Kris Humphries: I am Devastated That Kim Declared Divorce

Kris Humphries and Kim Kardashian Kris Humphries is not quitting on his marriage to Kim Kardashian at this time. "I am devoted to this marriage and everything this covenant signifies. I really like my spouse and am devastated to understand she declared divorce ... I am prepared to do whatever needs doing to really make it work," he told TMZ. Kim Kardashian divorcing Kris Humphries Kardashian, 31, declared divorce Monday in the 26-year-old professional basketball player after just 72 times of marriage. Celebs respond to Kim Kardashian's divorce "After consideration, I've made the decision to finish my marriage," Kardashian stated inside a statement to Ryan Seacrest. "I really hope everybody knows it was no easy decision. I'd wished this marriage was forever, but sometimes everything doesn't appear. We remain buddies and desire one another the very best.Inch The happy couple get married in August after eight several weeks of dating.

Miranda involves 'Merrily'

Lin-Manuel Miranda will topline the city Center Encores! presentation of "Merrily We Roll Along" in the year. Miranda, the Tony-winning creator and star of "Inside the Levels," look with Celia Keenan-Bolger ("Peter as well as the Starcatcher") and Colin Donnell ("Anything Goes") in Stephen Sondheim's 1981 tuner in regards to the disintegrating friendship from the songwriting duo, told backwards chronological order. Betsy Wolfe and Elizabeth Stanley will are also made of the show, being helmed by frequent Sondheim collaborator James Lapine and choreographed by Serta Knechtges ("Lysistrata Manley"). "Merrily," getting a magazine by George Furth good 1934 follow George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, will be a flop within the original Broadway bow but has since gone onto be considered a cult fave among legit fans. City Center's Encores! centers presents an annual season of limited-run, concert-staged revivals of Primary Stem tuners, with past activities yielding Broadway transfers including "Chicago" and "Finian's Rainbow." The series' approaching staging of little-seen "Merrily" already remains extended beyond the traditional one-weekend-only operate on most Encores! shows, getting a 2-week stint set to see Feb. 8-19. Contact Gordon Cox at gordon.cox@variety.com

Acad muzzles the clink and guzzle scene

In the town that loves to celebrate itself, the premier award-giving org limits lavish parties for Oscar competitors quite normal for 'The Social Network' together with other 2009 photos.When Jennifer Aniston situated a The month of the month of january screening of "Biutiful" to showcase Javier Bardem's Acad-nominated performance, it made an appearance as being a passionate way of an Oscar champion showing support on her behalf "Eat Pray Love" co-star. However, as truly sincere as Roberts may have been in their enthusiasm for your movie, her private event and subsequent effusive interview with Entertainment Weekly only decided to be another stop around the campaign trail that was regarded as as overrun with Academy people trying to wield their affect around the Oscar election. Even honours campaigners ended this year's-11 season thinking arrived for something different.It might appear as being a champagne problem to anybody outdoors Hollywood, but firming lower the round of glitzy publish-nomination receptions and member-backed tests has converted into important for your Academy of motion Picture Arts & Sciences. Changes passed this season present rules for from the quantity of Q&A periods through which anybody connected getting a movie may participate lower to when food can accompany a screening.Though a correctly-placed campaigner states last season's festivities had become somewhat "unseemly," the Academy's changes, no less than for your publish-nom period of time, tend to be about maintaining the worth and integrity in the award itself. Really, losing the credibility of the 8 1/2-pound trophy is not great for publicists, party coordinators and so on print guides as Variety -- any entity that has aided turn honours season into Honours Season."The perception the Academy Award could be bought might be the final factor anybody wants," states veteran honours consultant and Academy member Tony Angellotti.Another campaigner states 5-week glow Oscar nominees enjoy just before the ceremony needs to be about letting the task speak alone, rather than making the nominee speak for your be employed in a never-ending procession of sections, parties and pressing palms. Wise words should you be described as a circuit veteran like Meryl Streep or Tom Hanks, nevertheless it could transform the whole process with an actor who's studying the hurry from the nomination the very first time.Most campaigners the rule changes did little to affect their daily, even though it's most likely prone to mean most occasions and tests can happen inside the pre-nomination several days."Many of us are testing it at this time around,Inch states strategist Lisa Taback. "We must respect the recommendations. I'd rather not condition that they're good or bad.InchObviously no modifications can quell whisper campaigns after Oscar nominations are introduced Jan. 24, but meanwhile, restrictions are somewhat lighter for pre-nomination campaigning.Unlike previous years, campaigners can directly invite Academy individuals to tests and Q&As people cost nothing to visit and take in the food offered there. Along with this being very good news for publicists whose primary goal is to find as much people as you can for the movies they represent, furthermore, it serves the Academy's intention to own its people films round the bigscreen (an insurance policy on digital delivery and screeners notwithstanding).Encouraging theatergoing dovetails to the Academy's other major move, which leaves room for between five and ten best picture nominations, in line with the quantity of films earn a No. 1 ranking round the ballot.It's largely a go to correct a couple of from the natural record anomalies in the Academy's voting process, but it's also keeping prognosticators and campaigners alert. Still, most campaigners aren't counting votes to uncover where their films stand. They're still carrying it out the old-fashioned way: getting people into theaters, gauging reactions and disbursing the word regarding films.Honours SEASON LAUNCH:Acad muzzles the clink and guzzle scene New rules redraw Oscar's picture, doc, toon races Tricky photos spend years in route Fest test weeds out essentially Oscar's best Contact Christy Grosz at christy.grosz@variety.com

'Paranormal Activity 3' Hits Theaters, Reveals New Clip

The Next installment inside the "Paranormal Activity" franchise creeps into theaters a couple of days ago. To help you prepare for supernatural chills, there's a sixth viral clip that has been released. "Catfish" company company directors Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman direct the film that finds a young Katie (from the second films), and her sister Kristi fighting evil. The most recent clip shows more found footage, set throughout the evening inside the mattress room. Vital has associated with their grassroots, viral marketing campaign for your film since Oren Peli's 2007 movie. Mysterious VHS tapes simply labeled while using date, 1988 were passed around to several websites, revealing similar found footage. See what terror that certain includes by clicking the next. Hit the break for further Horror Bites! "The Frozen Ground" Can get Their Girl It's been too extended since we now have had news in regards to the Nicolas Cage serial killer movie, "The Frozen Ground." We miss hair, Nic! "Crazy Eyes" Cage plays an Alaskan condition trooper monitoring a killer named Hansen. (It's bad that we could consider is "MMMBop", right?) "Large Love's" Katherine LaNasa been cast as Hansen's (John Cusack) wife inside the film. She's one of the handful of women the well-known psychopath hasn't kidnapped and hunted like game inside the backwoods. Lucky! Sorry, "The Culling" Isn't associated with The Cullens Presently shooting in New Orleans, "The Culling" finds five pals within the commonest but never tiring horror situations ever. The college pals anticipate trading a pleasurable-filled weekend together on holiday, however itinerary changes when something evil can get in the way. After finding an abandoned 7-year-old girl within an empty caf, the pals drive her home, but they don't realize that the nightmare awaits them in the home after they arrive to stay for your evening. People behind "Machine Gun Preacher" and "Black Swan" are coming up with that certain, meaning it will not suck. Jeremy Sumpter, Bret Davern, Elizabeth DiPrinzio, Chris Coy, Lindsey Godfrey, Virginia Williams, Jonathan Schaech and Harley Graham are starring inside the indie horror-thriller. "Ghost Driver: Spirit of Vengeance" Rides On Nic Cage makes another Horror Bites appearance now. The Spike TV Scream Honours opened up a clip within the approaching "Ghost Driver: Spirit of Vengeance." Mark Neveldine and John Taylor's new celebs Cage since the hell-on-wheels biker Johnny Blaze (Also called Ghost Driver), and that he is not searching too happy in this clip. Ghost Rider's sequestered themselves in Eastern Europe trying to repress his curse, but he's used to fight the demon who want to possess a boy's body. The preview looks a lot better than the 2007 film, so possibly there's expect that certain. Notice all come down on February 17 next season. Zombie God George Romero Works "The Zombie Autopsies" Legendary "Evening in the Living Dead" director George A. Romero may be taunting us with fleshmunchers once more in the new film. A buddy in the director's written a novel referred to as "The Zombie Autopsies," which surrounds an "isolated group doing autopsies on zombies through the zombie apocalypse and racking your brains on what is triggered this. They are offered upon [a] discovery." Romero's new movie purports to be bloody good. "I wish it to be perfectly accurate, almost shockingly so," he told io9. "Piranha 3DD" Trailer is Absurd Fun Also within the Scream Honours now, a clip for "Piranha 3DD" arrived on the scene, also it does not dissatisfy. Up to now the film lives around its title, as you have seen within the multiple small bikinis inside the clip. David Hasselhoff. Ving Rhames, Christopher Lloyd, Danielle Panabaker plus much more also star inside the sea food flick that concentrates on angry piranha that dominate a waterpark a mecca for bare flesh. Reveal everything you consider this week's Horror Bites inside the comments and also on Twitter!

Spider-Man's Rhys Ifans's Lizard Voice Sounds Like a Screamo Gollum on Steroids

When Rhys Ifans crosses paths with Peter Parker & Co. as the villain The Lizard in the upcoming Spider-Man reboot, his performance will partially be obscured by CG accoutrements. But one element of the baddie should be a little more recognizable, even after, as Ifans suggests, audio effects will be employed to make him sound even more otherworldly. Not that he needed much help terrifying intrepid MTV reporter Josh Horowitz, as he did when he unleashed a voice akin to Gollum on steroids. Watch and listen for yourself after the jump. Get More: Movie Trailers, Movies Blog Pretty intimidating — I bet Ifans could front his own screamo-metal band — even if the mental image of Ifans in a green leotard isn’t quite so frightening. But you decide: does this seem like the kind of Lizard you’re hoping to see, Spidey fans? [via MTV]

Linda Cardellini Expecting Her First Child

Linda Cardellini Positive factor she formerly labored inside an ER. Linda Cardellini is pregnant along with her first child, People reviews. See the relaxation of current day news The actress, whose credits are the extended-running NBC hospital drama, the live-action Scooby-Doo movie franchise and Freaks and Brainiacs, is expecting her first baby with boyfriend Steven Rodriguez early next season. "They're excited to start a family group together," a repetition for your actress states.

Maria Grasso & Deb Spera Sell 3 Dramas, Including Modern-Day Treasure Island

In their first development season at their Sony Pictures TV-based One-Two Punch Prods., Maria Grasso and Deborah Spera have sold 3 projects to the broadcast networks: a modern-day Treasure Island written by Eagle Eye scribe John Glenn and astronaut drama Riding Rockets created by Peter Elkoff, both to NBC, and a family soap Heiress by Jennifer Robinson to ABC. Additionally, Grasso and Spera have Wayward Bound, an hourlong dramedy at USA created by novelist Richard Murphy (Confessions Of A Contractor), about the employees at a boutique tour guide company. Former Lifetime and OWN programming executive Grasso and former Mark Gordon Prods. president Spera, who met while working together on the Mark Gordon Prods.’ Lifetime series Army Wives, teamed up in June to launch One-Two Punch, which signed a two-year pod deal with Sony TV. Here are descriptions of the company’s broadcast projects: Glenn’s Treasure Island is described as a modern-day revisionist take on Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel. Glenn’s concept postulates that the novel is based on real life events and characters and that Manhattan is actually the legendary Treasure Island. Elkoff’s Riding Rockets is inspired by Mike Mullanes memoir and tells his coming-of-age story of being an astronaut in the first class of NASA’s Space Shuttle program. The project tackles the rocky integration of women into NASA’s ranks, the fallout of the Challenger disaster and the growing frustration with government bureaucracy, all through Mike’s eyes. The Heiress, created by Imagine-exec-turned-screenwriter Jennifer Robinson, is an upstairs/downstairs-style soap. Inspired by a true story, it follows Huguette Clark, who upon her death, left behind a $100 million dollar, fully-staffed estate in Santa Barbara, which she hadn’t visited in decades.

Lionsgate, Roy Bank in unscripted pact

Lionsgate is plunging much much deeper into unscripted TV, announcing an over-all deal Tuesday with Roy Bank, former leader of television at Merv Griffin Entertainment. The studio will both enter a partnership with Bank's own shingle, Banca Studio, and obtain from MGE the expansion and development slate he was on while still with this particular company. One project that will arrived at Lionsgate consequently can be a new ABC game show, "Big Mind Game," which will premiere March. 23 inside an mid-evening slot. Among the other unscripted series that can come over from Banca include NBC summer season game show "It's Worth What?" and Bloomberg Television's "The Mentor." Before joining MGE in 2008, Bank offered as mind of production at Mark Burnett Prods., where his credits include "The Apprentice" and "Rockstar: INXS." "Roy includes the kind of expertise and business spirit we prize so highly," mentioned Kevin Beggs, leader of Lionsgate TV. "He's had impressive success becoming an innovative producer and industry executive, which we anticipate a fantastic collaboration." Lionsgate signaled its intent to accomplish more unscripted programming a year ago. In March, the studio inked Eli Frankel, senior V . p . development at Magical Elves, with a two-year overall deal with its TV division. Frankel aided shepherd reality hits including "Top Chef" and "Project Runway," John Veskosky will join Banca as executive V . p .. Mark Itkin and WME were instrumental in putting the sale together. Contact Andrew Wallenstein at andrew.wallenstein@variety.com

Ratings: Unforgettable Trends Downward Like Most Shows in Week 3

Unforgettable Unforgettable - the highest-rated new drama of the 2011-12 TV season's first week - apparently isn't memorable enough for some people to return to. The show's third episode attracted 11.35 million viewers and nabbed a 2.4 rating among industry-prized 18-to-49-year-olds, overnight Nielsen ratings showed. It drew 19 percent fewer viewers two weeks after its debut, and last week it fell behind Person of Interest as the most popular new network drama. It still emerged victorious in prime time's final hour Tuesday against Body of Proof, which went against the grain by improving (10.22 million/2.1 - up 11 percent and 17 percent, respectively), and Parenthood (5 million/2.0 - down 9 percent). Fall Preview: Get scoop on your favorite returning shows The first new show to earn the assurance of full season- New Girl - lured 8.62 million people and posted Tuesday night's high demo rating: 4.3. While sustaining Fox's faith, the show also trended downward for the third week (vs. 9.26 million/4.4 rating last week, and 10.98 million for the premiere). Glee grabbed 8.30 million viewers and 3.5 demo rating (vs. last week's 8.34 million/3.6 and 8.91 million/3.8 for the Season 3 premiere). And if it's Tuesday, it means CBS has won the first two hours of prime time with NCIS, which attracted 18.86 million (4.1) and NCIS: Los Angeles, which lured 14.65 million (3.6). At 9:30/8:30c, Fox's Raising Hope defied the downward trend by reaching 6.51 million people. Read our Dancing with the Stars recap Against NCIS and Glee at 8/7c, the first hour of Dancing with the Stars entertained 9.11 million viewers vs. The Biggest Loser on NBC (5.52 million) and The CW's 90210 (1.32 million - down 16 percent). At 9/8c, the DWTS results drew 14.83 million vs. Loser (5.69 million) and the fourth round of Ringer, which, after nabbing 2.01 million last week, got just 1.49 million - its lowest yet and far below the 2.7 million for its premiere. Numbers also may have been down because many eyes, particularly in the nation's largest TV market, were turned to the playoff game between the NY Yankees and Detroit Tigers. Some 7.01 million fans watched the prime-time game on TBS, making it the most watched division-series contest in four years.

Hunt, Paul, Grace join 'Decoding'

Helen Hunt, Aaron Paul (''Breaking Bad'') and Maggie Grace have joined the cast of indie drama-comedy ''Decoding Annie Parker'' opposite Samantha Morton in the title role and Christina Hendricks.Filming is set to begin later this month in Los Angeles''Decoding'' is directed by Steven Bernstein from a script he co-wrote with Adam Bernstein. The story centers on the irrepressible Parker, a breast-cancer patient who stops at nothing to solve the mystery behind her illness, despite the beliefs of the medical establishment.''Decoding'' is produced by Clark Peterson, Stuart Ross, Keith Kjarval, Mary Vernieu and Ron Senkowski. Jonathan Brownlee and Sahil Chanana are exec producing.Project originated with Steven Bernstein and Clark Peterson and is based on a true story. The production has received the state of California's tax credit incentive, one of 27 named in June for the third year of the program -- aimed at preventing production companies from moving their projects, jobs and spending out of the Golden State..''Decoding'' is the feature directing debut for Bernstein, who was the cinematographer on ''Monster'' and ''Like Water for Chocolate.'' Bernstein and Peterson collaborated on ''Monster'' and several other projects. Contact Dave McNary at dave.mcnary@variety.com

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Tokyo Disney parks see 17% visitor fall

TOKYO -- Oriental Land, which operates the Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea parks, has reported a 17% or 2.2 million drop year-on in park attendance for the first half of the fiscal year, April through September, to 10.73 million. This was the biggest drop for the period since Tokyo Disneyland opened in 1983. The big reason for the plunge is the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, which forced closures of Disneyland until April 14 and DisneySea until April 27 while OL conducted inspections and made repairs. Both parks recovered strongly in the summer season, setting a new record for the July to September period. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

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VIDEO: Andy Rooney Signs Off an hour

Tonight 92-year-old Andy Rooney made his 1,097th and final regular appearance on an hour. If only I possibly could do that forever, he stated in the final essay entitled My Lucky Existence, by which he thanked his audiences and, in the trademark curmudgeonly style also become a huge hit for them, “If you find me inside a restaurant, please, just allow me to eat my dinner.” This is actually the video: