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The singer will star in the coveted role of Maria von Trapp in NBC’s live broadcast of “The Sound of Music,” based on the original Broadway musical, the network announced on Friday.

Eddie Murphy is reportedly in talks to produce a TV show based on his successful film franchise “Beverly Hills Cop,” although he would not star in the series.

Walt Disney Studios' much-anticipated big-screen adaptation of "The Lone Ranger" starring Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer has been shut down, according to a source close to the production.

Well, that was quick!

Just a little over a week after learning that a Johnny Depp cameo was in the works for the big-screen version of 21 Jump Street—the popular '80s cop show...

New Line is developing a film based on the adventure series.

Fans of The Cove, the environmentally themed film that won the feature documentary Oscar Sunday night, will be happy to know there's more where that came from. A new television series about the controversial dolphin trade in Japan, tentatively titled Dolphin Warriors, has been green-lighted by Animal Planet.

The voice cast of "The Smurfs" just keeps growing: Alan Cumming, Jonathan Winters, and George Lopez have signed on, and Katy Perry is in talks to play Smurfette.

I don't even think this is news anyone cares about, so it's gonna be a short article. Justin Haythe, who adapted "Revolutionary Road," is negotiating to take on the script for Disney's "The Lone Ranger." Jerry Bruckheimer is producing the project, which announced the casting of Johnny Depp as Tonto nearly a year and a half ago.

Lynette Rice: Insider confirms talks with a screenwriter; next move may hinge on Fox TV's decision on renewal.

Wondering if Mr. T will make a cameo in the "A-Team" movie? So was Latino Review's George Roush -- so when he bumped into him at the gym, he went ahead and asked him.