Jennifer Contractor To Guest-Star round the Good Wife

Jennifer Contractor Jennifer Contractor, most broadly known on her behalf role as dirty-mouthed N Morgan on HBO's Dexter, will guest-star by having an episode in the Good Wife, TVGuide.com has confirmed. Although Contractor is renowned for Deb's creative usage of four-letter words, inside the Good Wife she'll play a soft-spoken college professor who's axed over her conservative religious and political values, according to E! Online, which first reported the casting. Her character will hire Alicia (Julianna Margulies) as well as the firm's recent hire Caitlin (Anna Camping) to represent her inside the suit and go facing Louis J. Canning (returning guest Michael J. Fox). Mega Buzz: A Glee showdown together with a Dexter dying "We loved Jennifer in Dexter which i was especially thrilled doing play this kind of different role: a committed believer who not swear once," designers and executive producers Robert and Michelle King told the web site. The episode is scheduled to air within the finish of year. Interesting to see: both shows air concurrently (9/8c) on Sunday nights, and CBS and Showtime are possessed using it . parent company. Contractor, who plays Michael C. Hall's sister round the serial-killer drama, was married for the actor in 2008, though they recently separated.

Furious 'Sons of Anarchy' Creator Tells DirecTV Viewers 'You're Getting F---ed Over'; Reveals Banned Script

Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter is not one to stay silent for very long and this time, he's making his opinions heard on the carriage fight between satellite cable provider DirecTV and the Fox Networks.our editor recommendsDirecTV Threatens to Pull Fox Networks Amid Carriage DisputeFX Renews 'Sons of Anarchy' for Fifth Season'Sons of Anarchy' Record Ratings Prompt Kurt Sutters Return to TwitterKurt Sutter Quits Twitter Days After Controversial Frank Darabont, 'Mad Men' Rant'The Walking Dead:' 'Sons of Anarchy's' Kurt Sutter Goes Off on Frank Darabont's Firing'Sons of Anarchy' Kurt Sutter Talks Emmy Snubs and Season 4 Late last week, DirecTV told Fox Networks that it will drop the channels Tuesday, Nov. 1 if the companies aren't able to come to an agreement in the ongoing carriage dispute. Later that day, Fox said that it had offered an extension but that DirecTV "informed us and their customers that unless we agree to their remainds, they 'will suspend our networks on Nov. 1.' " According to DirecTV, Fox Networks is seeking a 40 percent increase in its carriage fees. PHOTOS: Fall TV Death Pool: Which New Shows Will Be Axed? Sutter, whose Sons of Anarchy airs on FX and is in jeopardy of being pulled next week should an agreement not be made, revealed on Monday that he filmed a promo that he says "will air before Tuesday night's episode" of his show. The point, he says, "is to mobilize fans against DirecTV." But Sutter said that he "had to follow an FX legal script that felt like complete bullshit. I'm sure it will serve it's purpose, but I feel compelled to let SOA fans know what I WANTED to say." VIDEOS: 'Sons of Anarchy' Red Carpet Premiere Part of the script that Sutter claims he wasn't allowed to use, states, "Starting Nov. 1, DirecTV is pulling FX from your box. That means you'll miss the last five episodes of Sons this season. Perhaps five of the most critical episodes of the series. I know Fox has a horse in this race, but they're trying to negotiate in good faith. DirecTV is shutting down all conversation and using their customers as leverage. In the process, you're getting f---ed over. They're running ads with their corporate shill telling you how much 'they care about your business'; that dude's got one sincere hand on his heart while the other greases your unsuspecting backside. Because they're about to flip you over and f--- you up the ass till you bleed. ... Let 'em know they can't f--- with your Sons of Anarchy." VIDEOS: Emmy Roundtable: Drama Showrunners Sutter admitted that he is a cog in a much larger machine. "I am well aware that I am working for the right-handed smoking man," he wrote. "Truth is, every large entertainment company is an extension of some corporate behemoth. FX is no exception. The thing that keeps me there is that they care as much about creative process as they do their bottom line. That's not only rare, it's pretty much nonexistent everywhere else in Hollywood. That bubble is floated by [FX chief] John Landgraf. If it weren't for that guy, I'd be selling star maps and handjobs in front of the Motherlode." Fox's carriage agreement with DirecTV expired Sept. 30. Fox Networks includes FX, National Geographic Channel, 19 regional sports channels, Fox Movie Channel, Speed, Fuel TV, Fox Soccer and Fox Deportes. Fox broadcast stations and Fox News Channel are not involved in the negotiations. Fox and its parent company, News Corp., were involved in a dispute with Cablevision last year and Fox channels were blacked out on Dish Network in October 2010 amid a dispute, during which Sutter called Dish "whores" on Twitter. Related Topics Sons of Anarchy Kurt Sutter

Fabio Viviani Is Finally Top Chef in the "Super Sexy" Chow Ciao

Fabio Viviani Fabio Viviani fielded his share of Tv program pitches the ultimate few years - including one with Bravo that never found fruition - nevertheless the forever quotable Top Chef alum finally grew to become an associate of forces with Yahoo!, not just a network, to create his Italian-cooking series Chow Ciao. "[While using previous TV pitches] I used to be kind of positioned on the area for doing content for your network rather than be myself," Viviani notifies TVGuide.com. "Once Yahoo! approached me, they just asked for me being me." The 3-to-5 minute episodes, part of Yahoo!'s new slate of online shows, go live every Monday and features Viviani showing his favorite dishes, which, clearly don't include burgers (or "boor-gers"). Uncover what else you could expect within the series, if Viviani will pop on top Chef again, and the way his beloved turtle does.Drop Preview: Get scoop inside your favorite returning showsHow did all this happen?Fabio Viviani: Yahoo! asked for me. They mentioned they'd the viewership as well as the means as well as the creative side to help [me] attend [my] best. Once I heard that there's somebody that was ready to showcase who I am and a few things i am about, this is where I made a decision to synergy. Honestly, the finish result, I really could Not more comfortable. I believe that it is good. That's me there.Perhaps you have such as this it absolutely was online, particularly with social media so large at this time around and you're simply an passionate tweeter yourself?Viviani: Yes. Besides [Yahoo!'s viewership], the main one factor I really like most likely probably the most relevant for this is the Internet will there be - 24/7/365. Without warning, when ready. TV is what's been a sizable deal up to now, but a platform like Yahoo! will most likely be what's ahead. This is actually the future and that we are starting the right way. People are busy and not everybody can sit before a tv from 8 to 9 or from 2 to 3 inside the mid-day. So using this method, we create content that's honest, easy and quick to get. You will see inside your apple apple iphone when you are riding a bus to go to work. And that means you receive the best of both cell phone industry's because the show is really well shot - it is the standard you'd find on any network or Tv program with the advantage of being on the internet.How involved are you currently presently with each episode?Viviani: I choose the recipe, I choose this content, I decide items to say. The phenomenal crew and production company appear with camera and so they ensure to improve whatever is me and show for you personally within the simplest possible way. We interact. I decide ninety five percent from the products to consider, which is probably the main reasons why I made a decision being here. Everything I have faith that and everything I really do is really because If only to and also, since For me it, not because I have to condition that being on tv. It's very truthful content driven by whoever does each show. ... I decide what direction to go, in what step, we determine that together. It is therefore not scripted [because "this is just what you will find here,Inch but it's scripted to date as how it will run lower, like "we first have that will help you chop this." This is when the assistance of producer can be found in play. They tell me the best way to organize my idea throughout my thoughts and the way making it look wonderful on camera.How perhaps you have choose the standard quality recipes?Viviani: Well, they found me and mentioned, "Give me an idea to complete?Inch I mentioned, "If only to create a proceed to basic principles, super sexy, easy to do, handful of elements that you can do any particular time.Inch They mentioned, "Great! Give to us 40 quality quality recipes and we'll pick 26, and 26 episodes is what's before us for the moment." We did something with sea food, fresh pasta, fundamental sauces. You probably know how it is said Cooking 101? I'd say that is Cooking 105. It's a little a lot more than 101, but it's really to basic principles.Top Chef's Fabio: "Everybody's a painful loser"Are you currently presently cooking burgers? They were your Achilles' heel on top Chef.Viviani: [Laughs] You understand? Maybe we'll for that finish, possibly an added bonus clip. However still cannot pronounce it. Look, essentially understood the best way to pronounce it, probably I'd do them. I can create a Panini and blow your socks off, but a hamburger, I'll stick with White-colored Castle and Five Males.You're close along with your grandmother. Simply how much did she influence these quality quality recipes?Viviani: one hundred percent from the standard quality recipes I can do result from my family members history, technique or passion. The initial episode had eggs [for just about any frittata] because eggs were the initial factor I mastered around. I had been elevated with my family members way below the poverty level being happy and also to possess some meat available. And then we had eggs each day because that was minimal costly factor we are in a position to have the ability to buy that was most likely probably the most healthy items you find. ... That was not just a happy in time my existence. Each day you take in eggs because of there being very little else? You want to escape from that situation as soon as you'll be able to. So that it made sense to produce that [the primary focus of] the initial episode. You've two restaurants, a cookbook, a collection, now you do Domino's ads too.Viviani: Yes, well, I'm Italian which i eat pizza! That's all there's in it. They asked for me [for] information on flavor and craft which i gave it on their behalf, which i eat it! I wouldn't synergy with somebody essentially didn't such as the things they are doing or I didn't eat [their product] myself ... As extended after i like a few things i do, this is the only goal in my opinion. Top Chef heads to Texas for Season 9Top Chef: Texas is premiering soon. Are you currently presently associated with this season whatsoever?Viviani: I'm not. You won't see me on Season 9. I didn't go back to evaluate or anything. I lost two occasions, therefore i think I'm finished with Top Chef, maybe. I am unsure. But you never know with Bravo. I like Bravo. It's a great cable [network]. If perhaps them the most effective for your approaching season. They deserve it. It's a great show. Now i'm on Chow Ciao. The good thing about that certain is always that A) I'm not getting began out because I'll never kick myself out and B) whatever I really do, I am the judge from this. Not Tom [Colicchio], not Padma [Lakshmi]. I like you, males, but sorry, ignore tasting my food! [Laughs] I am likely to be top chef each day here!How's your turtle doing?Viviani: She's fantastic! Once we are speaking, I have employees within my house building, like, a 3,000-gallon pond outdoors. I have got a lot of obligations for next season, so she cannot stay in the aquarium any more. I'm doing an outdoors pond with live sea food and plants and waterfall. It's a little turtle paradise. It'll be produced by spring. Now it's freezing to put the turtle out and I'd rather not leave her with influenza. It's probably 12 foot extended and 6- or 7-foot wide, and 4- or 5-foot deep. It's beautiful.Will she produce a cameo on Chow Ciao?Viviani: She may. You never know. She developed a cameo on top Chef already once i was walking her by helping cover their a leash, however it's freezing. I am unable to walk her out at this time around. ... The aquarium is, like, 400 gallons it's large. It can't do without anyone's understanding. For individuals who've a kitchen that could result in the background a 400-gallon aquarium, you handled to obtain already! You don't need a tv show! [Laughs]

Componen utilizes Stainton to use toon division

Vital is reducing to business while using animation division it introduced within this summer time, employing Disney vet David Stainton to use the in-house toon factory that preempted discussions with DreamWorks Animation over their distribution deal that expires next season. Studio expects to create one animated pic yearly starting in 2014. Within the Mouse House, Stainton rose to prexy of Wally Disney Features Animation. Within the new role, that can take effect now, Stainton will account to Adam Goodman, Leader in the Vital Film Group. "The wealth of 'Rango' this year aided us recognize our potential and capacity to produce wonderfully imaginative animated pictures with global appeal," mentioned Kaira Grey, Chairman & Boss of significant Pictures. "David can be a proven leader getting an extensive portfolio of expert knowledge in animation and family entertainment. He'll be considered a welcome addition to Adam's highly gifted team." Contact Justin Kroll at justin.kroll@variety.com

ROLL CALL: Sandra Bullock & Boy Louis Play Pirates!

First Released: October 10, 2011 12:22 PM EDT Credit: Off-shore Coast News La, Calif. -- Caption Sandra Bullock is spotted putting on a sailing hat as she takes her boy Louis to some sailing designed party in La on October 9, 2011Your Daily Dispatch of Celebrity Shenanigans A Household Of Pirates!: Sandra Bullock and boy Louis required cute to another level over the past weekend, once they attended mothering sunday party in La on Sunday. The actress and her child carried sailing gear for any swashbuckler-designed party. Browse the adorable pair, plus much more hot shots of Michelle Williams, Mike Gyllenhaal and Joe Jonas, HERE! Ryan Strips Lower: Ryan Reynolds Eco-friendly Lantern was met by mixed responses from fans and experts, however they might enjoy a few of the movies Blu-ray/DVD (being released on Friday) extra supplies, which showcase Ryans extensive stunt work mostly in the under garments. Take a look at a sneak look of Ryans assets, HERE! Real Average women Music Video Drops: Just in case you skipped it, The Actual Average women of recent Jerseys Melissa Gorga first showed the background music video on her first single, Displayed last evening on Bravos Watch What Goes On Live, and were less than sure things to model of this eco-friendly screen catastrophe! Browse the video which looks nearly the same as she managed to get around the boardwalk in Seaside Levels HERE! As well as take a look at a preview with this Sundays Real Average women reunion special allows hope all of the tables (and weaves) are bolted lower. Christina Rocks Out For MJ: Christina Aguilera introduced her vocal abilities over the Atlantic for that Michael Forever tribute concert in Cardiff, Wales, over the past weekend, but she seems to possess forgotten the relaxation of her outfit. Take a look at all of the Michael Jackson tribute action, HERE! -By Jesse Spero Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Pinewood reaches out to U.K. indies

Pinewoods sprawling lot in Buckinghamshire has long been home to Hollywood blockbusters like James Bond pics and 'Mamma Mia!' with a set built on the studios grounds. Now, Pinewood is taking an equity stake in four low-budget indie films per year.The 'Mamma Mia!' set. With the first two indie features rolling under its new production initiative, the U.K.'s historic Pinewood Studios is making good on its promise to invest in young British talent. In doing so, the studio is hoping to position itself as a standard-bearer for the entire British film industry, and not just as a home away from home for Hollywood blockbusters. The first film out was "A Fantastic Fear of Everything," a $4.8 million comedy starring Simon Pegg, co-directed by Chris Hopewell and rock star Crispian Mills, which shot this summer. Pinewood is co-financing with Indomina and Universal. The second, Omid Nooshin's $2.5 million train thriller "Last Passenger" starring Dougray Scott, is shooting. Pinewood is investing alongside the British Film Institute, a notable alliance between culture and industry. Despite Pinewood's iconic status, a gulf has long existed between its sprawling lot in leafy Buckinghamshire and the creative community of independent British filmmakers who ply their trade in and around central London's Soho district. Since it was founded by flour millionaire J. Arthur Rank in 1936, Pinewood has always stood for commerce rather than art, best known for the James Bond and "Carry On" franchises. In recent decades, it has prospered as an offshore haven for lavish Hollywood productions attracted by the U.K.'s tax breaks, talent and crews. One veteran producer with a foot in both camps has labelled this schism between the industrialized model and the cultural model of British filmmaking as the Soho-Pinewood Divide. But now Pinewood, which also owns nearby Shepperton, is looking to bridge the gap. In March, it announced a plan to invest in a handful of low-budget films each year from new British talent. "We want to make sure Pinewood isn't just perceived to be that big studio where they make the Bond films and the big American movies," says the group's commercial director, Nick Smith. "We've got to get more of an affinity with the younger generation of British filmmakers." Smith says current management, which took over the studio a decade ago from Rank, has long wanted to develop a much more intimate relationship with customers rather than just being known as a big facility. "We've had an appetite for first-time directors to be our customers, but we've not given them the tools to come and use our facilities." Pinewood initially experimented with ad hoc investments in Noel Clarke's "4.3.2.1" and Jordan Scott's "Cracks." The results were mixed -- Smith describes it as a learning experience -- but encouraging enough for the studio to announce its more formal production initiative in March. The plan is to invest in four films a year with budgets around $3 million-$4 million, providing a mix of facilities and cash for an equity stake. Pinewood received 100 scripts within a week of the announcement. True to the studio's history, Smith, who is working closely with producer Steve Norris to select the projects, is looking for commercial, not arthouse, fare, but is committed to taking a risk on first-timers. "We learned to have more discipline and more structure about the way packages are put together and the way you work with other investors" Smith says. Smith insists that the initiative isn't about filling spare capacity, but about building long-term relationships. In fact, Pinewood and Shepperton have been bursting at the seams this year, with even mega-budget projects such as "Prometheus," "Dark Shadows" and "Snow White and the Huntsman" complaining they can't get enough space. Both "A Fantastic Fear of Everything" and "Last Passenger" squeezed into Shepperton. "It's quite challenging, but we make every effort to satisfy the needs of absolutely everyone," Smith says. "The history of the British film industry is full of peaks and troughs, so we've got to prepare for the next trough by building our relationships with people coming up." The sums involved for Pinewood are small, but the symbolic and political value is significant. The press release announcing the production plan contained an approving quote from the U.K.'s Culture Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, which was a clear indication of Pinewood's larger agenda. The studio needs ministerial approval to OK its $320 million Project Pinewood expansion, whose planning application was initially blocked and is now being appealed. The final decision is expected some time in 2012. More broadly, Pinewood toppers are acutely aware that the studio's prosperity is dependent upon the British government's willingness to maintain its generous tax credit for incoming Hollywood productions. Execs are determined to show that Pinewood is not merely the passive recipient of the government's largesse, but that its success benefits British filmmaking as a whole. "We have a brand, we have a position in the U.K. film industry, and we're absolutely trying to step up to the plate," Smith says. "We have a genuine desire to help British directors and producers who are struggling to get their films made." n Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

'Men' still strong for CBS

'Two . 5 Males,' with Ashton Kutcher and Jon Cryer, has leaped early. 72 hours into its publish-Charlie Sheen existence, "two and a half Males" remains primetime's most broadly used comedy.Ashton Kutcher's debut since the new lead in the CBS sitcom Sept. 19 came an impressive 28.7 million audiences together with a ten.7 rating among grownups 18-49 -- amounts not seen regularly by any comedy since NBC's "Pals."The show predictably fell off over the following days (to twenty.5 million Sept. 26 and 17.7 million March. 3), nevertheless it used to be big enough to rule as TV's No. 1 entertainment series in demos for just about any third straight week -- and was nearly 40% above last year's third "Males" seg with Sheen.While it's unlikely the show will stay as of this higher level, it's clearly re-vitalized the entire Monday comedy block for CBS. In the fall when auds were clearly ready to laugh, the interest will be a large beneficiary right from the start.Close to the outlet evening of the year, CBS smartly used the anticipated huge tune-looking for "Males" at 9 p.m. to steer into new comedy "2 Broke Women," which came 19.4 million (together with a 7.1 demo rating) before settling into its regular 8:30 p.m. slot with two strong perfs that acquired it a quick full-season pickup. Vet "Generate An Earnings Met Your Mother" is on the really strong start at 8 (up about 30% versus. a year ago), and "Mike & Molly" is sturdy within the second season inside the publish-"Males" slot at 9:30 (up about 15%).Be much more handy not so great round the comedy front this be lured by CBS might be the performance of the new Thursday show "How to be a Gentleman," which has fumbled away nearly half of their substantial "The Big Bang Theory" lead-in.While Monday remains the signature CBS comedy evening since the occasions of "I Like Lucy," the web wish to expand its comedy presence from two to four comedies on Thursday, where NBC's considerably approved laffers are becoming a hard time creating a ratings dent beyond "Work.InchIn between your 4 Monday comedies, "Large Bang" and also on-the-bench vet "Rules of Engagement," the interest has six viable half-several hours to make use of. So when auds still stay updated for Kutcher on Monday anchor "Males," CBS might feel ready to dive headfirst into Thursday comedy next fall. Contact Ron Kissell at ron.kissell@variety.com

Werner Herzog To Experience One Shot's Villain

He'll not in favor of Cruise's Jack ReacherThe clock within our mind states it's the perfect time for an additional Jack Reacher casting story for just one Shot. The very first motion picture outing for Lee Child's hero, it's already got Tom Cruise starring and Christopher McQuarrie writing and pointing. However there's another director aboard: Werner Herzog will have the theif within the film, in news as strange because it is awesome.The cast already includes Robert Duvall, Rosamund Pike, David Oyelowo, Richard Jenkins, Alexia Fast and Jai Courtney, but it will likely be Herzog using the role of Zec, an old prisoner of war who plays a vital role in framework a sniper for five killings - a choice, we are speculating, he'll arrived at regret when Reacher will get involved.It's Herzog's initial role, but hey!If you are likely to go, go large. McQuarrie apparently requested him aboard consequently of lengthy fandom from the German auteur and current documentary king, and we are rather intrigued to determine what he is doing by using it. One Shot arrives in Feb 2013, which will probably be a really lengthy watch for Reacher fans, accustomed because they are to a single book each year. Remember, through the by, that Reacher creator Lee Child is going to be going to Empire Towers this Friday at 1pm to reply to the questions you have in webchat form.

The Actor-kaira Pitt: I Buy Paid out Stupid Money

First Launched: October 4, 2011 6:08 PM EDT Credit: Vanity Fair La, Calif. -- Caption The Actor-kaira Pitt round the November 2011 cover of Vanity FairJohnny Depp is very conscious of his earnings are absurdly huge. The silver screen celebrity opened up up up about his whopping earnings inside the November problem of Vanity Fair. Basically, if theyre prone to pay me the stupid money at this time around, Im prone to go. I have to, the actor told the mag. The 48-year-old actor mentioned hes Confident with his giant paydays because of his two children. I'm speaking about, it's not personally. Do you realize what i am saying? At this time around, its for the kids, he referred to. Its absurd, yeah, yeah. But ultimately can it be personally? No. No. Its for him or her. Then when it calls for getting upset a picture of Johnny, the actor in contrast the act with a sexual assault. You just appear like youre being raped in some manner. Raped. The whole factor, he told the mag. It feels as if a kind of weirdjust strange, guy Whenever there is a photo shoot or something like that like this such as this, its like you just feel dumb. Its so stupid. The heavens comments have formerly elevated eye eyebrows with RAINN, the Rape Abuse And Incest National Network. While photos can experience sometimes intrusive, being taken photos of in no way comes even close to rape a violent crime which affects another American every two minutes. RAINN welcomes the opportunity to talk to Mr. Depp and educate him in regards to the real existence encounters faced by children each day, and techniques they can use RAINN to help, Katherine Spend, the representative for RAINN, told Radar. Johnny will next be seen round the silver screen inside the Rum Diary on October 28. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.