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Patrick J. Adams and Danneel Harris have landed the leads in NBC's comedy pilot "Friends with Benefits," and "Firefly" alum Alan Tudyk is set to co-star opposite Dermot Mulroney in NBC's pilot "Rockford Files."

James Cameron and Fox are in discussions about rereleasing "Avatar" in late summer -- and with additional scenes that had been left on the cutting-room floor.

TBS is 4-for-4, lifting the contingency on the last of its four hourlong pilots, "In Security," after casting Constance Zimmer and Kat Foster as the leads.

Lawmakers in Washington on Thursday again grilled Comcast CEO Brian Roberts over plans by the cabler to acquire a majority stake in NBC Universal, and this time WGA West president John Wells was there to disparage the proposal.

Four months after she was brought in as chief creative officer at OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, 15-year Harpo Prods. veteran Lisa Erspamer is rearranging the upstart’s development executive structure.

Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess are in early negotiations to star in "One Day," an adaptation of a David Nicholls novel that Lone Scherfig is directing.

VIDEO: Disney's 3D fantasy "Alice in Wonderland" is sure to repeat atop the domestic boxoffice this weekend despite four wide releases hitting theaters Friday.

VH1 is teaming with Chad Ochocinco for a dating reality show.

Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman are teaming up for "Change Up," a Universal comedy being directed by David Dobkin.

Starz is extending its licensing agreement with Walt Disney Studios through 2015, giving the network access to titles from Marvel, Touchstone, Disney-Pixar and other divisions of the company.

"Monk" alumna Traylor Howard has been cast as the female lead opposite Dana Gould on Gould's comedy pilot at ABC, "How I Met Your Mother's" Lyndsy Fonseca will co-star opposite Maggie Q in the CW's "Nikita," and Will Sasso and Stephanie Lemelin have joined CBS' comedy pilot "Shit My Dad Says."

Movies are "a hard business," and Liberty Media continues to explore options for its Overture Films unit, Liberty president and CEO Greg Maffei said Wednesday.