"Win Win" Premiere's at Sundance, Finds Giamatti on New Ground

In deference to the light dusting of snow on the ground, Saturday starts with a short bus ride back to Eccles, where yet another packed house awaits the premiere of Paul Giamatti’s upcoming film, “Win Win.”

“Win Win” stars Giamatti as a down on his luck lawyer who moonlights as a high school wrestling coach. In a moment of desperation, he takes advantage of an elderly client, a move than comes back to bite him in the ass when the man’s grandson, a talented wrestler, appears out of the blue.

The character is a departure for Giamatti, as this time he plays a happy, well-adjusted suburban family man. It was almost a deal breaker, according to the actor’s old friend, and “Win Win” writer director Tom McCarthy, who addressed the crowd after its world premiere.

“I've known Paul for almost 20 years now. We go way back, we met at the Yale drama school together and we've been trying to find something for yeast and this just felt like it… I called Paul, he was finishing a movie in London or something and he was flying back. I said, ‘I think I have something,’ and I sent it too him and he read it on the plane, and I went over to house for thanksgiving. And I said, ‘So, what do you think?’ And he said, ‘Wow, I really like the script, it's great.’

“Then I said, ‘I think there's one major obstacle/challenge for you…’ And he goes, ‘Yeah, the dude's happy.’ I said, ‘I know, but you can do it. You can do it - you can show the world.’ And he really did, he found a guy who was content in his life, and not condescend to these suburban characters.”

The film is a rare beast, a feel-good movie that doesn’t insult your intelligence. In Amy Ryan plays his wife, Bobby Cannavale is hilarious as his unhinged best friend, and newcomer Alex Shaffer, who gives a fantastic acting debut as wresting prodigy Kyle Timmons.

McCarthy, a character actor with three dozen films on his resume, who is quietly putting together an impressive body of work on the other side of the camera. He first came to Sundance in 2003 with “The Station Agent,” winning the Audience Award, Special Jury Prize and the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award for his story about a dwarf struggling with a break-up who retreats to an abandoned train depot to lick his wounds, only to develop friendships with two unlikely locals. He returned in 2007 with “The Visitor,” a film about a college professor who finds a couple of strangers in his apartment, which earned Richard Jenkins an Oscar nomination and his career a serious shot in the arm. Now he’s back with a film he co-wrote with his childhood friend, Joe Bitoni.

“Joe and I used to be championship wrestlers ourselves. For real--no. we were actually on the same team in high school and this is Joe’s first screenplay by the way. I just had this idea one day, I hadn't really seen anything about high school wrestling, a much-undervalued sport in this country. So I called Joe, and I said, since we've known each other since we were about 10, I sad, "Hey, you wanna develop this idea with me?" And he said, "Totally! I'm in. What do we do?"

“We just start talking a lot and see if there's a story that comes out of it. And that's really where it started, laughing about our old wrestling stories. And Joe is an elder law attorney who lives in the town where we grew up together as kids… so we were just draw on those experiences. I guess a very personal story in that way and a lot of fun to develop.”

And then it’s back outside to go back inside the huge tent where they pen the ticket holder in a line with at least 10 switchbacks, to watch still another movie.

Kourtney Finds Kim's 'Single Girl Mode' Exhausting

I caught up with Kim and Kourtney Kardashian backstage at the 'Today' show and got the skinny on their new show, 'Kourtney and Kim Take New York,' and more importantly, whether they prefer West Coast or East Coast guys.

"Guys in LA think they're really cool, but guys in New York are really cool," they said.

Kourtney told me that when they (temporarily) moved to NYC to open up their new Dash boutique and tape their E! show, Kim was in "single girl mode" and "ready to hit the town" and party. But new mom Kourtney would ditch her sister as soon as Kim's friends would show up.

"I get it, she has a new baby and kinda wanted to chill out, so it was kind of selfish of me to try and pull her out every night," Kim told me.

The new spinoff show follows Kourtney and Kim in New York City, where they open their new Dash clothing boutique with all the drama and fun that only the Kardashians can bring. As you may have noticed, younger sister Khloe opted out of this one.

"She didn't want to come, actually," Kourtney revealed. "She wanted to be home with Lamar [Odom, her husband] and wasn't interested in everything that it takes to open a store."

'Kourtney and Kim Take New York' airs Sundays at 10PM EST, only on E!

'Wonder Woman' Project Finds a Home at NBC

ComicsThe ol’ girl will fly this fall after all: NBC has picked up the Wonder Woman pilot from David E. Kelley. Ironically, NBC was the final network to pass on bringing back the superhero over a week ago, but that was before the new regime was officially in place in light of the impending Comcast takeover. Robert Greenblatt is now spearheading primetime as chairman. (On Thursday, head of programming Angela Bromstad announced she was leaving).

The pilot’s cost may not be a concern to Greenblatt, the wunderkind who revitalized Showtime with critical faves like Dexter and Weeds. One factor that seemed to have sunk the Wonder Woman project the first time around was the price of rebooting the series, with the studio requiring a rich license fee to bring the iconic character back to life. But then, NBC has been down this road before: It rebooted Bionic Woman. Kelley’s take incorporated the superhero’s signature lasso, cuffs, and plane in the script, and insiders said it was a serious, non-campy take on the DC Comics character. For years, various writers and producers (including Joss Whedon) have tried to bring back Wonder Woman, but the character has proved difficult to resurrect.

Kelley is already executive producing Harry’s Law for NBC, the new drama starring Kathy Bates.

In other business Friday, NBC also ordered a drama pilot from Michael Patrick King (Sex and the City), dubbed Mann’s World. It chronicles a celebrity hair stylist in Los Angeles.

ABC Finds First New ‘Charlie’s Angels’ Beauty

ABC has its first “Angel” for the upcoming “Charlie’s Angels” reboot.

Annie Ilonzeh – best known for her role as “General Hospital” beauty Maya Ward — has been tapped as the first of three female leads for the new pilot, according to Deadline.

The reboot – from Drew Barrymore’s Flower Films and Sony Pictures TV – is a modern-day take on the iconic ‘70s franchise, which originally starred Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith as the first “Angels.”

The new series, set in Miami, will follow three sexy female detectives – Kate, Abby and Marisa – who work for a wealthy mystery man, this time around, voiced by Robert Wagner, according to Entertainment Weekly. John Forsythe was the original voice of the perennially unseen Charlie.

Annie will reportedly play Kate, a smart and athletic martial arts master and ex-cop.

In addition to her role on “General Hospital,” Annie has also appeared in The CW’s “Melrose Place,” HBO’s “Entourage” and CBS’ “How I Met Your Mother.”

'Sherlock Holmes' Sequel Finds Robert Downey Jr. in Drag

Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law are currently hard at work on the sequel to Guy Ritchie's 'Sherlock Holmes' and 'Entertainment Tonight' has been kind enough to share the first behind the scenes look at the film's progress.

'ET' cameras paid a visit to the set recently, where they were greeted by an unsettling sight – star Robert Downey Jr. in drag. Too bad Ricky Gervais didn't know about this – he could have worked it into his comments at the Golden Globes on Sunday night.

RDJ and his co-star sit down and elaborate on why they've reunited with director Guy Ritchie to make a sequel (they had so much fun making the first film they felt the need to come back for more), the nature of their characters (they're as co-dependent as ever) and we get a look at new co-star Noomi Rapace in action too. Watch the interview after the jump.

Speaking of Rapace, both Downey Jr. and Law are effusive in their praise – going so far as to say that the 'Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' star is probably tougher than both of them, which makes the action scenes in the new film quite intriguing. Her character certainly doesn't look like Lisbeth Salander.

The sequel finds Holmes and Watson unraveling new mysteries and confronting the evil Professor Moriarty while brawling their way around town. The 'ET' segment features footage of the duo hiding out on a train and being forced to traverse the cars in a rather dangerous fashion as well as engaging in a forest fist-fight. Things look to be shaping up nicely.

'Sherlock Holmes 2' is set to hit theaters on December 16th and is currently in post production.

Tony Parker Finds “Refuge in Basketball” After Split from Eva Longoria

Tony Parker said hoops have become a “refuge” to help him deal with the breakup of his marriage to Eva Longoria two months ago.

"The most important thing is to stay strong mentally, even if these are very difficult times," the San Antonio Spurs baller told the French newspaper Le Parisien. "I've take refuge in basketball because that's what I've done best since my youth."

Parker, 28, and Longoria, 35, each filed walking papers in November, amid rumors the “Desperate Housewives” star had stumbled on inappropriate text messages between her French-born hubby and another woman. Parker has denied being unfaithful.

"It is with great sadness that after 7 years together, Tony and I have decided to divorce," Longoria tweeted in announcing the split. "We love each other deeply and pray for each other's happiness."

Parker told Le Parisien Thursday he was still struggling to “make sense of things.”

But he said he appreciated support from coaches, teammates, family and the city of San Antonio.

"You have to know how to keep things in perspective," he told the newspaper, according translated excerpts posted by People and Us mag.

"I am, first of all, a basketball player. I've done this for so very long,” he said. “For me, it's been essential to be successful on the court."