'Glee': Helen Mirren To Guest Star -- Sort Of

When "Glee" goes searching for guest stars, it doesn't mess around.The Fox hit has enlisted the services of Academy Award winner Helen Mirren to serve as the "inner voice" of a character on the series, "The Hollywood Reporter" has confirmed.As first reported by TV Line, The Queen star will be heard -- and not seen -- when "Glee" returns from its holiday hiatus on Jan. 17 with an episode titled "Yes/No."The hour, which will be directed by Eric Stoltz -- who co-starred with Mirren in the 2007 feature "The Passion of Ayn Rand" -- will also feature "The Real Housewives of Atlanta's" Nene Leakes guest starring as swim coach Roz Washington.While there's no word on whose "inner voice" will get the Mirren treatment, the episode is set to be a big one for Will (Matthew Morrison) and Emma (Jayma Mays). Could Emma have a royal internal editor? The Hollywood Reporter

The best way to Knock Out Difficulties, and 8 Other Details Within the Girl While using Dragon Tattoo Team

The formidable creative team behind the completely new adaptation in the Girl While using Dragon Tattoo reconvened today in NY, where director David Fincher, film author Steven Zaillian, and stars Difficulties, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer and Stellan Skarsgrd spoken things finished a few dozen people in the press. Movieline was there to capture a number of revealing back tales, true confessions and amusing — if slightly harrowing — anecdotes within the shoot. Continue reading through for your full report. [Spoilers ahead] 1. Sure, it had been popular film under three years ago. Just what? “It doesn’t worry me, no,” mentioned Craig, asked for about any worries the British-language adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s best-seller follows so immediately after the hit Swedish adaptation from early 2009. “I think that the foundation material is a great one, but that everybody wins in this case. In my opinion we have 60 5 million site visitors in the book we have, clearly, the Swedish/Danish version in the movie. But tend to get, too, everybody who sees this movie to come back and study it or watch the Swedish version. It’s victory-win.” 2. Zaillian still hasn’t seen the earlier adaptation… “I had see the book,” he mentioned. “I hadn’t seen the film once i made a decision to think about it on. I avoided seeing the film. I used to be considering adapting it— not undertaking a remake in the film. So to this day, I don’t define just what the parallels as well as the versions are involving the two movies. I merely believe it is a great book.” 3. …and Mara still hasn’t seen the completely new one. Although, for your record, Plummer acknowledged getting seen Fincher’s film two occasions, and Craig am happy with it he known as the director along with his compliments. “I first seen it,” Craig mentioned, “and I made connection with with David, which i mentioned it absolutely was one of the rare occasions of my career where that was the film that individuals set to create. That’s all I am in a position to say really — that’s it. I used to be very, happy.” A beat ensued before Mara — who unquestionably gets the film’s toughest moments — elevated her microphone and confessed: “I haven’t seen it yet.” 4. The brilliant title sequence, referred to. I alluded to Dragon Tattoo’s opening credits a few days ago — an inky, fluid, black-on-black fusion of sex, understanding, anguish and technology set to Trent Reznor and Karen O’s cover in the Introduced Zeppelin classic “Immigrant Song” — and many likely may have required directly into Fincher discuss it all day long lengthy. “I think title sequences are an opportunity to create happens,” he mentioned, “or to acquire people thinking in a variety of terms, maybe, than anything the film being relocating. Frequently occasions, when movies are marketed, it’s more by getting a concept toward, ‘What’s the consensus that everybody has which have them to the 7 o’clock show. Frequently occasions a title sequence may help reorient their thinking. Which I loved the idea of this type of primordial tar or ooze in the subconscious, which i loved the notion that it absolutely was her nightmare.” 5. Incidentally, certification Introduced Zeppelin isn’t as hard when you’ve heard. The legendary band — songwriters Robert Plant and Jimmy Page, really — rarely allow their music to be used in films and tv. Yet there's “Immigrant Song” wailing and thrashing inside the intro. What gave? “I think they preferred to ensure that people respected it,” Fincher referred to. “And it absolutely was our intention all along to talk that individuals didn’t desire to run it to the ground. We didn’t wish to use it in the television place. We preferred to choose specific spots — the teaser as well as the title sequence — to make it happen. It absolutely was really pretty easy. We preferred to make sure they understood it might be considered a protective cover. We weren’t prone to license the specific performance. We wanted to make it happen getting a girl’s voice. So that it kind of went lower [easily].” 6. About everything smoking… Asking in regards to the roughly 4,000 cigarettes smoked in Dragon Tattoo, I came a vague reproach from Mara: “Did you see the book?” she responded. Wanting individually that something as subversive as unapologetic, compulsive chain-smoking in the contemporary Hollywood movie — fathers and moms when art galleries are forever under siege with the anti-tobacco lobby — didn’t come lower to something as apparent as “Stieg mentioned so,” I responded I'd not see the book. “We needed most of the cigarettes and periodic out,” Fincher mentioned.” Really, there's a period of time in preproduction where — in jest — i had been literally prone to begin every scene with coffee together with a cigarette burning in homage to Stieg.” “There’s plenty of smoking inside the book,” Mara added. “Much greater than inside the movie.” “But that’s most likely probably the most subversive factor relating to this?” Fincher asked for me, apparently baffled. Basically I mentioned that for Hollywood, yes — Dragon Tattoo plays as being a conscious act of capacity the cigarette culture cops lobbying Hollywood to lessen smoking in movies. “Understandably,” Fincher mentioned, shrugging. “Maybe that’s part of our hard-R.” 7. Unsexing the Blomqvist Asked for why he made a decision to understate the journalist hero’s sluttier side (as detailed in Larsson’s novel), Zaillian stressed functionality. “I’m always searching to think about stuff out each time a book is 600 pages extended, that was a thing that didn’t appear necessary to me,” he mentioned. “I started to appear like he was Warren Beatty in Shampoo or something like that like this, which wasn’t the story i had been trying to inform.” 8. We are not formally attached to the trilogy’s next two adaptations — yet. Zaillian acknowledged he’d read both Girl Who Carried out With Fire as well as the Girl Who Began the Hornet’s Nest to divine any key future particulars that need call outs in Dragon Tattoo. Nevertheless, he hasn’t written nor been commissioned to produce the sequels — once they even occur. Which, in most probability, they'll, but hey. “It remains to look if two and three is going to be made,” Zaillian mentioned. “I did not purchase writing another ones once i made the decision to complete that certain. It absolutely was just one film.” One journalist supported relating to this with Fincher, Craig and Mara, searching further regarding possible participation and whether or not they would shoot the 2nd group of adaptations together. “I’d prefer to,” Craig responded. “Same,” Mara added. “Classically,” Fincher mentioned, “movie art galleries don’t make handles company company directors for [more films] even if there’s a hope there’s apt to be three, because they wish to make sure that you just behave. But yes: The second two books are greatly one story, plus it doesn’t appear prudent in my opinion to go to Sweden for just about any year, return for just about any year, launched the second one, visit Sweden for just about any year, return for just about any year…” Here Mara shook her mind, coaxing fun from both Fincher as well as the audience. “Yeah,” Fincher ongoing. “I don’t think Rooney wants to get this done four years from now. So no In my opinion that could be crazy, especially due to the sense it’s really one story that’s kind of bifurcated within the center.” 9. They knocked the key guy. Speaking concerning the film’s climactic showdown between Blomkvist as well as the killer — which needed Craig being bound, set up within the ceiling and suffocated — the star as well as the director confirmed the problem was both as uncomfortable and dangerous since it looked. “The first evening that individuals got that hoisting,” Fincher mentioned, “the stunt coordinator showed up and mentioned [Craig] should hold this little metal factor in the possession of to make sure that if he's doing lose awareness… As they’s apt to be acting like he’s imprisoning, that's not too different then really imprisoning. Therefore it might be difficult to kind of see. So he'd have this little metal factor in the possession of, which he was hoisted up, which i was moving and—” “How come you didn’t do that personally?” Mara asked for. “There will be a code word!” Craig mentioned. “Yeah, the code word was, ‘Unnhhh!,’” Fincher mentioned, mentioning for the Lisbeth’s gag inside the film’s rape scene. “That costly holds true. So he'd it, which i was watching the pc monitor, to ensure that when i’m watching the pc monitor, I hear, ‘Ting, ting, ting. Which we hurry in which he'd provided. And then we, uh, wrapped then. And also on the expansion report was, ‘Let Daniel go a quarter-hour early due to unconsciousness.’” Craig smiled: “Just in the future coping with David Fincher.” The Woman While using Dragon Tattoo opens country wide 12 ,. 20. [Top photo of Difficulties, Roney Mara, David Fincher, Stellan Skarsgard, and Steven Zailiian within the Stockholm premiere of Dragon Tattoo: AFP/Getty Images] Follow S.T. VanAirsdale on Twitter. 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'We Bought a Zoo' Premiere Red Carpet Arrivals

Previous Black list script, "Juno," went on to gross nearly $150 million in the U.S. The Black List, Overbrook Entertainment exec Franklin Leonard's annual collection of the "most-liked" unproduced screenplays of the year, hit the town Monday. The Los Angeles Times had the scoop on the ten screenplays with the top votes, as selected by 307 industry readers. The Top 10, in order, areThe Imitation Game by Graham Moore (CAA, The Safran Co.),When the Street Lights Go by Chris Hutton & Eddie O'Keefe (WME,Tariq Merhab Management),Chewie by Evan Susser & Van Robichaux (WME, Industry Entertainment),The Outsider by Andrew Baldwin (CAA, Anonymous Content),Father Daughter Time: A Tale of Armed Robbery and Eskimo Kisses by Matthew Aldrich (CAA,Silent R Management),In the Event of a Moon Disaster by Mike Jones (CAA, The Gotham Group),Maggie by John Scott III(CAA, Trevor Kaufman),The Current War by Michael Mitnick (WME,Fourth Floor Productions),The End by Aron Eli Coleite (CAA),Beyond the Paleby Chad Feehan (CAA,Management 360) andEzekiel Moss by Keith Bunin (CAA,Kaplan/Perrone). PHOTOS: THR's Awards Season Roundtable Series 2011 - The Writers In past years, scripts that topped the Black List that went on to become successful films include Juno by Diablo Cody, The Social Network by Aaron SorkinandFuckbuddies by Liz Meriwether.The top vote-getters in the 2011 list once again highlight relatively unknown writers, giving them an often helpful public career boost. While the list does not exist in any official capacity, it has frequently proven itself a strong barometer of which new voices are resonating within the management, agency and studio trenches. The complete Black List, starting with the top vote-getter, below: 133 votes The Imitation Game by Graham Moore 84 votes When the Street Lights Go by Chris Hutton, Eddie O'Keefe 59 votes Chewie by Evan Susser, Van Robichaux 53 votes The Outsider by Andrew Baldwin 43 votes Father Daughter Time: A Tale of Armed Robbery and Eskimo Kisses by Matthew Aldrich 33 votes In the Event of a Moon Disaster by Mike Jones 30 votes Maggie by John Scott III The Current War by Michael Mitnick 28 votes The End by Aron Eli Coleite 27 votes Beyond the Paleby Chad Feehan Ezekiel Moss by Keith Bunin 24 votes Grace of Monaco by Arash Amel He's F****n Perfect by Lauryn Kahn 23 votes Bethlehem by Larry Brenner 20 votes Powell by Ed Whitworth The Three Misfortunes of Geppetto by Michael Vukadinovich 19 votes The Knoll by Christopher Cantwell, Christopher Rogers 17 votes A Many Splintered Thing by Chris Shafer and Paul Vicknair Bastards by Justin Malen Blood Mountain by Jonathan Stokes Crazy for the Storm by Will Fetters Desperate Hours by E Nicolas Mariani Flarsky by Daniel Sterling How to Disappear Completely by Ed Solomon 16 votes The Slackfi Project by Howard Overman 14 votes Django Unchained by Quentin Tarantino St. Vincent de Van Nuys by Ted Melfi The Museum of Broken Relationships by Natalie Krinsky 13 votes Saving Mr. Banks by Kelly Marcel The Accountant by Bill Duburque 12 votes Bridges on the Fort Point Channel by Chuck Maclean Cities of Refuge by Brandon Willer Good Kids by Chris McCoy The Big Stone Grid by Craig Zahler 11 votes Dirty Grandpa by John Phillips Grim Night by Allen Bey, Brandon Bestenheider Hidden by Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer Leaving Pete by Ali Ali Waller, Morgan Murphy 10 votes Little White Corvette by Michael Diliberti Sex Tape by Kate Angelo The Flamingo Thief by Mike Lesieur The Gun Eaters by Alex Paraskevas, Jordan Goldberg Two Night Stand by Mark Hammer Watch Roger Do His Thing by Michael Starrbury 9 votes Flashback by Will Honley Friend of Bill by Harper Dill Jane Got a Gun by Brian Duffield Murders and Acquisitions by Jonathan Stokes The Last Drop by Brandon Murphy, Phil Murphy The Last Witness by Stefan Jaworski 8 votes Bad Words by Andrew Dodge Dead of Winter by Sarah Conradt Gaslight by Ian Fried Home by Christmas -- Bob Hope in Korea by Ben Schwartz Jurassic Park by Imran Zaidi On a Clear Day by Ryan Engle The Pretty One by Jenee LaMarque 7 votes 77 by David Matthews Christo by Ian Shorr Line of Sight by F. Scott Frazier Pinocchio by Bryan Fuller Subject Zero by Dave Cohen The Hitman's Bodyguard by Tom O'Connor The Wedding by Andrew Goldberg Untitled Hlavin Heist by John Hlavin 6 votes Before I Fall by Maria Maggenti Breyton Ave by J. Daniel Shaffer El Fuego Caliente by Ben Schwartz Guys Night by Christopher Baldi Hyperdrive by Alex Ankeles, Morgan Jurgenson Self/Less by Alex Pastor, David Pastor The Duff by Josh Cagan Untitled Arizona Project by Luke Del Tredici

First Three Stooges Trailer Released With Snooki!

The Three Stooges Hey, knuckleheads, want to see Snooki poked in the eyes? She appears in the first trailer for Peter and Bobby Farrelly's upcoming feature, The Three Stooges. The long-gestating movie, starring Sean Hayes, Will Sasso and Chris Diamantopoulos, is scheduled for release in April and strangely places them in contemporary times as real people, not characters. Check out the rest of today's news This is no biopic about Moe, Larry and Curly - whose short films were first syndicated in the late 1950s and served as a staple for years in various TV markets. They can still be seen on AMC, IFC and elsewhere. Check out the trailer:

'New Year's Eve' Premiere Red Carpet Arrivals

Getty ImagesZoe Kravitz, left, and Sophie Okonedo Zoe Kravitz and Sophie Okonedo are in early talks to join Will Smith and Jaden Smith in 1000 A.E.our editor recommendsWill Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith Marriage Issues Denied by 'Fresh Prince' Co-StarDirector Shawn Levy Considers Exiting 'Fantastic Voyage' as Will Smith Courted to Star (Exclusive)Will Smith, Son Jaden to Costar in M. Night Shyamalan Sci-Fi Movie M. Night Shyamalan is directing Columbia's sci-fi action adventure, in which humans no longer live on Earth after it becomes inhospitable. The elder Smith is playing a hero, while Jaden is his son, considered a failure as a warrior. When the two crash-land on Earth, it is up to the son to save the dad. PHOTOS: Hollywood's 10 Highest-Grossing Actors If deals are made, Kravitz would play Smith's daughter, while Okonedo will portray his wife. Gary Whitta, Shyamalan and Stephen Gaghan worked on the script. The studio is eyeing an early 2012 production start with a release in June 2013. STORY: Will Smith, Son Jaden to Co-Star in M. Night Shyamalan Sci-Fi Movie Kravitz, who was last week honored with a rising star award at the Bahamas International Film Festival, appeared in X-Men: First Class as the mutant Angel Salvadore and stars in the indie drama Yelling to the Sky. Paradigm-repped Kravitz is due to shoot Fury Road, the fourth installment of the Mad Max movies, next year. British actress Okonedo, repped by UTA, was recently seen in U.K. shows such as Doctor Who and Criminal Justice and appeared in features such as Hotel Rwanda and The Secret Life of Bees. Email: Borys.Kit@thr.com Twitter: @Borys_Kit PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery Hollywood's 10 Highest-Grossing Actors Jaden Smith M. Night Shyamalan Will Smith Zoe Kravitz Movie Casting

City National grows to Georgia

City National Bank has introduced the outlet of their first office in Georgia, ongoing its expansion in to the South's growing music and entertainment industries. Besides functioning like a full-service commercial bank, new branch continues to supply film production financing and services for that music and sports industries from the Atlanta office. City's David Innes will manage the branch, which marks the bank's second office within the South. The very first, in Tennessee, opened up earlier this summer time. "City National Bank is definitely centered on the entertainment industry," stated Martha Henderson, professional Vice president from the bank's entertainment division. She estimations that about 20% of City's main point here originates from entertainment and cites the crossover among music and film clients as you reason behind the business's expansion. Expansion is notable for City, that has typically operated from just three states: NY, California and Nevada. Company started in La in 1954 and it has elevated its achieve, particularly in media and entertainment spaces. "Nobody ever needs to enter into the financial institution and explain the things they're doing in entertainment," Innes told Variety. "These men can breathe deeply, sit lower using their banker and take action.Inch Contact Rachel Abrams at Rachel.Abrams@variety.com

Muse Honours honors femmes

NY Women in Film and tv does what it really does best on Wednesday, honoring women in the market, by praising Claire Danes, Christine Baranski and Martha Stewart in the 31st annual Muse Honours for Vision and Achievement. Danes was selected on her body of labor, particularly her recent operate in the Showtime drama series "Homeland" and Cinemax telepic "Temple Grandin." Baranski may also be feted on her career accomplishments, including "The Great Wife," which gave her a homefield advantage because the CBS drama contacts in Gotham. Marcie Blossom, co-founder and co-prexy of The new sony Pictures Classics, and Nadine Schramm, prexy of Budd Businesses, will also be honorees. NYWIFT, that has a couple of,000 people representing the numerous faces from the NY-based entertainment biz, is striving to attain equality in the market. Although there's been notable progress for femmes recently -- in disparate areas in the raunchy- comedy success of "Bridesmaids" to director Kathryn Bigelow's Oscar win for "The Hurt Locker" -- there's still much try to be achieved, states Terry Lawler, NYWIFT's executive director. "It appears like for a long time every every now and then some lady -- through gargantuan efforts -- continues to be capable of making a movie after which it does not appear to level the playing area," Lawler states. "We are not where you want to be yet." Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com