Ellen DeGeneres Buys Brad Pitts Malibu Home For $12 Million

First Published: December 18, 2011 11:55 AM EST Credit: Getty Images Caption Ellen DeGeneres, Brad PittLOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Ellen DeGeneres is putting down roots where Brad Pitt once laid his head. The daytime host finalized a deal to purchase Brads Malibu, Calif., home for $12 million on Friday, according to People. The coastal property is divided into two separate homes, which boast ocean views, lush gardens and private beach access. Ellens new pad is significantly smaller than the 15,000-square foot Beverly Hills home she and wife Portia De Rossi recently put on the market, measuring in at roughly 4,000-square feet, according to the mag. Ellen and Portias sprawling estate listed for a whopping $49 million was featured in Architectural Digest magazines October issue, where the funnywoman explained her love of home buying and interior design. We never had a house when I was growing up, Ellen said. We always rented. But my father would dream, and we used to look at houses all the time. Id pick out which bedroom would be mine and get all excited. The first thing I did when I made money was buy a house, she added. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Witherspoon Untangles Devil's Knot

For Atom EgoyanNo stranger to questionable subject material, director Atom Egoyan walked aboard Devil's Knot, the dramatic interpretation from the West Memphis Three situation in August. Now he's found the very first of the items promises to become a large ensemble cast: Reese Witherspoon.Devil's Knot is dependant on reporter Mara Levitt's 2003 book, subtitled The Real Story From The West Memphis Three. Inside it, she adopted the twisted, prolonged murder trial of Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley Junior, who offered 17 years imprisonment prior to being launched earlier this August. These were charged with killing three 8-year-old cub scouts present in a wooded section of Arkansas known as Robin Hood Hillsides. While they are now free, the judge did not permit them to seek compensation for that lost years.Witherspoon will switch into drama mode to experience Pam Hobbs, mom of among the sufferers who initially thought these were guilty but because the situation pulled on, found believe these were innocent.Having a script came from by Mark Sevi after which re-compiled by Scott Derrickson and Paul Harris Boardman, Egoyan intends to start shooting next summer time.

Suit Won't Delay Relieve 'In The Land of Blood stream and Honey'

The suit against Angelina Jolie's 'In the Land of Blood stream and Honey' won't delay the film's scheduled 12 ,. 23 release. The man suing Jolie, James Braddock, has withdrawn his motion for just about any temporary constraint order after FilmDistrict, the business disseminating the film, convinced the judge the motion was "defective." Braddock claims that Jolie stole the idea on her behalf Bosian War film, which she written, from his book, 'A Soul Breaking.' U.S. District Judge Robert Dow, Junior. mentioned in the hearing the other day in Illinois that there has been "valid concerns" in regards to the timing in the suit. The judge noted that Braddock had not proven that "immediate and permanent harm would result" within the film's release. Braddock of your accord withdrew his motion, enabling the film being released as planned. The problem continues to be heard inside an Illinois court, although several parties are situated in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina additionally to California. The judge has built that could move the problem with a federal court in California, which might probably ensure it is simpler for Jolie as well as the film's producers to fight, according to THR. Jolie, for your record, has declined getting read Braddock's book and states they needed her inspiration for your film off their accounts in the war. For that suit, she told the LA Occasions, "It's componen for your course. It happens on virtually every film." [via THR] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Verbinski rides high with 'Rango'

Posted: Thu., Dec. 8, 2011, 4:00am PTBy 'Rango'The western boasts several firsts, including an unlikely bug-eyed chameleon hero starring in the first animation film for both "Pirates of the Caribbean" helmer Gore Verbinski and industry vfx powerhouse ILM."Doing an animated film was completely new for so many of us, so there were a lot of challenges," reports production designer Crash McCreery. "Gore and I are huge Western fans, especially the classic Westerns with the dense, gritty atmosphere, so our approach from the start was to make a Western first, then an animated film second."The team began by focusing on the characters and a photo-real style "that I don't think had been done to this extent before," McCreery says. "We kept telling ILM, 'Put more fuzz on it,' meaning we wanted to get away from that typical, hard-edged shiny CG look. We wanted frayed edges on the costumes and a blurry line between characters in the foreground and background, so that it all felt far more filmic than the usual animation."To achieve this look, the team broke time-honored toon rules of texture and palette, even going so far as to use desaturated colors. "It probably helped (that we hadn't made an animated film before) as we just kept pushing to get what we wanted," he says. "We didn't set any limits as far as rendering capabilities, and ILM was with us the whole way. People have asked us, 'Where did you shoot it?' but it's all animated. Now that we have the pipeline worked out, we're discussing other possible projects as we all loved the animation process." EYE ON THE OSCARS: ANIMATION Animated pics boost property valuesWhether working on a shoestring hand-drawn project or pushing the limits of computer-generated technology, this year's offerings overcame major challenges in bringing their animated visions to screen. Here's how:'Arthur Christmas' | 'Chico and Rita' | 'Gnomeo and Juliet' | 'Rango' | 'Wrinkles' | 'Rio' Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Maggie Gyllenhaal & Peter Sarsgaard Expecting Second Child

First Launched: November 28, 2011 7:34 PM EST Credit: Getty Images La, Calif. -- Caption Peter Sarsgaard and wife Maggie Gyllenhaal attend the Armani Hotel Milano Opening, Milan, Italia, on November 10, 2011Maggie Gyllenhaal is expecting her second child with husband Peter Sarsgaard, a repetition for your actress confirmed to get into Hollywood on Monday. The Nanny McPhee Returns actress, who recently situated the episode appealing: How Come Sex Fun? on Discovery, shipped her first child daughter Ramona in fall 2006. When the couples new addition arrives its potential Maggie and Peter will endeavour and split their being a parent duties, like theyve finished with Ramona. We try, Maggie formerly told Babble.com. In my opinion the two of us just basically, the moment I used to be pregnant, the moment she was produced, believed that people needed to talk about. Which we all do. I used to be elevated by doing this too, where my parents were trying to separate things equally. Its an excellent effort to produce. Nonetheless its hard, she added. Maggie and Peter married in May 2009. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

The Eat Sheet: Hot New Restaurant -- Short Order

NY -- Sports and entertainment talent and media company IMG Worldwide stated Wednesday that it is investors and board have all chosen Michael Dolan as new chairman and Boss, following a dying of Ted Forstmann.our editor recommendsIMG Worldwide Boss Ted Forstmann DiesIMG Worldwide Demands Insurance companies Get Price Of Fighting Ex-Sports athletes In Gaming Lawsuit He was Forstmann's handpicked successor. The organization also stated that it'll not explore any deals, quarrelling that "the utmost worth of the organization can best be accomplished like a stand alone company." Dolan became a member of IMG at the begining of 2010 as executive vice president and CFO. In April 2011, Forstmann hired Dolan towards the posts of leader and COO to guide day-to-day procedures. "In the last 2 yrs we now have created a proper arrange for the organization that's effective and it has already commenced to create significant sustainable results," stated Dolan. "We're devoted to growing the company to increase the worthiness for the investors." Before visiting IMG, Dolan was executive vice president and CFO of Viacom, where he brought the separation of Viacom and CBS Corp. and assisted obtain the new Viacom its start. Before that, Dolan went advertising firm Youthful & Rubicam as chairman and Boss. He'd began his career at the organization as executive vice president and CFO and done its IPO in 1998. Dolan is another former chairman and Boss of Snack Endeavors Europe, a partnership of General Mills and Pepsi Meals Worldwide and offered like a partner within the strategy practice of management working as a consultant Booz Allen & Hamilton. Younger crowd serves around the boards toy giant Mattel and Bacardi. Email: Georg.Szalai@thr.com Twitter: @georgszalai Related Subjects

Another Prometheus Picture Hits The Web

Let the Alien conjecturing begin!Details on Ridley Scott's upcoming sci-fi (and purported Alien prequel) Prometheus have been few and far between, but now Entertainment Weekly have got fresh images and details from Scott's set.Boasting the acting talents of Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Noomi Rapace, Guy Pearce, Ben Foster and Michael Fassbender (as an android), the castlist alone would be enough to get people paying attention, but as it's from the man who brought us the original Alien, fanboys are conjecturing their keyboards off trying to draw links between the much-loved franchise and this new sci-fi epic."There's definitely a link to Alien," says Fassbender. "There are creatures in it that you'll recognise..."The image that EWhave released onto the web looks, well, very weirdly photoshopped, with the lights around the characters' suits providing a perfect lampshade for the retouching that seems to have gone on.But really, that's not important. What's important is the atmosphere and the obvious high-budget design that's going on -- some reports have said the cost of the movie is upwards from $200 million -- and, you know, that damn big face behind them in what's known as "The Ampule Room."Just in case you were wondering, the picture shows lovers Holloway (Logan Marshall-Green doing a good impersonation of Tom Hardy) and Elizabeth (Noomi Rapace) walking through TheAmpule Room alongside their robot butler - of a sort - David (Michael Fassbender) on the planet their ship has crash landed on.It's all very mystical, it's all very cosmic, it's all very mysterious. In other words... let the guesswork begin!Let us know your thoughts in the comment box below.Prometheus will be out in cinemas come summer 2012.