Some shocking and heartbreaking news at the end of the day today, as HBO have confirmed that three-time Emmy winner, and three-time SAG winner James Gandolfini, best known for playing mobster Tony Soprano in the acclaimed series "The Sopranos," has passed away from a stroke at the age of 51. He's survived by his wife Deborah Lin, and a teenage son from a previous marriage. Born in 1961 in Westwood, New Jersey to Italian paren...

With Star Wars: Episode VII edging towards a production start date, a possible casting breakdown has emerged online, giving some potential clues to the direction the new film will head in. The team at Bleeding Cool have got their hands on a casting synopsis which outlines the key characters of the new film, with a young female protagonist top of the list. The breakdown reads as follows: - Late-teen female, independent, good sense of humour, fit. - Young twenty-something male, witty and smart, fit but not traditionally good looking. - A late twenty-something male, fit, handsome and confident. ...

Athens is a long way from Hollywood, so when the cash-strapped Greek government decided to shut down its national public broadcaster, the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation or ERT, it sparked huge local protests, while the news barely registered in Tinseltown. However, anyone doing business in Europe - and that includes all the studios - should pay attention given the ripple effects. While the Greek crisis is extreme - no European democracy before has ever shut down its public broadcaster, across the continent, the ongoing economic crisis is pushing public broadcasters to tighten their belts...

Earlier this year we heard reports that John C. Reilly was in advanced talks to join Guardians Of The Galaxy, and now Deadline has confirmed that the star has officially boarded James Gunn's sci-fi spectacular. We were beginning to wonder whether there had been a spanner in the works of Reilly's negotiations, particularly since a number of other cast members have been added in the interim, but it seems our fears were happily unfounded. Reilly will be playing a character named Rhomann Dey, a battle-scarred Nova Corps operative who will work in tandem with Glenn Close's as yet unannounced charac...