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Abc officially greenlit my pilot today. Yay! It’s called Mr Sunshine. In other news, I thought the conan statement was fantastic.

Congrats Matthew!!! <3 Read the official newsmessage:

Mr Sunshine, starring Friends’ Matthew Perry has been given the green light by ABC The Hollywood Reporter reveals.

The comedy, based on an idea by Perry, follows the manager of an aging San Diego stadium who has a minor mid-life crisis on his 40th birthday.

The show is a single-camera project à la 30 Rock, The Office and Perry’s own Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and was co-written with Alex Barnow and Marc Firek.

News of Mr Sunshine’s addition came on the same day as Perry’s former co-star Courtney Cox’s Cougar Town was also renewed by ABC.

Matthew Perry Fan is now official on Twitter again! There was already a Twitter for the site, but i converted WordPress, so that everytime there is a new update on the site, the MPF followers will get a tweet from our twitter. Please join Matthew Perry Fan on Twitter and be the first to know of any new updates, news, additions and lots of other Matthew Perry stuff!

Matthew Perry has joined the cast of the highly-anticipated and slightly-feared (by the industry) film adaptation of Peter Biskind’s best-selling novel “Down and Dirty Pictures”.

Like Robert Altman’s “The Player”, the flick both takes the piss and exposes the open wounds of the independent film industry. In particular, it exposes the machinations of Miramax, as operated by Bob and Harvey Weinstein.

The film will be shot with actors, but will include segments in comic-book inspired animation, and claymation.

Perry (“17 Again”) joins a cast of recognizable faces in the film – a lot, like him, from the world of TV – including Vincent D’Onofrio (as Harvey Weinstein, no less!), Andy Serkis (“Lord of the Rings”), Sally Hawkins, Hugh Dancy (“Confessions of a Shopaholic”), Bobby Canavale, and Elias Koteas (yep kids! Casey Jones from “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles : The Movie”!). Indy alumni like Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez are also rumoured to be making appearances in the flick.

Ken Bowser‘s film tells of Bingham Ray and Jeff Lipsky, a couple of novice filmmakers who plan – via their new company October Films – to take on Miramax Films. Ray and Lipsky hope to nourish art-house cinema and compete against Harvey and his brother Bob, creating a grueling, emotional battle over the future of independent film.

Shooting begins next month in Park City.

Source: Movie Hole.net

Chandler at 40: Matthew Perry will star in, co-write and executive produce an as-yet untitled ABC sitcom that he conceived, says the Hollywood Reporter.

The former Chandler Bing of Friends will play a self-absorbed manager of a second-rate sports arena who starts to take stock of his life as he turns 40 – the milestone Perry hit in August.

Other Friends sightings on the tube lately include Courteney Cox starring on ABC’s Cougar Town and Matt LeBlanc signing to headline the Showtime-BBC series Episodes.

Source: people.com

“The View” features Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Sherri Shepherd. It’s the original forum in which real women discuss everyday issues, share their opinions and engage in colorful conversations. Since its launch, “The View” has received 24 Daytime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Talk Show. The show has received 11 consecutive nominations for Outstanding Daytime Talk Show
and 12 consecutive nominations for Outstanding Talk Show Host. Visit “The View” on the Web at abc.com/theview. The program is broadcast in HDTV with 5.1-channel surround sound and is currently in its 12th season on ABC. “The View” is now available to watch online daily at 4:00 p.m., ET/1:00 p.m., PT on the ABC Digital Full Episode Player at ABC.com.

Scheduled guests for the week of Aug. 10-14 are as follows (subject to change):

MONDAY, AUG. 10 (OAD: 4/3/09) – “‘The View’: Special Edition” — A Day of Comedy with Bob Saget (ABC’s “Surviving Suburbia”); co-host Joy Behar’s “Month in ReVIEW”; Alexandra Wentworth (”Head Case”).

TUESDAY, AUG. 11 (OAD: 5/29/09) – Kara DioGaurdi (”American Idol”); “Bank on ‘The View’” with guest Mellody Hobson (”Unbroke: Everything You Need to Know About Money”); affordable fashions from TJ Maxx and Marshall’s.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 12 (OAD: 4/17/09) – Matthew Perry (”17 Again”); Tracy Pollan (”Natalee Holloway”); Dr. Robert Rey (Dr. Rey’s Shapewear).

THURSDAY, AUG. 13 (OAD: 7/22/09) – “The View: Special Edition” – Food Theme Show; “Co-Hosts Cook with Tyler”: Whoopi and Chef Tyler Florence prepare the ultimate meal; Chef Susie Cover on ways to prepare food for fussy eaters; Lisa Lillien (author, “Hungry Girl: 200 Recipes Under 200 Calories”).

FRIDAY, AUG. 14 (OAD: 1/6/09) – Toni Collette and Diablo Cody (”The United States of Tara”); actor James Earl Jones (recipient, Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award); “Bank on “The View’”: Jillian Michael (”The Biggest Loser”) on turning any room into a home gym.

Source: www.nt2099.com

Don’t miss it, I will try to have the video and caps for the site.

According to reports Matthew was seen yesturday at Busy Philipp’s 30th birthday party in California with Lauren Graham and James Van Der Beek.No candids seen yet,hopefully will soon

New Line Home Entertainment in conjunction with Warner Home Video has announced that they will bring the Zac Efron and Matthew Perry film ’17 Again’ to Blu-ray on August 11th, day-and-date with the DVD release. The three-disc set, which will include a DVD and Digital copy along with the BD-25, will be presented in 1080p VC-1 accompanied by a 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack.

Extras for this release includes:

* Zac Goes Back
* Going Back To 17
* Way Cool Tell All Trivia Track
* Breakin’ Character Outtakes
* Zac’s Dance Flashback
* Additional Scenes
* BD LIVE Media Center
* ZAC ATTACKS
* Tom Lennon & Melora Hardin Unfiltered

Source: www.blu-ray.com

No pics as of yet but Matthew was seen at The Guys & Dolls Opening Party Last night.

As more party goers filtered in, DJ AM threw down and turned up the heat in the room with his fast paced, crowd pleasing turntable style. The guests, who were extremely mixed from 20 something hipsters to Frank Sinatra look alikes, sang along and danced on top of the towering banquettes. Milling about the crowd was a sport coat clad Matthew Perry doing laps of the room, relatively new Mom and Victoria’s Secret Angel Alessandra Ambrosio looking stunning in a strapless black top, and a cocktail sipping ex-Miss California USA pageant co-director Shanna Moakler was hanging by the front banquette grooving to DJ AM’s tunes. This place is definitely special and not your typical L.A. drinking spot, as the energy of the room transports me back to my bar days in Manhattan-land of good vibes and a cool mix of people.

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