By Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British actor Henry Cavill will be making his grand Hollywood entrance as the latest big screen incarnation of the all-American superhero Superman, in director Zack Snyder's dark and gritty "Man of Steel," which opens in U.S. theaters on Friday. Cavill, 30, so far best known for 16th century TV drama "The Tudors" and the 2011 fantasy film "Immortals," told Reuters that he leaned on a sturdy method to portray the legendary DC Comics superhero who celebrates his 75th anniversary this month. "I chose not to act as Superman," the actor said. ...

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By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "The Borgias" star Holliday Grainger is joining the cast of Disney and director Kenneth Branagh's live-action adaptation of "Cinderella," TheWrap has learned. Lily James ("Downton Abbey") stars as the orphaned title character, while Richard Madden ("Game of Thrones") plays her handsome prince. Oscar winner Cate Blanchett co-stars as her wicked stepmother. ...

What. A. Day… and it’s not over yet. First, Microsoft got E3 started with its Xbox One press conference and then Apple kept the party going with an action-packed WWDC 2013 keynote. Now, Sony will wrap up this crazy day with a press conference of its own, where the world will finally get its first glimpse of the PlayStation 4 console. More importantly, of course, Sony and its partners will be showing off tons of gameplay demos from some of the exciting titles that will be available on the next-generation PlayStation console. Sony’s E3 press conference is set to begin at 9:00 p.m. EDT, 6:00 p.m. PDT, and you can watch live streaming video from the event below.

By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Red Dawn" star Josh Peck is in talks to join Al Pacino in Dan Fogelman's directorial debut "Imagine," TheWrap has learned. Based on a true story, "Imagine" finds Pacino playing an aging musician who is prompted by an old letter from John Lennon to give up his rockstar lifestyle and reconnect with the son (Bobby Cannavale) he has never met. The all-star supporting cast includes Jennifer Garner as Pacino's daughter-in-law, Annette Bening as his love interest and Michael Caine as his longtime manager. ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Microsoft has its head in the cloud with Xbox One.

By Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British actor Henry Cavill will be making his grand Hollywood entrance as the latest big screen incarnation of the all-American superhero Superman, in director Zack Snyder's dark and gritty "Man of Steel," which opens in U.S. theaters on Friday. Cavill, 30, so far best known for 16th century TV drama "The Tudors" and the 2011 fantasy film "Immortals," told Reuters that he leaned on a sturdy method to portray the legendary DC Comics superhero who celebrates his 75th anniversary this month. "I chose not to act as Superman," the actor said. ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - "Glee" star Jane Lynch and her wife, a clinical psychologist, are divorcing after three years of marriage, People magazine reported on Monday. "Lara and I have decided to end our marriage. This has been a difficult decision for us as we care very deeply about one another," Lynch said in a statement to People magazine which posted an article on its website. "We ask for privacy as we deal with this family matter." Lynch, 52, married Lara Embry in Massachusetts in 2010, a year after they met at a California fundraiser. ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Drake and Aaron Paul are bringing some star power to the Electronic Entertainment Expo.

NEW YORK (AP) — Made for just $3 million, the suspense thriller "The Purge" scared up more than 10 times that in its opening weekend at the box office.

By Brent Lang LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Bilbo seems to be psyching himself up to go face to face with the dragon in the new teaser poster for "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug." The new look at the hotly anticipated return to Middle Earth was released on the film's Facebook fanpage by Warner Bros. on Sunday night and attracted nearly 70,000 "likes" within hours of its debut. The captivating art finds the titular hobbit preparing to enter the gates of what appears to be the Lonely Mountain. ...

By Brent Lang LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Theo James looks purposeful and ripped in a new teaser image from "Divergent," the dystopian fantasy that Lionsgate hopes will be another "Hunger Games." James, a relative unknown, landed the lead role of Four in the adaptation of Veronica Roth's bestselling young-adult novel. The film is set to be released on March 21, 2014, is roughly the same slot in which Lionsgate unleashed "The Hunger Games" on the world. "Divergent" unfolds in a futuristic world where people are divided into distinct factions based on their personalities. ...

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By Tony Maglio LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Mark Burnett was a speaker at Produced By, where he spoke with Producers Guild of America National Executive Director Vance Van Petten on Sunday. At the end of the panel, held in the Zanuck Theater on the 20th Century Fox lot in Los Angeles, Burnett spoke about his next move in the scripted television genre: "Roma and I clearly will do a follow-up to ‘The Bible.' No question about that. Something big. We also just finished re-cutting the Jesus part of ‘The Bible'. ...

By Jethro Nededog LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - After delving into movies dedicated to bad girls such as Jodi Arias and Casey Anthony, Lifetime is going historical with the concept with a movie about Lizzie Borden. Lifetime is tackling a project about Borden, who was tried but ultimately acquitted of killing her father and stepmother with an ax in the late 1800s. Christina Ricci will play the role of Borden. Nick Gomez ("Drowning Mona," "Burn Notice") is directing the project, with Sony Pictures Television producing. ...

By Jethro Nededog LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Kaitlyn Dever has joined the dark comedy, "Laggies," TheWrap has learned exclusively. Dever will play Misty, loyal best friend to Annika (Chloe Grace Moretz), who's often criticized for being outspoken and not thinking much about the future. "Laggies" is the story of a woman (Keira Knightley) stuck in permanent adolescence who lies to her fiance in order to spend time with her teen friends. The movie also stars Sam Rockwell. ...

By Alonso Duralde LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Two charming, flawed protagonists at the end of their rope must rally together a team of misfits and win a big intramural competition to keep their career hopes alive. If you identified that as the plot of "The Internship," that would be correct, but it's also a synopsis of "Monsters University," Disney/Pixar's prequel to 2001's lightweight but successful "Monsters, Inc. ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Monday its new Xbox One console would be launched in November at a price of $499 in the United States. The price is greater than its current console, the Xbox 360, but it includes a Kinect motion sensor for hands-free game playing. Microsoft announced the Xbox One in May as the latest move in its rivalry with Nintendo Co Ltd and Sony Corp in the video game business. (Reporting by Bill Rigby; Editing by Gary Hill)

Microsoft reveals the console's price, release date, and a slew of new games

Microsoft on Monday announced new details about its upcoming Xbox One gaming system at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles. The Xbox One will be bundled with the new Kinect motion sensor and be available on November 21st for $499. Developing…