Tom Hanks And Davis Guggenheim Partner On Obama Campaign Video

Those who claim Hollywood is an ant’s nest of Democratic and liberal activism are already riled up over Saturday’s debut of HBO’s Sarah Palin picGame Change.Now they will have more reason to shake a fist at the entertainment community with today’s unveiling of the 2-minute trailer for The Road We’ve Traveled,a new campaign video for President Obama’s re-election effort. Narrated by Oscar-winner Tom Hanks at his most passionate and directed by David Guggenheim (director of Al Gore’s Oscar-winning documentaryAn Inconvenient Truth), the 17-minute film will be released March 17. The trailer, which debuted this morning onsocialmedia sites like Facebook, features comments from Vice President Joe Biden, former Chief of Staff (and current mayor of Chicago) Rahm Emanuel, former economic advisor Austan Goolsbee and others. Republicans are already foaming at the mouth over the trailer, while the Obama faithful are waiting anxiously for the remaining 15 minutes. Such is life in the 2012 election season.

LulzSec cyber-terrorist face federal charges

LulzSec, the hacker group that focused its attacks on entertainment galleries throughout the summer time of 2011 before disappearing as rapidly because it made an appearance, continues to be caught. The U.S. Attorney's Office introduced Tuesday it had billed five individuals with computer hacking along with other crimes, which a sixth -- Hector Xavier Monsegur, also known as alleged LulzSec leader "Sabu" -- had pled guilty to individuals charges. The audience rose to prominence this past year, first by hacking the pc system of PBS -- altering the site of news program "Frontline" to publish an incorrect are convinced that rapper Tupac Shakur was "alive and well" in Nz, together with Biggie Smalls, also known as The Well known B.I.G. That mischievousness required more aggressive turns within the ensuing several weeks, once the group stole and published the private data of roughly 100,000 customers of The new sony Pictures' website, and then compromised videogame writer Bethesda Softworks, using the group declaring credit for stealing the information of 200,000 clients. "LulzSec began an offer of malicious cyber-assaults around the websites and personal computers of numerous business and governmental organizations within the U . s . States and around the world,Inch prosecutors stated inside a statement. Operating under an early on pseudonym, the audience seemed to be accountable for entering Fox's system and seeping a database of X Factor participants that contains contact details of 73,000 participants. Monsegur was allegedly the best choice from the band, and reviews indicate he cooperated with federal government bodies to discover and help capture another people. Also billed were Ryan Ackroyd, Mike Davis, Darren Martyn and Donncha O'Cearrbhail. Monsegur pleaded guilty to 3 counts laptop or computer hacking conspiracy, five counts laptop or computer hacking, one count laptop or computer hacking in furtherance of fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit access device fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, and something count of irritated id theft. He faces a maximum sentence of 124 many six several weeks imprisonment. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

Mass Hysteria reaches 'Boiling Point'

Mass Hysteria Entertainment has acquired rights to upcoming action thriller "The Boiling Point." Project's written by Joshua Courtade and Ryan Leeder, with Warren P. Sonoda attached to direct and Daniel Grodnik producing for Mass Hysteria. Barry Brooker and Stan Wertlieb exec produce for Grindstone Entertainment. Story follows a gangster assigned to take out a mob informer -- his ex-girlfriend, who disappeared years earlier into the witness protection program. Production is tentatively scheduled for late spring. Sonoda is the director of the recently released "Unrivaled," starring Rashad Evans, and "5ive Girls," starring Ron Perlman. Grindstone Entertainment has acquired all North American rights. Contact Dave McNary at dave.mcnary@variety.com

Who's Excited for your Animal House Musical... With Music By Barenaked Ladies?

Following inside the actions of hit musical adaptations Billy Elliot, Wicked, and convey It On: The Musical, Universal's stage adaptation of John Landis's Animal House will hit Broadway getting a magazine by playwright Michael Mitnick, being directed by Book of Mormon's Casey Nicholaw, with music with the males who sang the indelible lyrics "Chickity China china chicken/There is a drumstick along with your brain stops tickin'." Because nothing states "Broadway" like frat boys and crunchy Canadian alt-rock, right? [THR]