The Vampire Diaries' Daniel Gillies: Elijah Taking Elena Hostage Was The Best Disgrace

One next day of Glee broadcast its winter finale - which incorporated an attempted suicide, victory at Regionals, a near-exchange of matrimonial I do's, along with a surprise vehicle wreck - Grant Gustin was back in internet marketing, who audition for film roles as the regular cast shot its next episode. Right now, Gustin does not be aware of fate of his questionable alter-ego Sebastian Find Out More > Other Links From TVGuide.com CSI: MiamiPretty In PinkSome Type Of WonderfulCraig ShefferJames SpaderJane LynchMichael JacksonVanessa LengiesGleeDarren CrissDamian McGintyGrant Gustin

Moira Buffini To Write The Night Circus For Summit

The Night Circus is based on the novel by Erin Morgenstern about two young illusionists battling out their fathers’ longtime rivalry.Summit has picked up all worldwide film and TV rights. Buffini will pen the script to the romantic story. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group published the novel, which has been on the NY Times’ bestseller list since October 2011. David Heyman and Jeff Clifford will produce the film via the Heyday Films banner. Richard Pine will executive produce. Buffinis writing credits include Jane Eyre starring Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender, Jamie Bell and Judi Dench;Tamara Drewe;and the upcoming Byzantium. Lionsgate Motion Picture Group production presidentErik Feig and Summit creative executive Jeyun Choi will oversee the project for the studio.Buffini is represented by CAA.

11 Signs This Will Be Celebrity Apprentice's Funniest, Most Ridiculous Season Ever

Ana Ortiz has joined the new Marc Cherry pilot for ABC, TVGuide.com has confirmed. Deadline first reported the news. Pilot Season: Get the scoop! Devious Maids is an adaptation of a Mexican soap about four maids with ambitions and dreams of their own who work for the rich and famous in Beverly Hills. Ortiz... Read More > Other Links From TVGuide.com Desperate HousewivesAna OrtizMarc CherryDania RamirezUgly BettyHungSabrina Wind

Mel Gibsons How I Spent My Summer Vacation gets a teaser trailer

Criminal-flavoured actioner How I Spent My Summer Vacation (also known as Get The Gringo) has landed itself a trailer.It shows Gibson, whose face is obscured by a mask for the first half of the teaser, back in action hero mode for the first time in what feels like an eternity. So brief it's hard to get a decent handle on what's going on, the action nonetheless looks suitably snappy.Check out the trailer now:[brightcove]1449155774001[/brightcove]We'll find out whether or not audiences are ready to accept Gibson in an action role when How I Spent My Summer Vacation opens on 11 May 2012.

John Taylor Finds Twisted Metal

He'll direct the recording game adaptationWe understood it might happen eventually, but we did not know precisely when. However the psychotic, symbiotic organism that's Neveldine Taylor (also known as Crank duo Mark Neveldine and John Taylor) has torn itself apart and launched Taylor dripping vital liquids to strike out by himself for any film. He's just kept in an offer with The new sony to create and direct a film according to gaming Twisted Metal.The overall game, which not too coincidentally also is surely a The new sony property, is among the best-selling game titles. It provides a Dying Race-style subterranean tournament where players in pimped out cars compete and battle to the dying. It's all regulated run with a guy named Calypso, that has a driving (pun intended) dependence on a persons condition and wishes to explore such ideas as why is peaceful males turn violent and who's prepared to do things to leave using their physiques intact.One of the motorists are Sweet Tooth, a homicidal clown piloting an frozen treats truck and Toy Face, a masked youthful lady who steers an enormous truck. So virtually firmly in Taylor's wheelhouse, then. Especially considering that twisted metal is generally what remains as he and the regular cohort finish shooting.Speaking of, before Crank heads start having a panic attack, we doubt what this means is the finish for that prime chaos of Neveldine & Taylor cooperating. The happy couple is able to release Ghost Driver: Spirit Of Vengeance both here and across water-feature on Friday and they have been speaking up the thought of a follow up whether it's successful. Plus, you will find lots of other joint ideas bubbling about within their crazed craniums...

Shingle partners with Koreans on pic

WinterBotwickRalph Winter and Terry Botwick's 1019 Entertainment is joining up with Korean production company MAM Media around the feature "Oh! Hungnam -- Exodus for Freedom," a dramatization from the Hungnam evacuations throughout the Korean War.Film's slated to begin production this winter in Seoul, Columbia.The Ten-day Hungnam evacuation happened once the oncoming Chinese Communist Military forced the retreat in excess of 100,000 soldiers such as the South Korean first Corps, the U.S. tenth Military, 17,000 military automobiles, 350,000 a lot of munitions and also over 100,000 refugees."Exodus for Freedom," the significant title for that movie, aims to pay for human elements and war's harsh facts. The film includes a biographic episode of Sen. Paull Shin, a Korean-American person in the Washington condition Senate, who had been orphaned throughout the Korean War.Winter's creating credits include "X-Males" and "Fantastic Four: Rise from the Silver Surfer." Just before developing 1019, Botwick was leader of Vanguard Films & Animation, leader of Large Idea Prods. and held professional posts at CBS, Hearst Corp. and also the Family Funnel.Shingle has a lot more than 15 projects in development, including Dean Koontz's "Frankenstein" franchise. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com

Distribution revolution: shifting ranks

'The Front Line' was one of many significantly acclaimed local films launched by Showbox.Among the large dramas playing in the Korean film business today may be the altering landscape among local marketers.It had been captivated by CJ E&M, that was re-established like a massive enterprise from our entertainment business in April, 2011. The organization merged film, music, game and media companies in one place to be able to increase the synergies of vertical integration.It distributed a lot more than 50 foreign and native films under three labels this past year: CJ Entertainment, recently consolidated CJ E&M, and it is niche division Filament Pictures. The 3 labels centered the by getting an overall total share of the market of 37.4% -Up 7.1% in the times of CJ Entertainment this year.Nearby distributors' share of the market was larger compared to the U.S. direct marketers this past year. This Year, three direct distribs -- Fox, Warner Bros. and The new sony Buena (The new sony Pictures Delivering Buena Vista Korea) -- were incorporated within the top 5 marketers list and also got a share of the market in excess of 30%.In 2011, four from the top 5 marketers were local. Only The new sony Buena was incorporated within the top 5 ranking having a relatively small 8.5% take at No. 4. Following CJ E&M, Lotte Entertainment rated No. 2 Next Entertainment World wasn't any. 3 -- having a 15.4% and 9% share of the market, correspondingly. Showbox, that was the 2nd-greatest local distributor until 2009, rated No. 5 having a 7.9% take.Lotte Entertainment makes probably the most conspicuous advance among local distribs. It held the 2nd rank having a 15.4% share of the market the very first time since its launch in 2004 it was up by 3.7% up in comparison to the year before.Lotte distributed 30 films, which 21 were local, including last year's No. 1 in the B.O., "Arrow, the best Weapon."After Showbox Mediaplex offered off its multiplex chain Megabox, Lotte grew to become the only real company that may contend with CJ E&M by up and down integrating its film business division using its affiliate exhibition business, Lotte Movie theaters. The organization also formally released its worldwide department this year and intends to expand globally.This ambition was underlined in December, when group chairman Shin Dong-bin exchanged a memorandum of understanding with La mayor Antonio V