Joel Silver News

The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles (SCLA) presented its 23rd Annual Simply Shakespeare benefit reading of 'The Two Gentlemen of Verona,' last night, September 25, 2013 at The Broad Stage, Santa Monica. The evening featured a star-studded cast including Sir Paul McCartney, Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson and William Shatner. Check out a look back at the starry red carpet arrivals below!

Silver Pictures and Studiocanal announce the start of principal photography of the international action thriller THE GUNMAN. Starring Sean Penn, the project unites the two time Academy Award winning actor with an extraordinary, unconventional ensemble cast including Javier Bardem, Idris Elba, Ray Winstone, Mark Rylance and Jasmine Trinca. Directed by acclaimed French helmer Pierre Morel, the compelling script is written by Peter Travis and is based on the novel The Prone Gunman by Jean-Patrick Manchette. Joel Silver and Andrew Rona are producing through Silver Pictures, with Sean Penn. The film is fully financed by Studiocanal who handles worldwide sales and will distribute it in its four territories. It is the second collaboration this year between Silver Pictures and Studiocanal after NON-STOP. THE GUNMAN will shoot mainly in Barcelona, Spain and London.

What happens when CSI creator Anthony E. Zuiker and celebreality television pioneer Cris Abrego team up to create a new reality competition? You get ABC's new high-stakes murder mystery WHODUNNIT? Zuiker and Abrego spoke exclusively with BWW about how the show came together and what viewers can expect from tonight's (June 23) premiere.

Kick start your Memorial Day with VERONICA MARS the show everyone's talking about. Catch up on your favorites-or tune in to find out what all the buzz is about

Kick start your Memorial Day with VERONICA MARS the show everyone's talking about. Catch up on your favorites-or tune in to find out what all the buzz is about

Theatre Company of Lafayette presents 'Glengarry Glen Ross' by David Mamet, directed by Ian Gerber.

2008 Tony Awards winning musical In The Heights will be translated into Portuguese for its first Brazilian production, directed by Wolf Maya and with recently announced associate director Luis Salgado, adding to his position as choreographer and consultant on the production.

Anthony E. Zuiker, the creator of the “CSI” franchise, begins production on his first primetime reality series WHODDUNIT?

As BroadwayWorld reported yesterday, Barbra Streisand recently revealed that she wants Lady Gaga to star in her upcoming GYPSY film, in which Streisand will play 'Mama Rose.' Now she opened up with Entertainment Weekly about the upcoming movie, telling Jon Barret that she's "still working out one rights issue" and that "it should happen, but it just takes forever."

As has been long speculated, Barbra Streisand is still hard at work on making another GYPSY film, in which she would play 'Momma Rose,' and according to Time, she has her sites set on Lady Gaga to co-star. Joel Stein writes: 'She told me about her cousin Lowell, I told her what a mullet is, she told me she's thinking of casting Lady Gaga as the lead in her remake of Gypsy, and I told her I was really, really cold.'

The Emmy Award-winning anthology horror series "Tales from the Crypt" returns to network television starting today, October 5, when FEARnet debuts TV versions of the groundbreaking program on its linear channel and presents original episodes on its VOD platform. This marks the first time that "Tales from the Crypt" can be seen on network TV since 2004, when it was previously syndicated.

The Emmy Award-winning anthology horror series "Tales from the Crypt" returns to network television starting Friday, October 5, when FEARnet debuts TV versions of the groundbreaking program on its linear channel and presents original episodes on its VOD platform. This marks the first time that "Tales from the Crypt" can be seen on network TV since 2004, when it was previously syndicated.

FEARnet, cable's premier destination for horror, suspense and thriller content, is adding a new two-hour weekend programming block starting August 18.

We've all been there with the ups and downs of relationships. I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change hilariously pokes fun at the good, the bad, and the ugly from dating to weddings to dealing with kids and in-laws and everything in between.

The John W. Engeman Theater previously announced the cast and creative team for the hilarious I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE. Previews began on Thursday, July 5, 2012 at 8:00 p.m.; with the official opening tonight, Saturday, July 7 at 8:00 p.m. and running through August 19, 2012.

The John W. Engeman Theater has just announced the cast and creative team for the hilarious I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE. Previews begin tonight, July 5, 2012 at 8:00 p.m.; with the official opening on Saturday, July 7 at 8:00 p.m. and running through August 19, 2012.

The John W. Engeman Theater has just announced the cast and creative team for the hilarious I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE. Previews begin on Thursday, July 5, 2012 at 8:00 p.m.; with the official opening on Saturday, July 7 at 8:00 p.m. and running through August 19, 2012.

Variety reports that that Marcia Gay Harden will play the title role in Juan Feldman's indie drama film THE LIBRARIAN.

SOAPnet celebrates Father's Day with 'A Veronica Mars Marathon: Who's Your Daddy?' today, June 17 from 3pm - 7pm. The 4 hour marathon revolves around whether or not Keith Mars is Veronica's biological father.