Jennifer Aniston Set to produce and possibly Star in 'Second Act'

The Jennifer Aniston comeback is at full effect, y'all! Sorta. Round the heels of 'Larry Crowne' -- together with the arrival sure-to-be camping classic 'Mirror Mirror' -- Roberts has signed onto produce and possibly star in 'Second Act.' Per The Hollywood Reporter, 'Second Act' focuses on a girl "who may not have labored which is instructed to possess a job." (The economy, amirite?) What job does she take? Great question! 'Act' has neither a movie author nor director aboard at this time around, meaning it in most probability won't be considered a blip inside your moviegoing radar until 2013 within the earliest. Which supplies you adequate time for you to have a position on just which workplace Roberts's lead character could inhabit. Some options. · Bing. · NY City Sanitation Department. · Dunder-Mifflin. · Godfather's Pizza circa 1999. · Netflix. Add your individual inside the comments below. [via THR] [Photo: Getty] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Golden Globe challengers for comedy and musical

A variety of 2011 dramedies could validly compete either in from the Globes' top groups. Pix producers make individuals determinations, so when the dust forms the very best challengers for the best film comedy or musical would be the following.The ArtistClassic precursor: Splashy, Gallic show biz nostalgia a la Baz Luhrmann's "Moulin Rouge!"Chances for any nom: Embodying the Globes themselves (worldwide flavor + Hollywood glamour), pic looks tres bien for Jan. 15.Otherwise the large one: Quiet star Jean Dujardin should make large noise. * * * BeginnersClassic precursor: Intergenerational poignancy inside a vein much like 2007's "The Savages."Chances for any nom: Possibly too much outdoors the mainstream for HFPA tastes.Otherwise the large one: Two-time nominee Christopher Plummer has received buzz all seasons -- third time's the charm? * * * BridesmaidsClassic precursor: Like 2009's champion "The Hangover," laffer boasts heart and point beyond its ewwww-inducing bits.Chances for any nom: Mighty good, though could just get edged by the elegant records.Otherwise the large one: Melissa McCarthy's comedy styling designed for among the year's most memorable supporting turns. * * * CarnageClassic precursor: Two married people clash in most imaginable combinations, just as with "Who's Scared of Virginia Woolf?"Chances for any nom: Does not inspire exactly the same laughs as did the play.Otherwise the large one: Likeable, schlubby John C. Reilly might be due for jerk # 4. * * * Crazy Stupid LoveClassic precursor: A more youthful player helps his older friend seem sensible from the dating scene, similar to 2004 champion "Sideways."Chances for any nom: Foreign press includes a factor for romantic comedies, which was among 2011's classiest.Otherwise the large one: Nominated this past year for "Easy A," Emma Stone could repeat for either this or "The Assistance.Inch * * * FootlooseClassic precursor: The initial did not result in the cut back in 1984, but last year another Vital hit including youthful people who'd give almost anything to dance did: "Flashdance."Chances for any nom: The HFPA loves to sneak a tuner in to the mix whenever it may, even underperforming ones like "Nine" or "Burlesque."Otherwise the large one: Among eight new tunes may be designated, maybe "Fake I.D." or "In which the River Goes." * * * Night time in ParisClassic precursor: Echoes Allen's previous, nominated Paris love letter, "Everybody States I Really Like You," using the time-travel conceit changing the musical amounts.Chances for any nom: They love Woodsy when he takes his wry camera overseas, cf. 2008's champion "Vicky Cristina Barcelona."Otherwise the large one: Kathy Bates bakes an indelible impression as Gertrude Stein. * * * My Week With MarilynClassic precursor: A youthful showbiz aspirant discovers stardom's heartaches close up and private shades of 1982's "My Personal Favorite Year."Chances for any nom: Insider look at bygone filmmaking is appropriate in the HFPA's alley.Otherwise the large one: Kenneth Branagh's place-on supporting turn as Olivier is both wicked and poignant. * * * Youthful AdultClassic precursor: Relentless romantic obsession around the order of Truffaut's "The Storyline of Adele H.," transposed to the shores.Chances for any nom: A cynic might predict Mavis Gary's materialism and self-absorption will have in to the foreign press's preferred American stereotypes.Otherwise the large one: Could Charlize Theron look for a role more uncomfortable than GG-winning "Monster," Aileen Wuornos? Watch and marvel. * * * GOLDEN GLOBES RACETops in tubthumps? Best Picture: Drama Best Picture: Comedy or Musical Television Animation Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Jimmy Fallon Apologizes to Bachmann Wanted for 'Late Night' Song Intro

Bloomberg/Getty Images Jimmy Fallon has apologized to Republican presidential hopeful Bachmann Wanted for your introduction that was carried out when she came out on his show Monday.our editor recommendsMichele Bachmann Condemned with Song by 'Jimmy Fallon' BandMichele Bachmann's Campaign Manager Calls CBS News Producer a 'Piece of S---' Among 'Media Bias' Accusations PHOTOS: Hollywood's Memorable Mea Culpas When the Minnesota Congresswoman showed up in this area to greet Fallon, the Late Evening With Jimmy Fallon house band, The Roots, welcomed her while using 1985 Fishbone song referred to as "Lyin' Ass B--ch." Fallon tweeted Tuesday, "I'm honored that @michelebachmann was on our show yesterday which i'm so sorry in regards to the intro mess. I'm wishing she returns." PHOTOS: Bachmann Wanted round the Campaign Trail The song choice was belittled by many people people, including Fox News' Todd Stames, who written, "Can you let us imagine that the network had attracted the same stunt with First Lady Michelle Obama or Secretary of Condition Hillary Clinton? NBC is not departing comments and Fallon doesn't have the signs and symptoms from the fortitude to retort. So allow me to complete the blanks: NBC, you disgust me." Stames ongoing to slam Fallon, "For Fallon, what's there to express of the guy who makes his living playing pretend? He's a sniveling, inurbane court jester who degrades women." PHOTOS: 10 Artists Dems and Republicans Prefer to Hate Democratic Congresswoman Nita Lowey referred to as incident "insulting and inappropriate" in the statement Tuesday, "A choice of song presenting Bachmann Wanted on Late Evening With Jimmy Fallon last evening was insulting and inappropriate. I do not share Bachmann Wanted's politics, but she warrants being given respect. No female politician -- without any lady -- needs to be uncovered to sexist and offensive innuendo like she was last evening. The Roots, Jimmy Fallon, and NBC should apologize." The Roots' drummer Questlove had informed his Twitter fans in the pending song choice on Monday. He told The Hollywood Reporter that Fallon and producers wasn't told relating to this in advance, "The performance will be a tongue-in-mouth area and occasionally decision. The show was not aware from it which personally i think below componen if her feelings were hurt. That was not my intention." Jimmy Fallon Late Evening With Jimmy Fallon Politics Bachmann Wanted

Sirius XM Shares Defy Gravity As Investors Wonder Whether Liberty Might Take Over

The satellite radio company’sshares are up 11.4% since early Thursday while other NASDAQ stocks collectively are down 4.4%. What’s going on? Well, it seems that many analysts who attended Liberty Media’s annual dog-and-pony show for them on Thursday came away convinced that Sirius XM is preparing to see John Malone lift his company’s 40% stake well past 50%. He has to wait until March to avoid taking a tax hit on such a move — and we all know how much Malone hates to pay taxes. After that there’d be a tax advantage: Sirius has $8B in net operating losses that could be used to shelter future payments. That’s great now, although the losses “sucked” when the company was racking them up,CEO Mel Karmazin told Liberty investors at last week’s gathering. So, is Liberty interested in buying Sirius? A lot of comments that Liberty CEO Greg Maffei made last week sure make it sound that way. “There are few businesses that I have as much confidence in,” he said.”Boy, it’s got a heck of a tail wind behind it. Find me another business” with as much opportunity. Sirius’ first consumer rate hike, coming in January,”is a great opportunity and there’s a potential for more…(Profit) margins will expand….It’s our kind of business.” He added that his company decided to convert its two tracking stocks — Liberty Starz and Liberty Capital — into a single, asset-backed security in part because “we’ve been seeking attractive investment opportunities.”So would Karmazin, whose contract runs through 2012,want Malone to move in? He didn’t rule it out. Karmazin says that Sirius is “generating so much free cash flow” that the board will consider whether it should return some of that to shareholders. That could include ashare repurchase that also would boost Malone’s stake, unless they agree to terms to prevent that. Some believe that Sirius would only repurchase shares if Malone agrees to pay a control premium. But there’s enough out there to persuade Lazard Capital Markets analyst Barton Crockett upgrade Sirius to “buy” noting that a “mega share repurchase” is”a distinct possibility that we believe is a core part of Liberty Medias attraction to Sirius.”

'Descendants' Ascends

'Descendants' Ascends By Jenelle Riley November 16, 2011 Photo by Fox Searchlight Cast members from Alexander Payne's new film "The Descendants" spoke Nov. 7 at a Q&A following a screening of the film as part of Back Stage's "Evening With" series. Actors Judy Greer, Matthew Lillard, and Shailene Woodley fielded questions about working alongside star George Clooney and filming in Hawaii, where "The Descendants" is set. Also in the audience were Lillard's parents, who were seeing the film for the first time. After the actor mentioned that they'd had to "watch a lot of bad movies" on his behalf, Lillard's mother said of the film, "It's magnificent. And so is he." 'Descendants' Ascends By Jenelle Riley November 16, 2011 PHOTO CREDIT Fox Searchlight Cast members from Alexander Payne's new film "The Descendants" spoke Nov. 7 at a Q&A following a screening of the film as part of Back Stage's "Evening With" series. Actors Judy Greer, Matthew Lillard, and Shailene Woodley fielded questions about working alongside star George Clooney and filming in Hawaii, where "The Descendants" is set. Also in the audience were Lillard's parents, who were seeing the film for the first time. After the actor mentioned that they'd had to "watch a lot of bad movies" on his behalf, Lillard's mother said of the film, "It's magnificent. And so is he."

Warner Bros Televisions Bruce Rosenblum Chosen New TV Academy Chairman/Boss Wants More recent People More Positively Involved

WEDNESDAY 9:30 PM UPDATE: Nikki Finke spoke to Warner Bros TV’s Bruce Rosenblum immediately after the Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences Board Of Governors chosen him the brand new Chairman/Boss for any 2-year term. Rosenblum have been opposed by Nancy Bradley Wiard, an experienced TV Academy officer presently in her own second term as first vice chair: “Nancy had a lot more many years of experience and was very familiar to all the governors and understood the workings from the Academy. I believe I gave them a pleasant alternative choice. I dontlook this new position as many head aches. I view it being an chance to utilize all of the governors to create a restored feeling of vitality towards the organization. I’m wishing to create a larger perspective towards the Academy making it more relevant thanjustthe Emmys. It may’t you need to be about people getting an Emmy election. You will find possibilities for morephilanthropic sort out the building blocks. And more powerful diversity initiatives. And also the Academyhas to become more highly relevant to people. Ihopewith my fellow officials todiligantly sort out the political disorder and obtain more recent people more positively active in the Academy. Theissues all around the Emmys themselves is going to be worked with through the Board of Governors and also the Committee Chairmen.This wrestling with how to deal with the Emmysdates back 2 decades. You will find very difficult solutions.” Finally, requested ifthat thorn in Warner Bros TV’s side Charlie Sheen is going to be showing in the Emmys in the near future throughout his tenure, Rosenblum responded, ‘Oh Nikki, you make me laugh.’ 8:45PM: Such a surprise given how eclectic and unpredictable its voters could be and also the discord and infighting within the organization itself.However the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has chosen Warner Bros Television Group leader Bruce Rosenblum since it's next chairman/Boss.ATAS hands the annual Emmys honours. Rosenblum, who supports the title of Office from the Leader, Warner Bros Entertainment (together with Shaun Robinov and Kevin Tsujihara) wasessentiallyrecruited to runin theelection to exchange current chair John Shaffner, the Emmy-winning art director.Rosenblum was opposed byNancy Bradley Wiard, an experienced ATAS officer presently in her own second term as first vice chair.Rosenblums entry would be a significant development both inside and outdoors the Academy since the position hasnt were built with a large title since former Wally Disney Galleries leader Wealthy Frank last offered within the mid-the nineteen nineties.Like a candidate Rosenblum was questionable since his Warner Bros TV utilizes lots of theindustry and representing the television Academy might be interpreted like a conflict. Also, some were perplexed why Rosenblumthe new gig’svarious head aches. But others felt Rosenblum could return the television Academy’s stature. But Wiard contended thather many years of service and insider understanding of ATAS would be a plus. Here's what Rosenblum stated in the Academy dinner: I'm truly honored to become talking to you tonight. When i first grew to become familiar with the Academy after i would be a lawyer at Dixon Dernsfirm in early eighties, and 3 decades later, a lot of our industry continues to be same. But, a lot haschanged. Technology is moving our industry forward in an incredible pace. Netflix, Huluand Google have permanently transformed our landscape. Now over time, it is essential our Academy evolve and move ahead aswell. However for me, our role being an Academy isn't nearly business. Its aboutpassion, the talent symbolized in most in our peer groups, and also the incredibleprocess of story telling. My adoration for television began after i was youthful. I recall coming ontothe lot at CBS to look at The Carol Burnett Show. Today, I do not need to sneak to the lot. However I obtain the same emotional highwhen I go to the teams of our shows. My adoration for television hasn't numbed, and from the quality perspective, In my opinion we're inside a golden chronilogical age of television. Being an Academy, you should be very happy with the Emmys, but we have to remainrelevant with all of people beyond just September. We have to increase our brand awareness, our visibility and our stature. We have to get ready for the Academys future through initiatives for example:elevated professional development occasions,elevated revenue possibilities, including digital and proper partnersponsorships,a restored concentrate on diversity initiatives,elevated financial support for that philanthropic efforts from the Foundation,an offer to limit runaway production,a large-time Way forward for Television Summit backed through the Academy andhighlighting digital possibilities for the people. I've two-and-a-half decades of expertise in the leading television studio. I've direct knowledge about how our market is altering. It's things i dealwith every single day. My encounters like a Board Chair at other organizations has proven me that successin this role are only able to originate from listening, working together and building consensus. Leadership requires a lot more than tenure leadership is all about vision for future years- leadership is increased by hands-on, day-to-day experience, influence, andrelationships. After talking to the majority of you throughout yesteryear couple of several weeks, I'm urged bythe passion within this room to embrace the near future, not retain things as they are. And, there's passion within this room to maneuver past the politics that havesometimes limited the potency of this organization. This shouldn't be an election about maintaining business as always it's timefor us to evolve and embrace an image for future years.An image where we are able to fare better. I loved volunteering around the Executive Committee while Dick Askin was Chair. I'd be honored to possess your support tonight, and that i anticipate volunteering wonderful you once more. Thanks Begin to see the other ATAS chosen officials: Additional officials chosen tonight include: Vice Chair: Kevin Hamburger, outgoing Treasurer and Senior Supervisory Producer from the Talk Second Vice Chair: Frank Scherma, current Governor Advertisements Peer Group, current Creative Arts Honours Show Committee Vice Chair, Leader @radical.media Secretary: Marcelino Ford, incumbent Secretary, current Bylaws Committee Vice Chair, Gm of Interactive Content and Advanced Advertising Development for Intels Media Group Treasurer: Susan Nessanbaum-Goldberg, current Governor Production Professionals, current Primetime Honours Committee Co-Chair La Area Vice Chair: Joetta Di Bella, incumbent La Area Vice Chair Lately chosen Governors introduced tonight include: Ruth Adelman Seem Editors Peer Group Allison Binder Professional Reps Peer Group Daniel Birman – Nonfiction Programming Peer Group Scott Boyd – Picture Editors Peer Group Judy Crown Makeup Artists / Hairstylists Peer Group Kirk Ellis Authors Peer Group Ian Fraser Music Peer Group Lucia Gervino Production Professionals Peer Group Stephen A. Johnson Electronic Production Peer Group Ellen Kahn Title Design Peer Group Steven Kent Producers Peer Group David Kleeman Kids Programming Peer Group Mark Kirkland Animation Peer Group Sharon Lieblein Casting Company directors Peer Group Sheila Manning Advertisements Peer Group Lee Burns Company directors Peer Group Anthony Molinari – Stunts Peer Group Frank Morrone – Seem Peer Group Matthew J. Olsen Daytime Programming Peer Group Russ Patrick – Pr Peer Group Betsey Potter – Costume Design & Supervision Peer Group Lori Schwartz – Interactive Media Peer Group Mark Scott Spatny Special Visual Effects Peer Group Take advantage of Swartz Television Professionals Peer Group Greg Taylor La Area Peer Group James Yarnell Art Company directors / Set Designers Peer Group Kenneth Zunder – Cinematographers Peer Group Please be aware you will see a run-off election for that Governor from the Entertainers Peer Group between Bob Bergen and Peter Kwong.

Google Music Launch Reveals a great Competitor to Apple, Amazon . com . com, Spotify

Google did not dissatisfy within the hotly anticipated launch event for Google Music in La this mid-day. Even though organization is pretty late in beginning a music-download store, it's develop a compelling suite of features that ought to put Apple, Amazon . com . com together with other rivals on alert.our editor recommends4 Things Expect within the Google Music AnnouncementWhy Record Labels and Google Music Couldn't Accept the CloudGoogle Music's Worst Enemy? Google PHOTOS: Top Finest Paid out Artists Participants and YouTube audiences got phone extended-expected MP3 store and talking about functions. Additionally they saw a sizable concentrate on free content from major artists plus an unforeseen platform for independent artists to promote music right to clients. Google's download store launches in what the business known to as more than a thousand content partners including Universal Group, EMI, The brand new the new sony, Merlin, IODA, Iris Distribution, TuneCore, The Orchard, INgrooves, Beggars Group, Merge and Warp. PHOTOS: Grammys: Top Must-See Moments Warner Music was notable by its absence but speaker Zahava Levine, chief counsel for YouTube, mentioned they desire to announce more partners soon. Eight million tracks are live today because the remainder will probably be added as time passes. Google Music can be obtained to everyone inside the U.S. without invitation. A completely new version on the internet player together with a latest version in the Android application are available now. Google introduced today it's triggered 200 million Android items worldwide which is adding 550,000 Android items every single day. The Google Music download store is integrated with Android Market, which already had stores for programs, books and videos. Bought downloads are 320 killerbytes per second MP3 files and so are instantly put in an individual's locker. Google has stressed curation with the help of sections for completely new releases, staff picks and promotions. Artist pages include recommendations based on each user's entire collection. STORY: Why Record Labels and Google Music Couldn't Accept the Cloud One nice feature for a lot of mobile clients arises from T-Mobile. The organization will rapidly allow clients to pay for purchases at Google Music through their T-Mobile bills. Not remarkably, talking about is central to Google Music. Pals could possibly get one free listen from the shared song. A sound lesson might be shared on the web+ in addition to via email. On The Web+, the song is released getting a play button which is streamed on one page. Yahoo is placing major concentrate on free and exclusive content. Google Music will give you six no time before released concerts with the Moving Gems, a 5-track live Air by Coldplay as well as the debut in the new studio album by Busta Rhymes. It's also offering live releases by Shakira, Jewel Jam and Dork Matthews Band. Some releases, for instance Shakira's 5-track live Air as well as the 18-track Dork Matthews Band concert, are available to free inside their whole. Others, such as the Moving Gems concert as well as the Coldplay Air, just offer one free song. STORY: The Increase of Capture Culture: How Programs Are Altering the landscape of Music Collecting And incorporated in T-Mobile's partnership with Google, the mobile clients are supplying free exclusive content from Drake, Maroon 5, Busta Rhymes while others. Initially, prices appears being similar to individuals of iTunes. Each track on Adele's 21 costs $1.29 as well as the entire album costs $10.99, for example. One surprise is Google's effort to empower independent artists. Incorporated in the search engines Music might be the Artist Hub, which supplies people an instantaneous road to sell music when the artist has the rights. Artists create their Artist Hub page for just about any one-time fee of $25. They keep seventy percent of sales from the music. Artists can set and alter their unique prices and might wish to let people give consideration for their albums free of charge. Google Music may also be coping with YouTube make it easy for artists to promote music around the YouTube pages. The MP3 store is integrated with Google's cloud storage service launched in May. Yahoo is enabling clients to help keep around 20,000 tunes free of charge. Music will probably be available on the internet and via Android items. A sound lesson, album or playlist downloaded for the device for offline listening. Unlike Apple's cloud music service, Google Music does not possess a scan-and-match function. Rather, Google Music clients must upload each song individually. Apple charges $24.99 every year for iTunes Match and limits a music collection to 25,000 tunes. Still return at Billboard.biz as well as the Hollywood Reporter for further round the launch of Google Music. Related Subjects Google