2012.11.22

It’s been a few months since we heard anything about Gregg Araki’s latest film, which, back then had Shailene Woodley attached and was simply called White Bird. Now the full title appears to be White Bird In A Blizzard and the movie has added Christopher Meloni, Eva Green, Shiloh Fernandez and Gabourey Sidibe.

Not much is known about what they’ll all be doing, besides the fact that Woodley will be playing a young woman whose life is changed dramatically when her mother disappears. Araki wrote the script and is in pre-production on the film, which will shoot, we assume, soon in case Woodley has to go and report to the Amazing Spider-Man sequel set. Though even if she does finally lock in the Mary Jane role on Spider-Man, chances are she could also work on other things in between shooting blocks.

Meloni, meanwhile, is keeping his film career ticking along after a long stretch on cop drama Law & Order: SVU. With that now finished, he’s got plenty of movies set to arrive, including Jackie Robinson drama 42, comedy They Came Together and a tiny indie pic about some bloke who can leap tall buildings in a single bound called Man Of Steel, which arrives on June 14.

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Source: EmpireOnline

Only Make Believe Gala

2012.11.06

The 13th annual Only Make Believe Gala, which benefits the organization of the same name that brings the magic of theatre to children in hospitals and care facilities, was presented Nov. 5 at 7 PM at Broadway's Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.

Hosted by Christopher Meloni, the evening honored Sir Ian McKellen, Guy Chiarello and Petra Nemcova.

Performers included Matthew Broderick, Seth Rudetsky, New York City Gay Men’s Chorus, Broadway Kids Care, Ashley Brown, Derrick Baskin, John Eric Parker, Antoine L. Smith, Ken Robinson, Adrienne Warren, Moya Angela, Stephanie Gibson, Marla Mindelle, Bret Shuford, Jay Johnson, Jason Michael Snow and Trevon Davis.

The Only Make Believe program debuted in October 1999 at Rusk Institute's Pediatric Unit, NYU Langone Medical Center. Dena Hammerstein established Only Make Believe in memory of her late husband James (son of Oscar Hammerstein), for his dedication to the theatre and her own passionate love for children in need. Since 1999 this organization has brought interactive theatre, performed by professional actors, to over 25,000 children and families in more than 50 hospitals free-of-charge in New York City and Washington, D.C.

For more information visit OnlyMakeBelieve.org.

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Law and Order SVU: Chris Meloni possibilities

2012.10.12

Chris Meloni left the series after twelve years, and his departure did have an impact on the series. He was last seen as the leader of The Vampire Authority on "True Blood" on HBO, but his character was killed off after a few episodes. Warren Leight, the showrunner of the series, said the following about Meloni's chances to return to this series, according to TV Line recently:

“I don’t know that [Meloni] actually wants to come back. I haven’t heard discussion of it from either him or the network. Clearly, the separation wasn’t handled well. In an ideal world, if someone who’s been on your show for 12 years is leaving, you arc him out. I think everyone, in hindsight, wonders if they could’ve handled that departure differently, but it’s hard to imagine an episode that would fix it.”

Meloni was a big part of the series, but if contract negotiations did fall apart as mentioned above, it is not likely he would return. In this business, one can never be too sure.

Source: Examiner

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Christopher Meloni buys home in Connecticut

2012.10.05

Celebrity news site Curbed reports former Law and Order star Christopher Meloni may be calling for movers as he will be relocating to Canaan, Connecticut. He has infamously been making major offers to potential buyers regarding a couple homes in New York City, but having multiple properties listed for sale hasn't kept him from spending $4.381 million on a large estate called Ridgecrest.

Public records show the home was last sold in April 2004 for $3.595 million, and initially listed for sale in 2011 for $5.495 million before being removed and relisted multiple times throughout 2011 and 2012.

According to the site, the estate was built in 2006 and offers distant views of the city. With more than 8,000 square feet of living space including five bedrooms and five bathrooms. The castle-like home sits on four acres of land with luxury amenities including a billiards room, a swimming pool, a spa and a detached barn. The city is a great place for celebrities and families as Curbed notes it has a very low crime rate.

Source: Relocation

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Meloni Concedes SVU Fans Got Rug Pulled Out From Under Them

2012.07.18 - 23.00 pm

Chris Meloni has been gone from Law & Order: SVU for more than a year now, but his abrupt departure remains a sore subject among fans — many of whom felt cheated out of a proper farewell between his character Stabler and longtime partner in crime Benson (Mariska Hargitay).

Well, Meloni feels their pain.

“The fans really got the rug pulled out from under them,” he tells TVLine in his most candid remarks yet about his May 2011 exit. “I am absolutely very empathetic about that; I get it.”

And while Meloni confesses that he doesn’t personally share viewers’ need for closure, he would absolutely consider a comeback down the road. “No one has approached me or anything like that,” he says. “But I’m open to all possibilities. I love those people, I love the actors, it was a magnificent ride. I’ll cross that bridge when it comes.”

Meloni left SVU at the end of the show’s 12th season after contract talks between the actor and NBC broke down. In the year since, he shot a top-secret role in the upcoming Superman reboot Man of Steel, and just wrapped a five-episode stint as Vampire Authority boss Roman on True Blood. He next appears in the big-screen comedy They Came Together opposite Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler.

Source: TvLine

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Chris Meloni Speaks Out About Sunday's Shocking...

2012.07.16 - 23.45 pm

In a shocking turn of events, the Vampire Authority bigwig got staked to death by Russell on Sunday’s True Blood — bringing Chris Meloni‘s run on the HBO smash to an unexpectedly early end. That’s assuming, of course, that he is actually dead. In the following Q&A, tube all-star Meloni sets the record straight about Roman’s fate, shares his most memorable moment on the show and reveals why he’s jealous of co-star Denis O’Hare.

TVLINE | Is Roman really dead?
You saw the show last night.

TVLINE | I did, but this is True Blood. Characters have survived worse.
That is true. For the time being, he’s dead. I think that was my swan song.

TVLINE | Five episodes is an unusually short run for someone billed as a series regular. Was this a case of you only being able to commit to a short arc because of your busy schedule?
I think what happened was they got sick of me complaining about the glazed donuts at the craft services table so they decided to off me. [Laughs] We had always decided that this was the way to go.

TVLINE | It seemed like you really enjoyed yourself.
Absolutely. I think part of the success of the show is what you are truly seeing is actors who are happy and really enjoying what they’re able to do. I fit right in with them.

TVLINE | As far as onscreen deaths go, this one was fairly memorable. Did you get a chance to watch the episode yourself last night?
I was caught in traffic having just come back from Comic-Con, so I’ll be seeing it tonight. But I will say it was a lot of fun to shoot that scene. There’s no one else I’d rather get staked by than Denis O’Hare. And his final words to me were really funny. I was actually a little jealous. I wish I had been able to say, “Peace is for p—ies.” [Laughs]

TVLINE | Favorite moment as Roman?
I really enjoyed staking that kid, [Vampire Authority chancellor Drew]. Really nice actor, really nice kid. But I thought the idea of me staking a kid was really outrageous and inappropriate and very satisfying. [Laughs] I don’t know what that says about me…

TVLINE | You’ve done some really dark stuff in your career — where does that rank?
Really not that [high] because for Roman it was a matter of survival. When you are in the middle of a war, the statute of permissible behavior gets widened. Chris Keller on Oz did a few more despicable things. And let’s not forget I humped a refrigerator at a children’s camp in Wet Hot American Summer.

TVLINE | What’s next for you?
I’m actually right now working with those same maniacs who brought you Wet Hot American Summer. It’s a movie called They Came Together, [starring] Amy Poehler and Paul Rudd. I play the CEO of a candy corporation. And I’ve already been able to do outrageous stuff. I look forward to more outrageous stuff.

Source: TvLine.com

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Chris Meloni talks about SVU and True Blood

2012.07.15 - 14.20 pm

How does "True Blood" compare to "SVU" for Meloni? "Trying to figure out what's a sex crime on this show is very different," Meloni says. "I'd never even heard as a were-panther," Meloni talks about his expanded horizons. Meloni recalls that he'd been told that one of the Guardians had betrayed him, but he wasn't told which one and he rooted for it to be the kid. The moderator wants to know if it was gross to stake the kid? "It's pretty much the one thing I wanted to do," referring to the staking, not the kid. He refers to it as very intricate and reassures him that "the kid doesn't actually expose. "It's pretty much the one thing I wanted to do." If he was going to be a vampire, he said, "I was like, 'You gotta let me stake someone.'"

When a fan later asked him if he would return for the finale of "SVU," Meloni replied,
"I'm always willing to consider ... There's no bad blood there, so we'll see it as it comes. I don't know. It's still doing OK, I guess.' who doesn't look at ratings.

What kind of music are they listening to? Meloni's listening to Tool. "I'm a big Tool... fan," Meloni says.

Source: HitFix and HuffingtonPost