'Seinfeld'-In-A-Box

Just in time for Festivus — the "Seinfeld"-centric holiday "for the rest of us — comes the ultimate "Seinfeld" DVD collection, all nine season in one box.

Nearly 10 years after the beloved sitcom left the air, "Seinfeld" releases its complete-season run on DVD, Nov. 6 - a four disc seat with all 24 episodes of the final season. But the real treat that day is an elaborate boxed set with all nine seasons. "Seinfeld: The Complete Series" features 32 discs and will sell for around $283.95.

That includes not only all 180 episodes, but also a bonanza of bonus materials including a 226-page coffee-table book filled with photos, quotes, trivia and personal reflections from star Jerry Seinfeld himself.

"When the show wrapped, the book, which had taken years to assemble, was privately shared with only the cast and crew," Marc Rashba, VP marketing at Sony Pictures Home Entertainment told Reuters.

"When we were launching the TV-DVD series sets five years ago, we loved it so much, but we took a look, and it was ridiculously expensive to put it out. Now, we reshaped and redesigned it, and we were able to make it happen. It's the first time the public will get to see it."

Other special materials in the big-boxed set are documentaries on all nine seasons, bloopers, deleted scenes, commentaries and more. "We talked about this from the beginning, when we launched this," Rashba said. "We always knew we wanted to wrap up with something special."

Timberlake goes for laughs in Mike Myers movie

U.S. star Justin Timberlake has signed on to play a hockey player in Mike Myers' new comedy, The Love Guru.

Myers and Timberlake last worked together when they voiced characters on the third - and worst - Shrek film.

The comedy will begin shooting in Toronto in September, according to Variety.

Myers, the Canadian comedian perhaps best known for the Austin Powers movies, plays a man who was raised by gurus and helps couples with relationship problems.

His unorthodox methods are put to the test when he provides marriage counseling to a hockey star, whose wife promptly leaves him for Timberlake.

Marco Schnabel, who worked on Goldmember, is directing.

Timberlake earned seven nominations, including male artist of the year, for the upcoming MTV Video Music Awards and is touring in support of his Future Sex/Love Sounds album.

The former 'N Sync frontman also starred in the movies Alpha Dog and Black Snake Moan.

The cast of The Love Guru includes Jessica Alba, best known for appearing in Fantastic Four, Romany Malco of the figure-skating comedy Blades of Glory and Verne Troyer, who played Mini-Me in the Austin Powers movies.

Updated Epcot Center film has Martin Short as voice of Canada

Disney is finally updating the film that presents the face of Canada at Epcot Center in Florida, and has chosen Hamilton-born comedian Martin Short to tell the story.

The SCTV and Saturday Night Live star will play a cowboy, a member of Cirque du Soleil and several other characters in the film that gives visitors an introduction to Canada.

It will be shown in the Canada Pavilion at Epcot, one of Walt Disney World's theme parks, beginning next month.

Canadians have been complaining for years about O Canada.

The footage of Canadian scenes and cities was shot in 1979 and has been criticized for its portrayal of Canadians as lumberjacks, fishermen and Mounties.

"I'd say that in the last 10 years … we got a lot of complaints from Canadians who said, 'I don't think this is reflective of Canada. We're not just about geese. We're not about flannel jackets and we're definitely not about just great, wide open landscapes,"'said Gisele Danis with the Canadian Tourism Commission.

"The letters just poured in."

The CTC has been lobbying for years to have the Disney-made film updated.

The agency that promotes Canadian tourism has played a role in creating the new version, and agreed with Disney on the choice of Short as narrator.

Film emphasizes Canadian star power

The entertainer said the new film will definitely give people a more realistic view of Canada, if a mildly humourous one.

"It's more of a comedic look … it's, shall we say, a lighthearted examination of Canada," he said. "It's little vignettes and things, and I narrate it as well."

In the last 25 years, Canadian comedians have emerged with a distinct sensibility in the minds of Americans, Short said.

The film makes the most of that reputation and points out other big stars with Canadian roots.

"There is a montage of all the kinds of, I guess, celebrity lights that have come from Canada 'cause it is an unusually disproportionate number when you think of it," Short said.

The film also features new music and vocals by last year's Canadian Idol, Eva Avula.

Chris Cornell maps out fall tour plans

Chris Cornell continues his post-Audioslave career with a new round of headlining dates this fall supporting his first solo album in more than seven years.

The singer will make a Sept. 15 appearance at radio station KROQ's LA Invasion festival (which also features Smashing Pumpkins and Velvet Revolver, among other acts) before kicking off the headlining portion of his outing Sept. 25 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The tour spans 11 cities and wraps up Oct. 7 in Reno, NV. All dates are below.

In February, Cornell announced that he had split with Audioslave due to "irresolvable personality conflicts as well as musical differences," and simultaneously announced the impending release of "Carry On," which eventually hit stores June 5.

"Carry On," Cornell's first solo collection since 1999's "Euphoria Morning," was produced by Steve Lillywhite (U2, Rolling Stones). Among the album's 14 tracks is the cut "You Know My Name," a song that first turned up in last year's James Bond flick, "Casino Royale," and the lead-off single "No Such Thing."

Alongside the set's 13 original tracks will be Cornell's "slow-grind cover of Michael Jackson's 'Billie Jean' that gives the familiar song a completely new feeling," according to a press release.

Cornell's old bandmates in Audioslave created a flurry of attention earlier this year when they reunited as Rage Against the Machine with singer Zack de la Rocha for a performance at this summer's Coachella festival. The band has remained together since the comeback gig, appearing subsequently at various summer festivals and other events, although the group has yet to make an official announcement concerning its long-term plans.

September 2007
15 - Carson, CA - Home Depot Center
25 - Winnipeg, MB - Burton Cummings Theatre
26 - Regina, Saskatchewan - Conexus Centre of the Arts
28 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Prairieland Park
29 - Edmonton, Alberta - River Cree Resort and Casino
30 - Calgary, Alberta - MacEwan Hall @ University of Calgary

October 2007
2 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Vancouver Centre of the Performing Arts
3 - Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre
4 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theatre
6 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
7 - Reno, NV - Grand Sierra Resort and Casino

First Husband Cast on '24'

Canadians will infiltrate the White House on the next season of "24."

While Colm Feore won't be claiming the highest office in the land, the veteran actor -- a resident of Our Friendly Neighbor to the North -- has been cast as the First Husband on "24."

Cherry Jones was previously announced at the first female "24" president.

It isn't spoiling anything to note that there's a spotty history when it comes to "24" First Ladies and their sanity. Will Feore's character follow in the footsteps of Penny Johnson Jerald's Sherry Palmer or Jean Smart's Martha Logan?

While he's earned a reputation as one of Canada's most decorated stage and screen stars, Feore was actually born to Irish parents in Boston. Feore's American TV credits include the HBO film "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" and a guest turn on "Battlestar Galactica." He's been seen on the big screen in films ranging from "National Security" and "Paycheck" to the bilingual smash "Bon Cop, Bad Cop."

The seventh season of "24" is set to begin shooting on Sept. 10, a date that's already been pushed back due to a variety of production delays. In addition to Feore and Jones, new additions to the Emmy-winning drama include Janeane Garofalo.

Bill Murray Arrested for Drunk Driving in a Golf Cart

Hollywood star Bill Murray has been arrested on suspicion of drunk driving in a golf cart in the Swedish capital Stockholm.

The actor was stopped by police in the early hours of Sunday and alcohol was smelled on his breath, according Stockholm police detective inspector Christer Holmlund.

Holmlund says, "He refused to blow in the (breath test) instrument, citing American legislation. So we applied the old method - a blood test. It will take 14 days before the results are in."

Murray - who is in the city attending a golf tournament - signed a document admitting driving under the influence and permitted a police officer to enter a guilty plea on his behalf if the case goes to court.

The 56-year-old will only be charged if his blood alcohol level is higher than the legal limit. If it is excessively high he could face a prison sentence - but a fine is more likely.

Holmlund adds, "There were no obvious signs, like when someone is really tipsy." The officer claims mystery surrounds the golf cart and who owns it - although Murray isn't facing theft charges:

"It was a golf cart. How it ended up in this predicament I don't know. I have done this since 1968 and I've never experienced anything like this."

"Superbad" set to extend box office reign

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - As the lucrative summer moviegoing season winds down, this weekend's debutants -- led by the action-thriller "War" -- are looking to distinguish themselves simply by cresting the $10 million mark.

Last weekend's champion, Sony Pictures' teen comedy "Superbad," will likely log a second round on top with a three-day tally in the $16 million-$18 million range.

Besides "War," the other key newcomers are the Scarlett Johannson comedy "The Nanny Diaries," the latest Rowan Atkinson farce "Mr. Bean's Holiday," and the fact-based drama "Resurrecting the Champ."

"War" has the advantage of two marquee names in the action arena, Jet Li and Jason Statham, facing off as assassin and FBI agent, respectively. Lionsgate's R-rated film should get pulses racing among younger males, and conservatively should grab $10 million-$12 million.

"The Nanny Diaries," on the other hand, appeals to female audiences. Selling itself as this summer's equivalent to "The Devil Wears Prada," it stars Johansson as a nanny struggling to please a forbidding employer (Laura Linney).

MGM is handling the release for the Weinstein Co., with a likely opening gross in the $7 million-$8 million range. It could push up to $10 million if recent tracking showing interest perking up among younger females bears fruit.

British comic Atkinson is celebrated around the world for his goofily inept creation Mr. Bean. "Bean" grossed more than $250 million worldwide in 1997, though only $45 million of that tally came from North America. In "Mr. Bean's Holiday," the very English Bean heads off for a vacation in France.

The Universal Pictures comedy already has grossed nearly $190 million internationally, but there's a real question about whether Americans will get the joke, and so "Holiday" might end up loitering around the $5 million mark.

The Yari Film Group will attempt to counterprogram against the surrounding late-summer escapism by presenting a dramatic character study, "Resurrecting the Champ." Based on a true story, it stars Josh Hartnett as a journalist who learns life lessons when he stumbles across a homeless man (Samuel L. Jackson) who once was a boxing champ. "Champ" appears fated to enter the ring at somewhere less than the $5 million mark.

Two films are coming out in moderate release: "September Dawn," the controversial depiction of the 1857 massacre of settlers by a group of Mormons; and the Latino crime drama, "Illegal Tender."

`Anchorwoman' canceled after one airing

LOS ANGELES - Here's news that Fox's series "Anchorwoman" wouldn't want to deliver: It's been canceled after one low-rated airing.

The debut of the reality show about Lauren Jones' attempt to turn herself into a news anchor for a Texas TV station drew an estimated 2.7 million viewers Wednesday, according to preliminary figures from Nielsen Media Research.

That number is about a third of the viewership Fox attracted a week earlier with the finale of its popular "So You Think You Can Dance."

Jones was a Barker Beauty on "The Price Is Right," Miss New York and featured WWE Diva before the series put her into the newsroom of KYTX Channel 19 in Tyler, Texas.

Unaired episodes of "Anchorwoman" will be available on Fox's website through Fox on Demand, the network said Thursday.