FILM/ ITS "AMAZING SPIDER-MAN": Columbia Pictures has settled on a name for the next installment in its blockbuster superhero franchise: "The Amazing Spider-Man". The film stars Andrew Garfield, and hits theaters July 3, 2012. Columbia also has released a photo of Garfield as Spider-Man, above, the 1st shot of him in the full mask and suit. The new title reflects the studio's intent to return the iconic character to his roots, since "The Amazing Spider-Man" was the name of the Marvel comic book launched by Stan Lee and illustrator Steve Ditko in 1963. As in the comic book, the upcoming film will feature Peter Parker in high school. Otherwise, the storyline is being kept under wraps. Marc Webb is currently lensing the 3D tentpole. Cast also features Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Campbell Scott, Martin Sheen and Sally Field.
FILM/ PFEIFFER EYES "DARK SHADOWS": Michelle Pfeiffer is in negotiations to reteam with Tim Burton for "Dark Shadows," Warner Bros’ big-screen take on the 1960s gothic vampire TV soap opera starring Johnny Depp. The movie has an April start and has been casting, with Jackie Earle Haley, Eva Green and Bella Heatcote already on board. Depp will portray Barnabas Collins, a self-loathing vampire living in a Maine manor who is searching for his lost love. Pfeiffer would play Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, the reclusive matriarch of the Collins family which runs the Maine town. The character has not left the mansion since the disappearance of her husband a decade earlier. Pfeiffer is finding herself very much in demand this new year. The actress is juggling a role in New Line’s all-star "New Year’s Eve" and is shooting "Welcome to People," the directorial debut of writer Alex Kurtzman. The last time she worked with Burton was in 1992’s "Batman Returns" where she memorably played Catwoman.
TV&FILM: "30 ROCK" TOPS COM NOMS: Tina Fey, Betty White, Helen Mirren, Anne Hathaway, Alec Baldwin, Steve Carell, Russell Brand, Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Ricky Gervais, Aziz Ansari, "30 Rock," "Modern Family" and "Family Guy" are just some of the nominees for Comedy Central's inaugural Comedy Awards.The network unveiled the awards categories and nominations today. "30 Rock" leads the TV categories with 7 nominations, followed by "The Office" and "Modern Family" with 4 each. In the film categories, "Easy A," "Cyrus" and "Kick-Ass" received 4 nominations each. The awards designed as the Oscars of the comedy business, will air on Sunday, April 10 across several networks. Full details on all the noms can be found on the Comedy Central website.
TV/ ROSEANNE BARR RETURNING: Roseanne Barr is returning to television. Lifetime Television has ordered 16 half-hour episodes of an all-new docu-series featuring the Emmy Award-winning actress, comedienne and best-selling author. The series will premiere on Lifetime this year. The program will look at Barr’s endeavors to run a fully-functional 40-acre macadamia and live stock farm on Hawaii’s Big Island alongside her long-time writer-musician boyfriend Johnny Argent and son Jake. “I’m coming back down to earth, and keeping it real,” Barr said in a statement. “They’ve said ‘Roseanne’s nuts’ for years, and now I’m going to make that a reality, I’m all about nuts now, macadamia nuts!” In a statment, Lifetime said: “Roseanne is funny and brutally-honest, and our audience will relate to her decision to go on this adventure and create an entirely new life for herself. We are thrilled she will make her long-awaited return to television on Lifetime".
4 time Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein and 6-time Emmy Award nominee Jeffrey Tambor join the Tony Award-winning revival of "La Cage aux Folles" tonight in the roles of, respectively, drag star Albin and his partner, club emcee Georges. The performance at the Longacre Theatre also welcomes the arrival of Mike McShane (M. Dindon/M. Renaud) and Tony winner Wilson Jermaine Heredia (Jacob). Fierstein, Tambor, McShane and Heredia succeed, respectively, 2010 Tony winner Douglas Hodge, Tony nominee Kelsey Grammer, Fred Applegate and Tony nominee Robin De Jesus. "La Cage aux Folles," about a gay couple who run a St. Tropez drag club, features music and lyrics by Jerry Herman and book by Fierstein, based on the play by Jean Poiret. This production is choreographed by Lynne Page and directed by Terry Johnson, who won a 2010 Tony Award for his direction. It also won the 2010 Best Revival (Musical) Tony.
After its 1st 3 days of availability, Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" rockets to a record-setting debut on Billboard's Pop Songs radio airplay chart and, thanks to exceptionally strong opening digital sales estimates, looks likely to top the Billboard Hot 100 at #1 when the latter list is released tomorrow. The single and title track from the star's 3rd studio album, due May 23, enters the Pop Songs at #14 with 4602 plays, the highest detections total by a debuting title in the chart's 18-year history. Additionally, "Born" shifted more than 450,000 downloads its 1st 3 days of release Its big sales start, plus the hot radio launch, sets up "Born"'s likely debut at #1 on the Hot 100. Not only would a #1 start represent just the Hot 100's 19th #1 opening, but, it would also mark the survey's 1000th leader dating to its 1958 inception. A bow of 450,000 downloads would secure Lady Gaga the biggest debut for a track by a woman, surpassing Britney Spears' bow with "Hold It Against Me" 4 weeks ago (411,000). The biggest start for a track overall belongs to Flo Rida's "Right Round," which started with 636,000 in February 2009. In 2nd place: the Black Eyed Peas' "Boom Boom Pow" (465,000); and 3rd is Flo Rida's "Low" (460,000).
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