Susan Sarandon to Play Cancer Survivor on The Big C
Susan Sarandon is joining The Big C for the Showtime comedy's upcoming third season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Oscar winner, 65, will play Joy, a cancer survivor who is using her unique experience to inspire...
Shakeup at The X Factor! Steve Jones and Nicole Scherzinger Out --- Is Paula Abdul Next?
Steve Jones and Nicole Scherzinger are leaving The X Factor after one season, and Paula Abdul may not be far behind them. Jones, 34, tweeted Monday afternoon that he would not be returning to the show. Hours later, Fox confirmed to TVGuide.com that Scherzinger would also be exiting. And still later that night, Deadline reported that Abdul had also been cut. Fox did not respond to an e-mail asking about Abdul's status. Deadline cited series insiders who said that...
VIDEO: Watch Matthew Broderick's Bueller-Nostalgic Super Bowl Ad Early!
The big game is still six days away, and some of the Super Bowl's advertisers are already flaunting their pricey commercials early online. As first teased last week, Matthew Broderick will reprise his iconic role as Ferris Bueller (kind of) to hype the Honda CR-V. In the clip, Broderick plays hooky from an acting gig by faking sick and riding around town in the SUV. The ad is full of nods to the...
Jonah Hill to Host Saturday Night Live for the Second Time
So far, 2012 is a good year to be Jonah Hill. Fresh off receiving his first Oscar nomination last week for his supporting role in Moneyball, Jonah Hill will host Saturday Night Live on March 10, Entertainment Weekly reports. Zooey Deschanel, Channing Tatum to host Saturday Night Live This will be Hill's second time at Stage 8H; he first hosted back in...
Pilot Season: Fox Picks Up OB/GYN Comedy Starring Mindy Kaling
First news broke that Rainn Wilson may be headed out the door at The Office, and now it looks like Mindy Kaling could follow. Less than a week after it leaked that NBC is developing a Dwight-centered Office spin-off, Fox has picked up a comedy pilot written by and starring Kaling, Vulture reports. NBC developing The Office spin-off about Dwight Schrute The half-hour comedy project, which NBC is said to have passed on, follows a "young...
Mitt Romney May Pull NBC Ad Featuring Tom Brokaw
Mitt Romney said Monday he would consider pulling a TV campaign ad produced completely from old NBC Nightly News footage after the ad caused outrage from the network and its former evening news anchor, Tom Brokaw. The commercial features a 1997 segment of NBC Nightly News in which Brokaw announced the House Ethics Committee's decision to penalize then-Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich — now one of Romney's top competitors for the...
The Grey Leads the Pack at the Box Office
Liam Neeson's latest action film, The Grey, lead the pack of a trio of new film releases, Box Office Mojo reports. The Grey grossed an estimated $20 million in its first weekend of release. Underworld: Awakening fell one spot to No. 2, taking in $12.5 million. Box office: Underworld: Awakening comes out on top In its first weekend of release...
Madonna to Preview New Music Video on American Idol
Madonna will preview her first new music video in more than three years on American Idol. The singer will unveil the preview during the audition episode airing Thursday, Feb. 2, at 8/7c on Fox, one day before she releases the single on the radio. The song, which features...
The Artist and Curb Your Enthusiasm Win Top Prizes at Directors Guild Awards
Awards season front-runner The Artist came one step closer to Oscar gold by winning best director for a feature film at the Directors Guild Awards. "Best director, I don't really know what that is. Every one of us is so different," winner Michel Hazanavicius said in his acceptance speech Saturday. "So to try to say which one is the best is very difficult. But I really appreciate this and thank you very much." Hugo, The Artist lead Oscar nominations Held in Los Angeles and hosted byAwards season front-runner The Artist came one step closer to Oscar gold by winning best director for a feature film at the Directors Guild Awards. "Best director, I don't really know what that is. Every one of us is so different," winner Michel Hazanavicius said in his acceptance speech Saturday. "So to try to say which one is the best is very difficult. But I really appreciate this and thank you very much." Hugo, The Artist lead Oscar nominations Held in Los Angeles and hosted by...
The Good Wife Gets "Out of Control": 7 Teases From Will's Big Judgment Day
The Good Wife is going to battle in court, but this time, it's Will (Josh Charles) who will be on the stand and fighting for his innocence. On Sunday's episode, airing at 9/8c on CBS, Wendy Scott-Carr finally brings her accusations of judicial bribery against him to a grand jury. If he's indicted, Will could face up to seven years in the slammer so, suffice it to say, there's a lot on the line. TVGuide.com got an early look at the suspenseful hour — titled "Another Ham Sandwich" — and things are about to get "out of control." What role will Alicia (Julianna Margulies) play in the proceedings? Who's shacking up? Who's getting a smack down? Check out our seven teases:
VIDEO: Ferris Lives! Matthew Broderick Reprises Iconic Role for Super Bowl Ad
Bueller ... bueller ... BUELLER! Twenty-five years after the release of the now '80s pop-culture classic Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Matthew Broderick will reprise his role as the fun-loving "totally righteous dude" for a commercial airing on the day of the Super Bowl. What product or company the commercial is for...
Drew Carey Calls Off Four-Year Engagement
There won't be wedding bells for Drew Carey and longtime fiancée Nicole Jaracz. The couple have called off their engagement after more than four years, People reports. Check out photos of Drew Carey "He and Nicole still have a great deal of love and...
Becker's Shawnee Smith to Play Charlie Sheen's Ex-Wife on Anger Management
Becker alum Shawnee Smith has been cast as Charlie Sheen's on-screen ex-wife in his upcoming comedy, Anger Management, Deadline reports. In Anger Management, produced by Bruce Helford (George Lopez), Sheen will...
Kim Kardashian Joins Drop Dead Diva to Romance Fred
Kim Kardashian has signed on for a new TV project, but this time she won't be playing herself. The 30-year-old reality star has booked a multi-episode arc on Drop Dead Diva, Lifetime announced Thursday. Skechers replaces Kim Kardashian with a dog for Super Bowl commercial As first reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Kardashian will play Nikki, a new love interest for Fred (Ben Feldman) who is also starting a new business venture with his...
Glee Video: Watch New Directions Bust Out Their Best MJ Moves in "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin"
Michael Jackson is the latest musical icon getting the star treatment on Glee, and from the looks of things, the New Directions kids have been doing their homework when it comes to the songs, the moves and — just as important — the outfits Jackson made famous. In this video from the King of Pop's tribute episode, airing Tuesday at 8/7c on Fox, the group performs his 1983 hit "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin.'" Blaine (Darren Criss) takes the lead, dancing on his tip toes (and imitating that notorious pelvis thrust) while sporting Jackson's signature combo of...
Welcome Back, Kotter's Robert Hegyes, Who Played Epstein, Dies
Robert Hegyes, best known for playing Juan Epstein on Welcome Back, Kotter, died Thursday from an apparent heart attack, The Star-Ledger reports. He was 60. A New Jersey native, Hegyes studied speech and theater at Rowan University (where he taught later in his career) before finding stage work in New York both on and off Broadway. In 1975, Hegyes was cast on...
NBC Developing The Office Spin-Off About Dwight Schrute
NBC is planting the seeds for a spin-off of The Office centered on Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) and the Schrute family beet farm, Deadline reports. The series, which would tentatively launch in early 2013, would follow Dwight's life outside of Dunder Mifflin at his family's beet farm and bed and breakfast. The beet farm has been featured in several episodes stemming back to Season 2, with The Office and Parks and Recreation executive producer Mike Schur playing the role of Dwight's business partner and...
Gossip Girl Mom to Romance the 'Stache Tom Selleck on Blue Bloods
On Gossip Girl, it's all about the Chuck-Blair-Louis love triangle, but the soon-to-be mother of the bride is about to get entangled in a steamy romance of her own on Blue Bloods, TVLine reports. Margaret Colin, who plays Blair Waldorf's mom, will appear in a March episode of the CBS crime drama as a love interest for Frank (Tom Selleck). Colin will play...
Colin Hanks to Play Himself on Happy Endings
Following his dark turn this past season on Dexter, Colin Hanks' next TV role is decidedly more upbeat! The 34-year-old actor will play himself on an upcoming episode of Happy Endings, Entertainment Weekly reports. First look: Happy Endings gets romantic for Valentine's Day Hanks befriends Dave (Zachary Knighton) when Dave's steak food truck becomes a...
Pat Sajak Admits to Hosting Wheel of Fortune Drunk
Can we buy a vowel ... err a shot of vodka? Longtime Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak says he used to host the popular game show drunk. "When I first started and was much younger and could tolerate those things," Sajak tells Dan Le Batard of "Dan Le Batard is Highly Questionable." "We had a different...
Will Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Marry? Brad Pitt Says They Want To!
After seven years together and six kids, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie may be changing their tune on marriage. "We'd actually like to [get married]" Pitt tells The Hollywood Reporter, "and it seems to mean more and more to our kids." Hugo, The Artist lead Oscar nominations Pitt, 48, and Jolie, 36, have said in the past that they would only tie the knot when same-sex marriages were legalized. "But I don't think we'll be able to hold out. It means so much to my kids, and they...
