Report: Hilary Swank Fires Manager After Attending Birthday of Accused Human Rights Violator

Two-time Best Actress champion Hilary Swank received lots of bad press captured when she came out within the special birthday of Chechnya leader Ramzan Kadyrov, an accused human rights violator and possible war criminal. Now, it appears someone on her behalf account team has already established an fall for your PR disaster. The Independent reviews that Swank has fired her extended-time manager Jason Weinberg, while Amie Yavor and Josh Lieberman -- a few Swank's CAA agents -- are allegedly close to being moved off her team. The Uk publication calls Swank a "prominent Hollywood liberal," that might trigger this apparent house-cleaning. "Hilary values her liberal qualifications which is close to Michelle Obama," mentioned an origin for the paper. "She's really upset with what happened. It's partly her fault. But what exactly can she do? She'll hardly fire herself." Compared to that finish, it'll appear that inadequacies in proper vetting triggered the Swank's attendance within the party. Further contributing to the issue was that Human Rights Foundation really contacted Weinberg to see him in regards to the difficulties with Kadyrov, but Weinberg mentioned she wasn't attending. Apparently, he wasn't even alert to the large event. Mentioned another source to Deadline's Nikki Finke in regards to the matter: "There's a whole lot of shit heading lower at CAA regarding this.Inch Swank next appears in 'New Year's Eve.' She led her fee to charitable organization following a story of her questionable attendance broke. [The Independent via Deadline] [Photo: Getty] Hilary Swank in serious trouble over Special Birthday for Chechen Leader See All Moviefone Galleries » Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED

LGBT-Designed Primetime TV Hits Record High (Report)

Fox The presence of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender figures on primetime TV reaches accurate documentation high, according to data from new information completed by Nielsen, with 28 percent of primetime TV watching being allotted to shows with LGBT styles.our editor recommendsTBS, A&E Fail GLAAD's Group of LGBT-Inclusive Programming The report, titled "The Completely New Mainstream," and first reported on Huffington Publish, states that particular in four scripted series and one in 5 reality shows throughout this year's-2011 season were LGBT-inclusive. In addition, people shows were probably the most popular, getting in 28 percent in the primetime audience and 22 percent of ad dollars. PHOTOS: Behind the curtain of 'Glee' The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) states that LGBT figures taken care of for 3.9 % of scripted series regular figures. This list of shows incorporated Emmy-champion Modern Family, Grey's Anatomy, Work, 90210, Glee, House, Dwts as well as your Government 12. PHOTOS: 22nd Annual GLAAD Honours Everyone else of those shows were centered by teen audiences, who went for scripted series, and ladies 50 and older, who seen lots of reality shows. Non-white-colored, professional Millennials without children also composed a larger part of the crowd for LGBT-designed programming in comparison to full primetime audience. In the statement inside the report, Matt O'Grady, EVP, Audience Measurement, Nielsen, mentioned, "The inclusion of LGBT figures on tv more precisely shows the various and multicultural society we live in by encompassing all segments in the population." Dwts Modern Family Work Grey's Anatomy

Rhianna, Jason Aldean Looking For Grammy Concert

First Released: October 25, 2011 2:45 PM EDT Credit: WireImage NY, N.Y. -- Caption Rhianna works on stage throughout STING: 25th Anniversary/60th Birthday Concert to profit Robin Hood Foundation at Beacon Theatre in New york city on October 1, 2011Lady Gaga and Jason Aldean possible challengers for next years Grammy Honours are going to perform throughout the annual nominations special the following month. LL Awesome J will again host the show, to air survive CBS on November. 30. A number of the 78 groups is going to be introduced in the event, to become held in the Nokia Theatre in La. It Academy captured reduced the amount of groups, which in fact had totaled 109. The Grammys is going to be held February. 12 in La and can air survive CBS. Copyright 2011 through the Connected Press. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Music vid ballroom dancers team with AFTRA

Published: Mon., March. 17, 2011, 9:45pm PTBy Annoyed by the possible lack of a brand new contract, ballroom dancers for music videos have teamed with American Federation of Television & Radio Artists to pressure record labels for any deal. A lot more than 160 ballroom dancers and choreographers attended a standing-room-only "Now It's Time" forum Monday evening in the Nohopac center in North Hollywood to exhibit support for that unionization move. "The response that we have been getting in the dance community is extremely strong," stated AFTRA board member Galen Hooks. "We are requesting very fundamental provisions inside a contract."The big event, organized through the Ballroom dancers Alliance, came AFTRA treasurer Matt Kimbrough and NY Screen Stars Guild leader Mike Hodge. AFTRA's current deal on its seem recording contract includes a contract through the labels to bargain for any music video agreement to exchange a contract discussed in 1986. AFTRA negotiator Randall G. Himes told Variety that whenever a settling session on June 21, labels have delayed in reacting to AFTRA's proposal and setting dates for additional talks. "The 1986 agreement is just a page and half and it is completely outdated," Himes stated. The professional added by using ad-supported streaming services, music videos are producing growing revenues.The Vevo site -- released at the end of 2009 like a partnership between Universal Group, The new sony Music Entertainment and Abu Dhabi Media -- presently has 42 videos over 100 million sights each.The "Now It's Time" campaign, released with a number of videos to coincide using the MTV Video Music Honours at the end of August, requires an agreement which includes safety, fair pay, residuals and health insurance and retirement benefits. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Michael Fassbender To Re-Team With Director Steve McQueen for Third Time

It isn't exactly Tim Burton/The Actor-brad Pitt, but actor Michael Fassbender and director Steve McQueen love cooperating. Based on Variety, Fassbender is placed to star in McQueen's approaching film, '12 Years a Slave,' a film in regards to a NY citizen (Chitwel Ejiofor) who had been kidnapped in 1841, simply to be saved greater than a decade later from the cotton plantation in Louisiana. 'Slave' would be the third production that Fassbender and McQueen have done, following 2008's 'Hunger' -- concerning the 1981 Irish hunger strike -- and 'Shame,' which might be probably the most taboo movie of the season. In a publish-screening press conference for 'Shame' a week ago, Fassbender stated he always aspired to link having a director, in the same manner Robert P Niro and Martin Scorsese have labored together so frequently. It appears like he's well on his way. 'Shame' comes to limited release on 12 ,. 2 from Fox Searchlight. You can observe Fassbender play Carl Jung within the non-McQueen movie, 'A Harmful Method' (directed by David Cronenberg) if this hits theaters on November. 23. [via Variety] [Photo: Getty] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED

Courteney Cox-David Arquette Comedy, Suburban Drama Target NBC

Kevin Winter/Getty Images ABC Art galleries has offered two projects to have an outdoors network: NBC. The network has snagged the Courteney Cox and David Arquette-produced comedy, ten years, with penalty in the highly competitive atmosphere. PHOTOS: Fall TV's 12 Most Anticipated Shows The only real-camera project, put together by Howard Morris, tracks the adapt from the 10-year releationship for just about any recently separated couple in the middle of several pals and family. Cox and Arquette work as executive producers, as well as Morris. PHOTOS: Fall TV Preview: The Completely New Shows In addition, NBC has furthermore bought the drama project, The Next Insanely Great Factor, from author Daniel Taplitz. Inspired having a true story, Factor follows suburban townspeople who accept become test subjects for just about any high-tech company's social media experiments. Ian Sanders and Kim Moses assists becoming an executive producer, as well as Taplitz. The purchases cement ABC Art galleries' go to sell projects outdoors of sister network ABC. Courteney Cox David Arquette TV Development

Doha Film Institute bows Doha Projects

LONDON -- The Doha Film Institute has launched industry program Doha Projects to support and nurture emerging Arab filmmakers who have received film grants from the org. The program, which will unspool during the Doha Tribeca Film Festival at the end of the month, see more than 100 international industryites participate in the four-day program, which will lead DFI grantees through a series of one-on-one meetings, plenary sessions, panels and networking events with bizzers relevant to the region. Participants include Fortissimo Films topper Michael J. Werner, Egyptian producer and founder of Film Clinic Mohamed Hefzy, Louverture Films topper Joslyn Barnes and producer and Wild Bunch head of acquisitions. The initiative will build upon DFI's film financing division, which was launched in May, to provide financial support for Middle Eastern and North African filmmakers, and link projects with mentors and financiers for long-term support. Amanda Palmer, DFI exec director, said that the initiative was not only the next natural step toward building a strong regional infrastructure to support Arab storytellers, but also an important strategic movie for opening up the MENA region as a viable market for international film production and distribution. "With the launch of Doha Projects, we hope to really take our relationship with regional filmmakers beyond finance, and into a realm where we can have long-term impacts on their development," she said. "There is no doubt that we believe in these filmmakers and their stories and as a financier we have a responsibility to ensure that films are not only made, but made to their full potentials -- that means from creative, authentic and business perspectives." Contact Diana Lodderhose at diana.lodderhose@variety.com

The Biz: Fox News' Bret Baier on the Network's Big Anniversary

Bret Baier On October 7, 1996, the "on" switch was thrown at the Fox News Channel - and the TV news universe hasn't been the same since. A one-hour special, Fox News Channel - 15 Years - Fair and Balanced (Friday, 10pm/ET; Saturday, 10pm/ET; and Sunday, 3pm/ET), will reflect on the rise of the cable news ratings leader. Among the Fox News veterans looking back is Special Report anchor Bret Baier, who opened the channel's Atlanta bureau in his apartment with just a fax machine and a cell phone in FNC's early days. The Biz recently talked with Baier, who became anchor of Special Report in 2009, about the anniversary, the channel's critics and his emergence as the face of Fox News in the Beltway. TV Guide Magazine: Glenn Beck was giving you a huge audience lead-in, but the ratings for Special Report have held up since he left this summer. Why do you think it's become an appointment program?Baier: A lot of that has to do with the reporting that we're doing. News sells in this environment. It's like drinking from a fire hose. It's coming out of Washington fast with a lot of things that are affecting people in America directly. TV Guide Magazine: So many of the Fox News on-air anchors have been there since the launch. Why is there such longevity and loyalty?Baier: There is a family aspect to it. The company really takes care of people if you go through a tough time. [Fox News chairman] Roger Ailes was one of the first people I received a call from when my son was diagnosed with a heart condition and had to go into surgery. That's one reason. Two is, even when we became number one, we had the scrappy start-up mentality that unified folks from the beginning. When you're number one, you come under fire a lot, and we have. That also unifies folks, especially when you believe in the journalistic stuff that we're doing. TV Guide Magazine: There are still critics who look at Fox News as an outlet that caters to conservative viewers and politicians. You have a reputation for playing it down the middle, and you've been out there defending the network's journalistic integrity to people like Jon Stewart. How do you feel about having to do that?Baier: I believe in the place I work. I think Roger Ailes created an amazing network. I focus on my show everyday. I know what we do in Washington and how we try to cover things. I'm comfortable talking about this network and this show every day. I think people acknowledge that there is a difference between opinion programming and news shows. The biggest critics of Fox are usually people who haven't watched it. And I say, watch my show for three days. Watch Shepard Smith's show, The Fox Report, for three days. And then come back to me and tell me what you think of it. And the loudest critics would come back and say, well I think that was covered pretty fairly. TV Guide Magazine: The "Fox All-Stars" panel segment on your program often has two conservatives (Charles Krauthammer and Stephen Hayes) and one liberal or neutral commentator. It does seem like a pile-on some nights.Baier: I've heard that criticism. I think our panel does a good job of discussing topics not from an ideological point of view all the time but from knowledge of Washington. [They] can articulate where both sides are. The analytical aspect of the panel helps people go to the water cooler and say, 'This is what both sides are saying and this is what I think.' I get the criticism. We strive to find left-leaning columnists and luminaries. It's a challenge sometimes. We're trying to mix it up. TV Guide Magazine: Why is it a challenge? Is there resistance?Baier: No. Some people have contracts at other places. Others are just not into doing TV. It's a number of different things. Day to day, we strive to provide balance on that panel. TV Guide Magazine: The late night comedy clip at the end of your program is always very funny. Who picks it?Baier: It's me. I have someone who is called the kicker person on the staff. It's actually a high-pressure job. That man or woman has to go through all the clips and they have to make a presentation to me at about three o'clock. TV Guide Magazine: You're on Twitter a lot. Are you sending out your own tweets?Baier: I am. I set aside about an hour a day to do social media. But it happens throughout the day. My wife wishes it didn't happen as much as it does. TV Guide Magazine: A job requirement now?Baier: It is the new reality. People feel more connected if they know the guy who's sitting there with them in the living room every night can occasionally answer their tweet. TV Guide Magazine: Earlier you mentioned your son. How is he doing?Baier: He's fantastic. He's four. He's growing like a weed. He is hilarious. We have more challenges ahead. He'll have another open-heart surgery in a year or two and one probably when he's in his teenaged years. It's always in the back of our minds. But right now - it's cliché to say - you enjoy every day. Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

FIRST BOX OFFICE: Real Steel Wins By TKO

FRIDAY NOON: These are very early estimates. But DreamWorks/Disney’sReal Steel is dominating the North American box office today and looking ata mid-$20sM weekendif not higher. Hollywood will only be impressed if the result is mid-$30sM because this action pic has a family overlay and its budget was $110+M. By contrast,director and star George Clooney’s newcomerThe Ides Of March from his Smokehouse Pictures and Sony hadonly a $12.5M production budget after rebates. But this hard-to-sell R-rated adult political thriller co-starring Ryan Gosling is #2 today. It should be in low double digits for the weekend which is the modest showing that Hollywood expected. Alcon Entertainment/Warner Bros’Dolphin Tale will hold well again and likely come in around $9M by Sunday night. Same with Sony Pictures’ baseball picMoneyball in the $7.5M range and the studio’s faith-basedSherwood Pictures’ Courageous in the $5.5M range. Summit Entertainment’s cancer dramedy 50/50 should end up in the $5M range. Universal’s Dream House is not so dreamy with a pretty heftypercentage drop. And Disney’s Lion King 3D may be safely back in the cage after its Blu-Ray release. Full analysis tonight.

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"Everybody ever see is Marilyn Monroe," states Michelle Williams because the titular Hollywood icon within the first trailer for 'My Week With Marilyn.' For Williams's Oscar chances, this can be a positive thing. A troublesome role if there has ever been one, the 2-time Oscar nominee appears a lot more than as much as the job of embodying Ms. Monroe within the first trailer for that new film. Individuals eyes! Which come-hither look! The small-girl-lost attitude! Add in bonuses because of not excessively breathing-out Monroe's signature voice, and presumed Best Actress management Meryl Streep and Glenn Close must have some stiff competition. Watch ahead. In line with the memoir by Colin Clark (performed onscreen by newcomer Eddie Redmayne) about the building of 'The Princess and also the Frog' with Monroe and Laurence Olivier (Kenneth Branagh), 'My Week With Marilyn' debuts in the NY Film Festival before opening in November. Return to Moviefone for additional around the film within the coming week. [via Yahoo!]

'Gangster Squad' Is 'Funky' And 'Cool,' Says Star Anthony Mackie

There's something about the subject of gangsters that never gets old. Particularly the Hollywood variety, as depicted in films like "The Departed," "Get Shorty," "Snatch," "Donnie Brasco," HBO's "The Sopranos," and of course "The Godfather." They're all so cool, slick, watchable. It's that iconic allure that had us excited for Ruben Fleischer's next flick, "Gangster Squad," the moment it was announced. The film is based on the L.A. Times' seven-part series, "Tales From The Gangster Squad," by writer Paul Lieberman, which revolved around the LAPD's war on infamous mobster Mickey Cohen. Heavy-hitter Sean Penn will play Cohen, and Josh Brolin and Ryan Gosling will play two of the cops who try to bring him down, and always likable Emma Stone is in the mix as a sassy "siren" caught in a love triangle with Gosling's character and one of the gangsters. Another familiar face in the cast is Anthony Mackie, who couldn't tell us much about his role in the film, but promised we won't be disappointed. We asked Mackie for his thoughts on Gosling's big year, as well as what might play out between the two actors onscreen. "Ryan has been a friend of mine for a long time, since 'Half Nelson,' Im glad hes finally in a position where hes getting his just due because he is really one of the most talented actors of his generation," Mackie told us at the "Real Steel" premiere. "'Gangster Squad' is just a bunch of great guys. Ruben is a great director and the story is kind of funky and its a part of LA history that a lot of people dont know. Its going to be a cool movie." Are you ready to see "Gangster Squad?" Tell us in the comments or on Twitter!

Film Academy Leaders Hype New LACMA Movie Museum Plans: All The Pieces Fit Together

Just if you believe it is an inactive duck, it’s back and quacking. For people who've had the make a global class movie museum going to fruitionin L.A.,film capital around the world(countme in on that), last evening’s announcement the Academy of motion Picture Arts & Sciences as well as the La County Museum of Arthave begun the whole process of finally making that dream be realized is great news throughout. Andthat longtime dream museum, which was turning intomore from the nightmare for your Academy, will beright lower the street within the Acad’s own Beverly Slopes headquarters (no less than that’s this program). The Academy issaying the project situated inside the historic old May Co. on Wilshire Blvd now known to as LACMA West will need three to five years to complete. “We are saved to the short track but it'll be according to fund raising,” mentioned the Acad’s new Boss Beginning Hudson, who spoke with me at night todayin a celebration callwith Academy Leader Tom Sherak and LACMA Boss and Wallis Annenberg Director Michael Govan. Hudson wasn’t throwing out official figures but states she needs you'll cough up under half the rough estimate of $480 million the Academy had specific for earlier foiledplan to erect this museum in Hollywood where theyspent about$50 million up to now buying land (which theynow own outright) near their Pickford Concentrate on Vine Street. Nevertheless the idea to support the museum rather within the old 300,000-square-ft space on Wilshire really goes back decades when it absolutely was broached by former Academy Presidents Walter Mirisch and Bob Rehme. It heated up again of a year . 5 ago getting an informal conversation between another Govan and also the other former Academy Leader Sid Ganis, who then introduced the museum mind to Sherak after which it Boss Bruce Davis. “For approximately one hour . 5 I did so something I rarely do. I merely required directly into someone talk who stood a vision together with an aspiration of the items this might mean for the Capital of scotland - La to produce different artistic representations, especially our two artistic representations together in a single location,” mentioned Sherak, who stressed the Board wanted a museum inside their lifetime however the Academy didn’t know how extended it could bring them to enhance the money making one themselves. Govan found save your day. “Being inside the museum world, I see film programs at museums in Paris and Frankfurt. I desired that in La which i understood the Academy stood a dream and so they stood a great resource. And so the question was what could we offer to help that was the beginning of the conversation,” mentioned Govan. Sherak referred to the Board approved further studying the alliance with LACMA and hang a committee together. But after June 1 when Davis outdated and Hudson turned up, things really started moving. Before she lefther previous job,Hudson forged an alliance with LACMA and Govan through which Film Independent would take overrunning themuseum’s troubled film program so she already understood him and sparked immediately for the new museum idea. “It was like prone to target practice and punching the bulls-eye 15 occasions back to back. Before anybody understood it, including me, there has been budgets, and he or she was like Road Runner. Next factor I understood i had been all in the room and finally talked about an M.O.U. (Memorandum of Understanding) which he presented it to his Board which we provided to our Board last evening which we made a decision i had been gonna go to a museum inside our lifetime,” mentioned a clearly revived Sherak. The running process cannot are available in a much better time since it seemsmajor collections that certainly might have been area of the completely new museum Are going available on the market and on offer piecemeal to non-public fanatics, many in the country.Seven-hundred items within the John Wayne estate including keycostumes, honours, scripts and documents choosing for auction a couple of days ago, while Darlene Reynolds is ongoing to promote off her invaluable range of costumes after fruitless attempts to acquire a museum going herself. “Not that we could request that individuals could ever have bought the Darlene Reynolds collection generally. We couldn’t did that. The range’s worth a lot of money, you'd have required to put an oil well up,” mentioned Sherak. But Hudson desires to stress just what the Academy already has alone. “As you well be familiar with Academy makes plenty of investment over time in building our world-class archive and film library like none other now our year-round work could have a house, an area to exhibit it, a distillation of all the Academy’s missions that everybody doesn’t know enough about, ” mentioned Hudson in mentioning that you have a much more for the organization than the Oscars. “We have 42,000 movie posters and ten million catalogued movie photographs. We've such beautiful products within our film background there hasn’t been a public place to determine people or access people.” Sherak highlights the Academy is certainly trying to find purchases. “We have an overabundance stuff saved than Carter has liver pills. The finish outcome is we never stop doing that. That is in many regions of the organization within the first printing press of motion picture one-sheets. We've stuff saved which will spin the mind, that nobody understands. It’s a ongoing factor for people,” according to him. And Govan thinks the completely new museum might even breed more. “From a museum perspective Personally, i've spoken toa great deal of people in regards to the products and posters and things they have but there’s that sense when there has been a museum people would donate. Urban centers build great museums those appear like there’s a home for your objects they have cared for in their existence and so they be familiar with public can be helped by that,” according to him. Sherak also desires to make apparent they haven't abandoned the Hollywood site (although I am toldkey figures within the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce were caught suddenly — and not happy campers — after they read todayof the Academy’s proposednew locationfor their museum). “We own that land. It’s ours free and apparent which we’re now on the way of trading money to raze people structures and making it an area to go to. We’ll probably carry out some exhibits there. We’ll carry out some stuff while using land. I’ve always had this imagine running an outdooor theatre there which I do think in. We’re certainly in Hollywood. The Pickford Center sits there. We’re invested. We’re not going anywhere. This program is always to make that land useful to us,” Sherak states. But clearly the momentum has moved from Hollywood for the historic building that sits on the corner of Wilshire and Fairfax which was built-in 1939, the season many still feel was the best ever for your movies. “It just made an appearance like the timing was right,” Hudson mentioned. “All the pieces fit together.”

'NCIS,' 'New Girl' top Tuesday

The third Tuesday of the new season looked a lot like the first two, with CBS vet ''NCIS'' steamrolling the competition in the opening hour and Fox's ''New Girl'' shining at 9 o'clock and standing as the night's top show among young adults. Fox prevailed for a third straight Tuesday in adults 18-49, while CBS ruled among adults 25-54 and total viewers. According to preliminary nationals from Nielsen, CBS opened the night a winner with ''NCIS'' (4.1 rating/12 share in adults 18-49, 18.9 million viewers overall), down slightly week to week but winning its hour in 18-49 and again Tuesday's top dog in both 25-54 (5.4/14) and total viewers. The net then fell off some at 9 p.m. with ''NCIS: Los Angeles'' (3.4/8 in 18-49, 14.7 million viewers overall), second in 18-49 and first in 25-54, and some more at 10 p.m. with rookie ''Unforgettable'' (2.4/6 in 18-49, 11.3 million viewers overall), which again led its hour but dipped another tick in 18-49. At Fox, ''Glee'' (3.5/10 in 18-49, 8.3 million viewers overall) ranked second in 18-49 for the 8 o'clock hour, down a bit from last week, but comedy ''New Girl'' again built on its lead-in to win at 9 o'clock among young adults (4.3/11 in 18-49, 8.6 million viewers overall); though down slightly from last week, the Zooey Deschanel-fronted comedy was again Tuesday's No. 1 show in 18-49 and was especially dominant in 18-34 (4.9/14). And at 9:30 p.m., ''Raising Hope'' held steady (2.9/7 in 18-49, 6.5 million viewers overall), tying for second in 18-49. ABC opened with a ''Dancing With the Stars'' special (1.7/5 in 18-49, 9.1 million viewers overall), followed by the ''Dancing'' results show at 9 (2.8/7 in 18-49, 14.8 million viewers overall), which was roughly on par with last week. And at 10, ''Body of Proof'' edged up (2.1/5 in 18-49, 10.2 million viewers overall) in a competitive timeslot, rising above the net's showing in the hour last year with ''Detroit 1-8-7.'' Tuesday remains an OK but hardly spectacular night for NBC, as ''The Biggest Loser'' dipped further (2.0/5 in 18-49, 5.6 million viewers overall) and ''Parenthood'' also was down a bit (2.0/5 in 18-49, 5.0 million viewers overall), though it remained within 1 share of the 18-49 lead. At CW, new Sarah Michelle Gellar drama ''Ringer'' dropped off week to week (0.6/2 in 18-49, 1.5 million viewers overall), as did its ''90210'' lead-in (0.6/2 in 18-49, 1.3 million viewers overall). In CW's target demo of adults 18-34, ''Ringer'' managed a 0.6 out of a 0.8 for ''90210.'' Preliminary 18-49 averages for the night: Fox, 3.6/9; CBS, 3.3/9; ABC, 2.2/6; NBC, 2.0/5; Univision, 1.5/4; CW, 0.6/2. In total viewers: CBS, 15.0 million; ABC, 11.4 million; Fox, 7.9 million; NBC, 5.4 million; Univision, 3.3 million; CW, 1.4 million. Contact Rick Kissell at rick.kissell@variety.com

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Paramount, New Regency to Back Darren Aronofsky's 'Noah'

After months of negotiations, Paramount and New Regency announced on Monday a deal make Noah, with Darren Aronofsky attached to direct the big-screen version of the iconic Bible tale. Oscar-nominated screenwriter John Logan, whose credits include Gladiator and The Aviator, will re-write a script by Aronofsky and Ari Handel. Aronofsky, nominated for the best director Oscar last year for Black Swan, will produce the movie with Scott Franklin. "Since I was a kid, I have been moved and inspired by the story of Noah and his family's journey," Aronofsky said in a statement. "The imaginations of countless generations have sparked to this epic story of faith. It's my hope that I can present a window into Noah's passion and perseverance for the silver screen." Aronofsky and Logan are represented by CAA. Email: Daniel.Miller@THR.com Twitter: @DanielNMiller Related Topics Darren Aronofsky Paramount Pictures

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Helen Search, Aaron Paul (''Breaking Bad'') and Maggie Sophistication have became a member of the cast of indie drama-comedy ''Decoding Annie Parker'' opposite Samantha Morton within the title role and Christina Hendricks. Filming is placed to start later this month in La ''Decoding'' is directed by Steven Bernstein from the script he co-authored with Adam Bernstein. The storyline focuses on the irrepressible Parker, a breast-cancer patient who stops at absolutely nothing to solve the mystery behind her illness, regardless of the values from the medical establishment. ''Decoding'' is created by Clark Billings, Stuart Ross, Keith Kjarval, Mary Vernieu and Ron Senkowski. Jonathan Brownlee and Sahil Chanana are professional creating. Project came from with Steven Bernstein and Clark Billings and is dependant on a genuine story. The development has brought the condition of California's tax credit incentive, among 27 named in June for that third year from the program -- targeted at stopping production companies motionless their projects, jobs and investing from the Golden Condition.. ''Decoding'' may be the feature pointing debut for Bernstein, who had been the cinematographer on ''Monster'' and ''Like Water for Chocolate.'' Bernstein and Billings worked with on ''Monster'' and many other projects. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com