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Sam Raimi to Produce MGM’s ‘Poltergeist’ Remake

by Borys Kit, Source: The Hollywood Reporter Sam Raimi is boarding MGM’s Poltergeist. The filmmaker, who got his start with the Evil Dead horror movies, will produce the remake of the 1982 film — which Steven Spielberg produced and co-scripted from his original story — with Nathan Kahane, Roy Lee,

‘The Lion King’ Crowned Broadway’s Top Earner of All Time

by Rebecca Ford , Source: The Hollywood Reporter The musical, which has been on Broadway since 1997, has officially surpassed “The Phantom of the Opera” for the top spot. There’s a new king on Broadway. The Lion King, adapted from Disney’s smash 1994 animated movie, has become the all-time highest-grossing

‘Space: 2099’ to Be Revived for Television

by Lacey Rose , Source: The Hollywood Reporter ITV Studios America and HDFILMS, the company behind ABC’s re-imagining of “V,” are prepping a contemporary iteration of the 1970s space franchise. Space: 2099 is poised for a comeback. ITV Studios America and HDFILMS announced plans for a re-imagining of Gerry and

‘Greek’ Creator Takes on Warner Bros. Comic Book Movie ‘Bone’

by Borys Kit, Source: The Hollywood Reporter Patrick Sean Smith, who created the ABC Family show, is jumping into features by writing the script based on Jeff Smith’s comic book. Patrick Sean Smith, who created the ABC Family show Greek, is jumping into features. Smith has been tapped to write

BBC America Orders Five More Nerdist Specials

by Philiana Ng, Source: The Hollywood Reporter The cable network has ordered five more specials of The Nerdist, based on Hardwick’s popular podcast of the same name. The announcement comes weeks after the pilot for the show, hosted by Hardwick and featuring Doctor Who’s Matt Smith and Craig Ferguson, aired

BBC America and NPR Partner for First ‘Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!’ TV Special

by Michael O’Connell, Source: The Hollywood Reporter The public radio quiz show makes its television debut with a “2011 Year in Review” special in December. BBC America and National Public Radio announced Wednesday that seasoned quiz show Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! will get its first television special later in the

River Phoenix’s Final Film to Be Released After 18 Years (Exclusive)

by Ab Zagt, Source: The Hollywood Reporter Eighteen years after the sudden death of actor River Phoenix, Dutch director George Sluizer says he will finish Dark Blood, the 1993 drama that Phoenix was shooting when he died of a heart attack on Halloween night outside the Viper Room in Los

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