'Boneshaker' to bigscreen

Cherie Priest's steampunk sci-fi novel "Boneshaker" is coming to the bigscreen with Cross Creek Pictures, Exclusive Media Group and Hammer Films onboard. The companies said Wednesday that Hammer has acquired the rights to the novel. Project will be co-produced by Hammer and Cross Creek Pictures and co-financed by Exclusive and Cross Creek. John Hilary Shepherd ("Nurse Jackie") is writing the screenplay. Hammer head of production Tobin Armbrust is overseeing. Priest's novel is set in an alternate version of 1880s Seattle, where the city has been walled in and a toxic gas has turned many of its remaining residents into "Rotters," more commonly known as zombies. A young widow hunts for her teen son in the Seattle underworld while dealing with airship pirates, a criminal overlord and heavily armed refugees. The novel, published in 2009 by Tor Books, is the first in a series set in the period, which has Priest has dubbed the Clockwork Century. Second novel "Dreadnought" was published in 2010, and the third, "Ganymede," was recently released. Tor Books is releasing the fourth in the series, "Inexplicables," in 2012, and last week announced a deal with Priest for her to write a fifth. That book will be called "Fiddlehead." "It's like Jules Verne meets 'Resident Evil,' and we're thrilled to have such a fun, commercial potential franchise in Boneshaker," said Cross Creek's Brian Oliver. Cross Creek and Exclusive have teamed on "The Ides of March," the upcoming "The Woman in Black" and Ron Howard's Formula One film "Rush," with production partners Imagine, Revolution Films and Working Title. Priest was represented in the deal by Jennifer Jackson of the Donald Maass Literary Agency, and Shepherd was repped by attorney Joan Vento-Hall. Exclusive Media Group announced during the American Film Market that it had sold "Rush" to distributors for 30 markets; Universal's handling the U.S. release. Exclusive came on during the Toronto Film Festival to co-finance "Rush" with Cross Creek. Story focuses on the rivalry between James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) and Niki Lauda (Daniel Bruhl) and their Formula One racing teams, McLaren and Ferrari, as both were pushed to the breaking point of their physical and psychological endurance. Shooting will start in February in and around Formula One tracks in Silverstone, England, and Nurburgring, Germany. Contact Dave McNary at dave.mcnary@variety.com

Pols put forth dueling spectrum bills

A proposal to reshuffle the broadcast airwaves to free up more spectrum space for wireless and mobile devices could move forward in Congress this week. House lawmakers unveiled two dueling bills that would allow the government to incentive auctions in which stations can voluntarily give up spectrum and share in some of the proceeds with the government when the airwave is put up for sale to the highest bidder. The idea of such "incentive" auctions was proposed as part of one of FCC chairman Julius Genachowski's signature initiatives, the National Broadband Plan, designed to greatly expand access and reach of the Internet and wireless services in the U.S. Broadcasters have been wary of the idea of an incentive auction, warning that, even though stations could choose on their own whether to give up their spectrum space, they could still face being placed in different spots in the channel lineup as the spectrum is "repacked" to make room for wireless space. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Oregon), chairman of the House suncommittee on Communications and Technology, unveiled a bill on Tuesday that includes conditions in which broadcasters and cable systems would be able to draw on up to $3 billion in relocation costs if they are forced to move. The FCC also would have to "make all reasonable efforts" to preserve a stations' reach, and prohibits the FCC from forcing a station to move from UHF TO VHF. The VHF band is less desirable for delivery of digital services. Gordon Smith, president of the National Assn. of Broadcasters, called Walden's bill "a major step forward" in ensuring that stations are protected. "Our position remains unchanged since this debate began: NAB has no quarrel with voluntary spectrum auctions so long as non-volunteer broadcasters and our viewers are not punished." Meanwhile, House Democrats on the Energy and Commerce Committeem including Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) introduced their own version of the legislation, which also calls for voluntary auctions that include safeguards for broadcasters who do not choose to give up their airwaves. It also includes provisions that allow stations to recoup the costs of relocation to additional channels, as well as other restrictions on the FCC's moves. The NAB was still reviewing the Democrats' proposal and had no immediate comment. Walden has scheduled a markup on his legislation on Thursday. Both bills call for establishing a wireless broadband public safety network. The Senate Commerce Committee already has passed legislation that includes provisions for voluntary incentive auctions. Contact Ted Johnson at ted.johnson@variety.com

Kim Kardashian vs. 'Jersey Shore': The Frivolous Lawsuit Face-Off

Success breeds litigation, so it's no shock that stars of the hottest reality TV Franchises have prompted a spate of lawsuits. What's surprising is how odd the cases are. "Litigation is obviously about money," says attorney Aaron Moss, "but the true currency of unscripted television stars is publicity." KIM KARDASHIAN Kim v. Publicist: On Nov. 14, Kim Kardashian sued her former publicist Jonathan Jaxson for claiming in TV interviews that Kim's July wedding to Kris Humphries was a sham publicity stunt. "It was obvious that it was staged," Jaxson said on Good Day LA. "There were contracts already in place for E! to film it. Everything was written down." The suit, filed by Marty Singer, demands $200,000 in damages from the allegedly defamatory statements. PHOTOS: Inside Kardashian Inc. Kim v. Old Navy: She is suing Old Navy over an ad that allegedly featured a look-alike that fooled consumers into believing the E! star, who lends her name to products including a QVC clothing line, endorsed the chain retailer. Kim v. Hair-Removal Device: "She is on the receiving end of a lawsuit by a hair-removal company called Radiant, whose executives claim Kim, who endorses a rival product, deceived the public with unsafe suggestions on how to remove unwanted hair from sensitive body parts. JERSEY SHORE The Situation v. Abercrombie & Fitch: Abs-blessed Mike Sorrentino sued Abercrombie & Fitch for $4 million on Nov. 16 for allegedly using his trademarked catchphrases such as "GTL," as well as profiting from a publicity stunt in which the company said it would pay him not to wear its clothing. Sorrentino also has battled his father and a former manager, and been sued by Dilligaf, a clothing retailer that says Sorrentino failed to promote its products. PHOTOS: The Best and Worst Moments of 'Jersey Shore' Snooki v. Clothing: Petite Nicole Polizzi is suing SRG Ventures in an attempt to get out of a licensing deal that would have put her name on everything from denim to lingerie. JWoww v. Tanning Lotion: A tanning lotion company is suing Jenni Farley, claiming it allegedly helped her create a branded potion. Farley also was targeted by her ex-boyfriend/manager, who claims to have helped her score promotional deals. One of Farley's efforts was Filthy Couture, a clothing line that was shut down after a threatened trademark lawsuit. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery The Best and Worst Moments of Jersey Shore Related Topics Kim Kardashian Nicole Polizzi Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino Jersey Shore Keeping Up With the Kardashians

First 'Live!' Episode After Regis Philbin's Departure Draws Good Rankings

"Live! With Kelly" Monday's Live! WIth Kelly with Kelly Ripa and guest co-host Jerry Seinfeld didn't miss a beat, drawing good ratigns amounts for that first episode from the re-named morning talker just days after Regis Philbin departed after 28 years.our editor recommendsRegis Philbin's Final 'Live!' Hits Rankings HighRegis Philbins Final Live! Episode Set to Internet Record RatingsBob Iger States He's in 'No Rush' to exchange Regis Philbin on 'Live!'Regis Philbin's Last Show: Luminaries Avoid 'Live!' Host The episode, featuring visitors Jason Segel and chef Jamie Oliver, shipped a 4. household rating within the metered marketplaces along with a 2.2 within the women 25-54 demographic, up 38 percent and 57 percent in comparison to this past year's comparable November rankings performance. In the period of time, Live! wasn't any. one in 14 from the top 15 marketplaces and enhanced on its lead-in by 73 percent in most metered marketplaces, including 13 of 15 top marketplaces. One of the top 25 marketplaces, Dayton published the greatest household rating by having an 8.9, with Atlanta (7.1) and Pittsburgh (6.6) following. Extremely high price ticket, Monday's rankings are far from Philbin's final Live! episode that broadcast November. 18, which came a 7.3 household rating with 23 percent of houses tuning directly into see his farewell, based on preliminary metered-market amounts. To check, that episode was less than The famous host oprah Winfrey's final broadcast last May, which drawn inside a 11.7 household rating with greater viewing levels overall at 4 p.m. when The famous host oprah broadcast. Seinfeld's last day co-hosting with Ripa is Wednesday. Neil Patrick Harris will require over for any weeks time beginning November. 28. Jerry Seinfeld TV Rankings Kelly Ripa Accept Regis and Kelly

Disney sets ESPN topper transition

Disney revealed a glimpse at ESPN's future today: company topper Robert Iger has introduced a succession arrange for the internet, moving George Bodenheimer to professional chairman from the sports network, moving from prexy of ESPN and ABC Sports and co-chair of Disney Media Systems and quitting his day-to-day responsibilities in the internet. The alterations will require effect Jan. 1, 2012.Overtaking daily procedures is going to be John Skipper, who moves in to the position vacated by Bodenheimer. Skipper continues to be ESPN's professional veep of content since March. 2005. Skipper may have a dual are accountable to Bodenheimer and Iger Bodenheimer will are accountable to Iger alone.Iger themself is a component of the lately-introduced succession plan Disney has set March 2015 because the date the professional will step lower from his Boss responsibilities and be chairman. Contact Mike Thielman at mike.thielman@variety.com

White-colored House Screening 'Muppets' for Military Families

A couple of days back, there's an unconfirmed rumor the Obama White-colored House had bought a replica in the drama 'Martha Marcy May Marlene' for your Barack and Michelle Obama to check out. While 'Martha' has become critical acclaim, it seems like the White-colored House would rather go for something a little more wholesome. In line with the Hollywood Reporter, the widely used residence in the world will probably be screening a replica in the approaching 'Muppets' movie for military families on November. 22. Jason Segel and Kermit the Frog can also be open to consider pictures (unsure on when the First Family intentions of attending). In the event you aren't one of the lucky handful of to go to the screening, you will have to watch out for 'The Muppets' official release, which happens eventually later on November. 23. RELATED: Kermit's Craziest Balancing [via THR] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

GALLERY: Oprah Winfrey Wins, Oscar Hopefuls Celebrate at 2011 Governor's Ball

Despite what could only be described as the week from PR hell, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences had to take at least a little comfort — OK, a lot of comfort — knowing that it had its second most vital annual event to look forward to during the weekend: The Governors Ball, where Oprah WInfrey, James Earl Jones and makeup artist Dick Smith were bequeathed honorary Academy Awards. Winfrey, who received the Academy’s Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, delivered an emotional acceptance speech invoking both the challenges of her upbringing and a current Oscar contender giving voice to those days. “It is unimaginable that I would be standing before you, voted by the Board of Governors,” Winfrey began before choking up. “Unimaginable,” she repeated several times to a standing ovation. “When I say, ‘Thank you,’ the ‘thank you’ comes from a place even deeper than I know.” Over at our sister site Deadline, Pete Hammond offered this bit from Winfrey’s speech (excised from the Academy’s unembeddable YouTube video): “When I saw The Help and read the book, it was my story. My grandmother was a maid. Her mother was a maid. Her mother before her was a slave. My mother was a maid. This is unimaginable… I will keep this Oscar on my desk to remind me to use our lives in service of one another. For me this Oscar will represent love from all of you.” Jones, who is presently appearing opposite Vanessa Redgrave in Driving Miss Daisy in London, sent his regards via satellite, while makeup kingpin Rick Baker led the tributes to his friend and mentor Dick Smith. The room, meanwhile, was filled with many hopefuls from this year’s Oscar crop (and, well, Sean Young); browse their likes in Movieline’s 2011 Governors Awards gallery. [Photos: Getty Images]

Sony exec tries for relaxed fun at fundraiser

Sarah McLachlan will perform at the first Blue Tie-Blue Jean Ball at the House of Blues. There's no shortage of high-profile fundraising gatherings for worthy causes at this time of year. But the Los Angeles chapter of Autism Speaks is determined to make a permanent addition to the winter charity event calendar starting with the inaugural Blue Tie-Blue Jean Ball, set for Dec. 1 at the House of Blues in West Hollywood. Event will feature musical perfs by Sarah McLachlan and others. It will also honor rock photog Rob Shanahan and his newly released book, "Volume 1." The ball is the brainchild of Gina Kilberg, senior veep of international media at Sony Pictures, whose 7-year-old son, Lucas, suffers from autism spectrum disorder. "Advocacy for him and too many kids like him has become a very important part of our fight to get him through this," she said. Kilberg and other industry insiders quickly set their sights on producing an event with a more of a fun-factor and relaxed atmosphere than the typical hotel ballroom dinner. The blue theme is keeping with the color associated with Autism Speaks, the nation's largest autism science and advocacy org. Incorporating music into the evening was important as so many kids on the autism spectrum who struggle with verbal skills have such a powerful emotional response to music. Shanahan's connections helped the organizers enlist McLachlan and other surprise guests. "We wanted to do something that would move people and get their attention but do it in a really fun, accessible way," Kilberg says. "We really want to be one of those tentpole events where people go not because they feel obligated but because they're really looking forward to it, and because it's clearly doing a lot of good for a lot of kids who need it." Other bizzers involved with the event are CAA's Dave Bugliari and Andrea Lee Greenburg, a major fund-raiser for Autism Speaks along with her husband, WME's Ari Greenburg. Contact Cynthia Littleton at cynthia.littleton@variety.com

Media Mogul Silvio Berlusconi Steps Down as Italy's Prime Minister

The Silvio Berlusconi era in Italian politics is coming to an end, with the media kingpin-turned-prime minister resigning his post Saturday after an eventful week that gave the mogul little choice but to give up power. our editor recommendsSilvio Berlusconi Era Likely to End Soon in ItalySilvio Berlusconi: I Intend to Serve Out My 2013 Term The move comes after the Mediaset television honcho suffered a biting rebuke earlier in the week by a coalition of Italian legislators that had previously supported the prime minister. The resignation was met with what the NY Times called "cheering crowds" in Rome. "This is the most dramatic moment of our recent history," Ferruccio de Bortoli, the editor of the Milan daily newspaper Corriere della Sera, told the NYT on Saturday. PHOTOS: Actors Who've Played Politicians As THR previously reported, Berlusconi had been defiant leading up to the vote, using the three Mediaset networks he controls and the three state-owned RAI networks to vow he would hold onto power and blasting his critics as "criminal" and "unpatriotic." But the media pundits predicted that Berlusconi would be forced to step down after the final votes were tallied. The move likely means the end a political career in which Berlusconi has led Italy for 11 of the last 17 years, all the while controlling the country's largest media empire. His reign over Mediaset -- and indirect control of RAI as prime minister -- has been a key tool in his grip on power, using it to mold public opinion and silence opposition. But it also has sparked complaints about a conflict of interest and led to lawsuits featuring allegations that he evaded paying taxes by using a kickback scheme on a movie rights deal, and that he paid a British lawyer to lie for him in court in an older case tied to Mediaset's film subsidiary Medusa. Related Topics International Mediaset

Why Hollywood Should Purchase the Dodgers (Analysis)

This story first made an appearance within the November. 18 problem from the Hollywood Reporter magazine.our editor recommendsTime Warner Cable Mulls Bid for L.A. Dodgers TV Privileges (Report)Dodgers Proprietors Frank and Jamie McCourt Achieve Divorce SettlementAmid Dodgers Chaos, Baseball Posts Attendance Rise in 2011Read the Fox Sports Suit Over Dodgers TV RightsFox Sports Chief Talks Dodgers TV Deal, National football league Coverage (Q&A) Why a Dodgers Auction Could Take advantage of Fox Sports of Huge amount of money When News Corp.'s Chase Carey told experts November. 2 that the organization wasn't thinking about purchasing the La Dodgers, I had been surprised. Why must Fox's parent company buy back a baseball team it offered to outgoing proprietors Frank and Jamie McCourt just seven years back? For the similar reason it bought the Dodgers in 1998: TV privileges. News Corp. compensated about $311 million to purchase the storied franchise in the O'Malley family included in a method to grow Fox Sports' regional systems in Los Angeles. It labored. Six years later, News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch offered they towards the McCourts for $421 million, only after securing up TV privileges until 2013. The team, despite being hooked in personal bankruptcy because of the McCourts' personal investing and mismanagement, is believed to become worth $1 billion, the 3rd-most-valuable franchise in Mlb. That increasing value comes largely from -- you suspected it -- TV privileges. STORY: 10 Hollywood Gamers Who Could Purchase the La Dodgers Nowadays, for a lot of major-market sports qualities, media privileges count much more than every other bit of revenue. And who much better than a varied media company for example News Corp., Time Warner, Comcast or Disney to take advantage of individuals privileges? Let's the Dodgers' next TV deal is cautiously worth $135 million annually. That, coupled with ticket sales, which Forbes tabbed at $107 million for this year, a lot more than offsets the believed $100 million-also in player salaries, additionally with other expenses of running the club. Frank McCourt stated Fox was prepared to pay him nearly $3 billion for any 17-year TV deal (about $176 million annually) prior to being vetoed by Major league baseball. If your media company possessed they, it might still need to purchase individuals privileges, when you are the exclusive bidder would slash the cost making the $1 billion spent to purchase they appear like chump change. STORY:Frank McCourt to market the Dodgers Yes, you will find problems of possessing a golf club, for example managing a facility and having to pay star-player salaries. Individuals factors led to News Corp. dumping its team, as have Disney (La Angels), Tribune (Chicago Cubs) and Time Warner (Atlanta Braves). But sports TV privileges have grown to be much more valuable recently because fans wish to watch games live, unlike just about any TV programming, whose ad value continues to be reduced by DVRs. That enables privileges deals to become more potent and longer, which provides media companies accustomed to the fleeting character of hit movies or Television shows a chance to rely on a lengthy-term revenue stream. STORY: L.A. Dodgers Apply for Personal bankruptcy Among Frank McCourt Drama Therefore if News Corp. isn't interested, should Time Warner, which lately bought the Opposing team' TV privileges for $3 billion, choose the kill? It's a move that will devastate Fox's regional investment, potential with no Opposing team in addition to UCLA and USC (both on the upstart Pac-12 Network). Within the sports business, that's known as a house run. Darren Rovell covers sports business for CNBC and hosts CNBC SportsBiz: Game On, which airs on Versus. Follow him on Twitter at @darrenrovell. Next page: Will Bob Daly Create a Play for that Dodgers? Related Subjects Time Warner Comcast The Wally Disney Company News Corp. 1 2 next last

Box Office Report: Clint Eastwood's 'J. Edgar' Grosses $53,000 From 7 Cities

Clint Eastwood's biopic J. Edgar, starring Leonardo DiCaprio as the infamous head of the F.B.I., opened to $53,000 from seven theaters in key cities on Wednesday.our editor recommends'J. Edgar' Premiere Red Carpet ArrivalsClint Eastwood On Set The mid-week limited bow is designed to build word of mouth, and trigger reviews, as the Warner Bros. movie prepares to open nationwide on Friday. Warner Bros. often debuts Eastwood's films in select cities a week or several days before they go wide. PHOTOS: 'J. Edgar' Premiere Red Carpet Arrivals J. Edgar, also starring Armie Hammer, played in markets including Los Angeles, NY and Washington, D.C. FILM REVIEW: J. Edgar The film's performance held its own in terms of theater average -- $7,571 - with the Wednesday bow of Eastwood's 2003 Mystic River, which debuted in 13 theaters to $98,766 for an average $7,597. And J. Edgar did almost as well as the limited bow of Eastwood's Hereafter, which grossed $60,701 from six theaters and had the advantage of launching on a Friday, versus midweek. Related Topics Clint Eastwood Leonardo DiCaprio Box Office Warner Bros. J. Edgar

Harry Potter, Glee Lead Individuals Choice Honours Nominations

Jum Michele, Daniel Radcliffe Harry Potter might be over, however the gang at Hogwarts isn't heading down with no fight. The eighth and final installment from the series, Harry Potter and also the Deathly Hallows - Part 2, continues to be nominated for nine Individuals Choice Honours, including favorite movie, favorite movie actor and favorite ensemble movie cast. Without any Twilight film qualified for nomination, because of stop dates, the boy wizard will require on Bridesmaids, The Assistance, Pirates from the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and Transformers: Dark from the Moon within the favorite movie category. Daniel Radcliffe will prepare for battle with Twilight star Taylor Lautner within the favorite movie actor category. Radcliffe and Pattinson, who's up for his operate in Water for Tigers, will even contend with Hugh Jackman, The Actor-brad Pitt and Ryan Reynolds within the category. Around the TV aspect, Glee arrived on the scene on the top with seven nominations, including favorite network TV comedy and dual nods both in the favourite TV comedy actor (Chris Colfer and Cory Monteith) and actress groups (Jum Michele and Jane Lynch). Glee will face The Large Bang Theory, The Way I Met Your Mother, Modern Family and 2 . 5 Males within the comedy category. The Vampire Journals brought the drama nominations with four, rising from the Good Wife, Grey's Anatomy, House and Supernatural within the favorite network TV drama category. Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev also obtained nominations for drama actor and actress, correspondingly. Take a look at a complete listing of the nominees here.

Stephen King's Rose Madder To Be Filmed

And the Dome TV series has a writerThere are relatively few novels by Stephen King yet to be filmed, and of those, most have been optioned and are languishing in development hell. Not so Rose Madder, which is so odd that nobody had seemed to want to go near it... until now. The brave souls at production company Palomar Pictures have just picked up Rose Madder as part of a three-film* deal with Grosvenor Park.King's fantastical 1995 story is part domestic saga, part fairytale and part Greek myth. It involves a woman on the run from her violent husband, who acquires a painting that she can actually go inside. Once through the looking glass she encounters the insane Rose Madder, and undertakes a quest to face down a minotaur in its labyrinth. And then it's back to the real world, where our heroine finds she may be inheriting Rose Madder's mental health issues. And there's some business with a magic tree.The adaptation is being penned by Naomi Sheridan, whose only previous writing credit seems to be In America, directed by her father Jim. Dolores Claiborne - a similarly atypical King melodrama - made for a solid two-hander for Kathy Bates and Jennifer Jason Leigh back in the 90s, but with its melding of kitchen-sink and mythical quest, Sheridan will have to work hard to stop Rose Madder from appearing head-spinningly peculiar oncsreen.Meanwhile on TV, Showtime's series based on King's Under The Dome has finally nabbed a new writer, in the form of Brian K Vaughan. It was previously reported that Smallville's Michael Green had the gig, but that now seems not to be the case.One of King's trademark, massive, small-town, multi-character stories, Under the Dome involves Maine suburb Chester Mill being suddenly separated from the outside world by an impermeable invisible barrier. Think The Simpsons Movie, but less yellow. Vaughan is clearly the man for this job, since he wrote 39 episodes of Lost. He's also a prolific and respected writer of comics, most notably Y: The Last Man and Ex Machina. And judging byDeadline's picture, he likes to dress as The Spirit.*The other two are remakes of the 2010 French hesit thriller Joseph And The Girl, and the 2001 Norwegian care-in-the-community comedy Elling.

Should the Academy Fire Brett Ratner as Producer of the Oscars?

During a post-'Tower Heist' Q&A session on Friday night in Los Angeles, director Brett Ratner said "rehearsing is for fags" when asked by an audience member if he rehearses scenes before filming. So, yeah, that's not good. Ratner has since apologized for his comments in a statement to The Wrap: I apologize for any offense my remarks caused. It was a dumb way of expressing myself. Everyone who knows me knows that I don't have a prejudiced bone in my body. But as a storyteller I should have been much more thoughtful about the power of language and my choice of words. Meanwhile, over at Grantland, Mark Harris is rallying for the Academy to relieve Ratner of his Oscar producing duties. I've had to listen to versions of every one of these mea-not-quite-culpas over the years and seriously, I'm no longer interested in patiently witnessing the slow arc of a public figure's learning curve. What I do care about is what the Academy does, which should be either to ask for and receive his resignation from the show or to drop him as the producer of a show that is supposed to represent the best the industry has to offer. There's not really a long, nuanced debate to be had about this. If he had used an equivalent racial or religious slur, the discussion would go something like, "You're fired." Apology or not. The same rule applies here. You don't get a mulligan on homophobia. Not in 2011. Grantland doesn't have a commenting system, but we do! And we are quite curious what you think about this situation. Keep in mind: if Ratner is fired, Eddie Murphy (who has his own controversial history with that particular slur from his comedy specials 'Delirious' and 'Raw') is probably gone. That shouldn't be a factor in a decision like this, but it kinda does -- which is also why it's very unlikely that Ratner will be fired. So, you're in charge of the Oscars. (Congrats!) Knowing that you may lose Murphy if you fire Ratner, what do you do? Is his apology enough, or is Harris right in demanding that Ratner step down or be replaced? Fire away in the comments section below. [via Grantland] [Photo: BAUERGRIFFIN] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED

Ryan Sutter Trades Reality TV For Endurance Sports

First Released: November 4, 2011 7:06 PM EDT Credit: WireImage La, Calif. -- Caption Ryan Sutter attends the ING NY City Marathon Celebrity Runners Bib Presentation at Marathon Pavilion in Central Park in NY City on November 4, 2011 Famous fiance, football player, firefightertriathlete? Jack-of-all-trades Ryan Sutter, who's most widely known for winning one's heart of Trista Sutter around the Bachelorette, is on the mission to become professional endurance athlete. Ryans journey from challenger to champion has been recorded by Inside Endurance, a brand new number of videos backed by Gatorade. Despite his innate sports ability, Ryan is constantly on the validate themself like a serious contender within the sport. Ive acquired a significant quantity of respect for anyone which i race with the Im constantly attempting to prove which i belong here, Ryan talked about on Episode 6 from the series. All they know is the fact that I had been on tv which my spouse chose me from 25 men, he ongoing. That does not really provide you with a lot of an endurance sport status. The internet series follows Ryan because he finds out exclusive training and diet tips in the mobile phone industry's top rivals and cutting-edge sports researchers even while competing in marathon, triathalon and cycling endurance occasions across the nation. Theres always this nick on my small shoulderI am a sports athlete and I am not here because someone really wants to take pictures of me, he added. Trista, Ryans wife of eight many mother for their two children, is encouraging of Ryans ambitious character. Ryan is really an enormous competitor he needs to prosper. Im always trying to become a supporter of whatever he really wants to do, she described. Ryan loves getting his family by his side and likes the beneficial feeling they provide his strenuous sporting occasions. Trista usually involves each one of these, however the kids dont get arrived at lots of. To possess them here's special, Ryan noted within the new episode. Trey Garman, v . p . of Team Limitless, was one of several who welcomed Ryan in to the sports-endurance community. Hes to date past that reality star stuff within our world. Hes demonstrated himselfhes among us. Hes area of the tribe, Trey stated. For additional of Ryans story, Click The Link! Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Eddie Redmayne Set to see Marius in 'Les Miserables'

You do not be familiar with title Eddie Redmayne at this time around, but after his appearance inside the approaching 'My Week With Marilyn' now word that he's been cast in 'Les Miserables,' you have to probably Google the child. Deadline reviews that Redmayne may have Marius inside the Tom Hooper-directed version of 'Les Miserables' opposite Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Hathaway As Catwoman. People three plus Michelle Williams and Kenneth Branagh as co-stars at the beginning of his career? Very good, Eddie. Very good whatsoever. Redmayne won a Tony award for his performance in 'Red' he's also set to star in 'Richard II' on stage. [via Deadline] [Photo: Getty] 'My Week With Marilyn' Photos Michelle Williams as Marilyn MonroeEddie Redmayne as Colin ClarkKenneth Branagh as Mister Laurence OlivierEmma Watson and Eddie Redmayne as Lucy and Colin Clark See All Moviefone Galleries » Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED