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  • Nothing Ewing: Dallas Movie Drops Travolta | Today's News: Our Take | 12/17/2007
    Attached to the big-screen adaptation of Dallas for more than two years, John Travolta has been released from the role of J.R Ewing and "given a nice seven-figure 'gift' to go away quietly," a source tells Page Six. A pal of the former Vinnie Barbarino confirms the news, saying the film's producers "have gone in a different direction than was originally intended."What sort of different direction? Originally envisioned as a dramedy, the talk is that Dallas will now be a "comedic,... read more
  • Lauren Ambrose Goes Wild, and More Movie News | Today's News: Our Take | 11/26/2007
    Six Feet Under alum (and star of Fox's upcoming Return of Jezebel James) Lauren Ambrose will voice KW, one of the giant creatures in Spike Jonze's Where the Wild Things Are. Ambrose replaces Michelle Williams, whose voice was deemed a not-so-perfect match with the producers' vision.... Disney Feature Animation's Bolt (nee American Dog, and featuring the voices of John Travolta and Susie Essman), will be released in 3-D when it opens next Thanksgiving.... Jet Li will net 100 million juan (about... read more
  • Movie News: Travolta Takes Pelham, Underworld 3 | Today's News: Our Take | 10/26/2007
    John Travolta will claim the Robert Shaw role and lead The Taking of Pelham One Two Three in the Tony Scott-directed remake of the 1974 film. As previously reported, Denzel Washington is making like Matthau.... Also per Variety, Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy and Rhona Mitra are onboard for Underworld 3: The Rise of the Lycans, a prequel tracing the origin of the feud between the Death Dealers and their onetime slaves. read more
  • Another Betty Gets Ugly | TV Guide News Report | 10/19/2007
    She’s come a long way from St. Olaf! Hot on the heels of her staggering turn as Stephanie’s nasty mama on The Bold and the Beautiful, Betty White has booked a role much closer to home: White will play herself on a December episode of Ugly Betty featuring what is sure to be a priceless taxicab showdown between the Golden Girl and "Mode" magazine’s 14-karat beyotch Wilhelmina Slater. In other Ugly casting news, Tru Calling commodity Eliza Dushku is set to play a cover girl whose... read more
  • Ugly Betty Is Not Up Kirstie's Alley | Today's News: Our Take | 10/19/2007
    Kirstie Alley will guest-star on an upcoming episode of ABC's Ugly Betty as a "zaftig, tough-talking modeling agent" who berates her wafer-thin clients, says the New York Post's Liz Smith. What's more, Alley is reportedly trying to lure her Look Who's Talking costar John Travolta into delivering a cameo during her visit. What, no love for Abe Vigoda?!UPDATE: Turns out Liz Smith was just grabbing at air with this one. Kirstie is a no, though Betty White is a yes (as is a Tru Calling alum). See... read more
  • Betty Does Dallas: Brady Buncher Plays J.R. for Laughs | Today's News: Our Take | 8/24/2007
    Betty Thomas, the director who delivered two tongue-in-cheek Brady Bunch movies to the cineplex, is in talks to seize the reins of the big-screen Dallas remake, which at this oft, oft-delayed point still has John Travolta attached to play J.R. Ewing. Screenwriter Pam Brady (Hot Rod, and perhaps related to Cousin Oliver?) is taking a fresh, fresher crack at the script.Over the course of the assorted delays, such once-eyed stars as Jennifer Lopez (as Sue Ellen), Luke Wilson (Bobby) and Shirley... read more
  • John Waters: Hairspray Hubbub Is Hooey | Today's News: Our Take | 6/15/2007
    Original Hairspray auteur John Waters, responding to the New York Daily News' piece titled "Travolta in 'Spray Revolts Gays," argues, "It should have said 'Revolts Gay,' because it's just one person" — Washington Blade editor Kevin Naff — raising a ruckus. (Naff's beef is with Hairspray star John Travolta, whose Scientology faith has anti-gay tenets.) As Waters so wonderfully puts it to the News, "If [Travolta] was homophobic, dancing in [drag] with as many gay people as are working... read more
  • Gays Urged to Say Nay to Travolta's 'Spray | Today's News: Our Take | 6/14/2007
    Gays are beseeched to turn their nose up at Edna Turnblad, to protest the casting of John Travolta in the forthcoming Hairspray movie. Why? Scientology, to which JT subscribes, "has operated reparative therapy clinics to try to 'cure' gays," Washington Blade jefe Kevin Naff tells the New York Daily News. Seeing as Scientologists are obliged to donate a chunk of their income to the church, "by going to this movie, gay people are literally putting money into an organization that seeks to cure... read more
  • TV Guide Interviews & Features | 6/12/2007
    From Mr. Peepers to Mr. Cooper, classrooms and comedy comprise a favorite TV pairing, but no show combined the two with read more
  • Oprah Welcomes John Tra-vol-taaaaaaaa...! | Today's News: Our Take | 5/14/2007
    And, well, others. On this Wednesday's Oprah, the Queen of all Media acknowledges another tuner besides her own The Color Purple by devoting the entire hour to the upcoming movie musical Hairspray, which hits theaters July 20. According to TheaterMania.com, in addition to interviewing the film's stars — John Travolta (presumably out of drag), Christopher Walken, Michelle Pfeiffer and Queen Latifah — the show will also preview at least one musical number. John Waters has officially... read more
  • Directors with the (Oscar) Golden Touch, and More Questions | Ask FlickChick | 5/10/2007
    What does Prison Break owe Sometime a Great Notion, and more questions.Send your movie questions to FlickChick.See Maitland McDonagh and Ken Fox review this week's new flicks in Movie Talk! Question: I was wondering which director has "coached" the most actors to Oscar nominations and/or wins? I'm thinking it's Clint Eastwood. — Diane FlickChick: Nowhere near. Five actors have earned best actor/actress Oscar recognition after appearing in Clint Eastwood movies: Hilary Swank won for Million... read more
  • At the Movies: CSI's Marg Joins Big-screen Heist | Today's News: Our Take | 4/25/2007
    Per the Hollywood Reporter, CSI's Marg Helgenberger has been cast as the disgruntled ex-wife of Val Kilmer's master thief in Columbus Day, a crime drama being produced by Kevin Spacey and also starring Wilmer Valderrama.... Robin Williams and John Travolta are Old Dogs in a Disney comedy about two business partners who find themselves minding 7-year-old twins. Also in the cast are Travolta's wife, Kelly Preston, and their daughter, Ella.... Julia Stiles will produce and star in an adaptation of... read more
  • Hairsprayers May Kick Up Their Heels on DWTS | Today's News: Our Take | 4/20/2007
    Who knew schlockmeister John Waters would ever become this mainstream? According to E! Online, the folks behind Dancing with the Stars are in talks to bring some of the stars of the upcoming movie musical Hairspray onto the reality juggernaut as guests. Based on the Broadway smash that was inspired by Waters' delightful 1988 flick of the same name, Hairspray boasts quite a cast of cinematic hoofers, including John Travolta (Saturday Night Fever), Queen Latifah (Chicago) and Michelle Pfeiffer... read more
  • TV Guide Interviews & Features | 1/5/2007
    If you think Broadway and reality TV go together like "rama-lama-lama, ke-ding-a-de-ding-a-dong," NBC's Grease: You're t read more
  • Tony Bennett's Instant Classic | Roush Dispatch | 11/21/2006
    Consider this an unqualified rave. NBC is offering a deluxe sweeps and holiday treat in Tuesday’s prime-time special Tony Bennett: An American Classic (8/7c), which is as lustrously filmed as it is impeccably sung. For those of us who’ve been waiting for Oscar-nominated director Rob Marshall (Chicago) to tackle a new musical project, here it is. Marshall has lovingly conceived and masterfully executed a shimmering, swinging hour of razzle-dazzle showmanship that redefines what a... read more
  • Today's News: My Take | 4/6/2006
    Bend It Like Beckham's Gurinder Chadha ? who is already attached to helm an I Dream of Jeannie read more
  • Today's News: My Take | 3/15/2006
    Has TomKat duped all of us and already tied the knot? The National Enquirer is reporting that read more
  • Today's News: My Take | 3/14/2006
    As that big-screen version of Dallas gets closer to reality, things are getting a little weird. Variety read more
  • Today's News: My Take | 1/26/2006
    New Line Cinema is launching a nationwide casting call to fill the lead role of Tracy Turnblad in its film version of th read more
  • TV Guide Interviews & Features | 1/24/2006
    Tonight at 9 pm/ET, NBC's read more
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