• The first official photos from Disney's The Sorcerer's Apprentice have been released. Cage's wizard still looks a homeless '80s rock star.
• Rachel McAdams is reportedly in talks to play Black Cat in Spider-Man 4. Word has it British actress Romola Garai is also in the running. Fanboys can argue over who should wear the tight leather costume.
• The first teaser trailer for Clash of the Titans has arrived. Too much CGI, not enough weird Ray Harryhausen stop-motion monsters.
• Images from Somewhere and The American, and several more of 2010's biggest films, have been released. What, nothing from the Tooth Fairy?
• The first trailer for Kick-Ass, the violent teen comic book movie, has been released. It looks like Superbad with superheroes, and not just because "McLovin" is in it.
• J.J. Abrams will not be adapting Stephen King's Dark Tower anytime soon. He's too busy with his other major geek franchises.
BIZ
Comcast closes in on NBC stake
from FT.com - Media
Comcast may seal a deal to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal from General Electric by next Monday
Once again TV, not film, drives Lionsgate growth
Lions Gate Entertainment swung to $31.7 million in net income during its second fiscal quarter compared with a net loss of $51.8 million a year ago.
AWARDS
'Twilight' among People's Choice Awards nominees
from AP Top Entertainment News At 11:05 ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Nominees for the People's Choice Awards are out, and the people choose vampires....
FILM
Daily Box Office: Monday, November 9, 2009
from Box Office Mojo - Current Box Office Results
A Christmas Carol (2009) tops Monday's box office with $1.6 million
Article: Robert Pattinson's Pick For 'Breaking Dawn' Director:
Gus Van Sant
from Access Hollywood - Movies
A director has yet to be named for "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn," but series star Robert Pattinson is putting in a good word for director Gus Van Sant.
'Blocked' film gets DVD release
from BBC News | Entertainment | World Edition
A documentary which rapper Lil Wayne tried to block being shown will now be officially released.
Fox Searchlight Buys Aronofsky's Black Swan
from /Film by orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com)
Just Sunday night Peter reported a couple of great cast additions to Black Swan,
the next film from darren Aranofsky.
High Tension's Cecile de France Joins Eastwood's Hereafter
from /Film by orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com)
Clint Eastwood works fast. He had two films out last year, Changeling
and Gran Torino. He's got Invictus opening next month, but is
already shooting his next picture, called Hereafter.
Kevin Spacey Says 'The Social Network' Will Be 'A Lot Funnier'
Than You Think
from MTV Movies Blog by Eric Ditzian
"Se7en." "Fight Club." "Zodiac." Good movies, all
- some even great - yet not exactly laugh riots.
TELEVISION
Total TV Viewership Hits All-Time High
from Advertising Age - MediaWorks by jrash@cmithun.com(John Rash)
MINNEAPOLIS (AdAge.com) -- Americans, a new Nielsen report indicated today, are watching more TV than ever, with the average viewer spending four hours and 49 minutes a day in front of the set.
Trump and Omarosa: TV's New Power Couple
from Defamer by Richard Rushfield
In a time of chaos, the wise mogul keeps his enemies close, and his
off-their-rocker trainwreck creations closer.
Kathy Griffin's 'Let's Dance' still in works for next year
from Entertainment Weekly's Hollywood Insider by Jennifer Armstrong
ABC's planned reality competition Let's Dance won't make its original Nov. 23 premiere, but the Kathy Griffin-hosted show is still in the works for next year, a production source says.
MUSIC
Aerosmith's Joe Perry: Band not breaking up
from AP Top Entertainment News At 11:05 ...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Aerosmith's lead guitarist Joe Perry says the legendary rock band isn't breaking up - although they may be in need a new singer....
While writing songs for "Rated R," Rihanna had to let down her guard, she said.
