'Footloose' Taking on 'Real Steel' at Box Office; ABC's Paul Lee Hands Out First Pickups; Hulu No Longer for Sale; NBC Lands Ryan Murphy Comedy; Dick Wolf Developing Drama at HBO

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TOP STORIES Box Office Preview: Julianne Hough, Kenny Wormald Take Stage in 'Footloose' The redo of the 1984 classic dance film has a shot at beating Hugh Jackman starrer "Real Steel" for No. 1; horror pic 'The Thing' and Steve Martin-Jack Black-Owen Wilson comedy "The Big Year" also open at the domestic box office. ABC Gives Full Seasons to 'Revenge,' 'Suburgatory'; Orders More 'Happy Endings' The pickups and the additional script order mark Paul Lee's first moves thus far this season. EXCLUSIVE: Dick Wolf, 'Boardwalk Empire' Duo Developing Drama at HBO The "Law & Order" boss is set to executive produce the 1950s-set project, which revolves around a RAND-like think tank mission to prohibit the launch of a nuclear bomb. NBC Lands Comedy from 'Glee's' Ryan Murphy, Ali Adler NBC gives a pilot order to the half-hour comedy from the "Glee" co-creator. Hulu Takes Itself Off the Auction Block Disney and News Corp. say they will hold on to the pioneering streaming-media company as an effort to find a buyer abruptly ends. Google Shares Soar as Earnings Blow Past Estimates The company says its new Google+, which competes with Facebook, already boasts 40 million users. MOVIES Academy Releases Foreign-Language Oscar List 63 movies, including Finland's "Le Havre," begin the battle for an Academy Award nomination for their respective countries. Woody Allen Changes Title of Next Film The Penelope Cruz-Jesse Eisenberg feature originally titled "The Bop Decameron" will now be called "Nero Fiddled." Guillermo del Toro's 'Pacific Rim' Moves Up to May 10, 2013 Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. are teaming on the robots vs. monsters pic. Reese Witherspoon Plays Chris Pine, Tom Hardy in 'This Means War' Trailer (Video) Chelsea Handler also stars in the action rom-com, directed by McG. Official: 'Thor 2' to Be Directed by Patty Jenkins Jenkins will be Marvel Studios' first female director.  Box Office Shocker: How Moviemaking Georgia Church Behind 'Courageous' Outperforms Hollywood The Baptist church behind Sherwood Pictures, the company that produced the indie hit "Courageous," makes films that earn back their budgets dozens of times over. TV EXCLUSIVE:'The X Factor': Enrique Iglesias, Pharrell Williams Join Judges as Guest Mentors For the "judges homes" portion of the contest, L.A. Reid recruited Rihanna, Nicole Scherzinger has been paired with Latin heartthrob Iglesias, while Paula Abdul partners with N.E.R.D.'s Williams. As for Simon Cowell? His star partner was grounded -- literally.  EXCLUSIVE: Furious Bethenny Frankel Denies Claims She Inflated Skinnygirl Payday The Bravo star, whose Skinnygirl margarita line sold for $120 million, tells THR reports it only sold for $8.1 million are "completely inaccurate"; Huffington Post issues correction. 'Daily Show' Contributor Aasif Mandvi Scores CBS Comedy The Bombay-born actor-comedian will write and star in a project about a divorced marriage counselor who doles out relationship advice. VIDEO: No Agenda Behind 'Muppets' on 'Modern Family' Despite what viewers might think, "The Muppets" storyline in Wednesday's episode was conceived in the writers' room with no money involved or corporate synergy efforts at play. 'My So-Called Life' Duo Sell Drama to Fox "Desperate Housewives" writer/executive producer Tom Spezialy will pen the project. EXCLUSIVE: AMC Developing Diamond Drama From Ridley and Tony Scott The cable network will also explore politics in India and remake "Low Winter Sun" in two new series.

THE BUSINESS EXCLUSIVE: Obama Adds Second Event to Los Angeles Fund-Raising Trip "Hitch" producer James Lassiter, Will and Jada Pinkett Smith and Def Jam's Jay Brown are among those who will host the $35,800-per-person dinner Oct. 24. Veteran Showtime Sports Executive Jumps to HBO Ken Hershman will lead HBO's boxing franchise, which has already brought Manny Pacquiao back to the network after losing the Pacquiao-Shane Mosely fight to Showtime. Winners and Losers of Netflix's Aborted Qwikster Plan THR analyzes who came out ahead after the beleaguered company changed course on its proposed offshoot. Zynga to Trade on Nasdaq The maker of "FarmVille" and "Words With Friends" says that after its IPO it will trade under the symbol ZNGA. New York Times Looking to Reduce Newsroom Staff The newspaper has offered staffers voluntary buyouts. Occupy Wall Street Takes Up 7% of News Coverage Data from the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism shows that in the first full week of October the protests took up more news coverage than the 2 percent recorded for the last week of September.

STYLE Tiffany & Co. To Create Jewelry For 'Great Gatsby' The jeweler announced that it will design one-of-a-kind pieces for Baz Luhrmann’s film starring Carey Mulligan and Leonardo DiCaprio. Michele Bachmann: The Politics of Fashion GOP presidential candidate Michele Bachmann's campaign is in a slump, but was it something she said or something she wore. THR's FASHtrack decided to take a look in her closet. The British Fashion Council Brings London Fashion to L.A. Next Week A flood of British fashion designers, including Jonathan Saunders, are in town to hawk their wares.

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