Entertainment

Paramount and DreamWorks Animation reps say they regret allowing a men's magazine to portray Shrek and friends in a bizarrely metrosexual photo spread.

"One Tree Hill" co-star Sophia Bush has been cast in ABC's family comedy pilot "Southern Discomfort."

The New York Times led the pack of nominees for the Webby Awards on Tuesday, sharing the spotlight for the "Oscars of the Internet" with the BBC, actor Zach Galifianakis and comedian Stephen Colbert.

Carrie Bradshaw and her stylish pals are headed to E! Entertainment Television and, fittingly, the Style Network.

After 2 1/2 years of work and an investment of $10 million, DreamWorks Animation is rolling out its first online virtual world, a theme park tied to "Kung Fu Panda."

When all the dust had settled, it was Warner Bros.' action fantasy "Clash of the Titans" winning the weekend's clash of movie genres in a boxoffice battle with Fox's action comedy "Date Night."

Jeremy Slater is taking off into unfriendly skies. Slater has crafted an airport- thriller pitch with producers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci and sold it to DreamWorks Studios.

Kevin Bacon is joining the cast of Warner Bros.' untitled Dan Fogelman-Steve Carell project, which is being directed by John Requa and Glenn Ficarra.

Travis Adam Wright has been hired to adapt "Here, There Be Dragons" and "The Search for the Red Dragon," the first two books in James A. Owen's popular young-adult fantasy series "The Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica."

Kevin Eubanks said Monday during taping of NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" that he is departing the late-night staple next month.

Lionsgate on Monday offered Carl Icahn a "roadmap" to taking control the indie studio without triggering a proposed poison pill defense.

MTV and Electus, Ben Silverman's multimedia studio housed at Barry Diller's IAC, plan to develop and produce interactive telenovela "Pedro & Maria" with America Ferrera attached as an executive producer via her production firm Take Fountain.

Actor-comedian Patton Oswalt and Kristen Johnston have landed roles on NBC's half-hour comedy pilot "Beach Lane."

Charter Communications, reorganized after a bankruptcy last year, has promoted Michael Lovett to president and CEO effective immediately, the cable TV company said Monday.

Billy Campbell has been cast as a co-lead in AMC's pilot "The Killing."

Hiroshi Yoshioka, Sony's executive deputy president and president of its consumer products and devices group, added his voice to the growing chorus of pleas for quality 3D during the National Association of Broadcasters convention in Las Vegas.

Starz is teaming with Electus to co-develop and co-finance two new series for the U.S. pay player: the medieval period drama "William the Conqueror" and a modern-day action thriller, "Peace Keeping."

Kristin Scott Thomas will add some glam to the Festival de Cannes when the actress takes center stage as mistress of ceremonies for the fest's 63rd edition, festival organizers said late Monday.

Technical difficulties plagued the second annual Streamy Awards on Sunday night, ironic for a ceremony that honors the best in web TV series.

The weekend boxoffice win may take until Monday to decide conclusively, but estimates showed "Date Night" bowing atop the domestic heap with $27.1 million.