J.J. Abrams News

Rentrak Corporation (RENT) today announced the Top-10 DVD & Blu-ray sales and rentals according to the company's Retail Essentials and Home Video Essentials tracking services whichare based on estimated consumer spending per data collected for the week ending Sept. 15, 2013.

According to the Daily Mail, Benedict Cumberbatch is in talks to star as Hamlet in the West End in fall 2014, produced by Sonia Friedman and directed by Lyndsey Turner.

Thomas Dolby, the multi-Grammy nominated artist and producer, takes his new live show - part film, part concert, part transmedia event - on the road this fall. Each show will be a unique event that cannot be replicated outside of Dolby's theater performance.

Dominic Keating, one of the stars of STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE, spoke at Dragon Con in Atlanta about the new Blu-Ray release, the infamous series finale, and cast updates

Starz in association with Sony Pictures Television has announced today that Caitriona Balfe will play the role of Claire Randall in the original series 'Outlander.'

Director J.J. Abrams' phenomenal global sensation STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS makes its highly-anticipated debut on Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D, DVD and On Demand today, September 10, 2013 from Paramount Home Media Distribution.

BAFTA Los Angeles is pleased to announce that Benedict Cumberbatch will be the recipient of this year's BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year, presented at the annual gala ceremony in November.

“Revolution” is an epic, swashbuckling drama from J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot Productions and “Supernatural's” Eric Kripke. With sweeping scope and intimate focus, this show centers on the Matheson family's struggle to survive 15 years after a mysterious worldwide blackout. Their post-apocalyptic world is juxtaposed with bucolic, overgrown cities and a journey of hope, rebirth and retribution. The second season of NBC's hit drama kicks off Sept. 25 - ahead of the premiere episode, the network has debuted promotional cast shots. Check them out below!

According to Deadline, the in-demand actor has officially signed on to star in James Gray's upcoming film adaptation of David Grann's best-selling novel.

The project comes from J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot and Warner Bros. TV, with PERSON OF INTEREST's Jonathan Nolan set to direct and co-write the pilot with Lisa Joy. Jerry Weintraub, who has been gunning for the series for years, will produce.

Paramount Pictures, a division of Viacom, Inc., is giving moviegoers a chance to see two of its summer blockbuster films, 'STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS' and 'WORLD WAR Z,' with a special double feature at select AMC Theatres, Carmike Cinemas, Marcus Theatres, Regal Cinemas and other participating theaters nationwide in RealD 3D and 2D.

According to the usually spot-on Latino Review, the pair have been brought in by Disney to read for the lead roles in STAR WARS: EPISODE VII, set to be directed by J.J. Abrams with a script by Michael Arndt.

Paramount Pictures, a division of Viacom, Inc., is giving moviegoers a chance to see two of its summer blockbuster films, 'STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS' and 'WORLD WAR Z,' with a special double feature at select AMC Theatres, Carmike Cinemas, Marcus Theatres, Regal Cinemas and other participating theaters nationwide in RealD 3D and 2D.

The Producers Guild of America announced today the opening of submissions and key deadlines for consideration for the 25th Annual Producers Guild Awards that will take place on Sunday, January 19, 2014 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

According to a new report by Badass Digest, Lucasfilm and Disney might be breaking the WARS mold, eyeing a mid-December 2015 release date for J.J. Abrams' upcoming installment in the franchise. All other films in the series have been released in May. =

EW has revealed a mysterious teaser for a new project from famed director J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot. The clip does not reveal if the project is for TV, film or some other worldly form of media! Watch the teaser and decide for youself what it all means!

The Wanted appeared on ABC's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE and performed their hits 'We Own the Night' and 'Glad You Came' on the Sony Outdoor Stage. Check out the appearance below!

In the middle of promoting her new film 'Lee Daniels' The Butler' on last night's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE, Oprah Winfrey paused mid-way through a sentence and called up a random audience member. 'I want to say this to you,' gushed the Academy Award winner, 'You get a car!!' Check out the clip below!

Media mogul and Academy Award winning actress Oprah Winfrey stopped by last night's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE on ABC to chat about her new film, 'Lee Daniel's The Butler'. 'The movie has a little bit of everything,' said Winfrey. 'It's not just a big, ol history lesson.' Check out the appearance below!

Producers Jeffrey Richards and John N. Hart Jr., in association with the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.), have announced that the box office will open on Thursday, August 8th for the 17-week limited engagement of the critically-acclaimed revival of The Glass Menagerie at the Booth Theatre (222 W 45th Street) with performances beginning Thursday, September 5, 2013, and an opening night set for Thursday, September 26th. The production will star multiple Tony and Emmy Award-winner Cherry Jones as Amanda Wingfield, film and stage star Zachary Quinto as Tom, two-time Tony-nominee Celia Keenan-Bolger as Laura, and Brian J. Smith as Jim, the Gentleman Caller.