Hurricane Irene stymies B.O. predictions

'The Help'While Disney's "The AssistanceInch looks to keep within the No. 1 place, Hurricane Irene is making weekend box office forecasts tough. Many New England theaters stated they'd shutter over the past weekend, including Clearview Movie theaters, that was likely to close its 18 Gotham, two Pennsylvania and 25 Nj locations Saturday or sunday, based on a contact to staff. The theater chain intends to reopen its locations Monday and it has not introduced intends to close any locations tonight. New You are able to alone comprises 6% from the nation's box office market, along with other theater chains are watching the elements carefully to find out their plans. While AMC Theaters introduced closings of two theaters in Virginia, a repetition for the organization told Variety that executives in the plex chain are carefully monitoring the problem and therefore are making closure choices on the theater-by-theater basis. AMC intends to publish all closings to its website at AMCtheaters.com/hurricaneirene. The hurricane's sweep with the New England has made the typical weekend B.O. scene unpredictable. B.O. experts stated they remain confident on top place -- with "The AssistanceInch leading the frame -- but the other berths are not as easy to call. The Weinstein Company's "Our Idiot Brother" and Sony's "Columbiana" turn to function as the nearest photos, tugging in front of FilmDistrict's "You Shouldn't Be Scared of the Dark." Pre-hurricane, B.O. viewers had stated that the film would need to pull in $15 million to become this frame's top-grosser. Due to the elements, however, that number is searching nearer to $tens of millions of-$11 million. Contact Rachel Abrams at Rachel.Abrams@variety.com

The way a 'Real Housewives' Suicide Sheds Light on Exploitation the truth is TV

"Relax! Open and Breathe! Feel at ease within the uncomfortable!" A bearded guy stomps via a circle of nine new students inside a run-lower Manhattan studio, yelling towards the top of his voice. This really is Robert Galinsky, 46, an old special education teacher and public-speaking coach that has reinvented themself as principal from the New You are able to Reality TV School and aims to change his students into stars.our editor recommends'Real Average women of Beverly Hills' Husband Russell Remedy Jams Bravo in a single of His Final Interviews'Real Average women of Beverly Hills'' Husband Commits Suicide 'Real Average women of Beverly Hills'' Russell Remedy at L.A. County Coroner's Office'Real Average women of Beverly Hills': Bravo Family Responds to Russell Armstrong's DeathBravo to Re-Edit Real Average women of Beverly Hillsides in Wake of Russell Remedy SuicideBravo Executives Waiting 24 Hrs to determine Fate of 'Real Average women of Beverly Hills' "We're likely to arrive the warmth," he adds. "I would like your title as well as your secret -- now!" PHOTOS: Inside Kardashian Corporation. Galinsky has decided to allow the Hollywood Reporter visit his training studio included in a several weeks-lengthy take a look at reality TV's growing genre of programming according to personal problems and illnesses. A burly demolition guy swathed in real furs declares he's never read an entire book. A diminutive trainer discloses she used to be an expert basketball player. Therefore we hit pay grime. PHOTOS: Charlie Sheen's Colorful Career "I'm Kristen Taylor," a tall, flame-haired lady murmurs. "I had been a phone call girl" -- and she or he's additionally a transsexual along with a pastor's daughter. Ideal for any show concerning the impact from the sex industry on youthful women. As she begins to inform us her eye-popping story within the third-person plural, Galinsky cuts in. "Speak within the 'I'!" he shouts. "Eliminate 'you, me, they, us.' It's about me!" &diams&diams&diams&diams&diams "About me" is just about the mantra of reality TV, even when this means opening painful private lives to cameras and compromising family and buddies -- as well as, possibly, whether it means someone might die. VIDEOS: Emmy Roundtable: Reality TV The already pressed-to-the-limits reality TV industry was rocked August. 15 by news that Russell Remedy, 47, the oft-featured estranged husband of Bravo's The Actual Average women of Beverly Hillsides star Taylor Remedy and father of three, had committed suicide prior to the show's second-season premiere. Remedy's personal battles together with his wife were recorded at length on the program. When he hanged themself in a friend's house, he was stated to possess been battling with financial problems in addition to overall concerns about his negative portrayal on the program (though he, and all sorts of other reality participants, sign waivers for filming). He told People magazine in This summer, "This show has literally pressed us towards the limit." The series will be re-edited, based on Bravo leader Frances Berwick, and can have its Sept. 5 debut postponed. However the suicide has trigger a media firestorm, especially following reviews that Remedy wasn't even compensated to look on the program. As Bravo professionals debate whether or not to air programming that documents a guy's descent to suicide, Remedy's family and sufferers' privileges advocates have condemned the network for continue using the show considering the tragedy. STORY: Hollywood Walk of Fame Restrictions Reality Stars "I don't need to see one frame of my boy on the program next season," Remedy's mother, John Ann Hotchkiss, told The Brand New You are able to Daily News. "I've never prosecuted anybody during my existence, however they aren't likely to walk throughout me and also the family." Remedy was hardly alone to find a realistic look at reality TV much more brutal of computer seems onscreen. Actually, his plight was the ultimate finish of the business determined by individuals with deep defects, clinical fears along with other mental issues. PHOTOS: The Jersey Shoreline Hits Italia Since starting within the U.S. with Survivor in 2000, unscripted television has moved past the competitions and dating mistakes that defined its youth. Progressively, the most popular shows (especially on cable) document weak points from the human condition. A lady featured lately on TLC's My Strange Addiction transported round her husband's ashes until she started eating them (after which was institutionalized). The kid moms of MTV's 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mother regularly sophistication the covers of celebrity magazines. All this takes a mental toll. As you longtime reality star confesses to THR, "It's type of warped my thoughts.Inch Related Subjects Nicole Polizzi Mike "The ProblemInch Sorrentino Bravo Jersey Shoreline The Actual Average women of Beverly Hillsides Hoarding: Hidden Alive 1 2 3 4 5 next last

French poster for Cronenberg's A Harmful Method

A French poster for any Harmful Method has made an appearance online.The David Cronenberg-directed outing stars Viggo Mortensen and Michael Fassbender as Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung, the founding fathers of psychoanalysis.Keira Knightley also features as Sabina Spielrein, the Russian-Jewish patient who came together, resulting in the birth of the famous method.The poster has the 3 stars searching awfully upper-class, dissolving into one-another to produce an optical illusion that may finish up providing you with a place of brain pain.The way in which their heads are conjoined is nearly just like a sideways Human Centipede, except less, you realize, disgusting.Begin to see the poster here:A Harmful Method opens in United kingdom movie theaters on 10 Feb 2012.

Guillermo del Toro and Katie Holmes on R-rated Children's Horror Flick Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

When Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth) set out to update the scariest movie he’d ever seen as a child — the 1973 made-for-television movie Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, about inhabitants of a house who discover sinister creatures living in the basement — he intended to frighten and thrill a new generation of youngsters. Even co-star Katie Holmes, who makes a rare genre appearance in the Del Toro-produced and co-scripted horror pic, found the script to so terrifying that she knew she had to do it. But is Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, as the MPAA deemed, too scary for kids? With a few deviations from the original, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark follows Sally Hirst (11-year-old Verge designee Bailee Madison), a young girl who comes to live with her architect father (Guy Pearce) and his new girlfriend Kim (Holmes) in the Gothic mansion they’re remodeling. But the historic home has a secret: Tiny creatures live in the basement, calling to Sally to come free them. What results is indeed the stuff of nightmares, the kind of frights that would keep most youngsters up at night, clutching the sheets in wondrous terror. And even with newcomer Troy Nixey in the director’s chair, Del Toro’s stamp is palpable throughout the film. Movieline sat down with Del Toro and Holmes after the film’s Los Angeles Film Fest debut to discuss Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (as well as Del Toro’s defunct At the Mountains of Madness and upcoming Pacific Rim), the impact of the MPAA’s surprise R-rating, impressive young star Bailee Madison, and the key relationship between Holmes and Madison that anchors the film and makes the audience care about what happens when the hungry little “homunculi” come calling. Guillermo, you were inspired by some of the scary movies you saw as a child that you loved and were frightened by, and this was originally intended to evoke that kind of experience. How does the rating going from a PG-13 to an R change the intent of this film? Del Toro: Well I think it changes it a lot. I find it understandable, from the MPAA, to give us an R — I’m not questioning that. But it changes the movie because this is the perfect movie for a PG-13 audience, in the sense that it was really made thinking about it as a movie for a younger audience. You know, it’s not a movie that when we created it we wanted it to be an R. So it does affect it, in that sense. But I think it is what it is, and I remember being a kid, you found your ways to see the movies you wanted to see. The world is a very big place, you know? Katie, what were you looking for in terms of roles and projects at the point in your career when you took this on, and has your decision-making process changed much over the last few years? Holmes: I was really excited when I read this; first of all, I’ve always been a huge fan of Guillermo’s and I was really excited to read this. I was terrified when I read it and I thought, ‘Well this is a really good sign!’ And I loved the fact that the characters could stand on their own without the creatures, meaning their storyline worked, they were real characters, and their actions were borne out of their own emotional motivations. That was important because then you’re servicing the characters as opposed to the genre, and the audience can relate and be more scared. I really liked the strength that Kim had. She was honest. At the beginning she’s like, ‘OK, I’m going to play this game of being the woman in this girl’s life, but I’m not really going to, I don’t really want that.’ Then she says, ‘I don’t want to be a mom, this is too much,’ and then gets to the point where she listens to Sally and strikes a friendship and a companionship, and ultimately she becomes a mother figure. I thought that was really special and honest and real and something that people can relate to. Being a mother yourself, did you feel any sort of maternal instinct that clicked with the character? Holmes: Definitely. I mean, for me a whole new understanding came to be when I became a mother that I didn’t have before. The ‘you would do anything for that person’ feeling, that strength — I didn’t understand that before, and that is what I did understand now and what I could bring to this character, and what was important to me for this role, because I thought that it needed that and so did Guillermo. How old do you think you’ll wait for your daughter to be until you show her Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark? Holmes: [Laughs] With every interview, it gets older! Del Toro: 85! That sounds like a safe enough number. Now, Troy Nixey was the director but you, Guillermo, were very present on set and in filming. How did you all work together in the filming process? Del Toro: We had a pretty seamless [process] where we were all discussing stuff from the get go. We had table readings where these guys were very, very frank about this is what we need. And the great thing is they had one of the writers there, which was me, so I made the changes immediately. They were very involved in choosing their wardrobe or choosing their props, things like that. The day-to-day, I was there as a resource if they needed me. Sometimes they would ask me for, whether it was just a point of view or a practical thing, can we delay my scene or pull it off or ‘I don’t think I’m prepared,’ so from my side it was pretty seamless. Bailee Madison described the way you helped her get emotionally ready before scenes, then would signal Troy to start filming. Del Toro: Yes — well, you know, I knew a few tricks. But she’s a monster! I wish I could take any credit, but the thing with Bailee is you just need to protect her from any of us thinking we can do a much better job than her, in directing herself. I think that’s true with a great child actor. Like the girl in Pan’s Labyrinth, I can tell you exactly when I was involved and exactly when I was not involved, and she was also self-calibrating. People think that a great actors’ director is a guy that comes in every time and gives you an insight… it’s the guy that knows when to stay the fuck out of there if he’s not needed, and directors make the mistake of thinking that after every take they need to go in and really have an Elia Kazan moment with their actor. It’s about stay the fuck away until they need you, you know? And that’s it. I think Bailee as a child actor is like that. Would you agree, Katie? Holmes: Definitely — and I think like anything actors have to know when to listen, and when to pretend they’re listening. [Laughs] It was a real pleasure to work with Bailee, she’s so professional and kind. But she’s so dedicated to her work and this was intense work. It was very important that these emotional connections were there between the characters, that these bonds were happening, and she had a lot of heavy lifting to do. Her performance needed more than scares and yells and screams from the monsters, we had to really believe her pain and be with her. Right away, just the way she looked at you, we were like, ‘Oh, we got it — done!’ She’s incredible. Her heart just comes through her eyes when you watch her. Del Toro: But you know, let me say this — everybody else, all of us to some point after the screenplay was there, all the rest of us are interchangeable. The reality is that Bailee and Katie, without them, the entire edifice collapses. Because in a strange way it’s almost like a single character; Kim is the future of Sally or Sally is her past. In a way they are a single character, struggling, and without them the movie would collapse. We’d have another guy playing the caretaker or another guy playing this or that — they are the moral, ethical, emotional center of the movie and there’s no doubt in my mind that that’s true. [Pause] And Bailee is also very good at pretending when she’s listening. Holmes: [Laughing] She really is! Del Toro: There were moments when I saw Bailee and she was nodding, [affects high voice] ‘Oh, thank you, that’s very interesting,’ and you were like, she’s not gonna do it! Guillermo, can you explain what happened with your At the Mountains of Madness project? Del Toro: At the Mountains… it’s tragic what happened to it. We were very close to it. We were doing the movie together, Tom [Cruise] and I, and we loved the screenplay passionately. I worked with Tom for a long, long time — many, many months. We were very close in the partnership in creating it, and when it collapsed, it collapsed four days before we opened offices in Toronto. So it was a big surprise. But you know what? I think it’s either going to happen one day in the right way, or I really think the worst thing that can happen to a movie like that is for it to get filmed the wrong way. There are two ways of preserving the greatness of a movie: Making it, or not making it. But what you cannot do is make it the wrong way because you needed to make it, that’s silly. And speaking of making things the right way — you seem to be having a lot of fun with Pacific Rim. Del Toro: [Laughs] Yes, I am! It’s almost too much fun. The thing I love most in the world is monsters, and we are creating great monsters. We are literally in the paradise field, the Elysium field, of monsters right now. And we’ve barely started. We have still many months to create the monsters and we’re making sure we create and deliver the finest monsters fit to be created onscreen. Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark is in theaters Friday and is rated R for violence and terror.

'Tosh.0's' Daniel Tosh to EP New Animated Series on Comedy Central

Comedy Central Comedy Central is going forward on an animated series from executive producers Tosh.0's Daniel Tosh and comedians Waco O'Guin and Roger Black titled Brickleberry. The series follows a group of ne'er-do-well forest rangers who are facing the shut down of their National Park when a new ranger arrives to help transform them and save the park. The network has picked the series up for a 10-episode order. Brickleberry starts production this fall and premieres in 2012. The series is co-produced by Fox 21 and Comedy Central. Written by O'Guin and Black (Stankervision), Tosh will executive produce and voice one of the characters. Tosh has hosted his video clip show, Tosh.0, on Comedy Central since June of 2009. Email: Jethro.Nededog@thr.com; Twitter: @TheRealJethro RELATED: 'The Break Up' Director in Talks to Helm a Gregory Brothers Comedy Central Pilot (Exclusive) Comedian Anthony Jeselnik Inks Development Deal at Comedy Central More Comedy Central Coverage on THR Comedy Central Daniel Tosh

Gallery: Live In The Giant Screen Floor

Photos in the Live QuarterWith Empire Presents.... Giant Screen under way, The 02 is awash with movie memorabilia and cine-artefacts so precious even Indianapolis themself switched as much as inspect them. The Live Quarter is totally liberated to visit and, as you can tell, it's chockers with Bond cars, To The Near Future DeLoreans and precious treats in the London Film Museum, including props and costumes from Braveheart and Alien eggs. It's totally liberated to attend and also the perfect day trip for the family - particularly if individuals eggs don't hatch. Did we point out that it's totally free? Nilch! Gratis! About the house! What exactly are you awaiting? Mind lower to that particular large dome-y factor using the giant spikes being released it. Giant Screen Floor 1

Game of Thrones Casts Robert Pugh as Craster

Robert Pugh Robert Pugh has been cast as Craster in Game of Thrones, The Hollywood Reporter reports. Craster is a shaky ally to the Night's Watch and the master of Craster's Keep, which lies beyond the Wall. He is also known for his oppressive relationships with his 19 wives and many daughters, including Gilly, to be played by Hannah Murray on the show. HBO's Game of Thrones finds its Gilly, Hallyne Pugh's credits include The Ghost Writer and Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. The actor is the latest to join the large and impressive guest cast for Season 2 of the HBO fantasy drama. The additions of Murray and Roy Dotrice broke earlier this week. Also in the cast: Liam Cunningham as Davos Seaworth, Stephen Dillane as Stannis, Carice van Houten as Melisandre, Gwendoline Christie as Brienne, and The Tudors's Natalie Dormer as Margaery Tyrell. Will he make a good Caster?

New on DVD & Blu-ray, Week of August 9: 'Paul' and 'Your Highness'

It's a less-than-stellar week on the home video front, with several unspectacular major theatrical releases -- revolving around slackers -- coming to roost on DVD. Leading the way, so to speak, is 'Paul,' a road trip about a slacker, runaway alien -- named Paul -- who joins up with two oddball Brits in a mad effort to rendezvous with a rescue space ship so he can go home. Next up is 'Your Highness,' a medieval tale about a pair of princes -- one a do-gooder who slays dragons and rescues damsels in distress, the other a ne'er-do-well who smokes "wizard's weed" -- and their quest to save a woman kidnapped by an evil wizard. The best bets this week are the Blu-ray debuts, so read on. 'Paul' What It's About: Two sci-fi geeks on a pilgrimage to America's UFO heartland accidentally encounter an alien who sends them on an insane road trip. For the past 60 years, an alien named Paul (voiced by Seth Rogen) has been hanging out at a top-secret military base. For reasons unknown, the space-traveling smartass decides to escape the compound and hop on the first vehicle out of town -- ­a rented RV containing Earthlings Graeme Willy (Simon Pegg) and Clive Gollings (Nick Frost). The resulting trek is loaded with mayhem -- and some laughs. It's Kinda Like: 'E.T.' meets 'National Lampoon's Vacation' What We Say: A wise-cracking alien on the lam? That's pretty much the heart of the matter here, to which Brits Simon Pegg and Nick Frost add their loopy brand of cynical, dotty, off-the-wall humor. There's plenty of side trips and excursions to the main plot -- government agents, religious fanatics, UFOlogists -- as well as more pop culture references than you can shake an alien probe at (or yeah, there are alien probe jokes, too). Though not up to 'Shaun of the Dead; (a tough film to top), 'Paul' is still an enjoyable pastime. And Paul is so real. Hmmm. • Extras: Bloopers, behind-the-scenes featurettes, commentary by director Greg Mottola, Pegg and Frost, a featurette on how Paul was conceived and created. Rotten Tomatoes Reviews | Buy DVD | Save DVD to your Netflix queue Watch a trailer: 'Your Highness' What It's About: A pair of brothers -- Fabious (James Franco), a handsome, chivalrous hero who lives by good deeds and his sword, and Thadeous (Danny McBride), a shaggy haired slacker who lives for "wizard's weed," booze and easy women -- must join forces on a wild adventure to rescue Fabious' betrothed (Zooey Deschanel) from the clutches of an evil wizard (Justin Theroux) who needs her soul in order to take over the universe. Along the way they encounter assorted demons, werewolves, and traitorous knights -- as well as an elusive warrior (Natalie Portman) with a dangerous agenda of her own -- before they save the day and prevent a new Dark Age. It's Kinda Like: 'The Princess Bride' meets 'Evil Dead' What We Say: This uneven parody of sword and sorcery films has its moments of fun -- but not enough to offset the lame slacker jokes, vulgar bathroom (actually, since it's the Middle Ages, cesspool) humor, and uninspired acting. The very slow, humorless scenes revolving around the travails and insecurities of Thadeous get juxtaposed with wild violence right out of a typical, modern slasher film, making this outing very uneven. It has nowhere near the inspired lunacy of a 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail,' say. If you were hoping for this to be director David Gordon Green's 'Pineapple Express' in the Middle Ages, you'll be sorely disappointed. • Extras: Commentary, alternate scenes, commentary, featurettes. Rotten Tomatoes Reviews | Buy DVD | Save DVD to your Netflix queue Watch a trailer: August 9 Blu-ray Debuts: 'If ....' (1969) Revolution was in the air when Lindsay Anderson made this daringly chaotic vision of British society, set in a boarding school in late-60s England. Malcolm McDowell stars as an insouciant Mick Travis, who, along with his school chums, trumps authority at every turn, finally emerging as a violent savior against the vicious games of the establishment. From The Criterion Collection. 'The Battle of Algiers' (1965) Vividly re-creates a key year in the tumultuous Algerian struggle for independence from the occupying French in the 1950s. As violence escalates on both sides, children shoot soldiers at point-blank range, women plant bombs in cafes, and French soldiers resort to torture to break the will of the insurgents. Shot on the streets of Algiers in documentary style. From The Criterion Collection. 'Dazed and Confused' (1993) Richard Linklater's visual dissertation on the last day of high school just before the summer of 1976. 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High' (1982) Amy Heckerling nailed down the teen life in California high schools, malls and beaches in this wonderful comedy, based on the book by Cameron Crowe. Introduced Jeff Spicoli to the world. Other New August 9 DVD Releases: 'Choose': A journalism student, with the help of her detective father and a therapist, tracks a serial killer who selects victims and forces them to choose between horrific options. Stars Katheryn Winnick, Nicholas Tucci, Kevin Pollak, Richard Short, Bruce Dern. 'Dream Home': (2010 -- Hong Kong) Cheng Li-sheung is a young, upwardly mobile professional finally ready to invest in her first home. But when the deal falls through, she is forced to keep her dream alive -- even if it means shedding the blood of her would-be neighbors. 'Jumping the Broom': There's a collision of worlds when two African-American families from divergent socioeconomic backgrounds get together one weekend in Martha's Vineyard for a wedding. Stars Angela Basset, Mike Epps, Paula Patton, Laz Alonso, Loretta Devine, Julie Bowen. 'The Last Godfather': (2010 -- USA/South Korea) Mob boss Don Carini (Harvey Keitel) is retiring from the family business and surprises everyone by anointing his goofy grownup love child Younggu as his successor, fomenting a struggle for power among family, friends and enemies alike. Also stars Hyung-rae Shim, Michael Rispoli, Jason Mewes. 'Mars Needs Moms': Nine-year-old Milo (Seth Green) finds out just how much he needs his mom (Joan Cusack) when she's nabbed by Martians who plan to steal her mom-ness for their own young. Milo's quest to save her involves stowing away on a spaceship, navigating an elaborate, multi-level planet and taking on the alien nation and their leader. A boring, mish-mash of a film that set back the cause of motion-capture animation. 'Super': After his wife falls under the influence of a drug dealer, an everyday guy (Rainn Wilson) transforms himself into Crimson Bolt, a superhero with the best intentions, though he lacks for heroic skills. Stars Rainn Wilson, Ellen Page, Liv Tyler, Kevin Bacon, Michael Rooker, Nathan Fillion. 'Tactical Force': An LAPD SWAT team begins a routine training exercise in an abandoned hanger, but things spiral dangerously out of control when they find themselves caught in a three-way war with two rival gangs who will kill anyone who gets in their way. Stars Steve Austin, Michael Jai White, Keith Jardine. Check out more August 9 DVD releases at OnVideo.

'Basketball Wives' Scores Slam Dunk in Social Media Study

VH1's modestly rated Basketball Wives was the most social primetime program in July, according to a new study. The first-ever survey analyzed shows on 170 of the most popular broadcast and cable networks using data from Twitter and Facebook, including total comments, unique commenters and average followers per unique commenter.our editor recommendsOxygen's 'All About Aubrey' Debuts Well, VH1's 'Basketball Wives' Finishes StrongMiami Heat Forward Chris Bosh Slams VH1's 'Basketball Wives' In Lawsuit (Exclusive) "Understanding the social footprint of a program is increasingly important to networks and agencies," says Sean Casey, founder and CEO of SocialGuide, which created the Social 100. Fox topped the network list, ahead of the CW, MyNetworkTV, NBC and ESPN. Family Guy generated the most activity across all of its airings on Fox and in syndication: 159,394 unique commenters and 276,320 comments in July. Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants, the ESPY Awards on ESPN and Discovery's Great White Invasion also ranked high. SocialGuide says it mined and filtered more than 10.5 million social TV comments by more than 2.6 million unique users for more than 4,150 programs in July. Casey says, "We developed the Social 100 to give comprehensive insight into the potential social reach and social engagement across the U.S. television landscape." Related Topics

Blame American Horror Story For Ryan Murphy Not Participating in the Annie Reboot

Why isn’t Glee creator Ryan Murphy writing or directing the Will Smith/Jay-Z production of Annie with Willow Smith in the title role? You can blame (or thank) Murphy’s new FX series American Horror Story. “I met with Jay and talked to him about it. I wanted to write the script and direct it.” Murphy told Deadline. “And then American Horror got picked up. Willow is a certain age and you need a script by November. I didn’t think I could do it. So now she’s got Emma Thompson who is 50 million times better than me. LOVE HER. I wish I could have had the time to do it.” [Deadline]

WGAE ink Onion News authors pact

The authors about the Onion News Network have arrived at their first-ever collective negotiating agreement since the show.The Authors Guild of America East, which repped the Onion News scribes, made the announcement Tuesday''The ONN authors was together and won real enhancements,'' stated WGA East Executive Director Lowell Billings. ''We welcome them in to the WGAE and that we anticipate an effective relationship with the organization.'' The WGA stated the agreement increases minimum weekly compensation and supply pension and health contributions, retroactive to the beginning of writing the 2009 summer time. The producers also decided to add authors and writing days.The ONN's second season starts on Sept. 30 with 10 weekly episodes.Billings stated a lot more than 70 Guild people using their company New You are able to-based comedy shows signed instructions supporting the ONN authors and 100s of guild people sent emails towards the producers.The offer covers the approaching season and then any renewal. You will find presently seven authors within the unit. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com