Becker's Shawnee Cruz to experience Charlie Sheen's Ex-Wife on Anger Management

Shawnee Cruz Becker alum Shawnee Cruz continues to be cast as Charlie Sheen's on-screen ex-wife in the approaching comedy, Anger Management, Deadline reviews. In Anger Management, created by Bruce Helford (George Lopez), Sheen will have Charlie, an old baseball player with anger issues who becomes an unconventional anger management counselor. Recently "mellow" Charlie Sheen preps his Forex series Anger Management Based on early casting complete breakdowns for that role, Charlie's ex-wife is referred to like a beautiful lady who does not have her existence together and it is around the constant look for a existence path. She always allows her identity be based on Charlie, but left him after many years of his cheating and today goes from boyfriend to boyfriend, much to Charlie's chagrin. Smith's role is just one of two female leads on Anger Management. Based on Deadline, Selma Blair and Elaine Hendrix are generally up for that role of Charlie's counselor. Forex buys Charlie Sheen's new sitcom Anger Management Anger Management is placed to premiere on Forex in June by having an initial 10-episode run. Should it earn strong rankings, another 90 episodes is going to be created. Cruz will next star opposite Kevin Sausage and Robert Duvall in Jayne Mansfield's Vehicle.

The Woman In Black Premiere Report

Ghostly goings-on in London West EndDaniel Radcliffe is no stranger to premieres - the man must have 6000 suits in his wardrobe - but last night's The Woman In Black gala at London's Royal Festival Hall must have felt like a stroll in the park after the Pottermania of years gone by. The actor strolled the Black carpet, with director James Watkins and screenwriter Jane Goldman, to talk spooks and the supernatural. Radcliffe plays Arthur Kipps in the film, a solicitor sent to a grand old country pile to sort out an elderly lady's legal affects after her death. Before you can say "HOLYSHIT! THERE'S A BLOODYGHOST!", a vengeful spectre takes a turn for the malevolent and things get scary, quickly.{The Woman In Black UK Premiere}Hammer Films' adaptation of Susan Hill's novel-turned-play, the seriously spooky trailer, is creeping in mist-shrouded fashion towards a cinema release. The Woman In Black is out in a cinema near you on February 10.

Canadian producer has laugh-line to U.S.

Thunderbird Films 'Mr. Young' is the first American-style sitcom to shoot in Vancouver. Vancouver-based entertainment production and distribution company Thunderbird Films is changing the way Canada gets its laffs.Already enjoying some success with dramas "Endgame" and "Intelligence," Thunderbird joined forces with Dan Signer ("The Suite Life of Zack and Cody") to create "Mr. Young," a show about a 14-year-old child prodigy who, after completing college, goes back to high school as a science teacher.The show was quickly sold to YTV, a Canadian youth-targeted channel, and, soon after, to Disney XD, which airs Signer's "Ant Farm.""Mr. Young" has since been added to primetime, while also keeping its original timeslot. "So it airs a lot," says Thunderbird's president, Michael Shepard.But its popularity tells only part of the show's story. "Mr. Young" is the first multicamera comedy to shoot in B.C. in front of a live audience. Since there was no soundstage in Vancouver that could accommodate the production, Thunderbird built its own by converting a 70,000-sq.-ft. warehouse in Burnaby, B.C.According to Shepard, Thunderbird wanted to emulate the American sitcom model, and budgeted the show similarly. "Our plan was always to sell (the show) to the U.S.," he says.Shepard attributes "Mr. Young's" success largely to the immediate response of the live audience; if a joke isn't working, it can be re-written on the spot."We're all about the jokes," he says. "A lot of kids' shows are also about having an arc, and some relationship or moral -- we have none of that. We're just trying to be funny."A taping of the show, which is particularly popular with teenage girls, is a four-to-five-hour experience, and has become almost like a show within a show. The production serves audiences pizza, has a stand-up comedian perform between takes, and even hosts talent competitions. People come in costumes. Singers perform throughout."We're hoping that we've created a new industry here," says Thunderbird CEO Tim Gamble, "Sitcom is a proven commodity (in Canada)."Thunderbird loves the format so much that it is intent on developing more laffers. Among them is a primetime multicamera show, "Package Deal," an adult comedy about a successful younger brother who lives with and looks up to his two controlling older brothers. Thunderbird is partnering with writer-producer Andrew Orenstein ("3rd Rock From the Sun," "Everybody Hates Chris," "Malcolm in the Middle") on the show, which will shoot in Vancouver, and aims to be similar in tone to "Two and a Half Men" and "The Big Bang Theory." "Packaged Deal," too, is targeted to the U.S. as well as Canada.The commitment to the sitcom format hasn't kept Thunderbird from throwing its hat into the feature film ring. It recently invested in the underlying rights to "Blade Runner," which Ridley Scott is set to direct either as a prequel or sequel for Alcon Entertainment. "For us it was an opportunity to be involved in holding a piece of that franchise," Gamble says.Shepard adds, "It's a science fiction brand that means so much to so many people. From a longterm perspective it has value that is really attractive."However, Gamble maintains, "Our focus, really, is television. We've found a unique opportunity with this sitcom model. It employs a lot of people, it's great work, it's good business and we make people laugh." Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Madonna Talks Marriage & Dating Younger Men

First Published: January 12, 2012 5:22 PM EST Credit: Getty Images LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Caption Madonna attends a photocall for W.E. at The London Studios in London on January 11, 2012 Will Madonna wed again? In two new interviews, the 53-year-old who divorced British director Guy Richie three years ago revealed shes ready to open her heart once again. I could actually. Yes, she said in an interview on BBC Americas The Graham Norton Show, airing on Saturday, when asked if she wanted to marry again. She explained that the search for Mr. Right is daunting. Unfortunately we are raised on those fairytales and even if we are sophisticated, educated, intellectually evolved human beings we still, in the back of our mind, think that Mr. Right is going to come along and we are going to live happily ever after, she continued. In the front of our minds we keep getting reminded its not true and in the back of our minds we keep thinking its true so we keep getting disappointed. Its a paradox you want it, but if you have half a brain you know it doesnt really exist. But is the singers current flame, 24-year-old French dancer Brahim Zaibat, the one? Madonna opened up about her relationship and her recent penchant for dating younger men (prior to Brahim she dated Brazilian model Jesus Luz, also 24) in an interview with ABCs Nightline, airing tonight. I didnt choose to, you know, I didnt, like, write down on a piece of paper, Im now going to have a relationship with a younger man, Madonna, who makes her feature directorial debut with the upcoming W.E., said. Thats just what happened. You see, thats the romantic in me. I just met someone that I cared for, and this happened to be his age. And despite being a proud single mother shes mom to Lourdes, 15, Rocco, 11, David Banda and Mercy James, both 5 Madonna wants someone to stand beside her. I dont want to live my life on my own. I love being a mother. My children fill me up in many ways, and inspire me in many ways, but I need a partner in my life and I think most people feel that way, she explained. Ive never really lived a conventional life, so I think its quite foolish for me or anyone else to start thinking that I am going to start making conventional choices. The singer also gave her fans a glimpse into what her dating life with Brahim is like. I go home and I wash my face and I put on my sweatpants and I lay down on the bed and I say, Oh, please rub my feet, and you know, he says, No, you rub my feet, so, you know, behind the curtain, Im just like everybody else, she added. W.E. debuts in theaters on February 3. Copyright 2012 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Disney picks Beletic to direct Matterhorn movie

Brian Beletic is ready to climb Disney's Matterhorn. The musicvideo and commercials helmer has inked a deal to direct an adventure pic for the Mouse House but isn't closely tied to its popular Matterhorn theme park ride. Studio has also brought on Brain Farm Cinema, creators of the 3D snowboarding feature "Art of Flight" as production consultants. Although Disney has been adapting several of its popular rides into pics, focus of Beletic's mountain climbing film will be an origin story about a young group of five explorers and adventure seekers, according to sources close to the project. In the pic, the explorers, each with a specific skill set, are brought to the remote backcountry of the Pennine Alps under various guises for a trek across one of the planet's remaining untouched realms, skiing, snowboarding and mountaineering as they encounter some of the world's most beautiful, but also perilous environments. In the face of life-threatening mountain conditions, they unravel the truth about one another, as well as why they were brought there, and ultimately uncover a mountain secret that may cost them their lives while facing off against a covert organization with a long, yet secret history of global exploration. The film does not yet have an official title. Jason Dean Hall is penning the script for the project that Justin Springer ("Tron Legacy") is producing. Ride is a rollercoaster, that opened in 1959, and puts guests in toboggans that travel through the Matterhorn. Updates over the years added animatronic Yetis. Beletic is best known for helming ads for Nike, Dodge, Ikea, Converse, Jordan and Adidas for agency Smuggler. He's also directed musicvids for Cee-Lo Green, the Black Eyed Peas and Fatboy Slim. The Matterhorn pic is the latest theme park ride to get the bigscreen treatment at Disney after "Pirates of the Caribbean" launched a franchise, and the Mouse House tapped Guillermo del Toro to helm "Haunted Mansion," Tom Hanks and Tim Allen to star in "Jungle Cruise" and Jon Favreau to direct "Magic Kingdom," which brings its most popular park to life. David Fincher is also helming "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea," which was once a ride. Beletic is repped CAA. Contact Marc Graser at marc.graser@variety.com

VH1 Benches Celebrity Rehab and Sober House

Dr. Came Pinsky Dr. Came Pinsky's programs Celebrity Rehab and Celebrity Rehab Presents Sober House will not air in 2012, though they may return.A VH1 repetition states the shows aren't cancelled, stating "organizing issues" as the explanation for the benching, according to EW.Has Dr. Came offered out?What is the news doesn't come as that the surprise, considering Dr. Drew's growing presence on daytime television (his CW talk show, Lifechangers) and also the self-titled show on HLN. In addition to, the show remains under scrutiny thinking about the deaths of former cast people Rob Conaway and Mike Starr.Former Alice in Chains bassist Mike Starr dies at 44The latest Rehab season, referred to as "Revisited" checked in on the couple of from the show's renowned former patients, including Rodney King, Andy Dick, Heidi Fleiss, and Janice Dickinson. The finale broadcast 12 ,. 12.Rather, VH1 is positioned to create Relationship Rehab - a spin-in the demonstrate that seeks to correct damaged associations. Unsure yet round the show's premiere date.