Daily entertainment news covering Brian Grazer en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/06/09/russell_crowe_s_robin_hood_movie_not_in__1 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:50:44 EST Entertainment News 125713@http://www.starpulse.com/news Executives at the studio behind Russell Crowe's new Robin Hood movie have denied rumors the big budget blockbuster is in trouble - following a name change and reports the shoot has been marred by problems.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/10/21/title_58 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:12:00 EST Entertainment News 98465@http://www.starpulse.com/news Having a bad hair day? well try having a bad hair week, or year, or life or career. Not everyone can have a mane like David Hasselhoff or locks like Brad Pitt or the thick and lustrous head of hair like Burt Reynolds, well maybe not Burt.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/09/19/anna_faris_to_stick_to_comedies_ Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:00:45 EST Entertainment News 98598@http://www.starpulse.com/news Actress Anna Faris has pulled out of producer Brian Grazer's Linda Lovelace biopic Inferno - because the heavy role is too dramatic for her. The House Bunny star was lined up to play the infamous porn star

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/06/17/downey_jr_in_talks_to_play_cowboy_in_qui Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:24:13 EST Entertainment News 90284@http://www.starpulse.com/news Robert Downey Jr. is set to bring a 10-year-old sci-fi movie idea to the big screen after negotiating to star in "Cowboys & Aliens."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/22/new_tv_on_dvd_april_21 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:00:01 EST Entertainment News 83746@http://www.starpulse.com/news From producers Brian Grazer, Peter Berg and Jason Katims and inspired by the best-selling book and hit film, Friday Night Lights provides a heartfelt look at the families, friendships, and faiths of residents in a closely knit Texan town. Season two is now on DVD.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/30/judd_apatow_tops_hollywood_smart_list_ Fri, 30 Nov 2007 08:52:23 EST Entertainment News 69572@http://www.starpulse.com/news Knocked Up director Judd Apatow has topped a new list of the smartest people in Hollywood. The moviemaker beat fellow directors Steven Spielberg and James Cameron to claim the top spot on the new Entertainment Weekly magazine list.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/21/denzel_washington_and_brian_grazer_buy_d Sun, 21 Oct 2007 12:30:00 EST Entertainment News 64671@http://www.starpulse.com/news Denzel Washington and Hollywood producer Brian Grazer have joined forces to buy a home for a former New York drug kingpin. The movie heavyweights were so impressed with wheelchair-bound Frank Lucas when he offered advice on the set of their new film American Gangster, they decided to treat him to a new house.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/10/denzel_washington_and_russell_crowe_star_2 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 16:22:51 EST Entertainment News 63234@http://www.starpulse.com/news Nobody used to notice Frank Lucas (Oscar® winner Denzel Washington), the quiet driver to one of the inner city's leading black crime bosses. But when his boss suddenly dies, Frank exploits the opening in the power structure to build his own empire and create his own version of the American Dream.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/27/kiefer_sutherland_removed_from_police_fu Thu, 27 Sep 2007 09:39:39 EST Entertainment News 61525@http://www.starpulse.com/news Los Angeles Police officials have deemed disgraced actor Kiefer Sutherland an "inappropriate" choice to honor movie mogul Brian Grazer at a gala benefit this weekend and removed him from the event.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/06/notable_quotables_171 Thu, 06 Sep 2007 19:00:06 EST Entertainment News 58856@http://www.starpulse.com/news "I wasn't some lightweight package. I'm like, the package that didn't come with baggage - I had trunks." Demi Moore was stunned when younger husband Ashton Kutcher didn't mind her divorce and three children.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/05/hugh_hefner_opens_up_having_sex_in_his_8 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 12:05:12 EST Entertainment News 58693@http://www.starpulse.com/news The latest issue of Details magazine features a new Q&A with Playboy magnate Hugh Hefner: - On his famous pajamas: The pajamas came really early on-see, I was working a lot at night.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/03/first_season_celebrated_new_drama_friday_28 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 18:00:00 EST Entertainment News 54230@http://www.starpulse.com/news Universal City, August 2, 2007 Inspired by the New York Times best-selling book and acclaimed theatrical feature, the Emmy® nominated Friday Night Lights: The First Season debuts on DVD on August 28, 2007 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/26/hugh_hefner_s_playboy_lifestyle_will_be_ Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:55:21 EST Entertainment News 48851@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - Hugh Hefner's Playboy lifestyle is set to hit the big screen. The film, to carry the title of his magazine, will be directed by Brett Ratner, whose credits include the ''Rush Hour'' movies and ''X-Men: The Last Stand.''

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/19/colossus_takes_shape_for_ron_howard_aamp Thu, 19 Apr 2007 15:31:51 EST Entertainment News 38863@http://www.starpulse.com/news Movie moguls Ron Howard and Brian Grazer are to remake cult 1970 sci-fi movie Colossus: The Forbin Project. Their film, Colossus, will also be adapted from D.F. Jones' book, which follows the fortunes of a scientist who creates a super computer that demands control.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/23/brian_grazer_disappointed_at_scrapped_ne Fri, 23 Mar 2007 10:56:59 EST Entertainment News 35127@http://www.starpulse.com/news Producer Brian Grazer is disappointed his stint as guest editor for a section of the Los Angeles Times newspaper has been scrapped, after the publication's editorial page editor, Andres Martinez resigned yesterday following allegations of impropriety. Martinez quit his post after it was discovered his girlfriend had been working for a public relations company which represented Grazer's Imagine Entertainment on various movie projects.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/22/russell_crowe_to_direct_surfing_movie Thu, 22 Mar 2007 18:30:00 EST Entertainment News 35040@http://www.starpulse.com/news Russell Crowe will make his movie directorial debut with a fact-based surfing drama, called Bra Boys. The film focuses on the three brothers who founded Australia's underground surfing movement in the Sydney suburbs.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/17/brian_grazer_to_guest_edit_los_angeles_t Sat, 17 Mar 2007 22:30:00 EST Entertainment News 34189@http://www.starpulse.com/news Movie producer Brian Grazer will serve as guest editor for a section of a Los Angeles newspaper later this month, becoming the first of four guest editors a year. Grazer - who will be responsible for the Los Angeles Times' Sunday commentary section - will begin his new post on March 25, with his first task to choose topics and assign them to writers.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/09/angelina_jolie_may_team_up_with_clint_ea Fri, 09 Mar 2007 15:25:09 EST Entertainment News 33378@http://www.starpulse.com/news Clint Eastwood is in talks to direct Angelina Jolie for the first time in creepy new movie "The Changeling." Both are currently in negotiations to lead the new film, which will be produced by director Ron Howard and longtime partner Brian Grazer.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/30/james_brown_wanted_eddie_murphy_to_play_ Tue, 30 Jan 2007 10:44:33 EST Entertainment News 27552@http://www.starpulse.com/news Eddie Murphy is hoping to give director Spike Lee an easy solution to his search for a movie James Brown - the soul legend always wanted the actor to play him in a biopic. Murphy, who picked up a Screen Actors Guild Award for his portrayal as Brown-esque James 'Thunder' Early in Dreamgirls on Sunday night, insists Lee should look no further for the perfect Godfather of Soul - it's him.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/29/spike_lee_hunting_for_an_actor_to_play_j Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:42:27 EST Entertainment News 27442@http://www.starpulse.com/news Moviemaker Spike Lee is hunting for the perfect James Brown, so he can make a start on a planned biopic of the soul legend. Lee, who was picked to direct the film by producer Brian Grazer after he acquired the rights to Brown's life, plans to act quick while the Godfather of Soul's Christmas Day death is still fresh in people's minds.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/28/usher_aamp_fergie_eye_roles_in_james_bro Thu, 28 Dec 2006 09:05:52 EST Entertainment News 24661@http://www.starpulse.com/news R&B heartthrob Usher and The Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie are reportedly vying for roles in the upcoming James Brown biopic. Just days after the funk legend died of pneumonia on Christmas Day, producer Brian Grazer and director Spike Lee signed a deal to bring the singer's colorful life story to the big screen.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/27/spike_lee_aamp_brian_grazer_to_make_jame Wed, 27 Dec 2006 12:20:46 EST Entertainment News 24606@http://www.starpulse.com/news Spike Lee has signed up to direct a movie about the life of late soul legend James Brown. The Paramount Pictures-funded film will begin shooting in 2008, with producer Brian Grazer at the helm. Before his death, Brown assisted with the movie's development, and granted access to his musical back catalog for the forthcoming production.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/11/steven_spielberg_penelope_cruz_aamp_othe Mon, 11 Dec 2006 09:17:18 EST Entertainment News 23505@http://www.starpulse.com/news Steven Spielberg, Penelope Cruz, Larry King and Jennifer Lopez were amongst a host of stars who gathered to celebrate the marriage of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes on Saturday night. Cruise's producing partner Paula Wagner and her husband Rick Nicita hosted a post-wedding bash for the newlyweds in their Beverly Hills, California mansion - three weeks after the actor wed Holmes in Bracciano, Italy.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/06/16/ben_affleck_is_top_choice_to_star_in_mag Fri, 16 Jun 2006 09:21:49 EST Entertainment News 8381@http://www.starpulse.com/news Producers of the big screen adaptation of cult TV show Magnum PI are keen to cast Ben Affleck as the famous Hawaiian private investigator. Charles Floyd Johnson, one of the producers of the original 1980s TV series, insists the star would be perfect for the mustachioed role after Tom Selleck held out too long to reprise the part.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/05/17/brian_grazer_to_tackle_russian_school_ma Wed, 17 May 2006 08:33:59 EST Entertainment News 7009@http://www.starpulse.com/news Hollywood producer Brian Grazer is bringing the tale of the Beslan, Russia, massacre to the big screen. The School will tell the story of the siege of a Russian elementary school by heavily armed Chechen rebels in 2004. The film is based on an article by C.J. Chivers that appeared in the June issue of Esquire magazine.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/04/19/the_da_vinci_code_producer_brian_grazer_ Wed, 19 Apr 2006 09:37:33 EST Entertainment News 5814@http://www.starpulse.com/news Filmmaker Brian Grazer has split from his wife, novelist Gigi Levangie-Grazer, after eight years of marriage. The producer, 54, filed for legal separation from Levangie-Grazer in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday, citing "irreconcilable differences."

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