Bridges to "Succeed"

BridgesBeau Bridges has signed on to join the cast of the Broadway revival of "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," stepping into the role John Larroquette exits at the beginning of January. Bridges will begin perfs in the tuner Jan. 3 alongside Darren Criss, who will start a three-week stint as the young corporate striver now played by Daniel Radcliffe. Criss will then be replaced (starting Jan. 24) by Nick Jonas, who'll star with Bridges until both bow out July 1. "How to Succeed" reps Bridges' first gig in a musical on Broadway, where he hasn't appeared since the 1974 play "Who's Who in Hell." Thesp will play corporate bigwig J.B. Biggley in the 1961 satire, with tunes by Frank Loesser and book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert. Larroquette won a Tony for his stint as Biggley earlier this spring. Revival opened in March to robust B.O., and spent the summer consistently logging weekly sales of more than $1 million per frame. "How to Succeed" is produced by a team led by Broadway Across America (John Gore, Thomas B. McGrath, Beth Williams), Craig Zadan and Neil Meron. Larroquette and Radcliffe exit the show Jan. 1. Contact Gordon Cox at gordon.cox@variety.com

Ben Stiller Gives 'Zoolander 2' Particulars

The truly amazing Derek Zoolander once stated, "There's more to existence than being really, really absurdly attractive." Well, he might discover the true concept of that in 'Zoolander 2.' Within an interview using the Hollywood Reporter, Ben Stiller revealed some information concerning the approaching follow up, that will get 10 years following the last movie left off. As Stiller informs it, the plot will concentrate on "Derek's 'School For Children Who Can't Read Good,' [which] continues to be destroyed, departing him responsible for its pupil." The storyline sounds promising, however, the film almost happened sans Stiller. (Seriously.) The actor confesses that "previously I walked from it plus they had someone else rewrite it plus they would get it done without me, that was type of ironic. It returned around." We can not imagine another 'Zoolander' without, well, Zoolander, so we are unsure how that would have exercised. Stiller also states that you will find plans for any new 'Night in the Museum' follow up. To see about Stiller's operate in 'Tower Heist,' in addition to how he got his start in the commercial, mind to THR. [via THR] [Photo: Getty] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

BBC Worldwide Americas taps Sriraman

Distribution vet Soumya Sriraman will join BBC Worldwide Americas as professional Vice president of Home Theatre and Certification. BBC Americas introduced Tuesday it's hired Sriraman, who had been most lately leader and Boss for Palisades Tartan US and United kingdom. She'll begin her new publish on November. 1. BBC stated Sriraman will result in making the most of revenues over the BBC's DVD and certification business in america and Canada by growing the company through cool product, making the most of distribution, creating close ties and developing brand platforms. She'll are accountable to company Chief Operating Officer, Ann Sarnoff. "You will find there's highly effective DVD arm along with a certification business that's beginning to achieve traction," Sarnoff stated. Soumya's extensive experience of home theatre, combined together with her business drive and fresh perspective make her an ideal option to grow both companies and lead them in to the future. " At Palisades Tartan, Sriraman headed the relaunch from the Tartan brand. She was formerly senior Vice president at Vivendi, Universal Music and Video Distributions shot entertainment arm and held positions at Warner Home Video and Universal Home Theatre. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com

Kids photos take focus at Rome Fest

Like Berlin, and as opposed to Venice, Rome features a separate section dedicated to youth cinema, featuring a combination of completely selected game game titles, usually by tyro helmers, furthermore to more mainstream goods, just like a sneak look in the latest "Twilight" installment.The fest calls it Alice inside the City, in homage to Wim Wenders' cult "Alice inside the Urban centersInch road movie, as well as the section has acquired traction as an extremely important component of Rome's large-league ambitions.Strangely enough, Berlin plays plainly in Alice's birth, section topper Gianluca Giannelli is quick to point. "Our concept is completely based on Berlin's Generation individuals would be the males who got us started," according to him.three years just before the comfort in the Rome fest Giannelli knocked around the door, and Berlin designers, including Thomas Heiler, shown him the ropes.Giannelli and current Alice programmer Fabia Bettini then setup a kiddie event in 2003, subsequently folded into the Rome Film Festival.Getting Berlin's Generation their model trained these phones not restrict their search for movies in cinema made particularly for kids. Accordingly, Giannelli's prime scouting spots are Sundance, Tribeca, Toronto and Montreal.An especially significant title for your Alice topper is "En el nombre p la hija" from Ecuador's Tania Hermida, a humor-laced family-drama occur 1976 of a 9-year-old who sparks a battle between her socialist father and Catholic grandmother. Hot pic, on offer by Germany's the Match Factory, gets its market preem in Rome where it launches worldwide inside the Alice competish.Giannelli is particularly thrilled to have Belgian helmer Bavo Defurne's gay adolescence drama "North Sea Texas," they states is for several to make a stir in Catholic Italia.Also from Belgium are Geoffrey Enthoven's "Come when you're,In . a seriocomedy three youthful special-needs males around the journey to eliminate their virginity, and Vincent Lannoo's British-language "Little Glory" of a 19-year-old dropout, carried out by Canada's Cameron Vibrant, trying to consider proper proper care of his youthful sister after their parents' dying. Vibrant may even preview clips from "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Beginning -- Part I," through which he's featured.The fest is certainly the Italo preem of Steven Spielberg's 3d "The Adventures of Tintin: The Important Thing in the Unicorn," which launches in Europe before its U.S. release. And Disney's "The Lion King 3dInch launches in Italia via Alice, despite Giannelli's initial desire to not play host. "It's the classic family movie that could represent Rome's populist bent, therefore i agreed," according to him.But he's certainly more searching toward Alice showing footage of Martin Scorsese's "The Invention of Hugo Cabret," based on John Selznick's best-selling children's book. Scorsese and Selznick might attend fest to help keep an onstage conversation."We wish Rome being progressively known to like a fest with many different interaction between movies as well as the audience, particularly with kids that are frequently a lot more stimulating for company company directors to speak with in comparison to press," Giannelli states.RELATED LINKS Fest and mart converge in Rome Contact Nick Vivarelli at nvivarelli@gmail.com

Testimony To Resume In Jackson Doctors Trial

First Published: October 19, 2011 9:41 AM EDT Credit: Getty Images Caption Dr. Conrad Murray arrives at the Airport Courthouse for his arraignment, Los Angeles, February 8, 2010LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- The trial of the doctor charged in Michael Jacksons death will resume Wednesday after days of delay, with jurors hearing from a leading expert on the powerful anesthetic that authorities contend killed the King of Pop. Dr. Steven Shafers return to the stand on behalf of the prosecution comes after testimony was halted for three and a half court days. Time off was initially given to accommodate the Columbia University professors schedule, but his father died and the delay was extended. Shafer is the prosecutions final witness in its case against Dr. Conrad Murray, who has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter. A judge canceled testimony Tuesday to give defense attorneys time to research new test results conducted by coroners officials on the level of the sedative lorazepam in Jacksons body. Murrays attorneys have claimed that lorazepam levels found in the singers stomach contents suggested he may have taken several pills in the hours before his death without his doctors knowledge. Murray has admitted giving Jackson doses of propofol in the pop superstars bedroom as a sleep aid. Murrays attorneys have said that the amount of propofol their client gave Jackson on the day of his June 2009 death was too small to cause the icons sudden death at age 50. Deputy District Attorney David Walgren said Monday that the new results from the coroners office show that levels of lorazepam in Jacksons body were lower than the defense claimed and were inconsistent with the theory Murrays attorneys had presented to jurors. Lead defense attorney Ed Chernoff said Tuesday that he was seeking additional testing from an independent lab to confirm or disprove the coroners results, but that it would take several days for the defense to get the answers it needs. Walgren agreed that he would not raise the issue of the new tests until after the defense team presents its case. Murrays attorneys will begin calling witnesses Friday. They plan to call 15 witnesses, who will include police detectives, character witnesses and Randy Phillips, the head of AEG Live, the promoter of Jacksons planned series of comeback concerts. Chernoff said many of the witnesses will be brief and the defense should rest its case by Wednesday. Murrays attorneys are also going to call one of Shafers colleagues, Dr. Paul White, as an expert to try to counter the prosecutions case. Prosecution witnesses have repeatedly faulted Murray for his care of Jackson, noting that his use of propofol as a sleep aid was outside the drugs intended use. They have also faulted Murray for not calling 911 sooner, for botching resuscitation efforts and for lying to paramedics and emergency room doctors about the drugs he had given Jackson. Two expert witnesses, cardiologist Dr. Alon Steinberg and sleep specialist Dr. Nader Kamangar, testified last week that Murrays actions were gross deviations from the standard of care. Shafer briefly began his testimony Thursday and explained to jurors how he had crafted the warnings and guidelines included with each bottle of propofol warnings that Walgren said in opening statements Murray had repeatedly ignored. Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Jeffrey Katzenberg, J.J. Abrams Leading the Charge of Hollywood's Super PAC Spenders

In a town that loves its blockbusters, Hollywood's political fund-raising scene is turning into a big-budget drama, thanks to the super PAC.our editor recommendsStephen Colbert's Super PAC Supports Rick Parry, Not Perry, in First Ad (Video)As Obama Arrives in Hollywood, Showbiz Heavies Plan More Democratic Party FundraisersDisappointed Hollywood Giving Obama Cold ShoulderRick Perry: The Strange Reason Hollywood is Disappointed in Him Political action committees built around industries or causes have been a feature of the political landscape for years, but the "super" variety -- technically, they're called "independent expenditure-only committees" -- was created after a bitterly divided U.S. Supreme Court struck down the McCain-Feingold campaign-reform act in 2010. The premise: Super PACs can accept unlimited funds to use as they wish for political candidates, as long as the money isn't directly funneled into a campaign. PHOTOS: 10 Entertainers Democrats and Republicans Love to Hate That ruling has prompted a free-for-all mentality in fund-raising circles. Hollywood political insiders say reps of the super PACs have stepped up calls to arrange meetings and line up potential donors. Three of the Democrats' major entertainment industry givers already have been generous to Priorities USA, a super PAC run by former Obama White House aides Sean Sweeney and Bill Burton. Jeffrey Katzenberg has given $2 million to the committee that will support the president's re-election campaign, and J.J. Abrams and his wife, Katie McGrath, have contributed $100,000. Producer Steve Bing has donated $400,000 to the Democratic PACs American Bridge 21st Century and the Majority PAC. (The maximum donation one can give directly to a presidential campaign is $2,500 per election, plus $30,800 a year to a national party committee. Donors can also give $5,000 annually to any other political committees.) "Every moment we have watched Republican extremists inch our nation closer to the catastrophe of default, Americans have felt the impact of the last election cycle and the success of Karl Rove and the Koch brothers," said Katzenberg at the time of his donation in May. "The stakes are too high for us to simply allow the extremism of a small but well-funded right-wing minority to go unchallenged." PHOTOS: Democrats and Republicans' Favorite Movies Demand on the Republican side is particularly heavy because of the unsettled GOP field heading into primary season. Rove, the Bush White House political mastermind whose American Crossroads committee spent $38 million helping Republicans recapture the House in 2010, has raised more than $25 million during the current cycle, at least $1 million of which has paid for ads attacking President Obama's jobs proposal. Since Rove formed the PAC, Jerry Perenchio, the former Univision executive whose vast fortune has made him one of the GOP's most prolific givers, has donated $3 million to American Crossroads, including $2 million this year. Texas Gov. Rick Perry is backed by the super PAC Make Us Great Again, run by his former chief of staff Mike Toomey. Make Us Great reportedly is willing to spend $55 million to help Perry gain the White House. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is backed by a super PAC, Restore Our Future, which has raised more than $20 million to support his campaign. Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann has the super PAC Keep Conservatives United in her corner. Even Comedy Central host Stephen Colbert has launched a super PAC, raising money from viewers (deemed "heroes" in an onscreen scroll featured nightly on The Colbert Report). Colbert has not revealed how much he has raised, but it is thought to be a significant number. The show's super PAC funded an amusing ad urging voters in Iowa's August straw poll to back "Rick Parry." Burton, who has been working with Katzenberg and top Hollywood fund-raiser Andy Spahn, says he and Sweeney will travel to Los Angeles and meet with the industry's Democratic heavy hitters during the coming weeks. Spahn says donors will be told that when it comes to super PACs, "it's clear that Priorities USA is the one." The mission, explains Burton, "is to answer what Rove is doing, especially in relation to the presidential race." To that end, Priorities USA has raised about $3.2 million so far. "People have been supportive around the country," adds Burton. "People understand that there's a need and an urgency to respond and be ready for 2012." Even so, another experienced Democratic operative in Hollywood says the super PACs might find themselves operating in a town whose usual donors already are on overload. "I don't know anyone who wants to write a million-dollar check right now," says one industry politico. "People aren't saying no, but they want more information. They want to get a better sense of who Obama is up against. They also want to figure out where their money would be best placed." Complicating the matter, most super PAC expenditures are likely to be for negative advertising; that certainly has been the pattern so far, and given the nature of contemporary politics, there's little chance that will change. In fact, critics of the 2010 Supreme Court decision lament that it will turn campaigns nastier because "independent" ads often go negative. More than a few industry political givers might balk at financing the broadcast attacks sure to saturate the airwaves during the next year, courtesy of the super PACs. One of the Democrats' biggest donors, L.A.-based mogul Haim Saban, tells The Hollywood Reporter he hasn't decided "who to give to and how much yet." Saban echoes a sentiment pervasive in Hollywood. Still, given the pivotal role these massively funded organizations are likely to play in the presidential and congressional elections and the hard sell that's coming to gracious living rooms throughout the Westside, the super PACs could give new meaning to pocketbook politics. Related Topics J.J. Abrams Jeffrey Katzenberg Stephen Colbert

'Real Steel' Proves Its Mettle: Box Office Report October 7-9

'Real Steel' may be your typical underdog tale (aside from the giant robots), but it didn't behave like an underdog at the box office. Hugh Jackman's brawling-'bots saga came out swinging and easily knocked all rivals out of contention, surprising no one with its estimated $27.3 million victory. George Clooney's Oscar-baiting drama 'The Ides of March' also did about as well as expected, debuting in second place with an estimated $10.4 million. 'Real Steel' entered the ring a heavy favorite. Its plot combined the macho robotics of 'Transformers' with the tear-jerking heart of boxing dramas like 'Rocky' and 'The Champ,' it was directed by Shawn Levy (whose 'Night at the Museum' movies display his expertise with both family films and special-effects blockbusters), it had no real competition for the mainstream action audience, it had a handful of IMAX screens in its corner and it reminded nostalgic adults of the Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots toys they had as kids. The only questions were whether the movie's just-okay reviews could overpower its strong word-of-mouth and whether Jackman could open a movie without unsheathing Wolverine's claws. Turns out they couldn't, and he could. 'Ides of March' also had to weather less-than-ideal reviews, which are much more important to a smaller-scale, Oscar-hopeful drama seeking to attract an older adult audience. Plus, the movie is about presidential campaign politics, a topic that can make eyes glaze over and throats gag. Still, the movie did well in the popular vote, earning positive word-of-mouth. And there's no denying the heartthrob appeal of Clooney and Ryan Gosling (in his third movie in three months). Studio exit polling showed the film's audience was 58 percent female. Last week's winner, 'Dolphin Tale,' was still the biggest family movie around that didn't feature aggressive androids. In its third weekend, the film slipped a modest 34 percent to an estimated $9.2 million, landing in third place and bringing its total to date to $49.1 million. 'Moneyball' also held up well in its third weekend. Despite competition from 'Real Steel' for sports movie fans and from 'Ides of March' for thoughtful Oscar-type drama fans, Brad Pitt's brainy baseball movie fell just 38 percent to an estimated $7.5 million. The fourth-place finisher's three-week total is $49.3 million. The closest thing to an upset was in the battle for the No. 5 spot. According to pundits, it was going to be a cage match between the four-week-old re-release of 'The Lion King' (grabbing the family viewers for whom 'Real Steel' was too violent) and the two-week-old 'Courageous' (grabbing the faith-based audience for whom 'Real Steel' had too many cuss words). Apparently, both canceled each other out, allowing cancer comedy '50/50' to sneak in and grab fifth place with an estimated $5.5 million. That's down just 36 percent from last week's premiere and gives the film a total of $17.3 million to date. 'Courageous' settled for sixth place with an estimated $4.6 million, edging out 'Lion King' by just $48,000. After a strong September, box office for October is just a hair (about $3 million) behind last October's take, even though this weekend's movies earned a combined $2 million more than the same weekend last year. The total take so far for 2011 is still about $300 million (3.2 percent) behind the same period in 2010 ($8.0 billion to $8.3 billion). 'Real Steel' - Trailer No. 2 The full top 10: 1. 'Real Steel,' $27.3 million (3,440 screens), new release 2. 'The Ides of March,' $10.4 million (2,199), new release 3. 'Dolphin Tale,' $9.2 million (3,478), $49.1 million total 4. 'Moneyball,' $7.5 million (3,018), $49.3 million 5. '50/50,' $5.5 million (2,479), $17.3 million 6. 'Courageous,' $4.60 million (1,161), $15.9 million 7. 'The Lion King,' $4.55 million (2,267), $86.0 million 8. 'Dream House,' $4.50 million (2,664), $14.5 million 9. 'What's Your Number?', $3.1 million (3,011), $10.3 million 10. 'Abduction,' $2.9 million (2,591), $23.4 million [Photos: DreamWorks, Sony Pictures] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook Follow Gary Susman on Twitter: @garysusman

MTV's 'DISconnected': Maria Discovers You Will Find Eyes Everywhere (Exclusive Video)

Included in MTV's "A Little DifferenceInch campaign, its new original movie, DISconnected, explores youth culture and also the drama of the digital world. And Also The Hollywood Reporter comes with an early preview from the movie premiering Monday at 9 p.m. PHOTOS: MTVVMA's Chart-Topping Styles DISconnected follows four youthful people who reside in different metropolitan areas, but know one another from the live streaming website. Regardless of the distance, their digital associations possess a method of bleeding to their physical mobile phone industry's. And all-in-one evening, they discover that individuals interactions are leading to their lives to spiral from their control. In THR's exclusive sneak look above, Maria (Lindsey Morgan) reaches a bar and among her buddies following a confrontation together with her boyfriend has entirely inflated online. While she attempts to get her mind from it, she will get caught inside a compromising position and you will find eyes everywhere. MTV's "A Little DifferenceInch campaign was created to empower youthful individuals to identify, react to, and prevent multiplication of digital abuse within their existence and among their peers. Email: Jethro.Nededog@thr.com Twitter:@TheRealJethro RELATED Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi and Simon Cowell Have Mutual Love Fest for One Another's Shows 'Beavis and Butt-Mind' Trailer Pokes Fun at 'Jersey Shoreline,' ཌ and Pregnant' (Video) More MTV Coverage on THR MTV

The new sony Pictures in Discussions for Privileges to Jobs Biography

Hollywood is wasting virtually no time in getting the existence story of Jobs towards the screen.our editor recommendsSteve Jobs Dies at 56What Is Steve Jobs' Hollywood Legacy?Apple Boss Tim Prepare on Jobs: 'No Words Can Adequately Express Our Sadness'Apple Honors Jobs With Home page Takeover of Official SiteRelated Subjects•Steve Jobs Just days following the Apple co-founder's dying, The new sony Pictures is within discussions to get the screen privileges to Jobs, the approved biography compiled by Walter Isaacson. Mark Gordon is within discussions to create the large-screen adaptation out of the box MG360, the film production partnership between Gordon and Management 360. PHOTOS: Jobs: 10 Memorable Key events from the Apple Co-Founder's Career Isaacson may be the former controlling editor of your time and also the author of previous best-retailers about Benjamin Franklin and Henry Kissinger. He was apparently given complete use of Jobs, even obtaining a personal tour from the technocrat's childhood home. It was scheduled to become launched by Simon & Schuster November. 21 but continues to be increased by almost per month to March. 24. VIDEOS: Recalling Jobs Within the next day of Job's dying, the book's pre-sales elevated by 42,000 percent since Apple introduced Jobs' dying: it moved from No. 424 to No. 1 on Amazon's overall sales ratings. Charged because the only approved biography, Jobs is dependant on a lot more than 40 interviews with Jobs in addition to interviews using more than one hundred family people, buddies, co-workers, and rivals. Gordon is really a veteran producer whose feature credits vary from Speed to Saving Private Ryan to Source Code. Recently, he became one of TV's greatest gamers, professional creating shows like Grey's Anatomy, Criminal Minds and Practice. The new sony wouldn't confirm particulars. Isaacson is repped by ICM. Related Subjects Jobs

Sugar Ray Leonard on Real Steel, Life Behind the Scenes and the Problem With Boxing Today

You might not think that Real Steel, the sci-fi action flick about a washed-up boxer and the junkyard robot he trains toward a fictional fighting championship, would carry much boxing credibility. But that’s where Sugar Ray Leonard comes in. The Hall of Famer was recruited by director Shawn Levy to choreograph the robot fights and most importantly, to advise the filmmakers on how to establish a humanistic relationship between the movie’s beleaguered trainer (Hugh Jackman) and Atom, the robo-underdog he takes on, that audiences will want to root for. In anticipation of the Steven Spielberg-produced film’s release, Leonard sat down with Movieline to explain why Real Steel will bring people to tears, how his relationship with trainer Angelo Dundee inspired Hugh’s performance and the realism of Rocky. So congratulations on Real Steel! Thanks. It’s a great movie that I think everyone is really going to love. What originally appealed to you about the idea of choreographing a robot boxing movie? I didn’t know that this movie would be as complete as it turned out to be. It covers everything though — the physicality, the power and the intrigue of boxing in general. It also covered the emotional attachment and drama between the father and his son and the robot and the trainer. There’s such a mixture of emotions that are so present in boxing. It’s a sport that demands your attention. It’s really touching. You mentioned that you didn’t know Real Steel would be so complete when you first signed on. Were you concerned about being part of a boxing film that might misrepresent the sport? Well, after talking with Hugh Jackman and Shawn Levy, not at all. I wasn’t too sure about the whole story and the premise of the movie. Even though I read the script, I still didn’t feel it. It wasn’t until I was on set with Hugh choreographing this one robot. It was important for me that Hugh felt an attachment to Atom, the robot [he trains] because with trainers and fighters, there is an intimate connection there. I wasn’t concerned with his use of punches — because that looks good anyway — but I wanted him to show on his face that look of a passionate trainer. He pulled that off. How did you establish the importance of that fighter-trainer connection with Hugh? I kept stressing the importance of that relationship in my fights. I kept telling him stories about back in the day, when I was losing a fight and my trainer Angelo Dundee was shouting at me, “You’re blowing it, son! You’re blowing it!” He knew to say the perfect soundbite and look at me this certain way — not desperate but with a sense of urgency that was real. He looked at me that way, and Hugh had to have the same attachment to Atom, a robot. That was not easy to do, but he did it because he’s such a great actor. It’s so much more than that boom, boom, boom, boom. It’s that association between that little kid and his dad, and the dad and his fighter. Those connections there are most important. You make it seem like that relationship between the fighter and trainer is almost more important than the skills and punches being thrown in the ring. Have you seen other boxing films that really got that fighter-trainer relationship right? You see that in most fights, but films never really captured that the way that Real Steel has — and with robots, too! That’s a whole different arena. A boxer has so many emotions during a fight and Shawn Levy had to draw those emotions out of a robot. I took my wife and my mother-in-law and my kids and they all loved it. My mother-in-law and my wife cried because they felt that attachment. They cared about the people in this movie. Do you envision that the future of boxing will involve robot fighters like Real Steel? I really hope not, but phew! Boxing has taken a few black eyes in the recent past. The thing that bothers me about boxing is that there are just too many self-governing bodies. Champions don’t fight champions like they used to. To prove you’re the best, you have to fight and beat the best. I understand the way the sport operates now from a business standpoint, but at some point you’ve got to come to grips and compromise. Who knows what can happen in the next 10 or 20 years from now? I look at this little gadget here [points at an iPhone], and I remember that I had one of the first cell phones and it was this huge thing with the huge base and antenna. Now look where we are. I could never have imagined this. Does it scare you that people may no longer be stimulated by the amount of violence in human boxing and will need to see machines literally tear each other apart? We have a younger generation of people who want instant gratification. We want action! We want entertainment! Hopefully that will be awhile before we get there. Aside from Real Steel, do you have a favorite boxing movie? The movies that I truly enjoy watching are The Champ — that’s one of my favorite films — and Million Dollar Baby. Was that good or what? Raging Bull and The Fighter — The Fighter because I was a part of that history. There’s been some movies that have really hit home because they’ve resonated with fans because of that emotional context and involvement between the fighter and the trainer. People love to see people overcome the odds. And come on! Rocky! I saw Rocky the day before my first professional fight in Baltimore. What do you remember about that experience? It was the night before my first professional fight, and I was not the underdog by any long shot. But that movie was so inspirational and Rocky — or Sly — did these little things, these idiosyncrasies that real fighters do. That egg thing — drinking the raw eggs — I probably did that two or three times before I just said, “I don’t need this.” That was a well-scripted movie that really captured the life of a fighter. And then years later, you had the chance to work with Sylvester Stallone on the television show The Contender. I know. Can you believe that? All those years later, I got to work with Sly. You know, my life and my career have been amazing. Now, these 30 plus years later, I’m working with Hugh Jackman on a movie that I know is going to be a hit because it captivates the audience. Do you have any aspiration to get back in front of the camera like you did on The Contender or more recently for The Fighter? Not really. I’m at a point in my life where I enjoy doing this type of stuff. I’ve had my day in the sun. I’ve had a good life. I’ve done that. I don’t need that anymore. You can find me behind the scenes.

Netflix And Showtime Eye Potential New Arrested Development Limited Series

Up-to-date: Arrested Development creator Mitch Hurtwitz dropped another bombshell today, telling a panel in the NYer Festival he intends to bring the Emmy-winning series to television for any limited 9-10 episode run before proceeding using the lengthy-gestating Arrested Development movie. He didn’t specify in which the potential series would air because it doesn’t always need to operate on Fox, which transported the mothership series. I've found that twentieth century Fox TV, which co-created Arrested Development with Imagine TV, has already established talks with Netflix, that has been around the search for original programming, and Showtime, whose new entertainment leader David Nevins shepherded Arrested Development when he went Imagine TV. 20th TV rejected comment. Based on participants in the panel, where Hurwitz was became a member of by series stars Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, Portia p Rossi, Michael Cera, Tony Hale, Jeffrey Tambor, David Mix, Alia Shawkat and Jessica Walter, Hurwitz organized his intend to have each installment concentrate on another person in the Bluth clan. Bateman later considered in around the announcement on Twitter. “It’s true,” he authored. “We is going to do 10 episodes and also the movie. Most likely shoot all of them together next summer time for any release at the begining of 󈧑. VERY excited!” That will mean starting the follow-up limited series around the tenth anniversary from the original, which opened in 2003.