Lionsgate Names Audrey Lee EVP & Deputy General Counsel

Lionsgate (NYSE:LGF), a premier next generation global content leader, has named 14-year Sony Pictures veteran Audrey Lee as Executive Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, it was announced today by Wayne Levin, Lionsgate's Chief Strategic Officer and General Counsel, to whom she reports. Ms. Lee works closely with Mr. Levin, supporting him on M&A activities and overseeing legal issues for Lionsgate's SVOD channels and digital initiatives, location-based entertainment, and marketing and promotions. "Audrey's corporate legal experience at the major studio level and fluency with intellectual property matters and content distribution worldwide make her a tremendous asset to the Lionsgate team," said Mr. Levin. "As we continue to expand our global footprint, her relationships ...

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IFC Announces Spoof Miniseries Starring Will Ferrell, Kristen Wiig, Jessica Alba and Others

IFC has announced a spoof miniseries with an all-star cast, including Will Ferrell, Jessica Alba, Val Kilmer, Tobey Maguire, Haley Joel Osment, Michael Sheen, Tim Robbins and Kristen Wiig.The Spoils of Babylon is based on the fictional novel by fictional ... Comment 0  0  Zoom Kristen Wiig and Will Ferrell | Photo Credits: Paul Drinkwater/Getty Images By TV Guide Posted Jun. 3, 2013 at 12:01 AM Updated Jun 3, 2013 at 12:13 AM IFC has announced a spoof miniseries with an all-star cast, including Will Ferrell, Jessica Alba, Val Kilmer, Tobey Maguire, Haley Joel Osment, Michael Sheen, Tim Robbins and Kristen Wiig. ...

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Ghostbusters: Meet Kristen Wiig's Erin Gilbert

The debut of the Ghostbusters reboot is a mere seven months away and writer/director Paul Feig is reticent to give away any details on the project. Yes, it’s an all-female cast starring four of today’s funniest female comedians. Yes, the original heroes — Dan Akyroyd, Bill Murray, Ernie Hudson — are back in cameo roles, as is the film’s original love-interest-turned demonically-possessed temptress, Sigourney Weaver. Yes, the ECTO-1, the proton packs, and the original Ghostbuster logo will also make a return. But after that, it’s a whole new world. Feig calls Wiig’s character, Erin Gilbert, “Particle physicist, academic firebrand, spectral warrior.” Little else is known about her character except she enjoys battling the ethereal and likely doesn’t have much of a social life. What...

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Kristen Wiig: The Anti-Comedian

Kristen Wiig's Saturday Night Live characters respond to social discomfort by talking too much and moving too much. They're a blur of tics and noises. (It's not coincidental that she does a great Kathie Lee Gifford impression.) But in the dimly lit Gordon Ramsay restaurant of her L.A. hotel, in her hipster black knit beret, Wiig is leaning back, sipping green tea and not talking or moving much at all, just being cool. It's awkward but not comic awkward. Normal awkward. Usually performers will answer "How are you?" with enough to fill your notebook. But Wiig didn't do any performing at all until she was in her late 20s. Not college theater, not high school talent shows, not little skits for her parents. In fact, she doesn't really like to speak to crowds. "At parties, I'll start...

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Kristen Wiig is Worried You Might Get Sick of Her (As If...)

The in-demand actress is everywhere this year, appearing in festivals gems and studio comedies. Indiewire caught up with Wiig to discuss her busy year and her new film, "Welcome to Me." 279   Alchemy Kristen Wiig in "Welcome to Me"    Editor's Note: This post from the SXSW Film Festival is presented in partnership with Time Warner Cable Movies On Demand in support of Indie Film Month. Today's pick, "Welcome to Me," is available now On Demand. Need help finding a movie to watch? Let TWC find the best fit for your mood here. Kristen Wiig is very busy. So busy that when Indiewire...

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Kristen Wiig Shows Up To ‘Tonight Show’ As Peyton Manning — Hilarious Video

Funny woman Kristen Wiig brought the laughs during her latest appearance on ‘The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon’ when she sat down for an entire interview dressed as Super Bowl champ Peyton Manning! Even the pro comedians couldn’t suppress their laughter during the sit-down! Watch it here! Kristen Wiig, 41, has done it again! For her interview on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon on Feb. 12, the Zoolander 2 actress dressed up as Super Bowl champion Peyton Manning, and really got into character for her hilarious impression. She even showed off some of her NFL-worthy quarterback skills! Watch the hilarious video below! Rather than using her appearance on The...

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Interview with Kristen Wiig

Maybe it’s too much to ask for from a romantic comedy, but could “Bridesmaids,”[opens Friday] which stars and is co-written by Kristen Wiig, be the vanguard of a revolution for women in Hollywood? Let’s hope so because the Oscar for Kathryn Bigelow didn’t really open the floodgates for women directors. So maybe it’s up to teenaged girls with guns and women in designer gowns crapping in sinks to subvert the invidious stereotypes of women on the big screen. That, anyway, is part of the argument in a recent “New Yorker” article, “Funny Like a Guy” by Tad Friend, which is about Anna Faris in particular and on women behaving badly in the movies in general. (A theme also touched on in this “Slate” article I just spotted). The idea is that upcoming roles such as Faris’s in “What’s Your Number,”...

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