'X Factor's' Astro Apologizes for On-Air Outburst

Ray Mickshaw / FOXFrom left: L.A. Reid, Astro, 'X Factor' host Steve Jones On Thursday, Nov. 17's live X Factor results show, Brian "Astro" Bradley came under fire for giving attitude to judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, L.A. Reid and Nicole Scherzinger, after falling into the botom two places alongside contestant Stacy Francis (who was ultimately sent home).our editor recommends'X Factor's' Stacy Francis on Elimination: 'Obnoxious' Astro's Save 'Is a Hard Pill to Swallow'Perez Hilton On Stacy Francis' 'X Factor' Elimination: 'Not Surprising''X Factor': The Great Rock And Roll Swindle PHOTOS: 'X Factor' Behind the Scenes: The Top 11 Work Out the Week's Performances Saturday, the 15-year-old rapper, who gave a half-hearted performance on the show after initially saying he didn't want to rap for people who didn't want to hear him, used his Facebook page to explain his actions. Writing on his "The Astronomical Kid" profile, Bradley said, "I seriously apologize to my fans, what I said and my emotions weren't directed toward you. I'm 15 and I think I know everything, but the truth is, I don't, and I handled the situation wrong! Win or lose next week, I will make you all proud!?" EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Inside Simon Cowell's 'X Factor' Trailer He also explained, "What I do, I do for the love of Hip-Hop and my fans, and I would never doing anything to hurt either." He went on to compare his actions to that of boxing great, Muhammad Ali. "I believed I was being mistreated, and in the moment I thought about Ali's moment. I want to be the new ambassador for Hip-Hop and a leader of a new young movement of positive kids, but to be that I must have Integrity and Honor first! People are saying I'm "cocky" and "arrogant", well maybe I have watched too many [sic] Muhammed Ali films or maybe I grew up having to fight my way home everyday or battle on street corners of Brooklyn for respect. My guards are always up, and maybe I took the situation too heavy." After her elimination, Francis commented on Astro's save by the judges, calling it "a hard pill to swallow." Nicole Scherzinger Paula Abdul Simon Cowell Antonio L.A. Reid The X Factor

REVIEW: Tomboy Explores Loaded Gender Issues with a Delicate, Assured Touch

Cline Sciamma’s film is titled Tomboy, but the gender issues it delves into are more complex than any supposedly unfeminine preferences for sports and pants-wearing and other associations that linger around that antiquated term. Laure (Zo Hran), the film’s young protagonist, is an androgynous sprite of a 10-year-old who, having recently moved to a new town with her family, impulsively passes herself off as male to the neighborhood children. Mikael, as she renames herself, spends the lazy end-of-summer days getting comfortable inhabiting this new identity, playing soccer with the boys and navigating a tentative prepubescent romance with the pretty Lisa (Jeanne Disson). She’s obviously thrilled at the reinvention she’s accomplished, though she hasn’t thought it through beyond the moment. The start of the school year lurks on the horizon, and with it guaranteed exposure of Laure’s secret, and the film grows increasingly tense as our happy hero(ine) continues obliviously toward disaster, the frisson of dread coming not from whether she’ll be exposed but when. Sciamma’s first feature, the 2007 Water Lilies, attracted attention for its explorations of budding female sexuality, competition and friendship among three 15-year-old girls competing in synchronized swimming. It was a Catherine Breillat film without Breillat’s uncompromisingly (and often uncomfortably) sharp edges. It offered some dead-to-rights observations about the way friendships between teenage girls can include the same depths of emotion and drama as romantic relationships, even as that distinction blurs between two of the characters. Yet it seemed to me just as interested in gawking at its central trio as offering them empathy, holding them up as potentially salacious objects in the name of presenting their story. Winding the clock back a few years to a character for whom sexuality is a faint idea — when Laure’s thin, sexless body is displayed, it’s only as a reminder that, at her age, the divide between genders isn’t so far a leap — Tomboy is gentler and wiser in its portrait of youth. It’s a step forward for Sciamma even as it pares down in scale to something intensely intimate and focused on its subject. Hran is rarely not onscreen, and when she isn’t, it’s usually because we’re seeing something from her character’s point of view. A freckled blond with a snub nose and short hair that could never be described as a pixie cut (she resembles River Phoenix, a few years shy of Stand By Me), Laure is pleasingly uncute, with a gruff demeanor that gives way to affecting glimpses of vulnerability. Dressing in loose T-shirts or tank tops and shorts, she’s completely believable as a boy, and grows more so as Laure teaches herself to move like one in order to fit in with the other kids. Beyond the deception Laure’s carrying out, Tomboy is also a movie about that time in your life when you first begin to develop multiple selves to fit the different groups of which you’re a part, acting one way with your family inside and another with your friends outside. Laure’s transformation into Mikael coincides with her mother’s giving her a key to their apartment to come and go as she pleases, and it’s this freedom that lets her formulate an alternate identity that she preserves by keeping the worlds as separate as she can. At home Laure’s more of a child, her parents loving but also caught up in their move, work and preparation for their new baby. (“You’re always hanging out with the boys,” observes her mother, pleased, when Laure tells her she’s made a new girl friend.) She spends much of her time with her six-year-old sister, Jeanne (Malonn Lvana), a dimple of a girl who adores her older sibling. The scenes of the two together, as well as Laure/Mikael’s interactions with the neighborhood kids, are the film’s strongest, capturing with unforced naturalness how children play, from the stories Jeanne invents around toys in the bath to the rule-based games and competitions amongst the boys. Jeanne seems the one most primed to uncover Laure’s double life, but instead she becomes a gleeful co-conspirator, backing up her sister’s fabrications and helping her trim her hair. Is Laure in the early stages of a transgender life? The film, as much as it echoes the beats of Boys Don’t Cry without the tragedy, rape and murder, doesn’t peer that far into the future. Certainly her commitment to becoming Mikael is undeniable — invited to go swimming, she makes a clay penis to put down the front of her trunks to maintain the illusion. Classic femininity doesn’t come naturally to her as it does to Jeanne, who has long curls and giggles and dances ballet. But Tomboy also suggests that gender and identity are things to be tested out, not set in stone — Laure, who frequently studies herself in the mirror, at different times has makeup applied and creates a mustache for herself out of hair trimmings, both masks to be tried on and discarded. Her path doesn’t seem destined to be an easy one, but she has her family at her side. A third act reaction from her mother upon discovering her daughter’s duplicity reads at first like cruel punishment, and then like the only reasonable response given the situation. It’s one she knows will hurt, but it’s done out of love, because Laure, in all her delightful complications, has to live in the outside world as well as the inside one. Follow Alison Willmore on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.

Kermit & Jason Segel Beg For Amy Adams

EXCLUSIVE: I wanted to get my hands on this private little video when I heard it existed. So here are producers Jason Segel and Kermit The Frog inviting Amy Adams to join the cast of The Muppets movie, which is the first Muppets theatrical release in 12 years. Beyond cute: rtmp://streaming.deadline.com/ondemand/video/Muppets_Amy_Adams_Invite_v3_2011-11-16.flv

'Immortals' nabs $1.4 mil in midnight runs

Relativity's 'Immortals' got off to a solid start Thursday night, grossing $1.4 million in midnight bows.Relativity Media's 3D swords-and-sandals epic ''Immortals'' kick started its domestic run with $1.4 million in midnight grosses Thursday night, the majority of which came from 3D.Pic played at approximately 900 late-night runs.The midnight start reps a solid start for the Relativity pic, which is projected to gross around $25 million this weekend.Though comparable midnight grosses for films like ''The Expendables'' ($850,000) and ''Battle: Los Angeles'' ($700,000) translated to debuts in the mid-$30 millions, ''Immortals'' is faced with a tougher B.O. marketplace, especially among the pic's under-25 target demo.''Immortals,'' the first major in-house tentpole for Relativity, is a significant undertaking by the studio, whose current top title ''Limitless'' cost less than $30 million and grossed almost $80 million domestically. By comparison, Relativity is exposed for $75 million with ''Immortals.''The 3D film played to a broad mix of demographics, including Hispanic and urban audiences, according to the studio. ''Immortals'' bows to 3,112 locations today, of which 70% are in 3D. Contact Andrew Stewart at andrew.stewart@variety.com

'Assassin's Creed' Movie Deal Leaves Hollywood 'Flabbergasted'

Hollywood as well as the videogame industry have a very rocky relationship. In the past, when gaming used to be within the infancy, designers may have given anything to acquire their title modified in to a film franchise. That eventually did happen, due to "Super Mario Bros." at the begining of 1990's, nevertheless the film was well, it's absolute garbage. Sadly, the tradition of poor videogame adaptations has ongoing with almost complete certainty ever since then, departing both film and game audiences careful concerning the industry's attempts to mix that digital divide. Ubisoft is trying various things with "Assassin's Creed." The sport author is retaining abnormal amounts of creative remedies for that mega-franchise's jump for the silver screen a move having a Hollywood affiliates proclaiming the image will not ever start to see the light of day. According to Vulture, the film marketplace is "flabbergasted" at the quantity of control maintained by Ubisoft inside their deal to produce "Assassin's Creed" to theaters using the new the new sony Pictures. After speculation that other art galleries like DreamWorks or Universal might land the title, The brand new the new sony has won out. Given reviews that Ubisoft has rights to casting, script, in addition to release date, you can imagine Sony's readiness to invest control likely assisted inside the agreement. Honestly, it shojuld 't be an unexpected that Ubisoft made such demands. In May, the business produced their unique film division, Ubisoft Movies, using the aim of keeping their popular game franchises' adaptations in their own personal hands. "You need to keep possession, retain remedies for that film content, and that we are available to utilize art galleries on the development of our projects, and lastly collaborate round the pre-casting, pre-budget and script," Ubisoft's Jean-Julian Baronnet mentioned taken. How come anybody in Hollywood be "flabbergasted" by the thought of a game title title author attempting to keep consistency utilizing their brand? Certainly, once the film industry stood a wonderful good reputation for changing videogames for the silver screen there'd be not a problem. Sadly, that's not the problem, then one need have a look in the bumbling portfolio of Uwe Boll ("Bloodrayne," "Lengthy Way AwayInch) to understand why Ubisoft desires to hold creative restraint by themselves products. The sport industry does less than hold the stars within the eyes appreciate it did within the occasions before "Super Mario Bros." Videogames are really a $74 billion industry, giving movies a run for profit charge in the entertainment media market, and there is the real wonder if or else game entrepreneurs really need film adaptations. A talent agent told Vulture the restrictions upon The brand new the new sony meant the film will "never get made." Clearly, if acquiring the film made means another pork-fisted Hollywood adaptation, gamers would be better without one. Reveal what you consider inside the comments section and also on Twitter!

Shout! Factory to Problem Richard Pryor Compact disk/DVD Box Set (Exclusive)

Santa Monica's Shout! Factory, famous for making classy Digital video disks of classic Tv shows (like the October release Barney Burns: The Whole Series), has became a member of with Indigo Corporation. to produce and distribute a Compact disk/DVD box set devoted to comedian Richard Pryor's entire careeer: comedy records, complete concert films and tv special highlights. "From his classic programs to fresh, undiscovered material,this box set provides you with a wealthy review of his comedy vision,"Indigo CEOJennifer Lee Pryorsaid. The set will probably be released in summer season 2012. Shout! Factory also introduced a completely new kind of deal for that organization: Instead of simply certification DVD rights for the hit 1960-64 Tv program Route 66, it bought proprietary rights for the series, including all 116 original episodes, aged materials, worldwide watching movies and digital rights and U . s . States broadcast rights. "After we are strongly growing our purchasing libraries of premiere television and movies, this deal demonstrates the type of proper purchases we plan to positively pursue," mentioned Shout! co-founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos in the joint statement. Anticipate seeing the Kerouac-inspired show (with guest stars Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Walter Matthau, Martin Sheen, James Caan, Burt Reynolds, Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre, Lon Chaney Junior., Ron Howard, Lee Marvin, Suzanne Pleshette, Erection dysfunction Asnerand Cloris Leachman) via electronic-sell-through, video-on-demand, subscription video-on-demand and U . s . States broadcast, cable and distribution. Roxbury Entertainment and producer Kirk Hallam, who've maintained trademark and tv remake and film rights, are coming up with a Route 66 TV series remake with Shout! Factory. Related Subjects Richard Pryor

Time Warner eyes Endemol acquisition

Time Warner has published an unwanted bid to obtain Nederlander unscripted TV production giant Endemol.A representative for Endemol confirmed the bid and launched the following statement: "We've received a method from Time Warner which doesn't come just like a surprise - Endemol is undertaking well which is a really attractive resource." A representative for Time Warner declined comment. Bid looks like it's worth 1 billion Pounds, which will come lower to around $1.4 billion in U.S. currency. Endemol remains viewed as acquisition target trained with is saddled by getting an thought $2.8 billion with debt it's been attempting to restructure. The statement continues, "This doesn't change anything, we remain dedicated to reaching a solution with loan providers. People discussions keep good progress which we're sure that an agreement will set the company around the firm financial footing and strengthen Endemol's prospects money for hard times.In . Endemol is much better recognized for unscripted TV formats "GovernmentInch and "Fear Factor" that have offered into numerous nations like the U.S. It's possessed by Italian firm Mediaset, Goldman Sachs' Capital Partners and Cyrte Possibilities, that's introduced by Endemol founder John p Mol. Italian newspaper la Repubblica reported Friday that Mediaset, that's controlled by Silvio Berlusconi, and equity firm Clessidra may also produce a use a controlling fascination with Endemol. Acquisition could certainly put Endemol within Warner Bros. Worldwide TV arm, growing distribution options worldwide for WBTV programming. Endemol has subsidiaries in 23 nations. Endemol could extend what's experienced an overseas shopping spree Time Warner begun a year ago. Time Warner-possessed Turner bought Chilean broadcaster Chilevision for $150 million in August 2010 WB clicked on up British TV prodco Shed Media ("Supernanny") that same month. Other worldwide purchases Time Warner made that year incorporated in Sweden's Millennium Media Group, India's NDTV Imagine Limited and Bermuda's Central European Media Companies. Endemol remains under interim leadership since Boss Ynon Kreiz walked reduced June. Management got a eco-friendly light from loan providers this year's week to improve the waiver of financial loans for again until mid- November, according to reviews. News was reported by Reuters. Contact Andrew Wallenstein at andrew.wallenstein@variety.com

Mean Moment Results In CMA Nom For Taylor Quick

First Released: November 4, 2011 11:25 AM EDT Credit: Getty Premium Caption Taylor Quick works the Alan Jackson song Where Had You Been in the 41st Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony in the Renaissance Hotel in Nashville on October 16, 2011 NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Taylor Quick switched an adverse into an optimistic, and contains netted her a unique nomination only at that years New Bands Association Honours. Quick received her first CMA song of the season nomination for Mean, her spunky rebuttal to cynical critique. That trophy would go to the author, not the artist, and it is among Wednesday nights most coveted honours inside a town in which the songwriter is well known and revered. Professionally, its time, stated Scott Borchetta, mind of Swifts label, Large Machine Records. I dont think she will get close to the props she warrants on her songwriting. Ive been in the industry with Taylor for nearly seven years and hersongs were great after i met her at 14. Quick has become her share of affection on her songwriting. She won a Grammy for the best country song this year. Nashville Songwriters Association Worldwide has named her songwriter/artist of the season four from the last 5 years and also at 21 she continues to be youngest champion of this award. And Body mass index, the carrying out privileges organization, has granted her all-genre song of the season once and country song of the season three occasions. Shes won a trunk filled with CMA trophies, including top award performer of the season last year. But shes never damaged through for the reason that songwriting category. Mean, a retort to nit-pickers, bullies and possibly curmudgeonly commentator Bob Lefsetz, was tough to resist. It shows Quick at her best. Its both vulnerable and confident, by having an infectious chorus, an upbeat, strengthening message and among her most countrified instrumentation built around Swifts six-string banjo line. The song visited No. 1 around the country and adult contemporary charts. Obtaining a CMA nomination for Mean was certainly a jumping-up-and-lower moment for me personally as this song is actually near to my heart, Quick stated inside a statement towards the Connected Press. Im so thrilled it had been nominated for song of the season because its an audio lesson which i authored on the really, really bad day, however it has created a lot of happy days for me personally since. With increased in the future possibly. Kaira Paisley, a six-time nominee within the category, thinks Quick continues to be unfairly overlooked like a songwriter one of the industry voters who from the CMA. He highlights that the majority of the voters have been in their 30s and 40s, and older. This year's nomination might be a breakthrough. There is no 18-year-old on the planet that you simply speak with who does not connect with a few of her lyrics, Paisley stated. And for the reason that sense, though, shes laughing completely towards the bank because the voters may be saying, Well, you realize, it is not for me personally. It is not fair. Somewhat its much more groundbreaking what shes done. Im happy with what shes done. Other nominees within the category are Zac Brown, Coy Boyles, Wyatt Durette and Levi Lowry for Zac Brown Bands Cooler Weather, Kimberly Perry for that Band Perrys Basically Die Youthful, Brantley Gilbert and Colt Ford for Jason Aldeans Grime Road Anthem and Deana Carter and Matraca Berg for Kenny Chesneys You and also Tequila. The area can be viewed as available with Berg the only real previous champion, in 1997, as co-author of Strawberry Wine. Quick may not win, obviously. But such as the song highlights, shes already a champion. Shes been with an amazing streak, Borchetta stated. Whatever her surroundings, wherever she been, this is exactly what she saw. And (the tunes) are extremely sophisticated. Theyre very appealing. Shes an excellent songwriter and when you request the other artists who're stylish to her, they are fully aware. So Im thrilled the CMA has acknowledged her. The CMA Honours air Wednesday on ABC (8 p.m. EST). Copyright 2011 through the Connected Press. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

'X Factor's' Dexter Haygood Claims He Gained a deal to go away Show

This could probably leave left area for X Factor fans as contestant, Dexter Haygood, made an appearance dumbfounded about his elimination on last week's show. Well, he isn't dumbfounded any more. Haygood states that his elimination throughout the most effective 12 show the other day was the consequence of deal he gained with producers.our editor recommends'The X Factor' Restored for Second Season'The X Factor': 10 Suggestions to Boost the ShowPerez Hilton Jams 'X Factor's' Stacy Francis: You're a FraudPerez Hilton Calls 'X Factor's' Stacy Francis Too Old for Pop Adam Lambert Disagrees PHOTOS: 'X Factor' Top 17 Runners up: Understand the entertainers "I desired to go away the show because I used to be unhappy which i wasn't able to become rock artist. I had been elevated on rock," according to him in line with the Connected Press. "(Producers) made an appearance to acquire their method things. I'm unsure why they wouldn't let me be me." Fans will bear in mind that Haygood sang several tunes that made an appearance being outdoors of his rut, including hits from Beyonce, Katy Perry, and Britney Warrior warrior spears. Haygood states he told judge well as over 30s group mentor Nicole Scherzinger he preferred to depart and he or she introduced his request showing producers. PHOTOS: Behind the curtain: THR's 'X Factor' Cover Shoot She then returned getting an offer, according to Haygood. They can leave the show throughout the most effective 12 elimination if he made the decision to come back for your season finale. Though according to him he never really labored with show producers, he needed the sale Scherzinger offered him. Since he was contractually bound, he mentioned he wouldn't have quit when they didn't cut him a deal. "They needed the opportunity to chop me, to permit me just fly and do things the means by which If only to complete them," according to him. PHOTOS: An 'American Idol' to 'X Factor' Timeline A Fox representative notifies THR the network does not have comment. THR also requested comment from Scherzinger via her publicist, but she didn't immediately respond to the request. Haygood, who declared he was destitute when he auditioned for your show, will be a part of the 80s funk rock group, Xavion. Email: Jethro.Nededog@thr.com Twitter: @TheRealJethro Related Subjects Nicole Scherzinger Fox Broadcasting Corporation The X Factor

'Project X' Trailer: Teens Get Rowdy, Raunchy in Movie Produced by 'Hangover' Director Todd Phillips (Video)

Director Todd Phillips has looked into the aftermath from the evening of chilling out in The Hangover which is follow-up. Now, he's switched his concentrate on what continues through the party itself.our editor recommends'Hangover II' Director Defends Decision to fire place Mel Gibson'Hangover' Director Todd Phillips Sides with Theater Entrepreneurs Against Studios' VOD PlanSylvester Stallone, Todd Phillips Projects Scheduled for Release in 2012'Hangover II' Co-Author noisy . Talks for Third Installment The helmer has produced a small-budget teen comedy, Project X, that concentrates on three secondary school seniors who throw a sizable birthday celebration to produce a status on their own, but things quickly get beyond control as word in the party can get around. VIDEO: Todd Phillips and Aaron Sorkin Slam the WGA at THR Honours Roundtable The R-rated movie features a cast of beginners, including Thomas Mann, Jonathan Daniel Brown and Oliver Cooper. Warner Bros. released the initial trailer for your movie on Wednesday, plus it shows a raucous, rowdy party featuring scantily clad teens, an automobile driving in to a pool together with a home fire. VIDEO: THR's Honours Watch Roundtable: The Authors "Is big enough being awesome?" one of the seniors throwing the party asks. "Game changing," replies another. The film, which marks the directorial debut of Nima Nourizadeh, opens March 2. Related Subjects The Hangover Todd Phillips The Hangover Part II

Bale, Blanchett to star in 2 Terrence Malick photos

BaleBlanchettGoslingLONDON -- Christian Bale and Cate Blanchett are generally set to star in 2 approaching Terrence Malick films, each of which is going to be released to purchasers through Glen Basner's FilmNation in the American Film Market now. ''Lawless,'' will topline Ryan Gosling, Bale, Blanchett, Rooney Mara (''The Girl Using the Dragon Tattoo'') and Haley Bennett (''Marley and Me''). Malick's second pic, ''Knight of Cups,'' will star Bale, Blanchett and Isabel Lucas (''Immortals,'' ''Transformers: Revenge from the Fallen''). Both photos are presently in pre-production and can shoot back-to-in 2012. Particulars of these two plots are now being stored under systems but both game titles is going to be separate stories. Sarah Eco-friendly and Nicolas Gonda will produce both photos. Both Gonda and Eco-friendly created a slew of Malick's recent game titles including ''The Tree of Existence,'' ''The New World'' and also the approaching as-yet-untitled love story project from Malick toplining Film Clip, Rachel Adams, Javier Bardem and Rachel Weisz, that FilmNation can also be handling worldwide sales. Pic is presently in publish and it has already offered to numerous areas including Studiocanal in Blighty and Germany, Roadshow Films in New zealand and australia, VVS Films in Canada, Vertigo Films in The country and Metropolitan Film in Gaul. The announcement marks a ongoing relationship between FilmNation and Malick. Basner pointed out that ''FilmNation could not be more happy to carry on to do something as Terrence's worldwide sales agency.''Malick's latest duo of photos is going to be repped locally by CAA. FilmNation can also be handling worldwide sales on Sean Penn's ''The Comedian,'' toplining Robert P Niro and Kristen Wiig and Shaun Nichols' ''Mud'' starring Matthew McConaughey and Reese Witherspoon. Furthermore, it's shopping Christian Bale starrer ''The Flowers of War,'' a $90 million Chinese epic helmed by Zhang Yimou. Footage was revealed to purchasers in Toronto in September. In Cannes captured, FilmNation introduced it was fully financing its first pic, an untitled thriller from Paranormal Activity creator Oren Peli. Contact Diana Lodderhose at diana.lodderhose@variety.com