'Treme' Actor Found Dead: New Details Emerge

Police began a search for the car of Treme actor Michael Showers on Thursday, after the 44-year-old's body was found in the Mississippi River.our editor recommendsHow 'Treme' Found Greatness In Ordinary People And Counterintuitive Storytelling PHOTOS: Hollywood's Notable Deaths The actor lived in Chalmette with his girlfriend, who reported him missing on Tuesday when he failed to return from the French Quarter after a night out with a friend, according the AP. The woman also told police that Showers was recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and suffered from severe depression. STORY: 'Treme,' 'Breaking Bad' Actor Star Found Dead in Mississippi River Shower's body was discovered on Wednesday morning by the captain of the Natchez riverboat around 11:15 a.m., though a chief investigator for the Orleans Parish coroner's office estimated that his body had been floating for two days. An autopsy will be completed. He played a police Capt. John Guidry on the HBO series, and previous credits include The Vampire Diaries, Traffic and the upcoming film Columbiana. Related Topics HBO Treme

Sarah Jessica Parker Prepares For Hurricane Irene

FIRST PUBLISHED: August 25, 2011 4:10 PM EDT NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Sarah Jessica Parker says shes battening down the hatches in preparation for Hurricane Irene. The storm is expected to hit the U.S. East Coast on Saturday. While promoting her new comedy, I Dont Know How She Does It, in New York on Thursday, the 46-year-old Manhattan mom said shes in full storm-preparedness mode. The actress says shes removing anything that could fly through windows. Shes also making sure she and her husband, actor Matthew Broderick; their 2-year-old twins, Loretta and Tabitha; and 8-year-old son, James Wilkie, are stocked up on water, flashlights and batteries. I Dont Know How She Does It is based on the book by Allison Pearson. It is about a career-minded mom juggling a demanding job and the family she adores. It hits theaters Sept. 16. Copyright 2011 by Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Cheers & Jeers: Parker Posey Wilts on The Big C

Parker Posey Jeers to The Big C for bringing out the worst in Parker Posey. Want more Cheers & Jeers? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now! In its second season, Showtime's cancer-themed comedy has embraced its aggressively quirky side, much to its own detriment. Even the deservedly Emmy-nominated Laura Linney can't keep the show grounded in reality anymore. And The Big C only got more irritatingly twee with the addition of indie-film curio Posey as Poppy P. Kowalski (even her name, an in-joke on the actress' own floral moniker as well as her Superman Returns henchwoman Kitty Kowalski, is annoying). Poppy creepily meets Linney's teenage son, Adam (Gabriel Basso), in a Kids with Cancer chatroom and proceeds to accompany him to the funeral of his uncle's miscarriage. (Don't ask.) How do we know Poppy is a free spirit? She wears a knit cap! And drives an AMC Pacer! And screams "I don't have an inside voice!" in the middle of a café! The episode's clichéd moral was "Don't delay the happy," but if this series keeps Posey around much longer, the happy might not just be postponed - it could be Cancelled with a Big C. What grade would you give Season 2 of The Big C? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

Johnny Knoxville On For Scout Comedy

Patton Oswalt co-starring.... To look at them, you might not ordinarily think that Johnny Knoxville and Patton Oswalt would be brothers. But that's exactly what writer/director Todd Rohal is hoping you'll believe, as he's cast them to play warring siblings in his new, currently untitled scout comedy. Knoxville, still best known for the madcap antics of the Jackass crew and Oswalt, last seen in The Informant! and soon to crop up in Jason Reitman's Young Adult, will play a pair of brothers endlessly vying for the attention of their father. When poor old pop starts to get sick, the pressure becomes even more intense as the two men compete to see who can be the best leader when they take a troop of boys on a camping expedition. Naturally, it all goes comically awry. And they're not the only ones aboard, as Rob Riggle, Maura Tierney and Patrice O'Neal are also signing on to co-star. Rohal wrote the script and originally called it Scout Master. There's no word on what it'll eventually be named, but it kicks off shooting this week.

Box Office Report: Why 'Glee: The 3D Movie' Flopped

Where were all the Gleeks?our editor recommendsBox Office Report: 'Apes' Still Rules; 'The Help' Bows Strong; 'Glee' Off to Slow StartHarry Potter's No. 1 Foreign Box Office Rank Seized by 'The Smurfs'Box Office Report: 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' Grosses $1.3 Million in Midnight Runs Many fans of the hit television series seemed to be a no-show asGlee: The 3D Movieopened this weekend at the domestic box office, grossing a soft $5.7 million and coming in No. 11. STORY: Box Office Report: 'Rise of the Apes' and 'The Help' Dominate the Weekend; 'Glee: The 3D Movie Falls Flat The pic's poor performance isn't a financial drain, since it cost a modest $9 million to make, butis nevertheless a blow forGleeshowrunner Ryan Murphy and 20thCentury Fox Television's Dana Walden and Gary Newman, who were hoping to partake in at least some of the same success thatJustin Bieber: Never Say NeverandHannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: The Best of the Both Worlds Concert Tourenjoyed in their box office runs. STORY: 'Glee: the 3D Concert Movie': Track by Track Fox's television and film studios partnered onGlee the Movie, which was announced in May, meaning a short window to plug the bigscreen project. Box office observers sayGlee the Moviemight have suffered from a bigger problem: Fans of the television show may not want to pay for something they can see for free at home. Glee the Movie-playing only in 3D theaters-follows the North AmericanGlee Live! In Concert!summer tour, and featuresGleecast membersLea Michele, Cory Monteith, Dianna Agron, Chris ColferandKevin McHale,among others. The movie, directed byKevin Tancharoen(Fame), also highlights three fans impacted by the television series. STORY: Glee! Live! In Concert! Review: Show Makes No Apologies for Camp Factor On Sunday, Fox Television declined to comment on reports that it wasn't happy with the film studio's marketing campaign for the film. When announcingGlee the Movie, Murphy said it would allow every fan who wanted to attend the concert, but couldn't, an opportunity to participate in the experience. "We promise every passionate 'Gleek' a cinematic experience that will have them singing and dancing in the aisle," Murphy said at the time. For those who did turn out,Glee the Movieindeed delivered, with the audience giving the concert film an A CinemaScore (those under the age of 25 gave it an A+). The pic played heavily to younger girls, with females making up 82% of the audience, while 66% were under 25. Because the movie skewed young, Fox was hopeful that traffic would pick up on Saturday--but the opposite happened, with the pic falling 37% from Friday to Saturday and tumbling out of the top ten. On Friday, it grossed $2.7 million to come in No. 6; on Saturday, it grossed $1.7 million. One rival studio executive said while the opening was low,Glee the Moviecould make up ground in DVD sales. Itwasn't until Disney'sHannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tourcame along in 2008 that a concert documentary took off in terms of big box office returns. The 3D pic opened to $31.1 million and grossed $65.3 million domestically. Paramount'sJustin Bieber: Never Say Never-both a biopic and concert film-opened to $29.5 million earlier this year on its way to earning $73 million at the domestic box office. According to box office observers,Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus are musical artists in their own right, helping to explain their box office draw, whileGleeis a musical act. Traditional concert films have usually done more modest business, including Martin Scorsese's 2008 Rolling Stones documentaryShine A Light, which cumed $5.5 million at the domestic box office, or the 1988U2: Rattle and Hum, which cumed $8.6 million. Related Topics Glee Lea Michele Cory Monteith Twentieth Century Fox Television Glee: The 3D Concert Movie

News Corp.: Elisabeth Murdoch won't join board

Elisabeth Murdoch won't be joining this news Corp. in the near future.In additional fallout in the phone-hacking scandal which has surrounded News Corp.'s British newspapers, the business's board of company directors stated Friday that Elisabeth Murdoch won't be nominated to become listed on the board in October as planned following News Corp.'s purchase of her Shine Group production-distribution company in Feb for $674 million.Although it's likely merely a temporary delay, the tabling of Elisabeth Murdoch's nomination -- which in fact had been set to become approved at News Corp.'s annual meeting in Gotham on March. 15 -- is clearly a proceed to appease concerns about governance issues which have been elevated for that larger company because the political scandal increased for the organization within the U.K.The Shine Group acquisition continues to be belittled by some as overpriced, because of the assets, and driven by News Corp. supremo Rupert Murdoch's need to bring his daughter into the organization fold as well as on the board. The 17-member board already includes Rupert and the two sons, James Murdoch, who heads News Corp.'s Asia and europe procedures and it has been at the middle of the current debate, and Lachlan, who doesn't have an professional role at News Corp. at the moment.Because the Shine acquisition, Elisabeth Murdoch has ongoing to mind her London-based Shine Group being an autonomous unit of News Corp.Inside a statement released Friday evening, News Corp. board member Viet Dinh, chairman from the board's nominating and governance committee, stated:"Elisabeth Murdoch recommended towards the independent company directors some days ago that they felt it might be inappropriate to incorporate her nomination towards the board of News Corp. only at that year's (annual investors meeting), as have been introduced by chairman and Boss Rupert Murdoch during the time of buying of Shine Group captured. The independent company directors agreed the formerly planned nomination ought to be postponed."Both Elisabeth and also the Board hope this decision reaffirms that News Corp. aspires towards the greatest standards of corporate governance and can still act within the needs of stakeholders, whether investors, employees or even the vast amounts of customers who News Corp. content notifies, entertains and often brings about each year.Inch Contact Cynthia Littleton at cynthia.littleton@variety.com

Benjamin Master Joining Paradise Lost

Playing the Archangel MichaelAlex Proyas' ambitious adaptation of John Milton's Paradise Lost is starting in the future fully get together now after lengthy years in development. Bradley Cooper has already been mounted on play fallen angel Lucifer, and today Benjamin Master looks set to become listed on the development because the Archangel Michael, Lucifer's counterpart for that war in Paradise. It's another hot role for that actor, who had small roles in Kinsey and Flags in our Fathers, but beat off strong competition for that lead role in Timur Bekmambetov's Abraham Lincoln subsequently: Vampire Hunter. He'll go completely from fighting the undead to fighting the old serpent known as the Demon and Satan, who deceiveth the world. Proyas is likely to turn Milton's 17th Century blank verse right into a sprawling fantasy epic, heavy about the soaring set pieces . He informs Deadline that you will see three major fight moments within the film to rival The The almighty from the Rings and 300: one out of Paradise, one out of Hell and something in Eden. I do not think the pictures might have been done justice so far, the very exciting to be a movie director within this modern day of visual effects, he states. But he's keen to worry that It's not only armies fighting within an epic war. It is really an adventure concerning the roots of excellent and evil. That's the scope from the narrative here, and we have attempted to express as faithful as you possibly can to Milton's text, particularly its concentrate on Lucifer's evolution and also the birth of evil. It is a family saga, about several siblings, two particularly, who're on divergent pathways, and Lucifer's feelings of unfaithfulness by his father and family that forge his descent into evil. I have sometimes believed that only a crazy person may wish to get this to movie, since it is aesthetically audacious and needs to meet a vintage poem that's so beloved. Proyas states he thinks Walker's personality, mixing great strength and excellent innocence is going to be place-on for Michael, specially when pitted from the harmful charisma of Bradley Cooper. Lucifer was the cleverest and wisest from the archangels, and even while he descended into evil and developed into Satan, he isn't some black-and-whitened villain. Bradley brings remarkable depth to that particular journey. Shooting is scheduled to finally begin in The month of january, giving Cooper time for you to accrue The Silver Textures Playbook. Expect a release for Paradise Lost for the finish of 2013. If you are unsure you are able to wait that lengthy, may we recommend TV's Supernatural, season 5, while you are waiting?