GK Films rides '5th Wave' with Tobey Maguire

MaguireGK Films has acquired "The 5th Wave," a proposal for a young adult sci-fi trilogy from author Rick Yancey that will also be produced by Tobey Maguire's Material Pictures, with Sony Pictures the most likely to co-finance and distribute.Series follows a teenage girl who survives an alien invasion only to then search for her brother, who may or may not have been abducted by human-looking extra-terrestrials. There's also a romantic angle, as the heroine is helped by a boy who might also be an alien in disguise.GK Films principals Graham King and Tim Headington will produce with Maguire and Matthew Plouffe.Jennifer Besser at Putnam Books for Young Readers pre-emptively purchased the book in a major deal for world English rights that was negotiated by Brian DeFiore of DeFiore and Company.Yancey's 2010 young adult novel The Monstrumologist was published by Simon & Schuster and the manuscript is currently making the Hollywood rounds, with CAA handling film rights.GK recently teamed with Maguire on Gary Ross' sci-fi action film "Outback," which has Carey Mulligan attached to star.CAA negotiated the deal. Contact Rachel Abrams at Rachel.Abrams@variety.com

Viola Davis dives directly into Barbara Jordan biopic

DavisShe was the flourishing voice from the nation's conscience throughout the Watergate proceedings, as well as an African-American pioneer in politics along with other areas. Now Barbara Jordan may be the focus of the biopic being produced by Viola Davis and helmer Paris Barclay. Davis is thinking of getting the project like a starring vehicle that they will produce together with her husband, Julius Tennon, through their JuVee banner together with Barclay, Shelly Glasser and Diane Nabatoff. Glasser and Nabatoff optioned privileges towards the biography "Barbara Jordan: American Hero," by Mary Janet Rogers. Scribe Paris Qualles is adapting it for any pic that traces Jordan's rise from the poor Houston neighborhood for an chosen person in Congress as well as an influential estimate liberal politics. Glasser and Nabatoff started the project a couple of years back making separate overtures to Davis and Barclay. The thesp and also the helmer happen to be searching for a task to collaborate on since Davis starred in Barclay's CBS medical drama "Town of Angels" in 2000. The possibilities of telling the storyline of Jordan, who died at 59 of leukemia in 1996, resonated immediately with each of them. "In an enormous amount of movies about titans and Martians and toys arrived at existence, if you're able to really try a film in regards to a human who single-handedly transformed American politics, you say 'yes,'?" Barclay told Variety. "We are wishing this turns into a movie that shows the planet exactly what Viola can perform. People haven't seen exactly what she's able to, which role is really effective." Jordan transformed the discrimination from the era against femmes and African-People in america to grew to become an attorney. She made head lines in 1966 because the first African-American lady to become chosen towards the Texas senate. In 1972, she grew to become the very first black lady in the South chosen towards the U.S. House of Reps (and just the 2nd chosen to Congress after Shirley Chisolm in 1968). Jordan was noted for her oratory as well as for her distinctive, stentorian delivery. She commanded the country's ears in This summer 1974 when she addressed Congress around the impeachment of Leader Nixon throughout the Watergate proceedings, that have been public in primetime. Her speech is credited with assisting to construct the essential legal and ethical issues on the line, in unambiguous terms, assisting to sway public opinion. Within an oft-cited passage, Jordan intoned: "My belief within the Metabolic rate is whole it's complete it's total. And i'm not likely to sit here and become an idle spectator towards the diminution, the subversion, the destruction, from the Metabolic rate." Jordan also gave memorable addresses in the 1976 and 1992 Democratic national conventions. After 4 years in the home, Jordan came back to Texas, where she trained law in the U. of Texas as she fought ms. Leader Clinton granted Jordan the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994. Initial growth and development of the biopic continues to be funded by Chicago property developer David "Buzz" Ruttenberg. Qualles (ABC's "A Raisin the sun's rays,Inch "The Tuskegee Airmen") is beginning focus on the script once it's completed the producers will shop the work for distribution. "Should you consider Jordan to be probably the most commanding and articulate loudspeakers of her era, desire can you think about (for that role) than Viola Davis," Nabatoff stated. "She's so commanding, and she gets the voice." Davis' star has increased previously year around the heels of "The Assistance,Inch which gained her an Oscar nom and diverse other kudos. Barclay is one kind of TV's most searched for-after helmers, who at the moment is being employed as an professional producer on FX's "Sons of Anarchy." Feature producers Glasser ("The Great Girl") and Nabatoff ("Move forwardInch) lately were co-professional producers on TNT pilot "Scent from the Missing." Davis and Qualles are repped by APA. Barclay's with Paradigm. Contact Cynthia Littleton at cynthia.littleton@variety.com

Keri Russell mounted on FX's 'Americans'

RussellKeri Russell is aboard because the female lead within the Forex drama pilot "The People in america."Project, created by Fox Television Galleries and Forex Prods., examines an intricate arranged marriage of two KGB spies appearing as People in america in suburban Washington, D.C., in early eighties. While Russell will have the wife, Elizabeth Jennings, no actor continues to be cast yet on her husband, Phillip Jennings.The plot thickens once the Russians start to grow an interest in both America and one another.Pilot was compiled by Joe Weisberg, who'll professional produce with "Justified" showrunner Graham Yost, and Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey of DreamWorks Television. "Warrior" helmer Gavin O'Connor will directProduction on "The People in america" is scheduled to start at the end of spring, meaning other casting must be closed soon to ensure that cameras to begin moving.Forex continues to be discussing the fate of "Forces," starring Jason Patric. The new sony Television-created sci-fi pilot from author Charles Eglee has gone through several revisions and it is waiting for a reshoot.Russell grew to become a TV star when she toplined the WB drama "Felicity," which went from 1998-2002. This Year she and can Arnett starred within the Fox comedy "Running Wilde," however the series survived only 13 episodes. Bigscreen projects include "Waitress" and "Mission: Impossible III." Contact Stuart Levine at stuart.levine@variety.com

Adventures in Hunger Games Marketing: Effie Trinket, Style Icon

Since The Hunger Games' March 23 release fast approaches, Lionsgate is creating a regular flow of stills and goodies and tie-inches to stoke the fires of fandom and they've put an unpredicted bit of marketing muscle behind not only star Jennifer Lawrence, but co-star Elizabeth Banks and her supporting character, Effie Trinket. On second thought, maybe that is not so surprising Effie's strikingly gaudy visual look, connected with image-obsessed Capitol culture inside the imaginary nation of Panem, provides more if this involves marketing options than Katniss Everdeen's tomboy-switched-teen warrior ensembles. To wit: Effie, as carried out by Banks, might be the face area in the official Hunger Games nail polish line, made up of various shades representing the districts of Panem. ("The options never for homely nails," she preaches round the Hunger Games offshoot site CapitolCouture.pn.) Ironically, Capitol styles are regarded as as absurdly garish within the Hunger Games world, which describes Banks's clownish getups as Effie, District 12's government-designated escort. The information will receive a little muddled when Lionsgate which is corporate partners sell "Capitol Couture" to fans by having an positive spin being coveted and copied, but fans have a very soft spot for Effie as well as the sentiment signifies really a cosplay vibe than any legitimate espousal of Capitol culture. (Right?) Anyway, expect if you see Effie's styles was similar to IRL eventually Halloween 2012 needs to be rife with Effie-inspired fan styles, once the franchise's enormous recognition is any suggestion. Right here are a handful of of Effie's looks to help you get started -- she never wears the identical makeup exceeding one outfit, airbrushes on pink foundation, and wears butterfly-adorned falsies, and then we clearly have that to keep. [Facebook, CapitolCouture.pn, Glamour]

Variety, Chopard team

Chopard has joined with Variety to choose honorees for that twelfth annual Chopard Trophy, to salute the job of more youthful-generation thesps. The jury will choose one actor and something actress, using the trophies to become presented in Cannes in a Chopard-located party in a date to become set. The kudos is going to be succumbed the existence of festival leader Gilles Jacobs the those who win is going to be introduced yesterday the fete. The jury includes "Bullhead" helmer Michael Roskam Sarah Siegel-Magness, a producer of "Precious" actress Sharon Lawrence Chopard worldwide communications director Raffaella Rossiello (representing company co-prexy Caroline Scheufele) and Steven Gaydos, executive editor of Variety. Previous honorees include Marion Cotillard, Diane Kruger and Gael Garcia Bernal. Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com

Johnny Depp Joins Edgar Wright For 'Night Stalker'

It looks like Johnny Depp and Edgar Wright may be teaming up to hunt the supernatural in Disney's adaptation of two 1970's telepics and the ABC series "Kolchak: The Night Stalker." Deadline reports that Depp would potentially star as Carl Kolchak in "The Night Stalker." He's a hardboiled reporter who tackles stories that law enforcement doesn't want to touch. Most of the cases in the original tales involved monstrous creatures like vampires and zombies, but Kolchak also explored the dark world of witches and other occult mysteries. With the "Shaun of the Dead" director usually having a hand in the writing side of his projects, it'd be great to see Disney hand this responsibility over to Wright. No scribe has been named yet, though. The quirky stylings of the director and Depp should be fascinating to watch. While we anticipate more news about this inspired collaboration, head past the break for a look at the rest of this week's horror news. Popular Manga Tale 'Bleach' Getting American Adaptation Fans of Tite Kubo's manga/anime tale "Bleach" will be seeing an American adaptation from Warner Bros. soon. The studio has acquired the rights to the story and is setting "Wrath of the Titans" scribe Dan Mazeau to the task of revamping it. The film will follow teen Ichigo who can see ghosts. A malevolent spirit known as a Hollow attacks his family, and the young man becomes a Hollow hunter dedicating his life to protecting the innocent and helping tortured souls find peace in the afterlife. The popular story has been adapted for videogames, trading cards, musicals, and more. Can Warner Bros. find the right combination of the supernatural, action, and comedy to create a worthy remake? Will the casting of this one be another "Akira?" The 'Demonologist' Fights Fiends from Hell "Back to the Future" director Robert Zemeckis has found his new producing project in "Demonologist." Universal snatched up the story, which comes from a novel written by Andrew Pyper. It follows a professor who has been studying the epic John Milton poem "Paradise Lost." He accepts a free trip to Italy, but while there a demonic spirit "appears to kill his daughter." The professor embarks on a dark journey to save her from the wicked entities. Will the studio play it safe and make this the next "Da Vinci Code," or will they bring on the horror in full force? Vampires on a Plane in 'Night Wings' We've had "Snakes on a Plane," but get ready for vamps traveling the friendly skies. THR is reporting that a "Fright Night-esque" story is on the way from Ember Entertainment. The company has been granted distribution rights for "Night Wings." When a 12-year-old boy takes a redeye flight, he soon discovers that there are bloodsucking vampires all around him. He tries to convince the crew that the vamps are on-board from Romania, but only one passenger believes him. The guy also happens to be a mourning father, seeking revenge against the vamp clan. Syfy writer Paul Birkett and visual effects producer Dusan Strugar are working on this one which hopefully means these vampires will actually be of the terrifying variety and not the romantic version we've been getting a lot of lately. Disney Makes a Creature Feature Disney and the writer behind fright flicks like "The Ring" and "Scream 4" are teaming up for a creature feature. The Mickey Mouse studio has wanted to create a project associated with their theme park ride, The Matterhorn. They're aiming for an adventure story and have given the job to first-time director Brian Beletic. Justin Springer ("Tron Legacy") will be producing. Five adventure seekers including a travel guide, a cartographer, an escape artist, an extreme sports enthusiast, and an archeologist head to the Alps "for mysterious reasons" and face a group of yetis (think mountain dwelling Bigfoot creatures) guarding a secret. Yetis make everything better, so here's hoping Disney allows its team to play up the gnarly beastie angle. Amanda Seyfried Evades Abductors in 'Gone' Yesterday we found out that Red Riding Hood actress Amanda Seyfried has a taxidermy collection, which made us love her even more. Her new movie "Gone" opens tomorrow. Seyfried stars as a young women trying to escape abduction, haunted by the kidnapping of her sister two years earlier. Having evaded capture before, she believes the mysterious abductor has come back to finish the job, but no one will believe her. Listen to the actress talk about the film on Dread Central. Tell us what you think of this week's Horror Bites in the comments and on Twitter!

Del Toro Creating Day's The Dead

Guillermo's shepherding another 'toonBecause he's clearly made the decision that such things as sleeping are for that weak, Guillermo del Toro has added another project to his sprawling workload. That one, however, he will not directly write or direct, but basically produce, because he creates to supervise Day's The Dead.No, it isn't a Romero remake: it's being co-written and directed by Jorge R Gutierrez, that has cooked up a Romeo And Juliet-style story which will occur from the backdrop from the Mexican holiday referred to as Dia p los Muertos.Celebrated between the foremost and second of November, the vacation honours the deceased, with festivals, parades, hopes and choices of food.Gutierrez, that has composed the script with Doug Langdale, will conjure the film up in CG via Mexican company Reel Forex. It will be a heavily musical film and also the del Toro and co are searching to obtain worldwide artists to lead.All being well, Day's The Dead should be prepared for release at the end of 2014. Del Toro, meanwhile, has already been busy making massive monster adventure film Off-shore Rim, that will hit our shores in 2013.

Wanderlust Red-colored Band Trailer Online

Switch on, stay tuned, drop trou?The final time we had a promo for Heroines maestros David Wain and Ken Marino's comedy Wanderlust, it had been the standard old theatrical version in November. Well, using the movie striking today in america (and March 2 right here), the red-colored band trailer has showed up, getting promising, sexual references and Paul's Joe Lo Truglio within the altogether. Provided there's nobody of the sensitive character within the room, or that watching may be will not enable you to get fired out of your job, go nuts, muddy funsters.Wanderlust finds Manhattan couple George (Paul Rudd) and Linda (Jennifer Aniston) losing their existence savings having a bad investment simultaneously George's job implodes). Facing living (and dealing) alongside his boorish brother Ron (Marino), the happy couple rather decides to test a close commune that provides free love, free room and board and all sorts of the character you are able to handle.But while things initially appear blissful, they soon see their worldviews and relationship challenged through the various kooky figures that inhabit the land referred to as Elysium...When the standard trailer showed up, we wondered what potty-mouthed delights might appear inside a red-colored band version, and you know. The cast is packed with Wain and Marino's regular cohorts, including Malin Akerman, Kerri Kenney-Silver and Justin Theroux, along with a sprinkling of recent faces (Lauren Ambrose, Alan Alda and Jordan Peele). And in the looks of the, they have all introduced the funny.As pointed out, Wanderlust walks in on March 2.

Start looking at LOTR LEGO collection

As though the discharge from the Hobbit were not enough to transmit fans of Middle-earth right into a craze, LEGO have introduced a brand new The almighty From The Rings collection featuring the heroes and villains from the J.R.R Tolkien trilogy.An offer was signed this past year to permit the toy company accessibility privileges to any or all figures and configurations in the LOTR trilogy, along with the approaching adaptation from the Hobbit.The very first selection of LEGO items is anticipated to reach in December, in front of the Hobbit's release, and will also be a heroes collection, featuring the kind of Frodo, Aragorn and Gandalf (in the traditional gray attire).Next can come a little selection of villains, such as the Orcs of Moria, a Ringwraith and Gollum. Whether a Lego Eye of Sauron is going to be launched remains to appear, but we only hope so.We want to pretend that we are too developed to become hopelessly excited with this, but there it's... we are really not. The 2011 Holiday just written itself...

John Krasinski's Movie With Matt Damon Has Coen Siblings Vibe

When word got out in October that charming and pleasant stars Matt Damon and John Krasinski were writing a film together, i was instantly intrigued. Especially because the film was said to be Damon's directorial debut. Even though the "We Purchased A Zoo" actor's too hectic agenda lately transformed that plan, the truth that his "Good Will Hunting" director Gus Van Sant has become in the helm from the film only improves our initial intrigue. MTV News was lucky enough to get meet up with actor/author Krasinski lately throughout the press day for "Large Miracle," after which we pressed him for any couple of particulars concerning the film, which follows a salesperson who reevaluates his existence after moving to the suburbs. "Its a very awesome film, its a very special film," Krasinski stated. "Getting Gus Van Sant seriously board to direct it's insane on a lot of levels. I still havent processed it quite yet. Matt regrettably couldnt direct because timing and that he has only 60,000 projects going he needs to shoot tomorrow, so he couldnt get it done and Gus signed on like eight or ten hrs later that was insane. Its a very fun movie and getting him in the helm will truly allow it to be perfect I believe.Inch I wish to view it! chimed in the "Miracle" co-star Came Barrymore. So what is the tone from the film? Comedy? Drama? "Its some both. I dont think anybody can perform the Coen Siblings type of factor [like they are doing], nevertheless its for the reason that realm of theres some both," Krasinski described. "Were just tossing everything in to these figures. My theory is when you worry about the figures then you definitely worry about the film, so thats where were choosing it." I cant wait," Barrymore added with enthusiasm. Exactly what do you consider this collaborative film? Inform us within the comments or on Twitter!

AFTRA Board of Company company directors Grants or loans SAG-AFTRA Merger Package

The AFTRA board of company company directors Saturday approved a recommended merger with SAG, triggering a regular membership election that could unite the unions with the finish of March in to a single union, being referred to as SAG-AFTRA. The move was expected and came a following day of SAGs board passed the same motion.The proposal, having a Merger Agreement and Metabolism, was approved 94% to sixPercent.We have the opportunity to finally stand united states . through one union to secure more union work and benefits for anyone, as well as the decades of entertainment and media pros who follow us, mentioned AFTRA leader Roberta Reardon."This is often a terrific outcome, mentioned SAG leader Ken Howard. He added, For me our individuals will decisively approve this merger.The AFTRA percentage is increased in comparison to SAG election, which was by 87.1% to 12.9%. Votes round the SAG board are weighted. The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that there has been roughly 8 or 9 votes against merger in the 71 member board. All of a sudden, one of the No votes was in the NY board member.Howard can produce a hollywood announcement in regards to the balloting through the across the nation public SAG Honours on Sunday. With different SAG statement yesterday, the proposal is going to be shipped towards the 2 unions membership for just about any election on or about February 27, getting a ballot return and tabulation deadline of March 30.The SAG materials includes an opposition statement, even though merger rivals did not achieve the required 25% threshold which will have mandated one. However, merger advocates recommended including this kind of statement anyway.It takes a 60% affirmative election within each union to have the ability to pass a merger referendum. AFTRA met people thresholds throughout attempts in 1998 and 2003, but SAG did not. The Hollywood Reporter

New sneak peak at Snow White-colored As Well As The Huntsman

Snow White-colored As Well As The Huntsman revealed more recent and much more effective footage when Charlize Theron will be a guest on top Chef.For people people not totally hooked on TV cooking shows, fortunately it finds its way online with the film's official Facebook page.Obviously, there is not a whole load of latest footage to improve the impressive trailer that turned up a couple of several days ago, but fans of Chris Hemsworth won't be disappointed, while using sometime Norse god seen flinging an axe for individuals he's worth.Theron is constantly look fantastically sinister since the evil Full Ravenna in what's turning that need considering an excellent 12 several days in film on her behalf (this, Youthful Adult, Prometheus).Billy Burke pouts soulfully in the fairly drastic reinterpretation in the title character, but we still don't get a review of her connected dwarfs.See the video below:You will find up once the movie itself will come across its dazzling pictures once they have it on 1 June 2012.

Joe Paterno dies at 85

By Genaro C. Armas, AP Sports WriterJoe Paterno, the longtime Penn State coach who won more games than anyone in major college football but was fired amid a child sex abuse scandal that scarred his reputation for winning with integrity, died Sunday. He was 85.His family released a statement Sunday morning to announce his death."He died as he lived," the statement said. "He fought hard until the end, stayed positive, thought only of others and constantly reminded everyone of how blessed his life had been. His ambitions were far reaching, but he never believed he had to leave this Happy Valley to achieve them. He was a man devoted to his family, his university, his players and his community."Paterno built his program on the credo "Success with Honor," and he found both. The man known as "JoePa" won 409 games and took the Nittany Lions to 37 bowl games and two national championships. More than 250 of the players he coached went on to the NFL."He will go down as the greatest football coach in the history of the game," Ohio State coach Urban Meyer said after his former team, the Florida Gators, beat Penn State 37-24 in the 2011 Outback Bowl.Paterno's son Scott said on Nov. 18 that his father was being treated for lung cancer. The cancer was diagnosed during a follow-up visit for a bronchial illness. A few weeks after that revelation, Paterno also broke his pelvis after a fall but did not need surgery.Paterno had been in the hospital since Jan. 13 for observation for what his family had called minor complications from his cancer treatments. Not long before that, he conducted his only interview since losing his job, with The Washington Post. Paterno was described as frail then, speaking mostly in a whisper and wearing a wig. The second half of the two-day interview was conducted at his bedside."As the last 61 years have shown, Joe made an incredible impact," said the statement from the family. "That impact has been felt and appreciated by our family in the form of thousands of letters and well wishes along with countless acts of kindness from people whose lives he touched. It is evident also in the thousands of successful student athletes who have gone on to multiply that impact as they spread out across the country."The final days of Paterno's Penn State career were easily the toughest in his 61 years with the university and 46 seasons as head football coach.It was because Paterno was a such a sainted figure -- more memorable than any of his players and one of the best-known coaches in all of sports -- that his downfall was so startling. During one breathtaking week in early November, Paterno was engulfed by a scandal and forced from his job, because he failed to go to the police in 2002 when told a young boy was molested inside the football complex."I didn't know which way to go ... and rather than get in there and make a mistake," he said in the Post interview.Jerry Sandusky, the former defensive coordinator expected to succeed Paterno before retiring in 1999, was charged with sexually assaulting 10 boys over 15 years. Two university officials stepped down after they were charged with perjury following a grand jury investigation of Sandusky. But attention quickly focused on an alleged rape that took place in a shower in the football building, witnessed by Mike McQueary, a graduate assistant at the time.McQueary testified that he had seen Sandusky attacking the child and that he had told Paterno, who waited a day before alerting school authorities. Police were never called and the state's top cop later said Paterno failed to execute his moral responsibility by not contacting police."You know, (McQueary) didn't want to get specific," Paterno said in the Post interview. "And to be frank with you I don't know that it would have done any good, because I never heard of, of, rape and a man. So I just did what I thought was best. I talked to people that I thought would be, if there was a problem, that would be following up on it."On the morning of Nov. 9, Paterno said he would retire following the 2011 season. He also said he was "absolutely devastated" by the abuse case."This is a tragedy," the coach said. "It is one of the great sorrows of my life. With the benefit of hindsight, I wish I had done more."But the university trustees faced a crisis, and in an emergency meeting that night, they fired Paterno, effective immediately. Graham Spanier, one of the longest-serving university presidents in the nation, also was dismissed.According to Lanny Davis, an attorney retained by the trustees as an adviser, board vice chairman John Surma regretted having to tell Paterno the decision over the phone.The university handed the football team to one of Paterno's assistants, Tom Bradley, who said Paterno "will go down in history as one of the greatest men, who maybe most of you know as a great football coach."Thick, smoky-lens glasses, rolled up khakis, jet-black sneakers, blue windbreaker -- Paterno was easy to spot on the sidelines. His teams were just as easy to spot on the field; their white helmets and classic blue and white uniforms had the same old-school look as the coach.Paterno believed success was not measured entirely on the field. From his idealistic early days, he had implemented what he called a "grand experiment" -- to graduate more players while maintaining success on the field.He was a frequent speaker on ethics in sports, a conscience for a world often infiltrated by scandal and shady characters.His teams consistently ranked among the best in the Big Ten for graduating players. As of 2011, it had 49 academic All-Americans, the third-highest among schools in the Football Bowl Subdivision. All but two played under Paterno."He teaches us about really just growing up and being a man," former linebacker Paul Posluszny, now with the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars, once said. "Besides the football, he's preparing us to be good men in life."Paterno certainly had detractors, as well. One former Penn State professor called his high-minded words on academics a farce. He was criticized for making broad critiques about the wrongs in college football without providing specifics. A former administrator said his players often got special treatment compared to non-athletes. His coaching style often was considered too conservative. Some thought he held on to his job too long. There was a push to move him out in 2004 but it failed.But the critics were in the minority, and his program was never cited for major NCAA violations. However, the child sexual abuse scandal prompted separate investigations by the U.S. Department of Education and the NCAA into the school's handling.Paterno played quarterback and cornerback for Brown University and set a defensive record with 14 career interceptions, a distinction he boasted about to his teams all the way into his 80s. He graduated in 1950 with plans to go to law school. He said his father hoped he would someday be president.When he was 23, a former coach at Brown was moving to Penn State to become the head coach and persuaded Paterno to come with him as an assistant."I had no intention to coach when I got out of Brown," Paterno said in 2007 at Beaver Stadium in an interview before being inducted into the Hall of Fame. "Come to this hick town? From Brooklyn?"In 1963, he was offered a job by the late Al Davis -- $18,000, triple his salary at Penn State, plus a car to become general manager and coach of the AFL's Oakland Raiders. He said no. Rip Engle retired as Penn State head coach three years later, and Paterno took over.At the time, the Lions were considered "Eastern football" -- inferior -- and Paterno courted newspaper coverage to raise the team's profile. In 1967, PSU began a 30-0-1 streak.But Penn State couldn't get to the top of the polls. The Lions finished second in 1968 and 1969 despite perfect records. They went 12-0 in 1973 and finished fifth. Texas edged them in 1969 after President Richard Nixon, impressed with the Longhorns' bowl performance, declared them No. 1."I'd like to know," Paterno said later, "how could the president know so little about Watergate in 1973, and so much about college football in 1969?"A national title finally came in 1982, in a 27-23 win over Georgia at the Sugar Bowl. Penn State won another in 1986 after the Lions picked off Vinny Testaverde five times and beat Miami 14-10 in the Fiesta Bowl.They have made several title runs since then, including a 2005 run to the Orange Bowl and an 11-1 campaign in 2008 that earned them a berth in the Rose Bowl, where they lost 37-23 to Southern California.In his later years, physical ailments wore the old coach down. Paterno was run over on the sideline during a game at Wisconsin in November 2006 and underwent knee surgery. He hurt his hip in 2008 demonstrating an onside kick.An intestinal illness and a bad reaction to antibiotics prescribed for dental work slowed him for most of the 2010 season. Paterno began scaling back his speaking engagements that year, ending his summer caravan of speeches to alumni across the state.Then a receiver bowled over Paterno at practice in August, sending him to the hospital with shoulder and pelvis injuries and consigning him to coach much of the season from the press box."The fact that we've won a lot of games is that the good Lord kept me healthy, not because I'm better than anybody else," Paterno said two days before he won his 409th game and passed Eddie Robinson of Grambling State for the most in Division I. "It's because I've been around a lot longer than anybody else."Paterno could be conservative on the field, especially in big games, relying on the tried-and-true formula of defense, the running game and field position."They've been playing great defense for 45 years," Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said in November.Paterno and his wife, Sue, raised five children in State College. Anybody could telephone him at his modest ranch home -- the same one he appeared in front of on the night he was fired -- by looking up "Paterno, Joseph V." in the phone book.He walked to home games and was greeted and wished good luck by fans on the street. Former players paraded through his living room for the chance to say hello. But for the most part, he stayed out of the spotlight.Paterno did have a knack for joke. He referred to Twitter, the social media, as "Twittle-do, Twittle-dee."He also could be abrasive and stubborn, and had his share of run-ins with his bosses or administrators. And as his legend grew, so did the attention to his on-field decisions, and the questions about when he would retire.Calls for his retirement reached a crescendo in 2004. The next year, Penn State went 11-1 and won the Big Ten. In the Orange Bowl, PSU beat Florida State, whose coach, Bobby Bowden, left the Seminoles after the 2009 season after 34 years and 389 wins.Like many others, he was outlasted by "JoePa." Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Golden Globe Individuals who win Arent an unpredicted

This Year's Golden Globe individuals who win were introduced on Sunday, there have been very little surprises inside the film groups. Possibly the finest one was that "My Week with Marilyn" qualifies just like a comedy/musical. Not remarkably, supporting honors visited Christopher Plummer for "Beginners" and Octavia Spencer for "The Help,In . all of whom looked wonderful and gave great speeches. Inside the Comedy/Musical category, "The Artist" needed best film, having its star Jean Dujardin winning lead actor. Michelle Williams needed lead actress honors for "Marilyn." Inside the Drama category, "The Descendants" won top honors having its star George Clooney winning Best Actor over fellow hunks Ryan Gosling, Kaira Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and Michael Fassbender. Best Actress, a neck in neck race between Viola Davis of "The AssistanceInch and Meryl Streep of "The Iron Lady," saw Streep emerge victorious. Using what might have been the only real surprises, "Evening amount of time in Paris" needed screenwriting honors and Martin Scorsese won Best Director for "Hugo." This annoyed me at first, however figure Scorsese lost for any very long time because he should have boy, and so i am okay with him winning a few now.Just what does all this mean for your Oscars? Hardly any, really. I suspect the Globes, to ensure that they are able to appear like they could predict the Oscars, choose who they feel will win the Academy awards. This is why early front runners formerly like "Babel" and "The Social MediaInch required the most effective prize, only to watch it's a waste on Oscar evening. Basically, Clooney shouldn't relaxation easy at this time around--Pitt's on his heels.Other ideas at night:Was everyone else as disturbed with this clip of Cecil B. DeMille Award recipient Morgan Freeman singing "I Like Possess a Bath In The Casket" (above) after i was?I have trouble searching at TV Drama champion Kelsey Grammer since his looks on "The Particular Regular folks of Beverly Slopes." The following people did not look amused by host Ough Gervais: Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, especially Elton John. And finally, personally, the positive thing in the evening: Melissa McCarthy's tears of enjoyment for Octavia Spencer winning Best Supporting Actress. Discover More About Behind The Curtain

Gus Van Sant Pointing Matt Damon's Directorial Debut

How will you like 'dem apples? 'Good Will Hunting' puns aside, it seems like Gus Van Sant will probably be overpowering pointing duties for Matt Damon, inside the approaching untitled movie starring Damon and John Krasinski as rival sales professionals. The film was apt to be Damon's directorial debut, but he ended up losing out due to time restrictions. The film is really a reunion of sorts for Damon and Van Sant, who labored together round the aforementioned 'Hunting,' which netted an Best Script Oscar for Matt and Film Clip. [via Deadline] [Photo: FilmMagic] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

'Twilight: The Musical': Parody Hits New York Stage

It's a story that has become Gleek and musical theater folklore: One day a lightening-scarred Darren Criss is starring in a straight-to-YouTube video of 'Harry Potter: The Musical', and the next he's taking over for Daniel Radcliffe in the Broadway production of 'How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.' Now it looks like a few vocally-inclined folks are taking a page out of the Criss handbook. For all those thick-skinned Twihards out there -- (crickets) -- a new production, called 'Twilight: The Musical,' which parodies the books and movies that fans know and love, is hitting the stage. The musical "examines our culture of obsession through the story of teenage outsider Bella Swan who risks everything when she embarks on a star-crossed romance with Vampire Edward Cullen." 'Twilight: The Musical' has no official ties to the Stephenie Meyer books, nor the record-breaking film series. The cast includes some of Criss's Potter classmates as well as Meghann Fahy ('Next to Normal') as Bella Swan and Jenna Leigh Green ('Wicked') as Rosalie. Who knows? They could very well may end up being the next big thing. A reading of 'Twilight: The Musical,' will happen on Jan. 16 at 8 p.m. EST at New World Stages in NY City. [via Playbill.com] [Photo: Summit Entertainment] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook