John Boehner to Speak with Diane Sawyer Tomorrow in First Post-Election InterviewNovember 7, 2012"ABC World News" anchor Diane Sawyer speaks with the most powerful Republican in the country right now, Speaker of the House John Boehner, in his first post-election interview. With the election in the rear view mirror and voters looking for solutions, Sawyer will talk to the Speaker about how Democrats and Republicans plan to address the challenges facing the United States in the coming months, including the "fiscal cliff."
Weinstein Company Picks Up Rights to KON-TIKINovember 7, 2012 The Weinstein Company (TWC) announced today they have acquired rights for the US, Canada, United Kingdom, and Italy from Hanway Films KON-TIKI. The film, which tells the real-life adventure of Thor Heyerdahl's world-famous seafaring voyage, is the official Oscar® entry of Norway for Best Foreign Language Film. KON-TIKI is directed by Joachim Roenning and Espen Sandberg, with a script by Petter Skavlan. The film had its US premiere this week at AFI Fest.
MAN OF STEEL to Be Released in 3DNovember 7, 2012 Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures announced today that director Zack Snyder's upcoming action adventure "Man of Steel" will be presented in 3D in select theaters, as well as in 2D and IMAX®, so fans of the iconic superhero will be able to experience the much-anticipated movie in their format of choice.
Nickelodeon's KIDS PICK THE PRESIDENT: Kids Correctly Project Winner of Presidential ElectionNovember 7, 2012 The kids were right... again. On Oct. 22, Nickelodeon announced that kids had elected President Barack Obama as the winner of the network's 2012 Kids Pick the President 'Kids' Vote.' Since it began in 1988, kids have now correctly picked the winner (in advance of the national election) six out of the last seven times. More than half a million votes were cast in the network's online poll as part of Nickelodeon's Kids Pick the President initiative to build young citizens' awareness of, and involvement in, the election process. In the 'Kids' Vote,' President Obama received 65% of the vote and former Governor Mitt Romney received 35%. The voting was limited to one vote per electronic device and kids were able to cast their votes online from Oct. 15 to Oct. 22.
Dwayne Johnson to Star in Brett Ratner's HERCULESNovember 7, 2012As Deadline reported this evening, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson is officially set to star in Brett Ratner's upcoming HERCULES. MGM and Paramount Pictures will co-produce the Ryan Condol-penned script for the film.
Drive Motion Pictures Examines the Future of Business in New FilmNovember 7, 2012 Drive Motion Pictures explores the future of business in a new documentary that has just been released to film festivals throughout the United States. The Film, 'The Paladins,' looks at six very different businesses and exposes the difference makers in each organization that have allowed them to flourish in these trying economic times.
Hispanics in South Florida Chose America TeVe for Election Night CoverageNovember 7, 2012 America TeVe WFUN, South Florida Hispanics' Choice for Political News Coverage, delivered an impressive multi-platform live coverage including on-air, online and social media. America TeVe WFUN surpassed Telemundo 51 WSCV (by delivering a 9.7 Rating / 13 Share against WSCV's 9.4 Rating / 12 Share in 8-11PM Hispanic Households) and all other Spanish and English language television stations in the Miami DMA with the exception of Univision 23.
RED DAWN's Official Soundtrack to be Released 11/19November 7, 2012Sony Music is pleased to announce the release of RED DAWN, the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Ramin Djawadi, available on November 19, 2012. The score accents the inspiring film about war and patriotism. Ramin has composed a powerful score for this action film that features a variety of moods to match the sensitive and comic moments of the movie.
Author Jeff Kinney To Visit 49 Bookstores During The 'Wimpy Kid Rolling Party' TourNovember 7, 2012 The book with the largest first printing of 2012-over 6 million copies- has the most extensive tour of the year. Bestselling author Jeff Kinney will visit seven bookstores a day for seven days in Midwestern markets for the release of his seventh book, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel. Beginning on the release day, November 13, and concluding on November 19, Kinney will sign books for 49 booksellers in a mix of large party events and smaller meet-and-greets in the greater market areas of Kansas City, Mo., Minneapolis ,Milwaukee, Chicago, Cincinnati, Detroit, and Grand Rapids, Mich. The tour leads up to the third appearance of the Greg Heffley giant helium balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York on November 22.
Robin Williams, David Steinberg to Host Sit Down at DPAC, 1/26/2013November 7, 2012 Robin Williams returns to Durham as he sits down to "chat" with his old friend, comedian, actor, writer, director, and author David Steinberg at DPAC, Durham Performing Arts Center, on Saturday, January 26, 2013.
VIDEO: Hasselhoff Stops by THE WENDY WILLIAMS SHOWNovember 7, 2012David Hasselhoff stopped by THE WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW today to clear up certain questions: are they making a "Baywatch" movie? What does David Hasselhoff think about Justin Timberlake playing the role he originated? Will "Knight Rider" make a comeback? Check out a clip below of The Hoff and Wendy acting out a soap opera scene from later on in his visit!
ABC Music Lounge Releases Two New Original Songs from NASHVILLENovember 7, 2012ABC Music Lounge is releasing two new original songs this week from "Nashville." The first single is "Yellin' from the Rooftop," written by songwriter Michael James Ryan Busbee and American Country singer Sarah Buxton, performed by Hayden Panettiere (Juliette Barnes). The second single is "Buried Under," written by Chris DeStefano and performed by Connie Britton (Rayna Jaymes). Both songs are now available online for download on iTunes and http://abc.go.com/music-lounge/.
ABC WORLD NEWS Hits 2 Year Rating High with Weather, Election CoverageNovember 7, 2012With coverage of Hurricane Sandy for the week of October 29, 2012, 'ABC World News with Diane Sawyer' posted in its strongest numbers in both Total Viewers (8.60 million) and Adults 25-54 (2.0 rating/7 share/2.33 million) in 20 months (since w/o 2/7/11 and w/o 2/28/11, respectively), according to Nielsen Media Research.