Tim Guinee Joins Revolution, Michael Nyqvist In Zero Hour

Tim Guinee continues to be put into NBCs Qq Abrams/Eric Kripke drama pilot Revolution, directed by Jon Favreau. Our prime-octane action drama follows someone battling to outlive and reunite with family members inside a world where all types of energy have inexplicably stopped to exist. Guinee, repped by Innovative and Prinicpal Entertainment, is reunited with Favreau, whom he labored with around the two Iron Guy films. Swede Michael Nyqvist, star from the original Girl Using The Dragon Tattoo trilogy and also the villain from the last Jason Bourne movie, continues to be cast in Basic steps drama pilot Zero Hour, his U.S. series debut. The ABC Galleries project, written and executive created by Prison Break creator Paul Scheuring, focuses on Hank Foley (Anthony Edwards) who, after investing two decades because the editor of contemporary Doubters magazine, becomes involved with certainly the most compelling conspiracies in history when his wife is kidnapped.Nyqvist, repped by WME and Magnolia Entertainment, will have Whitened Vincent, among the villains in the centre from the global conspiracy that grows fastest inside Zero Hour.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead Joins A.C.O.D.

With Ben Carlin and Richard JenkinsShe's recently needed to handle neurotic comic-book brainiacs (Scott PIlgrim), shape-shifting killer aliens (The Main One Factor) and alcoholics (Smashed). But Mary Elizabeth Winstead's next tussle will probably be by getting a grownup Child Of Divorce, playing Adam Scott's extended-suffering girlfriend in the.Deb.To.N.Winstead will probably be Lauren Stinger, the primary one reliable reason behind calm inside the chaotic information on Scott's Carter. Carter, part of a ongoing study to the effect of divorce on kids, remains dealing with his folks' ongoing feuds for his entire existence,but finds themselves requiring to race around organizing and placating and becoming back his dysfunctional siblings and siblings when his youthful brother announces his engagement.Scott is much better recognized for his regular role in Parks And Entertainment, and he's also grew to become part of in the.Deb.To.N. by Richard Jenkins as Carter's father and Jane Lynch as his counselor.Stu Zicherman is making his directorial debut, following TV credits on shows like Lights Out and Six Levels. He co-written the script with Ben Karlin (The Daily Show, The Colbert Report), and shooting starts later this month. You can't request a better comedy pedigree than everything, so let's hope it offers the needed laughs.

Steller "Journey" continues abroad

It absolutely was apparent sailing for your second-straight weekend for "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island," which again sailed up overseas box office. Pic designed a resilient $27.5 million inside the Feb. 17-19 weekend, pushing its worldwide cume to $130 million. The Warner Bros.-New Line family film got an early on overseas push, bowing in areas like Australia and Columbia four days while watching U.S. After which key areas, for instance China and Russia, are adding topnotch grosses. In China, the follow-up made $9.5 million within the second outing, throughout Russia, the pic totalled a soph-sesh take of $4.millions of -- an impressive 176% while watching original "Journey" within the similar local frame. Within The U . s . States, "Journey 2" held best among the domestic top, lower only a general 27%. Pic shown a lot more stickiness in Canada, falling 3%, due to the country's across the nation recognized family day Feb. 20. Toplining franchise newcomer Dwayne Manley, and allotted inside a reported $79 million, the follow-up already has greater than retrieved its production cost, grossing $183 million worldwide by Feb. 19. Warners and New Line have dedicated to a "Journey 3," using the sequel's success. Elsewhere round the family front, Disney's holiday holdover "The Muppets" shown resilient inside the U.K., rising a amazing 60% on Friday and Saturday within the second weekend over its opening a couple of days (Feb. 10-11). The film's three-day second-weekend total of $5.8 million in Blighty rang in 36% before its opening weekend. In just 10 days inside the U.K., the Disney pic, with $17.4 million, has outpaced Sony's "The Smurfs" by 36% and Warners' "Yogi Bear" by 193%. Pic has hit $59.millions of worldwide through Feb. 19, getting a worldwide cume of $147.3 million. Contact Andrew Stewart at andrew.stewart@variety.com

Pilot Season: Bill Pullman to see the best choice in NBC's 1600 Penn

Jessica Simpson Jessica Simpson might be moving pregnancy weight, but audiences will uncover a slimmer version in the singer when her reality competition show Fashion Star premieres in March. "I wasn't pregnant once we shot it. It'll be amazing to find out myself getting a waistline," she mentioned around the call Thursday, according to US Weekly. "I am likely to be as being a large blob searching in the couch watching myself thin." PHOTOS: Dramatic celebrity fat loss Like a blob doesn't appear everything stylish, which explains why Simpson thinks about the problem about creating a maternity line for your Jessica Simpson Collection. Does meaning ignore mother jeans? "The objective of beginning a maternity line, personally, would be to behave different," Simpson mentioned. "I'm not buying any maternity clothes. I'm wearing all clothes that can come in bigger dimensions. I really are thinking about creating a maternity line that's comfortable, but stylish for people, because For me that individuals all should feel happy and appearance good." Possibly she's been inspired by Fashion Star, which premieres Tuesday, March 13 at 9:30/8:30c on NBC. Round the program, Simpson, Nicole Richie and John Varvatos mentor 14 designers that are competing to be the following fashion icon. Top American retailers invested within the designs that will then be provided in stores the following day from the show airs each week. Model Elle Macpherson hosts and executive-produces. Simpson is expecting her first child with fiance Eric Manley.

Grey's Anatomy Scoop: Adele's Alzheimer's disease Requires a Turn for that Worse

Once The Vampire Diaries' Elijah has been around since Season 2, he wasn't designed to hang in there lengthy. At least a year after his arrival the smoothness remains probably the most popular within the show's history. "At first I had been a really old vampire who would live like two episodes," Daniel Gillies describes to TVGuide.com. "They did not know I would be considered a brother, I [just] would be a henchman." But Elijah has changed from being terrifyingly effective in the understanding and abilities, to some still effective vampire, only one having a distinct moral compass and empathy for Elena who Gillies calls enthusiast. Find Out More > Other Links From TVGuide.com Daniel GilliesIan SomerhalderThe Vampire Journals

Pilot Season: Law & Order's Alana P La Garza Scrubs Straight into NBC's Don' Harm

Alana P La Garza Law & Order alum Alana P La Garza is returning to NBC inside the medical drama pilot Don' Harm, Deadline reviews.The Jekyll and Hyde-designed project follows Jeffrey Kohn, a great neurosurgeon who wrestles along with his dangerous alter-ego. P La Garza may have Dr. Lena Steck, a great neurosurgeon which has chemistry with Kohn. Have the latest news on all the pilot pick-ups hereAlso cast is British actress Ruta Gedmintas (The Borgias), who'll play Kohn's ex-fiancée Olivia Situation.David Schulner written the pilot, that is directed by Smash helmer Michael Mayer.

Lionsgate reports small loss in Q4

Falling short of Wall Street estimates, Lionsgate has reported a narrowed quarterly loss of $1.7 million, or a penny a share, for its third quarter ended Dec. 31, compared with a $6 million loss for the year-ago period. The analyst consensus had been for a profit of 9 cents a share. Lionsgate released the earnings report -- its first since its $412.5 million leveraged buyout of Summit Entertainment -- after the markets closed Thursday. Shares fell 21 cents to $10.80 in afterhours trading. Shares remain up more than 20% since the Summit deal was announced Jan. 13. Revenues were $323 million, down 24% due to Lionsgate releasing no films during the quarter compared with three in the year-ago period. Analysts had expected revenues to come in at $359 million. "We had no wide theatrical releases in the quarter, but we received solid contributions from our other operating divisions and another strong performance by Epix," said CEO Jon Feltheimer. The combo of Lionsgate-Summit combo brings together Hollywood's biggest independent film studios, highlighted by Summit's "Twilight" franchise and Lionsgate's upcoming "The Hunger Games." The deal prompted several analysts to boost their ratings and price targets. Feltheimer said the company was "very excited" about the opportunities created by the Summit deal. "The February 11 home entertainment release of 'Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn 1,' the March 23 theatrical release of 'Hunger Games' and the November 16 theatrical release of 'Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn 2' lead a strong combined slate that we believe will enable us to deliver increased consistency, profitability and value to our shareholders," he added. Motion picture revenue fell 29% to $233.3 million and home entertainment revenue from both motion pictures and TV revenues declined to $162.9 million with Lionsgate noting that the decrease was attributable primarily to the strength of year-ago titles. Lionsgate's filmed entertainment backlog reached a record $607.5 million on Dec. 31, the fifth consecutive quarter of increased backlog. The figure represents the amount of future revenue not yet recorded from contracts for the licensing of films and TV product General and administrative expenses totalled $35.8 million, essentially unchanged from the prior year. Lionsgate said transaction costs associated with the Summit acquisition and increases in share-based compensation associated with the increased stock price offset reductions in costs related to ending its long battle with Carl Icahn and an 8% decline in other expenses. Contact Dave McNary at dave.mcnary@variety.com

Machete Kills Starts In April

Danny Trejo Acquiring The Knife AgainWhile Robert Rodriguez' Grindhouse-produced, blood stream-splattered exploit-o-thon Machete did less than deliver after we wanted, it did adequate given its poor to activate the guaranteed follow-up, Machete Kills. Now Rodriguez features that it is going to start shooting in April."The fan response to the Machete character remains obsessed since his first appearance," Rodriguez mentioned in the statement scooped up by Deadline. "Machete can be a hero and Machete Kills will probably be bigger plus much more ambitious than the first time.InchThis time around around, the script is actually Kyle Ward, having a couple of development beautifying by Rodriguez and brother Marcel Rodriguez. The plot will uncover Machete (DannyTrejo, hopefully) utilized by the us government to locate a crazed cartel leader in Mexico who's hatching plans by getting an eccentric billionaire arms dealer to create global anarchy utilizing a space-based weapon. So, just an regular day at work for your knife-transporting former Federale, then...Trejo is at predicts return, though given his close working relationship with Rodriguez cheap Machete is his signature character, we doubt there'll substantially settling before a deal is signed. And anyone who managed to get the initial film will most likely get requested back.There's not sure yet on whether Rodriguez will tackle that certain alone, or whether he'll recruit a co-director while he did with Ethan Maniquis round the original.

Sue Dwiggins Worsley dies at 97

Sue Dwiggins Worsley, a writer, production coordinator and production secretary, died at her home in Studio City, Calif., on Dec. 31. She was 97. In the 1950s, she broke into the fledgling television market by writing scripts for "The Gene Autry Show." Later she worked in the production offices of Gene Autry Prods. and, in the 1960s, for Four Star Television and 20th Century Fox.While working on the Warner Bros. production of "Deliverance" in Georgia in 1971, she met and married her third husband, production manager Wallace Worsley Jr., and subsequently joined him in production offices for location shooting on films including "Coal Miner's Daughter," "Whose Life Is It Anyway?," "ET: The Extra-Terrestrial" and " 'night, Mother," as well as on the Paramount miniseries for NBC "Shogun." She was production coordinator on "ET."Long active in industry politics, Sue Dwiggins Worsley was one of the backers of union representation for production coordinators, who joined IATSE as Production Office Coordinators in 1978. Worsley was born Miriam Gretchen Sues in Los Angeles. Her father Simmons Albert Sues was a cameraman on silent series "The Hazards of Helen," among many other early "flickers." Her mother Muriel Sues (nee McCoy) was a sound editor at MGM. She was married in 1938 to Don Dwiggins, a newspaper and book writer, and in 1952 to William Bradford, a cameraman at Republic Pictures. Both marriages ended in divorce.She retired from the industry in 1991 upon the death of husband Wallace Worsley Jr. She is survived by a son and a daughter; seven grandchildren; and a number of great-grandchildren.Donations may be made to the Lily La Cava Scholarship Fund, IATSE Local 871, 11519 Chandler Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91601. Phone: 818-509-7871 Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com

Keck's Exclusives: Consider First a Three's Company Reunion

Joyce DeWitt and Suzanne Somers 3 decades after Suzanne Somers was escorted in the number of Three's Company (she asked for an earnings hike producers found uncommon), the prior Chrissy Snow has hugged it along with her extended-estranged cast mate Joyce DeWitt (Jesse). Inside the February 2 episode of Suzanne's CafeMom.com digital talk show, "Suzanne Somers Penetrating,Inch the heavens share a mental reunion. "It had been 31 years since I'd seen Joyce," Suzanne states. "It absolutely was very emotional, teary together with just a little nervous-making." Sounding regretful that previous reunion attempts fell through, Suzanne describes, "We almost stood a reunion a few years before John [Ritter] died, [but] the organization aspect was complicated plus it never happened." After John passed, Suzanne states she pitched a reunion idea for the Emmy Honours producers along with her, Joyce together with a photograph of John. "They didn't like my idea and rather had Henry Winkler say a few words about John. Bad... it will likely be an unforgettable TV moment." Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

Universum creates S3D animation arm

Paris-- Within the run-as much as the February. 7-10 Kidscreen Summit in NY, Jeremy Zag's French animation production company Univergroup is starting a movie division, Zag Pictures, and it is joining up with leading Korean studio SamG. Zag Pictures is going to be devoted to creating high-profile S3D animated features, allocated above 20 million ($26.4 million), and is aimed at tapping European and Anglo-American scribes and helmers who've done Hollywood animated tentpoles, Zag stated. Zag's development roster includes $50 million "Miraculous Lady Bug," a Paris-set fantasy focusing on a teenage girl with super forces, that is co-created by Aton Soumache's Method Animation and $$ 30 million "Kobushi," a comedy a la "Tom and Jerry" activating a household of sushi samurai.Both "Lady Bug" and "Kobushi" are now being developped as TV series via Zag Toon, Univergroup's TV subsidiary.Gallic animator and storyboard artist Thomas Astruc, who produced the initial idea of "Lady Bug," will co-direct the television skein and also the toon feature. Zag, who intentions of creating a "Lady Bug" franchise, stated he was finalizing an expert Toy deal.Univergroup was founded in 2008 by youthful entrepreneur Zag and Jacqueline Tordjman, an animation vet who labored alongside Haim Saban for pretty much two-and-a-half decades and introduced cult shows like "Goldorak" and "Gadget and also the Gadgetini" to French TV. Meanwhile, Zag Toon is growing to Korea by merging with SamG, whose credits include French cartoons "Monk" and "7Cs," a set and have project developed with U.S. shingle Guy of Action. Renamed Mike Zag, the Seoul-based studio works solely on Univergroup's animated photos and television skeins. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Pilot Season: ABC Orders Pilot for British Comedy White-colored Guy Van

Bobby Bowman ABC has bought output of the pilot for White-colored Van Guy, put together by Bobby Bowman, whose credits include being a professional producer of I am Earl and author for Raising Hope company, Dear.It focuses on a man who's expected to put his dreams on hold to think about around the family renovator business from his father.ABC orders pilot for Shonda Rhimes' period dramaABC also recently bought aircraft aircraft pilots for just about any reimagining of Beauty as well as the Animal, the supernatural drama 666 Park Ave, and Shonda Rhimes' period drama, Gilded Lillys.

Anna Faris signs with CAA

Anna Faris has signed with CAA. "The Home Bunny" actress had this past year including "What's Your Number" and "Alvin and also the Chipmunks: Shipwrecked." Most widely known on her operate in the "Frightening Movie" franchise, Faris lately arrived the feminine lead in Paramount's "The Dictator" and it has several photos in development including "TMI" at Universal. Faris was most lately repped by Gersh. She remains repped by Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern. Contact Justin Kroll at justin.kroll@variety.com

Globe competitors to find the best animated film

Light charm competes with scruffy surrealism in this bumper crop of proper animated photos "The Adventures of Tintin"Vital PicturesSteven Spielberg first increased being taking into consideration the worldwide phenomenon that's Tintin after European experts in contrast the director's "Raiders in the Lost Ark" with a Tintin adventure, which he quickly acquired the film rights. Nevertheless it needed thirty years for Spielberg to finally make his Tintin film, largely based on "The Important Thing in the Unicorn," the eleventh inside the series by Belgian artist Herge. For his first-ever animated film, Spielberg joined with "The Master in the Rings'" Healing For Healing For Peter Jackson who produced, and shot the film while using the 3d motion capture system produced by Jim Cameron on "Avatar." The finish result cleverly captures Herge's original colorful and bold graphic style, using its tale of Tintin's go to a sunken treasure, the 3 dimensional adventures feels perfectly meshed with Spielberg's own sensibilities. Brit actor Jamie Bell, a long-term Tintin fan, voices the plucky youthful reporter, and Andy Serkis the booze-addled Captain Haddock."Arthur Christmas"Columbia PicturesThe 3d cartoon Christmas comedy (co-produced through the new the new sony) was originated from and created by respected U.K. animation house Aardman Art galleries (of "Wallace & Gromit" fame), and marks the first time Aardman has moved from the effective stop motion technique into 3d CGI. Though its highly detailed behind-the-moments think about the complex logistics of Christmas present delivery, together with a tale of techniques Santa's boy Arthur must save your valuable day when the operation's machinery reduces, the film stays consistent with Aardman's skewed undertake things. A higher Brit voice-gloomy includes James McAvoy as Arthur and Imelda Staunton as Mrs. Santa, as well as the film travels around the globe, together with your locations since the North Pole, Africa, Mexico, Idaho, Cuba and Cornwall, England, all superbly animated. The project needed four years to complete, exceeding 300 artists contributing to such rapid-fire visual gags just like a hands-cleaning dispenser for hard-working elves."Rango"Vital PicturesWhile most animated projects happily recognized cuteness, typically made while using popular hard-edged shiny CG look, this subversive Western starring a delusional bug-eyed chameleon antihero went for just about any photo-real scruffy, frazzled look that perfectly matched up up its "The Truly Amazing, unhealthy as well as the Ugly" meets "High Noon" vibe. As well as the funky outdoors-the-box aesthetic approach was unquestionably fueled by its creatives' virgin status in animation -- it absolutely was the initial toon film for "Pirates in the Caribbean" vet Gore Verbinski and industry VFX giant ILM -- which freed them around test out conventional techniques of animation. Instead of recording voice-over talent alone and singly, Verbinski come up with his stars (such as the Actor-kaira Pitt, Isla Fisher, Timothy Olyphant and Harry Dean Stanton) in the mocked-up saloon set and permit the ensemble rebel their tale. This untraditional approach, which Verbinski half-amusingly calls "emotion-capture," brought to some raw, chaotic but lively audio track, which drove the images.InchPuss in Boots"Vital PicturesAfter turning up in "Shrek 2" in 2004, the feline hero finally can get his starring vehicle in this fantastically animated CG 3d feature, which once again stars Antonio Banderas (within the eighth performance as Puss) since the title character entirely Zorro/Latin lover mode. The "Shrek" spin-off was directed by "Shrek 3's" Chris Burns by getting an correctly light and charming touch, executive produced by Guillermo del Toro, featuring some inspired voice-over work from Puss sidekicks Salma Hayek as Cat Softpaws and Zach Galifianakis as Humpty Dumpty, additionally to Bill Bob Thornton and Amy Sedaris as Jack and Jill, the murderous villains from the redemption tale in which the tabby must apparent his title. Occur a glowing, romanticized version of old The nation, the prequel for the "Shrek" films does not have overlapping figures apart from Puss themselves, and marks the first time a DreamWorks Animation feature remains partly animated in India."Cars 2"Wally Disney PicturesWith Pixar mind John Lasseter once again inside the driver's chair the first time since "Cars" (he co-directed -- with Kaira Lewis -- an account more youthful crowd originated from and developed), this follow-up (only the second inside the company's history) for the 2006 global blockbuster also went global if this involves its design and storytelling. Because the original was firmly parked inside the essential small-town Americana setting of Radiator Springs and Route 66, this years model roared away and off to glamourous World Grand Prix races in Japan and Italia, with pit-stops in France as well as the U.K. before returning where you can America. The extended horizons, apparently inspired by Lasseter's travels around the globe marketing "Cars," provided fresh background objects for Pixar's fancy CG animation and visual jokes (Britain's full appears just like a Comes-Royce) together with a layered story that combined the visceral thrills of racing with Jason Bourne-style worldwide intrigue and spies.GOLDEN GLOBES 2012Tales trump top talents Globes embrace TV's new, offbeat shows THE NOMINEESDrama: Picture Drama: Actor Drama: Actress Comedy: Picture Comedy: Actor Comedy: ActressAnimationThe Cecil B. DeMille Award: Morgan Freeman Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

CEO of Endemol's Southern Star quits

SYDNEY -- TV production company Southern Star's topper Rory Callaghan has ankled in a move that has surprised the local industry.Callaghan said he would remain in Australia, and in TV, but would not reveal his new employer.He said he was "leaving behind a company with a phenomenal line up for 2012," which includes "Big Brother," the local version of "Deal or No Deal" and drama "Puberty Blues," based on the Kathy Lette's novel.Callaghan joined Southern Star in 2006 and was upped to CEO in 2009 when content giant Endemol bought the production company.Martha Brass, Endemol's managing director of international operations, said, "Callaghan has nurtured an outstanding team who have set Southern Star on course for yet another year as one of Australia's top-ranking producers. We are extremely grateful for the contribution he has made and wish him every success for the future." Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Elle Macpherson Shares Her Secrets For Staying In Incredible Shape

First Published: January 6, 2012 5:44 PM EST Credit: Getty Images LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Caption Executive Producer/Host Elle Macpherson speaks onstage during the Fashion Star panel during the NBCUniversal portion of the 2012 Winter TCA Tour at The Langham Huntington Hotel, Pasadena, January 6, 2011Elle Macphersons nickname is The Body and the paparazzi flocked to capture the supermodels famous frame as she frolicked in the Australian surf over the holidays in bikinis and wetsuits. Stunning at 47, Elle revealed she stays in incredible shape by listening to her body. My focus has never been about looking great in the mirror, my focus has been about being strong and healthy and feeling well, so wellness is No. 1, she told AccessHollywood.com, following the NBC Television Critics Association Winter Session panel for her upcoming show, Fashion Star. When I make choices for myself, I make the decision not on, Is that gonna make me thinner? Its, How do I feel when I eat that food? or, How do I feel when I do that sport? she added. The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue legend said she opts for athletic activities to keep up her fitness. Most of the time, I tend to do things that are fun, so I laugh a lot and I surf, even though Im not very good. And I ski, and I water ski, and I hike, and I play tennis, she continued. I love to do things, Im competitive. I compete with myself and I compete with others and I have fun. She also takes care of herself. Lots of water, drink a lot of water, sleep seven hours and I try to eat organically produced [food] just no pesticides and no preservatives, she said. The model-turned-television producer said she relates to fellow Australian Hugh Jackman, who is also often captured by the paparazzi being active on the beaches of Down Under. Hugh and I have a very similar attitude towards physicality, she said. Hugh is very renowned for his body, but that body, its his lifestyle. Its not hours and hours and hours. Fashion Star, featuring mentors Jessica Simpson, Nicole Richie and John Varvatos, premieres on March 13 on NBC. Copyright 2012 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.