Oscar Nominee's Mob Past; Colbert Gains on Fallon; Stars Bail on Trump's WHCD; New THR Cover Revealed

It's magazine day: Oscar and Grammy nominee Justin Timberlake dishes on Trolls, Woody Allen and "childhood trauma." Plus: CBS' Late Show sees a post-election ratings boost, Hidden Figures' director reveals a startling mafia backstory and the White House Correspondents' Dinner is faced with no stars, no host and no buzz. — Matthew Belloni, Erik Hayden and Jennifer Konerman. [The Hollywood Reporter - Today In Entertainment]( February 08, 2017 It's magazine day: Oscar and Grammy nominee Justin Timberlake dishes on Trolls, Woody Allen and "childhood trauma." Plus: CBS' Late Show sees a post-election ratings boost, Hidden Figures' director reveals a startling mafia backstory and the White House Correspondents' Dinner is faced with no stars, no host and no buzz. — Matthew Belloni, Erik Hayden and Jennifer Konerman. On the cover: Justin Timberlake opens up to Benjamin Svetkey about "faint" memories from a childhood he's not sure he would want for his son: "I could teach him a lot about what not to do." [The lead:]( Justin Timberlake is remembering the very first time he got chased by a mob of shrieking teenage girls. "I was about 15 or 16 years old," he says. "We'd just given a concert in Germany at a festival on this huge field. And we were in the tour bus afterward, driving on a dirt road, and I looked out the window and saw all these young, impressionable females running after the bus." He shrugs his shoulders and gets to the point of the story: "I think we can all agree that I did not have a normal childhood." Twenty years later, at age 36, Timberlake is having an unusual adulthood as well. [Full cover story]( | [On that]([N*Sync attire]( | [Video: A day in Beverly Hills]( A Director's Secret Mob Past Hidden Figures director and Oscar nominee Theodore Melfi gives a first-person account of his crazy family, including a mafia dad and a nun mom. [An excerpt:]( "My mom, for some reason, decides she's going to get a job, even though she's a nun. She sees an ad for a secretary at a company called Stay Put Concrete. Stay Put Concrete! It's my father's company. That night they have dinner, they get a hotel room and my mom loses her virginity and then they marry. She fell for him. He was super-charismatic. So my dad was in the mob, and my mom was a nun. I remember when I realized he was involved with things that weren't copacetic. I was 7 or 8, and we walked into a grocery store. He had two carts and he filled them up with groceries, and then walked right out. And the manager looked at him, and he looked at the manager, and the manager looked away. I grew up where everything in our house was free. Clothes, food. My dad would get a side of beef and then butcher it himself — and he got the beef for free, like our car. Everything just kind of came." Elsewhere in film... ► Disney revenue drops despite $1B Rogue One box office. Disney on Tuesday reported earnings of $1.55 per share on revenue of $14.8B. While profits dropped by 14 percent during the quarter, the entertainment giant still beat Wall Street's expected $1.50 per share. Analysts, meanwhile, were expecting revenue of $15B. [Key Bob Iger quote:]( "If it's in the best interest of the company for me to extend my term, I'm open to that." But the exec added that he was confident a successor will be chosen "on a timely basis and chosen well." ► Paramount plans Toni Erdmann remake with Jack Nicholson, Kristen Wiig. Adam McKay and Will Ferrell, along with Jessica Elbuam, will produce the [English-language remake]( of the Oscar contender. It will mark Nicholson's first return to the big screen since 2010. ► Ellen Burstyn to make directorial debut at age 84. The Oscar winner is set [to helm]( comedy Bathing Flo, which will be produced and financed by upstart QC Entertainment. The actress will also co-star in the film and executive produce. ► Virginia Woolf love story movie in the works. Eva Green and Gemma Arterton [will star](in drama Vita & Virginia, based on the true story of the affair between literary icon Virginia Woolf and author Vita Sackville-West. The film will be directed by Chanya Button. ► James Cameron's Alita: Battle Angel enlists Jennifer Connelly. The actress has joined the cast of Cameron and Robert Rodriguez’s ambitious adaptation of the popular manga graphic novels. The movie is currently [in production]( in Texas. ► Dwayne Johnson plans Fighting With My Family. Florence Pugh and Jack Lowden will star in [a film]( about an aspiring female wrestler. Johnson will exec produce the comedy-drama and cameo. Stephen Merchant will write/direct. ↱ [SAG-AFTRA to offer residuals payments via direct deposit.]( In a first, the union said today it has struck a multiyear agreement with L.A.-based payments software company Exactuals to deliver residuals payments to its members through direct deposit. ↲ Overseas... ► Kong: Skull Island, Logan secure China release dates. Logan is set to open in the Middle Kingdom on Friday, [March 17](, just two weeks after its North American debut on March 3. Skull Island will launch Friday, March 24 — also two weeks after its U.S. bow. ► German box office stumbles. Revenue fell 12.4 percent to $1.1B, while admissions dropped by 18.1M, or 13 percent, to 121.1M. U.S. animation films, led by Zootopia, were among the few highlights in an otherwise [slow year.]( ► BAFTA top honor goes to Mel Brooks. The legendary funnyman is set to receive the BAFTA Fellowship and will be presented with the honor at the upcoming awards ceremony on [Feb. 12](. ► Hong Kong Film Awards noms unveiled. Soul Mate leads with 12 noms, including best film, best director, and best actress nominations for both of the female leads, Zhou Dongyu and Ma Sichun. [Full list.]( Why Ron Jeremy was at the DGA Awards. The actor turned heads at this past weekend's honors, when the adult film star was seen nodding off at the show that he says he actually attends [quite often.]( Who Will Entertain Trump? The White House Correspondents' Dinner has yet to find a host amidst the president's media war. Will an A-lister show up? Marisa Guthrie has a few details on the search: Multiple sources say there is considerable aversion among performers, especially in the wake of Trump's executive order banning travel from seven mostly Muslim countries. James Corden is among those [who are said to have passed.]( Larry Wilmore, who hosted last year's event, had this to say: "You want to be respectful of the office but, my goodness, this would be the year to absolutely take that [invite] if you were asked. If you really are against everything that comes out of Trump's mouth — or his fingers, if he's tweeting — what an opportunity to let that be known in a very funny and creative way." [As for media:]( CBS News and The Atlantic are moving forward with their predinner cocktail reception, and CNN — a frequent Trump target — still is planning to have its Sunday brunch. A CNN source tells THR that it will have a similar presence at the dinner; in years past, the network has purchased close to a dozen tables. It's unclear whether CNN Worldwide president Jeff Zucker will attend. Elsewhere in TV... ► Charlie Rose to have heart surgery. The host [said]( on CBS This Morning that he will undergo the procedure on Thursday. He will be out until March, though its not known exactly when he will return. Anthony Mason and Josh Elliott are expected to fill in. ► NBC orders conspiracy pilot from True Blood author. "High-octane drama" Redliners is [based on](Charlaine Harris' short stories and marks her latest collaboration with the network. Kelly Sue DeConnick and Shaun Cassidy (Emerald City) will pen the script and exec produce. ► Netflix sets Orange Is the New Black premiere. The streamer chose June 9 for the return of Jenji Kohan's prison dramedy. It also unveiled [a 15-second teaser]( for the new season. ► Netflix unveils trailer for Marvel's Iron Fist. The series, premiering March 17, centers on a billionaire who returns to New York after going missing for years, trying to reconnect with his family legacy. [Watch.]( ↱ [HBO's Big Little Lies, reviewed.]( The soapy melodrama, premiering Feb. 19, stars Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern and more. The takeaway: "Rich white people problems, badly told." ↲ ^Post-election ratings race: Political humor has given CBS' Late Show host a big boost (and a rare win) in closing the gap recently with NBC's The Tonight Show. [Full breakdown.]( And more... ↱ [Bravo's Imposters, reviewed.]( It's yet another TV celebration of con artists in this dramedy which premiered last night. The takeaway: "Low stakes and low drama, but one very good performance." ↲ ► CBS orders pilots from Johnny Galecki, How I Met Your Mother team. The network has handed out [pickup]([s]( for Distefano, a comedy starring Chris Distefano, written by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas, and Galecki's comedy [Living Biblically](. ► The Insider to end after 13th season. The current season of the syndicated entertainment show will be its last, with plans [to wrap]( this fall. The CBS series has trailed behind ET, Inside Edition and Access Hollywood in the ratings for the past few years. ► R.I.P., Richard Hatch. The Golden Globe nominee who starred in both the original Battlestar Galactica as well as the mid-2000s reboot, has died at 71 after a battle with cancer. [Full obit](. In THR, Esq: [Dr. Luke]( told a New York judge that Kesha owes him $1.3M in royalties ... [The Weinstein Co.]( hit with $15M lawsuit over timing of Gold release ... [Hacksaw Ridge financier](claims Chinese credit snub led to defamation suit. Andy Warhol on View Andy Warhol is having another fashion moment: WME/IMG’s New York Fashion Week is partnering with E! and the auction house Christie’s to exhibit a selection of Warhol artwork at Skylight Clarkson Square, one of the main venues for the runway shows. [Details.]( What else we're reading... — "John Oliver Takes on the Trump Era." Brian Hiatt's cover story: "TV's sharpest political satirist on crafting comedy in dark times, that 'Drumpf' gag and where we go from here." [[Rolling Stone](] — "Why Melissa McCarthy Made a Great Sean Spicer." Alexandra Schwartz writes: The choice "was a stroke of comedic brilliance, a perfect fit ... the pugnacious fighter’s scowl, the verbal gaffes and nonsensical spin tactics." [[The New Yorker](] — "The Screenwriter Who Hated Hollywood." Critic Terry Teachout writes: "Ben Hecht had a hand in films from Gone With the Wind to Notorious but always disdained Tinseltown, believing it derailed his career as a novelist." [[The Wall Street Journal](] — "How Nicole Kidman Puts Women First in Hollywood." Sarah Lyall's feature: "With her production company and her new HBO show ... Ms. Kidman is helping to ensure that complicated stories about women reach the screen." [[The New York Times](] — "The Anna Wintour of the Middle East." Amy Larocca's profile: "The first-ever editor-in-chief of Vogue Arabia is literally a princess." [[New York](] — "Marty Singer Can Make Any Problem Go Away — Except Bill Cosby’s." David Margolick's profile: "More than any other Hollywood lawyer, Singer ... has colonized territory other lawyers have shunned, and turned garbage into gold." [[Vanity Fair](] Today's Birthdays: Cecily Strong, 33, Seth Green, 43, Mary Steenburgen, 64, Creed Bratton, 74, Nick Nolte, 76, John Williams, 85. Follow The News Is this e-mail not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser.]( ©2017 The Hollywood Reporter. 5700 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036 All rights reserved. [Unsubscribe]( | [Manage Preferences]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Terms of Use]( February 8, 2017