NBCUniversal Cable names reality chief

NBCUniversal Cable has named E! chief operating officer Steve Dolcemaschio as prexy of their reality studio. Dolcemaschio will oversee the division, presently referred to as Comcast Entertainment Galleries but set to become re-named early the coming year. He'll transition from his E! role, that they has held for six years, within the next several several weeks. Comcast Entertainment Galleries is promoting and created such programs as "The Soup," "Fashion Police" and "Ice Loves Coco" for E!, "Giuliana and Bill" for Style and "Baggage" for GSN. Development professional Vice president Jay James will are accountable to Dolcemaschio. Dolcemaschio became a member of E! in 2000 and it has overseen numerous regions of the business's business, from production and tech procedures to business and legal matters. Formerly, he was COO and chief financial officer for BBDO West in La and Bay Area. "As soon as I started dealing with Steve, I have been astounded by his business abilities and the operational savvy," stated NBCU Cable Entertainment and Cable Galleries chair Bonnie Hammer. "He's an ideal person to assist grow the studio into a much more vital resource for innovative programming both inside and outdoors the NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment family." Contact Jon Weisman at jon.weisman@variety.com

R.I.P. Filmmaker Ken Russell

Maverick British director Ken Russell died in his sleep Sunday at age 84. Russell’s controversial films included the Oliver Reed-Vanessa Redgrave-starrer The Devils, Women in Love, and Tommy, the screen version of The Who’s rock opera Tommy. In the U.S., he directed the psychedelic Altered States, but his collaboration with equally strong willed screenwriter Paddy Chayevsky haunted that film, and the failure of his next film, Crimes of Passion, sent him back to the UK. There, he continued making films, the last of which was The Fall of the Louse of Usher.

What Have You Think about 'Breaking Dawn'?

With $30.25 million in night time ticket sales, 'Breaking Beginning Part 1' is really a licensed hit already -- and it is only Friday. The very first installment from the epic 'Twilight Saga' finale gained more from the night time tests than basically 'Harry Potter and also the Deathly Hallows Part 2,' which in fact had the benefit of not just being the ultimate final film, but additionally showing in three dimensional. (How lengthy before Summit Entertainment entertains the thought of making 'Breaking Beginning Part 2' 3d?) With receipts like this, one factor is obvious: you've most likely seen 'Breaking Beginning Part 1' already -- or might find it over the past weekend. So, let us discuss! Think about this your catch-all for 'Breaking Dawn' reviews, questions, comments, geeking-out or anything you want. Should you saw the film and loved it, tell us! Should you did not like it, tell us why! The ground is yours for the whole weekend. For additional on Moviefone's week of 'Breaking Dawn' coverage, mind here. [Photo: Summit Entertainment] 'Breaking Beginning' Cast Quotes 'Breaking Beginning' Cast QuotesBill Condon, DirectorAshley Greene, Alice CullenNikki Reed, Rosalie HaleElizabeth Reaser, Esme CullenPeter Facinelli, Carlisle CullenSarah Clarke, Renee DwyerBilly Burke, Charlie SwanCasey LaBow, Kate DenaliJulia Johnson, Leah ClearwaterBooboo Stewart, Seth ClearwaterMelissa Rosenberg, ScreenwriterCarolina Herrera, Bella's wedding gown designerMackenzie Foy, Renesmee CullenTaylor Lautner, Jacob BlackRobert Pattinson, Edward CullenKristen Stewart, Jacob Black See All Moviefone Art galleries » Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Shailene Woodley, 'Descendants' Star, Doesn't Wish to discover Oscar Buzz, George Clooney's Fart Machine

Shailene Woodley likes to say "fuck." Sadly, since the star in the ABC Family series 'The Secret Existence in the American Teen,' she's not frequently because of the chance to do this. That changed through the filming of Alexander Payne's 'The Descendants,' an R-rated George Clooney vehicle that has thrust Woodley to the Oscar discussion. Just don't request her in regards to the Oscar discussion. In 'The Descendants,' Woodley plays Alexandra King -- the frequently surly teenage daughter of Matt King (Clooney) -- who should not only cope with the fact her mother is at a coma carrying out a boating accident, but that her mother happen to be cheating on her behalf account father. Moviefone spoke to Woodley about her much "buzzed-about" performance (an expression she hates), her somewhat mixed feelings in regards to the couple of years she's left on her behalf account television contract, and why her late adolescence cost her the role of Kaitlin Cooper (employment she already had) on 'The O.C.' (It had been among Woodley's last interviews throughout your day. As this interview starts, i had been joking about the amount of occasions they must answer the identical questions.) "You're in the movie. What's they enjoy?In . "The facts prefer to utilize George Clooney?" The amount of occasions are you currently presently asked for that? Many. [Laughs] Many, many, many, many. Which I do not mind reacting to because he's worth keeping to go over. Right. It is not like asking exactly what it was like coping with Gaddafi. It might be weirder, yeah. I appear like lots of people within your position, while using tv series that you're on, get cast in teen comedy movies or perhaps the shitty horror movie, however, you have George Clooney's potential Oscar movie. Personally it definitely is been about truth, too for sitting on a show as extended as I've been inside it -- and in a contract for the next couple of years -- I've many userful stuff here about producing obligations and very needing to pay target the fabric that you just concentrate on. And i'm so grateful for your show, oh my gosh gosh, it's been this kind of fun ride ... But if you stated in a contract for the next couple of years, you have made a distressed face. What did meaning? Can you not might like to do the show for the next couple of years? No, no, no. I must have it accomplished for one more couple of years. I developed a commitment for the next couple of years. But ... it certainly ... I'm speaking about, In my opinion doing anything around you learn things. As well as the finest learning lesson that really was needing to pay concentrate on everything you do. Because if you do sign a contract, you must do sign -- I'd rather not say a portion from the existence -- however, you produce a commitment. And you also stick with that commitment. But using this movie, or possibly in each and every movie -- I've been acting since i have have was five -- it definitely is been really fun and never something which I desired to complete or are actually pressed to accomplish. It's something I've loved doing, if Someone said a script which is cheesy -- I'm speaking about, everyone signifies cheesy in different ways -- however when I don't feel anything inside me, i quickly am clearly not meant to accomplish this movie. Then when Someone said this script, I obtained the finest guttural feeling of immense passion. That was the signal that If only to utilize this. And, being fair, if you signed that contract, you had been not in 'The Descendants' yet. Yeah, but that's the whole strategy part of acting which i will not ever participate because because In my opinion it's all regulated controlled Baloney. Is it possible to screw yourself up by doing that? Not necessarily. I realize lots of people who've attempted it and they're extremely effective from it. But, personally, acting isn't my only passion around, therefore i refuse take a lot more than. And many types of it's is fun. And i'm passionate about this which i've fun carrying it out. So when I have to plan the way in which i actually do that to have the ability to do that, it's boring! Which is demanding plus it makes me anxious which is tough whatsoever also it'll make me desire to quit. So, I refuse to learn the politics. I did so the show because I believed it may be fun, not because I believed it could take me anywhere. Once I reserved the film, everyone was, "Oh, you reserved the film because you did this show -- this is why you've this movie." And Alexander [Payne] described, initially initially when i first reserved it, "If perhaps you'd dirty the show because I desired somebody who hadn't done anything." You're angry a good deal in this movie. I realize, it's acting, however it must result from somewhere. Yeah, you understand, it absolutely was fun. It absolutely was really fun to argue and spar with George. Because, to start with, he is not George Clooney, quote, famous guy, finish quote, in my opinion any more. He's George Clooney, guy from Kentucky. Merely a good guy. To be capable of spar with him and argue -- and be in the movie where you stand allowed to convey words like "fuck" as well as the "t-word" -- I don't know essentially should say it at this time around... It's the Internet. All test is allowed. It's fun! In lots of movies they're like, "Oh, no, no. We would like it PG-13 We're not able to condition that.Inch Also to be capable of say those to an actress like George Clooney, who is able to spit back -- it absolutely was fun. I like fighting. It's my job to condition that I'll never win a real fight, however can almost always win a mental fight. I'm speaking about, not always, because I never really argue with anybody. Is he still a prankster? That's always the story, "George Clooney can be a prankster!" We was without any infamous "George Clooney pranks,' since it might be a really family based atmosphere because we'd a ten-year-old. But we wound up getting plenty of practical jokes, like the fart application around the telephone can come out. That appears just like a really lame George Clooney joke, really. Usually they're elaborate. A fart application sounds quite disappointing. We was without any typical George Clooney pranks. Listen, he's doing all people good pranks on like 'Oceans Eleven' and movie such as this -- where it's him and all of his pals. How do you describe your character, Alexandra? Ornery? In my opinion she's obtuse. Do you want her? Yeah. I'm speaking about, In my opinion she's an regular 17-year-old staring at the disorder from the products it's enjoy getting a family group. Families is dysfunctional, whether you have to be honest or else. Can you consider honours season? Um ... no. I'm speaking about, yes and ... I am unsure. It's strange. Everyone today is similar to, "Shailene, you are receiving a great deal buzz. How can the sensation?In . It's the most odd question as it is like asking a kid who experienced Cornell the actual way it feels being the very best your class at one of the Ivy League schools. How will you answer that? You just go, "I am unsure.Inch Used to do formerly condition that situation the maraschino cherry on top, but made a decision maraschino cherries are awful. And So I am prone to begin immediately preaching the Bing cherry on top. Maraschino cherries are tasty. They're so full of artificial chemicals! I realize they're dangerous for you, nevertheless the chemicals are what's tasty. OK, they could be tasty, but they're so dangerous towards the atmosphere. Should you have a sundae, are you able to favour an authentic cherry around the maraschino cherry? Oh, an authentic cherry. Certainly. But, yeah, I'm just forever grateful and taking my way through stride. You have to go all in, "Goddammit, I'd like an award." [Laughs] Honestly, it's flattering. Because it relates lower in it, I'm merely a girl who wears people five-finger strange feet shoes. You're on 'The O.C.' as Kaitlin Cooper. You're transformed by Willa Holland. Perhaps you have consider that the setback? No. I used to be 11 which i had been on just like a guest, recurring character, or whatever. My character visited boarding school then when they made a decision to produce her back, they re-auditioned me to produce her back. However I didn't undergo adolescence until late: I used to be the 15-year-old who did not have breasts. So, at 11, I used to be as being a little mouse-child. I made an appearance as though an 8-year-old. That same year, I shot a movie through which I used to be playing a 9-year-old. So, there's no weirdness when Willa Holland first first got it because she am clearly appropriate for that role... which i'm clearly not [laughs]. [Photo: Fox Searchlight] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook You'll be able to contact Mike Ryan on Twitter

Rooney Mara Talks 'Girl With The Dragon Tattoo' Transformation

Some actors mentally transform into their roles for a movie, but "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" star Rooney Mara had to do it physically. The last time Mara appeared in a film (appropriately David Fincher's "The Social Network"), she had long, luscious brown hair and a very girl-next-door overall vibe. But no longer. Mara and Fincher open up to Entertainment Weekly in this week's issue and talk about how the prestigious director told his leading lady right up front that she was going to have to change a lot for the role. "I told Rooney, 'You're going to be emaciated, you have to be naked, you have to get raped [on screen], get pierced, smoke cigarettes, ride a motorcycle,'" Fincher recalled saying. "'I need you to really concentrate and tell me this is something you want.'" Spoiler alert: it was. Since, Mara has had her hair chopped off -- "hairstylist Danilo Dixon pulled Maras lovely brown hair back into a braid, asked if she was ready, and squeezed the scissors. He handed her the foot-long twist in a Ziploc bag (she still has it)" -- and has received eyebrow, ears and nipple piercings. Surprisingly enough, it wasn't the change in her physical appearance or prospect of revealing all on the big screen that terrified her, but the prospect of riding a motorcycle. There were certainly things I was scared to do, but I never thought I wasn't up for the challenge," she said. "The motorcycle was the thing I really didnt want to do. You know, you're going to be raped, be naked... But as soon as he was like, 'Youre going to have to ride a motorcycle,' I was like, 'Oh, really?'" Despite the backlash to the fact that Fincher is adapting a novel that already has a beloved Swedish adaptation and that his Lisbeth Salander might be too "weak" (as people criticized the provocative teaser poster that was released earlier this year), Fincher is confident that his film is going to be everything fans want it to be. "We've got something very simple to deliver on," he said. "A gigantic f---ing book that people have very rigid preconceived notions of, to the point that they actually take umbrage with a teaser poster." Are you excited to see Fincher's "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"? Tell us in the comments section below or on Twitter!

Image to distribute 'Lovely' in U.S.

Image Entertainment has agreed to a U.S. distribution deal for Eduardo Sanchez's "Lovely Molly" from Content. Deal was announced Monday at the American Film Market, two weeks after Image acquired the haunted-house thriller. Image didn't announced a release date. "Lovely Molly" premiered in Toronto's Midnight Madness section in September. Sanchez, who directed "The Blair Witch Project," helmed "Molly" from his own script. Gretchen Lodge, Johnny Lewis and Alexandra Holden star, with Lodge making her bigscreen debut. "Molly" is produced by "Blair Witch" producers Robin Cowie and Gregg Hale of Haxan, Jane Fleming ("The Frozen Ground") and Mark Ordesky (exec producer of "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy) of Amber Entertainment. The 1999 "Blair Witch" was a surprise hit with more than $140 million in domestic grosses. Deal is being negotiated by Mark Ward and Jess De Leo, associate director of business and legal affairs on behalf of Image; Rob Cowie of Haxan Films, Jane Fleming of Amber Entertainment, Stuart Rosenthal of BHDRL and Graham Taylor of WME Global on behalf of the filmmakers. Content Film is handling international sales at AFM. Contact Dave McNary at dave.mcnary@variety.com