PIC: Steely-Faced Cop Ernest Gordon-Levitt round the Number of The Dark Dark evening Increases

It’s been a while since we introduced the most recent set shenanigans from Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Dark evening Increases we’ve seen a great deal spoilery action spy footage, why ruin the mystique? Oh, that’s right. Because we are obsessed. Good, good. Continue. Here’s a picture of Ernest Gordon-Levitt on occur New you are able to city (while not at Occupy Wall Street) as Gotham copper John Blake, in uniform. You’re welcome. Stay for further Halloween Monday Buzz Break! [THR photo credit: Wenn.com] There's been many remembrances of Jobs since his passing, but this eulogy put together by his sister, Mona Simpson, will allow you to get all blocked and inspired concurrently. [NYT] The Actor-kaira Pitt’s latest film, The Rum Diary, made just $5 million last weekend. Less than stupid money. Were audience people too old, or else gonzo enough, to know the Hunter S. Thompson stylings? [THR] Now Anthony LaPaglia is joining the cast of Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained! He’ll play a greedy Australian. [Deadline] Universal’s new would-be Wolfman reboot has began filming, and frequently goes to DVD/Blu-ray before Halloween 2012. Here’s the synopsis: A monstrous creature terrorizes a 19th C European village by moonlight together with a young guy struggles to guard his family people from an unspeakable scourge in Untitled Werewolf Thriller, Universal Art galleries’ all-new addition towards the time-honored legacy of supernatural thrillers. Throughout his studies while using local physician (Stephen Rea), Daniel (Guy Wilson) witnesses the terrible results of werewolf attacks. Watching since the animal’s fearsome status draws bounty potential predators, thrill people and charlatans for the small town, Daniel wants destroying the callous predator. When a mysterious stranger (Erection dysfunction Quinn) and also the team of skilled werewolf potential predators (Stephen Bauer, Adam Croasdell) arrive to pursue the monster, he proposes to join them, despite his mother’s (Nia Peeples) protests. Nevertheless it soon becomes apparent this creature is much more effective, smarter plus much more dangerous than anything they have faced before. As casualties mount and villagers see their neighbors transformed into ravening monsters, the townsfolk occupy arms against each other to get the true identity in the werewolf. One of the hysteria, Daniel begins to suspect he’s closer to his target than he ever imagined. [News release]

Anthony Marcoly Named Mind of Vital Worldwide Theatrical

There have been more changes at Vital on Thursday because it named former Disney executive Anthony Marcoly leader of Worldwide--Theatrical. His hire may come as the studio consolidates its worldwide procedures in La, where Marcoly depends.our editor recommendsThe Condition from the Studio Deals: Who's Doing What WhereDavid Stainton Drawn on to operate Vital Animation Marcoly, who walked lower as leader of Disney Worldwide this past year, works the broadly respected Andrew Cripps. Cripps, who's British, relies working in london. Recently, Vital introduced it had been streamlining its home theatre, digital and film procedures, paticularly in the region of distribution and marketing. On Thursday, roughly 120 studio positions were removed worldwide as Vital implemeted individuals changes. The London office is going to be significantly scaly back, as the Latin American regional office in Rio is going to be closed. All in all, 40 worldwide tasks are being elimiated. STORY: The Condition from the Studio Deals: Who's Doing What Where Within the U.S., 80 positions are now being removed across various divisions. "We're undertaking this reorganization to best adjust to the worldwide evolution within the movie business," stated Vital chairman & Boss Kaira Gray. "We're grateful to Andrew for those he's completed to allow us to build Vital Worldwide, and that we anticipate Anthony joining we and getting his extensive worldwide experience to deal with for the pictures." Marcoly -- who spent 26 years at Disney -- will oversee Vital Worldwide's distribution, finance and procedures, and can report straight to Vital vice chairman Take advantage of Moore. The duo understood one another well when both working at Disney. EXCLUSIVE: Vital Taps Hot Author to evolve 'Forgotten' for Hailee Steinfeld to Star "This ought to be as simple a transtion as there's," Moore stated. "I'd the pleasure of dealing with Anthony at Disney. He's very gifted and that we're all excited to possess him join we.Inch Marcoly formally joins Vital in the finish from the month, with all of country managers confirming to him. Formerly, Cripps' team working in london oversaw worldwide marketing now, all global theatrical marketing is going to be overseen by lately marketed chief marketing officer Josh Greenstein. The general adjusting is made to take advantage of Paramount's strong box office performance and let the studio to completely capture growth possibilities within the changing global entertainment market. As also introduced in September, the recently created Home Media Distribution division will consolidate home theatre, digital certification and tv certification activities worldwide right into a single organization brought by Dennis Maguire. Hal Richardson will assume the brand new role of Leader, Home Media Distribution Amy Reinhard will end up EVP Gm of Domestic Home Media Distribution and Wendy Ferren will end up EVP Gm of Worldwide Home Media Distribution. They'll be accountable for managing sales, marketing and procedures within their particular geographic areas. Related Subjects Vital Pictures

The Doyle & Debbie Show

Jenny Littleton joins Bruce Arnston to celebrate and satirize country music in the pleasurably ridiculous The Doyle & Debbie Show. Lonesome Road Prods. in association with Jim Jensen and Lisselan Prods. presents a musical in one act created by Bruce Arnston.Doyle - Bruce Arnston Debbie - Jenny Littleton Buddy - Matthew CarltonWhat "A Mighty Wind" did for folk music and "Altar Boyz" did for boy bands, "The Doyle & Debbie Show" does for country music duos. Celebrating and satirizing country music's oh-so-spoofable conventions and celebrities, the show has been playing one night a week in Nashville for years and now seeks a sit-down run in Chicago. It will likely take some effort to find its potentially broad audience in this notably "blue" and jazzy town, but here's wishing the well-performed, pleasurably ridiculous piece much success, and Doyle much luck on his continued recovery. The show features the fictional re-emergence of Doyle Mayfield (writer-composer Bruce Arnston), a once-successful songwriter and star giving his comeback concert after at least a decade of alcoholism and other much-referred-to but mysterious down-lowness. He performs, as always, with Debbie (Jenny Littleton), although this time she's his "third Debbie," a single mother he found performing at a VFW facility. We don't know what became of his "second Debbie," except that she was also his third wife, the marriage didn't end well, and we all must have read about it those many years ago. Arnston, who wrote songs for and performed in the "Ernest" pics, makes Doyle a perfectly recognizable character and plays Doyle's cluelessness of his own misogyny with the same perfect pitch as his singing. Even his red suit boasts two silhouettes on the pockets that look like advertisements for a stripper club. But the raison d'etre of the piece is Arnston's spot-on songs. In many cases, the titles alone are enough to make you giggle: "Whine Whine Twang Twang," "When You're Screwing Other Women (Think of Me)," "I Ain't No Homo (But Man You Sure Look Good to Me)." Arnston and Littleton deliver these with such polish and emotional sincerity that you find yourself tapping your feet while you laugh. The show has room for growth, particular outside of its Nashville home, where it's performed at a well-known Bluegrass venue. It's easy to imagine that context adding a helpful atmosphere that set designer Kevin Depinet can't quite re-create in the Royal George's personality-less "cabaret" space, despite the effort of covering the walls with posters. And the piece could use more depth in the Doyle-Debbie relationship and the plotting -- the third person onstage, Doyle's buddy Buddy (Matthew Carlton), suggests at the start that we don't offer Doyle a drink, so you barely need to wonder what Doyle will ultimately pull out during the concert's "intermission" (the characters get one; the audience doesn't). The story's apparent climax comes off as too episodically detached -- it's another funny bit, but not the funniest. Then again, if the worst you can say about a show is that it's funny throughout and has trouble topping itself, that should hardly be considered a weakness. Musical Numbers: "Grandma Flickertail," "Whine Whine Twang Twang," "When You're Screwing Other Women (Think of Me)," "Stock Car Love," "Barefoot and Pregnant," "I Ain't No Homo (But Man You Sure Look Good to Me)," "Be Still My Heart," "Blue Stretch Pants," "ABC's of Love," "Medley," "For the Children," "Snowbanks of Life," "Daddy's Hair," "Laura Lee," "Harlequin Romance," "Fat Women in Trailers."Set, Kevin Depinet; costumes, Annie Freeman; lighting, Keith Parham; sound, Rob Milburn, Michael Bodeen; production stage manager, Cathryn Bulicek. Opened Oct. 17, 2011, reviewed Oct. 23. Running time: 1 HOUR, 30 MIN. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

NBC Temporarily Stops Production on Upcoming Drama Awake

Jason Isaacs NBC has temporarily halted production on its midseason supernatural drama Awake to allow extra time to work on the scripts, Vulture reports. The series stars Jason Isaacs as a man who - after a car accident - lives in two very different realities: One where his wife died in the accident but his son survived, and the other where his son didn't survive but his wife lived. ER alum Laura Innes joins Awake Awake, executive-produced by Lone Star's Kyle Killen and 24's Howard Gordon, has completed production on six episodes. The hiatus will last approximately four weeks. "We've got [six] scripts and episodes we're very proud of, but we felt the show would benefit from having more time to plot out where we're going," Gordon told the site. "It's a very complex show, and since we weren't under any gun in terms of delivering episodes by a deadline, we asked for [the hiatus]." Gordon acknowledged "there's a narrow margin for error" because of the complicated narrative, but also said he thinks the break is a "measure of faith in us" from NBC. Awake will debut sometime next year on NBC.

9 Pro Tips For Breaking Into Visual Effects From Jurassic Park's VFX Pioneers

If there’s anyone who knows about breaking barriers in the visual effects industry, it’s Dennis Muren, Phil Tippett and John Rosengrant, whose computer-generated dinosaur effects on Jurassic Park forever changed the FX landscape, earned them Academy Awards and famously caused George Lucas to tear up with joy. But their work pioneering new technologies did not begin or end with Steven Spielberg’s 1993 classic. The artists have worked on some of Hollywood’s most technologically innovative titles including Star Wars, E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, Predator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, A.I. Artificial Intelligence and Avatar. While together last month to promote the Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy (available today), Movieline picked the brains of the VFX legends to get nine pro tips for breaking into the visual effects biz. 1. Learn about the filmmaking process from a director’s perspective. This means make your own movies! Muren: “Study art, photography, nature because you want to have ideas for full shots in your head. Not parts of shots but the whole finished thing, even though you may not be [responsible] for all of that. You want to understand to the filmmaking process from the point of view of the director — even if you want to do special effects.” Tippett: “I would encourage that — an art and film history background. And there’s no excuse for not making your own movie. You’ll learn so much if you just come up with a little story that has a beginning, middle and an end. If you commit to doing it, you’ll learn so much more by doing that than most people going to school.” 2. Listen to the voices in your head. Tippett: “If you make your own film, it really helps that you know what a cut means. A cut is very important to know because it helps structure things. The sounds, too. When we started on Jurassic Park, I spent a week or so with [sound designer] Gary Rydstrom because it was very important for Steven to have the voices for the characters. That was very helpful to inform our performances. Once you have the voices in your head, then you can work to the voices. That knowledge is essential.” 3. Understand how VFX fit into the storytelling process. Rosengrant: “Recognize that we help tell a story and that’s what’s most important first. Understand that our role is to maybe embellish that story and make it more interesting. But know how you fit into telling that story because it’s very collaborative.” 4. Don’t just imitate your visual effects heroes. Dare to be original. Rosengrant: “I see people trying to get into effects who are trying to copy something instead of understanding the real anatomy of the art. All of this comes into play. I think that’s what makes Jurassic Park work.” 5. Think of your best friend as your worst enemy . Muren: “Your best friend is your enemy when it comes to breaking into the industry. I think it’s a very competitive time now, with film schools churning out so many effects people, that you’ve got to be better than your best friend.” Tippett: “They could be thinking the same thing about you — that ‘I have to be better than you are.’ Just strive for the best. Tenacity. Don’t give up. Keep plugging away at it. Find out if you’re good at it. You may not be good at it.” 6. Rest assured that visual effects is now a viable career option. Muren: “When we were starting out, there was no visual effects career. There were maybe 20 people in all of L.A. and maybe the world who did visual effects. They would hire people from different unions to sort of flesh out something.These guys were old-time expert guys that really didn’t know anything like we do because they did it so seldom. It’s amazing now that it’s actually a business and you can look at it as a job.” 7. Don’t listen to the job entry horror stories — there are visual effects pros out there who want to nurture (and not just torture) up-and-comers. Tippett: “It depends on where you start out. Most of us try to be good to the people just starting out. You don’t want to burn out artists. You want to encourage them.” Muren: “I hear a lot about that, too. That it’s really going on and [companies] are really taking advantage of it because there are so many people that want to do it. That’s unfortunate and I hope it doesn’t happen often.” 8. Don’t be surprised when the visual effects industry is not as glamorous as you imagined. Tippett: “I think one of the more bitter pills to swallow is the intensity [of VFX]. Because you think it’s one thing and it’s cool and sexy and it’s fun. Then you sit down and look at the dailies and someone says, ‘That’s wrong, that’s wrong and that’s wrong. Fix that, fix that.’ It’s just like [mimes choking someone.] Someone tells you, ‘Just fix it. I’ll see you tomorrow.’ It’s not like what people imagine.” 9. Get ready to continually adapt. Rosengrant: “[The new visual effects guys] are jumping onboard now after so many years of things evolving. We think back 18 years ago with Jurassic Park; during that 18 year period, things have been moving like a freight train. So when you get on that freight train now, you’ve got to have all of this other knowledge behind you. Study what went on in the past but get ready for a train ride.” Bonus: Exercise tenacity and passion. Tippett: “If someone tells you not to do it and you do it anyway, that’s a good sign. Because it’s going to take that tenacity. […] We were all obsessed [when we started out] too. It wasn’t a career ‘choice.’ It was like, you can shoot me or I can do special effects.” Follow Julie Miller on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.

'The Avengers' Wasn't Shot with an apple iphone

Great news or not so good news, based on your emotions about film technology: cinematographer Seamus McGarvey states he didn't really shoot servings of 'The Avengers' on his apple iphone. "I had been speaking about how exactly rising filmmakers get access to an entire selection of technology which expand our options as filmmakers," McGarvey told THR concerning the interview he did with Irish Film and tv Network. "I pointed out the apple iphone and also the Canon 5d Mk2 were products presently utilized on many Hollywood productions. I made use of canon's on some shots on Marvel's 'The Avengers' movie. Regrettably, it was edited to see which i shot a few of the film using the apple iphone. This isn't true." McGarvey was cited through the publication as saying he not just shot moments for that Joss Whedon-directed film on his smartphone, but the moments were within the trailer. "On 'The Avengers,' Used to do a few shots around the apple iphone and they're within the movie. Actually, they're within the trailer! I realize that sometimes there's no choice and you've got to choose the least expensive option, but when you're limited for choice, you are able to still make poignant choices which will effect the feel of the film," IFTN apparently misquoted him as saying. Disney also confirmed that none of 'The Avengers' was shot with an apple iphone. Alas. Fingers entered that Whedon's double secret probation project was? [via THR/Warmth Vision] [Photo: Vital] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED

Catherine Tate Reprising Her Role around the Office

Catherine Tate, Work Catherine Tate is coming back to work, NBC introduced Friday. The British actress, whose credits include Physician Who and Gulliver's Travels, will reprise her role as Nellie Bertram, among the candidates who questioned to exchange Michael Scott (Steve Carell) at Dunder Mifflin last season. Tate can look with the other half of year when Chairman from the Board Jo Bennett (Kathy Bates, who'll not appear) employs Nellie like a special projects manager employed by the organization office. Browse the relaxation of present day news "Catherine is hysterical. We introduced her briefly in last season's finale and understood she needed to take part in the show in some way," executive producer Paul Lieberstein stated inside a statement. "Her relationship with Robert California (James Spader) is going to be not even close to professional. We are thrilled that she's joining the cast." Work airs Thursdays at 9/8c on NBC.

Waterman Entertainment nabs 'Until Tuesday'

Waterman Entertainment has fetched film rights to canine drama "Until Tuesday," written by former Army Captain Luis Carlos Montalvn, and tapped Patrick Sheane Duncan to adapt.Waterman Entertainment announced the deal Monday and said it plans to start production next summer.Story centers on Montalvn, who logged two tours of duty in Iraq, dealing with the pressures of his physical wounds, traumatic brain injury, and crippling post-traumatic stress disorder until meeting Tuesday, a golden retriever trained to assist the disabled. Tuesday had lived amongst prisoners and at a home for troubled boys, but found it difficult to trust in or connect with a human being until meeting Montalvo.Tucker Waterman, exec VP of Waterman Entertainment, said, "Service dogs have played a crucial role in the rehabilitation of many American soldiers, and this film will pay tribute to them as well as the soldiers who have sacrificed so much for our country."Duncan's scripting credits include "Courage Under Fire," "Mr. Holland's Opus" and "Vietnam War Story II."Waterman Entertainment was established in 1999 by Steve Waterman, who served as co-producer on "Casper" and exec producer on the "Stuart Little" pics and the "Alvin and the Chipmunks" franchise. Contact Dave McNary at dave.mcnary@variety.com

Chris Tucker Jokes About $11.5 Million IRS Debt

Chris Tucker has a sense of humor about his $11.5 million debt to the IRS -- which could cost him his $6 million Florida home.our editor recommendsChris Tucker in Talks for 'The Silver Linings Playbook'Chris Tucker's $6 Million Florida Home Faces Foreclosure "That's the last time I let Wesley Snipes help me out with my taxes," joked the Rush Hour star, 39, recently during a Miami stand-up comedy routine (via the Miami New Times). Snipes is currently serving a three-year prison sentence for not filing tax returns. PHOTOS: Hollywood's Biggest Real Estate Deals of the Week Of bill collectors, Tucker said, "They calling you acting like you owe them the money personally! I don't owe you s---! This is between me and the company!" Tucker quipped that he is so bad with money, he bought two homes next to each other and ended up going door-to-door asking himself if he could borrow a cup of sugar. The New Times says he got so wrapped up in talking about his financial troubles, he admitted he lost his train of thought -- before riffing on having to fly coach instead of first class these days. "You get in first, and they set you up with some champagne and shrimp, and you're all comfy and stuff, and what do they do? They let the coach people in and make you feel all guilty," he said. SunTrust Bank recently filed foreclosure papers on Tucker's 10,000-square-foot waterfront home, according to court documents first obtained by the Orlando Sentinel. Tucker signed a two-picture deal with New Line Cinema in 2005 for an estimated $40 million. Rush Hour 3 grossed more than $250 million globally. Related Topics Chris Tucker Rush Hour

Thesps warm-up for 'Pitch Perfect'

AmbudkarKellyUtkarsh Ambudkar and Brock Kelly have became a member of the cast of Gold Circle Films' romantic comedy "Pitch Perfect," which is written by Universal.Duo join Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Adam DeVine, Anna Camping, Digital rebel Wilson, Alexis Knapp, Skyler Astin and Hana Mae Lee within the Jason Moore-directed pic occur the field of collegiate a capella competitions.Ambudkar will have Jesse, a beat-boxing person in the audience Divisi that has a particularly dry spontaneity.Kelly will have Howie, the best choice of the popular fraternity on campus.Brownstone Prods. partners Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman are creating "Pitch Perfect," which scribe Kay Cannon modified from Mickey Rapkin's nonfiction tome.Ambudkar is really a founding person in the stylish-hop comedy troupe Freestyle Love Supreme who formerly co-starred alongside Kendrick in Jeffrey Blitz's 2007 pic "Brain Surgery.Inch Thesp's previous credits likewise incorporate the CW pilot "Danni Lowinski." He's repped by Gersh and manager Lou Viola.Kelly is better noted for his recurring role as youthful Dean Winchester around the CW's "Supernatural." His deal was brokered by manager Kevin McGinley of Rogues Gallery. Contact Shaun Sneider at shaun.sneider@variety.com