Mike Gyllenhaal Backs From Motor City

EXCLUSIVE: It looked good there for just about any day but Mike Gyllenhaal’s deal to star inside the Albert Hughes-directed Motor City has veered off beam. Talks fell apart, over organizing, I hear. The actor preferred to push the dates and financier Dark Castle did not. They are putting together lists for the next actor to star inside the film just as one ex-military guy who's presented and sees his existence and lady removed with the theif. Gary Oldman and Amber Heard are actually occur the Chad St. John-scripted film.

New Cabin Within The Forest Trailer Arrives

Chris Hemsworth finds the fearWhat are we able to let you know about The Cabin Within The Forest without ruining much? Well, we are able to say it's co-written and directed by Cloverfield scribe Came Goddard, with writing and creating the help of his old Buffy boss, Avengers director Joss Whedon. It is a fresh take a look at horror conventions and, indeed, there is a new trailer online via FEARnet. But when you are really searching to prevent knowing an excessive amount of, you might like to cure it.Nevertheless around? Brave souls! Anyhoo, Cabin stars Chris Hemsworth, Fran Kranz, Kristen Connolly and much more as several youthful types who mind to go to the titular cabin within the equally titular forest. They are cautioned they may not wish to risk it, but, being figures inside a horror movie, they naturally proceed anyway. Signal screaming, running, bloodstream and... Well, we are really attempting to keep that one quiet so they won't ruin anything. That is annoying when you are attempting to talk about a movie.The brand new trailer does not add an excessive amount of towards the plot, but we are still concerned it could give more away than some need to know.Log cabin can get its large premiere in the SXSW Film Festival a few days ago. Fortunately, we do not have to wait too lengthy how to see the one thing, because it stalks into movie theaters on April 13. You heard right: Friday the thirteenth. Appropriate!

RTL Group net profit up 13.9%

BERLIN -- Increased business from international production activities and TV operations in the Netherlands helped boost revenue last year at pan-European broadcasting giant RTL Group. Europe's leading broadcaster posted a 4.2% increase in revenue to Euros5.76 billion ($7.6 billion), while net profit climbed 13.9% to $917 million. Higher revenue at London-based production arm FremantleMedia and RTL Nederland boosted RTL Group's overall performance. Driven by increased revenue in North America and the first-time full consolidation of recent acquisitions Radical Media and Canadian game developer Ludia, Fremantle reported revenue growth of 12.3%, with profit before interest, tax and amortization up 2.1% to $188 million. FremantleMedia distribs "Merlin," the hit German and Dutch daily soap "Good Times, Bad Times" and Australia's "Neighbours," as well as popular formats "Idols," "The Price Is Right" and "Got Talent." RTL Nederland scored its best ratings since 1997, capitalizing them into double-digit TV ad growth as earnings climbed 21.8% to $176 million for both TV and radio operations. The company described Europe's TV ad markets last year as a mixed bag: rather flat in Western Europe, with the exception of Belgium and the Netherlands, which were up, and lower ad revenue in Southern and Eastern Europe. RTL Group's other major profit centers in Germany and France continued to outperform local competition. RTL Deutschland saw a 4% drop in earnings to $695 million, reflecting the challenging German TV ad market and higher investments in programming, but nevertheless achieved its second-best result ever. With its flagship channel RTL Television reporting significantly higher ratings, thanks to hit shows like "House," "Alarm for Cobra 11" and "CSI: Miami," RTL Deutschland, which also comprises four other free-to-air channels, increased audience leadership over main rival ProSiebenSat.1 to 6.1 percentage points. In France, M6 was the only major French channel to increase its audience share year-on-year, while digital channel W9 reported significant growth, both in terms of ad revenue and ratings. M6 earnings were up 1.6% to $327 million. Outgoing RTL CEO Gerhard Zeiler said the group accomplished three major achievements last year: RTL's channels maintained or increased their strong audience share; the group succeeded in maintaining the high profitability achieved in 2010; and it fortified an international portfolio aimed at safeguarding its leading market positions and developing new businesses. To that end, RTL consolidated TV operations in the Netherlands, Hungary and Croatia, made new online acquisitions in Germany and the Netherlands, and exited Greece's troubled broadcasting market. "We see different developments in the various countries we operate in," Zeiler said. "Looking at January and February 2012, we can say that the negative development many had feared did not happen. Given the high volatility of the various TV advertising markets throughout Europe, and the very short-term bookings cycle, it is not possible to give full-year guidance at the moment. However, RTL Group has repeatedly demonstrated that it can operate successfully in very difficult economic environments." Contact Ed Meza at staff@variety.com

'Matilda' on the run

The Royal Shakespeare Customers are getting its hit musical to Broadway early next season. The Royal Shakespeare Company brings its large London hit "Matilda" to Broadway early next season, giving preemptive confirmation in the much-anticipated news while watching imminent start adult auditions for your Gotham version.RSC has not selected a u . s . states creating partner for your Rialto transfer it's expected the org determines a precise strategy inside the future.Using the Roald Dahl novel, in addition to-famous musical bowed this season within the RSC in Stratford-Upon-Avon right before the current West Finish transfer that began in October.Adaptation of "Matilda" features a book by Dennis Kelly with tunes by Tim Minchin. Matthew Warchus helms the show, of a book-loving youthful girl whose mysterious forces help her overcome a dastardly headmistress.London version is produced with the RSC with Andre Ptaszynski aboard as professional producer.With preliminary auditions for adult roles to begin later, the timeline for your Gotham version of "Matilda" would start to see the tuner land round the Rialto noisy . 2013.Theater, dates together with other particulars be set. Contact Gordon Cox at gordon.cox@variety.com

James Murdoch Out As News Worldwide Chief

NY, NY February 29, 2012 News Corporation today introduced that, following hisrelocation for the Companys headquarters in NY, James Murdoch, Deputy ChiefOperating Officer, has relinquished his position as Executive Chairman of NewsInternational, its Uk posting unit. Tom Mockridge, Boss of News Worldwide, continues within the publish and may account to News Corporation Leader andCOO Chase Carey. We're all grateful for James’ leadership at News Worldwide and across Asia and europe,wherever he's made lasting contributions for the group’s strategy in paid out digital content and itsefforts to boost and enhance governance programs, mentioned Rupert Murdoch, Chairman andChief Executive Officer, News Corporation. He's proven leadership and continuesto create great value at Star TV, Sky Deutschland, Sky Italia, and BSkyB. Since he hasmoved to NY, James is constantly on the visualize numerous essential corporateleadership mandates, with particular focus on important pay-TV companies and broaderinternational methods. I deeply appreciate the dedication of my many gifted co-employees at News Internationalwho work non-stop to determine everyone and am confident in regards to the tremendous momentumwe have accomplished beneath the leadership of my father and Tom Mockridge, mentioned JamesMurdoch. “With the effective launch in the Sun on Sunday and home based business practices inplace across all game game titles, News Worldwide is becoming in the strong position to build up its successesin the long run. As Deputy Chief Operating Officer, I anticipate growing my commitmentto News Companies worldwide television companies together with other key initiatives across theCompany.

Lisa Edelstein Will Not Return to House for Series Finale

Lisa Edelstein Sorry, Huddy fans: Lisa Edelstein will not be returning to House before the series checks out on May 21, TVLine.com reports. Edelstein, who played House's boss and love interest, Cuddy, left the Fox medical drama in May after seven seasons. Her departure followed an explosive - and critically panned - season finale which saw House drive into Cuddy's home months after their break-up. Edelstein's exit left the show with seemingly little hope of resolution for "Huddy," the nickname fans gave the will-they-or-won't-they couple. Lisa Edelstein on leaving House and her Good new role: "I just move on" House creator David Shore told TVGuide.com at the start of Season 8 that he had mulled the idea of Edelstein returning for a proper Cuddy send-off, but it was too soon to do so. "Down the road, that might be more appropriate. It didn't seem right now," he said. "Given that she was gone, we decided it was better to not just have her come back to leave again." Edelstein moved on quickly after the exit, joining The Good Wife for a multi-episode arc. "It's funny because not everybody knows that I left the show," she told TVGuide.com in October. "I get a lot of 'Congratulations! I'm so excited to watch the show again,' and I just don't say anything. I say thank you. They'll figure it out at some point. I just move on." Fox Schedule Upheaval: Bones moving to Mondays, Touch heads to Thursdays Fox announced Monday that the network would air a one-hour House retrospective before the series finale. A rep for the Fox series did not immediately respond to TVGuide.com's request for comment. Are you sad Edelstein won't be returning to House?

Trailer: Tiny Furniture + Sex and the City = Lena Dunham's GIRLS, Kinda

It's awfully simplistic to say so but with Lena Dunham's forthcoming HBO dramedy series GIRLS, which marks the latest milestone in her rapidly ascending career, the comparisons draw themselves -- comparisons to Dunham's own prior work and to all that's come before in attempting to mine the modern single female experience for insights and laughs in film and television. But whether you're a fan or a Dunham skeptic, it's worth taking a look at the show's first trailer to see for yourself what to expect from the developing filmmaker, especially with folks like Judd Apatow shepherding her post-Tiny Furniture. Dunham's career-starting indie pic Tiny Furniture (her sophomore feature) earned equal shares of praise and criticism upon release in 2010, but it unquestionably put her brand of wry, neurotic comedy on the radar and demonstrated Dunham's willingness to expose herself, warts and all, as a writer and performer. GIRLS, also set in NY and concerned with young women on the brink of figuring out their lives, very much expands on the Dunham brand but shows a marked maturity; Dunham stars in front of the camera in addition to writing and directing, and she's joined by three strong supporting actresses (Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke, Zosia Mamet) who flesh out the series' circle of twentysomething friends. The similarities to Sex and the City can be found, but they're also deliberate; characters fully acknowledge that they're of a generation weaned on SATC's fantasy, just one of the many pop references they cite as somewhat (painfully) self-aware NY transplants. Truth be told, I was sold after previewing the first three episodes, especially given where GIRLS falls in the vast range of female-slanted shows on the air of late; it debuts on HBO this April and bridges the gap between the current class of girl-oriented network fare and the more daring stuff found on cable these days, but also captures a range of interests and talent so innately of this generation. For example: The trailer below teases appearances by Chris Eigeman (Metropolitan) and Peter Scolari (Bosom Buddies)! What's more, an upcoming episode features a particularly juicy turn by Lonely Island's Jorma Taccone that I've been thinking about repeatedly since. This is TV (HBO's scheduled a 10-episode season to run) but more important than this or that format is the idea that Dunham's developing her voice as a storyteller in line with what we've seen previously. She's seemingly been given a considerable amount of rope to keep doing her thing (Apatow's involvement as a producer likely has something to do with that) and it should be interesting to watch as she keeps one foot in television and one in film. GIRLS debuts at SXSW next month and premieres April 15th on HBO.