Alan Ball to step down as 'True Blood' showrunner

BallAlan Ball is putting a stake in his vampire duties. The creator of HBO's "True Blood" will be stepping aside from his showrunning duties if the fantasy skein gets picked up for a sixth season, which is extremely likely considering its continued popularity. However, he will remain as exec producer and act as a consultant. The fifth season is in production and will air later this year. While a successor was not named, exec producer Gregg Feinberg currently handles a large amount of day-to-day responsibilities. Said Ball: "?'True Blood has been, and will continue to be, a highlight of not only my career but my life. Because of the fantastic cast, writers, producers and crew, with whom I have been lucky enough to work these past five years, I know I could step back and the show will continue to thrive as I look forward to new and exciting ventures." Ball has been a longtime staple at HBO. Previous to "True Blood," he was the creator and exec producer on funereal drama "Six Feet Under," which ran for five seasons (2001-05). He attempted to create a new series in 2010, but his pilot "All Signs of Death," based on Charlie Huston's novel "The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death," was not greenlit to series by the pay cabler. He renewed his multiyear overall deal with HBO last July. He's currently working on the Cinemax series "Banshee," which is expected to begin production this spring. Contact Stuart Levine at stuart.levine@variety.com

Thinking outside the studio lot

Marvel's 'The Avengers' is one of the films helping to fill Disneys pipeline.'Bridesmaids' was part of Relativitys slimmed down slate last year."Other people's money" has become the mantra of the Hollywood majors as they make fewer films themselves, and look to outside producers to keep their distribution pipelines full.According to the Motion Picture Assn. of America, releases from Disney, Fox, Paramount, Sony, Universal and Warner Bros. dipped 4% between 2001-2010, while product from studio specialty arms fell 51%, largely because of the shuttering of speciality labels like Warner Independent, Paramount Vantage, Fox Atomic, and Disney's sale of Miramax. Non-MPAA members, which includes everyone but the six majors, showed a 55% increase in pic production during those nine years.In 2010, MPAA members produced 98 films, compared with 652 films from non-MPAA members, according to data from the org. That's a 19% drop in pics for the majors from the prior year's total of 121 (non-MPAA members produced 613 in 2009). Last year, the majors produced 104 pics, according to Rentrak -- close to the 10-year average of 110. And the studios already have 94 films slated for release in 2012.These figures can be a little misleading.Studios may be distributing the films, but they aren't fully financing most of them. As budgets get bigger, studios want to mitigate their risk on pricey pics. The credit crunch, diminishing homevideo dollars and the tightening of purse strings by corporate parents have also contributed to the studios' production slate cutbacks. With the rare exception of a "Harry Potter," or Disney's family tentpoles, studios increasingly are turning to an expanding list of moneymen with sizable personal wealth, control of hedge funds, credit lines and other sources of equity with whom they're making big-budget pics.While mitigating risk on production budgets, the studios, acting as distribution entities, can take advantage of the growing box office overseas -- especially in China, Russia and Brazil -- and new digital distribution platforms. As Disney reduces its inhouse productions to a half-dozen live-action family films, it's filling out the rest of its distribution pipeline with films from Marvel Studios, Pixar and DreamWorks."We feel we're better off by reducing the size of the slate and making films that are bigger and increasingly more risky," Disney chief Robert Iger told investors last year. Those films include "Oz: The Great and Powerful" and "John Carter," each of which cost more than $200 million.The Mouse House isn't alone in that shift.Paramount wound up with "Iron Man," "Thor" and "Captain America" through a distribution deal with Marvel Studios when the comicbook giant was self-financing its slate of superhero fare. Par also releases DreamWorks Animation's toons, and landed "Transformers" and "G.I. Joe" through a pair-up with Hasbro, and the "Indiana Jones" films from a long relationship with Lucasfilm. "Star Trek," "G.I. Joe" and the remake of "Footloose" were backed by Spyglass (now in charge of MGM). And the studio now has David Ellison's Skydance reinvigorating the "Mission: Impossible" franchise and backing the "Star Trek" series, which was rebooted in 2009.The deals let Paramount collect a lucrative distribution fee while touting tie-ins with high-profile tentpoles. Another factor aiding the rise of outside-studio producers is the recent slow defrosting of the credit market, which has helped investors to raise enough capital to buy Miramax, MGM to refinance its debt with $500 million and return as a player, New Regency to close a $500 million credit line and Dune Capital Management to extend its deal with Fox to back 35% of the studio's slate.At the same time, the hunt for profits during the economic downturn has put pressure on the majors to make safer bets: four-quadrant franchises that play globally and perform across divisions. The downside: Those films are expensive, with $100 million-plus pricetags that are quickly ballooning past the $200 million mark."People still want to see movies," says one studio chief. "Unless you're Disney, moviegoers don't really care who makes them." MGM, which was once the embodiment of the studio system, is emerging from bankruptcy as a producer of pics for other studios, focusing heavily on remakes like "RoboCop," "Death Wish," "WarGames," "Mr. Mom" and "Carrie."And aside from the creative aspects, studios are outsourcing their funding. Sony and Universal relied on Relativity Media before seeking other sources as Relativity moved to become more of a mini-major. India's Reliance Big Entertainment kept DreamWorks alive. Universal has brought Cross Creek onto the lot. Warner Bros. has a longtime deal with Legendary Pictures for its Batman, Superman and "The Hangover" films, while it also has deals with Alcon Entertainment and Village Roadshow for other tentpole fare. These financiers-turned-filmmakers are helping take the weight off studios having to fully fund their slates as cost-cutting congloms demand more profits from their film divisions. Participant Media, which co-finances pics with Imagenation Abu Dhabi, had two of the top films at the B.O. this past fall, with Warner Bros.' "Contagion" and "The Help," a DreamWorks production that Disney distributed. Participant on average backs two films per year, Legendary co-finances three high-profile tentpoles annually with Warner, while Spyglass averages three, including "The Dilemma" (U), "No Strings Attached" and "Footloose" (both Par) in 2011.The biggest player is still Relativity, which has co-financed 20-30 films a year since 2005, spread out mostly between Sony and Universal, ponying up to 50% of each film's budget. In 2011, however, it pulled back to around 11, including Sony's "Battle: Los Angeles"; U's "Bridesmaids" and "Hop"; and U, DreamWorks and Imagine's "Cowboys & Aliens," as it shifts gears to become a mini-major in its own right. Its solo releases in 2011 included "Season of the Witch," "Limitless" and "Immortals."What's more, with each hit under a financier's belt, there's even more incentive to fund additional films. Just look at Cross Creek activities after its investment in "Black Swan," which made a strong showing at the worldwide B.O. The shingle moved to back Imagine Entertainment and Universal's "Rush," and signed on to back a slate of films for U.But having co-financing partners also means sharing the upside, often on films that the majors would have been more hesitant to offer up 10 years ago. That's especially true when it comes to sequel-worthy franchises, which new funds like Hemisphere Capital are now being offered, like "The Smurfs" and "Men in Black III." While its "Harry Potter" franchise was off-limits to partners, Warner Bros. enabled Legendary to back its high-profile DC Entertainment properties starring Superman and Batman. Whether that continues remains to be seen now that WB is taking more control of DC's characters. "The studios are still navigating through a period where there's pressure on margins. They're certainly not overinvesting and making more films," says John Nendick, global media and entertainment leader at Ernst & Young. Until growing forms of digital distribution compensate for a decline in DVD sales -- which doesn't seem likely to happen anytime soon -- that won't change. Alternate suppliersThe number of releases by non-studios and studio subsidiaries grew over the past decade from 270 in 2002 to a high-water mark of 466 in 2008. The recession and a crowded marketplace yielded fewer releases in recent years, though the trend suggests tallies are again on the rise.Return to Movies & Money >> Contact Marc Graser at marc.graser@variety.com

Sam Mendes Posts First Skyfall Blog

Introductory notes on Bond 23Following Peter Jackson's fine Hobbit examples, Sam Mendes has opted to post occasional video blogs as Skyfall comes together. The first of them has just arrived at official site 007.com.Except blogging isn't quite what's going on here: rather than Jackson's method of presenting to-camera, this actually seems to be footage of a Mendes interview, very possibly being put together for a DVD documentary. The director talks about his personal connection to James Bond, his love of the films growing up and how impressed he was with Casino Royale, and with Daniel Craig's Bond in particular. He points out that, despite being a British director, Skyfall is his first British movie, since the previous half dozen have all been shot on American soil.Critically, there's practically no Skyfall footage in the brief ninety-second clip, although there's a glimpse of Craig creeping around with his Walther, as already seen in the still released a few weeks ago. Otherwise it's Mendes at the monitors, Mendes with a big camera lens, Mendes at an airport (shooting by a baggage carousel! Exclusive!) and Mendes outside Westminster Tube Station.But this is obviously intended as the first of several "updates", and an introductory chapter at that. So there should be plenty more to come as Skyfallplummets towards its October 26 release date. Watch, as they say, this space.

TWC plans advantage of 'Bully' rating

The Weinstein Co. expects to appeal the MPAA's decision to assign an R rating towards the approaching docu "Bully," from filmmaker Lee Hirsch. TWC mentioned the R rating was designated according to "some language." "Consequently, 'Bully' could not be examined in U.S. middle and schools, where it might otherwise achieve filled with national audience of students and be part of something to avoid an emergency of physical, emotional and mental violence," the business mentioned. TWC co-chairman Harvey Weinstein appeals the rating within the MPAA's Sherman Trees screening room on Thursday. He'll be grew to become part of by Alex Libby, one of the cajolled children inside the film. "Bully" is positioned for release on March 30. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com

Collet-Serra to create 'Inertia'

Jaume Collet-Serra will produce action thriller "Inertia," starring Oscar Isaac ("Inside Llewyn Davis"), and directed by Gonzalo Lopez-Gallego ("Apollo 18," "El rey p la montana").Collet-Serra is creating via his L.A.-based production company Ombra Films, that will team with Miguel Angel Faura's Roxbury Pictures in Barcelona.The spanish language telemarketer Film Factory Entertainment, an trendy genre specialist, continues to be handling worldwide sales at Berlin's European Film Market."Inertia" has closed key pre-sales in France (Wildside Films), Russia (Carmen Films), Australia (Vendetta), India (Pictureworks), China, Hong Kong and Taiwan (Pandasia) and also the Middle East (Gulf Films), Film Factory's Vicente Canales stated at Berlin.Isaac is presently being produced around the Coen brothers' "Inside Llewyn Davis." Within the The spanish language-language "Inertia," Isaac will limn an immigrant who witnesses a fatal hit-and-run and chases the mysterious vehicle inside a nonstop chase. The rest of the cast is going to be The spanish language, stated Faura.Lopez-Gallego and the regular scribe Fernando Navarro composed the script.Faura, Collet-Serra and Juan Sola, his creating partner at Ombra, produce."I have been keen on and wanting to utilize Gonzalo Lopez-Gallego since 'El rey p la Montana,' " Collet-Serra stated. "I am thrilled the first film Ombra does with Gonzalo will star Oscar Isaac, who I say is among the pre-eminent youthful stars working today."L.A.-based Ombra Films was released this year to create low-budget, horror, thriller and fantasy films, frequently with U.S. stars, but produced by The spanish language directorial and technical talent."Inertia" is presently in pre-production, beginning principal photography this summer time."This can be a step-up in Roxbury's worldwide drive, a movie with U.S. co-production and worldwide pre-sales, reducing our dependence available on the market in The country and The spanish language financing," stated Faura.Oscar Isaac is handled by Jason Spire at Inspire Entertainment and symbolized by Kevin Volchok at UTA. Ombra Films is repped by Scott Greenberg at CAA. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Naomi W Is Princess Diana In 'Caught In Flight'

Natalie Portman is marking her large return to acting following her "Black Swan" Oscar win with several Terrence Malick movies. Meanwhile, Naomi W has showed up in addition to-coveted role of Princess Diana in the new movie, Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep could star in the movie concerning the building of "Mary Poppins" and John Goodman joins "Issue with the curvature.In . It's February 9, and you're simply attentiveness for current day casting call. Natalie Portman Returns To Acting By 50 Percent Terrence Malick Films It might seem like the publish-baby acting hiatus is finished for Natalie Portman! Deadline is verifying the "Black Swan" star is filming a few Terrence Malick's films -- "Dark evening of Cups" and "Lawless" -- consecutive. Unsure yet how "Thor 2" suits that picture, but "Dark evening of Cups" starts filming inside the summer season and "Lawless" will lense inside the fall. Naomi W To See Princess Diana In New Film British-born Naomi W just showed up the role of your life. Ecosse Films introduced in the news release that she'll be playing Princess Diana inside an approaching film in regards to the Princess of Wales's latter years of existence. Referred to as "Caught flying," the film will begin production inside the Uk later this year. Tom Hanks And Meryl Streep Rumored For "Saving Mr. Banks" Handful of people might understand that behind the Disney classic "Mary Poppins" there's really a lot of drama. But that's the story that Kelly Marcel's 2011 Black List script, "Saving Mr. Banks," will most likely be telling. Inside an interesting move, The Wally Disney Customers are approaching a deal to obtain the film, which notifies the story of techniques Wally Disney convinced Australian author P.L. Travers to promote him her script to "Mary Poppins," which needed 14 years. Deadline gets the news, in addition to reviews that Meryl Streep is eying the role of Travers while Tom Hanks is taking into consideration the role of Disney. John Goodman Joins "Issue With The BendInch John Goodman might be the most recent actor to participate Clint Eastwood's latest directorial effort, "Issue with the curvature.In . Variety finds that he'll play Pete Klein, a vintage friend of Eastwood's character who's another baseball scouter. The film also stars Could Be and Justin Timberlake. Glenn Close, Tom Felton And Elizabeth Olsen For "Therese Raquin" Deadline finds that Glenn Close, Tom Felton and Elizabeth Olsen will be in discussions for just about any silver screen adaptation of classic Emile Zola novel, "Therese Raquin." Olsen may have the titular character, Felton may have the husband she killings and who later haunts her just like a ghost, Camille, and Close may have Madame Raquin, aunt to Therese and mother of Camille. Jaimie Alexander To Star In "Intersection" Variety is verifying that Jaimie Alexander has already established the feminine lead inside the approaching thriller, "Intersection." She'll star opposite "The Grey" star Frank Grillo just like a lady who, along with her current love, expects to murder her husband. Things get complicated quickly, though, as her lover and husband finish off in the vehicle accident with one another to the side of a road in Morocco mole. Reveal your opinions about current day Casting Make contact with should be genuine section below or on Twitter!

Bardem reveals passion project

BardemFor the Wild Bunch-offered "Sons in the Clouds: The Ultimate Colony," which world preems just like a Berlinale Special, Javier Bardem needed on maybe most likely probably the most difficult role of his existence: producer from the documentary in regards to the plight in the Saharawi people.Through interviews, Bardem's voice-over, action sequences in addition to animation, the Alvaro Longoria-helmed "Sons" shows why and just how the Western Sahara, abandoned through the country and annexed by Morocco mole within the 1975 Eco-friendly March, increased being, with different U.N. statement, a colony -- the ultimate in Africa, noted Bardem -- departing 200,000 Saharawis dwelling in desert refugee camps, mostly in South-West Algeria.Bardem and Longoria attended the 5th Sahara Film Festival in 2008, kept in refugee camps."Really the only factor everyone knows virtually how you should do is make films, and then we made a decision to produce one round the Saharawi people, whose situation usually can get pressed towards the rear of political and diplomatic agendas," mentioned Bardem.They hardly understood whatever they were letting themselves looking for.Most likely probably the most telling moments in "Sons" document Bardem and Longoria's challenges in essentially putting the documentary together.It provides shaky covert footage from the Saharawi protest about living conditions in November 2010. "The Arab Spring really started there," mentioned Bardem. Bardem is seen around the telephone, attempting to tie lower interviews in vain.Despite four years of efforts, Bardem mentioned no Moroccan was willing to accept record about why the country has blocked a referendum, bought with the Not, on Saharawi self-determination."We attempted government government bodies, intellectuals: Everybody rejected to speak,In . mentioned Bardem."The lower sides we experienced be the metaphor for view of the Sahawaris," mentioned Longoria.Profits round the film is going to be shipped to education or health orgs inside the Western Sahara, he added."Sons" is produced by Bardem's Pinguin Films, Longoria's Morena Films and Candescent Films inside the U.S.Spain's Canal Plus has acquired "Sons," Longoria mentioned.Wild Bunch has struck pre-sales and may initiate a sales campaign in Berlin."But merely opening in Berlin is big, greater than we've imagined," Bardem mentioned. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

Argentine faves get redos

Palomar chairman-Boss Joni Sighvatsson has optioned British-language remake rights to Argentinean comedy "Igualita a mi" (At All Like Me).In the separate deal, NY-based Primary Prods., headed by Amy Kaufman ("The Whistleblower"), has teamed with Kamala Films' Marissa McMahon to option remake rights on Juan Taratuto's Argentinean hit "Not novio para mi mujer" (A Boyfriend for My Partner).Both deals are actually tied lower by Guido Rud's Buenos Aires sales agency FilmSharks Intl., which throughout the final three years is marketing an worldwide redo biz, matching its acquisition of original movies.Argentineans Adrian Suar and Florencia Bertotti star in "Me," a comedy of a single guy whose party-hearty lifestyle involves an immediate halt each time a pregnant girl seems proclaiming being his daughter.Among Argentine's most widely used local allures 2010, "Me" was produced by Disney-backed Patagonik Film Group, resides in Buenos Aires."Boyfriend" triggers a man who tries to help his wife fall deeply deeply in love with another guy -- so they can leave her.FilmSharks remake biz is becoming growing beyond the U.S.Korea's Chris Lee and Jin-soo Min, the founding father of Soo Film, have purchased Korean remake rights to "Boyfriend." Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

SOC to identify Eastwood, Radin

The Society of Camera Operators will recognize director Clint Eastwood and Panavision professional Phil Radin using its 2012 lifetime achievement honours in a ceremony on February. 19 in the Leonard Goldenson Theater in the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in North Hollywood.Eastwood will get the Governors Award for Lifetime Achievement in recognition of his creative contributions and advancement towards the art and craft of cinema.Radin, Panavision's professional Vice president of promoting, will get the President's Award for Lifetime Achievement. The Lifetime Achievement as Camera Operator Award goes to Paul Babin. Beginning his credited act as a camera operator later, Babin has operated on movies for example "Terminator 2: Judgement Day," "Magnolia" and "The Soloist," in addition to numerous tv shows.For Lifetime Achievement as Camera Specialist, the SOC has selected Zoran Veselic. Starting in 1979 Veselic continues to be the A camera specialist for a lot of major movies. His credits for focus assistant include "Moneyball," "The Muppets," "Males in Black," "Spider-Guy" and "Up in mid-air.InchThe Lifetime Achievement as Mobile Camera Platform Operator would go to Harry Rez. Beginning with credited operate in 1973, Rez includes a resume full of movies and television shows. His credits as dolly and key grip include "Doogie Howser, M.D.," "Providence" and "Nashville."Andrew Cooper will get the Lifetime Achievement as Stills Digital photographer award. Since 1984, his credits have incorporated "The Departed," "Braveheart" and "War Equine."The Historic Shot Award will be provided to George Richmond for his handheld shot within the scene entitled, The Siege of Bexhill within the feature film "Kids of Males."The SOC's Lifetime Achievement Award for Distinguished Plan to the Movie Industry will be provided to d.p. Sol Negrin, leader of IATSE Local 600 and film school professor at NYU and Five Cities College. He is renowned for his focus on "Kojak," "The Patty Duke Show" and "Visiting America." The award will be provided by his boy, d.p. Michael Negrin.The SOC will show two honours for Camera Operator of the season. Nominees for feature film camera operator are: Will Arnot, "The AssistanceInch Stephen Campanelli, "J. Edgar" Mitch Dubin, "War Equine" Peter Rosenfeld, "Cowboys & Aliens" and P. Scott Sakamoto, "The Descendants."TV camera operator nominees include: Grayson Austin, "Memphis Beat" Gregory P. Collier, "Bones" Simon Jayes, "True Bloodstream" Andrew Mitchell, "Glee" and Chris Tufty, "The Closer."To identify technical achievement the SOC will award Thales Angenieux for that Optimo 15-40, 28-76, 45-120mm group of handheld zoom contacts and Plant Ault's Grip Trix Shadow Tracker and Tracker XL electric camera platforms.The SOC holds its annual honours event in order to raise funds for that Vision Center at Children's Hospital La. Every year SOC gives producing a movie with the Vision Center to assist spread the term in regards to a simple diagnostic tool to assist avoid the tragedy of certain children's eye illnesses. The title and theme of the year's SOC film presentation is Be aware of Glow. Contact Peter Caranicas at peter.caranicas@variety.com

Emma Watson Eyes 'Harry Potter' Reunion With David Yates

Emma Watson and her "Harry Potter" director David Yates might be getting back for that giant screen, just pricier the boy wizard to become involved. In other news, Erectile dysfunction Harris and Michael Bay may be getting back, Colin Firth ties the "Devil's Knot" and Alan Arkin, Al Pacino and Christopher Walken switched to be "Fully Stand Up Men." It's Feb 2, and you are attentiveness to present day casting call. Could Emma Watson Reteam With David Yates? You do not bite the hands that feeds, even when they are leading to voices inside your mind. Such may be the situation with Emma Watson, who's apparently thinking about reteaming with director David Yates for that approaching film "Your Voice during my Mind" for Warner Bros. And this time around her costars might be upgraded from fellow beloved youthful Celebrities to heavy-players like Tom Hanks and George Clooney. Lucky girl! Alan Arkin, Christopher Walken And Al Pacino Are "Fully Stand Up Men" Make room Sylvester Stallone, newer and more effective aging stars will be ready to take the loop comedy genre. The Hollywood Reporter has found that Al Pacino, Alan Arkin and Christopher Walken have signed on for any new film known as "Fully Stand Up Men" where they'll play aging crooks. "The Cove" director Noah Haidle is going to be in the helm. Colin Firth Joins "Devil's Knot" Deadline has found that Colin Firth is going to be joining Reese Witherspoon in the western world Memphis 3 drama, "Devil's Knot." He'll play a private eye named Ron Poor who had been the murder defendants' first professional bono supporter. John Hawkes To Experience Youthful DeNiro In "Jackie Brown" Prequel Finally there's some news on "Switch," the approaching prequel to "Jackie Brown" (which is an adaptation of Elmore Leonard's "Rum Punch"). Variety is confirming that John Hawkes will have a more youthful version of Robert DeNiro's character and Mos Def will have a youthful Samuel L. Jackson within the Serta Shecter-directed flick. In some way, we believe Quentin Tarantino would approve. Erectile dysfunction Harris To Reunite With Michael Bay? It appears like several it required was some "Discomfort and Gain" to potentially get Erectile dysfunction Harris dealing with Michael Bay again. Vulture has got the news that Harris is thinking about a job within the approaching action film that, because the website highlights, also stars Dwayne "The Rock" Manley. Maybe that's Bay's subtle method of telling Harris their previous film, "The Rock," would be a relatively large success in its day. Mia Wasikowska Joins Dostoyevsky Adaptation The sophomore effort of "Submarine" director Richard Ayoade -- an adaptation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's "The Double" -- is a nice ambitious project, but a minimum of she has an incredible cast arranged. Jesse Eisenberg became a member of the film formerly, and today The Hollywood Reporter has found that Mia Wasikowska has had a job too. Inform us your ideas on present day Casting Get in touch with your comments ought to section below or on Twitter!

'Rock'-solid surge

Offlot production in La began starting to warm up the other day with 700 occasions of shooting -- the most effective weekly total of 2012 unquestionably, though still lower 1% versus. 2011. Features and spots acquired ground by 13% and 27%, correspondingly, while TV slid 15%. Overall production in La was lower five days in comparison to similar week a year ago, according to figures provided Tuesday with the FilmL.A. enabling agency. Most likely probably the most active feature filming came from from reshoots of "Rock old range" with 23 days. Production on "Rock," starring Tom Cruise, has incorporated aerial shots in the Hollywood sign, Capitol Records building, the Chateau Marmont, Chinese Theater as well as the Roosevelt Hotel along with shooting inside the Lancaster and North County area -- that's doubling as Oklahoma. Capabilities shooting offlot inside the La area include "Black Forest," "Burt Wonderstone," "Lovelace," "The C Foundation" and "The Hugely.Inch "Private Practice" was most likely probably the most active TV shoot the other day with nine days. "CSI: NY," "Southland," "The Client List," "Touch," "Easy Chinese 2," "Germany's Next Top Model," "Machines of Glory," "QViva The ChosenInch and "Suburgatory" were shooting the other day. Most likely probably the most active commercial shoots the other day, Mercedes and Uggs, were at 10 days each. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com