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Trade Roundup: Johnny Drama Just Trying To Get Off The Viking Quest Convention Circuit

5:00AM Defamer Hollywood | · Oh, Johnny Drama, you’re so much better than this: Kevin Dillon will star in the 300 spoof National Lampoon’s 301: The Legend of Awesomest Maximus Wallace Leonidas. Will someone please book him for some personal appearances and save him from this kind of strike-insurance slumming? [Variety] Cavemen’s overhauled series premiere “performed OK” in the Tuesday night Nielsens, while House lead Fox to victory in primetime. [THR] · Natalie Portman joins the cast of the remake of the Danish love-triangle drama Brothers, in which she’ll play the sister-in-law boinked by dreamy-eyed homewrecker Jake Gyllenhaal while sleepy-eyed soldier Tobey Maguire is off fighting in Afghanistan. [Variety] More »

Booking Johnny Drama

5:45AM Defamer Hollywood | The new e-mail newsletter from Esterman Entertainment – the go-to personal appearance agency for when you absolutely, positively have to a former Real World cast member pouring tequila shots at your nightclub’s next Wild Wednesday promotion – features the impressive “get” of current Best Supporting Actor Emmy nominee Kevin Dillon, a striking upgrade from the Sunset Tan-quality celebrities usually on offer. More »

Emmy Nominees As Excited As Nominees Of Bigger, More Prestigious Awards

9:00AM Defamer Hollywood | The Emmy announcements are no exception to the time-worn awards show tradition of news outlets eliciting statements from the newly shortlisted artists – asking them, still dizzy from their gold-star high, to try as best as they can to put into words what it feels like to be recognised as more talented than their peers. (Until the night of the ceremony, that is, when four of the five are again reminded of their mediocrity.) We present a round-up of some of the most memorable, “it’s just an honour to be mentioned in the same breath as Two and a Half Men” reactions: · “This is an outrage.” – Tina Fey [Variety] · Nomination presenter Kyra Sedgwick deconstructs the existential dilemma of having to read one’s own name off the TelePrompter: “It was pretty nauseating. I couldn’t believe they wouldn’t tell us before! I just thought, if I won’t be nominated, I’ll take a deep breath and be grateful I’m there to announce. It was a surprise.” [USA Today] More »