Demi Moore Drops From 'Lovelace': Exactly What Does This Suggest On Her Career?

It has been a tough year for Demi Moore. Her highly promoted split with husband Ashton Kutcher following his cheating scandal brought to some dramatic weight reduction that received lots of media press. After many several weeks from the public concentrating on her impending divorce, it appeared as if things were searching for for that 49-year-old actress when she signed onto the approaching film "Lovelace," which stars Amanda Seyfried and Peter Saarsgard. But after being put in the hospital on Monday for exhaustion and also, since being checked into rehab, it works out that they will not take part in the film in the end. Moore's representative confirmed to individuals that they will no more be playing female privileges activist Gloria Steinem within the approaching movie. It was the only real approaching movie on Moore's slate. What exactly performs this mean on her film career? It's unclear precisely how large a component the Steinem role is within "Lovelace." Apart from the truth that she'd be playing the feminist hero, a lot of the revealed plot from the movie has confirmed it's mainly about Lovelace filming her most well-known pornographic film, "Deep Throat," together with her husband Chuck Traynor. ThinkProgress.Org indicates that Steinem's role within the feature might be called round her 1980 Ms. Magazine piece "The Actual Linda Lovelace." Their guess is the fact that "Lovelace" uses it like a framework device for that movie. This certainly could have been intriguing and potentially stimulating career option for Moore. She has worked consistently in the last couple of years, but has not experienced any projects which were always well-known with a countrywide audience. Her approaching movie "LOL" may help restore her public image being an actress. (It stars Miley Cyrus, in the end.) "Lovelace" is shaping as much as function as the leader within the race to create a Linda Lovelace biopic (additionally, there are Malin Akerman's "Inferno"), therefore it might have gained Moore some media attention on her acting rather than personal existence the very first time shortly. It appears as if Moore could certainly make use of the break from work at this time, but we'd be laying as we stated we had not been excited on her participation within this movie. Apart from roles in "Margin Call" and "Bunraku," Moore has not really decorated on our radar shortly. Actually, it may be contended that "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle" was her last out-right mainstream film role, which was launched in 2003. In the end aren't saying "Lovelace" might have always transformed that, it had been nice to sense that Moore was concentrating on acting again. Now it appears unclear when she'll receive in the Hollywood game. Had you been surprised Moore dropped from "Lovelace"? Inform us within the comments section below or on Twitter!

'The Artist' tops PGA Awards

"The Artist" has won the Producers Guild of America top feature award.The Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year trophy was presented to Thomas Langmann at the conclusion of ceremonies Saturday night at the Beverly Hilton. "The Artist" -- set at the end of the silent film era and shot in black and white with no dialogue -- topped "Bridesmaids," "The Descendants," "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," "The Help," "Hugo," "The Ides of March," "Midnight in Paris," "Moneyball," and "War Horse." Langmann credited "Artist" director Michel Hazanavicius for originating the pic. "We knew we were making a love letter to American cinema," he said in his acceptance speech.With Oscar nominations due to be announced Tuesday, the PGA win for "The Artist" puts it into the front of awards season contention. Fifteen of the 22 PGA winners have gone on to win the Oscar for best picture and have matched for the last four years with "The King's Speech," "The Hurt Locker," "Slumdog Millionaire" and "No Country for Old Men." The PGA winner last diverged from the Oscar Best Picture for the 2006 award when "Little Miss Sunshine" won while the AMPAS opted for "The Departed."The PGA win for "The Artist" came six days after it won the Golden Globe for best comedy-musical. It's also scored noms for director Michel Hazanavicius for the Directors Guild of America top featue award and for the cast for the Screen Actors Guild ensemble award.It's the third year in which the PGA, which has over 4,750 members, has selected 10 films as contenders, in following the lead of the Academy to expand the field from five slots. Both orgs use a preferential voting system for their best picture award.The Weinstein Co.'s "The Artist" is by far the smallest domestic grosser at $8 million while the next smallest was Sony's "Ides of March" at $40 million each.The PGA decided in July to stick to 10 nominees for its top feature award rather than following the revised voting procedures of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, which revised its voting in June to a system that would result in between five and 10 best picture nominees each year.The producers branch of AMPAS has about 8% of the voting membership with 450 members out of 5,783.Historically, about 80% of PGA nominations also receive an Oscar nom for best picture."The Adventures of Tintin" won the PGA's animated film award for Peter Jackson, Kathleen Kennedy and Steven Spielberg over "Cars 2," "Kung Fu Panda 2," "Puss in Boots" and "Rango.""Modern Family" won the Danny Thomas episodic comedy award for the second consecutive year. "The Amazing Race" took the award for competition TV and PBS's "American Masters" won the non-fiction TV award.PBS's "Downton Abbey" took the David L. Wolper award for longform TV. "Beats, Rhymes and Life: the Travels of a Tribe Called Quest" won the documentary feature award."Boardwalk Empire" won the Norman Felton award for TV drama, stopping "Mad Men" from taking the kudo for the fourth year in a row.AND THE WINNERS ARE:Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures:"The Artist" - Producer: Thomas LangmannThe Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:"Boardwalk Empire" (HBO) - Producers: Eugene Kelly, Howard Korder, Stephen Levinson, Martin Scorsese, Rudd Simmons, Tim Van Patten, Terence WinterThe Producers Guild of America Producer of the Year Award in Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures:"The Adventures of Tintin" - Producers: Peter Jackson, Kathleen Kennedy, Steven SpielbergThe David L. Wolper Producer of the Year Award in Long-Form Television:"Downton Abbey" (Masterpiece) (PBS) - Producers: Julian Fellowes, Nigel Marchant, Gareth NeameThe Producers Guild of America Producer of the Year Award in Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures:"Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest" - Producers: Michael Rapaport, Edward Parks (*additional producers eligibility pending arbitration completion)The Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy:"Modern Family" (ABC) - Producers: Paul Corrigan, Abraham Higginbotham, Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, Jeff Morton, Jeffrey Richman, Dan O'Shannon, Brad Walsh, Bill Wrubel, Danny ZukerThe Award for Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television: "The Colbert Report" (Comedy Central) - Producers: Meredith Bennett, Stephen T. Colbert, Richard Dahm, Tanya Michnevich Bracco, Tom Purcell, Jon Stewart (*additional producers eligibility pending arbitration completion)The Award for Outstanding Producer of Competition Television:"The Amazing Race" (CBS) - Producers: Jerry Bruckheimer, Elise Doganieri, Jonathan Littman, Bertram van Munster, Mark VertulloThe Award for Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television:"American Masters" (PBS) - Producers: Susan Lacy, Julie SacksNews Programs:"60 Minutes" (CBS)Sports Programs: "30 for 30" (ESPN)Children's Programs:"Sesame Street" (PBS)Web Series:"30 Rock Presents Jack Donaghy, Executive Superhero" (NBC.com) Contact Dave McNary at dave.mcnary@variety.com

'Glee Project' will get second season

"The Glee Project" is formally obtaining a second verse, and Ryan Murphy is going to be aboard for this. Although the reality series had begun casting for season two in September, but now may be the show finally obtaining the network-approved greenlight.Murphy and co-producer Dante Di Loreto were the final pieces the internet required to seal the offer, the internet states - the previous continues to be working hard on "American Horror Story," which lately finished its first season on Forex.The multi-city casting demand "Project" incorporated Gotham, Chicago and Nashville and include 14 challengers instead of season a person's 12. The series is skedded to debut within the summer time and can again provide a seven-seg arc on "Glee" towards the champion.To become gin with, the series' rankings did not exactly set the planet burning: rankings began off in a weak 455,000 total audiences and did not break a million until its final episode. Still, rankings growth on the program have been steady and also the show's season-lengthy average arrived on the scene to at least one.19 million total audiences. Contact Mike Thielman at mike.thielman@variety.com

Golden Globe Winners Arent a Surprise

This year's Golden Globe winners were announced on Sunday, and there weren't too many surprises in the film categories. Probably the biggest one was that "My Week with Marilyn" qualifies as a comedy/musical. As expected, supporting honors went to Christopher Plummer for "Beginners" and Octavia Spencer for "The Help," both of whom looked wonderful and gave great speeches. In the Comedy/Musical category, "The Artist" took best film, with its star Jean Dujardin winning lead actor. Michelle Williams took lead actress honors for "Marilyn." In the Drama category, "The Descendants" won top honors with its star George Clooney winning Best Actor over fellow hunks Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and Michael Fassbender. Best Actress, a neck in neck race between Viola Davis of "The Help" and Meryl Streep of "The Iron Lady," saw Streep emerge victorious. In what might have been the only real surprises, "Midnight In Paris" took screenwriting honors and Martin Scorsese won Best Director for "Hugo." This irritated me at first, but I figure Scorsese lost for years when he should have son, so I'm okay with him winning a few now.So what does all this mean for the Oscars? Not much, really. I suspect that the Globes, in an attempt to look like they can predict the Oscars, go for who they think will win the Academy Awards. That's why early front runners in the past like "Babel" and "The Social Network" have taken the top prize, only to watch it slip away on Oscar night. In other words, Clooney shouldn't rest easy just yet--Pitt's right on his heels.Other thoughts from the night:Was everyone else as disturbed by that clip of Cecil B. DeMille Award recipient Morgan Freeman singing "I Love To Take a Bath In A Casket" (above) as I was?I have trouble looking at TV Drama winner Kelsey Grammer since his appearances on "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills." The following people did not look amused by host Ricky Gervais: Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, and especially Elton John. And finally, for me, the best part of the evening: Melissa McCarthy's tears of joy for Octavia Spencer winning Best Supporting Actress. READ MORE ON BEHIND THE SCENES

HBO springs into political action

HBO has set launch dates for political projects "Game Change" and "Veep." The telepic "Game Change," in which Ed Harris plays Sen. John McCain and Julianne Moore takes on the role of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as the two campaign for the Republican ticket in the 2008 presidential race, will premiere March 10. "Veep," a half-hour comedy series in which Julia Louis-Dreyfus plays the vice president, is set to debut April 22. HBO will present both as part of its three-hour session Friday at the Television Critics Assn. press tour in Pasadena. Also to be showcased in front of scribes will be the pay cabler's new David Milch-Michael Mann horse racing series "Luck," which is the next new HBO series to premiere. Skein gets out of the gate Jan. 29. Net already ran a sneak preview of the pilot in December immediately following the season finale of "Boardwalk Empire." Contact Stuart Levine at stuart.levine@variety.com

Deneuve scores Chaplin award

Film Society of Lincoln subsequently subsequently Center has attracted on Catherine Deneuve to find the org's 39th annual Chaplin Award. The kudo, which fits to notable creatives inside the film industry, will recognition french actress' fifty years of film be employed in photos including "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg," "Repulsion," "The Hunger," "Indochine" and "Potiche." Gala award ceremony features a roster of stars arranged for your tribute additionally to feature and interview clips. Charlie Chaplin was the inaugural people receiving the award in 1972. Laurel has more recently attended Martin Scorcese, Meryl Streep, Diane Keaton, Tom Hanks and Michael Douglas, with Sidney Poitier taking home the award a year ago. The April gala is probably the Film Society's finest profile annual occasions, with the NY Film Festival inside the fall. Org is presently inside a condition of transition, with longtime program director Richard Pena walking reduced the conclusion in the festival's 50th edition later this year. No new program director has yet been named. Chaplin gala is positioned for April 2 at Lincoln subsequently subsequently Center's Alicy Tully Hall. Contact Gordon Cox at gordon.cox@variety.com

Taylor Quick, Amanda Seyfried Offered 'Les Miserables' Roles?

Sorry, Jum Michele, Scarlett Johansson and Evan Rachel Wood: it appears like Tom Hooper fell under Taylor Swift's spell. The Oscar-winning director has apparently offered the role of Eponine in 'Les Miserables' towards the pop songstress. Possibly he was enchanted to satisfy her. It's only a deal -- reported through the film site Twitch -- so take this having a touch of suspicion, but: Quick would take part in the star-entered French ingenue who falls deeply in love with Marius (Eddie Redmayne) within the musical adaptation, really should presumed discussions exercise. It is a small-ant part, but Eponine does reach belt the immortal song "By Myself.Inch Picture this below, Taytay-fied. But, wait: there's more 'Les Miserables' casting almost-news! Twitch also reviews that Amanda Seyfried continues to be offered the role of Cosette, the daughter of Fantine (Hathaway As Catwoman), who plays most within the musical's time-leaped second act. According to previous rumor, it appears that Hooper wants his stars and stars to sing onset, without vocal doubles, meaning a great voice is really a plus for cast people. Quick is clearly a singer, but Seyfried practical knowledge too ('Mamma Mia,' y'all!), just like fellow cast people Hathaway, Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe. 'Les Miserables' -- possibly with one of these two lithe stars -- will hit theaters on 12 ,. 7. [via Twitch] [Photo: DAVID KRIEGER/bauergriffinonline] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

'Devil Inside' Exclusive Motion Image Is Eye Opening

Consider this a fair warning. When you see the image below move, that isn't you losing your mind or the devil taking over your computer screen. This is an exclusive motion image from the upcoming horror film "The Devil Inside," the latest entry into the found footage subgenre. This footage takes a look at the wacky world of exorcism and follows a young woman's journey to Rome to find her mother, who has been kept in a Catholic psychiatric hospital ever since she killed three people during an exorcism. "The Devil Inside" tries to find a balance between religion and science in the way exorcisms battle possession. In the motion image, we see that balance front and center with Evan Helmuth, who plays a priest in the film that uses the strengths of both to expel the devil from his unlucky victims. "The Devil Inside" hits theaters on January 6, 2012. What did you think of the motion image from "The Devil Inside"? Tell us in the comments below and on Twitter!