Joseph Gordon-Levitt Wanted for 'Django Unchained'

Today in strage ledes: "Nearly a month after dining with director Quentin Tarantino, '50/50' star Joseph Gordon-Levitt is in talks to join the cast of the helmer's spaghetti Western 'Django Unchained.'" Thanks for that tidbit, Variety! As for the casting news: awesome! Variety reports Gordon-Levitt has agreed to co-star in the film opposite his 'Inception' pal Leonardo DiCaprio, as well as Jamie Foxx, Christophe Waltz, Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell and Don Johnson. Gordon-Levitt's involvement depends on his schedule, which is packed: he's starring in 'The Dark Knight Rises' for Christopher Nolan and 'Lincoln' for Steven Spielberg. Tarantino is hoping to start production in January. Nolan, Spielberg, Tarantino: seems like JGL is trying to give Carey Mulligan a run for her money in the awesome directors department. [via Variety] [Photo: WireImage] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

How To Be A Gentleman Pulled From Saturdays After One Airing

After 2 low-rated airings in its high-profile Thursday 8:30 PM slot, rookie comedy How To be A Gentleman was relegated to Saturdays last week. But after one outing in its new Saturday berth, the comedy has been pulled from there too. In the fast nationals, the original Gentleman drew 2.4 million viewers at 8:30 PM, dropping from its lead-in, a Two And A Half Men repeat (3.6 million).

The Walking Dead Looks for Existence After Frank Darabont

The Walking Dead The Walking Dead's first season ended with plenty of not-clarified questions, but since the zombie drama lumbers toward its Season 2 premiere (Sunday, 9/8c, AMC), there's really only one question being clarified: Can the show survive following a exit of executive producer Frank Darabont? Darabont, who spent years developing Robert Kirkman's graphic novel series for your small screen, was out of the blue relieved of his showrunner duties in the heart of production on Season 2 and transformed by his No. 2, Glen Mazzara (The Shield). A lot more confounding, the alteration came days after Darabont came out at Comic-Problem with advertise the show. But like the children in the zombie apocalypse, the show's cast and crew move. VIDEO Sneak Look: The Walking Dead's Andrea is not very happy to come to life "It's certainly been a tough process, losing Frank the means by which we've,In . Kirkman notifies TVGuide.com. "While Frank was the guy initially who made an appearance to understand The Walking Dead greater than others, we've been lucky to be capable of get Glen to defend myself against his shoes. ... He was there coping with Frank which i at first of year. Therefore it is been a significant smooth transition. I appear such as the show is at an excellent place. "It's a very worthwhile behind-the-moments problem, however am very happy to think that it will stay greatly behind the curtain," Kirkman continues. "When you're really sitting watching an instalment, you will not realize that anything has changed whatsoever." Mazzara states his first order of economic wound up being to push the show's primary character, Deputy Sheriff Ron Grimes (Andrew Lincoln subsequently subsequently) a lot more within the forefront. "I desired to really hang the show on our central hero," according to him. "Ron can be a guy who's an all-natural-born leader, but who's going using a crisis of belief and contains unbelievable conditions facing him. Rick's problem is he or she must lead his band to safety, and the fact remains, there really isn't any rut nowadays.Inch Adds Kirkman: "Rick's prone to uncover if he's in a position to leading these people. Will be the options he helps to make the right options? That is something that's really weighing on him within the very start of season." Walking Dead's New Boss: I'm not Frank Darabont which i ought to not act as Rick's personal crisis may even rub facing the continuing hush-hush relationship between Rick' wife Lori (Sarah Wayne Callies) and also the nearest friend Shane (Jon Bernthal), who began sleeping together after they thought Ron being dead. "Both Lori and Shane choose to believe what they desire to consider,In . Mazzara states. "Even if everyone else features a certain understanding of how occasions unfolded between people two figures, Lori and Shane still revise history. [But] a number of these secrets can't remain secrets for extended. For those who have just a little group, everyone knows everyone else's business. And certainly things will probably be revealed when people don't want those to be." Strangely enough, it's Shane who may want to remove themselves within the uncomfortable situation. "I see [Shane] as this greatly tragic figure," Kirkman states. "He's basically get to be the short finish in the stick each and every turn nowadays, and that we will probably realize that weighing on him. He cares for Lori greatly, which he cares for his nearest friend greatly, but... it's just driving him crazy. Therefore we are dealing with determine him making some very strange options that are triggered by all this pressure." And Shane might have someone in Andrea (Laurie Holden), who's miffed at Dale (Jeffrey DeMunn) for speaking her from remaining behind to die within the Cdc. The group's resolve (or lack therof) to live, may ultimately lead to fracturing. "Other medication is simply apt to be of the mindset of 'Why continue dwelling inside a global that's so hopeless?'" Kirkman states. "Which is indeed a central theme with this season: Exactly how should we keep a sense of hope against every one of these horrible occasions... and what's the objective of all of this? Before lengthy, which makes it through around the extended-term basis becomes this kind of daunting task that you just do start to consider other available choices no matter how dark they could be.Inch The Walking Dead: Creator weighs in at in at in on Season 1's finest mystery Nevertheless the group won't face internal conflict. A medical emergency will lead the crowd for the farm of vet Hershel Greene (Scott Wilson), where another quantity of children aren't thinking about welcoming beginners. "It's like visiting a different planet," Kirkman states. "[Ron & Co.] are going through some people that have experienced zombies diversely. The people is less dense, it's a somewhat more workable threat, and they have another outlook concerning how to handle these items. There's apt to be tremendous conflict trying to exist together, but furthermore getting these huge fundamental versions how they will handle their lives nowadays.Inch Adds Mazzara: "We really preferred to place Ron in occasions where he's caught between trying to do the best factor by Hershel and looking to accomplish the very best factor by his group. From Hershel's perspective, Ron and also the group certainly are a plague. Hershel's existence is a lot simpler if Ron just handled to maneuver on.Inch But merely just like Season 1, Mazzara states audiences shouldn't expect the Hershel's farm narrative to remain strictly for the original version within the comic. "There exists a great deal of techniques up our sleeve," according to him. "We're constantly pitching products that surprises Robert Kirkman, which he's surprising us along with his pitches. ... It is not always that individuals feel any obligation for the comic to become strict adaptation. That was never an element of the overall game and really, we uncover the show is a lot more effective once we deviate getting a wink together with a grin within the comic." The Walking Dead's 90-minute Season 2 premiere airs Sunday at 9/8c on AMC.

Steven Soderbergh's Liberace Movie With Michael Douglas and Matt Damon Heads to Cinemax

Here's a little of surprising news within the Moviefone transom: the formerly untitled Liberace movie that Steven Soderbergh was likely to make with Michael Douglas and Matt Damon will really debut on tv. Cinemax introduced that 'Behind the Candelabra' will begin production the coming year, with eyes on the network premiere sometime after. "In the beginning of the project, we have had two focal points: setting it up right artistically, and becoming as numerous people as you possibly can to determine it," Soderbergh stated inside a statement. "HBO's courageous method of original programming as well as their unequalled capability to pull in audiences make sure they are an ideal fit for all of us. Aside from my hair growing back, I could not be more happy." Created by legendary Hollywood mogul Jerry Weintraub ('Ocean's Eleven') and Gregory Jacobs ('Contagion'), 'Behind the Candelabra' informs the storyline from the "tempestuous relationship" between famous singer Liberace (Douglas) and Scott Thorson (Damon), his more youthful lover. 'Candelabra' was assumed to become among Soderbergh's "final" directorial excursions -- the Oscar champion has stated previously he'll make only three more films: 'The Guy from U.N.C.L.E.,' 'Magic Mike' and also the Liberace biopic. Whether he is true to individuals claims remains to appear. "I have wanted to create a film about Liberace for any very very long time, and following the amazing experience I'd with Cinemax on 'His Way,' I understood that they are absolutely the best place with this movie," Weintraub, who had been the topic of 'His Way,' stated inside a statement. "I'm thrilled that people possess the incomparable Michael Douglas to inhabit the role of Liberace, along with the exceptional Matt Damon to experience the pivotal a part of Scott Thorson. Putting both of these fine stars within the creative hands of Steven Soderbergh -- it does not improve than that!" It sure does not. Aside from the truth that Weintraub had reserved Douglas like a potential Oscars lock captured. "It is going to win an Academy Award," he told Movieline's S.T. VanAirsdale in March. "For Michael Douglas." Possibly he'll be satisfied with an Emmy. [via Pr Release] [Photo: Getty] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED

John Wayne: The Duke's Private World

This story first made an appearance within the March. 14 problem from the Hollywood Reporter. our editor recommendsJohn Wayne Auction Earns $5.4 Million Phil Stern first captured pics of John Wayne right before The Second World War, beginning a long term friendship. Stern, a local NYer, had arrived at Hollywood within the late nineteen thirties to pursue photography, and aside from his years within the Military within the ཤs -- throughout that they grew to become a war hero -- he ongoing to shoot stars to find the best magazines from the era, including Existence, Look and Photoplay. He taken such stories as James Dean and Marilyn Monroe in the height of the fame. PHOTOS: John Wayne: The Duke's Private World "I made the decision while very young I needed to get involved with the media," Stern, now 93, told The Hollywood Reporter throughout a trip to his home. "It had been a thrilling concept." His photographs are avidly showed and collected, and the jobs are displayed in the new Phil Stern Gallery, which his boy Peter opened up in The month of january at 601 S. La St. in downtown L.A. On March. 5, the gallery started a brand new show, John Wayne: Between Moments, and Stern is thinking about attending the outlet reception. David Fahey of L.A.'s Fahey/Klein Gallery puts Stern inside a class by themself: "He really captured pics of behind the curtain. People like Frank Sinatra, John Wayne, James Dean, Marlon Brando -- stars who typically were very carefully guarded and never forthcoming using the press -- reliable Phil. He was among the couple of permitted to photograph their kids. Phil is indeed a, authentic individual, plus they acquired on that." Stern ongoing to shoot pictures of Wayne with the ྂs, as much as the actor's illness and dying in 1979. His photographs of Wayne, the Duke's pals and family verify the trust between digital photographer and the subject. THR has got the exclusive photos of Wayne, both while watching camera as well as in his private existence. Related Subjects John Wayne

Steve Jobs Remembered By Disney, Pixar Execs

Following the death of Steve Jobs on Wednesday, Oct. 5, Hollywood is sharing memories of the beloved Apple CEO.our editor recommendsSteve Jobs: 10 Memorable Milestones of the Apple Co-Founder's CareerRemembering Steve Jobs (Video)What Is Steve Jobs' Hollywood Legacy?Steve Jobs Dies at 56Steve Jobs' Death: Hollywood Honors the Visionary PHOTOS: 9 Highest Paid Entertainment CEOs The mastermind behind Apple's iPhone, iPad, iPod, iMac and iTunes, had a long struggle with failing health after fighting an unusual form of pancreatic cancer, and in 2009 getting a liver transplant. "Steve Jobs was a great friend as well as a trusted advisor. His legacy will extend far beyond the products he created or the businesses he built. It will be the millions of people he inspired, the lives he changed, and the culture he defined," said Disney President and CEO, Robert Iger, in a statement. "Steve was such an 'original,' with a thoroughly creative, imaginative mind that defined an era. Despite all he accomplished, it feels like he was just getting started. " PHOTOS: Hollywood's Notable Deaths "With his passing the world has lost a rare original, Disney has lost a member of our family, and I have lost a great friend," the statement continued. "Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife Laurene and his children during this difficult time." In a joint statement, Pixar's John Lasseter and Ed Catmull said: "Steve Jobs was an extraordinary visionary, our very dear friend and the guiding light of the Pixar family. He saw the potential of what Pixar could be before the rest of us, and beyond what anyone ever imagined." "Steve took a chance on us and believed in our crazy dream of making computer animated films; the one thing he always said was to simply 'make it great.' He is why Pixar turned out the way we did and his strength, integrity and love of life has made us all better people," the statement continued. "He will forever be a part of Pixar's DNA. Our hearts go out to his wife Laurene and their children during this incredibly difficult time." STORY: What Is Steve Jobs' Hollywood Legacy? Jobs called Pixar "the most powerful and trusted brand in animation." When Iger purchased Pixar in January 2006 for about $7.4 billion, Jobs was given a 7.4 percent stake in Disney and a seat on its board of directors. Even before Jobs joined Disney, he was taking advantage of the conglomerate's close association with Pixar to boost the potential of iTunes, which began supporting video in 2005. Along with music videos, some of the earliest content available were TV shows from Disney's ABC and Disney Channel networks like Desperate Housewives, Lost, That's So Raven and The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. Related Topics Bob Iger Steve Jobs Pixar

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CBS orders full season of '2 Broke Girls'

'2 Broke Girls'For the second straight season, CBS has effectively launched a completely new Monday sitcom, acquiring "2 Broke Women" for just about any full season. Starring Kat Dennings and Jesse Behrs, "Women" has averaged a 4.6 rating among audiences 18-49 and many 11 million audiences overall within the last 2 days, sandwiched involving the Eye's "Generate An Earnings Met Your Mother" and "two and a half Males." Michael Patrick King professional produces "Women," the finest-rated new show in the fall season, thanks simply for the huge sampling it received (19.4 million audiences) due to its debut, airing right after the summer season premiere of "Males" with Charlie Sheen alternative Ashton Kutcher. Whitney Cummings, who co-written the pilot for "Women" and may serve as an professional consultant for your Warner Bros. TV series, has already established all of her shows acquired for just about any full season -- her NBC sitcom "Whitney" received the greenlight Tuesday. Matthew Moy, Jonathan Kite and Garrett Morris co-star in "Women." The pickup cements CBS' Monday evening selection, which systems with "Mike & Molly" at 9:30 p.m. and "Hawaii Five-" at 10. CBS' other new comedy for your fall, Thursday's "How to be a Gentleman," is less secure after losing roughly 40% in the audience in the "The Big Bang Theory" lead-in if the opened up Sept. 29. CBS has pressed back the start date of veteran "Rules of Engagement," that's been slated for Saturdays, to March. 15. The comedy can be a potential alternative for "Gentleman" on Thursdays once the latter is constantly shed audiences. Contact Jon Weisman at jon.weisman@variety.com