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For Collider’s next advanced screening, we’re excited to announce that we’re teaming up with Republic Pictures to offer our readers an opportunity to catch a heart-pounding feature before it hits theaters. From the producers of Saw, and directed by actress and filmmaker Carlson Young (Scream: The TV Series), we want to invite you to an early screening event for their new survival thriller, Trust, starring Game of Thrones' Sophie Turner. Following the showing, guests will be treated to an exclusive Q&a conversation with producers Oren Koules and Miles Koules (Spiral) and actor Gianni Paolo. Read on for the full details on how you can enter for your chance to win free tickets.

In the movie, Turner plays Lauren Lane, a Hollywood starlet whose life has just been upended by a scandal. To escape the unwanted attention of the public eye, Lauren takes matters into her own hands,...

Sophie Turner will always be known for playing Sansa Stark in Game of Thrones, but she’s soon to star in a thriller that just got an exciting new look. As part of our Collider's Exclusive Preview event, we are happy to debut a new image of Turner in Trust, the upcoming film that follows a Hollywood starlet who retreats to a remote cabin, only to find out she isn’t alone. After being betrayed by the man she trusted most, she’s now trapped in the cabin and caught in a brutal survival game. She can hide, but she can’t run. The film also stars Rhys Coiro, Billy Campbell, Peter Mensah, Forrest Goodluck, Gianni Paolo, Renata Vaca, and Katey Sagal. It holds a 90-minute runtime, and it has been rated R for violence, language, and some sexuality and drug content.

Gigi Levangie wrote the script for Trust,...

Sophie Turner (“Game of Thrones”) is getting bloody up on the big screen this summer in the psychological survival thriller Trust, and Bloody Disgusting has scored some exclusive images that serve as a testament to that promise. Check them out below and read on for more!

Republic Pictures will release Trust in select theaters on August 22, 2025. The film comes from director Carlson Young (Upgraded) and screenwriter Gigi Levangie.

In Trust, “A Hollywood star (Sophie Turner) retreats to a remote cabin — but she’s not alone. Betrayed by the man she trusted most, she’s trapped in a brutal game of survival.”

Rhys Coiro, Billy Campbell, Peter Mensah, Forrest Goodluck, Gianni Paolo, Renata Vaca and the legendary Katey Sagal star alongside Sophie Turner in Trust.

Twisted Pictures’s Dan Heffner and Ketura Kestin will executive produce the upcoming film with Lena Roklin of Luber Roklin Entertainment. Ethan Harari will co-produce.

Producers also include Miles Koules,...

Sophie Turner plays a scandalized Hollywood star in search of privacy in Trust — but as the movie trailer shows, her getaway soon turns into a nightmare. The movie opens in theaters on Aug. 22.

The clip opens with an Entertainment Tonight–type program showing intimate photos of Turner and a positive pregnancy test, while she holds her face in shock. When a man played by Billy Campbell exhorts her to let him take care of the situation, she firmly says, “You are not in control anymore.” But once she’s secluded,...

Game of Thrones‘ Sophie Turner stars as an actress who is trapped in a safe room in the trailer for Trust. The thriller comes from the producers of Saw and will open in theaters on August 22, 2025.

The cast also includes Rhys Coiro, Billy Campbell, Peter Mensah, Forrest Goodluck, Gianni Paolo, Renata Vaca, and Katey Sagal.

“After a scandal, a Hollywood starlet (Sophie Turner) retreats to a remote cabin—but she’s not alone,” reads Republic Pictures’ synopsis. “Betrayed by the man she trusted most, she’s trapped in a brutal game of survival. She can hide, but she can’t run.”

Carlson Young (Upgraded) directs and Gigi Levangie (The Starter Wife) wrote the screenplay. Producers include Miles Koules, Ketura Kestin, and Oren Koules.

Poster for ‘Trust’ (Photo Credit: Republic Pictures)

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About a year and a half ago, it was announced that Game of Thrones‘ Sophie Turner had signed on to star in a psychological thriller called Trust, which is coming our way from Twisted Pictures, the production company behind the Saw franchise. Trust has since made its way through production and is now set to receive a limited theatrical release on August 22nd. Two months out from that date, a trailer has made its way online and can be seen in the embed above.

Twisted Pictures secured a multi-picture deal with Republic Pictures, with Republic Pictures acquiring the worldwide rights to Trust. As The Hollywood Reporter notes, “The Paramount Global housed Republic Pictures was revived in 2023 as an acquisitions only label, and has a slate that includes Samara Weaving starrer Azreal and Jon Voight action film The Painter.” The Republic Pictures name goes back to 1935 and the days when the...

Sophie Turner (“Game of Thrones”) returns to the screen in Trust this Summer, a psychological survival thriller that has been dated for select theatrical release on August 22, 2025.

From director Carlson Young (Upgraded) and screenwriter Gigi Levangie, Trust will be released by Republic Pictures. Check out the film’s official poster and trailer below.

In the film, “A Hollywood star (Sophie Turner) retreats to a remote cabin — but she’s not alone. Betrayed by the man she trusted most, she’s trapped in a brutal game of survival.”

Rhys Coiro, Billy Campbell, Peter Mensah, Forrest Goodluck, Gianni Paolo, Renata Vaca and the legendary Katey Sagal star alongside Sophie Turner in Trust.

Twisted Pictures’s Dan Heffner and Ketura Kestin will executive produce the upcoming film with Lena Roklin of Luber Roklin Entertainment. Ethan Harari will co-produce.

Credit to The Wrap for debuting the poster and release information.

Trust is rated R for “violence,...

“Trust,” the upcoming psychological survival thriller starring “Game of Thrones” breakout Sophie Turner, is coming the movie theaters this summer.

The latest feature from actress-director Carlson Young and screenwriter Gigi Levangie will hit theaters Aug. 22, TheWrap can exclusively reveal.

Along with the Monday announcement, Republic Pictures (a Paramount Pictures label) debuted a first-look at the feature’s key art, spotlighting a bruised and bloodied Turner. (Get a peek at that poster below.) “You can hide, but you can’t run,” the poster reads.

Turner stars as a Hollywood starlet who, after an unnamed scandal, “retreats to a remote cabin — but she’s not alone. Betrayed by the man she trusted most, she’s trapped in a brutal game of survival,” the official logline reads. “She can hide, but she can’t run.”

The project co-stars Rhys Coiro, Billy Campbell, Peter Mensah, Forrest Goodluck, Gianni Paolo, Renata Vaca and Katey Sagal.

Exclusive: Emily Rios, Louis Ferreira, and Bonnie Root will star in the new independent horror-thriller feature film, Don’t Let Them Out.

Led by screenwriter Lila McLaughlin, who makes her directorial debut and penned the script, Don’t Let Them Out centers on a struggling woman who journeys to a property she has inherited in hopes of selling it to pay off her debts. But upon arriving to the property, the story takes a terrifying turn when the woman is lured into a desperate scavenger hunt down a perilous rabbit hole. The female-helmed film blends psychological twists with haunting horror elements in the vein of Hereditary and The Conjuring, adding in sinister themes of generational trauma woven into the storyline.

McLaughlin and Root are producing the project which is nearing completion at a desert film compound near Barstow,...

Exclusive: Katey Sagal (Sons of Anarchy), Billy Campbell (Troll), and Rhys Coiro (Hustlers) have joined Sophie Turner in the psychological thriller Trust for Twisted Pictures and Republic Pictures.

Details as to their roles are under wraps. Other new additions set to round out the cast include Peter Mensah (Gladiator 2), Forrest Goodluck (The Revenant), and Gianni Paolo (Power).

In Trust, Turner plays a Hollywood starlet who seeks refuge in a secluded Airbnb following a high-profile scandal, only to find herself at the mercy of hardened criminals on the hunt for a score.

Carlson Young (The Blazing World) is directing from a script by Gigi Levangie (Stepmom), with Twisted Pictures’ Oren Koules producing alongside Miles Koules of Koulest Productions. The film stems from a new multi-picture distribution deal between Twisted Pictures, producer of the Saw franchise, and Republic Pictures. Production commences in Mexico later this month.

Currently starring on ABC’s The Conners,...

Earlier this month, we learned that Game of Thrones cast members Sophie Turner and Kit Harington will be reuniting for writer/director Natasha Kermani’s Gothic horror film The Dreadful… and close on the heels of that announcement comes the news that Turner has also signed on to star in a psychological thriller called Trust, which is coming our way from Twisted Pictures, the production company behind the Saw franchise.

Twisted Pictures has secured a multi-picture deal with Republic Pictures, with Republic Pictures acquiring the worldwide rights to Trust. As The Hollywood Reporter notes, “The Paramount Global housed Republic Pictures was revived in 2023 as an acquisitions only label, and has a slate that includes Samara Weaving starrer Azreal and Jon Voight action film The Painter.” The Republic Pictures name goes back to 1935 and the days when the company was a standalone studio that specialized in serials, Westerns, and B-movies.

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Sophie Turner is stacking up her work schedule!

The 27-year-old actress has been cast in the lead role for an upcoming psychological thriller titled Trust, THR reveals.

Saw franchise production company Twisted Pictures is producing, with Republic Pictures acquiring worldwide rights.

Keep reading to find out more…

Carlson Young, whose latest movie Upgraded just premiered on Prime Video, will serve as director.

While plot details are being kept under wraps, Gigi Levangie penned the script.

This is Sophie‘s second movie casting in less than a week.

Last Friday (February 9), it was announced that Sophie will reunite with her Game of Thrones co-star Kit Harington for a new horror film. Get the scoop!

Also coming up on Sophie‘s slate is the limited series Joan, which will air on ITV in the UK and on The CW in the US. Find out more and see a first look here!

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In addition to gothic horror movie The Dreadful, announced earlier this week, Sophie Turner (“Game of Thrones”) has also been set to star in the thriller Trust, THR reports today.

The film is described as a psychological thriller, and The Hollywood Reporter notes that it comes courtesy of “director Carlson Young (Upgraded) and Saw outfit Twisted Pictures.”

“Republic Pictures has acquired the worldwide rights to the feature project, the first to be distributed under a multi-picture deal between Oren Koules’ Twisted Pictures and Republic.”

We have no plot details for Trust at this time. Stay tuned for more.

Gigi Levangie wrote the screenplay.

Twisted Pictures’s Dan Heffner and Ketura Kestin will executive produce with Lena Roklin of Luber Roklin Entertainment. Ethan Harari will co-produce.

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Sophie Turner will star in the psychological thriller Trust from director Carlson Young and Saw outfit Twisted Pictures.

Republic Pictures has acquired the worldwide rights to the feature project, the first to be distributed under a multi-picture deal between Oren Koules’ Twisted Pictures and Republic.

Gigi Levangie penned the screenplay, with plot details for the project being kept under wraps. Producing alongside Koules is Miles Koules of Koulest Production. Twisted Pictures’s Dan Heffner and Ketura Kestin will executive produce with Lena Roklin of Luber Roklin Entertainment. Ethan Harari will co-produce.

Turner, repped by CAA and the U.K.’s Independent, is best know for her Emmy nominated role on HBO series Games of Thrones. Her recent credits include HBO’s The Staircase and Netflix feature Do Revenge. Upcoming projects are ITV’s Joan, which will see Turner star as Joan Hannington, the well-know English diamond thief.

Young most recently directed the popular Amazon rom-com Upgraded,...

Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, aka the villainous “Iron Sheik” of old-school World Wrestling Federation fame and its only Iranian champion, has died, according to his official Twitter account. He was 81.

Known for years as “The Sheik” or just “Sheik,” Vaziri later became infamous for his blunt, often vulgar, always all-caps tweets telling various random entities to go f— themselves.

He was still doing just that on Wednesday afternoon:

Fuck The Wildfires

— The Iron Sheik (@the_ironsheik) June 7, 2023

It was an extension of his “heel” wrestling persona, a longtime pillar of the original World Wrestling Federation lineup that included bitter rivals like Hulk Hogan and Randy “Macho Man” Savage. The garrulous nature was all an act, of course – privately Sheik was known as a devoted family man, hardworking entertainer and good friend.

As a wrestler, Sheik played up his Iranian upbringing, developing the “Camel Clutch” move and once teaming with Russian...

The unofficial “screenwriters den” for film and TV screenwriters known as theOffice has reopened its doors in Santa Monica after relocating from its original home in Brentwood.

Not to be confused with the NBC comedy by the same name (although it would be cool if it had the same set up), theOffice is a communal workspace for writers who are working on the next big film screenplay or TV series — and they have a roster of alumni to back it up which include J.J. Abrams, Chris Weitz, as well as Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. star Clark Gregg who wrote What Lies Beneath and Choke. Other alums include Stepmom writer Gigi Levangie, Finding Dory‘s Victoria Strouse, All the Money in the World‘s David Scarpa, and Noah Oppenheim, screenwriter of Jackie and The Maze Runner.

Brooke Shields wrote the first words of her book on postpartum depression at the workspace. Charter members include her husband,...

Brian Grazer and Veronica Smiley tied the knot in Santa Monica, California, this weekend, nearly two years after getting engaged. Tobey Maguire, Terrence Howard and George Lucas were spotted arriving at the wedding location while dressed in dark clothing. Grazer, 64, shared a photo of the former Sbe hotel management executive on Saturday, wearing a peach colored tulle gown. "My bride," he wrote, accompanied by an explosion emoji. (A rep for Grazer did not immediately respond to a request for comment.) A photo posted by Brian Grazer (@briangrazer) on Feb 20, 2016 at 4:40pm Pst Two weeks earlier, the couple officially applied...

Brian Grazer and Veronica Smiley tied the knot in Santa Monica, California, this weekend, nearly two years after getting engaged. Tobey Maguire, Terrence Howard and George Lucas were spotted arriving at the wedding location while dressed in dark clothing. Grazer, 64, shared a photo of the former Sbe hotel management executive on Saturday, wearing a peach colored tulle gown. "My bride," he wrote, accompanied by an explosion emoji. (A rep for Grazer did not immediately respond to a request for comment.) A photo posted by Brian Grazer (@briangrazer) on Feb 20, 2016 at 4:40pm Pst Two weeks earlier, the couple officially applied...

Brian Grazer is ready to walk down the aisle. The director-producer proposed to Veronica Smiley, chief marketing officer at hotel management company Sbe, on Saturday night, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. He popped the question at the Huntley Hotel in Santa Monica. Photos: Hollywood's Magazine Cover Weddings Grazer has previously been married three times, to Theresa McKay, Corki Corman and author-screenwriter Gigi Levangie. He has two children with Corman and two children with Levangie. He also was engaged to concert pianist Nguyen Thi Chau Giang. The Imagine Entertainment co-founder, who won an Oscar in 2002 as producer of

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Five years ago, I started watching The Starter Wife for Debra Messing, but I stayed for Stephen Moyer. Only, I didn’t realize it was Stephen Moyer until years later.

Let me back up: The Starter Wife was a USA miniseries about a recently divorced single mother who was trying to develop her skills as a writer. It was based on the novel of the same name by Gigi Levangie Grazer, but all I really remember about it is that Debra Messing played the lead character, Molly Kagan, who lived in a gorgeous oceanfront house with her daughter. And after divorcing her very rich husband,...

Exclusive: Gigi Levangie, who previously helped adapt her novels The Starter Wife and Maneater as successful mini-series, is taking another novel to television. Levangie is set to co-write Seven Deadlies, a drama project for MTV based on her upcoming book of the same name, which will be published this fall by Blue Rider/Penguin. Seven Deadlies, which Levangie will be co-writing with Stacey Title and Jonathan Penner, is set in an exclusive, private high school and centers on a Latina scholarship student who  discovers that her classmates carry the bloodlines of the seven deadly sins, and that she must defeat them in order to save the world all while maintaining her Gpa. The project reunites Levangie with MTV topper Susanne Daniels who, while running Lifetime, put Maneater in development. The Starter Wife mini premiered to big ratings on USA, spawning a regular series, which aired for one season. Levangie is repped by Wme,...

Gigi Levangie -- the best-selling novelist who also wrote the movie "Stepmom" -- says her life is in danger ... and the alleged threat is her kid's ex-basketball coach ... this according to docs obtained by TMZ. Levangie -- the ex-wife of Hollywood mega-producer Brian Grazer -- recently filed a request for a restraining order against Anthony Jones ... claiming he's been stalking her for several months. In the docs, Gigi admits things weren't always so crazy with...

We knew, even before the Wall Street Journal reminded us with this very cool graphic, that super-producer Brian Grazer is a man who likes order in his life. (Ok, the not-so-kind might call him a man obsessed with order.) Whatever. He certainly disrupted the natural order of the real estate universe -- which is to sell your old house before you buy a new one.

The very rich, of course, do things in whatever order they want. So here's the scenario involving Grazer: He plopped down $12.5 million on a 12-year-old house in Santa Monica in early December and then withdrew his 6,000-square-foot Malibu Colony house from the market on Dec. 28. When last listed, the Malibu place was for sale at $19.5 million.

Sometimes celebrities withdraw their homes from the active listings when they have a signed contract and expect to close escrow. Maybe that happened here, maybe not. The Colony house...

Exclusive: 3 Arts Entertainment's Stephanie Davis is leaving the management/production company to launch her own shingle, Wet Dog Entertainment. "For the past eight years, 3 Arts has been a great home that provided a wonderful platform to grow my management and producing career," said Davis. "But I've always dreamed about being on my own, and now felt like the right time." Davis is bringing the majority of her clients at 3 Arts to her new company, including Jonathan Ames, Mike Birbiglia, Clay Tarver, Cyrus Nowrasteh, Bill D'Elia, Gigi Levangie, Ned Benson, Kasi Lemmons and Eli Craig. She is executive producing Ames' HBO comedy Bored to Death, which just started production on Season 3. She also exec produced with Levangie USA's Starter Wife miniseries and series and Lifetime's Maneater miniseries and served as a producer on the Kevin Kline-starring movie The Extra Man, co-written by Ames. "We had a great run with Stephanie,...

Well, It Was That Kind Of Best.Gay.Week.Ever!

I have to confess that when I sat down to write last week's Bgwe! column, it was a little hard to focus on the "Best" part of the equation. What with all of the news about gay teen suicides along with the usual doses of homophobia and asshattery, it was hard to be in a good mood. But I managed to avoid being unduly negative and focused on the good stuff.

But at least it seemed like there were some actual positive changes coming out of the terrible tragedies of Tyler Clementi and the other gay teens we've lost recently. Unfortunately, we then we learned about the horrific beating and torture of three gay men in New York. And that was followed by this horrible video (actually filmed four years ago) of the New York Yankee fans known as the...

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Just when you thought there was a reality competition show for every occupation (singers, fashion designers, chefs, hairstylists, interior designers, construction workers, to name a few) Logo has created The Arrangement. The series pits ten floral designers against each other. And one of the competitors is from beautiful downtown Burbank.

Tenley Young, a UCLA graduate, hit hard times last year and moved back in with her folks after losing her job. Shortly afterwards she learned of The Arrangement and auditioned.

Now she is one of ten florists fighting for the top prize of $25,000 in competitions like creating floral hats to match a Nick Verreos dress and decorating a display mannequin with living materials (think Tournament of Roses Parade).

The producers of RuPaul's Drag Race have created the eight-episode show with head judge Eric Buterbaugh, floral designer to the stars. His client list—which includes Jennifer Aniston,...

Comedian Bridget McManus attended the Los Angeles premiere party for The Arrangement, the newest reality series on Logo (AfterEllen.com's parent company). The show, features ten designers competing for the title of “America’s Best Floral Designer," a brand new Smart Car and $25,000 in cash.

At the party, Bridget talked to host Gigi Levangie Grazer and head judge Eric Buterbaugh, florist to President Obama, Oprah and the Queen. She also caught up with the colorful contestants and Project Runway designer Santino Rice.

The Arrangement premieres tonight at 11 p.m. on Logo. Will you be tuning in?...

If you'd told me five years ago that a show about cooking could be exciting, I wouldn't have believed you — but, of course, that was before I became aware of Top Chef. And despite all the jokes about watching paint dry, Work of Art was one of the most interesting of the new competitive reality shows.

But flower arranging? Is there really a way to make that exciting?

Logo (which owns AfterElton.com) hopes so, given that their latest offering, airing tonight at 11 Pm (following the much-hyped The A-List), is a reality show about a group of, well, not florists, natch, but floral designers.

Why is The Arrangement running on the "gay" network? Truthfully, I'm not sure. Yes, it's a huge stereotype that a lot of florists are gay, and a number of the contestants here probably are too. But sexuality has almost nothing to do with the premiere episode,...

These days when so many Hollywood writers have lost their deals and/or jobs, they need a an outside workplace. Unfortunately, one of those is in danger of closing after 6 years because the current economy has taken its toll. It's theOffice in Santa Monica. I have no financial or other relationship to this place except I know a bunch of scribes who work there on a daily basis. Its alumni include Paul Haggis, Sheldon Turner, Darren Star, Gigi Levangie, Justin Zackham, Jim Uhls, Ed Solomon, Joss Whedon, Paul Feig, Chris Henchy, Pete Chiarelli, and many more. (Supposedly, theOffice was inspired by Jj Abrams who [...]...

You can always count on RuPaul to speak the truth. And, natch, for being funny as hell while doing it. It's one of the queen's best attributes. On last night’s episode of Drag Race, the host couldn’t have been more spot on with her searing bon mot to eternally funny queen Pandora Boxx, as she awaited her fate after the rocker chick-inspired challenge: “Pandora Box,” RuPaul said, in her hilarious, deeply dramatic fashion, “you are the Susan Lucci of this competition.” And RuPaul is right — the poor, poor Pandora Boxx, a favorite contestant of mine who pulled off...

DVD Playhouse—February 2010

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Allen Gardner

Hunger (Criterion) Harrowing true story of imprisoned Ira member Bobby Sands (Michael Fassbender) and his 1981 hunger strike protesting the British government’s refusal to recognize him, and other Ira members as political prisoners. Director Steve McQueen delivers the story with true filmmaking panache, mixing startling imagery that blends both stunning beauty and stomach-churning horror. Fassbender is absolutely brilliant in the lead. Not for the faint-of-heart, but not to be missed or, particularly, ignored. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Interviews with McQueen and Fassbender; Short documentary; 1981 episode of BBC series “Panorama” that covers the Ira hunger strike; Trailer. Widescreen. DTS-hd audio on Blu-ray.

Adam (20th Century Fox) Quirky romantic comedy about an eccentric, borderline Asperger’s Syndrome, astronomy buff (Hugh Dancy) who is drawn out of his self-imposed shell by a beautiful and sympathetic neighbor (Rose Byrne). Charming film with engaging performances by the two leads,...

Confused? We'll explain. Gigi Levangie -- author of "The Starter Wife" and ex-wife of mega producer Brian Grazer -- has filed for a restraining order against the ex-wife of the guy she is currently dating. According to papers filed on December 15, Levangie claims the ex assaulted her at an elementary school in Santa Monica in front of her son, pushing her several times and screaming, "How can you date that deadbeat?"Levangie alleges this incident,...

After building a formidable series slate based on original ideas, USA Network is eyeing a show based on comedy feature "The Freshman," its first major series development based on an existing property in eight years.

Andrew Bergman, who wrote and directed the 1990 movie starring Matthew Broderick and Marlon Brando, is on board to pen the series adaptation from Sony TV, which has three more projects set up at USA.

The film centered on a wide-eyed Nyu freshman (Broderick) who unwittingly becomes an errand boy for a Mafia boss (Brando).

USA's "The Dead Zone," was based on Stephen King's novel, but the network has stuck to original premises since establishing its brand as a home to lighter shows built around quirky characters with the 2002 dramedy "Monk." (It adapted Gigi Levangie Grazer's book "The Starter Wife" as a miniseries, which later spawned a short-lived series.)

The lead character in "Freshman...

Scrubs star Sarah Chalke is with child. Chalke has played red-head fearing, German speaking loquacious Dr. Elliot Reid in the long-running comedy that ran on NBC until 2008, and now calls ABC home. Chalke and her fiancé of three years, entertainment lawyer Jamie Afifi, are expecting their first child, according to People magazine. The baby is due this Winter. "The best is just knowing that 100 percent somebody always has your back and you always have theirs," Chalke said in a People interview. "You have a partner, you have a buddy." Chalke completed Lifetime's original miniseries, "Maneater," based on the Gigi Levangie Grazer (The Starter Wife) book this year, and was interviewed by New York Daily...

Brian Grazer -- the spiky-haired producer of such movies as "A Beautiful Mind," "American Gangster," and "Frost/Nixon" -- is undaunted by the past history of his girlfriend of one year, Vietnamese pianist Chosan Nguyen.

Grazer has been dating Chosan since he split with novelist Gigi Levangie Grazer, who recently collected a $13 million divorce settlement. The lovebirds are currently vacationing in Hawaii, where they could not be reached.

But long before Chosan hooked up with Grazer, she was married to New York real estate investor Sam Glasser,...

Planning your wedding is a magical event for every one involved especially the bride. Picking the wedding date, booking the venue and finally finding the perfect wedding dress are joys that brides cherish forever. In the new Lifetime miniseries Maneater Clarissa Alpert is experiencing all those joys expect for one minor detail; she is already planning her wedding but she hasn't landed the guy! It is no surprise that woman do crazy things for love and in the new Lifetime mini-series Maneater we meet a young woman whose done it all, dated them twice and is looking to find that perfect man to settle down with. When a hot new movie producers moves to town the game begins and nothing or none can stop Clarissa Alpert from getting who she wants. Maneater stars Scrubs shining star Sarah Chalke who is trading in her stethoscope for Jimmy Choo's in the new mini series on Lifetime.

Planning your wedding is a magical event for every one involved especially the bride. Picking the wedding date, booking the venue and finally finding the perfect wedding dress are joys that brides cherish forever. In the new Lifetime miniseries Maneater Clarissa Alpert is experiencing all those joys expect for one minor detail; she is already planning her wedding but she hasn't landed the guy! It is no surprise that woman do crazy things for love and in the new Lifetime mini-series Maneater we meet a young woman whose done it all, dated them twice and is looking to find that perfect man to settle down with. When a hot new movie producers moves to town the game begins and nothing or none can stop Clarissa Alpert from getting who she wants. Maneater stars Scrubs shining star Sarah Chalke who is trading in her stethoscope for Jimmy Choo's in the new mini series on Lifetime.

Part two of Lifetime's movie "Maneater" was the network's highest-rated progam of the year among adult women Sunday night.

The movie, starring Sarah Chalke and based on Gigi Levangie Grazer's best-selling book, was seen by 2.9 million views and averaged a 2.1 among women 18 to 49.

The movie's finale doubled its rating from the previous night (1.0).

Maneater</i>" style="margin:0 5px 5px" />Summer is around the corner, so it's time for some fun and frothy fare to liven up the tube. Filling that bill this weekend is Maneater, a two-part Lifetime miniseries airing Saturday and Sunday at 9 pm/Et, and based on the Gigi Levangie Grazer's New York Times best-seller. Starring as the titular minx is Sarah Chalke, who traded in her scrubs for dazzling (mini-)dresses and come-hither bikinis. Can her shallow socialite, Clarissa Alpert, develop a deeper appreciation of what matters in life? Chalke surveyed her character's journey, as well as offered updates on her How I Met Your Mother and Scrubs runs.

TVGuide.com: I have to say, you're looking absolutely terrific in Maneater.

Sarah Chalke: Thanks, dude! It's all pretend — smoke and mirrors and ...

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Maneater</i>" style="margin:0 5px 5px" />Summer is around the corner, so it's time for some fun and frothy fare to liven up the tube. Filling that bill this weekend is Maneater, a two-part Lifetime miniseries airing Saturday and Sunday at 9 pm/Et, and based on the Gigi Levangie Grazer's New York Times best-seller. Starring as the titular minx is Sarah Chalke, who traded in her scrubs for dazzling (mini-)dresses and come-hither bikinis. Can her shallow socialite, Clarissa Alpert, develop a deeper appreciation of what matters in life? Chalke surveyed her character's journey, as well as offered updates on her How I Met Your Mother and Scrubs runs.

TVGuide.com: I have to say, you're looking absolutely terrific in Maneater.

Sarah Chalke: Thanks, dude! It's all pretend — smoke and mirrors and ...

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Hollywood filmmaker Brian Grazer has officially ended his 11-year marriage to his third wife.

The 57 year old and ex-wife Gigi Levangie - who signed a prenuptial agreement before exchanging vows in September 1997 - were granted their divorce by a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge on Thursday.

According to court documents, Grazer will hand his ex a one-time payment of $4.5 million (£3 million) within eight days and begin paying $40,000 (£26,670) per month in child support for their two sons, for which they will both share custody.

Grazer has also been ordered to pay Levangie $8.75 million (£5.8 million) to buy a piece of property that's in her name and has been made responsible for her attorneys' fees of $488,977 (£325,985), reports TMZ.com.

The filmmaker filed for divorce in June 2008, two years after reconciling after a legal separation.

He also has three additional children from two previous marriages.

DVD Playhouse—March 2009

By

Allen Gardner

Let The Right One In (Magnolia) An awkward 12 year-old boy, ignored by his mother and the target of bullies, finds himself drawn to his new neighbor: a girl his own age who only appears at night, and seems herself to be as lonely an outcast as he. Haunting film from Sweden is best described as The 400 Blows meets Nosferatu, and contains some of the most haunting imagery of any film in recent memory. Truly a unique and memorable work. Bonuses: Deleted scenes; Featurette; Photo and poster gallery. Widescreen. Dolby 5.1 surround.

Paramount Centennial Collection Paramount offers two more classic titles, restored, remastered and loaded with extras. Alfred Hitchcock’s To Catch A Thief stars Cary Grant as a retired jewel thief trying to enjoy his sunset years on the French Riviera with a minimum of drama, until he catches the eye of a high-maintenance heiress (Grace Kelly,...

That movie producer Brian Grazer - who lives in Malibu and is divorcing his wife, Gigi Levangie Grazer, author of "Starter Wife" - is selling their gated mansion in Pacific Palisades for north of $20 million to Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner . . . That indie rockers Reckless Sons perform tomorrow at the John Varvatos store on the Bowery, which formerly housed Cbgb . . . That Maury Povich is taking his show to Miami this weekend to do some sexy "spring break...

Poor Molly Kagen. She got dumped by her husband and now her cable network is kicking her to the curb. USA has canceled The Starter Wife due to low ratings, Variety reports.

Based on Gigi Levangie Grazer's bestseller of the same name, Wife, starring Debra Messing, was adapted into a weekly series last year after the six-hour miniseries netted 5 million viewers in 2007. The series, though, only attracted an average of ...

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Judy Greer, Philip Winchester, Gregory Harrison and Maria Conchita Alonso have been cast in Lifetime's miniseries "Maneater," joining star Sarah Chalke.

Based on Gigi Levangie Grazer's book, "Maneater" centers on Clarissa Alpert (Chalke), a shallow thirtysomething socialite in a panic because she's still single. Setting her sights on a Hollywood producer, Clarissa puts into motion a plan to land herself a husband.

Greer, who next appears in "Traveling," will play Clarissa's friend Gravy, the daughter of a plastic surgeon who is in a dead-end relationship with a married man.

Winchester ("Crusoe") will play Clarissa's love interest Aaron, a wealthy and handsome single guy about to produce his first movie.

Veterans Harrison and Conchita Alonso will play Clarissa's parents, the philandering Teddy and fiery Alejandra.

Timothy Busfield is directing the Sony Pictures Television-produced "Maneater," which was penned by Suzanne Martin.

Martin and Levangie Grazer are executive producing with Stephanie Davis.

"Scrubs" star Sarah Chalke will star in a new four-hour Lifetime Original miniseries called "Maneater."

The series is based on Gigi Levangie Grazer's New York Times No. 1 Best-Selling book of the same name and will be directed by Timothy Busfield.

Celebrity News Service is a big fan of Chalke thanks to her dynamic role on "Scrubs" and looks forward to the miniseries. The movie is about a glamorous Hollywood social climber who finally meets her match.

Chalke plays a shallow socialite whose speed dial is a veritable Rolodex of Hollywood power players.

Sarah Chalke has signed to star in Lifetime's four-hour miniseries "Maneater," based on Gigi Levangie Grazer's book.

In addition, Timothy Busfield has come on board to direct the Sony Pictures Television-produced mini, which is being adapted by Suzanne Martin ("Frasier").

"Maneater," airing next year, centers on Clarissa Alpert (Chalke), a shallow thirtysomething socialite in a panic because she's still single. Setting her sights on a Hollywood producer, Clarissa puts into motion a plan to land herself a husband.

Martin and Grazer ("The Starter Wife") are exec producing "Maneater" with 3 Arts' Stephanie Davis.

"Scrubs" co-star Chalke worked with Lifetime on the movie "Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy."

Busfield has directed episodes of "Lipstick Jungle," "Las Vegas" and "Ed." He also served as executive producer on "Jungle."...

The CIA, the operating room and the morgue will serve as settings for three new projects in development at USA, the network said Sunday at the TCA press tour. In addition, the hiring of Mark Feuerstein to star in a pilot removes the cast contingency from "Royal Pains."

Feuerstein will play a doctor on call to the rich and famous in the pilot from The Firm and Universal Cable Productions. The project is exec produced by Rich Frank and Paul Frank and written and co-exec produced by Andrew Lenchewski. Jace Alexander will direct.

The three new projects, all with working titles:

-- "Covert Affairs," in which a CIA linguist is partnered with her ex-boyfriend. Written and co-exec produced by Matt Corman and Chris Ord, exec produced by Dave Bartis and Doug Liman, from Dutch Oven.

-- "Operating Instructions," about an inner-city surgeon home from Iraq. Written and exec produced by Judd Pillot and John Peaslee, exec produced by Conan O'Brien and David Kissinger, from Conaco and Universal Cable Studios.

-- "Stiffs," with a single father and body transporter for a morgue who solves crimes with his brother, a medical examiner. Written and co-exec produced by Craig O'Neill and Jason Tracey, exec produced by Peter Guber and Elizabeth Stephen.

The announcements were accompanied by other news items, including a renewal of "In Plain Sight," USA's summer series, for a second season. The series stars Mary McCormack as a U.S. marshal in the witness protection program. USA also announced that "Starter Wife," a new series based on USA's miniseries and the novel by Gigi Levangie Grazer and starring Debra Messing, will premiere Oct. 10.

USA will celebrate the 100th episode of "Monk" on Sept. 5 with nearly that many guest stars. The 100th episode show will include Eric McCormack, John Turturro, Howie Mandel, Sarah Silverman, Andy Richter, Brooke Adams and Sharon Lawrence, among others, many of them reprising guest roles on the detective series.

Sister cable channel Bravo used the day to unveil its new and returning programs including "American Artist" (working title), from producer Sarah Jessica Parker's Pretty Matches, Magical Elves and Eli Holzman. The series is a one-hour competition with aspiring artists hoping to win a gallery show and a cash prize. Other shows in development are "Fashion House," a competition of fashion designers and "Top Chef: Masters," a spinoff of the "Top Chef" competition.

Meanwhile, Oxygen announced it has picked up a third season of "The Bad Girls Club" and will expand the Bunim-Murray Production from a half hour to an hour with seven new "bad girls" being brought to a Los Angeles mansion for help with their outrageous behavior. In addition, Oxygen unveiled a new reality series, "Dance Your Ass Off," in which overweight contestants compete to lose weight through dance.

Sarah Jessica Parker could soon have her first project after "Sex".

The actress is in talks with Warner Bros. to star in "The Ivy Chronicles", a story of class and the single woman in contemporary New York. It centers on Ivy Ames, an Upper East Side woman who, after losing her high-powered job and getting divorced, starts over again in a less ritzy downtown apartment. After pulling her children from private school, Ames starts a business to help upper-middle-class women get their children into elite kindergartens.

The project, based on Karen Quinn's eponymous novel, is described as following in the vein of "The Devil Wears Prada" and "The Nanny Diaries" as well as Gigi Levangie Grazer's "The Starter Wife", which became a successful limited series on USA. Jerry Weintraub is set to produce.

Warners is keen to cast Parker in another project after "Sex and the City" became one of the blowout hits of the summer, earning more than $300 million worldwide. Several projects were presented to the actress, who sparked to the single-mother tale.

Sarah Jessica Parker could soon have her first project after Sex.

The actress is in talks with Warner Bros. to star in The Ivy Chronicles, a story of class and the single woman in contemporary New York. It centers on Ivy Ames, an Upper East Side woman who, after losing her high-powered job and getting divorced, starts over again in a less ritzy downtown apartment. After pulling her children from private school, Ames starts a business to help upper-middle-class women get their children into elite kindergartens.

The project, based on Karen Quinn's eponymous novel, is described as following in the vein of The Devil Wears Prada and The Nanny Diaries as well as Gigi Levangie Grazer's The Starter Wife, which became a successful limited series on USA. Jerry Weintraub is set to produce.

Warners is keen to cast Parker in another project after Sex and the City became one of the blowout hits of the summer, earning more than $300 million worldwide. Several projects were presented to the actress, who sparked to the single-mother tale.