Conrad Murray Will get Four-Year Sentence

First Released: November 29, 2011 1:17 PM EST Credit: Getty Images Caption Dr. Conrad Murray watches Alberto Alvarez, among Michael Jacksons guards, testify throughout his involuntary wrongful death trial in the La Superior Court in downtown La on September 29, 2011 La, Calif. -- The physician who had been charged within the overdose dying of Michael Jackson was sentenced towards the maximum 4 years imprisonment Tuesday inside a finale towards the tormented saga from the King of Pop. Dr. Conrad Murray sitting stoically together with his hands entered as Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor frequently chastised him for which he known as a terrible breach of trust while taking care of Jackson. Dr. Murray produced some conditions and grew to become involved with a cycle of horrible medicine, the judge stated. The concept of propofol for medicine madness, which violated his sworn obligation, for the money, fame prestige and whwatever else might have happened. Pastor stated probably the most disturbing facets of Murrays situation would be a slurred recording of Jackson retrieved in the doctors mobile phone. That tape recording was Dr. Murrays insurance plan, Pastor stated. It had been made to record his patient surreptitiously at this patients most vulnerable point. Michael Jacksons family told Pastor they weren't seeking revenge but want the physician who wiped out the celebrity to get a stiff sentence that works as a warning to opportunistic doctors. The Bible reminds us that males canrrrt do justice, they are able to only seek justice, the household stated inside a statement read by attorney John Panish. That's all we are able to request like a family, which is we request for here. The statement continued to express, We're not here to find revenge. There's nothing that you can do today which will bring Michael back. Murray was charged of involuntary wrongful death following a six-week trial that presented probably the most detailed account yet of Jacksons final hrs but left many questions regarding Murrays management of the celebrity by having an operating-room anesthetic because he fought chronic insomnia. Lead defense attorney Erectile dysfunction Chernoff outlined the achievements of Murray. I actually do question though as to the extent a legal court views the whole of the guys book of existence, instead of one chapter, he told the judge. The physician made the decision to not directly address a legal court. Chernoff again assaulted Michael Jackson, because he and the team frequently did throughout the doctors trial. Michael Jackson would be a drug seeker, Chernoff stated. Jacksons dying in June 2009 stunned the planet, as did the ensuing analysis that brought to Murray being billed in Feb 2010. Murray told detectives he'd been giving the singer nightly doses of propofol to assist him sleep because he ready for a number of comeback concerts. Propofol should be utilized in hospital configurations and it has never been approved for sleep remedies, yet Murray acknowledged passing on to Jackson then departing the area at the time the singer died. Murray rejected to testify throughout his trial but did choose to take part in a documentary by which he stated he didnt consider themself responsible for any crime and blamed Jackson for entrapping him into giving the propofol doses. His lawyers contended through the situation that Jackson should have given themself the fatal dose when Murray left the performers bedroom. Within their sentencing memorandum, prosecutors reported Murrays claims to advocate he get the maximum term. Additionally they want him to pay for restitution towards the performers three children - Prince, Paris and Blanket. Its unlikely that Murray will pay any substantial sum, such as the $1.8 million price of his funeral. He was deeply indebted when he decided to function as Jacksons personal physician for $150,000 per month, and also the singer died before Murray received anything. Prosecutors stated the connection of Jackson and Murray was corrupted by avarice. Murray left his practices for everyone as Jacksons physician and consider his well-being, but rather behaved being an worker serving the performers need to receive propofol to place him to rest, prosecutors stated. The defendant has displayed an entire insufficient remorse for leading to Michael Jacksons dying, prosecutors authored inside a filing a week ago. A whole lot worse than neglecting to accept the smallest degree of responsibility, (Murray) has placed blame on everybody else, such as the one individual no more here to protect themself, Michael Jackson. Murrays lawyers are depending largely on 34 letters from relatives, buddies and former patients to portray Murray inside a much softer light and win a lighter sentence. The letters and defense filings describe Murrays empathy like a physician, including accepting lower obligations from his mostly poor patients. There's no doubt the dying of his patient, Mr. Jackson, was unintended as well as an enormous tragedy for everybody affected, defense lawyers authored within their sentencing memo. Dr. Murray continues to be referred to like a transformed, grief-stricken guy, who walks around within pall of sadness since losing his patient, Mr. Jackson. Copyright 2011 through the Connected Press. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Robert Kennedy's Murder in L.A.: Defense Presents Evidence of Multiple Photography enthusiasts

Getty Images Director Simon West, presently shooting The Expendables 2, is at discussions to board Dust and Glory, an automobile racing movie being individually produced by Top Cat Media and Blue Star Entertainment.our editor recommendsStuntman Hurt in 'Expendables 2' Accident in Stable Condition PHOTOS: Lights, Camera, Accident! 20 Hollywood Stunts Gone Wrong With various novel by Evan Eco-friendly, the romance adventure project is positioned through the 1950s' Redex tests, which covered greater than 10,000 miles of the couple of of the very difficult racing terrain australia wide, otherwise the earth. Known to love a combination between Mad Max and Jewel in the Earth, the Robert Lewis Galinsky-written script follows your competition from a u . s . states hotshot plus an Australian legend Galinsky is creating with Elizabeth Howatt-Jackman and David Parker with the trio's Top Kat. Blue Star Entertainment's Jason Shuman and William Sherak may also be creating. Jib Polhemus of Simon West Productions will join Geoffrey Edelsten as executive producers. The producers are thinking about obtaining a summer season come from Australia and aspire to visit cast before year's finish. STORY: Arnold Schwarzenegger Shares Photos Within the 'Expendables 2' Set West, repped by CAA and attorney Craig Tyerman, counts movies for instance Disadvantage Air, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, as well as the recent Jason Statham-starrer The Car specialist as his credits. He's also concentrating on Thunder Run, a CG/hybrid Iraqi War movie that has Gerard Butler, Mike Worthington, and Matthew McConaughey attached. Email: Borys.Package@thr.com Twitter: @Borys_Package PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery Lights, Camera, Accident! 20 Hollywood Stunts Gone Wrong The Expendables

Casting Standout: 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'

Casting Standout: 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' By Dany Margolies November 28, 2011 Photo by Focus Features James Bond is glamorous, tech savvy, and catnip to women. George Smiley isn't. Created by John le Carr, this other iconic British spy is brilliant, talented, and deeply responsible, yet life has crushed him. He's now introverted, unprepossessing, and trying to disappear into late-middle-age retirement. And then, a young field agent learns the British intelligence service has a molea double agent working for the Sovietsand Smiley is suddenly and secretly called into active service.Le Carre's mesmerizing novel "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" (indeed, he wrote a series of Smiley novels) also birthed the BBC's 1979 miniseries starring Alec Guinness as Smiley. And those who thought the casting of those episodes could never be improved upon must think again. In this new version, under the stewardship of director Tomas Alfredson and casting director Jina Jay, the individual actors were flawlessly selected and integrate seamlessly together to create the denizens of Britain's CircusLe Carr's fictitious secret intelligence service that stands in for what is today known as MI6.To cast "Tinker Tailor," Jay first explored with Alfredson and producer Robyn Slovo the individual characters and their specific feelings. Then Jay came up with a shortlist of suggestions, accompanied, she says, by "discussions on my favorite ideas for the role." Of the start of casting, she says, " 'Tinker' was a blank canvas from top to bottom. No one was attached, and no one had any agenda other than creatively casting the best possible talent for each role and the best possible ensemble for the world of the story."Who better than Gary Oldman could create the unlikely hero? Oldman is the actor who can keep roiling emotions under tight wraps, who can make endlessly fascinating the stillness that forms the spine of the plodding George Smiley. Layer in that Smiley is quietly and deeply taking personally the betrayal of himself, of the Circus, and of the West, and Oldman again springs to mind to fit the intellectual and emotional bill.At Smiley's side every step of this journey is young Peter Guillamwho could grow up to be Bond but meanwhile learns at the foot of the taciturn master. The bright, cool cookie Guillam is assayed by Benedict Cumberbatch, who burns the screen with piercing intelligence and a touch of gentility, and who stands strong against the best of British acting vets. Oh, what vets! The translucent John Hurt plays the man known only as Controlthe ailing, pained, kicked-in-the-gut former head of the Circus. Mark Strong is menacingly strong indeed as British spy Jim Prideaux, physically and emotionally crippled by the mole's betrayal of him. The intensely masculine Ciarn Hinds is Roy Bland, the lumbering, workmanlike, chain-smoking head of the Eastern Bloc spies. Swedish star David Dencik is Toby Esterhase, the Hungarian expat turned British spy, the unwitting courier of the "little sealed packets" containing the information and the misinformation that found their way back to Moscow. Kathy Burke is Connie Sachs, former devoted head of Research, who spent her life collecting and memorizing data in the pre-computer days and who is now called upon to regurgitate facts about a certain Russian living in London. The multihyphenate, ridiculously capable Simon McBurney is Oliver Lacon, the beleaguered member of the Cabinet Office. Cherished for his comedic chops, Toby Jones is Percy Alleline, the blinkered new head of the Circus. Tom Hardy is the fearlessly swaggering Ricki Tarr, who first hears of the mole's existence from a Russian spy with whom Tarr trysts. Add in the dishy, gentlemanly Colin Firth to play blithe Bill Haydonthe golden boy of Oxford University days and of the Circus, the jolly jokester, handsome enough to tempt Smiley's wifeand the alchemy of the film's casting is complete.Jay says of her process for casting, "I read a screenplay and tend not to think of specific actors until after spending time with the director, listening to their interpretation of material and absorbing the world of the film they wish to make. Occasionally when I read material, my thoughts are dominated by a specific actor or actors, but until I fully appreciate what the director is trying to achieve, those initial responses may fall away." Of course Jay attends theater and cinema to observe actors, but, she says, "Watching plays and film feeds my brain: I love theater and cinema, and watching a beautiful production becomes a gift imprinted on my memory."To a certain extent, we started by talking about the actors whose work we most admired on film and onstage," Jay says of casting "Tinker Tailor." "It's an ensemble piece, so each and every actor not only needed to work for a specific role but also with each other. Tomas has this extraordinary facility to cut to the heart of an actor's souldistill the essential elements and what potentially makes them so unique onscreen. He searches for what has not been seen before, a new collaboration."Alfredson has said, "When Gary was suggested for the role, the reaction was 'Perfect!' Just look at this actor's career and how many characters he's played. Gary has all the star quality, yet he is also a chameleon; he doesn't have this voice that you would recognize through a wall."According to Jay, she, Alfredson, and Slovo discussed Oldman's work, as an actor and as a film directorOldman, after all, helmed (and wrote) "Nil by Mouth," which starred Burke and which probably enabled Oldman and Burke to spark the decades-long mutual admiration felt by Smiley and Sachs. Firth, says Jay, seemed the "immediate counterpoint" to Oldman's Smiley. As for the remaining roles, says Jay, "With each and every actor, Tomas and I worked closely together to build the Circus personnel. No one read for their part. Tomas simply viewed their previous work, and the 'interview' was simply a cup of tea with Tomas."Working on 'Tinker' with Tomas and Robyn was a joy, and I shall always feel blessed," says Jay. Because of the bleak story line, the experience of seeing "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" can't quite be described as a joy, but it can be described as a thrilling, simultaneously crushing and inspiring experience, helped immeasurably by the film's superb casting.Casting Director: Jina JayDirector: Tomas AlfredsonWriters: Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan, based on the novel by John le CarrStarring: Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, John Hurt, Toby Jones, Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ciarn Hinds, David Dencik, Kathy BurkeThe Pitch: The British secret intelligence service discovers it has for years been infiltrated by the Soviets through a double agent and calls upon the retired George Smiley (Oldman) to "do whatever is necessary" to identify him. To read Back Stage's complete coverage of Awards Season, please get our FREE SAG Nomination Committee Guide. Or follow all our daily coverage with Back Stage's new online Awards Season section. Casting Standout: 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' By Dany Margolies November 28, 2011 PHOTO CREDIT Focus Features James Bond is glamorous, tech savvy, and catnip to women. George Smiley isn't. Created by John le Carr, this other iconic British spy is brilliant, talented, and deeply responsible, yet life has crushed him. He's now introverted, unprepossessing, and trying to disappear into late-middle-age retirement. And then, a young field agent learns the British intelligence service has a molea double agent working for the Sovietsand Smiley is suddenly and secretly called into active service.Le Carre's mesmerizing novel "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" (indeed, he wrote a series of Smiley novels) also birthed the BBC's 1979 miniseries starring Alec Guinness as Smiley. And those who thought the casting of those episodes could never be improved upon must think again. In this new version, under the stewardship of director Tomas Alfredson and casting director Jina Jay, the individual actors were flawlessly selected and integrate seamlessly together to create the denizens of Britain's CircusLe Carr's fictitious secret intelligence service that stands in for what is today known as MI6.To cast "Tinker Tailor," Jay first explored with Alfredson and producer Robyn Slovo the individual characters and their specific feelings. Then Jay came up with a shortlist of suggestions, accompanied, she says, by "discussions on my favorite ideas for the role." Of the start of casting, she says, " 'Tinker' was a blank canvas from top to bottom. No one was attached, and no one had any agenda other than creatively casting the best possible talent for each role and the best possible ensemble for the world of the story."Who better than Gary Oldman could create the unlikely hero? Oldman is the actor who can keep roiling emotions under tight wraps, who can make endlessly fascinating the stillness that forms the spine of the plodding George Smiley. Layer in that Smiley is quietly and deeply taking personally the betrayal of himself, of the Circus, and of the West, and Oldman again springs to mind to fit the intellectual and emotional bill.At Smiley's side every step of this journey is young Peter Guillamwho could grow up to be Bond but meanwhile learns at the foot of the taciturn master. The bright, cool cookie Guillam is assayed by Benedict Cumberbatch, who burns the screen with piercing intelligence and a touch of gentility, and who stands strong against the best of British acting vets. Oh, what vets! The translucent John Hurt plays the man known only as Controlthe ailing, pained, kicked-in-the-gut former head of the Circus. Mark Strong is menacingly strong indeed as British spy Jim Prideaux, physically and emotionally crippled by the mole's betrayal of him. The intensely masculine Ciarn Hinds is Roy Bland, the lumbering, workmanlike, chain-smoking head of the Eastern Bloc spies. Swedish star David Dencik is Toby Esterhase, the Hungarian expat turned British spy, the unwitting courier of the "little sealed packets" containing the information and the misinformation that found their way back to Moscow. Kathy Burke is Connie Sachs, former devoted head of Research, who spent her life collecting and memorizing data in the pre-computer days and who is now called upon to regurgitate facts about a certain Russian living in London. The multihyphenate, ridiculously capable Simon McBurney is Oliver Lacon, the beleaguered member of the Cabinet Office. Cherished for his comedic chops, Toby Jones is Percy Alleline, the blinkered new head of the Circus. Tom Hardy is the fearlessly swaggering Ricki Tarr, who first hears of the mole's existence from a Russian spy with whom Tarr trysts. Add in the dishy, gentlemanly Colin Firth to play blithe Bill Haydonthe golden boy of Oxford University days and of the Circus, the jolly jokester, handsome enough to tempt Smiley's wifeand the alchemy of the film's casting is complete.Jay says of her process for casting, "I read a screenplay and tend not to think of specific actors until after spending time with the director, listening to their interpretation of material and absorbing the world of the film they wish to make. Occasionally when I read material, my thoughts are dominated by a specific actor or actors, but until I fully appreciate what the director is trying to achieve, those initial responses may fall away." Of course Jay attends theater and cinema to observe actors, but, she says, "Watching plays and film feeds my brain: I love theater and cinema, and watching a beautiful production becomes a gift imprinted on my memory."To a certain extent, we started by talking about the actors whose work we most admired on film and onstage," Jay says of casting "Tinker Tailor." "It's an ensemble piece, so each and every actor not only needed to work for a specific role but also with each other. Tomas has this extraordinary facility to cut to the heart of an actor's souldistill the essential elements and what potentially makes them so unique onscreen. He searches for what has not been seen before, a new collaboration."Alfredson has said, "When Gary was suggested for the role, the reaction was 'Perfect!' Just look at this actor's career and how many characters he's played. Gary has all the star quality, yet he is also a chameleon; he doesn't have this voice that you would recognize through a wall."According to Jay, she, Alfredson, and Slovo discussed Oldman's work, as an actor and as a film directorOldman, after all, helmed (and wrote) "Nil by Mouth," which starred Burke and which probably enabled Oldman and Burke to spark the decades-long mutual admiration felt by Smiley and Sachs. Firth, says Jay, seemed the "immediate counterpoint" to Oldman's Smiley. As for the remaining roles, says Jay, "With each and every actor, Tomas and I worked closely together to build the Circus personnel. No one read for their part. Tomas simply viewed their previous work, and the 'interview' was simply a cup of tea with Tomas."Working on 'Tinker' with Tomas and Robyn was a joy, and I shall always feel blessed," says Jay. Because of the bleak story line, the experience of seeing "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" can't quite be described as a joy, but it can be described as a thrilling, simultaneously crushing and inspiring experience, helped immeasurably by the film's superb casting.Casting Director: Jina JayDirector: Tomas AlfredsonWriters: Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan, based on the novel by John le CarrStarring: Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, John Hurt, Toby Jones, Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ciarn Hinds, David Dencik, Kathy BurkeThe Pitch: The British secret intelligence service discovers it has for years been infiltrated by the Soviets through a double agent and calls upon the retired George Smiley (Oldman) to "do whatever is necessary" to identify him. To read Back Stage's complete coverage of Awards Season, please get our FREE SAG Nomination Committee Guide. Or follow all our daily coverage with Back Stage's new online Awards Season section.

Stockard Channing Shrugs Off Discomfort Hitting Happens

First Released: November 26, 2011 5:19 PM EST Credit: Getty Images NY, N.Y. -- Caption Stockard Channing attends another Desert Metropolitan areas opening evening after party at Marriott Marquis in NY City on November 3, 2011Stockard Channing makes a fast some might say miraculous go back to Broadway. The 67-year-old Tony Award-champion carried out in Other Desert Metropolitan areas on Friday evening and intends to continue within the show despite going through arthroscopic surgery on her behalf right knee under the other day. Channing felt her knee collapse backstage following the November. 18 show and skipped seven performances. She intends to perform in Saturday nights show and Sundays matinee. An understudy carried out Saturdays matinee and is going to do Wednesdays matinee. The Jon Robin Baitz play, in regards to a dysfunctional family wrestling having a deep secret, opened up November. 3. Within an interview Friday before her return, Channing stated: This really is maybe stupid. I have no idea. But when it does not inflate or get painful, Im doing the best factor. Copyright 2011 through the Connected Press. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Occupy Wall Street: News Organizations Complain About Police Treatment

NY - About a dozen news organizations here have lodged complaints about the NY Police Department's treatment of journalists covering the Occupy Wall Street movement, the NY Times reported. Last week, in a surprise overnight move, police cleared out Zuccotti Park in downtown Manhattan where Occupy Wall Street protesters had been camped out for about two months. Journalists trying to cover the event were kept at a distance and some even arrested, according to reports. A letter sent Monday to the NYPD expressed concern and was signed by local stations WABC, WCBS and WNBC, Associated Press, The NY Post, Dow Jones & Co. and others, the Times said. The letter cited "numerous inappropriate, if not unconstitutional, actions and abuses" by the police against both "credentialed and non-credentialed journalists in the last few days," according to the Times. "Over the past few months we have tried to work with [the department commissioner of public information] to improve police-press relations," the letter added. "However, if anything, the police actions of last week have been more hostile to the press than any other event in recent memory." Separately, 10 press clubs, unions and other journalist groups, including the Deadline Club and the Newspaper Guild of NY, called for an investigation and announced the formation of a coalition to monitor police behavior, according to the Times. "We are determined to use any means needed to fight such censorship in the future," they said. Email: Georg.Szalai@thr.com Twitter: @georgszalai Related Topics Occupy

A 'Friday' Sequel With Ice Cube and Chris Tucker? Maybe, Says Tiny Lister

Get your lighters ready, there may be another 'Friday' in the works. Unfortunately, for 420 fans, the operative word here is "may." News a new 'Friday' sequel was first reported by TMZ, who spoke with Tiny Lister (a.k.a. the dude who played Debo) outside a Hollywood club on Tuesday night. Lister revealed that there have been talks with Ice Cube and Chris Tucker on possibly making a fourth 'Friday.' Meanwhile, on Wednesday, Deadline reported that New Line has had discussions with Cube regarding another movie. Perhaps they need to start hanging out at the same clubs as Lister. So! There maybe possibly could be another 'Friday.' Your friendly Moviefone editors loved the first one (and the second one is fun), but: does anyone really want 'Friday 4'? The last time Chris Tucker played Smokey, he was 23; that was 16 years ago. Maybe in this one he'd play a dad trying to get his kids to stop smoking? Or maybe Smokey's in jail now and Ice Cube is forced to bust him out, only to find Debo working as the prison guard. We smell marijuana two potential plots! [via TMZ and Deadline] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Was CBS News Impeding Bachmann Wanted Or Becoming Realistic About Her Candidacy?

CBS News is denying the charge flattened by GOP presidential candidate Bachmann Wanted’s campaign the network shown anti-conservative prejudice yesterday. At problem can be a private email about coverage plans for last evening’s CBS News/National Journal debate.Correspondent JohnDickerson improperly cc’ed a Bachmann representative within the a reaction to an e-mail from politics producer Caroline Horn, as well as the congresswomanposted theexchange on Facebook. Within it, Dickerson advised the network not to firmly buy meeting with Bachmann “in the hopes that individuals will get someone else” because “she’s not receiving many questions and he or she’s nearly in the charts.” To Bachmann campaign manager Keith Nahigian, that’s “concrete evidence verifying what every conservative already knows — the liberal mainstream media elites are modifying the Republican debates by deliberately controlling our conservative message and restricting Michele’s questions.” But a CBS representative states that’s not the situation: “It will be a candid exchange about view of the circumstances — Bachmann remains at 4% inside the polls.” Bachmann wasn’t really the only candidate upset with CBS News: Ron Paul’s National Campaign Chairman Jesse Bentonslammed the network just for giving Paul 90 seconds of speaking time through the hour. CBS News, inside their arrogance, may think they could select the next leader,” he mentioned. “Fortunately, individuals of Iowa, Nh, and across America achieve election and not the media elites. Lest anybody forget, CBS News has went afoul in the GOP throughout presidential racesbefore. Republicansaccused Katie Couric ofsandbaggingVP candidate Sarah Palin with people infamous interviews in the last election cycle, andfelt Serta Rather did the identical to Leader George W Bushin the 2004 election by usingunverified documentsto question the re-election candidate’s National Guard service.

Russell Brand to Star in and convey Comedy 'The Leader Stole My Girlfriend' (Exclusive)

Russell Brand is installed on star in and convey The Best Choice Stole My Girlfriend, a comedy project Warner Bros. just acquired from author Matt Portenoy.our editor recommendsRussell Brand Pranks Fans Over Canadian Customs FracasRussell Brand Attracted on as Rosie O'Donnell's First Guest on 'The Rosie Show' Creating with Brand is his High quality Films partner Nik Linnen, using the organization'sBeau Bauman professional creating. Girlfriend came from the organization andmarks the initial project setup by Logo design and the recently-produced Warners-based banner. PHOTOS: Modern Film and television Comics "In this particular movie, the best choice steals the girlfriend from the sexy hippie-me, clearly," Brand notifies The Hollywood Reporter. "It absolutely was inspired with the evening I naively requested [Warners leader] Rob Robinov for supper.In . STORY: Russell Brand Accepts Guy of year Honors From Friendly Group The project might be the first buy for Portenoy, who did a very-received rewrite round the in-development remake of Porky's. More youthful crowd written a segment for Movie 43, a Peter Farrelly-produced Relativity comedy anthology his segment stars Emma Stone and was directed by Griffin Dunne. Portenoy is repped by WME, Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment and attorney Make the most of Szymanski. Brand, who starred for Warners in this particular year's Arthur remake, will next are available in New Line's all-star feature adaptation of Rock old range which is set to star opposite Julianne Hough in Juno author Diablo Cody's untitled directorial debut. Email: Borys.Package@thr.com Twitter: @Borys_Package Related Subjects

Max Irons: 'The Host,' Stephenie Meyer's Post-'Twilight' Alien Novel Adaptation, Finds Male Co-Lead

You might not care about 'The Host' at the moment, but that will likely change after 'Breaking Dawn' shuffles off next November. The alien-infused love-triangle drama is 'Twilight' author Stephenie Meyer's follow-up to the mega YA franchise, and it's casting up with its own versions of Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner. Just days after it was revealed that Jake Abel was a frontrunner for the role of Ian comes word that Max Irons, Jeremy Irons's son, is in the driver's seat for Jared, the boyfriend of lead character Mel (Saoirse Ronan). Now, the question remains: Which one of these guys is the new RPattz? [via Deadline] [Photo: Getty] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Brett Ratner's Oscars Departure: Five Other Things He Should Apologize For

After a torrential downpour of indefensible comments, Brett Ratner apologized and stepped down as the producer of the 2012 Academy Awards telecast. In his official apology, the director went on to explain that he understands that his behavior has been inappropriate and that he is making strides to change his behavior in the future. Ratner's apology is a step in the right direction. But here at Movies Blog, we'd like to see the "Tower Heist" filmmaker go the extra mile and apologize for a few other things he forgot to check off his list of offenses. 1. Directing "X-Men: The Last Stand" Even the kindest fan of the series won't argue when putting down the last entry in the modern day X-Men movies. They killed Cyclops. I don't know how I can make this any clearer. They killed Cyclops off-screen. It was a travesty and something that Ratner never personally apologized for. There's no statute of limitations on cinematic mea culpas, good sir. 2. Appearing In NY Film Academy Commercials Kids, it might be best not to take advice from Brett Ratner, especially when it comes to choosing an institution of higher education. Ratner appeared in commercials promoting the for-profit film school and the education students receive there. You don't have to look too far on the internet to find out what industry insiders think of the NY Film Academy. 3. Chris Tucker Yes, there was a time and a place for Chris Tucker. It was called "Friday." After that, you have Brett Ratner continually hiring the man to scream lines at the camera. The third entry was text book dead horse beating, and it took Ratner convincing Tucker to come out of retirement to get it made. 4. His "Entourage" Cameo In the episode where Drama attempts to convince the director to let him appear in "Rush Hour 3," Ratner shows up as himself at his own party, stocked with a bevy of bikini-clad women around the pool. The dialogue panders to Ratner's directorial "accomplishments," and the exaggerated version of Ratner turned out to be not that far off. 5. Producing "Skyline" Did you see it? Because it's awful. What else should Brett Ratner apologize for? Let us know in the comments below and on Twitter!

Princes William, Harry, Daniel Radcliffe Family Emerge as News Corp. Surveillance Victims

LONDON - Prince William, Prince Harryand Daniel Radcliffewere among scores of individuals who were the subject of covert investigation by the News of The World, a private investigator has told the BBC. Former policeman and surveillance expert Derek Webbhas shown the BBC's Newsnight program a dossier of 90 targets that he was hired to follow. Among them are the parents of Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe, the footballer Gary Lineker, Prince Harry's former girlfriend Chelsy Davy, the Attorney General Lord Goldsmithand many others. PHOTOS: News of the World's Top 10 Scandals Webb, who has told the BBC that he worked for the News of The World for eight years, has come forward because he believes he is owed bonus and loyalty payments by the paper, which was closed in July. "II got calls from numerous journalists on the news desk," Webb told BBC reporter Richard Watson. "I was working for them extensively on many jobs throughout that time. I never knew when I was going to be required." Yesterday Webb told Newsnighthow he had been hired to conduct covert surveillance on two lawyers who were acting for phone-hacking victims. He said he had followed Mark Lewis, the lawyer representing the family of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler, and had followed his ex-wife and daughter. He also said that he had followed Mishcon de Reya lawyer Charlotte Harris, who won a seven-figure payout for hacking victim and celebrity agent Max Clifford. STORY: Longtime News Corp. Human Resources Exec Stepping Down News International has yet to respond to the latest allegations, but yesterday confirmed that both Lewis and Harris had been targets of surveillance ordered by the News of The World. "While surveillance is not illegal, it was clearly deeply inappropriate in these circumstances. This action is not condoned by any current executive at the company," a spokesman for News International said. The revelations will make for yet more uncomfortable questioning for James Murdoch, the BSkyB chairman and News Corp. deputy COO, who will answer more questions on phone-hacking and the culture of apparently widespread illegal behavior at The News of The World. Related Topics News Corp. News of the World Phone Hacking Scandal