'One Tree Hill': Chad Michael Murray Returning

David Livingston/Getty ImagesChad Michael Murray Chad Michael Murray is returning to One Tree Hill. The actor, who starred as one of the two brothers the CW's primetime soap revolves around, will reprise his role as Lucas Scott in the upcoming ninth and final season of the series. Murray exited One Tree Hill, which was renewed in May for a truncated 13-episode final season, during Season 6, when he and new bride Peyton (Hilarie Burton) were seen driving into the sunset with their new baby, Sawyer. Lucas will return to Tree Hill when his best friend, Haley (Bethany Joy Galeotti) reaches out to him for help. One Tree Hill's final season is set for a midseason premiere with Murray's on-screen brother, Nathan (James Lafferty) appearing part-time and their father, Dan (Paul Johansson) and Chris Keller (played by former guest star Tyler Hilton) returning as series regulars. Email: Lesley.Goldberg@thr.com; Twitter: @Snoodit Chad Michael Murray The CW One Tree Hill

Browse the NSFW Worldwide Trailer for 'Drive'

Looking forward to 'Drive' yet? If you are whatsoever into hard-driving, kick-butt, straight-ahead vehicle chase and fast-driving movies, this a person's for you personally. It's type of like 'The Transporter' on anabolic steroids. The plot is straightforward: Ryan Gosling plays a Hollywood stunt driver who moonlights like a getaway driver during the night when he falls for his cute nearby neighbor (Carey Mulligan) and does a heist like a favor on her ex-convict husband, he will get in way over his mind. 'Drive,' which won Cannes' best director award for Nicolas Winding Refn, co-stars Albert Brooks, Oscar Isaacs, Bryan Cranston, Christina Hendricks and Ron Perlman, and can open Sept. 16 through FilmDistrict. In France They distributor, Le Pacte, just launched an worldwide trailer much like a U.S. trailer launched much less sometime ago that one, however, reduces some moments, adds sone clips, and it has some -- very brief -- nudity. Both trailers have spoilers should you read between your lines. So browse the official synopsis below, then browse the trailer following the jump. Ryan Gosling stars like a La wheelman services, stunt driving for movie productions during the day and steering getaway automobiles for armed heists by evening. Though a loner by character, Driver can't help falling deeply in love with his beautiful neighbor Irene (Carey Mulligan), a vulnerable youthful mother pulled right into a harmful underworld through the return of her ex-convict husband Standard (Oscar Isaac). Following a heist intended to repay Standard's protection money spins unexpectedly unmanageable, Driver finds themself driving defense for that girl he loves, tailgated with a syndicate of deadly serious crooks (Albert Brooks and Ron Perlman). However when he realizes the gangsters want a lot more than the bag of money in the trunk -- that they are coming straight for Irene and her boy -- Driver needs to change gears and continue offense. And merely permanently measure, here is a clip of the really heart-preventing scene when Gosling attempts to evade the L.A.P.D. following a heist. Whew. Tip o' the hat to SlashFilm

Miramax Names Beth Minehart Senior VP, Global Digital

NEW YORK - Miramax said Tuesday that it has hired NBCUniversal veteran Beth Minehart as senior vp, global digital, reporting directly to CEO Mike Lang. Lang has focused on making money off the Miramax library via digital deals, including one with Facebook that became known on Monday. Minehart will be responsible for all digital initiatives and sales across the company, including day-to-day management of miramax.com and the build-out of Miramax's Facebook app, which is dubbed Miramax eXperience. She will also work closely with Eric Doctorow, executive vp, and Joe Patrick, senior vp, sales on digital transaction and sales efforts, the company said. "This is another important step for Miramax becoming a global company, and underscores our commitment to innovation in the digital market," said Lang."Beth is a well-known digital executive with a proven ability to think and execute outside traditional parameters, and we believe she will take Miramax's early efforts with great platforms like Netflix, Hulu and Facebook to the next level." Previously, Minehart served for more than 14 years in various senior roles at NBCUniversal, most recently as executive vp, international new media where she oversaw international licensing for all NBCUni content across digital platforms. She had first joined NBCUni in 1997 as vp, business development, Universal Television & Networks Group. Email: Georg.Szalai@thr.com Twitter: @georgszalai Related Topics Mike Lang Miramax Films

Michael Fassbender To Consider Criminals?

Offered lead in lengthy-developing thrillerOnce upon a period, Criminals, the Black List script by Aaron Guzikowski, had been fast monitored into production. 2 yrs later, that process does not appear so fast. Potential company directors Bryan Singer and Antoine Fuqua and possible stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman have come and gone within the the meantime, however the film continues to be on rails of some type. And today came this news that Prisoners' lead role has been agreed to Michael Fassbender. The film seems like it's basically a 2-hander, using the plot including a parent using the law into their own hands and kidnapping the guy he thinks to result in the disappearance of his daughter and her closest friend. The soundbite description of preference may be the identity crisis of Mystic River meets Taken . Incendies director Denis Villeneuve looks like it's the present incumbent within the director's chair, there is however not sure yet of the potential co-result in take part in the abductee to Fassbender's abductor (presuming that's even the proper way round). Production company Alcon Entertainment's Andrew Kosove stated this past year that Criminals is easily the most interesting, moraly complex thriller we have observed in the final twelve years, so expect more bulletins before too lengthy.

'Wendy' gets some retail therapy

Meaghan Martin and Tyler Blackburn star in "Wendy," a new Web skein. Studios aren't the only ones cashing in on reinventing the classics: Alloy Entertainment and Macy's have paired up to produce "Wendy" as a Web series that puts a modern spin on "Peter Pan."Project, which stars Meaghan Martin and "Pretty Little Liars" thesp Tyler Blackburn, is Macy's first major foray into producing original entertainment after the animated special, "Yes, Virginia," on CBS in 2009.The retail giant's previous entertainment efforts have focused on big-tent specials for NBC: the 85-year-old Thanksgiving Day parade and July Fourth Fireworks. It has also done branded tie-ins with "Project Runway" and fashion shows that target women.But Macy's wanted to launch "Wendy" to speak more directly to teens and tweens, especially during the back-to-school shopping season."We thought working with Alloy would be an interesting way to break into the millennial market," said Martine Reardon, executive VP of marketing at Macy's. Alloy is behind "Vampire Diaries," "Gossip Girl," "Pretty Little Liars" and other younger-skewing femme fare.Macy's sparked to "Wendy" after the project was developed by Alloy as a way to "update classics" and "re-envision the Peter Pan story," said Alloy prexy Josh Bank.The six episode-series revolves around Wendy Darling, a girl who begins to have strange, vivid dreams of a mysterious boy named Pete (Blackburn) who she sets out to find in the real world. After finding him she needs to decide between the boy she loves and Pete from her dreams.Blackburn recorded an original song for the series that will be accompanied by a musicvideo that bows online Monday, a month before "Wendy" hits the Web Sept. 15., as "a way to get some traction behind the characters" and "tease the property," Reardon said.Macy's will offer the song as a download and video on its My Style Lab site (macys.com/mystylelab) and on the "Wendy" Facebook page. It will also be on Alloy's YouTube channel.While series will feature Macy's brands like Material Girl and American Rag, the retailer and producers tried not to make the placements too blatant."Doing so was antithetical to what we want and what Macy's wants," Bank said. "We were very clear in our initial meetings this wasn't going to be a Macy's ad. That's not the business we're in."Macy's will spend heavily to promote "Wendy" with TV spots that will air on the major broadcasters during primetime and cablers ABC Family, MTV, E!, FX, Vh1 and USA Network."Wendy" is the third web series Alloy has produced this year, and its eighth overall, since it launched a digital division last year. It has worked with other brand partners including Kmart, L'Oreal and Procter & Gamble, among others.Alloy and Macy's have bigger plans for "Wendy" moving forward.A book series is in the works, as is a big screen feature that would follow Wendy into Neverland.But for now, they the two were happy to launch it online first."We know (the Internet) is where the consumer is for the most part," Reardon said. "With so much more of the millennial customer viewing things on their mobilie devices, it seemed like a great place to put this." Contact Marc Graser at marc.graser@variety.com

Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool still in development

Fans from the comic character Deadpool continue to be along with an opportunity of seeing the smart-cracking mercenary get their own film, if your statement from actor Ryan Reynolds will be thought.Reynolds told MTV about the red-colored carpet for his latest film The Modification-Up that twentieth century Fox's Deadpool film continues to be developed."I am doingR.I.P.D.next after which hopefully Deadpool," Reynolds told an MTV reporter. "It's in development still."It had been searching as though an active shooting schedule will make Reynolds choose from comic franchises, but R.I.P.D. and Deadpool are clearly both pencilled in.Reynolds first performed Deadpool, also known as Wade Winston Wilson, within the 2009 movie X-Males Roots: Wolverine. Visual effects specialist Tim Burns is presently mounted on direct.