• John Malkovich will join the cast of Secretariat, a drama about the 1973 Triple Crown-winning horse. Malkovich will easily be the creepiest jockey of all time.
• Brad Pitt is reportedly in talks to play Moriarty in a Sherlock Holmes sequel. Yes, they're already developing a sequel for a movie that isn't out for three months.
• Darren Aronofsky is developing a movie off of the real life story of the world's biggest heist. In Aronofsky's hands, it'll likely also be the world's most grimly depressing heist.
• Columbia Pictures is developing an Enron movie based on a hit play about the corporation's downfall. Who's ready for some early '00s nostalgia?
• The Coen brothers. have nixed rumors of a The Big Lebowski spin-off starring John Turturro's bowling ball-licking character. Apparently you do fool with the Jesus.
• 500 Days of Summer star Zooey Deschanel wed Death Cab for Cutie singer Ben Gibbard over the weekend. Hipsters of both sexes wept bitter tears.
Toronto: The 5 biggest Oscar boosts
from Entertainment Weekly's Oscar Watch by Dave Karger
Now that the Toronto International Film Festival is officially over, here are the five movies, actors, and filmmakers who got the most potent shots of Oscar adrenaline from their time up north.
'Get Low,' 'Lebanon' land pickup deals
from Hollywood Reporter by By Steven Zeitchik and Borys Kit
Sony Pictures Classics has made two pickups out of the Toronto
International Film Festival, acquiring North American rights to the Robert
Duvall-Bill Murray period comedy "Get Low" and the Israeli war pic
"Lebanon."
AWARDS
from Advertising Age - MediaWorks by jrash@cmithun.com(John Rash)
MINNEAPOLIS (AdAge.com) -- Accepting his second award of the night, and second straight Best Drama Emmy, "Mad Men" creator Matthew Weiner was a happy man, confidently stating that today's fractured and fragmented media landscape "means more choice and entertainment.
Producers Guild to have 10 Best Picture nominees
from Entertainment Weekly's Oscar Watch by Dave Karger
The Producers Guild Awards, long seen as a fairly accurate
predictor of Oscar nominees and winners, announced today that it's also
increasing its Best Picture crop from five to 10 films.
FILM
Cook's departure may sink 'Pirates 4'
from Entertainment News - UPI.com
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Johnny Depp says he may not star in a fourth
"Pirates of the Caribbean" film after all, now that Dick Cook is no
longer boss at Disney.
EXCLUSIVE: Michael Caine On 'Batman 3': 'There Is No Johnny
Depp In This Batman'
from Splash Page by Rick Marshall
Ever since Michael Caine infamously name-checked Johnny Depp and Philip Seymour Hoffman as potential cast members for the next "Batman" movie, he's been on notice.
'September Issue': Wintour wonderland
from EW.com: Movies
Owen Gleiberman and Lisa Schwarzbaum on how filmmakers fashioned a hit from the
making of the biggest ''Vogue'' issue of the year
Darren Aronofsky Developing World's Biggest Heist Movie
from /Film by orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com)
Darren Aronofsky is developing a gritty heist thriller based on "the daring
robbery of the Securitas Depot in Tonbridge, a £53 Million Sterling score
(around $86 million US) thought to be masterminded by former mixed martial arts
fighter and UFC star 'Lightning' Lee Murray."
Nigerian Information Minister Bans District 9
from /Film by orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com)
This shouldn't really come as a surprise, seeing as one of the loudest criticisms of District 9 was that it portrayed Nigerians unfairly by depicting them as cannibalistic gangsters.
from Hollywood Reporter by By Steven Zeitchik and Jay A. Fernandez
Three months before "Sherlock Holmes" opens, Warners
is developing a second movie, with Brad Pitt in discussions to star as Sherlock
nemesis Moriarty.
Slight ratings increase for the Emmy Awards
from MSNBC.com: Television
Neil Patrick Harris did for the Emmy Awards what he did for the Tonys earlier
this year: increase the award show's audience over the previous year.
FX sets premiere date for 'The League'
from Hollywood Reporter by By James Hibberd
FX announced its comedy scheduling plans, setting a release date for its new ensemble series "The League."
'Glee' picked up for a full season
from Hollywood Reporter by By James Hibberd and Nellie Andreeva
Fox's musical comedy "Glee" is the first new show of the fall to get a full-season order.
ABC cutting back on commercials for series premiere episodes
from Los Angeles Times - Celebrity News
With eight new shows premiering this fall and seven in the next few weeks, Walt Disney Co.'s ABC is taking a big risk.
MUSIC
Authorities taking their time in Jackson case
from AP Top Entertainment News At 11:05 ... by By LINDA DEUTSCH
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- It's been almost three months since Michael Jackson's shocking death, and while Los Angeles police are close to wrapping up their investigation, the decision on whether to bring criminal charges is at least weeks and perhaps months away, legal experts say.
Jackson doc to play advance screenings
from Hollywood Reporter by By Carl DiOrio
Movie theaters will show the Michael Jackson musical documentary "This Is It" as early as 9 p.m. PT on Oct. 27.
Thom Yorke, Bon Iver on 'New Moon' disc
from Hollywood Reporter by By Monica Herrera, Billboard
The soundtrack for "New Moon" -- the second movie installment of the "Twilight" vampire series -- will feature songs by Thom Yorke, Grizzly Bear, Bon Iver, Lykke Li and the Killers, according to an official tracklist released Monday.
Justin Timberlake Talks About Rihanna's New LP: 'It's A Little
More Grown-Up'
from MTV News
British duo Chase & Status also weigh in on tracks they've recorded with 'Disturbia' singer.
Kris Allen Talks About His New Single, 'Live Like We're Dying'
from MTV News
'American Idol' champ says he 'just fell in love' with the
song, originally recorded by the Script.
ETC...
Jury selected for Travolta extortion trial
from AP Top Entertainment News At 11:05 ... by By JUAN McCARTNEY
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) -- A jury was selected Monday for a trial that could see John Travolta take the stand against two people accused of trying to extort $25 million from the movie star following his son's death in the Bahamas.
Khloe Kardashian to wed NBA player Sunday
Looks like Khloe Kardashian may be running down the aisle.
Pals worry about Jessica Simpson's 'tailspin'
After losing her beloved Maltipoo Daisy to a coyote attack, Jessica Simpson may be at the lowest point of her life, friends fear.
