How did True Blood create its look for the Vampire Authority?
In a sneak peek at a season five DVD extra focusing on the ornate set design of the HBO drama, which The Hollywood Reporter exclusively debuts, creator Alan Ball recalled conversations he had with "genius" production designer Suzuki Ingerslev.
His criteria for the council was: "It should look ancient and contemporary."
WME has come out on top of a competitive situation to sign writer Laline Paull.
Paull is a London-based scribe who has worked in film and television on both sides of the pond and has had two plays performed at the Royal National Theatre London. But it’s her upcoming manuscript that piqued agency interest.
Paull has written a dark thriller titled Fear of August that is set entirely in a beehive and rooted in biological fact. Here is the logline:
The next Star Wars installment won't hit theaters until 2015, but a new animated television series is headed to the small screen next year.
Disney has greenlighted Star Wars Rebels, which will launch in fall 2014 as a one-hour special on Disney Channel before debuting as a full-fledged TV series on Disney XD, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Production has already begun.
[Warning: spoilers ahead for Sunday’s episode of Game of Thrones, “Second Sons”]
The Lannisters sure know how to throw a wedding.
Tyrion (Peter Dinklage) and Sansa's (Sophie Turner) big day included threats of rape, promises of murder and talk of impregnating the poor 14-year-old bride. This all set the stage for Tyrion to risk his life by directing one amazing zinger at Joffrey (Jack Gleeson). But first, the background.
In last summer's blockbuster film, The Dark Knight Rises, Anne Hathaway plays Selina Kyle, who attempts to get her hands on a software program that will erase her criminal history from every computer database in the world. At one moment of the film, this character (who would later become Catwoman) tells Batman, "Wayne says you can get me the clean slate.”
In the film, the product is referred to as "clean slate" several times, and rather fascinatingly, Warner Bros. got sued over this by a company that actually markets and sells a computer security program called "Clean Slate."
As Indiana federal judge Philip Simon puts the key question in setting up his ruling, "Is it trademark infringement if a fictional company or product in a movie or television drama bears the same name or brand as a real company or product?”
ITEM! Young Thomas Robinson has been cast in what is being described by insiders as a “pivotal” role in Disney’s Tomorrowland, the top-secret project being helmed by Brad Bird.
George Clooney, Raffey Cassidy and Hugh Laurie are the stars in the movie that has a release date of Dec. 19, 2014.
Robinson appeared in the Jason Bateman-Jennifer Anniston comedy The Switch and was part of the cast for ABC’s short-lived series The Protector.
Red 2 isn’t being released until July 19, but the Lionsgate division has signed Jon and Erich Hoeber to write a third installment of the action franchise.
The screenwriting siblings wrote Red as well as Red 2.
Lorenzo Di Bonaventura and Mark Vahradian will produce Red 3 via their Di Bonaventura Pictures banner.
As any loyal Trekkie knows, there's plenty of comedy to be had in Star Trek. Who doesn't get a kick out of Bones' love affair with complaining or Spock failing to grasp the subtleties of human interaction?
But the Internet has boldly taken Trek comedy to new heights. And in honor of Star Trek Into Darkness hitting theaters this week, Heat Vision looks at some of the clever videos featuring the Enterprise crew.
Matt Ember and Tom Astle, a fast-rising writing duo in animation, have signed with Verve for representation.
They were previously at UTA.
Ember and Astle wrote Epic, the upcoming 3D CGI feature from Blue Sky Studios and 20th Century Fox that is an adaptation of the William Joyce book The Leaf Men. The movie opens May 24.
Paramount Home Media Distribution has picked up worldwide distribution rights to horror comedy Ghost Team One.
The movie centers on two roommate who fall for a girl who believes their home is haunted by a vengeful madam. The duo set out to make a documentary, uncovering not only a decades-ago murder but also a ghost that is into them.
