Columbia Pictures News

Access Hollywood reports today that Willow Smith is hopeful that Brad Pitt will play the role of 'Daddy Warbucks' in the upcoming remake of Annie, in which she will star. Pitt has not yet responded to the appeal. As reported yesterday, Deadline.com revealed that GLEE creator Ryan Murphy is in talks to direct the Annie remake, produced by Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, Jay-Z and partners, starring the Smith's youngest, Willow.

Overbrook Entertainment partners James Lassiter, Ken Stovitz, Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith have formed a joint venture with Shawn 'JAY-Z' Carter to develop and produce major motion pictures. One of the projects being discussed is the re-imagination of the classic Broadway musical ANNIE as a vehicle for Willow Smith to star. The film will be developed with Sony Pictures Entertainment and produced by Overbrook Entertainment and Mr. Carter.

Modern Family co-stars Jesse Tyler Ferguson & Eric Stonestreet have been tapped by the WGAW to co-host the 2011 Writers Guild Awards West Coast ceremony on Saturday, February 5, 2011, at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel-Grand Ballroom.

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director), in association with Tracy Aron, announces additional casting for the new Broadway musical THE PEOPLE IN THE PICUTRE, starring two time Tony® Award-winner Donna Murphy, directed by Leonard Foglia. THE PEOPLE IN THE PICTURE features book & lyrics by Iris Rainer Dart and music by Mike Stoller and Artie Butler.

BWW covered the results live on Sunday, January 30, 2011, broadcast live from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center on TNT and TBS, at 6 p.m. MT, 7 p.m. CT and 8 p.m. ET/PT.

BWW covered the results live on Sunday, January 30, 2011, broadcast live from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center on TNT and TBS, at 6 p.m. MT, 7 p.m. CT and 8 p.m. ET/PT.

BWW covered the results live on Sunday, January 30, 2011, broadcast live from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center on TNT and TBS, at 6 p.m. MT, 7 p.m. CT and 8 p.m. ET/PT.

The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles (SCLA) will hold "The Trial of Hamlet" to determine the competency of the defendant to stand trial for the murder of Polonius, based on the events of the Shakespeare play.

BWW is covering live the results on Sunday, January 30, 2011, broadcast live from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center on TNT and TBS, at 6 p.m. MT, 7 p.m. CT and 8 p.m. ET/PT. We'll be bringing you live results throughout the night of ALL the theatre-related winners.

Directors Guild of America President Taylor Hackford today announced the five nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2010.

Overbrook Entertainment partners James Lassiter, Ken Stovitz, Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith have formed a joint venture with Shawn 'JAY-Z' Carter to develop and produce major motion pictures. One of the projects being discussed is the re-imagination of the classic Broadway musical ANNIE as a vehicle for Willow Smith to star. The film will be developed with Sony Pictures Entertainment and produced by Overbrook Entertainment and Mr. Carter.

Aaron Sorkin has taken home a Golden Globe Award for 'Best Screenplay' for THE SOCIAL NETWORK.

The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles (SCLA) will hold "The Trial of Hamlet" to determine the competency of the defendant to stand trial for the murder of Polonius, based on the events of the Shakespeare play.

The 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards, the only televised awards show honoring performers in film and television, announced nominees at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood on Thursday, December 16.

Napa Valley Opera House Presents Performing Pets, Comedian Dana Carvey, and Jazz Musician David Benoit this December.

The National Board of Review named The Social Network the 2010 Best Film of the Year. Directed by David Fincher, this timeless drama explores the moment at which Facebook, the most revolutionary social phenomenon of the new century, was invented and the resulting lawsuits. The film was released on October 1st by Columbia Pictures.

Napa Valley Opera House Presents Performing Pets, Comedian Dana Carvey, and Jazz Musician David Benoit this December.

FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed "Best of New York" by New York Magazine, and "an invaluable New York institution" by The New York Post, continues its Fall 2010 season with the debut engagement of television and stage star STEFANIE POWERS from November 16 - 20.

OBIE Award-winning director Lou Bellamy will take the helm when L.A. Theatre Works records A Raisin in the Sun for radio broadcast. The Pulitzer Prize-winning classic by Lorraine Hansberry will star Judyann Elder, James Gleason, Noah Gray-Cabey (Heroes), Deidrie Henry, Terrell Tilford, Rutina Wesley (HBO's True Blood) and Mirron Willis in five performances, November 17-21, at the Skirball Cultural Center. L.A. Theatre Works' nationally syndicated radio theater series airs locally in Southern California on KPCC 89.3 every Saturday from 10 pm - midnight and can be streamed on demand at www.latw.org.

FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed "Best of New York" by New York Magazine, and "an invaluable New York institution" by The New York Post, continues its Fall 2010 season with the debut engagement of television and stage star STEFANIE POWERS from November 16 - 20.