StudioCanal to co-finance 'Llewyn Davis'

StudioCanal has come on board to co-finance and handle international sales for "Inside Llewyn Davis," an original script by the Coen brothers. Scott Rudin will produce, while Robert Graf, who most recently exec produced "Paul" and the Coen brothers' "True Grit," will exec produce. "Llewyn" centers around Llewyn Davis' struggles as a folk musician during the genre's 1960s heyday in New York City. Pic would mark the third team-up for the quartet, all of whom collaborated on "True Grit" and "No Country for Old Men." Last week, StudioCanal snapped up French distribution rights to Rudin's "Moonrise Kingdom" starring Ed Norton, Bruce Willis, Bill Murray and Tilda Swinton and directed by Wes Anderson. "Llewyn" filmmakers have not yet set a distributor for the drama. UTA reps Graf and the Coens. Contact Rachel Abrams at Rachel.Abrams@variety.com

William & Catherine: A Royal Romance

Alice St. Clair and Serta Amboyer star in Hallmark Channels William & Catherine: A Royal Romance Shot in Bucharest by Film Corp. of America and Keckins Projects. Executive producers, Linda Yellen, Kaira Krevoy, Francisco J. Gonzalez, Reuben Liber line producer, Amy Krell director, Yellen authors, Yellen, Christopher Momenee story by Yellen.HRH Prince William of Wales - Serta Amboyer Catherine Middleton - Alice St. Clair HM Full Elizabeth II - Jane Alexander HRH Prince Charles - Victor Garber Duchess of Cornwall Camilla Parker Bowles - Jean Wise HRH Princess Diana - Lesley Harcourt HRH Prince Philip - Mark Penfold HRH Prince Harry - Stanley EldridgeIf Hallmark Channel's made-for-TV movie will be thought, then two of the very celebrities in the world -- HRH Prince William and the blushing bride Catherine Middleton -- will also be two of the very boring. Either that, or even the plodding, worshipful character of "William & Catherine: A Royal Romance" eliminates any personality, tracing rapport that starts in classic meet-cute fashion and grinds on, with precious little drama, before the quite-decent proposal. Serta Amboyer and Alice St. Clair mostly fit the part, but any resemblance between this valentine as well as an actual movie is strictly coincidental. Amboyer's Prince William is introduced watching a videotaped interview together with his late mother Diana (Lesley Harcourt), which supplies a loose framework device for any story otherwise nearly lacking associated with a noticeable conflict. "Among the finest to combine in," William announces for an aide because he enrolls attending college in 2001, before literally thumping into Kate (St. Clair), who appears as instantly smitten through the prince as almost every other lass on campus. The 2 become buddies, although Kate appears like she's passing a stone each time William hobnobs with another qualified female. Eventually, they become innocent roommates, and she or he talks him from departing school by observing, properly, this is his last opportunity to have a semblance of normalcy. William finally notices her this way when she poses for any charitable fashion event in revealing lingerie, a little like individuals old movies (or pornographic ones) in which the boss does not recognize his secretary's allure until she allows lower her hair. Next, it's onto sophomore year, and nearly midway with the movie prior to the first furtive snog. Courtship brings fatherly advice from Prince Charles (Victor Garber) and the wife Camilla (Jean Wise). Really the only moments worth a farthing come thanks to Jane Alexander as Full Elizabeth, playing Wii with Kate and battling to pronounce "Kanye.Inch Otherwise for any couple of uncomfortable run-inches with paparazzi, co-author/director/producer Linda Yellen (who also did "The Royal Romance of Charles & Diana") might have shipped a bare-bones movie with no meat whatsoever, one where the act breaks are awkward. Within this situation, being sincere comes pretty near to putting on a straightjacket. Fortunately, there's enough curiosity about the pair use a built-in audience with this decently scaly (shot in Bucharest) exercise. Still, if pressed to recognize exactly what the movie's about past the suspense-free build-as much as "Are you going to marry me?" the best answer could be, without advertisements, "It comes down to 87 minutes."Camera, Gabriel Kosuth production designer, John Welbanks editor, Steve Kraftsow music, Patrick Seymour casting, Carolyn McLeod, Lynn Kressel. Running time: 120 MIN. Contact John Lowry at john.lowry@variety.com

Fox Gives Surprise 13-Episode Order to Breaking In

Christian Slater and Bret Harrison Fox has rescued the Christian Slater comedy Breaking In from the brink of cancellation. The network is wrapping up negotiations and is expected to announce shortly that it will reverse course and order another 13 episodes of the half-hour series.The show, from Sony Pictures TV, wasn't renewed for fall. But rather than completely shut the door on the comedy, Fox and Sony extended the options on the series' stars in order to give it a second look.Producers met with Fox in recent weeks to hash out the show's direction and where it might go in Season Two.Breaking In, which also comes from Adam Sandler's Happy Madison production company, centers on a team that breaks into security systems. Slater, Bret Harrison and Michael Rosenbaum are among the stars.News comes as Fox is also expected to land a new project in development from Breaking In co-creator Adam Goldberg. Breaking In will now likely join Fox's midseason comedy block.Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

'Don't Hesitate from the Dark's' Katie Holmes Discloses What Scares Her

Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise were so afraid after screening her new film Don't Hesitate from the Dark, they needed to watch another movie before going to sleep.our editor recommendsDon't Hesitate from the Dark -- Film Review'Don't Hesitate from the Dark' Trailer Scares! "I'm unsure what he viewed. Maybe The Seem of Music?" jokes Holmes within an interview with Reuters to advertise the film, which hits theaters on Friday. PHOTOS: 'The Kennedys' Premiere Author/director Guillermo del Toro interjects: "It was that Adam Sandler comedy, [You] Don't Wreck Havoc On The Zohan.' Holmes states she likes "classic horror films. However I'm not really a large slasher, gory kind of horror film fan." Del Toro states he's proud that "the films I've attempted to create, write and direct, I'm very proud to express so far as I'm able to remember I've never written a lady victim, a scream full or perhaps a part like this. I usually attempt to create quite strong female figures, oftentimes more powerful compared to men. Certainly in Don't Hesitate.Inch PHOTOS: Emmy Nominations 2011: Snubs and Shockers Holmes also found an individual connection within the horror flick, by which she safeguards her daughter. She's mother to Suri, 5. "I believe as being a mother myself, after i read my character and that i saw your way she takes and just how we have seen her make sacrifices on her child -- I believe I didn't realize that until I grew to become a mother," she states. "Simply how much you like this individual. You is going to do anything for your person, and you've got strength you didn't know you had, that is things i like about my character. And So I believe that as being a mother certainly provided a lot more insight for this character." PHOTOS: Summer time Movie Guide What exactly scares Holmes and Del Toro? "Individuals who like to accept wind from your sail since there's much more they're doing. When they're doing that for your face they're doing more. To ensure that scares me a lot more than, like, a monster," states Holmes. Jokes Del Toro, "Political figures -- a great deal. They're so deranged, especially nowadays. And human pettiness. My dear God that's frightening. It's so horrifying. I've seen a UFO, and that i've heard ghosts two times -- once in New Zealand and when in Mexico, but individuals aren't the most frightening things. The frightening situations are real such things as every single day.Inch Related Subjects Guillermo del Toro Katie Holmes You Shouldn't Be Scared of the Dark

VIDEO: Anne Hathaway Raps About Paparazzi Issues in Fantastic Conan Clip

No matter what you thought of the Oscars, Anne Hathaway remains a class act who seems chronically unable to take herself seriously. That’s the royal likability you pick up in Genovia. On Conan last night, the newly ordained Catwoman rapped (in the style of Lil Wayne) about her brushes with the paparazzi. And now? She’s already become the most impressive Catwoman ever — besides Sean Young. What’s next for the Dark Knight Rises cast? A Joseph Gordon-Levitt tribute to Madonna? Oh, of course not. That already happened. [via Team Coco]

Fox's Monday cooks up victory

Fox has tallied up its best summer time Monday rankings in a number of years with cooking contests ''Hell's Kitchen'' and ''MasterChef,'' which lifted the internet to victory in key demos in addition to total audiences. Based on preliminary national estimations from Nielsen, ''Hell's Kitchen'' began Monday a champion for Fox (2.8/8 in 18-49, 6.8 million audiences overall) , on componen with a week ago and again the night's top show among teenagers. It had been then the Monday finale of ''MasterChef'' (2.4/6 in 18-49, 6. million audiences overall), that was up a tick from a week ago to complement its best delivery about the evening this summer time. For that evening, Fox brought the broadcast pack in 18-49, 25-54 and total audiences. It had been its best showing having a regular Monday selection in summer time since 2008 in grown ups 18-49 and also, since 2007 as a whole audiences. At ABC, both-hour episode of ''Bachelor Pad'' (2.1/6 in 18-49, 6.3 million audiences overall) was lower 9% from last week's three-hour premiere but up versus. the 2nd installment of last summer time. It had been then the return of ''Castle'' to the timeframe, having a repeat tugging a .9/3 in 18-49 and three.9 million audiences overall. CBS hung inside with repeats of ''How I Met Your Mother'' (1.4/4 in 18-49, 4.a million audiences overall at 8 p.m. and 1.6/5 in 18-49, 4.six million audiences overall for any second episode at 8:30), ''Two . 5 Men'' (1.5/4 in 18-49, 5.7 million audiences overall), ''Mike and Molly'' (1.4/4 in 18-49, 5.4 million audiences overall) and ''Hawaii Five-0'' (1.2/3 in 18-49, 5.a million audiences overall). These amounts could come lower a little within the excellent because the preliminaries incorporate a football preemption in Houston for that ''Monday Evening Football'' game between your Texans and New You are able to Jets. And NBC were built with a weak showing using its two-hour encore of ''America's Got Talent'' (1./3 in 18-49, 4.4 million audiences overall) then a repeat of ''Harry's Law'' (.8/2 in 18-49, 3.3 million audiences overall). Preliminary 18-49 earnings for that evening: Fox, 2.6/7 ABC, 1.7/5 CBS, 1.4/4 Univision, 1.3/4 NBC, .9/3 CW, .2/1. As a whole audiences: Fox, 6.4 million ABC, 5.5 million CBS, 5. million NBC, 4. million Univision, 3.3 million CW, .5 million. Contact Ron Kissell at ron.kissell@variety.com

Vigilante, Vigilante: The Fight for Expression

A Palisades Entertainment discharge of a wide open Ranch production. Created by Max Good, Nathan Wollman. Executive producers, Fredric King, John Madigan. Directed by Max Good.With: Stefano Bloch, Joe Connolly, Shepard Fairey, Max Good, Fred Radtke, Steve Rotman, Jordan Seiler, Jim Sharp, James Q. Wilson, Nathan Wollman. Narrator: Michelle Brown."We now have met the enemy and that he is us" stated Wally Kelly's comicstrip character Pogo 4 decades ago, an expression that may affect the obsessed graffiti-abatement people in "Vigilante, Vigilante." Max Good's film touches on bigger issues around free expression and blight while keeping focused on three people who've taken their opposition toward taggers to extremes that may be contended as unhealthy, unaesthetic, and/or illegal. Engaging docu , where the filmmakers themselves sometimes play a role, opens August. 12 at San Francisco's Roxie Cinema, with modest further prospects prone to skew toward VOD. A graffiti artist themself, Good argues the shape democratizes blandly uniform or commercialized public surfaces by placing a personal, naturally agitating stamp in it. One foe, however, calls it an illegal "privatization of public spaces," delivering messages (however indecipherable) the general public needs to witness without its consent. The trio of middle-aged whitened males who're the film's principal subjects consider themselves as carrying out a residential area service by eliminating graffiti within their geographically disparate environs. But you will naturally see their behavior as obsessive, sometimes making more of the nuisance compared to problem they are addressing. Garrulous Los Angeleno Joe "Graffiti Guerilla" Connelly views themself involved in a kind of friendly, sportive competition using the taggers whose work he habitually seeks and baby wipes out, even attending their periodic gallery openings -- though they hardly feel exactly the same way about him. He's happy to achieve the filmmakers along being an audience for his nonstop gab -- unlike the docu's other two primary figures, "Grey Ghost" Fred Radtke, a brand new Orleans ex-Marine who's become in danger for painting out formally approved artwork (as well as for physically menacing individuals who confront him), and Berkeley, Calif.'s "Silver Aficionado," an elusive wee-hrs "preservationist" (his term). Good and creating partner Nathan Wollman stake the Silver Aficionado, and uncover him to become Jim Sharp, a guy who not just oral sprays over graffiti but scrupulously removes flyers, peel off stickers, private-lawn campaign signs and invasive weeds, amongst other things. Since his "corrective" moves can fresh paint on the shop's display-window or consign a missing-child poster towards the trash bin, many local people within the diehard liberal burg consider him an out-of-control nutcase. Good and Wollman enjoy bothering the taciturn Sharp, first saddling him with motor-mouthed Connelly like a going to assistant, then by painting over his silver erasures using their own more colorful spray-blots. The 3 from the anti-graffiti subjects appear a tad crazy, their individual crusades exercising some private discomfort we glimpse with variable clearness. Their methods to graffiti as blight are indiscriminate and straightforward, however the docu does not really wade in to the gradations of the items comprises blight to various mindsets. Graffiti authors questioned -- many masked to safeguard their identity -- disdain "amateur" tags while admiring use strongly individual calligraphy or muralistic value. The voices of non-public-property proprietors, who figure to achieve the most powerful legit objections to graffiti, are particularly absent here. Input from graffiti experts, academic advocates yet others do add a feeling of background larger inquiry as to the would certainly be an entertaining but narrow portrait of the couple of contrarian personas. The outstanding aspect in frequently verite-rough package is Julien p Benedictus' editing, which organizes the potentially unwieldy mixture of materials cogently, with nary a dull moment.Camera (color, HD), Good editor, Julien p Benedictus music supervisor, Katherine Stanford animation, Owen Prepare seem, Dork Nelson. Examined at Roxie Cinema, Bay Area, This summer 28, 2011. Running time: 86 MIN. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

No Fourth 'Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' Book, Confirms Stieg Larsson's Girlfriend

Sorry, fans of Stieg Larsson's Millennium series -- a fourth book won't be released.our editor recommendsGet Spooked by the 'Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' Trailer (Video)Inside the Hunt for the Next Stieg Larsson (Cannes 2011) The author's girlfriend Eva Gabrielsson says Larsson didn't write enough material before his 2004 death. "There's the beginning of a fourth novel," Gabrielsson told BBC Radio 4 (via Digital Spy). "I would estimate it to be about 200 pages, given what I saw in late August during our last vacation, and given what I knew of Stieg's workload in his last two months." "It probably doesn't hang together," she added. "Stieg was a spontaneous writer, he could write scenes and not knit them together until later on - he just liked the scene. You can't call it a novel." Gabrielsson -- who is embroiled in a dispute with Larsson's family over his estate -- had hinted in the past there may be a posthumous novel. In January, Paul Bogaards, Larsson's publisher and senior VP of publicity at Alfred A. Knopf publishing house, told Word and Film: "There is no fourth book from Stieg Larsson on the horizon. Only the estate, controlled by his family (father Erland and brother Joakim Larsson), can authorize publication of a fourth book, and they have no intention of doing so at the moment." THR COVER STORY: David Fincher: The Complex Mind of 'Social Network's' Anti-Social Director The books didn't achieve success until after Larsson's death. They were turned later into three Swedish films starring Noomi Rapace and Michael Nyqvist. David Fincher's take on The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, starring Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara, hits theaters Dec. 21. Related Topics The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo