As Predicted, The brand new the new sony Classics Can get Smashed

I wouldn't brag were it not Monday morning which is really the only factor keeping me from walking before a bus, so: The best little bit of Movieline's Sundance 2012 Investing in an offer-War puzzle has fallen into position, with director James Ponsoldt's boozehound relationship drama Smashed going to the estimable The brand new the new sony Pictures Classics. Five-for-five! High five? Smashed is all the the year's forecasted Sundance darlings to formally search for a distribution deal, while using Surrogate, Bachelorette, Arbitrage and Red-colored-colored Lights all spoken for inside the month-plus since the festival came and went. In addition, its showcase for Mary Elizabeth Winstead just like a youthful teacher fighting the vicissitudes of alcoholism may yet convince fall in line with SPC's recent underdog honours tradition - one which found Melissa Leo (Frozen River) and Jacki Weaver (Animal Kingdom) being launched lately-summer season platform releases to deal with the mainstream faves within the Oscars. (A news release shipped to Movieline HQ did not specify a release date.) "The role [...] asks Winstead to function the whole gamut, from game good-time girl which encourages teacher to invest-shocked morning-after casualty and adamant survivor," written Hollywood Reporter critic Todd McCarthy from Park City. "Shes terrific advertising online all, far surpassing the promise she recommended for Dying Proof and Scott Pilgrim Versus. the earth.In . Not likely coincidentally, recently crowned Oscar-champion Octavia Spencer and Breaking Bad Emmy-champion Aaron Paul co-star. Everybody inside the honours pool, etc. Or else, just throwing that available. Either in situation, champion to Team Smashed! Morning several hours notwithstanding, surely this involves a glass or two? Whatever, I get one anyway. Follow S.T. VanAirsdale on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.

Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters and Lily Rabe Return for More American Horror Story

Jesse Spencer Jesse Spencer is wasting no time plotting his post-House career. Spencer, who has been on the Fox medical drama for the last eight seasons, will star in Dick Wolf's Chicago Fire pilot at NBC, Deadline reports. Lisa Edelstein will not return for House series finale Spencer, 33, will play Matthew Casey, a natural leader at Firehouse 55 who is struggling in his personal life after recently separating from his wife. Taylor Kinney is also starring in the pilot. Spencer's casting follows that of House co-star Peter Jacobson, who signed on for a possible recurring role on Showtime's Ray Donovan pilot shortly after Fox announced that House would wrap in May.