News Briefs

Lou Dobbs considers run for White House or U.S. Senate: report

Lynette Rice — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:35:01 +0000

Outgoing CNN television news host and commentator Lou Dobbs said on Thursday that, among other career possibilities, he is considering possible runs for the White House or U.S. Senate, according to Reuters. “Right now I feel exhilaration at the wide range of choices before me as to what I do next,” Dobbs said. The 64-year-old veteran

‘Doctor Who: End of Time’ to premiere Dec. 26

Wendy Mitchell — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:27:25 +0000

Doctor Who fans will soon get to see the finale of David Tennant as The Doctor. BBC America will air Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars on Dec. 19, and Doctor Who: The End of Time, Part One will premiere on Dec. 26. The second half of The End of Time special will premiere on

Nicole Richie out of hospital with ‘no problems’

Lynette Rice — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:24:02 +0000

Nicole Richie has checked out a Beverly Hills hospital after a bout of pneumonia and is at home resting, according to People. Her boyfriend Joel Madden wrote on his band Good Charlotte’s website that “I stepped off the plane after a month out of the country, and basically went straight to the hospital for the

One dead, nine injured in a Miley Cyrus tour bus crash

Missy Schwartz — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:49:40 +0000

The Virgina State Police has confirmed that a Miley Cyrus tour bus was involved in a deadly crash outside of Petersburg, Va. earlier today. According to a police press release, members of Cyrus’ crew were on board, but the 16-year-old star was not. The driver of the bus, William G. Douglas, 53, of Austin, Texas,

Oprah Winfrey says ending her show ‘feels right in my bones’

Lynette Rice — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:20:29 +0000

Oprah Winfrey made it official on a live episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show today that she’ll end her run in daytime on Sept. 9, 2011, 25 years after her show first went on the air. “I love this show. This show has been my life. And I love it enough to know when

‘Thor’: ‘Obsessed’ star Idris Elba joins cast

Tanner Stransky — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:58:03 +0000

Obsessed star Idris Elba is the latest actor to join the cast of Marvel Studios’ upcoming film Thor, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The movie’s cast already includes Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, and Natalie Portman; Elba is set to play the guardian of Asgard in the flick, which concerns the Norse god of thunder.

Sam Shepard joins Epix’s ‘Tough Trade’

Tanner Stransky — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:57:00 +0000

Premium cable channel Epix has cast Sam Shepard in its first original pilot Tough Trade, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Trade will be a one-hour drama about the Tucker family of which Shepard will play the patriarch. The family is a Nashville music dynasty that has troubles with drinking, debauchery, and divorce—things which have led

Big-screen version of ‘American Gladiators’ in the works

Kerrie Mitchell — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:56:27 +0000

Patriot Games screenwriter Peter Iliff has been hired to write a big-screen, live-action version of the 1980s TV show American Gladiators, reports Variety. The story is expected to follow the beefcake Gladiators, who are now superheroes.

‘Scream Queens’ going for round two on VH1

Tanner Stransky — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:56:16 +0000

Scream Queens is coming back to VH1 for a second season, according to Variety. The cable network has picked up another season of the reality-compeition show that, just like in the first season, promises the winner a spot in the next Saw film, after a creatures- and gore-laced boot camp. Actress Jamie King will again

Mike White to pen ‘Santa Wars’

Tanner Stransky — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:55:26 +0000

Scriptwriter and former Amazing Race contestant Mike White is set to pen the script for comedy Santa Wars, according to Variety. The movie, which is based off a segment from Ira Glass’ public radio show This American Life, is set to be based on an uprising within a union of professional Santa Clauses, eventually resulting