Dancing With The Stars Pro Mark Ballas Choreographing Kim Kardashians First Wedding Dance

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Kim Kardashian turned to a friend when it came time to choreograph her and fianc Kris Humphries first dance as a married couple Dancing with the Stars professional (and Kims former DWTS Season 7 partner) Mark Ballas. Yes, that is true - Mark has worked with Kim and Kris and is excited to share their big day with them, a rep for Mark told Access Hollywood on Wednesday, when asked if the pro dancer had choreographed the reality couples first dance. In addition to their dance rehearsal, Kim and Kris have been hard at work preparing for their ceremony, set to take place at a private estate in Montecito, Calif., on Saturday. In a telephone interview on Wednesday, The Montecito Journal told Access that the Kardashian-Humphries wedding is being referred to as Project W. The event planner has sent out letters to neighbors saying that an event titled Project W will be taking place this weekend and asking residents in nearby homes to cover their address numbers to further safeguard the couples privacy, according to the paper. The paper also revealed that Kim and Kris security have teamed up with the Santa Barbara Police Department and said flowers are being flown in from South Africa for the big event. As previously reported on AccessHollywood.com, the bride-to-be, who will wear a Vera Wang gown for her walk down the aisle, is remaining calm despite the fact that her big day is less than a week away. Im very calm, Kim told Access on Sunday at the Do Something Awards in Los Angeles when asked about her upcoming nuptials to the NBA star. Maybe last week I was a little bit more freaked out with space and invites, just making sure everything was perfect, she continued. But this week Im totally calm. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Roseanne Barr To Write & Star In New Sitcom

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Roseanne Barr is set to return to the world of primetime sitcoms. The self-proclaimed original domestic goddess has nabbed a deal with 20th Century Fox Television to write and star in Downwardly Mobile a new sitcom, according to Entertainment Weekly. Steven Greener, executive producer of the stars Lifetime reality show, Roseannes Nuts (which debuted earlier this summer), will also serve as EP for the sitcom, the website reported. Downwardly Mobile will reportedly center around a blue-collar family living through hard times, according to EW, much like the Connor family of Roseannes former self-titled sitcom, which enjoyed a nine-year run before its end in 1997. As previously reported on AccessHollywood.com, the outspoken actress has made her desire to return to primetime known. I do want to be back on TV, Roseanne told Access Hollywood back in January, at a signing for her book, Roseannearchy: Dispatches from the Nut Farm. If anyone can figure out how to get me on there where I dont have to talk to anybody wearing a suit, I would do it. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Susan Sarandon, Julie Christie And Richard Jenkins Keep 'Company' With Robert Redford

EXCLUSIVE: Robert Redford has set Susan Sarandon, Julie Christie and Richard Jenkins to star in The Organization You Retain, the drama Redford is pointing and starring in alongside Shia LaBeouf, Nick Nolte and Brit Marling. The flicks a co-production between Current Pictures and Wildwood Businesses. The film is definitely an adaptation from the Neil Gordon novel, scripted by Lem Dobbs. It is the story of the ex-Weather Subterranean militant wanted through the FBI for 3 decades who must go away from home when his true identity is uncovered with a youthful, ambitious reporter. Redford plays the first kind radical at the middle of this countrywide manhunt, and LaBeouf may be the determined journalist. Sarandon and Christie play former Weather Subterranean people who have been accomplices staying with you robbery, and Jenkins plays a university professor who's a hyperlink to former radicals in hiding. Redford, Bill Holderman and Nicolas Chartier are creating, and Craig J. Flores may be the executive producer. Current Pictures is selling the image worldwide and also the film starts production in Vancouver the following month. Sarandon's repped by ICM, Christie by WME and Jenkins by Gersh.

Fast Break

David Greene is a New York basketball enthusiast, who wants to coach. He is then offered the coaching job at a small Nevada college. He brings along some players, who are a bit odd but good. Like Swish who unknown to the rest of the team is a girl. Preacher, who's being sought by some nefarious characters. And D.C., who's a fugitive. And along with some of the students at the college, he turns them into a contender. In order to give the tam the respect they deserve and some exposure, Greene schemes to try and get the number 1 team led by Bo Winnegar, to play them.

Music Producer Don Was to Join Jazz Label (Exclusive)

Noted music producerDon Was has accepted a senior A&R position at Blue Note Records, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The EMI-owned label was founded in 1939 and has released seminal jazz recordings by the likes of Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk and Norah Jones, who won five Grammy Awards in 2003 for her debut album Come Away With Me. Was is known for his 80s band Was Not Was and his later work with Willie Nelson, Bob Seger and Bonnie Raitt, whose 1989 release Nick of Time, which he produced, won the Grammy for Album of the Year. Was is also a seasoned bass player, appearing on Elton John's and Leon Russell's The Union album. This year, he added American Idol in-house producer to his resume, and was paired in the recording studio with winner Scotty McCreery as well as finalists Lauren Alaina and Casey Abrams. Blue Note and sister label Manhattan Records are run by Ian Ralfini, who in 2010 took over as president from legendary record executive Bruce Lundvall, a 25-year-veteran of the company. Late in his life, Arif Mardin also served as an in-house maestro of sound at EMI, working with Jones, among others. "They want a producer on staff and that's what Don brings, as opposed to other A&R guys who just claim they're producers," says an insider. EMI is currently in the first round of bidding for a future sale of the company by Citigroup.Was's appointment is expected to be announced shortly. Related Topics Elton John Norah Jones American Idol EMI Willie Nelson

Maria Menounos Joins 'Extra,' Signs Production Cope with Telepictures

Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic/Getty Images Maria Menounos has signed a development cope with Telepictures and can co-host Extra with Mario Lopez beginning Sept. 12. She'll also provide on-air responsibilities using the CW's Dr. Came's Lifechangers, which premieres on Sept. 19, Telepictures leader Hilary Estey McLoughlin, and Lisa Gregorisch-Dempsey, senior Air of additional and Dr. Came's Lifechangers, introduced Thursday. "We're thrilled to possess Maria within the Telepictures family. She is a superb talent with diverse experience and appeal and her flexibility will enable her to lead to the slate in myriad ways," McLoughlin states inside a statement of Menounos, who has additionally been an on-air correspondent for rivals Access Hollywood and Entertainment Tonight. "Maria is the best complement to Mario. He's the 'it' guy and she or he may be the present day 'that girl.' They're both reliable, respected and connected. I'm able to't think about a much better dream team in entertainment news," adda Gregorisch-Dempsey. "I'm so excited to become listed on Mario on Extra and take part in Dr. Came's Lifechangers. Joining Telepictures is a superb next thing during my career. I loved working at NBC and thank the network for any great six-year run," states Menounos. There was reviews that NBC, that she also offered like a cause of the Today show, Dateline and Nightly News With John Williams, didn't wish to pay to re-up her contract. She'd had the experience since 2005. Menounos' newest book, The EveryGirl's Help guide to Existence, lately hit the brand new You are able to Occasions' bestseller list. RELATED: Bethenny Frankel Already Tape Talk Show Pilot Dr. Came: 'I'm Not Hooked on Fame' Lindsay.Forces@thr.com @LKPE Maria Menounos

USA Acquires 30 Movies From Universal, Including 'Bridesmaids', 'Fast 5' & 'Fockers'

In one of its biggest movie acquisition deals in the last few years, USA Network has bought a package of over 30 titles from Universal Pictures. Nine of them include network premiere rights, including Judd Apatows sleeper comedy hit Bridesmaids, the Fast & the Furious sequel Fast Five; the latest installment in the Meet the Parents franchise, Little Fockers; as well as the Matt Damon starrer The Adjustment Bureau. All four will debut on USA. There was some corporate synergy at work in making the deal, with virtually all other NBCUniversal TV networks contributing financially, including NBC, Syfy, E!, Bravo, Oxygen, Style, G4, Chiller, Sleuth and UniHD. In exchange, those nets get rights to some of the titles in the package. For instance, NBC has committed to airing Bridesmaids and The Little Fockers after their premiere on USA and has an option to pick up more. Syfy will debut 2 of the 9 movies, to which USA is getting network premiere rights, Repo Man and Wes Craven's My Soul To Take. Despite buying from its sister movie studio, Jane Blaney, USA's EVP, programming, acquisitions & scheduling, stressed that the deal was made in a competitive situation. "We looked at all movies that were out there -- we looked at the last Warner Bros. and Disney packages, but this was the best list available." For the movies that USA and its sibling networks are in first position on, the network is paying the market rate of license fee in the range of 10-12% of the domestic box-office. For the remaining library titles, the fee is lower and depends on the number of plays and length of window. Over the past few years, USA has shifted focus from movies to original series. Despite that, "we are still in the movie business," Blaney said. "We plan to have about 8-10 new movies a year."