NBC Confirms Tina Fey & Justin Timberlake As ‘SNL’ Hosts For May

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday April 25, 2011 @ 3:00pm PDT
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NBC today confirmed Saturday Night Live‘s guest lineup for May. Former SNL head writer/Weekend Update co-anchor Tina Fey, creator and star of NBC’s comedy 30 Rock, will return for her third stint as host on May 7 with musical guest Ellie Goulding. The Office and Hangover co-star Ed Helms will make his SNL hosting debut on May 14 with musical guest Paul Simon, and SNL favorite Justin Timberlake will take his fourth turn as host on the May 21 season finale with musical guest Lady Gaga.

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Justin Timberlake To Host ‘SNL’ Finale

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday April 19, 2011 @ 4:16pm PDT
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Justin Timberlake’s previous stints have produced Saturday Night Live classics like Dick In a Box, Mother Lover and Single Ladies and have earned him three Emmy nominations and two wins. Now one of the most popular SNL guest performers has been tapped to return to host the show’s season finale May … Read More »

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‘Akira’ Focuses On Short List Of Actors After Getting Steve Kloves Rewrite

Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: The script for the Warner Bros/Legendary Pictures live action adaptation of anime artist Katsuhiro Otomo’s 6-volume graphic novel Akira has been sent to a short list of actors. The picture is finally taking shape for an August start, … Read More »

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Hot Trailer: ‘Bad Teacher’

Mike Fleming

Sony Pictures has released a new trailer for Bad Teacher, the comedy that stars Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake and Jason Segel. The Jake Kasdan-directed comedy opens June 24.

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Tony Gilroy Casts Net For ‘Bourne’ Spinoff

Mike Fleming

The hot role for young actors right now is the lead in The Bourne Identity spinoff that will start production this fall with Tony Gilroy directing his script for Universal. Here are the names I’ve heard have met with Gilroy or are  otherwise in the mix: Joel Edgerton, Josh Hartnett, … Read More »

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Cameron Diaz Comedy ‘Bad Teacher’ Moving To Summer

Sony has now slated the Cameron Diaz-starrer for June 17, 2011. It was originally scheduled for April. Justin Timberlake, John Michael Higgins and Jason Segel also star in the film, about a foul-mouthed and irreverent middle school instructor. Jake Kasdan directs.

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Hot Red Band Trailer: ‘Friends With Benefits’

Mike Fleming

It must be frisky trailer week, because Deadline has got hold of yet another movie trailer–this one is Red Band–based on the concept of coupling without commitment. The latest is Friends with Benefits, the Screen Gems comedy that stars Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis as close friends who want sex … Read More »

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Alex Pettyfer And Matt Bomer ‘Now’ Guys

Mike Fleming

While The New York Times today reports that DreamWorks intends to groom its I Am Number Four star Alex Pettyfer for stardom, Fox and New Regency have got him next. Pettyfer and Matt Bomer have been added to play starring … Read More »

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New Regency’s EVP Of Production Exits

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Saturday October 16, 2010 @ 3:29pm PDT

EXCLUSIVE: Deadline has just learned that Amy Israel is out as EVP of production at New Regency even though she was known to have excellent taste in material. Israel joined New Regency in 2008 after heading up Paramount Vantage production and acquisitions. She’ll now serve as an executive producer on the company’s … Read More »

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‘Big Bang Theory’ Star Johnny Galecki Heading For Justin Timberlake Sci-Fi Film

The Big Bang Theory has made Johnny Galecki a hot property, and now he’s in final negotiations to star in New Regency’s untitled sci-fi movie from Andrew Niccol that used to be called I’m Mortal. He’s joining already-announced Justin Timberlake, Olivia Wilde, Amanda Seyfried … Read More »

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‘Saturday Night Live’ Premiere Up In Ratings

Nellie Andreeva

The 36th season premiere of Saturday Night Live last night averaged a 5.6 household rating/13 share in the metered markets, up 15% from last year’s season opener. The debut was also higher than the opening episode in September 2007 but couldn’t match the fall 2008 premiere (7.4/18) boosted by the … Read More »

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And In Other Hollywood Film Deals…

Mike Fleming

A roundup of what else happened today on the deal front: HBO and Playtone partners Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman are determined to show the versatility of Paul Giamatti. He played American patriot John Adams in the miniseries that won 13 Emmys for Playtone and HBO. Now, they’ve got him playing Russian leader Nikita Khrushchev in K Blows Top, an adaption of the Peter Carlson book that is being scripted as a telepic by Paul Bernbaum. Project was brought Read More »

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Denials That Justin Or Elton Judging ‘Idol’

2ND UPDATE: Deadline has learned that representatives for both Justin Timberlake and Elton John are denying there’s anything real behind that published rumor that both musicians are in talks to replace Simon Cowell as a … Read More »

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Actresses On The Brink Switch Agencies

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lucy-punchLucy Punch has signed with WME. Punch, who’d been repped by ICM, makes the move at a time when she’s about to open in the Jay Roach-directed Dinner for Schmucks, followed by Woody Allen’s You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger,Read More »

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Facebook Film ‘The Social Network’ Opens New York Film Festival

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THE WORLD PREMIERE OF DAVID FINCHER’S THE SOCIAL NETWORK SELECTED AS OPENING NIGHT FILM

NEW YORK, July 8, 2010 – The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today that David Fincher’s The Social Network has been selected as the Opening Night film for their upcoming 48th Annual New York Film

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