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OK, so it's not George Clooney returning, but the former Tony Blundetto — aka Steve Buscemi — will make an appearance on ER's 14th season finale, airing May 15. Atoning, we pray, for I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, Buscemi plays "a loudmouthed drunk with a dangerous secret." And since this emergency room is often as dangerous as a cage-fighting venue, he'll "threaten the safety" of the hospital staff and make Pratt "choose between the life of a patient or the lives of his staff."Elsewhere in the season-ender, maybe-homewrecker Moretti (Stanley Tucci) — will Luka find out he did the dirty with Abby? — makes a return visit, as does Hal Holbrook's wise old geezer. — Ileane Rudolph
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Producer Thomas Schuhly (Alexander) has acquired remake rights to Fritz Lang's 1927 silent sci-fi classic Metropolis, and is in talks with a number of top directors to helm the pic.... Also per Variety, Stanley Tucci is in talks to reteam with Prada pal Meryl Streep, playing husband to her Julia Child in Julie & Julia.... Keenen Ivory, Shawn and Marlon Wayans are penning and will star in a Scary Movie-esque send-up of cop films. Keenen Ivory will direct.
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Has it really been almost four months since last we spoke? I don’t know about you guys, but as summer fades into fall, I am so ready to slip into my scrubs and welcome the start of season 14. As rumors swirl about whether or not this will be the last shift for our beloved staff at Chicago's County General, I am ready to settle in and enjoy the gurney ride. Indeed, the action picked up tonight right where we left off in May when we learned about Ray’s horrific injuries and watched as Neela was trampled in the chaotic aftermath of an anti-war demonstration gone horribly wrong. (Actually, I suspect that this particular episode was actually filmed at the end of last season.) Dr. Moretti (Stanley Tucci) kicked off his official reign as ER chief with the resulting “mass casualty” and Neela’s life hung in the balance as a battalion of her friends and colleagues worked tirelessly to save her life. My only disappointment was that any suspense around Neela’s fat...
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Gold mixed with blue at Saturday night's Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony. Though HBO's Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee took home the most kudos — five statues in all — several major wins either were born of or unexpectedly led to salty language.Where to start? Kathy Griffin, whose Life on the D-List won best (non-competition) reality program, mock-scoffed at those who thank J.C. for their good fortune by saying (and I apologize for sharing this on a Sunday morning), "Suck it, Jesus, this award is my god now." Also using salty slang in accepting her award was Elaine Stritch, named best guest actress in a comedy (for her turn on 30 Rock). "It's kind of obvious how long I've been in this profession," said Stritch. "And I can't get over that I still feel the way I do. It's unf--kingbelievable."Another veteran actress, Leslie Caron, was Stritch's counterpart in the drama race (for her appearance on Law & Order: SVU), while Stanley Tucci (Monk) and John Goodman (Studio 60) ...
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Jack Black has signed on to star in and produce The Lost Adventures of Stone Perlmutter Jr. for Universal Studios. In the mockumentary, he'll play a late-'70s Indiana Jones type... only tubby and a bit potty-mouthed. Ill-fated Soprano Michael Imperioli has been cast as the detective in Peter Jackson's DreamWorks adaptation of the best-seller The Lovely Bones. Stanley Tucci has also come on board as the killer. Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Animation have announced the release date of the fourth Shrek movie: May 21, 2010. Gosh, that's so far away. If only they'd do something to remind us occasionally as opening day draws nearer. Salma Hayek's new MGM-based production company with a Latin flair, Ventanazul, is pursuing George Lopez to cowrite, produce and star in one of their inaugural projects.
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Walt Disney Pictures is prepping a "reimagining" of Escape to Witch Mountain, the 1975 pic about two siblings endowed with paranormal powers.... Also per the Reporter, Stanley Tucci is in talks to play killer George Harvey in Peter Jackson's take on The Lovely Bones.... ReBoot, one of the first computer-animated TV series, is being developed as a feature-film trilogy.... Cheri Oteri, Steve Guttenberg and Vivica A. Fox have enlisted in Jessica Simpson's Major Movie Star, playing a gung-ho fellow recruit, a Hollywood agent and an intimidating training officer, respectively.... Per Variety, Tom Cruise is set to play Edwin A. Salt, a CIA officer who goes on the run after being accused of being a Ruskie spy.
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Frank Booth eyeballing the White House? Per Variety, Dennis Hopper is the Democratic contender and Kelsey Grammer the GOP incumbent in Swing Vote, a comedy starring Kevin Costner as a working-class dad who holds the deciding ballot in a presidential election. Nathan Lane and Stanley Tucci are their campaign managers.... Pride & Prejudice's Rupert Friend has been cast as Prince Albert to Emily Blunt's Young Victoria.... Warner Bros. has grabbed big-screen rights to David Morrell's The Brotherhood of the Rose, previously adapted as a late-'80s miniseries.... Per the Reporter, Jennifer Esposito is a single mom who gets involved with Val Kilmer's mysterious Iraq War vet in Conspiracy.
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Man, there was a lot of action to keep up with tonight — challenging cases of couples in turmoil, pseudo-stalkers and missing doctors. (And let’s not forget Luka in a robe. As if we could.) But first thing’s first: let me say for the record that I have renewed hope for next season, and it arrived tonight in the guise of Stanley Tucci. I am intrigued by Dr. Kevin Moretti and what he promises to bring to the table as ER chief. Yes, I am a little prejudiced because I think Stanley Tucci is an amazing actor (I’ve loved him in more movies that I can count, most recently in The Devil Wears Prada). But as he emerges from the long, gorgeous shadow cast by Goran Visnjic, I can still see this formidable actor bringing a grace, maturity and gravity reminiscent of Anthony Edwards. Remember, longtime fans, that Dr. Mark Greene was not beloved because of his dashing good looks or romantic plotlines, but rather because he was utterly believable as a beleaguered, jaded doctor wh...
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Per the Hollywood Reporter, Grindhouse's Robert Rodriguez is in talks to helm a live-action take on The Jetsons, and has also met with Will Ferrell to discuss a big-screen Land of the Lost.... Ethan Hawke investigates a year 2017 plague which turns people into vampires in Daybreakers.... Hilary Swank is hunted by vampires in a film version of the John Marks novel Fangland, says the New York Post.... Per Variety, Stanley Tucci and Jane Krakowski have come on board Abigail Breslin's American Girl feature, while Jeffrey Dean Morgan is in talks.... Disney has grabbed rights to the life story of Triple Crown winner Secretariat's owner, Penny Chenery.
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Stanley Tucci may have lost 3 LBS, but he's back in scrubs for amulti-episode ER arc starting later this season and carrying over into next. TV Guide has learned that the acclaimed actor will be playing Kevin Moretti, "a brilliant ICU turned ER chief," so expect some changes at County General — big ones. And where does that put Kovac? And Goran Visnjic? The shake-up starts May 10.
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