TV and Movie News (page 914)

'How I Met Your Mother' Star On Dating Tom Cruise
September 02, 2012 @ 6:03 pm PST    How I Met Your Mother, Mission: Impossible     Shannon Keirnan    
In an interview with Vanity Fair, Nazanin Boniadi, who played Nora on "How I Met Your Mother," discusses the strange details of her Scientology set-up with Tom Cruise, and the punishments that came with disobeying the church.

Kellan Lutz Almost Turned Down 'Twilight' Because Script Didn't Make Sense
September 02, 2012 @ 5:17 pm PST    Twilight, Generation Kill     Shannon Keirnan    
Star Kellan Lutz, who originally was considered as a great option to play Edward but settled on playing brother Emmett, almost turned down the entire project because vampires don't sparkle. Vampires. Don't. Sparkle.

Kris Humphries Gave Someone Herpes?? Shut the Front Door!
September 02, 2012 @ 4:58 pm PST    Keeping Up with The Kardashians     Shannon Keirnan    
A fling of the basketball star is suing because Humphries reportedly gave her herpes. Raise your hand if you're surprised. No? No one?

Benedict Cumberbatch On CBS's 'Sherlock' Competition
September 02, 2012 @ 4:39 pm PST    Sherlock , Elementary     Shannon Keirnan    
Cumberbatch has a few nasty things to say about the CBS answer to "Sherlock," and the casting of his friend Johnny Lee Miller in this fall's "Elementary."

Shia LaBeouf Auditioned With Real Sex Tapes. Of Course He Did.
September 02, 2012 @ 4:03 pm PST    Transformers     Shannon Keirnan    
Shia LaBeouf used footage of himself having sex with his girlfriend to land a role in the new Lars von Trier flick.

Watch Stephen Colbert Debate Clint Eastwood's Empty Chair
September 02, 2012 @ 3:43 pm PST    The Colbert Report     Andy Neuenschwander    
In the wake of Clint Eastwood's odd speech at the RNC, Stephen Colbert had a very special guest on the show: the empty chair that Eastwood debated with. As it turns out, the empty chair is pretty good at debating.

Weekend Box Office: 'Possession' Surprises, 'Dark Knight' Passes $1 Billion
September 02, 2012 @ 1:40 pm PST    The Dark Knight Rises, The Possession, Lawless, The Expendables 2, The Bourne Legacy, ParaNorman     Andy Neuenschwander    
Though it was a weak weekend at the box office, there was good news for "The Dark Knight Rises" and "The Avengers," as both passed major milestones.

2012 Summer Box Office Post-Mortem A Disappointment
September 02, 2012 @ 12:51 pm PST    The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises, Magic Mike, The Bourne Legacy, Men in Black III, That's My Boy, The Hunger Games, The Amazing Spider-Man, Snow White and the Huntsman, Prometheus, Dark Shadows, Battleship     Sean Comer    
It was a summer movie season wherein truth was often stranger than fiction. Sure, "The Avengers," "The Dark Knight Rises," "The Amazing Spider-Man" and "Men in Black 3" were smashes. But wait until you see how many under-performed, and how many made a surprising killing on a small budget.

Studios Announce Third 'The Hobbit' Title, Release Date
September 02, 2012 @ 12:49 pm PST    The Hobbit: There and Back Again, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King     Sean Comer    
It was a controversial choice with fans when announced, but it's now unavoidable: Peter Jackson wanted those appendices filmed, and by gum, he's going to film them. Once a theatrical two-parter, MGM and Warner Bros. Friday announced the title and 2014 release date of the climax to "The Hobbit."

'The Walking Dead' Showrunner Promises A High-Stakes Third Season
September 02, 2012 @ 12:48 pm PST    The Walking Dead     Sean Comer    
Just how exactly does one make "The Walking Dead" MORE intense? God love showrunner Glen Mazzara, he's going to try. Mazzara promises that with a season centered largely on the survivors' entrance to the Prison and the collision course with the Governor, this season ratchets up the pace and the stakes for the characters.