Early buzz: 'Watchmen,' Weezer, Scrabble and more
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... so here are a handful o' headlines. Stay tuned for Part Three of my Top 100 People of 2008: - The Watchmen trial has been moved to Jan. 20. - Pitchfork interviews Andy Samberg and the Lonely Island gang . - We have a three-star review of The Wrestler , which I'm eager to see. - Evan Rachel Wood talks about her role in Woody Allen's new movie . - Friends and look-alikes showed up at Bettie Page 's memorial service . - Harrison Ford will star in the new flick produced by J.J. Abrams . - Scrabble turns 60 this week. - ...
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... morning show personality in the film Morning Glory , and our beloved Rachel McAdams is in talks to costar. According to the Hollywood Reporter , "Aline Brosh McKenna ("The Devil Wears Prada") wrote the script about a grizzled old-school anchor in the Ted Koppel mold (Ford) who quits in disgust with the gossip-heavy direction of the evening newscast. He is then recruited by a hot up-and-coming producer (McAdams) to help revive a morning talk show, only to be paired with his rival." [ HR ] "She was drunk! I don’t know if she was drunk when they actually got married, but the ...
Mamma Mia! Conquers the UK. Trade Roughage 12/17/08
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... Harrison Ford is making another comedy in which he (likely) ends up with a much, much younger woman, this time played by Rachel McAdams. ...
Harrison Ford and Rachel McAdams Gear Up for TV Talk Shows
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He's faced angry Nazis, villainous Russians, and lots of space baddies, but is Harrison Ford any match for a determined Rachel McAdams? The Hollywood Reporter posts that Ford has grabbed the starring role in Morning Glory, while McAdams is in final negotiations. This one is the brainchild of Aline Brosh McKenna, which Paramount grabbed back October of 2007, and put Venus helmer Roger Michell in the directorial chair. Glory is a comedy that focuses on a "grizzled old-school anchor in the Ted Koppel mold" ...
Morning Deal Report: Harrison Ford and Rachel McAdams Wake to “Morning Glory”
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... Harrison Ford will play a “grizzled old-school anchor in the Ted Koppel mold who quits in disgust with the gossip-heavy direction of the evening newscast” in Morning Glory, per The Hollywood Reporter. “He is then recruited by a hot up-and-coming producer (Rachel McAdams) to help revive a morning talk show, only to be paired with his rival.” J.J. Abrams is producing under his Bad Robot banner. ...
Rachel McAdams Would Make For A Good “Morning”
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... The Hollywood Reporter is, uh, reporting that Rachel McAdams is negotiating to join Harrison Ford in the cast of Morning Glory, a comedy from Devil Wears Prada screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna about a morning talk show. Ford would play “a grizzled old-school anchor in the Ted Koppel mold who quits in disgust with the gossip-heavy direction of the evening newscast.” He’s then recruited by McAdams’ up-and-coming producer to host a morning talk show, ...
Harrison Ford and Rachel McAdams are the New Regis and Regis's Hot Up-and-Coming Producer
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... Could the rival he's paired with be... Diane Keaton, a fellow respected anchor that Ford just can't get along with until their heated arguments rage into fire in the bedroom? God, I hope not. Probably a decent bet though.
Harrison Ford set for 'Morning Glory' [THR]





