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USA Sets January 28, 2010 Return for Burn Notice; White Collar Moving to Thursday Night

USA Network is moving White Collar to Thursday nights and pairing the freshman series with the hit drama Burn Notice. 

The Futon Critic is reporting that Burn Notice will return for the back half of its third season on Thursday, January 28, 2010 at 9:00 p.m. The show will be followed by White [...]

MTV Networks Acquires TV Rights to Michael Jackson’s This Is It

MTV Networks has acquired the exclusive TV rights to Michael Jackson’s This Is It.  The film will be made available to MTV Networks to air in 2011, continuing through a six-year network window:

“The film is a true testament to Michael’s musical genius, passion and commitment to his craft,” said Van Toffler, President of the MTV Networks Music Group. “Michael Jackson has always been inextricably tied to our viewers as they witnessed his evolution from a talented performer to a global icon who redefined music. Now, with this film, we can help give his fans a chance to see his final performance.”

The full press release is included after the jump.

Since opening worldwide on October 28th, ‘This Is It’ has gone on to gross $196.3 million with most of that coming from foreign markets ($67.2M Domestic, $129.1M Foreign). Continue reading MTV Networks Acquires TV Rights to Michael Jackson’s This Is It

Rachel McAdams Denies Spider-Man 4 Casting Rumor

Last week there were reports that Rachel McAdams had auditioned for and was at the top of the list to play the character The Black Cat in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 4.  The actress has responded to the rumor and is denying the reports

“That’s a total rumor, I have to say,” the [...]

Solid Debut for AMC’s The Prisoner

The first night of AMC’s remake of the classic series The Prisoner drew a solid 2.2 million viewers (1.7 household rating) during its two-hour debut on Sunday night.

Although it’s not a breakout of any sort, the numbers compare favorably to last week’s Mad Men finale which drew 2.3 million viewers (1.8 household rating) [...]

New Trailer for HBO’s The Pacific

HBO has debuted a new trailer for the upcoming WWII miniseries The Pacific, from the producing team — from producers Tom Hanks, Steven Speilberg and Gary Goetzman — behind Band of Brothers.  Watch the new trailer after the jump.

The miniseries will premiere on HBO in 2010. Continue reading New Trailer for HBO’s The Pacific

Three New Alice in Wonderland Posters

aliceinwonderlandposter-top-111709Disney has a Facebook page for Alice in WonderlandThe Disloyal Subjects of the Mad Hatter — and the site has released three new posters for the Johnny Depp starring/Tim Burton-directed film on the site.  Head on over the jump to see them in full (and you can click the banner above to see a bigger version of all three assembled).

Alice in Wonderland hits conventional, 3D, IMAX and IMAX 3D  theaters on  March 5, 2010. Continue reading Three New Alice in Wonderland Posters

Stuart Townsend, Ray Stevenson and Tadanobu Asano Cast as The Warrior’s Three of Thor

The Warrior’s Three, a trio of Asgardian adventures fighting alongside the Norse god Thor, have been cast in director Kenneth Branagh’s adaptation of the Marvel Entertainment property Thor.  The three actors cast in the roles are Stuart Townsend, Ray Stevenson and Tadanobu Asano.

Townsend, who last wrote and directed “Battle in Seattle,” [...]

Disney Puts a Halt on ’20,000 Leagues’; McG No Longer Attached to Direct

Disney has put a hold on Captain Nemo: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.  The film, which was scheduled to begin production in February, has been halted indefinitely and McG is no longer attached to direct.

The studio confirmed that it won’t proceed with the film for now, and reps for the director [...]

New Photo of Zoe Saldana in Avatar

avatar_zsaldana-small-111709USA Today has a new photo from James Cameron’s Avatar featuring actress Zoe Saldana (Star Trek) as the Na’vi character Neytiri.  Head on over the jump to see the photo in full.

Avatar hits conventional, IMAX, 3D and 3D IMAX theaters on December 18, 2009. Continue reading New Photo of Zoe Saldana in Avatar

Rob Marshall Confirmed as Director of Pirates 4

Director Rob Marshall offered his first public comment on Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, confirming that he’ll be directing the film. The director was on hand for a Q&A that took place after the DGA screening of his latest film NINE and had to little to say about the project, noting only [...]