LOS ANGELES, Sept. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Spotted! Warner Bros. Consumer Products and Warner Bros.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Simon Miller has been signed to guest star in two upcoming episodes of the hit series "Gossip Girl" (Mondays, 9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT on The CW).

Hollywood's Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures says Josh Schwartz is writing and will direct a feature based on Jay McInerney's novel Bright Lights, Big City. The announcement was made Wednesday by Mary Parent, chairman of the Worldwide Motion Picture Group, MGM. City is about a young magazine editor from Kansas who struggles with love and success in the wilds of the New York City.

LOS ANGELES, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures has attached Josh Schwartz to write and direct a feature based on Jay McInerney's novel "BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY." The announcement was made today by Mary Parent, Chairman, Worldwide Motion Picture Group, MGM. CITY concerns a young magazine editor from Kansas who struggles with love and success in the wilds of the New York City.

The Hollywood writers' strike crippled much of the entertainment industry. But for the creative staff behind NBC's freshman action comedy Chuck, returning Sept. 29, there was at least one bright side to the lengthy layoff.