INDUSTRY NEWS

Tuesday, August 31 2010 05:13

SLIGHT INCREASE IN EMMY AUDIENCE: A slightly larger audience tuned into the Emmys this year compared to 2009. Reuters reported that 13.5 million people watched Sunday night's show, compared with 13.3 million the year before. The show was bumped up nearly a month to avoid competition with football games. This year also marked the first time that the show aired live in all time zones.

BRAD PITT VOICING SUPER BOWL DOCUMENTARY: Brad Pitt will voice the NFL's upcoming documentary about the New Orleans' Saints Super Bowl victory. In America's Game: 2009 New Orleans Saints, Pitt will narrate the story behind the team's win over the Indianapolis Colts last February. The film debuts on the NFL Network on September 8th -- the night before the Saints begin their defense of the Super Bowl title. Past narrators have included Alec Baldwin, Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Martin Sheen, Bruce Willis, James Gandolfini and Jon Hamm.

BRADLEY COOPER AND RYAN REYNOLDS TEAMING UP: Bradley Cooper and Ryan Reynolds have signed up to star in an action movie as a pair of cops who bring their retired police dads along for a ride-along. According to E!, the guys ask their fathers to help solve a case, "all the while predictably dealing with their own paternal issues."

JOHN CUSACK PLAYING EDGAR ALLEN POE: John Cusack will play Edgar Allen Poe in the new murder mystery, The Raven -- a fictionalized account of Poe's mysterious last days chasing a serial killer. Cusack announced on Twitter, "Official I will play Edgar Allen Poe in fall. A film called The Raven, send any Poe gold my way as I begin this journey into the abyss." Ewan McGregor and Jeremy Renner are reportedly in talks to join the cast.

'TOY STORY 3' MAKES $1 BILLION: Toy Story 3 has broken another box office record -- it's become the first ever animated movie to make $1 billion. The film already surpassed Shrek 2 earlier in the month to become the world's most successful cartoon film of all time. The film is the second Disney picture to reach the billion-dollar total this year -- joining Alice in Wonderland.