True Bloods Kristin Bauer Van Straten Talks Once Upon A Time

First Published: October 29, 2011 11:51 AM EDT Credit: ABC Caption Kristin Bauer van Straten as Maleficent in Once Upon A TimeLOS ANGELES, Calif. -- She plays the blood sucking vampire Pam on True Blood, but this Sunday night, Kristin Bauer van Straten has a new nemesis to tackle, as she heads to ABCs Once Upon A Time and it isnt a fairy named Sookie. As Sleeping Beautys Maleficent, Kristin is set to match wits with an equal Lana Parrillas Evil Queen. The Evil Queen needs to do evil and here and there she has to get the ingredients for this evilness and shes got this frenemy, Maleficent, and theyve been kind of helping each other and playing this chess game for years, Kristin told AccessHollywood.com of how she figures into the freshman dramas second episode. She needs a little bit of help to really wield her power, so shes gotta be able to figure out how to get that from Maleficent. Kristin explained that the Evil Queen will need her characters help after the plot twist in Episode 1 that sent a baby Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison) into the real world. [At] the end of the pilot, [Snow White] has her baby and she puts it in a wardrobe and the baby is safe and thats where, then, the Evil Queen comes to me and shes gonna take it a step further because now shes really pissed, Kristin explained. The actress headed up to Canada to film her so-far one-episode arc and she said putting on the regal gown and headdress was a magnificent experience. [Ive gotten] a lot of help from costuming in the last couple years, she giggled. Theres no way to not feel slightly evil putting on this purple robe and holding a staff, with an orb. I just loved it, Kristin said of her Once Upon A Time costume. I started walking around the wardrobe room already like figuring out. It just gets in your body. Its unbelievable how much help you get from getting dressed up and looking like somebody else. Beyond Once Upon A Time, the actress and activist (shes currently working on a campaign to protect chimpanzees click HERE for more information) is heading back to the set of True Blood shortly for Season 5, where fans will finally learn about Pams back story. The door is open and it would be really fun to come back [to Once Upon A Time]. So well see because Im kind of back in the Pam world and its going to be amazing, she said. I just read the first script. I cant wait to find out more about Pam and I cant wait to actually keep investigating this world and see how they weave this storytelling and these fairytales and these iconic characters together, she added. Once Upon A Time airs Sunday at 8/7 C on ABC. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Big Ford grant for Public

The Public Theater has scored a $2 million grant from the Ford Foundation to put toward the ongoing renovation of the legit company's downtown home, now on track to be completed by summer 2012. Grant was announced Wednesday evening at a Ford Foundation screening of doc "Joe Papp in Fave Acts," about the Public's founder. The Public's new lobby will be named after the foundation, a philanthropic grantmaker. The Ford coin pushes the nonprofit theater's fund-raising tally to almost $38 million, just shy of the $40 million overall cost of the building update. Ford's chunk of change is the second-largest to be earmarked for the project, behind the $28 million provided by the city of NY. Extensive refurbishment of the Public, which began last year, includes an expanded lobby, a remodeled entrance, expanded restrooms and new HVAC systems. Programming has remained housed in the building during renovation, with current offerings including "The Agony and the Ecstasty of Steve Jobs," "Love's Labors Lost" and a production of "King Lear" toplined by Sam Waterston. Public intends to fete the renovation with a reopening in fall 2012. Contact Gordon Cox at gordon.cox@variety.com

Harry Potter to Disappear, and 5 Other Stories You'll Be Talking About Today

Happy Tuesday! Also in this edition of The Broadsheet: The President hits Hollywood… More about Joss Whedon’s micro-budget Shakespeare adaptation… John Cusack and Malin kerman, together at last… a definitive glimpse at Bill Cosby’s cinematic worst… and more · Wal-Martus boomo! Or whatever the spell is that corresponds with Warner Bros.’ decision to pull the Harry Potter movie franchise out of retail circulation this winter: The studio will withdraw all eight of the films from shelves on Dec. 29 after a 10-year, $12.1 billion run. The Disney-esque news is expected to spark a holiday buying binge on the Complete Harry Potter Collection in particular and keep the market primed for special-edition Potter comebacks down the line. The studio hastens to add that VOD and games are not included; awards screeners for Deathly Hallows — Part 2 are presumably safe as well. [Deadline] · Barack Obama’s Hollywood fundraising swing went off without a hitch, unless you count the president telling stars like Will Smith, Magic Johnson and, uh, Hilary Duff, “This election won’t be as sexy as the last one.” [AP] · Joss Whedon has opened up a bit about his Shakespeare adaptation Much Ado About Nothing, the existence of which stunned fans early Monday. In a nutshell: It was filmed in 12 days, is in black-and-white, will debut next spring on the festival circuit, and is the “best vacation” Whedon has ever had: “I’ve never been so well-rested and so well-fed as I have on this movie.” [EW] · John Cusack and Malin kerman are booked to star in The Numbers Station, featuring the pair (respectively) as a “disgraced black ops agent charged with protecting a CIA code operator.” Kasper Barfoed — not to be confused with his fellow Danish auteur Caspar Pubgrub — will direct. [Variety] · The video arrangement at the link is a little messed up, but you can’t really go wrong revisiting and contemplating the “six cinematic misfires of Bill Cosby.” Dildo massage included! [Splitsider] · Looking to relocate to the U.S. region where pot is cheapest? Oh. Well, if/when you are, here’s your intriguing cheat sheet. [Atlantic Cities via The Awl] Follow S.T. VanAirsdale on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.

CAA Signs Actress-Comic Natasha Leggero

Actress/author/comedian Natasha Leggero, regular on E!s Chelsea Lately, has signed with CAA. She was with Gersh. Leggero next co-stars on Chelsea Handler’s midseason NBC comedy series Are You Currently Presently There, Chelsea? Taken, she starred in Comedy Central special Comedy Central Presents Fast-dating: Natasha Leggero, and her record, Coke Money, has elevated the top on iTunes since its debut on Comedy Central Records in March. Leggero remains repped by Brillstein Entertainment and attorney Lev Ginsburg.

Nets wager on sitcom veterinarians for next season

Seasoned sitcom stars, for example Tim Allen of Do It Yourself and today Last Guy Standing, are earning comebacks. Roseanne Barr is originating off Lives cancellation of Roseannes Nuts, but a show within the works includes a good shot at NBC. Alley Hayes BelushiMcEntireKilbornBreuerNow that Tim Allen makes his TV comeback around the new comedy "Last Guy Standing," ABC and NBC are searching to some slew of other former broadcast-TV stars to repeat the task. Faces famous for toplining half-hrs returning a couple of decades -- think Roseanne Barr, Kirstie Alley and Sean Hayes -- are affixed to a proper quantity of the comedy scripts mounting up for that 2012-13 TV season. They are all wishing that whatever pixie dust got spread on Allen, who capped ABC's "Do It YourselfInch within the the nineteen nineties, works best for them also. Recent comedy hits like "Modern Family" and "The Large Bang Theory" are giving executives restored confidence within the half-hour format. And considering the fact that comedy had lengthy battled on broadcast TV until lately, it's only natural the nets are embracing a few of the key professionals from when the genre was going gangbusters. Script handles talent attached vary from the standard holding deals for the reason that they pair an actress having a author and/or concept instead of inserting them in later to some script that wasn't always customized to suit their voice. But like holding deals, they are largely meant to keep your talent within particular net's roof, though some pacts provide them with a chance to opt out or perhaps be blocked into other scripts later in development season. "Apart from a couple of exceptions, there is a lengthy time period there when actor-based talent deals of any sort were pretty nonexistent in the galleries and systems," stated UTA talent agent Mike Jelline. "As the healthiness of the television business, particularly around the comedy side, has enhanced so quickly in the last couple years, hunger of these deals has certainly elevated." "Standing" is a standout for ABC to date. Since premiering March. 12 because the net's greatest-ranked 8 p.m. comedy premiere in seven years, the show cooled off some but remained strong in the second week, decreasing just 9% to 10.a million audiences and three. rating/9 be part of grown ups 18-49. Banking on familiar faces is among the earliest methods within the programming playbook. A title having a solid history not just gives executives some reassurance within the always dangerous TV business but helps break with the cluttered fall sked with auds wanting to get reacquainted having a proven quantity. There is however no such factor like a sure factor. A few of these stars realize that very well considering the fact that they are already on the third or 4th comeback attempts. Barr, particularly, just came from the cancellation of "Roseanne's Nuts," an unscripted series on Lifetime. But she's wishing to become back on NBC with "Downwardly Mobile," a comedy from twentieth century Fox Television set inside a mobile-home park that reunites her with Eric Gilliand, professional producer of her the nineteen nineties smash "Roseanne." "Mobile" includes a script commitment plus penalty, passing on a good shot to create the schedule. Hayes, who started around the NBC sitcom "Will and Sophistication" from 1998-2006, is placed to star inside a gay-raising a child comedy from "Save Me" professional producer Peter Tolan via The new sony Pictures Television and Universal Television. Alley, who had two different series in front and tail finish from the the nineteen nineties with "Cheers" and "Veronica's Closet," is angling for any third with "The Manzanis," a comedy in regards to a brash Italian-American family that's already purchased to pilot at ABC from ABC Galleries and Brillstein Entertainment Partners. ABC can also be searching for talent from latenight's past, with onetime "Saturday Evening Live" cast member Jim Breuer and Craig Kilborn, former host of "The Daily Show" and the own CBS latenight series, mounted on scripts that will ask them to star in and professional produce their very own comedies. ABC can also be embracing some proven gamers in the aughts expecting lightning striking two times: Jim Belushi and Reba McEntire, who spent the greater a part of that decade headlining half-hrs, have put-pilot obligations for his or her scripts. NBC can also be sinking into 2000s-era talent giving a put-pilot resolve for Portia p Rossi, most particularly of Fox's "Arrested Development." Still more talent have script deals at ABC, that has "Curb Your Enthusiasm" supporting player Shaun Garlin, and NBC, that has the eponymous stars of "The Sarah Silverman Program" (Comedy Central), E!'s "Snoop Dogg's Father Hood" (E!) and "Dane Cook's Tourgasm" (Cinemax). There's much less talent mounted on scripts around the drama side, though a couple of, including Ethan Hawke and Jason Ritter, they are under consideration for brand new hourlongs at NBC. CBS could also play in the the nineteen nineties revival getting guaranteed former Fox sitcom star Martin Lawrence to some holding deal that may put him back to circulation next season. Contact Andrew Wallenstein at andrew.wallenstein@variety.com

Mark Zucker Retiring as President of Sony Pictures Releasing International

Steven O'Dell has been promoted to president of Sony Pictures Releasing International. He steps into the post that had been held by Mark Zucker, who is retiring after 36 years in the industry and 27 years with Sony. Zucker, who joined Sony's TriStar Pictures as a vp marketing and distribution in 1984, took over the reigns of its international distribution operation in 2001 as senior exec vp at SPRI. He was promoted to president of distribution in 2006 and was named president in 2008. Working with Rory Bruer, president of worldwide distribution at Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Jeff Blake, chairman of Sony Pictures worldwide marketing and distribution, Zucker built up an international distribution team that has collected more than $1 billion at the international box office in 11 of the past 12 years, including 2011. During Zucker's tenure, SPRI has fielded 36 $100 million-plus releases and amassed more than $14 billion in box office grosses. O'Dell, who joined Sony in 2005 as a vp, was promoted to senior vp in 2009. Most recently, he has been responsible for overseeing Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain, Portugal and Scandinavia. Prior to joining Sony, O'Dell began working in 1994 with United International Pictures in Central America and the Caribbean. He held management posts for UIP in Chile, Austria, Brazil and Mexico. He returned to the U.S. in 2001 to join consultancy Nadia Bronson & Associates. "Mark is one of the most highly regarded, well-respected and well-liked executives in our company and industry," Bruer said. "We are sorry to see him go, but we are happy for him -- he's worked hard for this moment. We all dream of retiring when we're on top, but Mark has been on top for many years -- we are thrilled to see him enjoy this next chapter. We also are thrilled to have Steven as our new international president. Steven is innovative, collaborative, and a strong leader. His promotion is well-earned and he is ready to step into this important role." Related Topics International Hirings-firings Sony Pictures Releasing International

American helmer banks on China

BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA -- With all the buzz surrounding China's potential as an entertainment business giant, some filmmakers are not waiting for East to meet West.Beijing-based American helmer Dayyan Eng believes his experience working within the mainland Chinese system has helped him to succeed in the biz's fastest growing major market."The film industry in China is still growing and changing, but I've never really had that many problems with the system, because I came out of that environment and I started my career in China, so in a way that's all I know," Eng says. "I know how to play within the rules of the game here." His "Inseparable" made its international bow at the Busan Film Festival. The pic stars Kevin Spacey -- the first Hollywood thesp to appear in an all-Chinese-financed film; Christian Bale followed, in Zhang Yimou's "Flowers of War."Eng is cosmopolitan. He was born in Taiwan, grew up in Seattle, Melbourne and Macau, before moving to Beijing in his college years, dividing his education between the U. of Washington and the Beijing Film Academy.Eng combines his experience from film school in the U.S. with what he has learned in China. All his movies have been fully Chinese productions, although his crew is international."There are a lot of new companies and new money, which is a double-edged sword. If you have good projects, it gets easier, and if you're already established in the industry, it's easier," he says. But all that new money threatens to fund too many films, flooding the market and undermining quality -- something the West experienced in the middle part of the past decade.Eng's budgets are small, on par with what U.S. indies work with -- $5 million and under -- although he wouldn't be drawn on specifics. Unlike many films being made in China these days, Eng is looking at contemporary reality and not historical dramas. He believes that Chinese auds are tiring of chopsocky epics and there's a growing space for social dramas. Eng says he wrote "Inseparable" to be a Chinese story but with a global point of view. Spacey plays Chuck, an American expatriate in the southern city of Guangzhou -- China's third-largest city and an important industrial center and port. He lives next door to a down-on-his-luck white-collar professional, played by Hong Kong heartthrob Kevin Wu. Chuck tries to help Kevin turn his life around."('Inseparable') deals with the issues of taking on the big man and greedy corporations," Eng says, "and it didn't matter where Chuck came from. It felt like a natural step for me to see if we (could) get a Hollywood actor for the part, since I'm bilingual and bicultural." Wu was already attached, and once Spacey saw the script, he came onboard as well.Eng's had a history of landing top talent for his films. His previous pic, 2005's "Waiting Alone," a contempo drama about a group of well-off Beijing hipsters, featured Chow Yun-fat, and starred Xia Yu, Li Bingbing and Gong Beibi, who also stars in "Inseparable," as Kevin's wife. Eng's next pic, a heist/action movie, is aiming to shoot in Hong Kong next year. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Full Latifahs Flavor Unit Art galleries Launches With Feature Percentage

EXCLUSIVE: Full Latifah and Favor Unit Entertainment partner Shakim Compere are backing Percentage, a drama scripted by Elya Ottenberg that marks the initial film shot in Flavor Unit Art galleries, the Miami soundstages built by Latifah and Compere. Directed by Alex Merkin, the drama stars Cam’ron and Omar Gooding as two NY hustlers that are abroad in the drug deal gone bad. They prepare Miami to create a completely new empire in the world of credit fraud, however success brings undesirable attention from police and Miami’s renowned crooks. Macy Gray, Ving Rhames, Antwan Tanner, Robert Watson and Malinda Williams also star. Latifah is creating with Compere and Eric Tomosunas, as well as the film continues to be individually funded with the Flavor Unit partners and Cam’ron, the fashionable hop artist and actor.

Release date changes for Thor 2 and Lone Ranger

Walt Disney Pictures has flicked through its Calendar app and reset dates for two of its big blockbuster movies.Thor 2 was previously slated to bother box offices on 26 July 2013 but will now appear later that year on 15 November.And after rumours a while back it has now been confirmed that Monster director Patty Jenkins will helm the sequel, notching up yet another leftfield directorial choice for Marvel.Meanwhile,The Lone Ranger was originally planned for a 21 December 2012 release before the project was cancelled. The newly agreed production will now hit cinemas on 31 May 2013.The Gore Verbinksi project starts filming on 6 February 2012 and stars Armie Hammer as the Western hero and Johnny Depp as his Native American partner Tonto.The cast currently includes Helena Bonham Carter, Ruth Wilson, Dwight Yoakam, Barry Pepper and James Badge Dale, although it's possible a change of schedule could lead to conflicts and recasting.

Diddy Saves Harlem Boys & Girls Club With Donation

First Published: October 12, 2011 3:50 PM EDT Credit: Joe Fury LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Caption Diddy poses as he hits Rain nightclub at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas on September 17, 2011The Boys & Girls Club of Harlem announced on Tuesday that business magnate and entertainer Sean Combs, better known as Diddy, made a sizeable contribution to their organization, allowing the program to keep its doors open. Mr. Combs contribution comes at a time when we were faced with the possibility of eliminating existing programs and/or club sites. 100% of Mr. Combs contribution will go directly to the young people, and provide educational, recreational and social enrichment programs allowing us to move forward as a club, uninterrupted, Boys & Girls Club board member Willie C. Bentley, Jr. said in a statement to Access Hollywood on Wednesday. The generous donation which Access has learned was more than $50,000 by Diddy, who is a Harlem native, will be applied toward the organizations operation budget, which has been under tremendous pressure due to enormous shifts in federal, state and private funding, according to a press release from the organization. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Netflix Was Totally Kidding About Qwikster

Billy Burke, Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth together with a battalion of popular British character stars aren't really the only folks developing a Snow White-colored film for 2012: Jennifer Aniston, Lily Collins, Armie Hammer and 'Immortals' director (and part-time Honey Badger) Tarsem Singh are concentrating on one too. Images from that film take their hands up online the other day, but Relativity Media has released a slew of latest ones to acquire anticipation on high for your March 16, 2012 release. Only problem to date: having less title! People can't keep calling that certain 'Untitled Snow White' forever, right? See the stills ahead. Relativity Media's Snow White-colored: Start Searching Lily CollinsArmie HammerJulia RobertsJulia Roberts and Nathan LaneJulia RobertsNathan LaneArmie HammerArmie HammerLily CollinsLily CollinsNathan LaneArmie Hammer and Lily CollinsJulia RobertsJulia Roberts and Lily CollinsJulia RobertsLily CollinsLily CollinsLily Collins See All Moviefone Galleries » [Top Photo: Relativity/Jan Thijs] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED

King's Speech Producers Nab The Grudge

Will tackle tale of the nineteen nineties rugby rivalry1990's Five Nations wasn't a contented one. Margaret Thatcher was still being Pm, coupled with cleverly made the decision to make use of Scotland like a testing ground for that Poll Tax. Thanks for visiting The Grudge.Not surprisingly, the folks of Scotland weren't happy. Whatsoever. However their rugby team used to do well, beating Ireland, Wales and France before squaring served by "the actual enemy":England.In some way, through sheer determination and pressure of will, they won, nabbing the Grand Slam and making old Engerland look, well, rather stupid.Every rugby fan will explain, it had been quite a large deal. And it is to become large deal once more, with Bedlam Productions, they behind the Oscar-winning King's Speech, acquiring the privileges to sports journalist Tom English's book about them, The Grudge: Scotland versus. England.King's Speech producer Simon Egan will direct the film in addition to produce it (alongside Takedown Pictures' Evan Leighton-Davis), but no names happen to be pointed out when it comes to casting, therefore the roles of Will Carling, John Moore, Jeremy Guscott and also the relaxation continue to be unknown.Got any suggestionsfor who should play which player?Tell us within the commentary box below. Here's wishing The Grudge will fare best compared to previous rugby drama observed in the giant screen, Invictus, and also have individuals who can really perform the right accents. Ahem.A release date for that Grudge is not introduced.

'Killing' actress shifts for 'Golf Pro'

LehmanCapitalizing around the warmth produced by her role on AMC's "The Killing," Kristin Lehman has signed onto join Colin Firth and Emily Blunt in Mix Creek Pictures' dark comedy "Arthur Newman, Golf Professional."Firth stars as Wallace Avery, a guy who hates his job and it is despised by his family. Feeling he skipped his shot at living the dream, he decides to fake their own dying and make up a new identity. When he meets a youthful lady (Blunt) together with her own troubled past, the duo start entering empty houses to pose because the absent proprietors.Lehman will have Firth's ex-wife, who lives using their boy and her new husband.Advertisements helmer Dante Ariola is pointing from the script by Becky Johnston, who'll produce with Mix Creek's John Oliver and Alisa Tager. Production is skedded to begin this month in New York.Lehman, who formerly made an appearance around the bigscreen in "The Sentinel" and "The clear way of the Gun," lately wrapped Anonymous Content's thriller "Attic." She plays Gwen Eaton, the campaign agent and secret lover of mayoral candidate Darren Richmond (Billy Campbell) on "The Killing."Lehman is repped by Domain Talent, OAZ and attorney Diane Golden. Contact Shaun Sneider at shaun.sneider@variety.com

Keck's Exclusives: Eric McCormack Summer Series Lines Up Eclectic Guest Stars

Edward Furlong and Tom Sizemore TNT's new Eric McCormack crime drama Perception, set to debut in summer 2012, has already booked an eclectic lineup of guest stars to come play with the Emmy-winning Will & Grace star. Roger Bart, who played Desperate Housewives' crazed pharmacist, and two actors who have toiled with pharmaceuticals and the law in real life - Edward Furlong (Terminator 2) and Tom Sizemore, have been cast in suspicious roles.Roger will playa high-powered IRS agent questioned in connection with the murder of a cult member, while Edward and Tom will appear together in an episode centered around an Irish crime syndicate. Tom will play a top-level mobster and Edward will play a rising underworld figure.Worlds away from Will & Grace, Perception finds Eric playingDr. Daniel Pierce, an eccentric neuroscientist and university professor called upon by his former student (Rachael Leigh Cook) to help the feds solve complex criminal cases. Though Pierce'sintimate knowledge of human behavior gives himan edge in reading people, he's a bit of a social moron.Does this sound like a series you'd add to your record list?Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine today!

Hope Solo: DWTS Is Harder Than Going Nude!

First Launched: October 5, 2011 3:35 PM EDT Credit: ESPN La, Calif. -- Caption Hope Solo round the cover of ESPNs annual The Body IssueSoccer star and Dwts contestant Hope Solo sights her be employed in the ballroom most likely the hardest things shes ever done even harder than showing up nude for ESPN magazines annual Body Problem. Hope stopped by Access Hollywood Survive Wednesday where she spoken about losing her clothes for your magazines racy shoot. [Its] one of the most difficult photo shoots Ive ever done. It needed plenty of courage clearly, she told Billy Rose rose bush and Package Hoover. Probably for eight several hours I used to be naked before eight people. The athlete mentioned she eventually got super comfortable baring everything. I used to be so nervous at first that we started screaming after they dropped the robe, after which it with the finish throughout your day I used to be talking with people appreciate it was nothing, she mentioned in the shots, which will hit newsstands on Friday. Just standing there nude getting conversations. Baring her body might have been a difficulty on Hope at first, but she mentioned it absolutely was nothing compared to competing on DWTS. This is probably the most difficult things Ive never done, the athlete, who was simply in a position to avoid elimination on Tuesdays DWTS results show, mentioned. That is harder in comparison to naked photo shoot, I guarantee. [Im] more clear on myself being naked than dancing, absolutely. Hope told Billy and Package they was sad to find out fellow competitor Kristin Cavallari sent packing on Tuesday, but feels confident she wont suffer the identical fate inside a couple of days. I have got a lot of fans, which i understand theyre likely to be launched in groups inside a couple of days getting seen us for the bottom two, she mentioned, mentioning to professional partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy, who spend be undertaking a Toy Story designed dance within a couple of days. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

'Vampire Diaries' Actress to Star in Hallmark Movie Funnel Western (Exclusive)

The Vampire Journals actress Sara Canning and Greystone Holt are actually attracted onto star inside the Hallmark Movie Funnel telefilm Hannah's Law, a Western set to premiere in spring 2012. Danny Glover, Kimberly Elise, Billy Zane, Ryan Kennedy and John Pyper-Ferguson co-star inside the movie, which went into production Monday in Calgary, Alberta. The film is occur a frontier town filled with crime and corruption until Hannah (Canning), a effective-willed heroine, and her pals, including Wyatt Earp (Holt, Durham County) and Doc Holliday (Kennedy, Hellcats), possess a indicate justice as she attempts to obtain the McMurphy gang, which very wiped out her parents and youthful brother. Glover (Mandela) is positioned to see Isom Dart, a parent or gaurdian figure to Hannah Elise (For Colored Women) is Stagecoach Mary, her nearest friend Zane (Titanic) is Lockwood and Pyper-Ferguson (Caprica) plays Frank McMurphy. Hannah's Law, from Nomadic Pictures Productions 3 and also the new the new sony Pictures Television, is executive produced by Mike Ogiens and John Fasano. Chad Oakes and Mike Frislev will be the producers. Rachel Talalay is pointing in the script put together by John Fasano. Canning is likely to be most broadly known on her behalf role as Jenna Sommers on CW's Vampire Journals. Holt also appears in Alcatraz, J.J. Abrams' approaching series for Fox. Related Subjects The Vampire Journals Danny Glover Kimberly Elise TV Casting

'Dolphin Tale' Dethrones 'Lion King': Box Office Report, September 30-October 2

Winter the dolphin may have no tail, but she has legs at the box office. 'Dolphin Tale,' which opened at No. 3 last week, swam to first place with an estimated $14.2 million. That was enough not only to dethrone the 3D re-release of 'The Lion King' after two weeks, but also to outperform all four of this weekend's new wide release movies: '50/50,' 'Courageous,' 'Dream House' and 'What's Your Number?' 'Dolphin Tale' did a little better than the $13 million or so that pundits had predicted. In retrospect, its victory isn't that surprising. It's playing in more venues (3,515) than any other movie, its only competition for family viewers is 'Lion King,' and it has excellent reviews and word-of-mouth. Its decline from last week's business is just 26 percent. Its two-weekend total is $37.5 million. 'Moneyball' held on to second place with an estimated $12.5 million, down just 35 percent from last weekend. Like 'Dolphin Tale,' Brad Pitt's baseball drama is enjoying strong reviews and word-of-mouth. Its ten-day total is $38.5 million. (Click here to read Moviefone's review.) 'Lion King' swapped places with 'Dolphin Tale' to land at No. 3 with $11.1 million, half of last weekend's take. The stunningly successful re-release has earned $79.7 million in three weeks. The Disney classic's lifetime domestic total is $408.2 million; another $7 million, and it'll surpass 'Toy Story 3' to become the second most successful animated movie of all time. In a three-way race for fourth place were new movies '50/50,' 'Courageous,' and 'Dream House,' which finished so close together that their actual rankings may not be known until final figures are released on Monday. Weekend studio estimates placed '50/50' in fourth place with $8.85 million. Predictions had the movie opening around $10 million, thanks to good reviews and relentless promotion by stars Seth Rogen and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Still, $8.85 million isn't bad for a comedy about such a grim topic as cancer. 'Courageous' claimed receipts just $50,000 behind those of '50/50.' Made by the filmmakers who made a hit out of 'Fireproof' three years ago, it's a similar low-budget indie drama about cops and fatherhood, targeted to a faith-based and regional audience. Already, the film, which premiered on just 1,161 screens, has opened stronger than 'Fireproof' (which debuted with $6.8 million, toward an eventual $33.4 million). Its per-screen average of $7,580 was the best of any wide-release movie this week. 'Dream House' opened with an estimated $8.2 million. Like '50/50,' 'Dream House' was expected to open above $10 million, but it suffered from poor advance buzz, weak reviews, negative word-of-mouth, and the failure of its stars (newlyweds Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz) and its studio (Universal) to do much to promote it. The weekend's fourth new movie, 'What's Your Number?' opened in eighth place with only $5.6 million, according to estimates. (The No. 7 movie, 'Abduction,' came in only $50,000 higher, so the movies may swap places when final figures are released on Monday.) The Anna Faris comedy underperformed even its pessimistic predictions of $7 million, likely because of mediocre reviews and word-of-mouth. Overall, this was a slack weekend at the box office, with just $102 million in total receipts, though that's 4.4 percent better than the same weekend last year. For the first nine months of the year, 2011 is still 3.3 percent behind the same period last year ($7.8 billion, compared to $8.1 billion). 'Dolphin Tale' - Trailer No. 2 The full top 10: 1. 'Dolphin Tale,' $14.2 million (3,515 screens), $37.5 million total 2. 'Moneyball,' $12.5 million (2,993), $38.5 million 3. 'The Lion King,' $11.1 million (2,340), $79.7 million 4. '50/50,' $8.85 million (2,458), new release 5. 'Courageous,' $8.80 million (1,161), new release 6. 'Dream House,' $8.2 million (2,661), new release 7. 'Abduction,' $5.65 million (3,118), $19.1 million 8. 'What's Your Number?', $5.60 million (3,002), new release 9. 'Contagion,' $5.0 million (2,744), $64.7 million 10. 'Killer Elite,' $4.9 million (2,986), $17.3 million Follow Gary Susman on Twitter: @garysusman. Photo credits: Warner Bros. ('Dolphin Tale'), Summit Entertainment ('50/50'), TriStar Pictures ('Courageous'), Universal ('Dream House'), 20th Century Fox ('What's Your Number?') 31 Reasons to Buy a Movie Ticket October There are 31 reasons that October may be Rocktober at the box office. Here they are. Rock 'Em Sock 'Em RobotsGeorge Clooney gives Ryan Gosling his Michael Clayton moment with 'Ides of March'We'll finally know what it means for the Human Centipede to go "full sequence"What would have happened if Butch Cassidy survived? Find out when Sam Shepard kicks ass as a grown up Cassidy in 'Blackthorn'President Bartlett on the Big ScreenHarvey Weinstein Gets 'Dirty'Yet another Jessica Chastain performanceIt's been 25 years since Peggy Sue attended her 25-year high school reunion and then travled back in time to high school in 'Peg'The Big Year' could be your new 'City Slickers'Opportunity to complain loudly about your newly discovered undying love for the original 'Footloose'/'The Thing'You get to sneak Reese's Peanut Butter Pumpkins into your screening of 'The Thing'Nicolas Cage and Nicole Kidman made a home invasion thriller with Joel SchumacherThere's a new Pedro Almodovar movie coming out!The 'Catfish' directors' eerie, "bloody Mary" infused-take on 'Paranormal Activity 3'You can load up on Sam Adams Octoberfest and attend a screening of 'The Three Musketeers'The now-annual chance to get scared by a VHS tapePTA made a 'Three Musketeers' MovieAfter three full years of avoiding the subject, you'll finally be able to speak semi-intelligently about the financial crisisYour first look at 2011 It-Girl -- and possible Best Actress nominee -- Elizabeth OlsenChance to decide once and for all if Kevin Smith has talentRemind yourself heavyweight boxing still exists with the Klitschko brothers documentary called, er, 'Klitschko'Regret not taking Puppeteer 101 in college with the Sesame Street documentary, 'Being Elmo'Arguing the question "Who wrote Shakespeare's plays?" has never been so much funTo find out if the trailer for 'The Double' really did spoil the entire movieJustin Timberlake's tries to go all action star on us in 'In Time'Another chance to watch Johnny Depp embody Hunter S. ThompsonYour first look at 2011's other It-Girl -- and possibly Best Actress nominee -- Felicity JonesSee what the rest of the world already lovesA boatload of horror movie revival screenings across the countryDude, Hershey's Air Delight!It's the movies! See All Moviefone Galleries »