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In exclusive Q&A, he says Hollywood's most powerful refused to sign petition of support
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Christina Aguilera-Produced Dramedy, Twitter-Based Comedy, Shakespeare-Themed Drama On Prospect Park’s Slate

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Jeff Kwatinetz's Prospect Park has completed its 2014 television development slate with 10 sales to broadcast, cable and digital outlets. They include a soapy hourlong dramedy about Las Vegas entertainers executive produced by Christina Aguilera at ABC Family, half-hour dramedy at Amazon directed by Hysteria helmer Tanya Wexler, a horror anthology series based on the works of William Shakespeare at Lifetime, a comedy at CBS based on the @WeFoughtAbout Twitter feed, a… Read

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The Lucas Brothers To Topline & Co-Write Autobiographical Comedy For Fox

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Keith and Kenny Lucas, creators and voice stars of Fox/ADHD's animated series The Lucas Bros. Moving Co., are expanding their relationship with the network to live-action comedy. The sibling comedians are set to star in A Better Bushwick, a multi-camera comedy project for Fox. Written and co-executive produced by Christian Lander (Bordertown), Keith Lucas and Kenny Lucas, A Better Bushwick will mirror the real-life story of identical twin brothers Keith and Kenny dropping… Read

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DGA Stands By ‘The Interview’ Directors, Calls On Feds To Protect Hollywood

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The Directors Guild of America has publicly thrown its support behind The Interview directors Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg after theater owners and Sony bowed to cyberterrorist threats and canceled the film's Christmas release. In a statement issued today, DGA President Paris Barclay called on the US government to protect Hollywood and its creatives from future hacking crimes like the one that devastated Sony Pictures. "As the events of the past weeks have made… Read

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Hugh Jackman’s Fish Tale `The River’ Recoups $3.2M Broadway Cost

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Sonia Friedman, the producer who brought Jez Butterworth's oddball one-acter to Broadway's intimate Circle In The Square Theater with arena-size star Hugh Jackman, announced today that the $3.2 million drama has recouped the costs of producing it. That means the rest of the run, which began on Halloween and ends February 8, should send plenty of cream into the pitchers of everyone sharing the profits of the mostly SRO stand. The show is the second newcomer of the season… Read

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North Korean Link To Sony Hack Shifts Legal Landscape For Studio

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The FBI's confirmation today that North Korea was behind the vast hacking of Sony Pictures puts the class action lawsuits against the studio in a new context. "The law does not require companies to guarantee protection against a deliberate political act of criminal cyber terrorism by a foreign government," leading trial attorney Daniel Petrocelli told me. "This cannot be laid at the feet of Sony," the O'Melveny & Myers partner and often studio retained lawyer added noting… Read

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Obama: Sony Made Mistake Pulling ‘The Interview'; U.S. Will Respond Proportionally At Time And Place We Choose — Update

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Sony “made a mistake” in caving to North Korean hackers, President Obama said bluntly this morning during his year-end news conference. He said the United States "will respond proportionally" to the cyber attack on the studio — which included threatening to harm moviegoers — "at a place and time we choose.” The studio's handling of the hack was the very first question White House press corps asked Obama at the annual year-in-review, which speaks to how seriously the… Read

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Watch President Obama Discuss Sony Hack In Year-End Press Conference (Live Stream)

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President Obama has more than a few topics to discuss during his year-end news conference that's scheduled to run an hour. But of course Hollywood is eager to hear what the commander in chief has to say about the devastating cyberattack on Sony Pictures and the studio deciding not to distribute its controversial comedy The Interview in theaters or any other platform. He also is expected to be asked about the terrorist threats against movie theaters that were set to show… Read

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Daniel Wu To Star In AMC Martial Arts Drama Series ‘Badlands’

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AMC has tapped Hong Kong actor Daniel Wu to play the lead of its direct-to-series martial arts drama Badlands (working title). Wu also will serve as an executive producer on the six-episode series, loosely based on the Chinese tale Journey To The West. In a land controlled by feudal barons, Badlands tells the story of a ruthless, well-trained warrior named Sunny (Wu) and a young boy who embark on a journey across a dangerous land to find enlightenment. Wu joins previously… Read

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Hacker Drama ‘Mr. Robot’ Picked Up To Series By USA

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This is a timely order by USA. In the wake of the unprecedented hack attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment, the cable network has given the first series pickup to a pilot from its current slate to Mr. Robot (working title), an intense hacker drama starring Rami Malek and Christian Slater. Written/executive produced by Sam Esmail, Mr. Robot centers on a young programmer, Elliot (Rami Malek), who suffers from a debilitating anti-social disorder and decides that he can only… Read

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‘People Magazine Awards’ Sluggish In Debut, ‘Big Bang’ Tops Slow Thursday

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Another night of soft pre-holiday ratings. In repeat, CBS' The Big Bang Theory (2.3 in adults 18-49) still was the highest-rated program of the night. It is currently tied with sophomore comedy Mom, though CBS' 8:30 -11 PM lineup may undergo downward adjustment in the finals because of a local NFL pre-emption that is likely inflating the fast nationals. Mom (2.3), which aired an episode tackling domestic violence, is currently running down -12% from last week when it had… Read

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Comedy Central Moves Up ‘@Midnight’ For 2 Weeks Ahead Of Larry Wilmore Premiere

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Comedy Central is moving @midnight With Chris Hardwick to 11:30 PM following The Daily Show With Jon Stewart for two weeks beginning January 5. It will return to its regular midnight time slot on January 19, following the premiere of The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore. Its rotating lineup of panelists in 2015 include Scott Aukerman, Doug Benson, Neal Brennan, Paget Brewster, Whitney Cummings, Andy Daly, Jon Daly, Ron Funches, Brett Gelman, Nikki Glaser, John Hodgman, Jen… Read

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