two upcoming Snow White movies. Goodwin: I understand why, absolutely, fairy tales are in the Zeitgeist right now, but I'm surprised that there's such a focus on Snow White specifically. I guess for our show, it makes sense in that "Snow White" was Walt Disney's first animated feature, so it was our first princess, so why not start there. But that's not the case with the Grimms' tales, so I'm not really sure why there's the obsession that there isbut I'm certainly proud we're getting there first.Back Stage: When did you first realize you wanted to be an actor? Goodwin: I'm one of those obnoxious, annoying people who will tell you there was never any question that's always what I was going to be. I didn't have a backup career.Back Stage: You were born and raised in the South, far from Hollywood, but you had artists in your family, correct? Goodwin: My great-grandfather started variety, and my great-aunt was a hugely famous, successful actress in the early part of the 20th century. My father was in the music business when I was growing up. So there was a lot of show business in the blood. My parents were artsy-fartsy, hippie-dippy parents who woke me up by blasting rock 'n' roll music. And if I wanted to put on a four-hour play I wrote, they would clap and push me to further explore. I did every school play and the local productions, and I was told I had to go to college and get a degree but it didn't matter what the degree was in, so I chose theater. And my parents bent over backwards to find a way to put me in the best schools. I went to Boston University school for the arts, where I got a BFA. Then I was in a program at Stratford-Upon-Avon with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and then I did a semester with LAMDA in London, and then I did a Shakespeare intensive with RADA. Back Stage: What do you consider your big break in the film industry? Goodwin: Probably "Mona Lisa Smile," which was my first film. I was very luckyI had an agent before I got out of school. B.U. showcases its actors, and so I was picked up by an agency my senior year, and I would fly back and forth to NY, auditioning for things, knowing that I had to graduate, as I was going to honor my parents' wishes. But I learned a lot about auditioning that way. And I ended up on a television show right out of school called "Ed," where I had a recurring role. Then everything has been a massive domino effect; every job I've gotten came from another. That show led directly to my getting an audition for "Mona Lisa Smile." It was my first big fancy movie audition, so there was no question to me that I wasn't going to get it. It was my first big movie audition, and Mike Newell was directing, and Julia Roberts was starring. I just thought it would be an incredible audition experience. Back Stage: How do you feel about auditioning? Goodwin: I think we audition for a living, and I actually love the audition process. I know that's unusual, but I really feel I'm given an opportunity to play characters I'm never really going to get to playbut I get to own them for 10 minutes. And I really get to push myself and try new things and fall on my face and learn about myself as an actor. And frankly I also love feeling that I earned somethingbecause there is something that comes from just getting an offer on something. It's an insecurity like "Oh, they trust I can do this, but can I really do this? Or do they just want to see something I've done before with another character, and I don't want to just play the same characters, so will I be allowed to grow and stretch and try something new?" It comes with a world of other issues. Also, for all intents and purposes, we get to audition our directors while they're auditioning us. I've certainly walked out of auditions and called my agent and said, "We're really going to have to talk about this, because that experience is not what I'm looking for." Or said, "This part isn't for me, but I would like to audition for everything this director does because I connected with him or her on a certain level."Back Stage: I think many people first remember you from "Walk the Line," as Johnny Cash's first wife, Vivian. Was that a challenging role, since you're playing a basically good person, but you're also keeping the couple from being together? Goodwin: That was a very tough balance to strike, because in that film we were glorifying an affair, and so it was very important that I be an obstacle. That was my puzzle piece in the story. But it is based on a real woman who, from what I understand, was wonderful and lovable and never any kind of villain. It was difficult for me, actually, because I wanted there to be the version of their story that was, from what I understand, something hearkening a little closer to the truthwhich is that Johnny Cash could not choose between these women. He said when he was home, he never wanted to leave Vivian, and when he was on the road, he never wanted to leave June. I think that would have made a very interesting story, but that's not the story we were telling.Back Stage: You have said your representation has been great at helping you follow your dreams. What did you tell them you wanted? Can you articulate what those dreams are? Goodwin: Well, that's a whole other interview. [Laughs.] Ultimately, I just want the power to play all kinds of characters; I never want to do the same thing twice. I want to explore every genreI want to exclusively challenge myself as opposed to playing characters who are always part of my wheelhouse. I want to be able to make my own films based on the books that I love, and I need a road map to get there. I want to experience creativity every day for years and years and years, and always be changing and growing and exploring. Outtakes - Repped by William Morris/Endeavor and John Carrabino Management- Other films include "A Single Man" and "Win a Date With Tad Hamilton!"- Says she sometimes has to see herself in a project twice to fully enjoy it: "I actually find it's important to watch myself onscreen because I learn a lot about how I express myself. But I am incredibly self-critical and generally have to see everything twice. The first time, I'm cringing at everything. It's usually something shallow and aesthetic, like I can't stand the face I'm making. The second time, I can really concentrate on the work and watch the story unfold." Ginnifer Goodwin Brings Snow White to Life in 'Once Upon a Time' By Jenelle Riley October 24, 2011 Ginnifer Goodwin PHOTO CREDIT Jeff Vespa/ContourPhotos.com This story first appeared in the Sept. 1 issue of "Back Stage." Ginnifer Goodwin has made a career of playing likable ladieswomen the audience is willing to follow on a journey even when their actions are questionable. Whether her character makes painful mistakes in relationships ("He's Just Not That Into You"), is married to a man with two other wives ("Big Love"), or even falls for her best friend's fianc ("Something Borrowed"), Goodwin brings a decency and humanity to her roles that sets her apart from her peers. Goodwin is now playing the ultimate good girlnone other than Snow White, the fairy-tale heroine of the legendary beauty and kindness who sings to birds and is awakened by Prince Charming's kiss. She is one facet of ABC's ambitious new drama "Once Upon a Time," which premiered on Sunday. The show is set in a modern world where fairy-tale characters such as Rumpelstiltskin and Cinderella exist, but they are under a spell that causes them to forget their true identities. As a result, Snow White is a schoolteacher in Storybrooke, Maine, named Mary Margaret; though she has no recollection of her previous life, she still has a way with birds. This is not to say this princess doesn't have her dark side; in the role Goodwin exhibits a fierce steeliness and determination the fables only hint at. It has been a demanding role for Goodwin, emotionally and physically: On this July afternoon, she's sporting a small red mark above her right eye, the result of an on-set injury. "There's a lot of stories going around about how I got this," she says. "The one I prefer is that I was trying to leap from one horse to another during a scene, and a tiger got in the way." Whatever the truthGoodwin will only say, "I fell on my face"it's not the only scrape in evidence. "I have a lot of injuries from it: I have stitches over my eye, I screwed up my hand, I'm all black and blue," she says. She then adds, "I think it was the most fun day I've had there." As she explains, "I'm in heaven as an actor. We're telling a story full of a world of possibilities, and I'm doing things I've never done before."Back Stage: You're best known for characters who emanate decency. Have you ever pursued a villain role? Ginnifer Goodwin: I have, but it usually doesn't feel organic, so I tend to feel a little ridiculous and embarrassed because I wouldn't cast me in those roles, either. I would like to be trusted to explore a darker character because I certainly do have a dark side. But you don't look at me and see that, and typecasting is a huge part of what we do. For a very good reason: You only have a short period of time to tell a story. If it's a film, it's only two hours. That's partly why, these days, I'm preferring television. I really like that I can dig my elbows in and explore and change within a character. Back Stage: Were you looking to do TV when "Once Upon a Time" came along? Goodwin: Not at all. My experience on "Big Love" was perfect; the best years of my life were the "Big Love" years. I could always count on it to be creative and safe and challenging, and that set was full of love, as it were. So I didn't turn my nose up at the idea of doing television again, but I was thinking the end of "Big Love"while being devastatingwould provide me with the opportunity to see what it would be like to exclusively make films and really have that freedom. I thought it would be a liberation, in terms of time, because everything for seven years was based on my availability, the things I could consider. So when I knew "Big Love" was ending, I started reading everything under the sun. And to be honest, I was really not impressed with the state of film scripts. I'm not Natalie [Portman], I'm not Anne [Hathaway], I'm not Amy [Adams], and I'm not Michelle [Williams], and I sort of had a come-to-Jesus moment realizing that they are going to be playing the kinds of characters I would be inspired to play. And there's only a handful of really great movie scripts out there. Production companies really are not investing in the kinds of ballsy material that they were before, in this economy. So I did open myself up to the possibility of television and said I wanted to read the pilot scripts, and I was blown away. I realized that's where all the great writers have gone. It was a totally different experience from when I read pilot scripts 10 years ago and was just starting out in the business. "Big Love" had been more of an anomaly then. I read "Once Upon a Time," and there was no question for me that it was something I had to doit was a story I had to tell.Ginnifer Goodwin in "Once Upon a Time." (Courtesy of ABC) Back Stage: There are several great women's roles in the show; was it always Snow White you were drawn to? Goodwin: It was always the Snow White role. The creators, Edward [Kitsis] and Adam [Horowitz], knew exactly who they wanted for all the roles. I know that I'm drawn to characters from whom I know I need to learn something, and right now that's certainly Snow White and Mary Margaret. Back Stage: What sort of research does an actor do to portray Snow White? Goodwin: It's interesting, because I've almost exclusively played characters based on source materialcharacters based on real people or characters from novels. So I'm not surprised that Snow White would come my way. But we're not telling the story of Snow White that everyone knows. We are justifying that the story everyone knows is about a woman based on the woman I am playing. Back Stage: Your Snow White is the woman who inspired the fairy tales. Goodwin: You believe, when you see our Snow White, that Disney's animated feature could have been inspired by this very real, very flawed, relatable woman, even though we are fleshing her out in a very thorough way, as our writers are genius. I think we'll surprise everyone in how we represent her. We haven't reinvented herwe've just filled in the blanks and given her a lot of qualities that are less than expected but still justifiable. So when I was researching the history of Snow WhiteI guess you would call it the anthropological effect of fairy tales in historyI was watching every freaking version of Snow White that has ever been made, and boy, are most of them terrible! I thought I was going to draw things from those versions of the stories, that there would be little tidbits here and there I would want to pick up and infuse my Snow White with. But I didn't. In fact, even Disney's animated feature doesn't really inform me as much as a couple of books that I read about fairy tales in general and their purpose as cautionary tales. Back Stage: Do you have an example? Goodwin: I was really inspired by something I read about the Snow White story clearly focusing on the effects of vanity. It never occurred to me that Snow White might have the same fatal flaw as her stepmother, the evil queen. It wasn't until I was reading an analysis of the story and looking at the fact that Snow White can't resist the beautiful comb being offered her by the evil witchor in the Grimms' version, there's the stay-laces she wants to tie around her neck. Or ultimately, she can't resist the beautiful apple. So I loved the idea that Snow White is actually in a battle with her own egotism and that she might possibly believe she really is the fairest in the land. And then that opened up a world of possibility. What if it's true that she's competing for the king, her father's, attention? And it's not just the perspective of the stepmother? What if she really was just as jealous of his attention? And what if it wasn't entirely familialwhat if it was a little inappropriate? It was that kind of research that opened up a world of possibility to me and changed how I saw Snow White.Back Stage: There's something about Snow White that is in the Zeitgeist right now, between your show and two upcoming Snow White movies. Goodwin: I understand why, absolutely, fairy tales are in the Zeitgeist right now, but I'm surprised that there's such a focus on Snow White specifically. I guess for our show, it makes sense in that "Snow White" was Walt Disney's first animated feature, so it was our first princess, so why not start there. But that's not the case with the Grimms' tales, so I'm not really sure why there's the obsession that there isbut I'm certainly proud we're getting there first.Back Stage: When did you first realize you wanted to be an actor? Goodwin: I'm one of those obnoxious, annoying people who will tell you there was never any question that's always what I was going to be. I didn't have a backup career.Back Stage: You were born and raised in the South, far from Hollywood, but you had artists in your family, correct? Goodwin: My great-grandfather started variety, and my great-aunt was a hugely famous, successful actress in the early part of the 20th century. My father was in the music business when I was growing up. So there was a lot of show business in the blood. My parents were artsy-fartsy, hippie-dippy parents who woke me up by blasting rock 'n' roll music. And if I wanted to put on a four-hour play I wrote, they would clap and push me to further explore. I did every school play and the local productions, and I was told I had to go to college and get a degree but it didn't matter what the degree was in, so I chose theater. And my parents bent over backwards to find a way to put me in the best schools. I went to Boston University school for the arts, where I got a BFA. Then I was in a program at Stratford-Upon-Avon with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and then I did a semester with LAMDA in London, and then I did a Shakespeare intensive with RADA. Back Stage: What do you consider your big break in the film industry? Goodwin: Probably "Mona Lisa Smile," which was my first film. I was very luckyI had an agent before I got out of school. B.U. showcases its actors, and so I was picked up by an agency my senior year, and I would fly back and forth to NY, auditioning for things, knowing that I had to graduate, as I was going to honor my parents' wishes. But I learned a lot about auditioning that way. And I ended up on a television show right out of school called "Ed," where I had a recurring role. Then everything has been a massive domino effect; every job I've gotten came from another. That show led directly to my getting an audition for "Mona Lisa Smile." It was my first big fancy movie audition, so there was no question to me that I wasn't going to get it. It was my first big movie audition, and Mike Newell was directing, and Julia Roberts was starring. I just thought it would be an incredible audition experience. Back Stage: How do you feel about auditioning? Goodwin: I think we audition for a living, and I actually love the audition process. I know that's unusual, but I really feel I'm given an opportunity to play characters I'm never really going to get to playbut I get to own them for 10 minutes. And I really get to push myself and try new things and fall on my face and learn about myself as an actor. And frankly I also love feeling that I earned somethingbecause there is something that comes from just getting an offer on something. It's an insecurity like "Oh, they trust I can do this, but can I really do this? Or do they just want to see something I've done before with another character, and I don't want to just play the same characters, so will I be allowed to grow and stretch and try something new?" It comes with a world of other issues. Also, for all intents and purposes, we get to audition our directors while they're auditioning us. I've certainly walked out of auditions and called my agent and said, "We're really going to have to talk about this, because that experience is not what I'm looking for." Or said, "This part isn't for me, but I would like to audition for everything this director does because I connected with him or her on a certain level."Back Stage: I think many people first remember you from "Walk the Line," as Johnny Cash's first wife, Vivian. Was that a challenging role, since you're playing a basically good person, but you're also keeping the couple from being together? Goodwin: That was a very tough balance to strike, because in that film we were glorifying an affair, and so it was very important that I be an obstacle. That was my puzzle piece in the story. But it is based on a real woman who, from what I understand, was wonderful and lovable and never any kind of villain. It was difficult for me, actually, because I wanted there to be the version of their story that was, from what I understand, something hearkening a little closer to the truthwhich is that Johnny Cash could not choose between these women. He said when he was home, he never wanted to leave Vivian, and when he was on the road, he never wanted to leave June. I think that would have made a very interesting story, but that's not the story we were telling.Back Stage: You have said your representation has been great at helping you follow your dreams. What did you tell them you wanted? Can you articulate what those dreams are? Goodwin: Well, that's a whole other interview. [Laughs.] Ultimately, I just want the power to play all kinds of characters; I never want to do the same thing twice. I want to explore every genreI want to exclusively challenge myself as opposed to playing characters who are always part of my wheelhouse. I want to be able to make my own films based on the books that I love, and I need a road map to get there. I want to experience creativity every day for years and years and years, and always be changing and growing and exploring. Outtakes - Repped by William Morris/Endeavor and John Carrabino Management- Other films include "A Single Man" and "Win a Date With Tad Hamilton!"- Says she sometimes has to see herself in a project twice to fully enjoy it: "I actually find it's important to watch myself onscreen because I learn a lot about how I express myself. But I am incredibly self-critical and generally have to see everything twice. The first time, I'm cringing at everything. It's usually something shallow and aesthetic, like I can't stand the face I'm making. The second time, I can really concentrate on the work and watch the story unfold."

'Anonymous' actor joins 'Paradise Lost'

"Anonymous" star Mike Reid, who plays the Earl of Kent in Roland Emmerich's period pic, has grew to become an associate from the cast of Alex Proyas' large-budget adaptation of John Milton's 17th-century poem "Paradise Lost." Legendary Pictures is backing the heavenly epic, that is released by Warner Bros. under Legendary's overall deal with the studio. Reid may have Raphael, one of the lesser quartet of archangels beneath Lucifer (Bradley Cooper), Michael (Benjamin Master) and Gabriel (Casey Affleck). Ever the skeptic, he alerts Michael against getting belief for the reason that Lucifer might be redeemed. The Australian-British thesp joins a male-centered ensemble including Djimon Hounsou, Callan McAuliffe and Dominic Purcell, additionally to Diego Boneta and Camilla Belle, who'll play Adam and Eve. Vincent Newman is creating "Paradise Lost" via his Vincent Newman Entertainment banner along with Legendary's Thomas Tull and Jon Jashni. Reid, who's presently filming History Channel's "Hatfields & McCoys" miniseries with Kevin Costner, is much better recognized for playing Prince Harry in Funnel 4's 2010 telepic "The Taking of Prince Harry." He's repped by Luber Roklin Entertainment, RGM Artist Group as well as the Rights House. Contact Rob Sneider at rob.sneider@variety.com

Fear Factor Reboot Returns This December

Joe Rogan, Fear Factor NBC will premiere how it is calling the "bigger and much more crazy" version of Fear Factor on 12 ,. 12, the network introduced Wednesday. Fear Factor will require within the Sing-Off's 8/7c timeslot per week following the singing competition systems Season 3. Located once more by Joe Rogan, the show follows exactly the same format from the original - giving $50,000 towards the team that triumphs over their fears and wins the ultimate challenge. Take a look at all of the familiar faces coming back to TV this season Approaching challenges includes tasks known as "Towering Inferno" and also the "Helicopter TNT Crash." "We now have taken the groundbreaking Fear Factor franchise that lots of fans remember fondly and also have ramped up to really make it much more challenging and competitive than in the past,Inch NBC's Leader of Alternative and Late Evening Programming Paul Telegdy stated inside a statement. "Once more, the participants will need to face their ultimate fears to prevail -- and also the tension and drama of this process can make for many riveting television." Are you currently excited for Fear Step to return?

Ready For Transformers 4 AND 5?

Oh, and Micronauts...Given how much cash the Transformers franchise makes up to now, there is not a way toy company Hasbro and film partners Vital would stop serving up juicy meats produced from that cash cow. And today, throughout a normally dull-as-ditchwater earnings business call, the Hasbro brass has confirmed what we should all understood already: that everybody involved is thinking about choices for future Transformer excursions. However the actual news would be that the next thing may be to visit all Matrix/Pirates and shoot two new excursions consecutive.In accordance to Variety, the businesses have been in "active" discussions (we love to to consider which means they meet up and talk while finishing a hurdle course, but that might be a significant amount of fun) with Steven Spielberg and director Michael Bay about new films.Bay, obviously, has stated previously that he'd prefer to step from the series to pay attention to other projects. But he's usually been enticed to come back with a) dump trucks of cash supported to his house (he isn't made from stone!) and B) the opportunity to have fun with new filmmaking toys (even ones he wasn't certain of before, like three dimensional). Despite the fact that he appears to be devoted this time around to returning to non-robot Bayhem, for example bodybuilding pic Discomfort And Gain, there is a chance he'll return.1 individual who likely will not return however, is Shia LaBeouf, who seems emphatic that he's moved onto other activities. That is a lesser problem for that studio, since everyone knows the punters appear for Optimus Prime and co anyway. Who could replace him? Whispers keep swirling about Jason Statham (who'd certainly be considered a large change), but that is all they're for the time being.What Vital comes with is really a story idea cooked up by Dark From The Moon author Ehren Kruger, that the professionals are apparently pleased with. It remains to appear if the two-TF film plan calculates and when Bay really does sit within the director's chair, especially if he needs to make two movies at the same time.In related Hasbro property news, the organization makes an offer with Zombieland authors Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese to operate on turning Micronauts right into a movie.Micronauts, just in case you haven't heard about them, came from like a effective but ultimately short-resided toy line referred to as Microman in Japan. A number of robots and automobiles with interchangeable parts, they are more based on inner space than giant machines fighting.Deadline reviews that Qq Abrams' Bad Robot clients are joining up with Vital to build up the film, but you will find not one other particulars yet. It isn't Wernick and Reese's first Vital project: additionally they authored the script for GI Joe 2: Retaliation...And speaking of Zombieland (it is a three-link story! Somewhere an angel gets drunk in a bar!), it appears that The new sony is really going down another path with any possible follow-as the studio's TV division and also the Fox network are actually creating a comedy series in line with the movie, which Wernick and Reese would write. Oddly enough, the duo initially planned the idea like a Television show, so they have already got a couple of ideas exercised. Producer Gavin Polone informs the Hollywood Reporter when the series will get the greenlight, it'll replace any plan to create a follow up film. It's surely no coincidence that current hot zombie show The Walking Dead has came back to record rankings...

Industry Lays An Egg With Effort To Appease Rim Clients Who Lost Service

You will see this within the 6.6% drop in Industry’s stock cost today — as well as the mostly hostile comments at our sister site, BGR.com. Rather ofgiving a rebate to huge amounts of individuals influenced by the other day’s switching problems, RIM saidtoday that it's going to permit them to download twelve premium games and programs it values at greater than $100,and possess per month of free Tech Support.We are grateful towards the loyal Rim clients for persistence, co-Boss Mike Lazaridis mentioned. We've apologized towards the clients and we'll work non-stop to bring back their confidence. We are taking immediate and aggressive steps to help prevent something such as this from happening again.”Apps designed for download beginning October 19 include Sim cards 3,Bejeweled,N.O.V.A.,Zynga Poker 2,Bubble Party 2,Photo Editor Software Kit Software Package Ultimate,Ice Cold Programs,DriveSafe.ly Professional,iSpeech Translator Professional, andDrive Safe.ly Enterprise. Nevertheless the consensus seems being it’s insufficient, too far gone:Manyof Rim’s business clients will probably be tempted to alter toApple’s new apple apple iphone 4S or one of the new generation of Android phones such as the approaching Samsung Gallaxy Nexus. The other day Forrester analyst Stephen Mann mentioned on his blog that by neglecting to help keep clients informed in regards to the extent in the service problems “RIM has not however fully opened up in the leading door towards the rivals it is also requested them in and provided these with a pipe and slip-ons.”

Man Sues Claiming 'Hangover II' Ripped Off His Life Story (Exclusive)

Was The Hangover Part II inspired by the tale of an American who experienced a rocky honeymoon in Asia? Sounds laughable, yet that's exactly what a California man is claiming in a new lawsuit against makers of the blockbuster comedy. Ever sinceWarner Bros. released Hangover II in theaters in May, the studio has been attempting to put to bed all sorts of strange disputes. There was thetattoo artist who claimed in asince-settled lawsuitthat the film had infringed a copyrighted tattoo originally created for boxer Mike Tyson. There's the still-pending lawsuit from a stunt man who allegedly suffered brain injuries during the making of the film. Now Michael Alan Rubin says the movie itself was stolen from a script he wrote that described his Asian adventures.Rubin is representing himself in this case, so it's hard to take his allegations too seriously. Nevertheless, he has a good story to tell. According Rubin's federal lawsuit, filed last week in Calfornia, he married a Japanese woman named Tamayo in 2007 in Japan. Together, the couple honeymooned in Thailand and India where differences started arising over Rubin's financial condition. During the honeymoon trip, Tamayo refused to share a hotel room with the luckless plaintiff. In India, Rubin says he met a Bollywood producer who gave him work as a leading actor on several films. At which point, Rubin wanted to turn his experience with Tamayo into a feature film, so he wrote a script entitled Mickey and Kirin and allegedly deposited a copy with the Writers Guild of America. He later heard from a Hollywood friend about Hangover II, the story of some Asian misadventures by Americans on the road to a wedding. "The production of Hangover 2 is not a complete 'literary' or 'artistic' works of the Hangover Defendants as credited in Hangover 2," says the complaint. "In fact, the production of Hangover 2 was a result of infringement of the Plaintiff's treatment 'Mickey and Kirin' and exploitation of the private real life of Plaintiff in an insulting manner." Rubin is suing for copyright infringement, misappropriation of his publicity rights, and defamation. On the latter claim, he believes the filmmakers suggested the inference that he was under the influence of drugs when he ditched his girlfriend and proposed to a male-to-female transexual prostitute. This is like the bizarro version of TheHurt Locker case, the lawsuit by a former Iraqi war veteran who claimed his rights of publicity were infringed, that he was defamed, and that he wascheated out of participating in the financial success of the Academy Award winning film. A judge's dismissal of this lawsuit last week led the defendants' attorney to crow the development was"a huge victory for all filmmakers who should feel comfortable using real-life events as inspiration for their films." We'd count this case as the sequel except that Rubin provides no evidence that the producers of Hangover II knew who the heck he was. And of course, Hangover II probably won't be winning any Oscars anytime soon. E-mail: eriqgardner@yahoo.com Twitter: @eriqgardner Mike Tyson The Hangover Part II

Peter Tolan Comedy About Firefighters Lands At ABC WIth Put Pilot Commitment

EXCLUSIVE: Peter Tolan is heading to the firehouse. Inside a competitive situation, ABC has arrived Angela’s Bachelor's, a singe-camera comedy compiled by the Save Me co-creator, which is set in a Boston firehouse. I hear the project, from The new sony Pictures TV where Tolan is under a general deal, has brought a put pilot commitment along with a premium license fee. According to John O’Reilly’s book Angelina’s Bachelor's: A Novel With Food, the television adaptation, entitled Angela’s Bachelor's, focuses on well-educated and proper top chef Angela Bracken who, carrying out a very public embarrassment at her new restaurant in NY City, moves to Boston to begin again. Following a fire in her own apartment, she ends up being employed as the prepare for that males inside a local firehouse, raising the tastes and lives from the rough and tumble crew because they knock her lower a couple of pegs and reintroduce her to her humanity. Tolan is executive creating together with his creating partner at Fedora Entertainment Michael Wimer in addition to Robin Schorr and Jenna Glazier of RCR Pictures, which in fact had optioned the novel. ABC is how Tolan had his last broadcast series before going to Forex to co-create with Denis Leary the firemen drama Save Me. That series was the underrated place of work comedy The Task, which Tolan also co-produced with Leary. This is actually the 4th purchase for Tolan’s company this year. He's writing/executive creating NBC’s comedy starring Sean Hayes and executive creating an FBI profiler drama composed by Josh Berman at ABC as well as an adaptation from the French-Canadian comedy L'ensemble des Invincibles at Fox. Tolan, Wimer and O’Reilly’s book are repped by CAA.

Magnolia takes 'Angels Crest'

Magnolia Pictures has snagged U.S. rights to "Angels Crest," the pic from helmer Gaby Dellal that preemed taken within the Tribeca Film Festival. Movie features Jeremy Piven, Kate Walsh, Thomas Dekker, Mira Sorvino, Lynn Collins and Elizabeth McGovern in the story concerning the and surrounding suburbs grappling while using disappearance from the child throughout the initial snow of winter. Scribe Catherine Trieschmann's script was modified from Leslie Schwartz's novel of the title. Shirley Vercruysse and Leslie Cowan produce, with Tim Perell and William Mulroy aboard as professional producers. Distribution deal was pacted by Magnolia's Dori Begley and Chris Matson with Cinetic Media. "Angels Crest" joins an approaching Magnolia slate including "Melancholia," "I Melt Together With YouInch and Tribeca alums "Jiro Desires Sushi" and "The Truly Amazing Physician," among others. Contact Gordon Cox at gordon.cox@variety.com

Why Baseball Playoffs Need Media, Viewers' Support

This story first appeared in the Oct. 21 issue of The Hollywood Reporter. our editor recommendsDetroit Tigers, Texas Rangers Deliver Fox's Best Tuesday in 12 WeeksTV Ratings: With Playoff Drama, ESPN Scores Best Wednesday Night Baseball Ratings Since '98Amid Dodgers Chaos, Baseball Posts Attendance Increase in 2011Can 'Moneyball' Overcome Baseball's Oscar Slump? Maybe the baseball gods didn't like all that network and media bitching last year when the San Francisco Giants played the Texas Rangers in the World Series. After all, it was the fifth- vs. sixth-largest U.S. market. Nothing to whine about -- unless, like people who obsess about ratings, you were hoping for, say, first vs. fourth. Oh, those Nielsen media markets. They can make a lot of TV people lose sleep. And now? In the American League Championship Series, you've got the Texas Rangers (Dallas-Fort Worth, fifth-largest market) vs. the Detroit Tigers (11th-largest). In the National League, the St. Louis Cardinals (21st-largest) face the Milwaukee Brewers (34th-largest). This isn't pleasing to Fox and TBS. Any sports lover and, in particular, baseball lover will tell you they don't give a damn who gets to the World Series (beyond their own team). The purity of the sport takes precedence over how many people watch and how much money Fox makes from advertising. Of course, from an industry standpoint, the goal is to sell product and make money. Everything airing in between is filler. That's why the annual hand-wringing over large-market teams versus total viewers and national interest ends up sounding a lot like being on the wrong end of the Occupy Wall Street issue. Detroit: Is there a city more in need of a feel-good story? Of the teams in the hunt, the Tigers are poster boys of the economic collapse versus redemption-through-sports ideal. And Milwaukee? A feel-good team and city, even if they aren't, in the parlance of those with an eye on ratings, very "sexy." Detroit vs. Milwaukee? (That sound you heard was the head of Fox Sports collapsing in a heap.) If it's Texas vs. St. Louis -- well, plenty of good stories to mine there, too. Whichever teams make it, a little enthusiasm and support are in order. Even from Fox. And the NY media. WORLD SERIES RATINGS: Series in big media markets earn better ratings. Although Boston is not among the top five markets -- it's No. 7 -- its storied history (it won in 2004 after an 86-year drought) also helped draw viewers in 2007 2007 Boston Red Sox: 4 wins Colorado Rockies: 0 wins Viewers per Game: 17.2 million 2008 Philadelphia Phillies: 4 wins Tampa Bay Rays: 1 win Viewers per Game: 13.7 2009 NY Yankees: 4 wins Philadelphia Phillies: 2 wins Viewers per Game: 19.3 2010 San Francisco Giants: 4 wins Texas Rangers: 1 win Viewers per Game: 14.2 Related Topics

Japan's Zazie takes FilmSharks' 'Evil'

RIO P JANEIRO -- Pointing to restored sales existence on key durable game game titles, Buenos Aires-based FilmSharks Intl. has closed a slew of recent major territory sales on game game titles it brought to the marketplace dating back 2008. Zombie caper "Evil inside the Amount of Heroes," featuring Billy Zane, first seen in A vacation in a holiday in greece this past year, was offered now to Japan's Zazie Films. "Evil" has furthermore closed Germany and Austria with Anolis Films. A U.S. deal is under settlement, FilmShark's founder Guido Rud mentioned Thursday within the Rio festival's Rio Market. Evergreen sales title "Letters to Father Jacob" was acquired the other day by Australia's Rialto Distribution and Katholisches Filmwerk for Germany and Austria. France is becoming under discussions, Rud mentioned. Another extended-running FilmSharks sales hit, "A Boyfriend for my partner,In . produced by Argentina's Disney-backed Patogonik, has sealed Russia with Dalmatian Film. Meanwhile, psycho-thriller "American Venus," starring Rebecca P Mornay, was recently agreed to U.K.'s High Fliers Films. In Columbia, Chris Lee Photos. Intl. has acquired Mexican melodrama "Tear This Heart Out," while Kim Media has already established Paula Hernandez's "Rain," which world preemed in 2008 Spain's Canal Plus has acquired Jonathan Parker's "Untitled," starring Adam Goldberg, which has already agreed to greater than 30 areas. More recent game game titles, questionable Chinese toon pic "Piercing 1" remains bought by Portuguese pubcaster RTP Portugal and Tren Distribution for Argentina, Uruguay and Chile. "When there's hardly any on the market, customers are coming back to films they wanted to purchase before, but -- due to the crisis -- were not able to to to get this done,In . Rud mentioned in Rio. Also, a recouping companies are encouraging entrepreneurs to create new shingles. Tren was launched this This summer time by Manuel Garcia, former manager of Argentine distrib 791 Cine. Tren also bought German action-thriller "Snowman's Land" and Rotterdam Tiger champion "Finisterrae," both provided by FilmSharks. Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com

Primer Director Chooses Upstream Color

Shane Carruth finally returnsSeven long years ago, Shane Carruth directed the none-more-indie Primer. Since then there've been rumours of a second film called A Topiary, and Carruth has contributed to Looper, but now CHUD are reporting that Carruth's sophomore movie is finally underway, in the form of Upstream Color.Primer, if you're yet to catch it, is a head-scratching, understated, sci-fi drama about guys using an accidentally-invented time machine in a lock-up garage to play the stock market. In the process, they gradually create countless divergent timelines and have to deal with hassle from alternate versions of themselves. This is explaining it very, very simply.We don't know much about Upstream Colorat this stage. CHUD notes that its title refers to a biopharmaceutical process for removing impurities during chemical manufacture, but that may have nothing to do with anything. There are also some maddeningly vague character descriptions from a casting call: "Kris" will get a severe haircut during the course of the film; "Wesley" is a composer and a farmer; "Evan" works in a record shop and is a nutcase; 16-year-old "Phoebe" is a lot like her grandmother...But what seems clear is that this isn't a reworked version of A Topiary, the apparently borderline-crazy "abstract arthouse Pokemon" screenplay that Carruth was shopping around following Primer. A Topiary is reportedly still in development with a shoot planned for next year. Upstream Color meanwhile, is a "romance/drama/thriller" on a similarly tightly-controlled scale to Primer, and will shoot in November.You wait seven years for a new Carruth film, and then two arrive at once! Fingers painfully crossed thatUpstream isn't a Southland Tales to Primer's Donnie Darko...

Netflix nixes arrange for Qwikster

Within an admission the organization might have transformed an excessive amount of too quickly, Netflix Boss Reed Hastings stated Monday morning Netflix will scrap intends to separate out its DVD catalog shopping companies within new title and site known as Qwikster.Recently, Netflix introduced its DVD-by-mail service would operate at Qwikster.com. Rather, Hastings stated today within an about face, U.S. people will continue using one website, one account and something password for his or her movie and TV watching underneath the Netflix brand."Customers value the tranquility of Netflix has always offered and that we respect that," stated Hastings inside a statement. "There's a noticeable difference between moving rapidly -- which Netflix has been doing perfectly for a long time -- and moving too quickly, that is what we should did within this situation."The organization had already triggered an uproar last This summer having a hefty cost hike. It introduced intends to start charging $8 per month for its streaming service and it is DVD catalog shopping service, for any total of $16. Formerly, catalog shopping was $2 additional if including using the streaming.Both cost hike, naturally, and also the title change, happen to be unpopular with customers and also the company's stock has had popular.Blockbuster online stated it needs to possess 24 million subs in the finish from the quarter. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Daisey changing 'Agony'

"The Agony as well as the Ecstasy of JobsInch The impact of Steve Jobs' dying has resonated Off Broadway, with solo artist Mike Daisey attempting to incorporate changes into his approaching show within the Public Theater, "The Agony as well as the Ecstasy of Jobs.Inch Production, a monologue written and completed by Daisey and helmed by Jean-Michele Gregory, remains been seen around the world which is set to begin Gotham perfs March. 11. "His dying can lead to really large changes with the show," Daisey mentioned. Monologue follows the twin threads of Jobs' career at Apple as well as the performer's own encounters throughout vacation to China to check out the significant conditions at apple apple iphone manufacturer Foxconn. "Agony as well as the Ecstasy" supplies a sharp critique that calls target the what Daisey sees since the divide between Jobs' status just like a tech guru as well as the workers' rights issues elevated with the creation of his products. Although Daisey is for several the monologue can alter, he mentioned he isn't sure precisely how, watching that Jobs' dying changes the entire context in the piece. "What'll be interesting is the amount of deification that's happening at this time around, and the way the show may have because atmosphere," he mentioned. The artist is not any stranger to switching some misunderstanding rapidly. Although he follows a simple outline for your show each night, he improvises which tales he'll tell then when. According to Daisey, each perf reps a pared-lower version around 4 1/2 several hours cost of fabric, edited and created while he goes. The artist mentioned that despite Jobs' dying, he expected the monologue to aid exactly the same unflinching undertake its subject, in the jerk with a biographical subject who, by all accounts, wasn't much susceptible to nostalgia. "I'm wanting to produce a real effort to excavate Jobs' legacy in this really direct, unsparing, unsentimental way," Daisey mentioned. Contact Gordon Cox at gordon.cox@variety.com

Facebook's Private Market Value Has Fallen 8% Since July

NEW YORK - After an extended run-up, Facebook's private market value has declined as of late amid economic concerns that have dragged down stock markets, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. Shares in the privately held social network, led by CEO Mark Zuckerberg, are offered to wealthy investors and institutions on secondary marketplaces where former employees can sell them. Over the course of the first quarter of the year, Facebook's private market share price rose 70 percent to $34 before hitting around $35, the Journal said, citing data from trading platform SharesPost. However, Facebook's price has fallen 8 percent since July to $32.10 in an auction held last week, valuing the entire company at around $77 billion, according to the paper. Facebook is still expected to go public next year in what the Journal said is seen as one of the largest U.S. initial public offerings ever. where can purchase shares offered mostly by former employees. Jim Friedland, Internet analyst at Cowen & Co., told the Journal that Facebook and Google are open to being affected by a potential slowdown in advertising in case of a renewed recession. But he and other analysts say there has been little sign of a slowdown in Facebook's longer-term growth trajectory, the Journal said. Still, some have lowered their projections for Facebook's 2011 advertising revenue. Research firm eMarketer has cut its estimate by 6.1 percent from the start of the year to $3.8 billion, the paper said. Email: Georg.Szalai@thr.com Twitter: @georgszalai Related Topics Mark Zuckerberg Facebook

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