Lindsay Lohans Father Appears In Florida Court

First Launched: October 26, 2011 2:14 PM EDT Credit: AP Polk, Fla. -- Caption Michael Lohan appears before an Hillsborough County Circuit Judge Walter Heinrich via close circuit T.V. in Polk, Florida on October 26, 2011The estranged father of actress Lindsay Lohan made his first appearance in the courtroom on domestic violence charges. Judge Walter Heinrich set bail at $5,000 for Michael Lohan on Wednesday. Lohan is billed with getting his on-and-off girlfriend and pushing her lower multiple occasions within a disagreement at her Polk condo Sunday. The judge told Lohan to step away from 28-year-old Kate Major. Government physiques say Lohan visited Majors condo which she made a decision to permit him stay even though she'd a short domestic violence injunction against him in California County. A telephone call to Lohans lawyer, Michael Perry, wasn't immediately returned. Copyright 2011 with the Connected Press. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

The 18 Worst Wide-Release Opening Weekends of 2011

Fans of Stephen King's sprawling epic, 'The Dark Tower,' will be careful in regards to a movie adaptation. How will you condense seven books -- filled with numerous plot points, a lot of figures together with a twisting narrative -- into numerous films? One way is always to add Cinemax for the mix, which producer John Grazer introduced throughout interviews for his film 'Tower Heist.' First, somewhat backstory: after J.J. Abrams attempted, and not successful, to evolve the 'Dark Tower' books, in came Ron Howard and Grazer. In April 2010, the effective production duo introduced plans with an adaptation, which might include three movies along with two television seasons interspersed involving the films. However, that plan ended up falling short after Universal dropped the project over necessity. Howard and Grazer mentioned the film would finish up made, although getting a $45 million production cut. Now, Grazer notifies MTV News that there are been progress, no less than round the TV front. 'The Dark Tower' television component will probably be broadcast on Cinemax, according to him, which will come nearly as good news for hardcore fans in the book. By doing this, the seedier content from King's books might be used without requiring to handle people annoying network censors. Again, there's still no studio backing the film yet, causeing this to be all still being determined. Javier Bardem remains installed on star since the primary character, Roland Deschain. [via MTV Movies] [Photo: Getty Images] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

SPT to spread out Middle East office

LONDON -- The new sony Pictures Television would be to open a nearby sales office in the centre East. The Dubai outpost will license films and TV series from SPT's distribution catalog, plus finished content created by local shingle SPT Arabia. Work will report straight to SPT's regional hq for Europe, Middle East and Africa working in london. It will likely be run by Ziad Yaghi, who as executive director, sales, for that Middle East, will result in SPT's distribution activity over the Middle East. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Murdochs' Relationship Going down hill After Phone Hacking Scandal (Report)

Who if anybody in the Murdoch family will succeed Rupert as mind of News Corp. has become progressively unclear, based on extensive interviews carried out through the NY Occasions.our editor recommendsElisabeth Murdoch Will not Join News Corp. Board Agent: News Corp. Traders Should Election Against Rupert Murdoch and Sons, Most Board People Although James Murdoch has lengthy been the favourite to achieve success his father, his participation in news reports around the globe phone hacking scandal makes this less certain. Rupert's oldest boy Lachlan has selected to pay attention to their own media holdings around australia. Daughter Elisabeth offered her Shine Ltd. production company to News Corp. captured for $675 million but didn't join News Corp.'s board and it has not indicated any curiosity about succeeding her father. "Rupert always considered News Corp. like a family company because it absolutely was provided to him," Craig Diller states within the article, adding, "It absolutely was provided to him via a small newspaper in Adelaide, but nonetheless it had been his father's company. I believe that designed to him that tradition should continue. If, as he's always stated, his children were useful." James continues to reside in London, despite an apparent order from his father to relocate: "You're returning to NY, or else you're out," Rupert apparently told his boy, who runs News Corp.'s European and Asian procedures from across water-feature. Probably the most apparent option for an instantaneous successor is chief operating officer Chase Carey, who's likely to dominate within the interim for Rupert Murdoch in the point he no more is actually able or desires to continue. However, whether Carey will be the permanent Boss, or whether that chair should be occupied with a Murdoch, remains to appear. Related Subjects Rupert Murdoch Wendi Deng Wendi Murdoch Worldwide Lachlan Murdoch James Murdoch Elisabeth Murdoch

AMPAS picks 7 scribes for Nicholl fellowships

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has selected seven scribes for the 26th annual Don and Gee Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting, which comes along with a $30,000 prize.Listed alphabetically, they are: -- Chris Bessounian and Tianna Langham, Los Angeles, "Guns and Saris" -- Dion Cook, Altus, Okla., "Cutter" -- John MacInnes, Los Angeles, "Outside the Wire" -- Matthew Murphy, Culver City, Calif., "Unicorn" -- Abel Vang & Burlee Vang, Fresno, Calif., "The Tiger's Child"Winners, selected from a record 6,730 scripts submitted, will be presented with the first installments of the fellowship money at a gala dinner in Beverly Hills on November 3. They receive the fellowships with the understanding that they'll complete a feature-length screenplay during the year.Past winners include Jason Micallef ("Butter"), Ehren Kruger ("Transformers: Dark of the Moon") and Andrew W. Marlowe, who created and executive produces ABC's "Castle." Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com

Steven Seagal Sworn in to Texas Border Patrol, For Real

Actor-musician-martial arts expert-reality TV lawman Steven Seagal is adding a new credit to his offscreen resume: Sheriff’s deputy. Yes, this is real, even if it seems like a page taken right out of, say, Machete. The 59-year-old Seagal reportedly rang the West Texas’ Hudspeth County Sheriff’s Office months ago for the position and “will be working full time to help secure the U.S.-Mexico border.” This is the world we live in. Details after the jump. Deputy Seagal reports for duty in the new year, according to the San Antonio Express (via EW), and his new bosses are taking him very seriously: “It became very clear to me that Mr. Seagal is not in this for the celebrity or the publicity,” Sheriff Arvin West said. “He’s like the rest of us that live down here; he has a sincere passion for his country and he wants to do more to help.”“He got really a taste of what we go through down here,” department spokesman Gary Fleming said. “We ran about 50 miles of the border and Deputy Seagal got a chance to meet the community and where he’s going to be working.”An advance team went out first, of course, Fleming said, to make sure things weren’t too hot for the new deputy’s inaugural day. Above, Seagal poses with what I assume to be his sheriff’s office-issued weaponry, with Sheriff Arvin West. Go ahead and caption it in the comments below, since my mind is still reeling from the insanity. [San Antonio Express, EW] [Photo credit: Hudspeth County Sheriff’s Department]

Rade Sherbedgia Cast as Villain in Liam Neeson's 'Taken 2' (Exclusive)

Getty ImagesRade Sherbedgia Serbian actorRade Sherbedgia remains cast since the villain in last century Fox and EuropaCorp'sTaken 2, which stars Liam Neeson which is set to begin filming in Chicken and France later this month. Sherbedgia may have Murad, the dad from the kidnapper slain by Bryan Mills (Neeson) inside the first film. Murad is known to love a vengeful guy who gives orders and doesn't bring them. When Murad takes Mills and also the wife hostage, their daughter is enlisted towards saving them. Taken 2, which willbe released March. 5, 2012, also starsFamke Janssen and Maggie Sophistication. Colombiana helmerOlivier Megatonis pointing the pic. Luc Besson, who co-written the script withRobert Mark Kamen, isproducing through his EuropaCorp banner. Besson and Kamen also co-written the initial Taken film, which wasreleased in 2008 and will be a surprise hit, grossing $224 million worldwide. Sherbedgia will next star inAngelina Jolie's directorial debut, Inside the Land of Blood stream and Honey, that is released in December.Sherbedgia's credits include Batman Begins,Mission: Impossible IIanda memorable turn as Boris "The AdvantageInch Yurinov in Snatch. Sherbedgia is represented by Innovative Artists as well as the U.K.'s United states . Artists. Email: Daniel.Burns@THR.com Twitter: @DanielNMiller Liam Neeson Maggie Sophistication Worldwide Famke Janssen Luc Besson