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Woody Allen Changes Title Of Rome-Set Movie To ‘Nero Fiddled’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday October 13, 2011 @ 2:31pm PDTTags: Alec Baldwin, Ellen Page, Greta Gerwig, Jesse Eisenberg, Letty Aronson, Nero Fiddled, Penelope Cruz, Woody Allen
Mike Fleming

BREAKING: Woody Allen has changed the title of his new Rome-set film from the confusing The Bop Decameron to the much catchier Nero Fiddled. Allen got tired of all the blank stares he received when telling people the title of his film, and found something that better conveys the locale. He shot the film this summer and starred in it with Alec Baldwin, Roberto Benigni, Penelope Cruz, Judy Davis, Jesse Eisenberg, Greta Gerwig and Ellen Page. The film is a Gravier Productions comedy produced by Letty Aronson and Stephen Tenenbaum. It’s the first Allen film funded by the Italian production/distribution company Medusa Film. Nero Fiddled will be released next year. Allen’s most recent film, Midnight In Paris, crossed $50 million to become his career highest-grosser in North America.

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Oscarcast Team Of Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin, Adam Shankman Plot Pic

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Tuesday October 4, 2011 @ 10:54am PDTTags: Adam Shankman, Alec Baldwin, Jennifer Gibgot, Meryl Streep, Steve Martin
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: New Line Cinema is in early talks to acquire a pitch for a comedy vehicle that would re-team 2010 Oscarcast hosts Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin with Adam Shankman, who will direct and who produced the Oscars that year. … Read More »

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VIDEO: ‘SNL’ Season Premiere

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Saturday September 24, 2011 @ 11:56pm PDTTags: Alec Baldwin, Saturday Night Live
Nellie Andreeva

NBC’s Saturday Night Live kicked off its 37th season tonight with Alec Baldwin breaking Steve Martin’s record with a 16th stint as host. Here is Baldwin’s opening monologue featuring Martin and Seth Rogen, a parody of Thursday night’s GOP debate with Baldwin as frontrunner Rick Perry, and an All My Children wrap party skit. (AMC ended its 41-year run on ABC this week.)


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EMMYS: Fox Nixes Alec Baldwin Joke About News Corp Phone-Hacking Scandal In Opening Bit; Baldwin Walks, Replaced By Leonard Nimoy

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Sunday September 18, 2011 @ 11:26am PDTTags: Alec Baldwin, Fox, Phone-Hacking Scandal, Primetime Emmy Awards, Rupert Murdoch
Nellie Andreeva

UPDATE: Alec Baldwin confirmed our story via Twitter. “Fox did kill my NewsCorp hacking joke,” he wrote. “Which sucks bc I think it would have made them look better. A little.”

EXCLUSIVE: The opening video for tonight’s Primetime Emmy Awards on News Corp-owned Fox was supposed to feature 30 Rock star Alec Baldwin playing a fictional president of television. But after a joke about News Corp topper Rupert Murdoch and the ongoing UK phone-hacking scandal involving his media empire was cut from the pretaped bit, Baldwin pulled out. He was replaced at the last minute by Star Trek veteran Leonard Nimoy, who re-did the skit sans the News Corp joke. Baldwin vaguely referenced the incident in a Sept. 17 tweet. “I did a short Emmy pretape a few days ago. Now they tell me News Corp may cut the funniest line.” Sources say that Baldwin worked with the writers who penned the script for the skit. He taped it, but after hearing that the Murdoch joke was being cut, he told the network that he prefers if the bit with him doesn’t air at all. Read More »

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EMMYS: Lead Comedy Actor Handicap

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Sunday September 18, 2011 @ 9:24am PDTTags: 2011 Primetime Emmy Awards, Alec Baldwin, Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki, Louis C.K., Matt LeBlanc, Steve Carell

Ray Richmond is contributing to Deadline’s 2011 Emmy coverage. Here’s his scorecard assessing the Outstanding Lead Comedy Series Actor race.

Steve Carell, The Office
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Why He Was Nominated: It’s Carell’s sixth consecutive nomination for his role as the dunderheaded Michael Scott on The Office, and his departure from the NBC comedy this past spring spawned a big-time farewell. Credit network marketing as well as the fact Carell has wide popularity throughout the industry. You get the feeling that he could have stayed on this show for 15 years and been nominated every time.
Why He Has To Win: It literally is now or never, and Carell’s submission for the Emmy (his swan song, “Goodbye, Michael”) was a potent blend of pathos, tears and mirth that also generated a nod for writer/exec producer Greg Daniels’ teleplay. If that isn’t enough, there’s the feeling that Carell’s body of work on a show that began life as a warmed-over imitation of the British edition deserves a golden sendoff. “Carell didn’t try to squirm out of his TV contract even after becoming a feature guy,” a writer and academy member notes. “That scores big points.” Historically, both Sarah Jessica Parker (Sex and the City) and Michael J. Fox (Spin City) have won trophies on their final lap.
Why He Can’t Possibly Win: Well, he hasn’t taken the thing home in five previous tries, so it’s possible Carell simply has a big “Bridesmaid” tattoo etched on his forehead. The Office is also seen as having lingered a bit too long at the dance by some. It’s possible that he already blew his best shot here: when the series earned top comedy honors in 2006. And sentiment doesn’t always carry the day, as the perpetually passed-over John Goodman (0-for-7 for Roseanne) could attest. Read More »

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KatzSmith Duo Makes First-Look Warner Bros Deal; Will Bring ‘Beetlejuice’ Back From Dead

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Tuesday September 6, 2011 @ 10:20am PDTTags: Alec Baldwin, Craig Gillespie, David Katzenberg, Greg Silverman, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Johnny Depp, Michael Cera, Michael Keaton, Seth Grahame-Smith, Tim Burton, Timur Bekmambetov, Winona Ryder
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: KatzSmith Productions partners David Katzenberg and Seth Grahame-Smith have just signed a two-year first-look feature producing deal at Warner Bros. While rights are still being worked out, one of their first projects is expected to be a sequel to … Read More »

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‘Rock Of Ages’ Stage Star Constantine Maroulis Joins The Movie Version

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Tuesday August 2, 2011 @ 7:42am PDTTags: Adam Shankman, Alec Baldwin, Bryan Cranston, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Diego Boneta, Julianne Hough, Mary J. Blige, Rock of Ages, Russell Brand, Tom Cruise
Mike Fleming

Former American Idol contestant Constantine Maroulis originated the lead role of Drew Boley in Rock of Ages‘ off-Broadway and Broadway musical incarnations. He’s not playing that role in the movie version that Adam Shankman is directing for New Line (Diego … Read More »

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Warren Beatty Playing Howard Hughes, Great Cast Circling

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday June 22, 2011 @ 4:19pm PDTTags: Alec Baldwin, Andrew Garfield, Annette Bening, David Fincher, Evan Rachel Wood, Howard Hughes, Jack Nicholson, Martin Scorsese, Paramount Pictures, Rooney Mara, Shia la Beouf, Warren Beatty
Mike Fleming

Deadline told you Monday that Warren Beatty was getting behind the camera for the first time since Bulworth. Paramount and Beatty are keeping details under wraps, but here’s what I’ve heard: He will play Howard Hughes, but it’s not … Read More »

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Adam Shankman Tweets ‘Rock Of Ages’ Still

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday May 31, 2011 @ 5:11pm PDTTags: Adam Shankman, Alec Baldwin, New Line Cinema, Rock of Ages, Russell Brand



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Warner Bros Acquires ‘Turkey Bowl’ For Will Ferrell-Mark Wahlberg Re-Team

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Tuesday May 17, 2011 @ 1:49pm PDTTags: Adam McKay, Alec Baldwin, Cannes, Mark Wahlberg, Robert Carlock, Scott Silveri, The Other Guys, Will Ferrell
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros has closed a deal for Turkey Bowl, a comedy that will re-team The Other Guys stars Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg as guys from football-obsessed towns who lead rival teams in an annual tackle football game for … Read More »

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Alec Baldwin Stays In ‘Rock Of Ages’ Film

By NIKKI FINKE AND MIKE FLEMING JR | Friday May 13, 2011 @ 11:29am PDTTags: Adam Shankman, Alec Baldwin, New Line Cinema, Rock of Ages

In Or Out? Alec Baldwin Will Be On Hand For Today’s ‘Rock Of Ages’ Run-Through

EXCLUSIVE: So let’s update the Alec Baldwin vs Rock Of Ages small drama. Yes, the actor showed up in Miami for the full run-through of … Read More »

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In Or Out? Alec Baldwin Will Be On Hand For Today’s ‘Rock Of Ages’ Run-Through

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday May 12, 2011 @ 10:26am PDTTags: Adam Shankman, Alec Baldwin, Bryan Cranston, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Julianne Hough, Malin Akerman, Mary J. Blige, Paul Giamatti, Russell Brand, Tom Cruise
Mike Fleming

Is Alec Baldwin in or out of New Line’s Rock of Ages? We might have a better idea today after Baldwin takes part in a full run-through of the ’80s-flavored rock musical being held in an hour or so on … Read More »

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Alec Baldwin Asks New Line To Replace Him In ‘Rock Of Ages’

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Tuesday May 10, 2011 @ 7:24pm PDTTags: Alec Baldwin, New Line Cinema, Rock of Ages

The entire cast of New Line’s Rock Of Ages movie is supposed to assemble in Miami on May 23rd for a table read before Adam Shankman’s big-screen adaptation of the hit Broadway musical starts shooting. Today, around 3 PM, studio head … Read More »

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Adam Shankman Exits Disney For New Line

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Tuesday May 10, 2011 @ 3:28pm PDTTags: Adam Shankman, Alec Baldwin, Jennifer Gibgot, New Line Cinema, Production Deal, Rock of Ages

The move follows a legal wrangle that took weeks to unravel about negotiating his exit from Disney, some money owing to Sony, and a new pact with New Line to host his production banner that took weeks to unravel. Adam Shankman’s … Read More »

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Roberto Benigni Resurfacing For Woody Allen’s Italy-Based Film?

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday May 5, 2011 @ 9:44am PDTTags: Alec Baldwin, Ellen Page, Jesse Eisenberg, Penelope Cruz, Woody Allen
Mike Fleming

One thing missing so far from the upcoming film Woody Allen will shoot in Italy has been … Italian actors. Allen has so far set Jesse Eisenberg, Penelope Cruz, Ellen Page and Alec Baldwin. I’m hearing that Allen will land … Read More »

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Jack Ryan Getting David Koepp Rewrite

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday April 28, 2011 @ 1:17pm PDTTags: Alec Baldwin, Chris Pine, David Koepp, Harrison Ford, Jack Bender, Jack Ryan
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions have gone top shelf in trying to get its Jack Ryan franchise relaunch to the starting line. The studio has hired David Koepp to rewrite the film. I’m told that Koepp will be paid 7-figures to redraft the script by Adam Cozad. The project still has Lost‘s Jack Bender aboard to direct and Chris Pine to play Ryan. Pine has long been attached to play the character created by Tom Clancy, one who has been played by Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford and Ben Affleck in various incarnations at Paramount. The studio’s desire to get the script right prompted Paramount to shuffle the start dates of Ryan with Pine’s other Par franchise, Star Trek 2. That move was prompted by the exit of Steve Zaillian, who scripted the 1994 Ryan film Clear and Present Danger and did uncredited rewrite work on Patriot Games. Zaillian made a deal to rewrite the reboot script but had a change of heart and withdrew before getting started. Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Mace Neufeld are producing and Mark Vahradian is executive producer. David Ellison, whose Skydance will co-finance the film under its overall Paramount deal, will also be involved in a producing capacity. Read More »

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Ellen Page Joins Woody Allen Film

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday April 13, 2011 @ 3:05pm PDTTags: Alec Baldwin, Ellen Page, James Gunn, Jesse Eisenberg, Penelope Cruz, Rainn Wilson, Woody Allen
Mike Fleming

Ellen Page has made a deal to join Woody Allen’s next film. Deadline told you Monday about Alec Baldwin and Jesse Eisenberg starring, and Penelope Cruz had been announced in early April. The pic shoots in Rome.

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Alec Baldwin Commits To Woody Allen’s Next Pic

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday April 11, 2011 @ 4:13pm PDTTags: 30 Rock, Adam Shankman, Alec Baldwin, Amy Adams, Diego Gonzalez Boneta, Jesse Eisenberg, Julianne Hough, Mary J. Blige, Rock of Ages, Rome, Russell Brand, Tom Cruise, Woody Allen
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Alec Baldwin has committed to star in Woody Allen’s next film. And where will the quintessential New York actor and Gotham’s arguably most famous director be filming? Try Rome. Allen has chosen that city as the site of his … Read More »

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Alec Baldwin And John Krasinski Discuss Yankees-Red Sox Rivalry

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday April 11, 2011 @ 4:12pm PDTTags: Alec Baldwin, Baseball, John Krasinski
Mike Fleming

Speaking of Alec Baldwin, he and The Office’s John Krasinski are among a group who’ve shot trash-talking baseball rivalry spots that are about to begin airing. The spots are directed by Bryan Buckley. Here’s the one that Baldwin and Krasinski shot:

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