HGTV stretches three series

HGTV has purchased 13 additional instances of three different series, including "Kitchen Cousins." Newcomer design series "Cousins," which airs at 9:30 p.m. Wednesdays, features contractor Anthony Carrino and designer John Colaneri, that run a household-possessed Nj construction company with kitchen areas like a special passion. "Our Prime Low Project," an area design show with designer Sabrina Soto supplying low-cost options to high-finish decor, and "Selling LA," about heated real-estate sales competition in La, also received 13-episode extensions. Contact Jon Weisman at jon.weisman@variety.com

Richard Gere Talks Sundance Film Arbitrage, Julia Roberts

First Published: January 23, 2012 9:10 PM EST Credit: Getty Premium LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Caption Richard Gere walks the red carpet during the 6th International Rome Film Festival in Rome, Italy, on November 3, 2011Richard Gere has one of the most buzzed about movies at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival with Arbitrage, and he hopes the project will have an impact with a wider audience. Its going to resonate with [the Bernie] Madoff [scandal] and a lot of other problems weve had with the morality of our money system, Richard told Access Hollywood correspondent Tim Vincent. The film takes its name from a type of trading, the actor said. Its actually, its a way to make money, Richard said, when Tim asked about the title. You buy small and you sell heavy and its a very computerized thing. It has to be done in milliseconds to make money. This is a story about a guy whos made a lot of money from that game. Richard famously played corporation trader Edward Lewis in Pretty Woman, but he said the only thing Edward and his Arbitrage character, Robert Miller, have in common is being in the world of business. He was a corporate raider. This guys not a corporate raider. Its more conceptual what this guy does. Money itself, isnt an object, its in the digital world. Theres nothing you can hold on to any more, its always moving, he said. Like his Pretty Woman, character, Robert Miller is popular with the ladies, even the ones he doesnt hire, and when talk turned to women, Tim asked if Richard would like to reunite with Julia Roberts on the big screen. Of course, Richard said. Shes a lot older than me, so I dont know if its gonna work, he joked. Copyright 2012 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Cartoon Movie mart uncovers photos

'Wrinkles'France's "Zarafa," Spain's "Facial lines" and Iceland's "Stories of Valhalla: Thor" are among 50 characters and projects set to unspool in the 14th Cartoon Movie, among Europe's leading animation marketplaces.Running March 7-9 in Lyon, France, Cartoon Movie will gather producers, marketers and films from 17 nations. France, Scandinavia and Belgium lead those.InchZarafa," co-helmed by Remi Bezancon and Jean-Christophe Lie, follows the adventures of the 10-year-old Egyptian boy along with a baby giraffe travelling from Sudan to Paris. Repped by Pathe Intl., "Zarafa" is going to be distribbed in Gaul on February. 5. Bezancon's credits include "The Very First Day from the Relaxation of the Existence."According to Paco Roca's popular comicbook, helmer Ignacio Ferreras' hands-attracted "Facial lines" focuses on the friendship between two old males in a elderly care. "Facial lines" is competing in Oscar's animated feature race. The spanish language rollout is skedded for February. 27.Iceland's first full-length animated feature, "Stories of Valhalla: Thor," from helmers Oskar Jonasson and Toby Genkel, activates a teenager who must save his village from an invasion of titans. The three dimensional family adventure bowed in Iceland in October and can next open in Denmark, Norwegian and also the Netherlands.The key trend of the year's Cartoon Movie may be the sharp increase in Euro three dimensional productions, that have bending in comparison using the 2011 edition, creating 40% of all of the mart's projects and completed films.One of the 19 three dimensional game titles are Kari Juusonen and Jorgen Lerdam's "Nico 2: Family Matters" and Thomas Borch Nielsen's "Lulu and the Buddies From Space.InchAt the same time, the typical plan for all Cartoon Movie game titles is lower to five.7 million ($7.3 million) from last year's $9 million. The mart's greatest-budget feature -- being pitched at concept stage -- is $16.8 million "Age range of Madness," from The spanish language scribe-switched-helmer Helio Mira.Adult-skewed characters constitute 22% of projects. Included in this: "Youthful Perez," a biopic of boxing champion Victor Perez, who had been delivered to Auschwitz throughout World war 2 and "A Later Date of Existence," directed by Damian Nenow ("Pathways of Hate"), which happens throughout the Angolan civil war. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Wrekin Hill, Row 1 grab 'Dark Tide'

Wrekin Hill Entertainment and Row 1 Prods. have acquired U.S. rights to John Stockwell's action thriller "Dark Tide," starring Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez.The deal, announced Friday, calls for Lionsgate to release "Tide" first on VOD and EST on March 8, followed by a theatrical release and digital download release on March 30. Wrekin Hill, which began operations last year, said the "Tide" release is part of an overall agreement with Lionsgate. "The star power that Halle Berry brings to 'Dark Tide' paired with a genre that hits VOD audiences make it a perfect addition to our Ultra VOD strategy." said Jim Packer, Lionsgate President of Worldwide Television and Digital Distribution. Pic's directed by John Stockwell ("Into the Blue") and penned byAmy Sorlie and Ronnie Christensen and based on a story by Sorlie. Producers are Jeanette Buerling and Matthew Chausse. Berry portrays a shark expert whose business has been failing since a shark attack killed a fellow diver under her command. The deal was negotiated by Chris Ball and Rene Cogan for Wrekin Hill and Brandt Andersen on behalf of Row 1 with Stuart Ford and Jonathan Deckter of IM Global on behalf of the filmmakers. Contact Dave McNary at dave.mcnary@variety.com

Warner shuffles release sked

Warner Bros. has shuffled its release schedule, moving back Bryan Singer's "Jack the large Killer" nine several weeks and undating its "Arthur & Lancelot" project. "Jack the large Killer," also created by Legendary, was moved from June 15 to March 22, 2013. Created by New Line, "Jack the large Killer" is really a twist around the "Jack and also the Beanstalk" story and can face off against Paramont's "The Croods" and Sony's "Captain Phillips" on its new date. "Arthur & Lancelot," to become directed by David Dobkin, was removed the formerly introduced date of March 15, 2013. Warner Bros. also moved "Rock of Age range" back two days towards the vacated June 15 slot, where's lined facing Sony's Adam Sandler comedy "I Personally Don't Like You, Father." Warner Bros. introduced the changes Thursday. Studio includes a potentially effective slate this season with "Dark Shadows" on May 11, "The Dark Dark night Increases" on This summer 20, "Gangster Squad" on March. 19 and "The Hobbit: An Unpredicted Journey" on 12 ,. 14. Studio introduced it had dated "Arthur & Lancelot" last summer time. It's being created, directed and compiled by Dobkin however the leads haven't been cast yet. "A Virtual DetectiveInch producer Lionel Wigram can also be mounted on produce, with Dobkin's partner Shaun Kleeman professional creating. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com

Castle: Will Ryan's Wedding Inspire a Castle-Beckett Coupling?

Castle For ABC's Castle, nothing makes a wedding more memorable than murder. As Detective Kevin Ryan (Seamus Dever) prepares to tie the knot with his fiancee Jennie (Dever's real-life bride, Juliana) on Monday's episode (10/9c, ABC), the death of a notorious Lothario derails the wedding planning. And things only get worse when Beckett (Stana Katic) and Castle (Nathan Fillion) learn that Jenny has a connection to the womanizing victim. Get more scoop on your favorite shows in our Winter TV preview "It's sort of an interesting wrinkle," Dever tells TVGuide.com. "What ends up happening is that everyone else worries about it a little bit more than Ryan does. Beckett and Castle are trying to protect some information from hitting me, and in the end, they sort of underestimate my ability to deal with that information." But don't expect that reveal to give Ryan cold feet. "It's nice to see one of [the characters] in a stable relationship," Dever says. "I think it's cool because everyone else gets to reflect on what Ryan has. I think it's something that my character owns, which is a nice little space we've carved out for Kevin Ryan." Indeed, creator Andrew W. Marlowe says that on a show that so heavily relies on its leads' will-they-won't-they sexual tension, it's helpful to have a couple that will. "It's important, not just for the audience, but for the characters in the show to have a touchstone of what they can aim for," Marlowe says. "They need to see something that's functional and happy." Check out the rest of the news on TVGuide.com So, will observing Ryan's wedded bliss help push Castle and Beckett closer toward their own functional, happy relationship? "They're thinking about what it's like to be at another wedding and be single," Dever says. "There's that, 'Why can't we just give into these feelings that everybody knows they both have?' ... Or maybe they'll at least admit some things. Something's got to happen." Adds Marlowe: "We're looking at characters who are looking for their other halves in life. And they have found each other to a certain extent, but they haven't fully committed to it. So this is part of the journey." Castle airs Mondays at 10/9c on ABC.

'Journey 2' helmer sells 'Invasion' pitch

"Journey 2: The Mysterious Island three dimensional" helmer Kaira Peyton has offered the pitch "Invasion" to Cary Granat's Reel Forex banner. Peyton will produce and direct from the script by J. Daniel Shaffer. Andrew Adamson will even produce through his Strange Weather Films shingle. Story involves several unarmed, not really prepared students from Philadelphia who uncover they've got being soldiers to outlive a panic attack from the supernatural pressure. Mostly noted for family fare, Peyton takes his first visit to adult fare with "Invasion," referred to as with the vein of "Cloverfield." Peyton has remained busy since pointing follow up "Felines and Dogs: Revenge of Cat In abundance." "Journey 2" arrives the following month, and Peyton has additionally just closed an offer to direct the 3rd installment. He's extremely busy within the TV realm with a number of projects together with a pilot for "Dr. Dimensionpants," that they produced and it is professional creating. Shaffer is repped by Verve. Peyton is repped by Verve and Jodi Peikoff Law Office. Contact Justin Kroll at justin.kroll@variety.com

Jacquot's 'Queen' to start Berlinale

BERLIN -- French director Benoit Jacquot's historic drama "Ces Adieux a la reine" (Farewell My Full) will open this year's Berlin Film Festival. The variation of Chantal Thomas' award-winning novel stars Diane Kruger, Jum Seydoux ("Evening amount of time in Paris") and Virginie Ledoyen ("Military of Crime"). "Farewell My Full" tales the initial occasions of french Revolution within the perspective in the servants at Versailles although drawing parallels to the present: as unrest evolves within the court docket of Louis XVI, everyone thinks of running, including Marie Antoinette (Kruger) and her entourage, incorporated within this lady-in-waiting Sidonie Laborde (Seydoux). Involved in your competitors, french-The the spanish language language co-production will vie for Berlin's Golden Bear against such photos as Brillante Mendoza's terrorist drama "Captive," starring Isabelle Huppert, Antonio Chavarrias' "Childish Games" and Edwin's "Postcards Within the Zoo." The Berlinale runs Feb. 9-19. Contact Erection dysfunction Meza at staff@variety.com