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A shift in Charlie and Emma’s relationship affects the entire family on ABC’s The Company You Keep season one episode seven. “Company Man” will air on Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 10pm Et/Pt.

The season one cast is led by Milo Ventimiglia as Charlie. Catherine Haena Kim plays Emma, William Fichtner is Leo, Tim Chiou is David, Freda Foh Shen is Grace, James Saito is Joseph, Sarah Wayne Callies is Birdie, and Felisha Terrell plays Daphne.

“Company Man” Plot: Charlie becomes Emma’s new CIA asset and is tasked with spying on Daphne while they attend the event together, causing Emma to feel jealous. Later, Leo reveals to Birdie the real reason Simon abandoned her and Ollie.

Catherine Haena Kim and Milo Ventimiglio in ‘The Company You Keep’ episode 7 (ABC/Raymond Liu)

The Season 1 Plot, Courtesy of ABC:

A night of passion leads to love between con man Charlie and undercover CIA officer Emma,...

TV industry veteran Jeff Wachtel has raised financing and assembled a small team to launch Future Shack Entertainment, a production banner focused on developing TV for global markets.

Wachtel has pacted with former NBCUniversal executive Sam Michaels and Yusik Choi, formerly managing director at Rothschild & Co. and an investment banker at Credit Suisse, to launch the banner with significant financing from private equity funds.

Future Shack has also set a partnership with Blink49 Studios, the Endeavor Content-backed banner launched last year by Entertainment One and Alliance Atlantis alum John Moryaniss. Future Shack also has a first-look deal with Roku Channel, one of the many ad-supported channels offered on digital MVPD platform.

“This is the most disruptive and exciting time our business has seen in more than a generation,” Wachtel told Variety. “The opportunity is there for a company that has taste, drive and vision. We believe we can be a creative and commercial launchpad,...

Former USA Network and UCP head Jeff Wachtel has launched Future Shack Entertainment, a new television production company focused on developing and co-financing shows for global audiences.

Wachtel, who will serve as CEO of the company, has teamed with former NBCUniversal executive Sam Michaels and Yusik Choi, former managing director at Rothschild & Co. and investment banker at Credit Suisse, to launch the banner backed by financing from private equity funds. Michaels will serve as Future Shack’s chief operating officer and Choi as chief financial officer.

Future Shack has received a strategic investment from Endeavor Content-backed Blink49 Studios, with the two companies entering into a long-term development and production arrangement primarily focused on Canadian projects. Blink49 Studios will handle production and distribution of all Future Shack’s projects in Canada.

Additionally, Future Shack has struck a first-look development deal with The Roku Channel, the exclusive home of Roku Originals, that...

In today’s TV news roundup, VH1 revealed a first look at “RuPaul’s Drag Race: Vegas Rescue,” and Netflix released a trailer for Season 2 of “Trinkets.”

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The third season of “Big Hero 6: The Series” will premiere Sept. 21 on Disney Xd and DisneyNow. The new season will feature two 11-minute stories and follow the Big Hero 6 team as they face off against Noodle Burger Boy, in order to save San Fransokyo. The Emmy-nominated series is voiced by K-pop stars Nichkhun Horvejkul and Jae Park, as well as guest stars Kirby Howell-Baptiste and Nichole Bloom. It is produced by Disney Television Animation.

Spectrum Originals announced the second season of “L.A.’s Finest” will premiere Sept. 9, and the eight-part crime drama “Temple” is set to premiere Oct. 26. In the new season of “L.A.’s Finest,” Syd Burnett (Gabrielle Union) mourns the loss of her friend, while Nancy McKenna (Jessica Alba) must...

The HBO Max pilot “Gumshoe” has added five series regulars to its cast, Variety has learned exclusively.

Sonya Cassidy and Miles J. Harvey will play the lead roles in the comedy, with Carla Jimenez, Max Casella, and Phillipa Soo also cast. The project follows sweet, optimistic young cop Cassie (Cassidy) and creepy, crime-obsessed teenager Eamon (Harvey) who secretly team up to solve a murder.

Harvey recently recurred on the second season of “American Vandal” and also appeared in the 2017 film “The Babysitter.” He will next be seen in the film “SuperCool.” He is repped by Buchwald and Shirley Grant Management.

Cassidy most recently starred in the AMC series “Lodge 49.” Her other TV credits include “The Great Fire,” “Vera,” and “Olympus.” She is repped by UTA in the U.S., Independent Talent Group in the U.K., and Stone Genow.

Jimenez will play Henrietta, a medical examiner who has strange...

HBO Max, the upcoming WarmerMedia streaming service, has given pilot orders to single-camera comedy Gumshoe, from writers Aaron Brownstein & Simon Ganz, director Randall Einhorn (The Kids Are Alright) and Conan O’Brien’s Conaco; and 1990s drama Vegas High, from writer Sarah-Raquel Jimenez, director Gillian Robespierre (Mrs. Fletcher) and Michael Showalter’s Semi-Formal Prods. HBO Max is the studio on both.

Written by Brownstein and Ganz (Santa Clarita Diet) and directed by Einhorn (The Kids Are Alright), Gumshoe is about a sweet, optimistic young cop and a creepy, crime-obsessed teenager who secretly team up to solve a murder.

Longtime writing partners Brownstein and Ganz wrote Gumshoe on spec and sold it to HBO Max. They will serve as showrunners on the pilot, which they will executive produce with Einhorn as well Conaco’s O’Brien, David Kissinger, Jeff Ross, and Larry Sullivan.

Written by Jimenez and directed by Robespierre, Vegas High...

HBO Max has ordered two shows to pilot, one a comedy and the other a drama. The streamer will produce both pilots.

The comedy is titled “Gumshoe.” It follows a sweet, optimistic young cop and a creepy, crime-obsessed teenager who secretly team up to solve a murder. Aaron Brownstein and Simon Ganz will write, executive produce, and serve as showrunners with Randall Einhorn set to direct and executive produce. Conan O’Brien, David Kissinger, Jeff Ross, and Larry Sullivan for Conaco.

Brownstein and Ganz have previously worked together on shows such as “Santa Clarita Diet” and “About a Boy.” They are repped by Anonymous Content and Gang Tyre.

Einhorn, meanwhile, a comedy directing veteran, having helmed multiple episodes of shows such as “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” “Parks and Recreation,” “The Office,” “Modern Family,” and “Wilfred.” He is repped by Wme, Odenkirk Provissiero Entertainment, and Goodman Schenkman & Brecheen.

O’Brien continues...

Network: Netflix.

Episodes: Tbd (half-hour).

Seasons: Two.

TV show dates: June 14, 2019 — present.

Series status: Ending.

Performers include: Brianna Hildebrand, Kiana Madeira, Quintessa Swindell, Brandon Butler, Odiseas Georgiadis, Henry Zaga, Jessica Lynn Skinner, Larry Sullivan, Joy Bryant, Dana Green, Jacob Skidmore, Haley Tju, Linden Ashby, Parker Hall, and October Moore.

TV show description:

From creators Amy Andelson, Emily Meyer, and Kirsten Smith, the Trinkets TV show is a half-hour teen drama based on Smith's 2014 young adult novel of the same name. The series centers on three very different high school girls who wind up bonding over the one thing they seem to have in common -- shoplifting. Read More…...

The young adult series “Trinkets” has been renewed for a second and final season at Netflix.

Season 2 will consist of ten 30-minute episodes and will be showrun by Sarah Goldfinger.

“Trinkets” centers around three teenage girls from different corners of the high school cafeteria who find themselves in the same mandated Shoplifter’s Anonymous meeting and form an unlikely friendship forms. Elodie (Brianna Hildebrand), the grieving misfit, Moe (Kiana Madeira), the mysterious outsider, and Tabitha (Quintessa Swindell), the imperfect picture of perfection, find strength in each other as they negotiate the complicated dilemma of trying to fit in while longing to break out.

The show is based on the young adult novel by Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith, who serves as an executive producer, and hails from Awesomeness TV. Shelley Zimmerman, Brin Lukens, and Rebecca Glashow all serve as non-writing executive producers, while Smith, Amy Andelson and Emily Meyer are all writers and EPs on the project.

Netflix has renewed YA series Trinkets for a second and final season, with Sarah Goldfinger (Charmed) joining as new showrunner, for premiere in 2020.

Based on Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith‘s young adult novel, and written by Amy Andelson, Emily Meyer and Smith, Trinkets centers on three teenage girls from different corners of the high school cafeteria — Elodie (Brianna Hildebrand), the grieving misfit; Moe (Kiana Madeira), the mysterious outsider; and Tabitha (Quintessa Swindell) the imperfect picture of perfection — who find themselves in the same mandated Shoplifters Anonymous meeting, and an unlikely friendship forms. They will find strength in one another as they negotiate family issues, high school drama and the complicated dilemma of trying to fit in while longing to break out.

Cast also includes Odiseas Georgiadis, Henry Zaga, Brandon Butler, Larry Sullivan, October Moore, Larisa Oleynik, Joy Bryant, Lori Linden Ashby and Kat Cunning.

Andelson, Meyer and Smith executive produce with Shelley Zimmerman,...

“Trinkets” has been renewed for a second and final season at Netflix, the streaming service said on Monday.

Sarah Goldfinger is joining the series as showrunner for Season 2, which will consist of 10 episodes and launches in 2020.

Here’s Netflix’s official description for “Trinkets”:

When three teenage girls from different corners of the high school cafeteria find themselves in the same mandated Shoplifter’s Anonymous meeting, an unlikely friendship forms. Elodie — the grieving misfit, Moe — the mysterious outsider, and Tabitha — the imperfect picture of perfection, will find strength in each other as they negotiate the complicated dilemma of trying to fit in while longing to break out.

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The series stars Brianna Hildebrand as Elodie, Kiana Madeira as Moe, Quintessa Swindell as Tabitha, Odiseas Georgiadis as Noah, Henry Zaga as Luca, Brandon Butler as Brady, Larry Sullivan as Doug,...

Exclusive: Netflix has given a series order to Trinkets, based on Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith‘s young adult novel. Brianna Hildebrand, Kiana Madeira and Quintessa Swindell are set as the three female leads of the show from Viacom’s Awesomeness.

Rounding put the cast are Larry Sullivan (Big Little Lies, Scandal), Brandon Butler, (13 Reasons Why), Odiseas Georgiadis (The Stand-In), Henry Zaga (13 Reasons Why). October Moore and Larisa Oleynik.

Written by Amy Andelson, Emily Meyer and Smith, Trinkets centers on three teenage girls from different corners of the high school cafeteria — Elodie (Hildebrand), the grieving misfit; Moe (Madeira), the mysterious outsider; and Tabitha (Swindell) the imperfect picture of perfection — who find themselves in the same mandated Shoplifters Anonymous meeting, and an unlikely friendship forms. They will find strength in one another as they negotiate family issues, high school...

HBO continues building out the cast of limited series Big Little Lies, starring Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon, adding Alias alum Merrin Dungey, Larry Sullivan (CSI), and David Monahan (The Dark Knight Rises). Big Little Lies will be an adaptation of Liane Moriarty's 2014 darkly comic novel about three mothers of kindergartners –Celeste (Kidman), Madeline (Witherspoon) and Jane (Shailene Woodley) — whose apparently perfect lives unravel to the point of murder…...

TBS is adding another comedy from a Daily Show alum to its roster.

The Turner-owned cable network has picked up Wyatt Cenac alien comedy People of Earth to series, the company announced Thursday at the Television Critics Association's winter press tour.

The half-hour scripted comedy went through the development cycle under the working title of The Group and is produced by Conan O'Brien's Conaco in association with Warner Horizon Television. O'Brien, Jeff Ross (Conan), David Kissinger (Eagleheart), Larry Sullivan, Dan Halsted (Sunshine State, Any Given Sunday) and director Greg Daniels (The Office, Parks and Recreation) ...

On TV this Wednesday: The Voice narrows its field once more, Kathryn Erbe hangs with Benson & Co., Supernatural screens an educational film and Modern Family both rolls and bounces. As a supplement to TVLine’s original features (linked within), here are 10 programs to keep on your radar.

8 pm The Voice (NBC) | Now that the Playoff Round is done, America’s vote puts through the top two artists from each team. Then the coaches each save an additional team member, allowing them to move on to the next part of the competition.

8 pm Arrow (The CW) | With The Undertaking days away,...

Brace yourselves. This list of the Top 100 Greatest Gay Movies is probably going to generate some howls of protest thanks to a rather major upset in the rankings. Frankly, one that surprised the hell out of us here at AfterElton.

But before we get to that, an introduction. A few weeks ago we asked AfterElton readers to submit up to ten of their favorite films by write-in vote. We conducted a similar poll several years ago, but a lot has happened culturally since then, and a number of worthy movies of gay interest have been released. We wanted to see how your list of favorites had changed.

We also wanted to expand our list to 100 from the top 50 we had done previously. We figured there were finally enough quality gay films to justify the expansion. And we wanted to break out gay documentaries onto their own list (You'll find the...

Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin, Game Change Julianne Moore may not get an Oscar nomination early next year, but she seems to have an Emmy nod — probably the award itself — guaranteed thanks to her performance as U.S. vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin in the HBO movie Game Change. As the v.p. selected to run alongside Republican presidential candidate John McCain, Palin was a source of outrage, disgust, mirth, horror, and/or worship, depending on one's point of view: far-right Christian or secular liberal, Tina Fey / Saturday Night Live fan or non-fan. This year, Game Change not only earned Moore great reviews, but according to The Hollywood Reporter it has also become HBO's most successful movie — 2.1 million viewers — since Joseph Sargent's Something the Lord Made (2.6 million in May 2004). That's quite a contrast from the Sarah Palin documentaries that, whether pro or con, bombed miserably at the North American box office last year.

Game Change Teaser Trailer. Jay Roach‘s Game Change (2011) TV Movie Teaser Trailer stars Ed Harris, Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson, Sarah Paulson, and Ron Livingston. Game Change‘s plot synopsis: “based on John Heilemann and Mark Halperin‘s bestselling chronicle of the 2008 presidential elections. Though the book covers both the Republican and Democrat sides of the race, Roach’s film narrows its focus to John McCain (Ed Harris), Sarah Palin (Julianne Moore), and their bid for office.”

I always thought Pailn’s nomination was a publicity, strategic decision. It seems I was correct.

Game Change also stars Peter MacNicol, Jamey Sheridan, Tiffany Thornton, Alex Hyde-White, Spencer Garrett, Bruce Altman, Larry Sullivan, Brian Howe, John Rothman, and Rain Pryor.

Watch the Game Change TV movie teaser trailer below and leave your thoughts on it in the comments section. For more Game Change photos, videos, and information, visit our Game Change Page.

Nick (George Eads) and Ray (Laurence Fishburne) searching for a Cs at the beginning, was almost indicative of Ray's search for Haskell (Bill Irwin). Who else would leave DBs in his wake. Nick comments on there being lots of manure here and Ray can smell it, can't help wondering if that was a snide remark about the B.S churned out by Haskell in this episode. No one was really on the ball, I have to say as far as Haskell was concerned. Rray nearly drives into a, "holy cow" as Nick says. Hey Nick should know all about cows from the question Gil (William Petersen) asked him: "What do cows drink?" All those seasons ago. They comes across scattered Db parts in a barn. Ray was oblivious he was stepping in manure. Nick Ids the larvae, as is his new specialty now, so they were dead up to 96+ hours ago.

Arguably one of the most hotly anticipated TV shows approaching the horizon is HBO’s political TV movie Game Change, based on the book written by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann about the 2008 presidential elections. The show is set to star Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin, Woody Harrelson as Steve Schmidt and Ed Harris as Palin’s partner in failed candidacy, Senator John McCain.

And it is Harris’ transformation into the War Vet, and almost Die Hard name-a-like that has been released to the internet (via /film) to huge clamour – and rightly so, as if this isn’t one of the most impressive physical changes for a role you’ve ever seen, I’d be mightily surprised.

This image might be two weeks old now, but by God it looks impressive, so it deserves reposting here:

Okay, so the project will be little more than on-screen crucifixion of all of...

The first look at Ed Harris as John McCain in "Game Change" has been debuted via Entertainment Weekly. Wearing a suit and sporting white hair-do, the "Gone Baby Gone" actor makes a convincing impersonation of the former presidential candidate.

Previously, HBO has debuted a photo of Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin in the TV movie. The 50-year-old actress wears the trademark eyeglasses and the hair-do to resemble the former Alaska Governor and vice presidential candidate.

Based on John Heilemann and Mark Halperin's bestselling book of the same name, "Game Change" will revolve around McCain's 2008 presidential campaign, from his controversial selection of Palin as his running mate to their ultimate defeat in the general election.

Serving behind the lens is Jay Roach with the script provided by Danny Strong. The two have collaborated for HBO's Emmy-winning film "Recount". Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman, meanwhile, are serving as executive producers.

Melissa Farman...

Am I dreaming, or is this really Julianne Moore? I mean, look at her, she looks exactly like Sarah Palin!

Ok, you already know that we’re talking about the upcoming HBO movie titled Game Change, directed by Jay Roach, and based on Mark Halperin and John Heilemann‘s 2010 bestseller of the same name, so please take a look at this photo and tell me, is this Julianne Palin or Sarah Moore?

Ok, enough joking, this is the real thing. Whoever thought that Moore is the perfect choice to play Pallin on a big screen was damn right!

Production on Game Change started yesterday, and the whole thing is written by Danny Strong, while Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman are executive producers.

All eyes on Moore right now, but the rest of the cast also includes Ed Harris as John McCain, Woody Harrelson as Steve Schmidt, McCain’s senior, Melissa Farman as Bristol Palin,...

She might not be Tina Fey, but Julianne Moore can pull off a pretty good Sarah Palin. Looks wise, that is. The first image of Moore in her Palin costume was released today and I have to say the actress looks pretty good in that get-up. Game Change started filming today under the direction of Jay Roach (Meet the Parents, Recount).

Game Change follows Senator John McCain through his failed 2008 Republican presidential bid. Ed Harris will play McCain with Woody Harrelson as his senior advisor, Steve Schmidt. Rounding out the cast will be Melissa Farman as Bristol Palin, Larry Sullivan as Chris Edwards (Palin’s deputy chief of staff) and Jamey Sheridan as Mark Salter (McCain’s speechwriter).

THR got its hands on the first photo of Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin in the upcoming HBO film "Game Change," which begins shooting today with director Jay Roach (Meet the Parents, Recount) at the helm. Check out the photo below. Ed Harris plays John McCain in the film, which follows the Arizona Us Senator's failed 2008 Republican presidential bid. Woody Harrelson plays Steve Schmidt, McCain's senior adviser. Melissa Farman ("Lost") will play Bristol Palin. Larry Sullivan ("CSI") has been cast as Palin's deputy chief of staff Chris Edwards, while Jamey Sheridan ("Trauma") will play McCain's speechwriter and senior campaign advisor Mark Salter. Photo: (click to enlarge)...

The first official image of Julianne Moore in full costume as former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin for the upcoming HBO film Game Change has been released via The Hollywood Reporter.

The movie tells the story of Senator John McCain's 2008 presidential run and also stars Ed Harris as McCain, Woody Harrelson as McCain's senior adviser, Steve Schmidt, Melissa Farman as Bristol Palin, and Larry Sullivan as Palin's deputy chief of staff Chris Edwards. Game Change begins production this week and will be directed by Jay Roach (Meet the Parents, Austin Powers).

You can see the first image of Moore as Palin by clicking on over to the other side now. [...]...

Sarah Paulson, Peter MacNicol Justin Gaston, Larry Sullivan, Jamey Sheridan and Melissa Farman have all joined the cast of "Game Change" for HBO Films reports Deadline.

Jay Roach ("Meet the Parents," "Recount") directs this adaptation of Mark Halperin and John Heilemann’s book about the behind-the-scenes turmoil of the 2008 presidential election from the party primaries up through election night.

Ed Harris plays John McCain while Julianne Moore is Sarah Palin, with the first photo of Moore as Palin above. Woody Harrelson and Ron Livingston were recently cast as senior campaign strategist Steve Schmidt and senior advisor Mark Wallace respectively.

Paulson will play McCain’s senior campaign adviser Nicolle Wallace, MacNicol is his campaign manager Rick Davis and Gaston is Bristol Palin’s baby daddy Levi Johnston.

Sullivan is Palin’s deputy chief of staff Chris Edwards, Sheridan is senior campaign adviser Mark Salter and Farman is Bristol Palin.

Danny Strong...

HBO have released the first look image of Julianne Moore (The Kids Are All Right) as Sarah Palin in HBO’s Game Change.

Game Change is about the 2008 presidential election and follows John McCain’s campaign, from his selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate to their ultimate defeat in the general election.

Ed Harris, Woody Harrelson, Melissa Farman, Larry Sullivan and Jamey Sheridan will star opposite Moore.

Jay Roach (Meet the Parents) is attached to direct, with production set to begin on Wednesday.

Check out the first look image below:

Source: THR...

Director Jay Roach continued to round out his cast for the HBO movie Game Change, based on the book by John Heilemann about Senator John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Roach signed Sarah Paulson (Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip) to play McCain’s campaign advisor Nicolle Wallace. He also signed Ally McBeal regular Peter MacNicol to play McCain campaign manager Rick Davis. Paulson and MacNicol joined Ed Harris (McCain), Julianne Moore (Sarah Palin), Woody Harrelson, Melissa Farman, Larry Sullivan and Jamey Sheridan.

Director Jay Roach continued to round out his cast for the HBO movie Game Change, based on the book by John Heilemann about Senator John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Roach signed Sarah Paulson (Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip) to play McCain’s campaign advisor Nicolle Wallace. He also signed Ally McBeal regular Peter MacNicol to play McCain campaign manager Rick Davis. Paulson and MacNicol joined Ed Harris (McCain), Julianne Moore (Sarah Palin), Woody Harrelson, Melissa Farman, Larry Sullivan and Jamey Sheridan.

Director Jay Roach continued to round out his cast for the HBO movie Game Change, based on the book by John Heilemann about Senator John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Roach signed Sarah Paulson (Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip) to play McCain’s campaign advisor Nicolle Wallace. He also signed Ally McBeal regular Peter MacNicol to play McCain campaign manager Rick Davis. Paulson and MacNicol joined Ed Harris (McCain), Julianne Moore (Sarah Palin), Woody Harrelson, Melissa Farman, Larry Sullivan and Jamey Sheridan.

Director Jay Roach continued to round out his cast for the HBO movie Game Change, based on the book by John Heilemann about Senator John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Roach signed Sarah Paulson (Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip) to play McCain’s campaign advisor Nicolle Wallace. He also signed Ally McBeal regular Peter MacNicol to play McCain campaign manager Rick Davis. Paulson and MacNicol joined Ed Harris (McCain), Julianne Moore (Sarah Palin), Woody Harrelson, Melissa Farman, Larry Sullivan and Jamey Sheridan.

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Lindsay Lohan sounded contrite during her interview with Jay Leno that aired last night saying, "I've made a lot of poor decisions and I'm dealing with the consequences." Indeed. In addition to the 120 hours of morgue duty, LiLo will do 360 hours of community service at the Downtown Women's Center in Los Angeles, a facility that provides permanent housing for homeless women.

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After a string of poorly reviewed "Violent Torpedo of Truth" performances, Charlie Sheen had no problems last night in Houston, with Chronicle critic Ken Hoffman calling Sheen "self-effacing, outrageous, filthy dirty and hilarious," and "had the wild crowd in his palms." Meanwhile, 30 Rock star Tracy Morgan is not amused, calling Sheen an "a**hole" and saying, "Charlie Sheen ain't funny to me. I think that's a train wreck and I feel bad for his two little kids because they're the bodies being pulled out of the train wreck.

Julianne Moore stars as Sarah Palin in HBO's Game Change, while Ed Harris plays running-mate John McCain, Melissa Farman (Temple Grandin) plays Bristol Palin, Larry Sullivan plays Palin's deputy chief of staff Chris Edwards and Jamey Sheridan plays McCain's speechwriter/campaign advisor Mark Salter (complete photo mash-up below, actors in said order on the right). Shooting on the film begins today, with Jay Roach (Dinner for Schmucks, Meet the Parents, Austin Powers) directing a screenplay from actor-writer Danny Strong (adapted from Mark Halperin's book). Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman are executive producers [THR, THR]. Reviews of Halperin's book also below. And in case you're wondering what Sarah Palin's response was to the White House releasing Obama birth certificate this morning, here you go: @SarahPalinUSA: Media: admit ...

HBO has released a photo of Julianne Moore chanelling the former governor of Alaska, and given the uncanny resemblance, she is Palin in comparison. Also: News on who’s playing Sarah’s daughter Bristol in HBO’s Game Change.

As seen in the first look pic, Moore has Palin’s hair color and ‘do dead to rights, and seems to have a handle on the “You betcha!” smile. The four-time Academy Award nominee is portraying the politician for Game Change, HBO’s TV-movie based on the book about John McCain’s 2008 White House run.

Ed Harris (Apollo 13) stars as McCain,...

HBO has found its Bristol Palin.

Melissa Farman has been cast to play the pregnant teenage daughter of 2008 Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin in the HBO original film "Game Change," based on the book by journalists Mark Halperin and John Heilemann. "Game Change" chronicles the 2008 Presidential election, with special focus on and insider secrets from the doomed campaign of Republican nominee John McCain.

A relative newcomer, Farman has had a number of TV guest spots, including in "Lost" and "NCIS." She has a history with HBO, starring in its Emmy Award-winning original movie "Temple Grandin" in 2010. She joins a cast that already features Ed Harris as John McCain and Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin, amongst others.

It was also announced on Tuesday that Larry Sullivan, of "CSI" fame, will play Palin aide Chris Edwards, while Jamey Sheridan, of "Trauma, will play McCain speechwriter Mark Salter.

Those involved in the real...

HBO's "Game Change" has found its Bristol Palin. After the network cast Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin, "Temple Grandin" actress Melissa Farman is recruited to join the cast to portray the former vice presidential nominee's daughter.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" star Larry Sullivan has also been cast as Sarah Palin's deputy chief of staff Chris Edwards. Meanwhile, Jamey Sheridan has just nabbed the role of John McCain's speechwriter and senior campaign advisor Mark Salter.

Also recently being added to the cast ensemble of the TV movie is Ron Livingston. The actor of HBO's mini series "Band of Brothers" is tapped to portray Mark Wallace, a senior adviser to McCain-Palin 2008. He led the debate-preparation team for Palin, who ended up exceeding expectations in her face-off with Joe Biden.

Previously, Oscar nominee Ed Harris has been tapped to play former presidential candidate John McCain.

Woody Harrelson...

Open House is a Lionsgate Home Entertainment acquisition, which now has some poster art showing the principal actors, Brian Geraghty, Rachel Blanchard, Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer, above a mysterious, dilapidated house. This film had a world premiere a the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival (Uhm) and this film, involving incestous, home-invading syblings, will go straight to DVD in January, 2011. A re-post of the film's trailer is also inside along with cast and crew details.

The tagline for the film:

"Welcome to the Neighborhood" (Open).

The synopsis for Open House here:

"A couple on the verge of a nasty divorce attempt to sell their empty love nest and move on with their lives, separately. After a successful open house they are horrified to discover, days later, that a potential buyer didn't leave their home. While Alice is being held captive in the basement, the unannounced house guest moves in upstairs. She senses...

Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer will bring their off-screen romance to big screen. The "True Blood" stars have been booked to portray lovers on upcoming horror thriller flick entitled "Open House". The movie is going to be directed by Anna's older brother, Andrew Paquin.

According to IMDb, Anna and Stephen, who announced their engagement in August, are slated to play a wealthy couple who is going through a marital crisis. As a result, they decide to host an open house in order to sell off their troubled home. However, the real trouble emerges when they realize that one of their potential buyers is still lurking inside their house.

In addition to the twosome, "Battlestar Galactica" star, Tricia Helfer, has been announced as the cast member for the movie. Moreover, Brian Geraghty, Rachel Blanchard, Jessica Collins, and Larry Sullivan have also landed roles on the film. It is currently in the...

If you’ve seen HBO’s “True Blood” TV show, you might have figured that there could easily be something between its two leads, Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer, who plays the human waitress and her lover vampire, respectively on the show. Apparently the “relationship” has taken place off-screen as well, as the two are now engaged to be married, and now according to Dread Central, have signed up to star in a new horror movie called “Open House”. The film, which will co-star Tricia Helfer, Rachel Blanchard, Brian Geraghty, Jessica Collins, Larry Sullivan, Gabriel Olds, Gerald Downey, and Mia Riverton, is written and directed by Andrew Paquin (aka Anna’s brother), and will star Paquin and Moyer as a wealthy couple trapped in a strained marriage who host an open house in order to sell their home. They are horrified to find out days later that one of their...