Steve Buscemi in talks for 'Burt Wonderstone'

BuscemiJust days after adding Cinemax alum James Gandolfini towards the cast of "Burt Wonderstone," New Lines are prospecting another actor noted for playing a gangster around the pay cabler, as "Boardwalk Empire" star Steve Buscemi is within early discussions to become listed on Steve Carell and Jim Carrey within the magician comedy.Buscemi continues to be offered the role of Anton, a Vegas magician who's the longtime friend and partner from the title character, performed by Carell. After being hurt by Burt throughout their "Hotbox" trick, he decides to stop the act and train miracle within the China. Whenever a hot-shot street magician (Carrey) begins developing strong, Burt must convince Anton revisit happens. Gandolfini co-stars like a billionaire who is the owner of the casino where Burt and Anton perform their show, while Olivia Wilde and Sarah Silverman are now being eyed for that female lead because the duo's miracle assistant. Don Scardino ("30 Rock") is pointing the laffer, that is skedded to begin production in The month of january, when "Boardwalk" is on hiatus.While Buscemi is better noted for his dramatic roles in films for example "Reservoir Dogs" and "Fargo," he's a lengthy comedy history including multiple collaboration with Adam Sandler, in addition to key roles in cult photos "The Large Lebowski" and "Ghost World." Thesp, whose perf as Nucky Thompson on "Boardwalk Empire" lately gained him an Emmy nomination, will next be observed in Oren Moverman's "Rampart" and Walter Salles' adaptation of "On the highway.Inch Younger crowd voices lead roles in Pixar's "Monsters College" and The new sony Pictures Animation's "Hotel Transylvania."Buscemi is repped by WME and also the Gotham Group. Contact Shaun Sneider at shaun.sneider@variety.com

Zediva suspends operations

Internet streaming service Zediva is suspending operations after Hollywood studios won a permanent injunction prohibiting the company from streaming the latest homevideo releases from a bank of DVD players to its customers. U.S. District Judge John F. Walter issued the injunction on Friday, ruling that the company is "permanently restrained and enjoined" from using the copyrighted material unless it receives permission. Zediva had argued that its service was no different than a brick-and-mortar videostore, which rents movies without getting the permission of studios. In August, Walter granted a preliminary injunction to the studios and said that Zediva violated their right of public performance. He said that the company violated the "transmit" clause of the Copyright Act. The company altered its Web page with the word "intermission" bannered across the top and a message explaining that it was suspending operations. "A couple of years ago we came up with an idea for the next generation of DVD rentals," the message stated. "It seemed to us logical and evolutionary that if a customer was able to rent and play a DVD in his home, there should be no reason why he or she could not do that from the Internet cloud. After all, you can do that with a DVR, so why not with a DVD player? "While we hope to be back online soon, we don't know when (or whether) that will happen. We are disappointed by this turn of events, and that we are not permitted to serve you." MPAA senior VP-associate general counsel Dan Robbins said in a statement, "This result sends a strong message to those who would exploit the studios' works in violation of copyright law, on the Internet or elsewhere, and it is an important victory for the more than 2 million American men and women whose livelihoods depend on a thriving film and television industry." Studios worried that Zediva undercut their video windows with cable on-demand services as well as streaming outlets like Netflix, Amazon and Apple TV. "Those services pay the studios licensing fees for the right to stream movies, and those fees allow the studios to invest in new movies and compensate the writers, directors, actors, set designers, caterers, electricians and countless others whose work contributes to movies," Robbins said. Contact Diana Lodderhose at diana.lodderhose@variety.com

Seeking Volunteers for an Actorfest LA Street Team

Help Back Stage publicize Actorfest, and receive a FREE subscription and a ticket to Actorfest! You will come to the Back Stage offices on 11/1, 11:00am-5pm. We will give you a bag with postcards and you will hit the streets with a partner passing out postcards. You will go to various areas in the city and visit different parks, schools and rehearsal studios. You will be given ONE FREE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION TO BACKSTAGE.COM and A TICKET TO ONE PANEL at Actorfest.Interested parties please heather.gault@backstage.com with your Name, Contact, and Resume. The subject line should read "STREET TEAM."We look forward to a great event and are excited about your interested!!!

New Clips From The Rum Diary

Johnny Depp demands to have some boozeIf you've read Hunter Thompson's The Rum Diary you'll know that while it's many things - riotous, chaotic, colourful - what it isn't is an obviously 'filmy' book. There's not a lot of conflict, little need for resolution and no big villain to have audiences hissing at the screen. Then again, something similar was said about Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas and that ended up winning a spot in cult movie heaven. This, we suspect, is where Bruce Robinson comes in. It's a hugely welcome return for the Withnail And I director, coaxed out of semi-retirement by Johnny Depp to write and direct. The humour and none-more-quotable patter that made Withnail great, combined with Thompson's acid prose, should make for a feast for fans of smart scriptwriting and blackly comic moments. These two new clips from the film, courtesy of Yahoo!Movies, set the scene for Paul Kemp's (Depp) arrival in the Puerto Rico town of San Juan, where he's due to start working for The San Juan Star. There he gets involved in a bombshell blonde by the name of Chenault (Amber Heard), sharp operator Sanderson (Aaron Eckhart) and a titanic amount of rum.Depp's compared the story to Casablanca, humbly we're sure, and there's more than a touch of Scoop in there too. It's out in cinemas from November 11; let us know if you're looking forward to seeing Captain Jack back in landlubbers garb in the usual spot...

Cyber-terrorist target The new sony

The new sony revealed Wednesday it had detected a lot of unauthorized sign-in attempts on its Ps Network, The new sony Entertainment Network and The new sony Online Entertainment Services.Japan technology giant stated ''less than a single-tenth'' of customers was affected. However it was instructed to lock 93,000 accounts after cyber-terrorist handled to make use of valid IDs and passwords to register. Only a part of individuals accounts demonstrated additional activity just before being locked.The organization stated charge card amounts connected using the accounts aren't in danger.The attempts, between March. 7-10, seem to include a lot of data acquired from a number of jeopardized lists using their company companies, sites or sources, The new sony stated.In April, The new sony experienced an enormous cyber attack on its Ps Network that forced it to seal the service lower temporarily.The new sony also Wednesday introduced a worldwide recall of just one.six million flat-screen Bravia Televisions offered since 2007 due to defective parts that may lead them to overheat or catch fire. There has been 11 occurrences reported using the Televisions since 2008, all in Japan and none fatal. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Michael Douglas & Matt Damons Liberace Bio Headed To HBO

First Published: October 11, 2011 3:30 PM EDT Credit: Getty Images NY, N.Y. -- Caption Michael Douglas attends the Broadway opening night of High at the Booth Theatre, NYC, on April 19, 2011HBO says Michael Douglas is taking to the keyboard for its upcoming biopic of legendary pianist Liberace. Behind the Candelabra will be directed by Steven Soderbergh. It will also star Matt Damon as Scott Thorson, the younger live-in lover of the flamboyant entertainer, to be played by Douglas. HBO made the announcement Tuesday. Jerry Weintraub (Oceans Eleven, Twelve, Thirteen) is executive producer. The films title refers to the trademark candelabra always gracing Liberaces grand pianowhen he performed. He was also known for his outrageous costumes and extravagant jewelry. The 67-year-old Douglas has recently battled throat cancer, but last January he announced his tumor was gone and predicted he had beaten the disease. Behind the Candelabra is scheduled to begin production next summer. No airdate was announced. (Copyright 2011 by Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed) Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Ali Landry Welcomes Boy

First Released: October 11, 2011 10:04 AM EDT Credit: Getty Images La, Calif. -- Caption Ali Landry attends the Elizabeth Glaser Child Helps Fundamentals A Period For Heroes Event at Wadsworth Theater around the Virtual Assistant Lawn in La on June 12, 2011Its a boy for Ali Landry! The star, 38, and director husband Alejandro Monteverde welcomed their second child towards the family on Sunday, Access Hollywood has confirmed. The infant boy, named Marcelo Alejandro, was created in La. Little Marcelo considered in at 8 pounds. and measured 21 inches lengthy. The first kind Miss USA and former Doritos girl formerly told People who she really was nervous about the potential of getting a boy and was using grilled cheese sandwiches for stopping her morning sickness throughout being pregnant. Ali and Alejandro, 34, will also be parents to 4-year-old daughter Estela. The pair married in April 2006. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.