Behind the Scenes With ‘Olive Kitteridge,’ Happy Birthday Roseanne Barr, On the Set for 11/3/14, Bale Won’t Play Jobs

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Behind the Scenes of HBO’s ‘Olive Kitteridge’ With Director Lisa Cholodenko and Emmy-Winning Screenwriter Jane Anderson

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Elizabeth Strout’s Kitteridge is a collection of 13 non-linear but interrelated short stories set in a small coastal New England town. (SSN)

Happy Birthday Roseanne Barr — Her 10 Best Quotes

The Golden Globe and Emmy-winning star turns 62 years old today. (SSN)

On the Set For 11/3/14: Keanue Reeves Starts ‘Daughter of God,’ ‘Magic Mike XXL’ and ‘Ant-Man’ Wrap

London Has Fallen and Man Down also fire up production, while A Monster Calls, Baby-Moon and Criminal also pack it in. (SSN)

TODAY’S HEADLINES

So, Wait, Now It Seems That Christian Bale Will NOT Be Playing Steve Jobs In That Biopic

Almost two weeks after screenwriter Aaron Sorkin announced the news, the Oscar winning actor walks away, forcing Sony and director Danny Boyle to keep looking. (VAR)

The Justice Department Clearly Does Not Want This National CineMedia-Screenvision Merger to Happen

NCM’s stock price dropped almost 20 percent after word came down that an injunction was filed to stop the deal from happening on antitrust grounds. (DH)

Six Months After He Left Fox Broadcasting Company, Kevin Reilly Has His Next Job Lined Up

The veteran executive will take over the reins at Turner Entertainment and run creative for both the TBS and TNT networks. (THR)

Robert De Niro-Robert Pattinson Film ‘Idol’s Eye’ Gets Canceled on Eve of Filming

Film, to have been directed by Olivier Assayas, has been shut down because producers did not meet “criteria for financing.” (TFS)

Ridley Scott Is Producing the ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Sequel, ‘3001: The Final Odyssey’ as a Syfy Mini-Series

Project, based on the book by Arthur C. Clarke, has the blessing of both the Clarke and Stanley Kubrick estates, and will be written by Collateral writer Stuart Beattie. (IW)

Good News and Bad News For ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Fans

The good news is, the movie is going to avoid the dreaded NC-17 rating, but the bad news is, how: filmgoers will not be seeing star Jamie Dornan’s “todger.” (CB)

Trailer Buzz: ‘A Most Violent Year’

The upcoming drama, by All Is Lost writer/director J.C. Chandor, stars Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain and premieres December 31st. (MF)