Don Cheadle sets pact with NBC
Thesp Don Cheadle has now set his sights on building a mini TV empire. Crescendo, the production company Cheadle launched with former managers Kay Liberman and Lenore Zerman, has sealed a first-look TV deal at NBC. Shingle already has a handful of projects set up at the Peacock, as well as several more at ABC, TNT and FX. Fare includes an ABC adaptation of the feature "The Star Chamber," from scribe Zack Estrin ("Prison Break"), as well as a Boston-set cop drama from John Hlavin ("The Shield")...

Don Cheadle to Replace Terrence Howard in Iron Man 2: PHOTO
Money is the reported cause of a sidekick swap in the upcoming Robert Downey Jr. sequel

EXCLUSIVE: Sam Rockwell Describes His War Machine Team-Up With Don Cheadle In 'Iron Man 2'
Yesterday, we brought you an update from Don Cheadle about his experiences in the War Machine armor during "Iron Man 2," but today we a few more, exclusive details to share about the much-anticipated debut of the armor Tony Stark isn't wearing in the film (as far as we know). When "Iron Man 2" actor Sam Rockwell dropped by Splash Page HQ recently, we asked him about the relationship between his character (rival industrialist Justin Hammer) and Don Cheadle's character (Stark's Military buddy...

Don Cheadle on Starring in Iron Man 2
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Gleeson and Cheadle to Star in The Guard
Brendan Gleeson ("Harry Potter" series) stars as an unorthodox Irish policeman who joins forces with a straitlaced FBI agent, played by Don Cheadle (upcoming Iron Man 2 ), to take on an international drug-smuggling gang in John Michael McDonagh's The Guard , which has just started principal photography in the West of Ireland. Sergeant Gerry Boyle is a small-town cop with a confrontational personality, a subversive sense of humor, a dying mother, a fondness for prostitutes, and absolutely no...

Should celebs' charity begin at home?
Over the past week, we've chronicled Don Cheadle and friends playing poker to benefit Darfur, Selena Gomez working for UNICEF, and Anthony Edwards running the New York City Marathon to help build a Kenyan children's Hospital.

Don Cheadle Dishes on 'Iron Man 2'
In next year's 'Iron Man 2,' Don Cheadle , who takes over for Terrence Howard in the sequel, says the movie's technical complexities were an unforeseen challenge for the veteran actor. "The special effects, the amount of things that happen, the amount of CGI," Cheadle told Moviefone at Thursday's Ante Up for Africa event outside L.A., to benefit Darfur charities. "It's like getting to play with the best toys at the best level. "I think the character that I play, my CGI character worked as much...

-The Guard' Begins Production In Ireland: PHOTO
IFTN has news that principal photography for a new Irish comedy thriller, ‘The Guard’, has commenced in Spiddal, Co. Galway. The feature marks the directorial debut film of John Michael McDonagh (Ned Kelly) who has also wrote the film, Brendan Gleeson and Don Cheadle are set to play the leads. Other Irish acting talents featured include Liam Cunningham , Fionnula Flanagan, Pat Shortt and David Wilmot. The Press release for the film says: "Sergeant Gerry Boyle is a small-town cop...

Gleeson, Cheadle join 'Guard'
LONDON -- Brendan Gleeson is teaming up with Don Cheadle to star in helmer John Michael McDonagh's "The Guard." Pic follows an unorthodox Irish policeman who joins forces with a strait-laced FBI agent to take on an international drug smuggling gang in Ireland. Pic, which is lensing on location in the west of Ireland, also stars Mark Strong, Liam Cunningham, Fionnuala Flanagan, David Wilmot, Pat Shortt and Katarina Cas. "The Guard" is produced by Reprisal Film's Chris Clark and Flora Fernandez...

Gleeson, Cheadle are on 'Guard'
Brendan Gleeson and Don Cheadle will star in director John Michael McDonagh's "The Guard." The film follows an unusual Irish cop who joins forces with a by-the-book FBI agent to take on an international drug smuggling gang in Ireland. The film, which is currently shooting on location in the west of Ireland, also stars Mark Strong, Liam Cunningham, Fionnuala Flanagan, David Wilmot, Pat Shortt and Katarina Cas. According to Variety, Reprisal Film's Chris Clark and Flora Fernandez Marengo and...

EXCLUSIVE: Sam Rockwell Explains What Inspired His 'Iron Man 2' Character
Way back in May, we gave actor Sam Rockwell one of his first looks at Justin Hammer , his "Iron Man 2" character, when we gave him an issue of the comic book during an interview that occurred a few months after he was cast in the blockbuster sequel . When MTV Movies Editor Josh Horowitz recently sat down with Rockwell, he was able to offer us a bit more info about his character

Paroled murderer faces rape charge
BRISTOL, England, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- A convicted British murderer out on Parole after serving 16 years of a life sentence is on trial for allegedly raping a woman, authorities said. Mark Shirley, 39, is accused of imprisoning a Bristol, England, woman in her home and sexually assaulting her for three hours, The Daily Telegraph reported Friday. Shirley was 16 years old when convicted of the 1987 Murder of 67-year-old Mary Wainwright. He was sentenced to life but paroled in 2003. The alleged...

Determining the Best Way to Prevent Sudden Death in Athletes
It's been a bad autumn for deaths during U.S. running races—at least six during half marathons and one during a marathon. Although the specific causes of death aren't known in all cases, heart ailments are at the top of the list of possible explanations whenever someone dies suddenly during an athletic event, be it a road race, triathlon, or a football or basketball game. As rare as these events are when compared with deaths from car accidents, homicide, or even the flu, doctors are...

Park Named After Murder Victim to Open: PHOTO
HOUSTON - A park named for a Murder victim is near completion in northwest Harris County. Sabrina Pina Park should be ready for dedication in about a month, according to Deborah Cariss, recreation director for the Terranova sub-division. Pina was kidnapped and murdered last February. Her alleged killer, Theodore Schmidt, is scheduled to go on trial Dec. 7. Tatiana Armenta, a close friend of Pina's, says she's thrilled the park is being developed. Armenta says "I think it's a wonderful way to...

Reno trial postponed in UNR student's murder, rape
RENO, NEV. — A judge agreed Friday to postpone the trial of a man charged with Kidnapping, raping and killing one woman and assaulting two others on or near the campus of the University of Nevada, Reno. James Biela had been scheduled to go to trial in February for the Murder of 19-year-old Brianna Denison in January 2008. But Washoe District Judge Robert Perry granted a request Friday from Biela's public defender to push the trial back to May 10 because she hasn't had enough time to...

Man Sentenced For Role In Deadly Shooting
A Reading man will spend seven-and-a-half to 20 years behind bars for his role in a deadly shooting. Officials say Enrique Vazquez pleaded guilty to criminal homicide, but a judge found Vazquez guilty of voluntary Manslaughter. Police say Vazquez shot and killed Jose Joel Mendez Garcia at Tulpehocken and West Greenwich streets in Reading in November of last year.  

Today's Picture: Memorial for a Slain Nun: PHOTO
By Dan Gilgoff, God & Country (AP Photo/Heather Clark) A makeshift memorial at St. Berard's Catholic Church in Navajo, New Mexico, where Sister Marguerite Bartz was found murdered last Sunday. The slaying has rattled an impoverished Indian reservation town.  

Suspect in toll plaza shootings pleads not guilty
MARTINEZ, Calif. -- A man charged in the double Murder of his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend at the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge toll plaza has pleaded not guilty. Forty-six-year-old Nathaniel Burris's plea on Friday came three months after he told a Contra Costa County judge that he wanted to plead guilty. The judge refused to accept the plea at the time. Burris has been charged with two counts of Murder along with special circumstances in the Aug. 11 shootings of 51-year-old Deborah Ross...

Sac State student charged with murder in death of roommate from Mountain View
SACRAMENTO — A California State University, Sacramento student accused of beating to death his roommate has been charged with Murder and assaulting a peace officer. Prosecutors filed the charges against 19-year-old Quran Jones, who remains in the Hospital after being shot by police. He's been upgraded from fair to good condition since the Oct. 21 incident. Authorities say Jones beat 23-year-old Scott Hawkins of Santa Clara with a baseball bat during a rampage in their five-person suite....

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Suspect in toll plaza shootings pleads not guilty
MARTINEZ, CALIF. — A man charged in the double Murder of his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend at the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge toll plaza has pleaded not guilty. Forty-six-year-old Nathaniel Burris's plea on Friday came three months after he told a Contra Costa County judge that he wanted to plead guilty. The judge refused to accept the plea at the time. Burris has been charged with two counts of Murder along with special circumstances in the Aug. 11 shootings of 51-year-old Deborah...

Suspect in toll plaza shootings pleads not guilty
A man charged in the double Murder of his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend at the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge toll plaza has pleaded not guilty. Forty-six-year-old Nathaniel Burris's plea on Friday came three months after he told a Contra Costa County judge that he wanted to plead guilty. The judge refused to accept the plea at the time. Burris has been charged with two counts of Murder along with special circumstances in the Aug. 11 shootings of 51-year-old Deborah Ross and 58-year-old Ersie...

Petit Calls On AG To Investigate State Department Of Correction
Dr. William Petit has asked the State Attorney General to look into whether the State Department of Correction acted improperly when it allowed Murder suspect Joshua Komisarjevsky to be interviewed for a book. Continue reading more on courant.com

Guilty verdict in woman's shooting: PHOTO
A Douglas County jury took just three hours to find an Omaha man guilty in the attempted Murder of Sarah Schramm. Jamaal "Sauce" Abram, 24, will be sentenced in January. He faces up to 150 years in Prison after he was convicted of attempted first-degree Murder, weapon use and conspiracy to commit Murder. Schramm, 25, had eyeballed Abram in court and had identified him as the man who led her at gunpoint down a tree-lined dead-end street in north Omaha and fired three shots at her. Abram's...

Murder, assault charges for Sac State student
A California State University, Sacramento student accused of beating to death his roommate has been charged with Murder and assaulting a peace officer. Prosecutors filed the charges against 19-year-old Quran Jones , who remains in the Hospital after being shot by police. He's been upgraded from fair to good condition since the Oct. 21 incident. Authorities say Jones beat 23-year-old Scott Hawkins with a baseball bat during a rampage in their five-person suite. Officers opened fire after they say...