Neil Patrick Harris is a ‘Smurf’

Neil Patrick Harris will star in the big screen adaptation of The Smurfs.

Harris will play the lead live-action character.

Filming is set to begin in April and Harris will be on hiatus from his show How I Met Your Mother.

The Smurfs is scheduled for a July 29, 2011 release.

The film is based on a series of Belgian series of comic books and centers around a group of villagers, known for their blue skin and small statures.

Are you excited for the film?

Sound off in the comments!

Edited: March 4th, 2010

Meet Lisa Kudrow and Brooke Shields

Lisa Kudrow and Brooke Shields will be at the Apple store in Soho today (March 3) at 6:00 p.m. to discuss their new show Who Do You Think You Are?

Who Do You Think You Are? is the upcoming American adaption of the British genealogy documentary series. The show follows a celebrity who goes on a journey to trace his/her family tree.

The show will also feature Sarah Jessica Parker, Susan Sarandon, Spike Lee and Matthew Broderick

It is scheduled to premiere on March 5, 2010.

Edited: March 3rd, 2010

Sneak Peek: ‘The Office’ Baby is Coming

Check out these exclusive pictures from the upcoming episode of The Office.

In the episode, titled “The Delivery Pt. 1 + Pt. 2, Pam’s (Jenna Fischer) contractions begin but she and Jim (John Krasinski) are determined to wait it out as long as possible so they can have more time at the hospital. Meanwhile the rest of the office tries to distract Pam from the pain with food and entertainment. In the second half hour, Michael (Steve Carell) anxiously waits for Pam and Jim’s baby to be born. Back at the office, Erin (Ellie Kemper) makes Andy (Ed Helms) jealous when she has lunch with Kevin (Brian Baumgartner).

Are you excited for The Office baby? Sound off in the comments!

Edited: March 2nd, 2010

‘Glee’ Tour Announced!

Missed Glee? Now you can catch them perform!

The cast will go on a four-city tour starting May 18 in Phoenix, Arizona.

Tickets will go on sale to American Express cardholders beginning this Friday (March 5) on Ticketmaster.com and be available to the public next Friday, March 12. Below are the cities the cast will be visiting:

May 18 Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theatre
May 20 Los Angeles, CA Gibson Amphitheatre
May 21 Los Angeles, CA Gibson Amphitheatre
May 25 Chicago, IL Rosemont Theatre
May 26 Chicago, IL Rosemont Theatre
May 28 New York City, NY Radio City Music Hall
May 29 New York City, NY Radio City Music Hall

Edited: March 1st, 2010

Jennifer Lopez Hosts ‘Saturday Night Live’

Last night Jennifer Lopez was the host and musical guest on Saturday Night Live.

She participated in several skits which included the Telemundo Winter Olympics, an office romance, and a ‘We Are the World’ rendition.

Watch the entire episode after the jump!

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Edited: February 28th, 2010

Maggie Gyllenhaal and Gabourey Sidibe: Character Approved

Maggie Gyllenhaal and Gabourey Sidibe attended last night’s (Feb. 25) 2nd Annual Character Approved Awards.

It was an invitation-only cocktail reception, which was held at The IAC Building in New York City.

Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker), Nora Ephron (Julie & Julia), Green Day and designer Narciso Rodriguez, were among the ten honorees.

The network honored those that are changing the face of American culture.

Matt Bomer, Tim Dekay, Tiffani Thiessen, Jeff Goldblum, Piper Perabo, Constantine Maroulis, Dule Hill, Mark Feuerstein, Michael Stuhlbarg, Willie Garson, Saffron Burrows and Jeffrey Donovan were also in attendence.

There was also a live performance by the cast of Green Day’s American Idiot, who will be making their Broadway debut next month!

Photos: David Goldman/USA Network

Edited: February 26th, 2010

Sneak Peek: Mischa Barton and Kathy Griffin on ‘Law & Order: SVU’

Mischa Barton and Kathy Griffin guest star on tonight’s (Feb. 24) episode of Law & Order: SVU.

Here’s a synopsis of the episode:

Detectives Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Eliot Stabler (Chris Meloni) find a woman bleeding from the neck and nearly dead.

The woman dies before they reach the hospital, and soon the investigation leads them to the frontman of the death metal band Vampyre Sacrifyce. He bites girls, steals blood from the local blood bank and sings about violence to women all in the name of his strange, vampiric lifestyle. The singer claims he was nowhere near the scene of the crime, and soon a lesbian rights group led by Babs Duffy (guest star Kathy Griffin) gets involved, claiming the victim’s death was a result of police neglect. However, when more women from Babs’s group are attacked, it becomes clear that the victim’s case wasn’t an isolated incident and that someone out there has a larger plan to bring the group down.

Edited: February 24th, 2010

America Ferrera is in Denial of ‘Ugly Betty’ Cancellation

ABC canceled Ugly Betty, but America Ferrera doesn’t want to let go of her character just yet. She’s starring next on the big screen in Our Family Wedding. Here’s what she told Parade magazine:

On saying goodbye to Ugly Betty:

“I’ve lived with this character who I’ve loved from day one and I have only grown to feel more connected to her and also responsible for making sure her journey is a complete one. Her entire journey was about a transformation, kind of coming into her womanhood and owning herself both physically and emotionally. It’s hard to say goodbye. I haven’t really started going there yet because I still have four episodes to shoot. So I’m staying in denial for now and I’ll deal with all those emotions in a little bit. I imagine that when we finally wrap it’s not going to be a dry-eyed goodbye.”

On growing up thanks to the show:

“I never really pictured myself being on television. I couldn’t imagine a world coming along that would entice me enough to sign away years and years of my life to one character. Then Betty came around. I was 21 when I started and I’ve learned so much and grown so much as a person. It has to be about believing in what you’re doing.”

Edited: February 23rd, 2010

Sneak Peek: Carrie Underwood on ‘How I Met Your Mother’

Check out a clip from an upcoming episode of How I Met Your Mother guest starring Carrie Underwood.

In the episode, the gang tries to convince Ted (Josh Radnor) that he is being strung along by Tiffany (Underwood), they reflect about relationships where each of them has been in the same situation.

Underwood will be playing an enigmatic pharmaceutical sales rep.

Earlier this month, How I Met Your Mother star Neil Patrick Harris shared a photo on his Twitter account of Underwood, who donned a flight attendant uniform.

Underwood will also be making her movie debut in the biopic film, Soul Surfer about champion teen surfer Bethany Hamilton, who loses her arm in a shark attack, but continues her professional surfing career.

The country singer is set to play Sarah Hill, a church youth leader who’s an influential part in Hamilton’s life.

The HIMYM episode will air on Monday (March 1) at 8:00 p.m. on CBS.

Edited: February 23rd, 2010

Becki Newton: ‘Love Bites’

Ugly Betty star Becki Newton finds some love on NBC.

Ugly Betty was recently canceled by ABC and Newton will star in NBC’s new hour-long romantic comedy pilot pilot, Love Bites.

The show will follow “three loosely connected stories of love, dating, and marriage each week and will be exec produced by Cindy Chupack (Sex and the City).

Newton will play Annie, “an infectiously bubbly hopeless romantic who also happens to be a virgin.”

Are you excited for Love Bites? Sound off in the comments!

Edited: February 21st, 2010