Melissa McCarthy News

Rentrak (NASDAQ:RENT), the leader in precisely measuring movies and TV everywhere, today announced the top weekly cross-platform entertainment rankings for Nov. 25, 2014.

According to Deadline, Regina King has signed on to co-star in FX's upcoming comedy pilot PARIAH, co-created by John Chernin and Dave Chernin. Bill Burr will lead the cast.

Deadline writes that Melissa McCarthy will star as Peter Pan's plucky sidekick fairy Tinker Bell in a new comedy-adventure film directed by Shawn Levy from a script by Nicholas Stoller.

CBS Films has turned to writer John August (Broadway's BIG FISH) to pen a script based on Alvin Schwartz's iconic book series 'Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark.'

The fifth season of MIKE & MOLLY, starring Billy Gardell and Emmy Award winner and Academy Award nominee Melissa McCarthy, will premiere Monday, Dec. 8 (8:30-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

This week's encore episode of Saturday Night Live with host Bill Hader and musical guest Hozier averaged a 1.2 adults 18-49 rating in the 25 markets with local people meters.

The Nov. 1 edition of 'Saturday Night Live,' with host Chris Rock and musical guest Prince, has generated the show's highest national adult 18-49 rating and overall viewership since Feb. 1.

The Nov. 1 edition of 'Saturday Night Live,' with host Chris Rock and musical guest Prince, has generated the show's highest national adult 18-49 rating and overall viewership since Feb. 1.

Sony Classical is delighted to announce the release of songs from the original motion-picture soundtrack and the original score by Theodore Shapiro from the upcoming movie St. Vincent available digitally on October 21 and on CD on October 27. A comedy drama, St. Vincent opens nationwide on October 24 and stars Academy Award nominees Bill Murray, Melissa McCarthy and Naomi Watts.

The queen of comedy, Melissa McCarthy stopped by NBC's TODAY to talk about starring opposite Bill Murray in her new film, 'St. Vincent.' The actress also addressed recent rumors that she will be appearing in the recently announced sequel to 'Ghostbusters.'

According to Deadline, Oscar winner Susan Sarandon has joined the cast of Lifetime's upcoming miniseries based on the life of Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe.

In case you missed it last week, let me catch you up. Andrew and Zelda are probably one of the cutest couples in sitcom history.

'Bridesmaid' director Paul Feig turned to Twitter yesterday to confirm the rumors that a new installment of the GHOSTBUSTERS franchise is in the works and will feature 'hilarious women.'

The all-female GHOSTBUSTERS reboot may officially happen, after all.

The 23rd annual Heartland Film Festival kicked off on Saturday, Oct. 4 with a special party and advance screening of Warner Bros. Pictures' “The Judge.” Director David Dobkin (“Wedding Crashers”) traveled to Indianapolis in support of the film that opens wide on Oct. 10, 2014.

FX Networks has placed an order for the comedy Pilot, Pariah, starring Bill Burr and co-created by John Chernin and Dave Chernin, it was announced today by Nick Grad and Eric Schrier, Presidents of Original Programming, FX Networks and FX Productions.