Gutierrez to direct Relativity's 'The Crow'

Gutierrez Relativity Media, producer Edward R. Pressman and The Weinstein Company's Dimension Films banner have tapped "Before the Fall" helmer F. Javier Gutierrez to direct a reinvention of "The Crow," that will be written by Jesse Wigutow.Brandon Lee starred in the original 1994 film, which is based on the comic book series and comic strip by James O'Barr."The Crow" adaptation will be a gritty reboot of the iconic character Eric Draven, who returns from the grave as The Crow on a mission to avenge his wife's murder, so that his soul can finally rest. The project is currently in development, and Relativty plans to announce the pic's casting, start of production and targeted release date in the coming weeks.Relativity CEO Ryan Kavanaugh is producing the pic with Pressman and Jeff Most. Relativity co-prexy Tucker Tooley ("Immortals") will exec produce with TWC principals Bob and Harvey Weinstein, as well as Dan Farah ("Armored") of Farah Films. Gutierrez made his directorial debut with the Spanish-language apocalyptic thriller "Before the Fall" ("Tres Dias"), which premiered at the Berlinale Film Festival in 2008 and went on to win top honors at the 2008 Malaga Film Festival, as well as four awards at Scream Fest in 2009.Gutierrez is currently developing the sci-fi thriller "The Greys" for Dimension Films.Pressman is currently in development on a reinvention of the iconic action film "Bloodsport," which Phillip Noyce ("Salt") will direct from a script by Robert Kamen ("Taken"). Pressman's next film, the Mary Harron-directed "The Moth Diaries," will be released by IFC Films later this year.Relativity currently has Steven Soderbergh's action-thriller "Haywire" in theaters and will next release the Navy SEAL action-thriller "Act of Valor" on Feb. 24, as well as the Snow White adventure comedy "Mirror Mirror" on March 16. Gutierrez is repped by Paradigm, Farah and attorney Stephen Clark of Lichter, Grossman, Nichols, Adler & Feldman. Contact Jeff Sneider at jeff.sneider@variety.com

VIDEO: iCarly's Miranda Cosgrove Dishes on Working, Dancing with Guest Star Michelle Obama

Miranda Cosgrove, Michelle Obama If the involves guest stars, it doesn't get bigger in comparison to First Lady. In the special episode of iCarly, "iMeet the initial Lady," Carly (Miranda Cosgrove) finds out that her military father won't be capable of return home on her behalf birthday. But she quickly cheers up when she reaches be considered a special visit from Michelle Obama herself who thanks Carly to become encouraging throughout her father's deployment. Exclusive Video: Obtain the consider first the iCarly special "iStill Psycho" "The Initial Lady watches iCarly along with her kids ... and he or she emerged while using idea being around the program,Inch Cosgrove notifies TVGuide.com inside the video below. "She got pretty inside it. She's an excellent spontaneity." Cosgrove and her castmates examined the episode at numerous military bases across the country, returning while using First Lady for your final showing. See the interview below - plus, clips of Obama "random dancing!" "iMeet the initial Lady" airs on Monday at 7:30/6:30c on Nickelodeon.

New images from Miracle Mike

A completely new group of images are situated from Channing Tatum's male stripper movie Miracle Mike, through which Tatum and co-star Alex Pettyfer making the first of all that time lower a health club.Nonetheless, people from the squeamish disposition will probably be relieved by Tatum's recent believed that no matter the film's hard-R certificate, there will not be any full-frontal nudity to bother the censors. Male people aside however, Tatum thinks there will still be plenty to relish within the Steven Soderbergh-directed movie."It's a fun movie," describes Tatum. "We written to ensure that it's fun. We actually written it very comedically too as with knowing Soderbergh's style, he doesn't punch looking for close-ups which he doesn't shoot really classic comedy way, therefore i think, overall, every time they visit it fun. The stuff that's happening is kind of outlandish, the figures sometimes will probably be bizarre."Meanwhile, fellow cast member Matt Bomer has furthermore had his say round the film, they comes even close to both Saturday Evening Fever and Boogie Nights."It's actually a very intricate plot," states Bomer. "It's from the Saturday Evening Fever / Boogie Nights ilk. It's a transitional phase story. The central relationship inside the film is Channing and Alex Pettyfer's relationship. They play Mike which character referred to as Child. It's a mentorship type of factor. One person is unhappy with where he's and knows that you've a real ceiling compared to that lifestyle which existence, then one body's just participating in the whole glorious part of exactly what it means to become stripper."Miracle Mike will open in the usa on 29 June 2012, getting a Uk release date not been confirmed. Meanwhile, is it possible to put the WWE star who's handled to crowbar his distance to proceedings? Large Sexy indeed...

Turner realigns ad sales wing

Turner Broadcasting mentioned Friday that Donna Speciale of MediaVest USA will join the business as leader of Turner Entertainment and Animation sales. In many staffing moves specific at better integrating the sales methods at its various models, Turner also named longtime professional Greg D'Alba for the new publish of leader, News and Turner Digital Ad Sales. Speciale and D'Alba will each lead a business working within the Turner domestic portfolio of television systems, Websites and digital platforms. ''Realigning our sales methods will grant greater integration within our companies and leading portfolio of linear, digital and mobile brands to greater serve our advertising partners,'' mentioned David Levy, leader of sales, distribution and sports for top spinner's Corporation. He credited d'Alba with substantially growing the requirement for CNN's multi-platform brands and mentioned Speciale's ''vast experience round the agency side in the business, brand-management expertise and proven good reputation for innovation and artistic thinking is a superb match Turner Broadcasting.'' Speciale presently may serve as prexy of Investment and Activation and Agency Methods for MediaVest USA, controlling national and native video investment, posting, digital and out-of-home for that organization coping with high-profile clients like Kraft, Masterfoods, Procter and Gamble and Coca-Cola. Her Turner portfolio includes entertainment, kids and youth systems The very best spinner's, TNT, truTV, Cartoon Network and Adult Frolic in the water. She'll also co-lead Cartoon Network Companies, including consumer products, certification, home video/DVD and retail development, with Stu Snyder, leader and chief operating officer of Turner's Animation, Teens and kids Media. Frank Sgrizzi who most recently offered as senior v . p . of NY ad sales and methods for Turner Entertainment, remains named for the lately created position of professional V . p . of Turner Entertainment Ad Sales. Within the capacity, Sgrizzi will oversee ad sales for top spinner's and TNT, verifying right to Speciale. Joe Hogan will relocate from Chicago to NY and assume the lately created position of executive v . p ., truTV, Cartoon and Adult Frolic in the water Ad Sales, also verifying to Speciale. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

Erika Slezak Visits Paradise Any Time on one Existence to reside in

Erica Slezak and Jessica Tuck ABC's One Existence to reside in will led to a couple of days after 43 years round the air. But, first, Victoria Master might have another chance to go to Paradise. The grande dame of Llanview - carried out by six-time Emmy champion Erika Slezak - is renowned for her near-dying, out-of-body encounters that land her within the Pearly Gates. She's back there again Monday, Jan. 9, along with her soulmate Clint (Jerry verDorn), after each of them are shot in the shocking denouement for the Statesville Prison break. This time around around, Viki will probably be escorted for the afterlife by her late daughter Megan, carried out by returning fan fave Jessica Tuck, most broadly known nowadays since the bitchy vampire activist Nan Flanagan on True Blood stream. TV Guide Magazine spoken with Slezak about Viki's latest brush with dying and - dare we're saying it? - a possible reprieve for OLTL!TV Guide Magazine: It seems only right our Viki does the Guaranteed Land any time just before the show finishes, no?Slezak: I really do! This is actually the 3rd time Viki's visited Paradise and, fortunately, they're always round excursions! Even this time around around. [Laughs] Or am I giving something away? It absolutely was so competent to own Jessie back. So fantastic seeing her again! The whole factor was shot in a really lovely way. Lots of coming curtains.TV Guide Magazine: And Clint's alongside you. Kinda perfect.Slezak: I have got a lot of company this time around around, and I'll refuse more!TV Guide Magazine: The way in which fans go through the ending in the series for Viki and Clint? He's been this type of evil jerk last year, especially throughout his Asa period. Can they trigger to the sunset together, a couple of for your age groups?Slezak: It finishes on a bit of the cliffhanger on their own account...but a enjoyable one. In my opinion they shot some alternate being for any couple of from the tales. Not for mine. Jerry verDorn had fun being Asa for a while there, but even when Clint was the theif he was always the truly amazing guy inside. Therefore It works. You will notice.Tv Guide Magazine: We're suckers with this particular Paradise stuff.Slezak: That is pure fantasy as well as the audience loves it. They do know it's crazy. They do know it is not real. It's just fun. What really annoyed me about our cancellation was the primary reason i had been given. I had been told the daytime audience doesn't want entertainment any more that they just need information. Well, this is actually the finest load of bulls--t. People always want entertainment! I've had lots of emails from individuals who're really upset that soaps are increasingly being transformed with reality shows. They shouldn't watch food at one o'clock inside the mid-day and fat loss at two o'clock. They wish to sit lower, place their foot up and relax and luxuriate in for any little. It's the dying in the genre. General Hospital continues, hopefully, but ABC does not trust the genre, or otherwise John Frons mentioned he was without confidence within the genre, and clearly his bosses didn't either since they cancelled us. Hopefully, another systems holds onto their soaps as extended as they can.Tv Guide Magazine: You're all gung-ho and the first ones to register when Prospect Park introduced it absolutely was taking OLTL to the net. Exactly what are your opinions round the collapse of people plans?Slezak: They made an appearance so full of hope in the beginning. I actually do think their intentions were honorable, nonetheless they bit off greater than they may chew.TV Guide Magazine: How had you been psychologically through this ride experience? First, you're cancelled. Then, you're saved. Then, out of the blue, you're dead again. Slezak: It has been a ride! Once we were cancelled, In my opinion many of us joined that mindset of "OK, it's finally happened. The gossips were true. Now we ought to get it together and proceed.In . Then Prospect Park showed up which we thought, "Hey, maybe this might work! Perform have a very future!" Ah, well. Really, they still own the rights but they're still wanting some thing.Tv Guide Magazine: Really? Can these males be reliable at this time around?Slezak: [Prospect Park Boss] Rob Kwatinetz referred to as us a couple of days ago which we stood a lovely conversation. I'd never met him. He mentioned, "We're wanting in some manner somewhere that individuals can revive this factor." So when they could, that could be awesome. I am unsure if they'd like to any more, since many people have handled to maneuver on. Nevertheless it actually was nice for him to call and say, "Appreciate sticking by us." I used to be their finest cheerleader because I believed it might have been brilliant to accomplish original programming on the internet.Tv Guide Magazine: Speaking about brilliant, how brilliant had you been - and everyone else - in Roxy's Fraternity Row fantasy? Everyone knows you might be funny. Ultimately, her alternate personality Niki can be a total hoot. But if you carried out that German maid you're pointing some fantastic inner clown we've never observed before. Slezak: I visited industry the following day from it broadcast using one of the checkout ladies mentioned, "I seen it and was laughing my thoughts off. My husband showed up towards the area and mentioned, 'Who are people people?'" It absolutely was everything I really could do to be able to avoid laughing ultimately shot that. You will never possess a straight face around Tuc Watkins [David], who started the morning saying, "I'm prone to do [his fantasy character Durwood] British, very British." When we have got to the stage to tape he'd made a decision being Colombian. We'd a great deal fun! I'm glad you loved it. Ray Contractor was the director of the episode and he's freakin' brilliant. For me he'll GH when [OLTL professional producer] Frank Valentini moves there. He edited that episode and directed the whole factor.TV Guide Magazine: So, since the finish draws near, any regrets?Slezak: None. Things I apologize for is losing other people jobs. It's just terrible. It is not only individuals who concentrate on our show who'll suffer here. It's everyone who boosts the show, within the flower shops for the little food truck that pops up out front. You'll find many people now unemployed. But me? I am unable to complain. Hopefully, I'll work. If only to experience some villains! I am not retiring on your own. [Laughs] Essentially retire, it'll be kicking and screaming!TV Guide Magazine: And you also arrived at celebrate your 40th anniversary while using show a year ago - just inside the nick of your energy!Slezak: I'm so pleased with that! Who in this particular business reaches execute a role similar to this for forty years? I have had fun every single second of every single day. Viki is really a dream to see, wonderful her close ties and [alternate] personas and her health crises and transplants. In my opinion really the only original organ she's left in their product is her appendix! Really the only factor she's not experienced every one of these years is certainly an alcoholic. [Laughs] Though Niki is! I am so grateful with this all. I have been one very lucky girl!Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

'Flashpoint' illuminates Ion TV

Ion Television is purchasing more instances of "Flashpoint," the Canadian police drama it acquired this past year. The series is created by Pink Sky and Avamar in colaboration with Canuck broadcaster CTV. Ion will join their email list of producers for that series' fifth season. "Flashpoint" started airing off-internet on Ion in October and also the network obtained care of with the series' previous four seasons as production on season five starts in Feb. The network -- formerly Pax, i quickly -- is strengthening its rerun-heavy selection with content audiences haven't seen before, and "Flashpoint" has produced encouraging rankings during the last couple of several weeks. The series stars Hugh Dillon, Enrico Colantoni and Amy Jo Manley as people of the police Proper Response Unit. Contact Mike Thielman at mike.thielman@variety.com