'300' to Top Box Office; SXSW Preview; Pilot Season Trend: More Black Actors; 'Noah's' Middle East Woes; Isaiah Washington Returning to 'Grey's'

If you are unable to see the message below, click here to view it in a browser. TOP STORIES Box-Office Preview: '300: Rise of an Empire' to Top 'Peabody & Sherman' The sequel opens exactly seven years after Zack Snyder's groundbreaking "300" set new standards for special effects and greenscreen work; following its Oscar win, "12 Years a Slave" expands nationwide again, while ... | Read More SXSW: 'Silicon Valley's' Mike Judge and Alec Berg on Nerds, 'Entourage' Comparisons and Luring Kara Swisher (Q&A) THR caught up with the duo to discuss their new HBO series ahead of its world premiere at the Austin fest March 10. | Read More LATEST MOVIE NEWS SXSW: Jon Favreau Says 'Chef' Marks Return to 'Swingers'-Style Filmmaking (Q&A) "To speak to an audience of your peers is a real luxury right now," the filmmaker explains ahead of his South by Southwest world premiere. | Read More 'Noah' Banned in Several Middle Eastern Countries Censor boards in Qatar, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates have informed Paramount they will not release the Biblical epic, which begins its global rollout later this month. | Read More 'Guardians of the Galaxy' Writer to Adapt YA Sci-Fi Novel for DreamWorks (Exclusive) Nicole Perlman will script "The Fire Sermon" with Carla Hacken producing the project. | Read More LATEST TV NEWS TV Pilot Season Trend: More Black Actors Halle Berry, Viola Davis, Anthony Anderson and Octavia Spencer are among those starring in pilots this season. | Read More Isaiah Washington Returning to 'Grey's Anatomy' UPDATED: The actor was famously fired from the Shonda Rhimes drama in 2007 following on-set altercations with T.R. Knight. | Read More SXSW: 'Deadbeat' Creators on Festival Premiere, Working With Hulu (Q&A) The supernatural comedy from "Wilfred" alums Cody Heller and Brett Konner premieres March 11 in Austin. | Read More THE BUSINESS China's Huayi Brothers Plans to Invest up to $150 Million in Jeff Robinov's New Company Huayi says it will issue and distribute films produced by Studio 8 in the Greater China region. | Read More 'The Wire' Actor's Ex-Agent Pleads Guilty to Embezzling From Clients Peter Strain is accused of spending hundreds of thousands of dollars of client money on jewelry and artwork and covering up his theft by robbing from one client to pay another. | Read More California Sees Huge Drop in Film Production, Ranks Behind Louisiana and the U.K. The state's share of the top 25 live-action films declined from 64 percent in 1997 to just 8 percent in 2013. | Read More STYLE & CULTURE RECOMMENDED FOR YOU 'Orphan Black' Dominates Canadian Screen Awards TORONTO - When the final envelopes are opened Sunday night at the Canadian Screen Awards, and Orphan Black, as expected, is named best drama, the clone thriller will have swept the national kudosfest after grabbing an impressive eight trophies in pre-telecast prize-giving Wednesday night. Orphan Black actors took home three of those trophies: best supporting actor for Jordan Gavaris, best supporting actress for Maria Doyle Kennedy and best guest performer Natalie Lisinska. | Read More 'Sin City: A Dame to Kill For' Trailer Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez present a dark thriller starring an all-star cast including Eva Green, Joseph Godon-Levitt, Jessica Alba, Josh Brolin and Bruce Willis. The film based on a comic book is set to hit theaters on August 22. | Read More You are currently subscribed to The Hollywood Reporter Headlines newsletter as zakakl9000.worldmovies@blogger.com Unsubscribe | Newsletter Preferences | Forward To A Friend | Follow us on Twitter or Facebook ©2014 The Hollywood Reporter. 5700 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036 All rights reserved. | Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy