Trade Round-Up: Fox Toppers Not Fired!
· Not everyone in Hollywood is getting shitcanned this week: Fox renews studio co-chairmen Jim Gianopulos and Tom Rothman's contracts for another five years, names them both CEO, and, just because they were on a roll, gave them each a pony. Yay! [Variety]
· Amanda Peet will join Matthew Perry in the cast of Aaron "Any similiarties to SNL are completely incidental" Sorkin's NBC show, currently titled Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. More good news: Rob Corddry's hilarious little brother has also been cast. [THR]
· Studios announce their entries in the 2006 Christmas-season box office cockfight: On December 22, Universal will bring Evan Almighty and The Good Shepherd, Fox goes with Night at the Museum, and Paramount throws in Charlotte's Web. [Variety]
· Yes, Brandi, there is a God: CMT will run an eight-episode reality series about the Dallas Cowboy cheerleader tryouts. As if that weren't generous enough, they're also doing a series trying to crown the best Coyote Ugly dancer. Fuck you, Bravo, CMT now owns our hearts. [THR]
· Perhaps smelling Jamie Foxx/Joaquin Phoenix awards buzz potential, New Line acquires the Duke Ellington pitch The Jazz Ambassadors for Morgan Freeman. [Variety]