Entertainment

Jenna Fischer is in negotiations to star as Owen Wilson's wife in "Hall Pass," a New Line comedy being directed by the Farrelly brothers.

Another "Girls Next Door" star is getting her own series. E! Entertainment Television is set to announce a docusoap following former "Girls" star Holly Madison as she works and plays in Las Vegas.

ABC has greenlighted a multicamera comedy from "Friends" alumna Shana Goldberg-Meehan.

Friday Focus: The embattled action star returns to the big screen.

Simon Fuller, founder of 19 Entertainment, and 19's parent company CKX have agreed to a long-term deal to keep the "American Idol" creator and executive producer involved in the firm's key shows, while freeing him up to launch a new entertainment company.

When the catastrophic earthquake hit Haiti on Tuesday, it set in motion a response among TV networks molded in part by the South Asian tsunami and Hurricane Katrina.

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Lionsgate and Phoenix Pictures are teaming up to bring the nonfiction pregnancy guidebook series "What to Expect When You're Expecting" to the big screen.

No deal yet in place to restore "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" to run from 11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m., according to sources at NBC, but such a pact could still materialize.

Ivan Reitman, who directed the first two "Ghostbuster" movies in the '80s, is gearing up to direct the long-awaited third installment in the series.

With Disney chairman Rich Ross on the verge of naming a new head of  production, possibly as early as Thursday, studio insiders were betting Wednesday night that producer Sean Bailey would get the nod.

Halfway through its first season, TNT's Ray Romano freshman dramedy, "Men of a Certain Age," has been renewed for a second season with a 10-episode order.

The Winter Olympic torch is weeks from being raised in Vancouver but already NBC Uni is going for a record.

Disney studio chairman Rich Ross on Thursday tapped producer Sean Bailey as its next film production president, after ousting Oren Aviv on Tuesday.

"Mad Men," "Modern Family," and "Glee" are among the nominees for the Gay & Lesbian Alliance's 21st annual Media Awards.

Carla Gallo and Jose Zuniga have landed co-starring roles on "The Station," Ben Stiller's comedy pilot for Fox, on which Jordan Peele has been promoted to regular.

Is "Crash" on a crash course? Speculation is mounting that the dark Starz drama won't be renewed for a third season.

Paramount is developing a sequel to its 2005 thriller "Four Brothers," bringing back many of the creative team. Mark Wahlberg is eyeing a return to star.

But within the next 90 days or so -- assuming final regulatory signoffs go as anticipated -- the Hollywood Stock Exchange plans to launch a second, real-money exchange capitalized in the "tens of millions of dollars," said Andy Wing, CEO of Los Angeles-based Cantor Entertainment.

Screenwriter Kerry Williamson is set to adapt a feature screenplay featuring medical examiner Kay Scarpetta, star of the best-selling mystery series written by Patricia Cornwell.