Trade Round-Up: Nets To Pick NBC's Bones Clean At Upfronts
· Kicking and Screaming and Monster In Law look to "reverse an 11-week weak streak at the box office." Never underestimate the power of Will Ferrell yelling at kids or J.Lo's ass. [Variety]
· Rival networks look to gnaw NBC's carcass at the upfronts, trying to devour the last bits of the Must See TV advertising revenue meat sticking to its ratings-starved ribs. [THR]
· Viacom/Paramount buddies Tom Freston and Brad Grey recycle former Warner Bros bigwig Bob Daly to help the studio pry teenagers away from their Xboxes and rainbow parties long enough to pay attention to their movies and cable shows. [Variety]
· Hilary Duff continues to choose projects that ensure we'll never see her act before we die, signing up for the Cheaper by the Dozen sequel. This is a good thing. [THR]
· Augusten Burroughs sells the movie rights to yet another memoir, this time a still-unwritten one about his fucked up relationship with his father. Don't worry, this will probably be the last one—we think he's finally out of parents. [Variety]