American Pie Reunion Payday: What Did The Stars Make?

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Not everyone is getting an equal piece of the American Pie. According to The Hollywood Reporters sources, the returning stars of the upcoming American Reunion pulled in a wide array of salaries to film the fourth installment in the series. Sources told the trade magazine that Jason Biggs, who plays Jim, and Seann William Scott, who plays prankster Steve Stifler, were brought back with a $5 million pay day each. They were also reportedly given a piece of the box office action. Next in the salary scale is How I Met Your Mother actress Alyson Hannigan, who is taking home $3 million, a salary close to that obtained by Eugene Levy, who plays Jims dad, per THR. On the opposite end of the scale, according to THRs sources was Tara Reid. The mag claimed the actress arguably one of the biggest names in the cast when the original American Pie came out in 1999 took home around $250,000. Meanwhile Chris Klein (Oz), Natasha Lyonne (Jessica), Eddie Kaye Thomas (Finch), Jennifer Coolidge (Stiflers mom) and Shannon Elisabeth (Nadia) reportedly earned between $500,000 - $750,000 each. Despite THRs sources, a studio rep told the publication the salary numbers were inaccurate. American Reunion hits theaters on April 6, 2012. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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Fleck, Boden to open 'Hate Mail'

BodenFleck Writing-directing team Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden, who became darlings of the indie scene following "Half Nelson" and "Sugar," have set their next picture, a drama titled "Hate Mail." Project will be fully financed by Wayfare Entertainment, which previously produced Fleck and Boden's adaptation of Ned Vizzini's novel "It's Kind of a Funny Story." "Hate Mail" will feature inter-weaving stories about several Manhattanites who encounter various iterations of hate mail and grapple with the subsequent fallout of their relationships. Project reunites the filmmakers with a quartet of past collaborators, as Jamie Patricof will produce through his Hunting Lane Films banner, while Paul Mezey will produce via his Journeyman Pictures shingle. Wayfare's Ben Browning and Jeremy Kipp Walker will also produce. Mezey previously produced "Sugar" and exec produced "Half Nelson," while Patricof produced both of those films, though neither was involved with "It's Kind of a Funny Story," which was produced by Browning. Walker had credits on all three pics, having co-produced "Half Nelson," produced "Sugar" and exec produced "Funny Story." "Hate Mail" will soon begin casting, as production is skedded to start in spring 2012. Fleck and Boden burst onto Hollywood's radar with their award-winning short film "Gowanus, Brooklyn," which bowed at Sundance in 2004 before the duo expanded the story to feature-length with "Half Nelson." The duo have multiple Indie Spirit Award nominations and Fleck was named one of Variety's 10 Directors to Watch in 2006. Fleck and Boden are repped by WME and Management 360. Contact Jeff Sneider at jeff.sneider@variety.com

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Britney Spears Looking Forward To 30

FIRST PUBLISHED: September 22, 2011 10:15 AM EDT LONDON, U.K. -- The singer who created a sensation when she hit the music world in pigtails and knee socks is turning 30 and Britney Spears says shes looking forward to it. The U.S. pop star will be on the South American leg of her Femme Fatale world tour as she celebrates the landmark birthday on Dec. 2. Spears, who was once one of the Internets most-searched names, says I hear the older you get, the wiser you get and the more you know what you want so hopefully itll be a good year. The singer kicks off a string of European tour dates on Thursday, but is not scheduled to play on the birthday itself. Copyright 2011 by Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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Steven Spielberg Will not Release 'Lincoln' Until After 2012 Election

Steven Spielberg will release his Abraham Lincoln subsequently biopic following the 2012 presidential election to help keep it from the political discourse.our editor recommendsDavid Strathairn joins Daniel Day-Lewis in Spielberg's 'Lincoln' The director told the Orlando Sentinel, "The film is going to be intentionally being released after the coming year's election. I didn't would like it to become political fodder." Lincoln subsequently, which sees Daniel Day-Lewis because the 16th leader from the U . s . States and Sally Area as his wife, Mary Todd, is dependant on Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin and modified by Tony Kushner. The result is Lincoln subsequently's journey to abolish slavery and finish the Civil War. Tommy Lee Johnson will have Thaddeus Stevens, a Republican leader and congressman from Pennsylvania. Stevens would be a staunch supporter of abolishing slavery and was important to writing the legislation that funded the American Civil War. Frederick Gordon-Levitt will require around the role of Robert Todd Lincoln subsequently, oldest boy of Leader Lincoln subsequently and the only person to reside past his teenage life. The project will shoot this fall in Virginia, and will also be launched via Disney's Touchstone label. Related Subjects Daniel Day-Lewis Frederick Gordon-Levitt Steven Spielberg

Johnny Jewel Talks Scoring Logan's Run and the Alternate Indie-Electro Soundtrack for Drive

Electro musician (and Italians Do It Better label owner) Johnny Jewel elaborated on the Drive score he was commissioned to compose by director Nicolas Winding Refn. “Nic flew to Montreal and we rented a movie theater and he and I watched the movie twice in a row, back-to-back. We talked about every single scene and all the music. So then from there, I had a month to finish the score.” Although Refn opted to use Cliff Martinez’s score for the final film, fans will get another Refn-Jewel collaboration when Jewel scores another upcoming Refn film: Logan’s Run. “Nic talked to me a little bit about Logan’s Run,” Jewel told Movies.com. “He mentioned it and was just trying to feel out if I was interested, and I was telling him about how on my 30th birthday, I had a party and I had a blinking stone in my hand, because I was super into that movie and obsessed with the idea of turning 30 or whatever. So that’s something I’ve been doing. So in 2013, they’re doing a script for it. They’re working on a screenplay next year, after they do Only God Forgives.” Meanwhile, over at Box Office Magazine, Jewel discussed the unused Drive score that he plans on releasing as part of his Symmetry Project. I had a great time working on it. And for a movie that’s not even an hour and a half, I have 14 minutes of music, which is awesome. But I recorded three hours of music.What is happening with that music that you recorded?I collaborated with Matt Walker who plays drums for the Chromatics and Desire, and we’re going to end up releasing some of that stuff on Italians Do It Better [Jewel’s record label] under like an imaginary film project called Symmetry. It was already in motion and we were working on kind of wallpaper, not like forgettable music, but sort of abstract mood music. You can only put so much abstraction on a pop record before it like tips the scales and feels imbalanced or possibly indulgent for what a fan of a rock or pop record wants, so for the last three years I’ve basically been piling up stuff that’s gone into the Symmetry pile, and we’re going to release different volumes of it, and my score for Drive is about half of the first one. So it’s really cool, and the music will be heard—I’m sure because it’s film-based, the score will probably end up in a ton of other movies. Because it’s perfect for film: it’s abstract enough, and it’s not locked into a pop structure, which is really good visually because I know editors have trouble with really strictly structured music. Movieline previously dug up Drive-inspired sketches that Jewel and his Chromatics collaborator Adam Miller had drawn to go with the film tracks; Jewel explained that the sketches came from his highly-involved preparatory process, which began with studying the James Sallis novel on which the film is based: I have a lot of weird rituals. One of the first things I did was I took the book and I highlighted all of the phrases, things like “last day,” “sanctuary,” all of these different phrases from the movie that stimulated my brain, and I’d print those words really big and put them on the wall. Or while I’m writing—this was sort of like a mantra — we were drawing pictures while watching the movie every day. Because everything I do is like going into this camp mode where we would cut ourselves off. I was watching the movie while taking a bath, I was watching the movie while eating, like every day. Because there was only so much time and I wanted to know the movie inside and out, and I can’t be watching the movie while I’m actually writing. While I was actually trying to figure out melodies and things like that, I had to watch the movie as much as possible. We drew almost like every scene — there’s like 150 of them — so we drew so much, and then I forgot about them and then stumbled across them a couple of weeks ago. [Movies.com, Box Office Magazine]

Brits back local film biz

LONDON -- The high value that the U.K. public places on the cultural importance of film is revealed in market research published Friday by the British Film Institute. According to the report, titled "Opening Our Eyes: how film contributes to the culture of the U.K.," 84% of Brits say they are interested in film. That's behind TV and U.K. news, with 88% apiece, but ahead of foreign news (81%), restaurants (80%), the countryside (80%), pop and rock music (69%), literature (67%), politics (62%), museums (59%), pubs and clubs (53%), watching and playing sport (52% and 51% respectively), theater (50%), art (46%), celebrities (32%) and religion (32%). There is even more support for specifically British films, with 88% of people saying they think local movies are important, and 78% in favor of public funding for U.K. filmmaking through the National Lottery. BFI chief exec Amanda Nevill commented, "This report proves that film is at the heart of our cultural life. Understanding, appreciating and assessing its cultural contribution is essential to forward-looking public policy and will guide our funding priorities for film." The BFI took over from the U.K. Film Council in April as the body responsible for investing lottery coin in film production. Until recently, it was widely assumed within the U.K. film industry that local cinema audiences regarded the label "British film" as a negative. However, according to the BFI research, half of respondents said they were more likely to watch a film if it is British; 86% said they had seen a British film in the past year; and more than half said there are too few British films in cinemas and on TV. A remarkable 95% said that British films are "well made," and 94% said they are "well acted." This public approval is borne out by U.K. box office results in 2011, with British films occupying the top three positions -- "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2," "The King's Speech" and "The Inbetweeners Movie." Perhaps surprisingly, the film identified by the largest numbers of respondents as having a significant effort on U.K. society was "Trainspotting," followed by "The Full Monty," "East Is East," "Billy Elliot," "The King's Speech," "This Is England," "Cathy Come Home," "Brassed Off," "Slumdog Millionaire" and "Kidulthood." Out of all films, British and non-British, "The King's Speech" was most frequently mentioned as having a personal effect on people, followed by "Schindler's List," "Avatar," "Slumdog Millionaire," "Titanic" and "The Shawshank Redemption." The research, which polled more than 2,000 people, was carried out for the BFI in February 2011 by Northern Alliance and Ipsos. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Mel Gibson Takes On Judah Maccabee: Hollywood Gets Angry Online

Mel Gibson and Joe Eszterhas are teaming up to make a big screen adaptation of the life of Jewish icon Judah Maccabee for Warner Bros. Religious leaders have already spoken out against the film, but it was only a matter of time before the rest of Hollywood saw the news and shared their thoughts with the world via Twitter.our editor recommendsJewish Leaders Slam Mel Gibson, Warner Bros. for Judah Maccabee Movie (Exclusive)Warner Bros. Backing Mel Gibson Movie About Jewish Icon'Passion' Screenwriter Says Mel Gibson Used Christianity To Defraud Him of Millions Here are some highlights: View co-host Joy Behar tweeted, "Mel Gibson is making a film about the life of Judah Maccabee. I'm smelling a Seder invite!" Comedienne Shawn Pelofsky tweeted, "Mel Gibson and Warner Bros are teaming up to create a film about Judah Maccabbee. It's called 'Thanks for ruining Hanukkah'." PHOTOS: '80s Action Stars: Where Are They Now? West Wing actor Josh Malina wrote, "The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world." -- Mel Gibson (2006) Just the man to tell our story. Way to go, Warner Brothers!" San Francisco writer Seth Friedman tweeted, "Eszterhas writes, Gibson directs.Should be glorious.I'd invest in it if I could, to truly bring the self-hate full circle." Joel Berkowitz, the director of the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee's Jewish Studies Program tweeted, "Surprised to learn that Mel Gibson is making a film about the Maccabees. Now awaiting a Spike Lee Joint about Lawrence Welk." Howard Stern Show comedian Eli Braden says "Mel Gibson making a movie about Jews?? That's like Robin Williams making a movie about being calm!" Related Topics Mel Gibson Warner Bros. Twitter

EXCLUSIVE: 'Johnny English Reborn' Clip Won't Die At The Hands Of The Swiss!

Eight years have passed since we last seen the greatest British Intelligence agent who ever lived. No, clearly we're not talking about James Bond he's second fiddle at best when compared to the likes of Johnny English, the bumbling spy who will be "Reborn" this fall. As MTV News' Fall Movie Preview week draws to a close, we're pleased to bring you an exclusive look at Rowan Atkinson in "Johnny English Reborn." At first glance, you'd be forgiven for mistaking "Reborn" for a scene straight out of Christopher Nolan's "Inception," but give it a few seconds the similarities will end pretty damn quickly.

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Toronto 2011: Purchasers to determine First Footage of Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper's 'The Place Past the Pines'

Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper's generational thriller The Area Past the Pines is going to be proven a few days ago to purchasers gathering from all over the world in the Toronto Film Festival.our editor recommends'Drive': Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan Share Passionate Hug within an Elevator (Video)Ryan Gosling Breaks Up New york city Scuffle (Video)Michael Pena Joins Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling, Josh Brolin in 'Gangster Squad'Deauville 2011: 'Drive' Director Nicolas Winding Refn Accepts Award for Ryan Gosling Derek Cianfrance is presently shooting our prime-profile indie title, that also stars Rose Byrne and Avoi Mendes. The project reteams Cianfrance and Gosling, who labored together about the significantly acclaimed Blue Valentine, a dark drama in regards to a failing marriage. Nick Meyer and Marc Schaberg's Sierra/Affinity is selling Place Past the Pines worldwide, while WME and CAA are co-representing domestic privileges. Created by Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Place Past the Pines did brisk presales business when first introduced in the Cannes Film Market in May by Sierra/Affinity. Numerous key territory deals were signed, including for that U.K. and France. Foreign marketers already acquiring privileges to put Past the Pines is going to be asked to determine the footage, in addition to marketers-including U.S. purchasers--mulling a potential deal. Within the movie, Gosling plays an expert motorcycle stunt riderwho turns to bank robberies to aid his newborn boy, however when he crosses pathways having a rookie officer, performed by Cooper, their violent confrontation spirals right into a tense generational feud tracing the intersecting lives of fathers and sons, cops and thieves, heroes and villains. "It appears spectacular. It's poignant, it's epic and Derek shows once more such a great filmmaker he's. The cast is fantastic, and also the confidence that SKE demonstrated within the producers and filmmakers is apparent in a specific item on screen,Inch Meyer stated. The producers of Place Past the Pines are Sidney Kimmel, Lynette Howell, Alex Orlovsky and Jamie Patricof. Related Subjects Toronto Worldwide Film Festival Ryan Gosling Bradley Cooper Worldwide

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