“Hollywood Pilot Report” Compiles 2011 Pilot Stats and Trends
Premier Talent Group President James J. Jones recently released his annual “Hollywood Pilot Report,” which includes statistic-based information on the 2011 television pilot season.
Warning: Don’t Skype with Ryan Reynolds
When, towards the end of the article, he was asked if he had any projects coming up, Reynolds said, “I don’t really know what I’m going to do next. I’ll meet with some directors via Skype.”
Tony Nominated Bobby Cannavale suffers mid-show accident backstage during “Motherf**ker with the Hat”
“I just spoke to him and he’s absolutely fine.” the spokesperson reported shortly after midnight.
RIP Jeff Conaway
I remember watching Grease and thinking he and John Travolta were the coolest people in the world when I was younger. He was perfect as Keneckie. So much so that whenever I see a performance of the show, I’ll always compare the actor to Conaway.
An Easy Solution to the Audition Waiting Game
Take your career into your own hands and create what Dallas Travers calls, ‘At Home Auditions.’
Ken Jeong on Asian-American Acting Community: “We’re Helping Redefine Our Identity”
“It’s a great challenge. But for me as an actor, I look at it this way—there were some roles that were written for white people that I got,” Jeong explained.
Amy Poehler’s Harvard College Graduation Speech: “Find a group or people who challenge and inspire you”
Amy Poehler spoke to Harvard’s 2011 graduating class last Wednesday, where she talked about the rules of improvisitaon that she applys to her everyday life, her advice on becoming an actor (“Don’t do it” – at the 4:30 mark) and quoted the wise words of OutKast.
“The Hangover 2” Movie Review
Welcome to The Hangover 2. The Wolf Pack is back and this time they’re even more hungover!
Abed from “Community” (Danny Pudi) appears on “Cougar Town”
“If I’m a person that watches ‘Cougar Town,’ how can I be in ‘Cougar Town’? The more I start thinking about it, the less any of it makes any sense at all.”
With several film’s about to be released, Michael Sheen discusses his career: “I enjoy metamorphosis and not being obvious. That’s allowed me more variety”
“I think people are unsure how to cast me because I haven’t branded myself.”
The Book of Mormon’s Nikki M. James on Her Tony Nomination and “Terrible” $75 Headshots
James desire to snag the trophy from the icon is fierce, “She has two, she can share the wealth,” laughs the actress.
Linda Cardellini Is On Screen Every Second In “Return”
Cannes was quite a trip this year, and people are already talking Oscars (only 9 months away). One film that’s been turning heads is Liza Johnson’s “Return.”
Bono, The Edge and Reeve Carney perform “Rise Above” from “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark”
American Idol had tons of performers on its finale last night, but the only one I had any real interest for were Bono, The Edge and Reeve Carney performing ‘Rise Above’ from Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.
Ian McShane is riding high as the notorious Pirate Blackbeard in “On Stranger Tides”
“You get the best lines. And when people recognize me on the street, they tend to keep their distance.”
John Benjamin Hickey on Working Two Jobs at Once: “It Could Not Have Been a More Insane Confluence of Events”
“The timing couldn’t have been better and it couldn’t have been worse.”
Meloni Leaving “SVU,” Hargitay Wants Less Screen Time
The actor’s absence won’t be the only change SVU’s 8 million viewers will notice come next September, as co-star Mariska Hargitay reportedly wants less screen time after adopting a child last month.
What You’re Looking For, You Already Have
Life is a circle. It’s not a horizontal line leading to somewhere out there in the future. It’s a journey of coming back to you.
Glee’s Naya Rivera “Glad” to show her character’s “different sides”
“I didn’t know where they were going to take the story line, but I ended up having a lot of fun playing with it,” said Rivera
Mackenzie Crook, “Jerusalem” and Stage-Struck Turtles
This season finds Crook on Broadway again in “Jerusalem,” a play which was already an enormous success in the West End.
“Good Wife” Star Julianna Margulies Calls TV Execs “A–holes”
Even a good wife will lash out at someone every once in a while. “I don’t understand executives that pit women against each other…”