TV and Movie News (page 1394)

Tonight's theme is music from living legend Carole King, whose songwriting spanned the decades and has been performed by music giants like Aretha Franklin, Celine Dion and even Amy Winehouse. The Idols come out, and Jacob looks like Willy Wonka. A special mentor is in this week, and it's Babyface. Babyface?! Turns out he has collaborated with Carole King, so I guess he's relevant.

Here's an interesting fact: MTV has been developing and shooting a British version of "Jersey Shore" for a U.K. audience called "Geordie Shore." I've never been to Tyneside, England where the Geordie dialect comes from, nor have I been to Newcastle where "Geordie Shore" is being filmed, so I can't speak as to its similarity to Seaside Heights.

Sacha Baron Cohen is at it again: after the success of "Borat," he'll be taking to the streets as yet another crazy character in "The Dictator." Casting is getting into full swing for the film, and three very funny women are up for the lead female role: Kristin Wiig ("SNL," "MacGruber"), Anna Faris ("Take Me Home Tonight"), and Gillian Jacobs ("Community") are all in contention for the role.

Justin Bieber might soon be returning to the big screen, but this time in a dramatic role. Oh, and he'll be playing basketball. Confused? Here's the deal: Mark Wahlberg and Justin Bieber are reportedly working out a deal with Paramount to create a basketball movie starring Bieber and written by "How to Make It in America" writer Ian Edelman. Since Bieber's documentary "Never Say Never" made bank for Paramount, they're obviously looking to capitalize even more on the young star's popularity.

The voiceover in the just-released trailer for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two" calls the final installment of the Harry Potter saga "The Epic Conclusion of the Worldwide Phenomenon," and by the look of the dark, tense, all-action trailer, they're not kidding. The final Harry Potter film hits screens nationwide on July 15th. Watch the trailer here.

You might be a James Cameron superfan. You might have seen "Terminator 2: Judgement Day" 50 times. But you haven't seen it quite like this. The Husky Jackal Theatre Company in Nashville, Tennessee is planning a rather unconventional performance this year: they're going to do a version of "Terminator 2" entirely in Elizabethan English, just as if Shakespeare himself had written it.

Here's how you know you're a true fan of a TV show: you hear a supporting character make an off-handed comment about a hamburger, and you go out and write up a recipe for that burger. That's what Eater.com did after last week's episode of "Parks & Recreation." The episode had Ron Swanson (Nick Offerman) facing off against Chris Traeger (Rob Lowe) in a cook-off to determine whether a turkey burger could be better than a hamburger.

Angelina Pivarnick, current Frenemy of the "Jersey Shore" family, is expecting a baby with her fiance Dave Kovacs. As confirmed to TMZ, Pivarnick and Kovacs are expecting their first but didn't say when the baby is due or how long Pivarnick has been preggars. We'll likely hear more from Pivarnick, who always knows how to make the most of the post-reality show spotlight.

For decades, we've all known Zorro as the masked swordsman who fights against tyranny in the 1800's in Mexico and around the world. But if 20th Century Fox has its way, that's about to change. Fox is developing a reboot currently titled "Zorro Reborn" in an attempt to bring the hero back to the cinematic forefront after a hiatus of about six years ("The Legend of Zorro" hit theaters in 2005).

Gary Busey may have been fired from "Celebrity Apprentice," but just because he's no longer in that shark tank doesn't mean he won't still be fighting off ruthless attackers. Busey has just been cast in "Piranha 3DD," the sequel to the tongue-in-cheek "Piranha 3D." The movie promises more of the same: sex, violence, comedy, and people being devoured by man-eating fishies.