Seth Rogen developing spy comedy at Disney

RogenSeth Rogen is joining "The B Team," developing just like a producer on Disney's spy comedy by getting a watch towards starring.Disney did not have comment in regards to the project, presently inside the development stage. Project's devoted to some high secret agent being kidnapped, departing his technical support and researchers in order to save him.Disney setup the project three years ago at Charles Segars' Sparkler Entertainment after buying a help out the scripting team of Derek Guiley and David Schneiderman (Variety, This summer time 11, 2008). Segars was attracted on since the producer with Ilan Breil, manager in the scribes, professional creating.Rogen produced and starred in Summit's "50/50," which was nommed for just about any Spirit Award in addition to feature together with a Golden Globe inside the comedy/musical category. He's professional produced several movies he starred in -- "The Eco-friendly Hornet," "Superbad," "Pineapple Express," "Knocked Up" and "Funny People."Rogen will probably be seen next in Paramount's mother-boy road-trip comedy "My Mother's Curse" opposite Barbra Streisand. He's professional creating "Curse."Segars received "story by" credit on "National Treasure" and professional produced that pic which is follow-up.Rogen is repped by UTA and Principal. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com

Healthy Hollywood: Get Movin Monday Pedal Yourself Fit Like Katie Holmes!

First Released: December 19, 2011 1:58 PM EST Credit: Getty Images NY., N.Y. -- Caption Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise get through to the Simon Wiesenthal Centers Annual National Tribute Dinner in the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hillsides, Calif. on May 5, 2011 Katie Holmes requires a fierce, kick-butt fitness routine to maintain her action-loving husband, Tom Cruise. Once the actress is within NY, she will get her adrenaline moving in the indoor cycling phenom SoulCycle. This boutique studio is really a magnet to keep fit-loving stars, Iike Kelly Ripa, Brooke Shields as well as Chelsea Clinton experienced big day shape here. As Healthy Hollywood begins considering its fitness strategy for 2012, I'm certainly putting spinning out there. While indoor cycling has existed for more than ten years, theres a little of the spinning transformation thats happening. To begin with, SoulCycle is not nearly putting the pedal towards the medal and raging the body fat off just your legs rather its a complete workout. At SoulCycle riders play one pound weights around the bike, concurrently firming top of the body and core, states Elizabeth Cutler, SoulCycle co-founder. SoulCycle originates all actions in the core. Rather than being only a lower workout that develops leg muscles, at SoulCycle, riders originate all their actions using their CORE, so riders finish track of strong, tight abs rather than a push Lower (like typical indoor cycling classes) SoulCycles workouts are a pull-up to tighten, strengthen and define your ABS. Besides dealing with weights, the SoulCycle ride includes modified push-ups and core twists all and keep your ft pedaling and rocking to a mixture of pop and stylish hop hits. Yes, its a hearty 45-minute sweat session capable of burning as much as 700 calories for the way hard you push it. Enjoy it! Perfect method to start the brand new Year burn! SoulCycles workout turns peoples physiques into what they need to appear like today that is lean, strong with defined abs and core, and arms, adds Elizabeth. Yet, if you are afraid of the SoulCycle intensity do not be. Cycling classes, wherever you are taking them, could be modified for those fitness levels. At SoulCycle, we ride within the candlelight therefore the violence factor from the other riders is reduced however, we encourage new riders to possess fun and ride at their very own pace. When the instructor states to show in the resistance and you're simply working at the capacity, it's okay to show it lower. At this time SoulCycle has 7 galleries within the NY area and Miami, but is going to LA in The month of january and it is likely to open in Washington D.C. However, you are able to get in around the SoulCycle vibe having a special edition grapefruit-perfumed candle by Jonathan Adler. The candle can give your house or fitness space exactly the same soulful aura as stars favorite cycling hot place. Plus, a few of the proceeds is going to be contributed to Action for Healthy Kids, which will help prevent childhood weight problems. Take a look at world wide web.soul-cycle.com. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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Though he's apparently open to reprise the role of Jason Bourne afterwards, Matt Damon is not mincing words about his last appearance since the character in 2007's Bourne Ultimatum.our editor recommendsCameron Crowe Unveils How He Attracted Matt Damon for 'We Bought a Zoo' Names His 5 Favorite MoviesBen Affleck, Matt Damon's Whitey Bulger Film Project Can get Mixed Response in BostonScarlett Johansson and Matt Damons 'We Bought a Zoo' Specific by PETA PHOTOS: Matt Damon within the 'We Bought a Zoo' Premiere The 41-year-old actor, next noticed in Cameron Crowe's We Bought a Zoo, revisited the subject of his famous action franchise in the recent interview with GQ. The bottom line is, he wasn't interested in the script. And furthermore to calling out Tony Gilroy, he places blame Universal for giving the film author a sweetheart deal that only needed one draft from him. "It's actually the studio's fault for putting themselves because position," Damon notifies GQ. "I don't blame Tony to consider a lot of cash and handing using what he handed in. It's just it had been unreadable. This is often a career-ender. I'm speaking about, I really could put this factor on eBay and it may be game over for the dude. It's terrible. It's really embarrassing. He was obtaining a try, basically, which he needed his money and left." Damon doesn't have it looking for Gilroy, though. He really felt dangerous to his comments just before the job interview being printed, following tabs on the writer to preemptively apparent some misunderstanding. PHOTOS: Matt Damon and Film Clip's 'Good Will Hunting House' together with other Hollywood Property Deals "Essentially didn't respect him and appreciate his talent, i rapidly really wouldn't have cared," Damon mentioned, mentioning to Gilroy. "My feelings were hurt. That's all. Which's the key reason why I ought to not have access to mentioned anything. That is between me and him. So saying anything freely is f---ing stupid and under professional and basically kind of douchey of me." Gilroy assumes the role of director inside the fourth Bourne film, which sees Jeremy Renner walking to the titular shoes. And Damon added he's "really yanking" with this to accomplish well. "Even though I don't have anything associated with it,Inch he mentioned. "Selfishly, it's dangerous in my experience when movie doesn't succeed.Inch PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery 'We Bought a Zoo' Premiere Red-colored-colored Carpet Arrivals: Matt Damon, Cameron Crowe, Scarlett Johansson, Elle Fanning Related Subjects Matt Damon We Bought a Zoo

Lifetime cancels 'Against the Wall'

Lifetime has canceled first-year drama series "Against the Wall." With only 1.6 million viewers tuning in weekly for the 13-episode run, the femme-skewing cabler believed the show didn't have much of a future going forward. Skein, from creator Annie Brunner and Universal Cable Prods., starred Rachael Carpani as a Chicago cop who joins the department's internal affairs division. Co-stars included Treat Williams, Kathy Baker and Andrew Walker. "Against the Wall" drew only 1.8 million for its premiere episode July 31, with "Drop Dead Divas" as a lead-in. Lifetime, under the helm of Nancy Dubuc, has ordered a handful of pilots recently, including the Renee Zellweger-produced "Cinnamon Girl," Eric Stoltz and Ally Sheedy in "Modern Love," and Neve Campbell in "Sworn to Silence," which will run as a telepic. Also coming in 2012 is the Jennifer Love Hewitt starrer "The Client List," set for a 10-episode order. Contact Stuart Levine at stuart.levine@variety.com

Bursting within the Seams: 'New Year's Eve' together with other Movies With Many Different Stars

Nicole Kidman. . Halle Berry. Hilary Swank. Zac Efron. Robert P Niro. Jessica Biel. Katherine Heigl. Jon Bon Jovi. Sofia Vergara. Michelle Pfeiffer. What can a number of these stars share? They all are jammed into 'New Year's Eve,' the newest movie to stuff as much stars as you possibly can towards the screen. This isn't the first time Hollywood has corralled a hefty helping of stars into one flick. It's a pretty safe strategy if the involves tempting people towards the theaters ultimately, you will discover plenty of people open to go to the films to find out, well, stars. And 'New Year's Eve' seems to own someone for everyone: Heigl and Bon Jovi for your rom-com fans, SJP for your moms, Jum Michele for your Gleeks and Efron for your teenage women. Sadly, lots of stars could come in the fee for any good plot. Watching 'New Year's Eve,' for instance, feels as being similar to watching clips from eight different movies all spliced together ... while using periodic overlap, clearly. Furthermore, it seems as though casting stars needed priority over casting stars who've been suitable for the roles they were cast in. It is not easy to purchase Jum Michele and becoming an item -- no matter how cozy they've been acting together round the red-colored-colored carpets lately to market this flick. 'New Year's Eve' features another incredibly unbelievable pairing, but tell you who the unlikely duo is might be giving a lot of away. Around Personally, i can't stand not practical casting, Personally, i can't stand jerks who spoiler movies a lot more. Lots Of Stars: Hits and Misses Simply how much is just too much if the involves jamming large names into one movie? It appears to become delicate formula that could use either situation... Miss: 'New Year's Eve'Hit: 'Love, Really'Miss: 'He's Not That Into You'Hit: 'Crash'Miss: 'Nine'Hit: 'Ocean's Eleven'Miss: 'Ocean's Twelve'Hit: 'Contagion'Miss: 'Valentine's Day' See All Moviefone Galleries » Sometimes, however, getting plenty of stars works. Here's an example: 'Ocean's Eleven.' The ensemble cast incorporated Hollywood heavyweights like Kaira Pitt, George Clooney, Matt Damon and Jennifer Aniston. But due to their great chemistry together with a powerful script, the star overload didn't detract within the movie. Every character had a crucial role to sign up within the script's overarching plotline: the heist. It didn't appear such as the figures had extraneous moments only to easily fit into more screen time for one of the megastars. When the stars align as well as the celebrity-studded movies work, it's actually a beautiful factor. If this doesn't work, things will get pretty confusing with many different sub-plots going onto justify jamming all people large names towards the poster. We now have come up with a gallery highlighting most likely the wedding movies that are filled with stars in recent memory -- the truly amazing, unhealthy as well as the completely ugly. [Photos: Warner Bros.] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-701566.cke_show_edges #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-701566, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-701566

Katherine Heigl Set for 'The Follower'

Katherine Heigl is starting to flex her power muscles. Variety reports that the actress is closing in on a deal to produce and star in 'The Follower,' a thriller written by 'Chaos' directer/screenwriter Tony Giglio (he also wrote 'Death Race 2' and 'Death Race 3'). There are currently no plot details, but considering Giglio's previous work he's almost guaranteed to throw a car or two in the story. In addition to 'The Follower,' Heigl has had producer credits on a few of her films, including 2009's 'The Ugly Truth' and 2010's 'Life as We Know It.' She will also produce and star in the upcoming 'One for the Money,' based on the Janet Evanovich book. Heigl can be seen next in the star-studded 'New Year's Eve,' opening this weekend. [via Variety] [Photo: Getty] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

MythBusters Mistake Sends Cannonball Through House, Van

First Published: December 7, 2011 12:08 PM EST Credit: Getty Images Caption Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman attend The Paley Center for Medias An Evening with The Discovery Channels MythBusters on June 13, 2011 in Beverly HillsDUBLIN, Calif. -- A stunt for the TV show MythBusters sent an errant cannonball through a California familys house and into a parked minivan a few hundred feet away. Producers for the Discovery Channel show fired the cannonball Tuesday at the Alameda County Sheriffs Department bomb range behind the Santa Rita Jail when it misfired. Sheriffs spokesman J.D. Nelson told the Contra Costa Times that no one was injured and the homes residents didnt even wake up until the dust was settled literally on top of them. Nelson, who is also a consultant for the show, said producers have used the cannon that they built at the range more than 50 times without incident. The cannonball was supposed to go through a few water-filled barrels and a concrete wall. Instead, it passed over the barrels, through the wall, and then took a very unfortunate bounce that sent the ball skyward, Nelson said. About 700 feet away, it bounced in front of the Dublin home, then tore through the front door and out a wall on the back of the house. The projectile then bounced at least once more and crossed the road before smashing the window and dashboard of the minivan, where it came to rest. We had some tremendous bad luck and some tremendous good luck in that no one was hurt, Nelson said. Jasbir Gill, who owns the minivan, said he and his children had just gotten home. Its scary, Gill said. I was in the van five minutes before this happened. Nelson said he did not know the exact size, speed or weight of the cannonball. The show, according to the Discovery Channel website, mixes scientific method with gleeful curiosity and plain old-fashioned ingenuity to create (its) own signature style of explosive experimentation. Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Disney Channel's 'Good Luck Charlie' Holiday Movie Strikes Ratings Gold

Marni Grossman/CBS"Blue Bloods" It was another down week in the ratings following Black Friday, even with football as one of the programming choices on broadcast. CBS continued its reign atop a sleepy Friday, up against Fox's telecast of the first Pac-12 championship game between the Oregon Ducks and the UCLA Bruins. (Ducks won the game handily.) Averaging a 1.4 rating in the key 18-49 demo during primetime, CBS' lineup slipped across the board from their last originals -- with Blue Bloods seeing the biggest drop. A Gifted Man (8 million total viewers, 1.2 rating in adults 18-49 demographic) hovered around its usual demo home, but compared to two weeks ago, was down a tenth. CSI: NY (9.7 million, 1.4) dropped two tenths, while Blue Bloods (11 million, 1.6) plunged. Even so, CBS either tied (A Gifted Man) for No. 1 or won its hours (CSI: NY, Blue Bloods). Following CBS was Fox with the Ducks-Bruins football game. From 8-10 p.m., the matchup didn't prove to be a big draw as 4.3 million tuned in and the network averaged a 1.3. ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (4.8 million, 1.2) dipped slightly and Katie Couric's big 20/20 interview (4.5 million, 1.3) with a pregnant Beyonce didn't infuse a new energy at 10 p.m. ABC placed third on the night with a 1.2 average. The CW's midseason finale of Nikita (1.7 million, 0.5) dropped, while Supernatural (1.9 million, 0.7) held firm. NBC's telecast of Game of Your Life (2.2 million, 0.6) wasn't a ratings winner; Dateline (4.1 million, 1.0) followed with a steep drop. 8 p.m. Fox: Pac-12 Championship Game (4.3 million viewers, 1.3 rating in adults 18-49) CBS: A Gifted Man (8 million, 1.2) ABC: Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (4.8 million, 1.2) NBC: Game of Your Life (2.2 million, 0.6) The CW: Nikita (1.7 million, 0.5) 9 p.m. CBS: CSI: NY (9.7 million, 1.4) The CW: Supernatural (1.9 million, 0.7) 10 p.m. CBS: Blue Bloods (11 million, 1.6) ABC: 20/20 (4.5 million, 1.3) NBC: Dateline (4.1 million, 1.0) PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery Fall TV Death Pool: Will 'Charlie's Angels,' 'Whitney' or 'How to Be a Gentleman' Be Axed First? TV Ratings