Halle Berry Lands Lead Role In CBS Drama 'Extant'

by Nick Hill | 04 October 2013

Halle Berry is set for a return to the small screen in Steven Spielberg's sci-fi drama, Extant'.

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Halle Berry joins the list of Hollywood A-listers who are returning to the small screen for a recurring role, as she is set to star in CBS drama 'Extant'.
This will be the first time the 47 year-old has returned for a television role since 1991 from her run in the American soap opera 'Knots Landing'.
The new series will be produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Television and is will be 13 episodes long.
The Oscar winner will play an astronaut who has returned for a year long voyage in outer space on her own. She attempts to reconnect with her husband and son whilst adjusting to everyday life, but her experiences leads to events that change the course of history.
"I'm always on the lookout for amazing roles, and when you see material that contains this strong of auspices, nuance and complexity, it compels me to run toward it no matter the medium," Berry said in a statement.
"For five months a year I'll get to live with and play this incredibly intelligent and vulnerable woman, and for the remainder of the year I'll continue to look for other roles that move me as deeply as this one", she added.
Spielberg also commented in the same statement, "There's only one Halle Berry and we are incredibly honoured that she has chosen 'Extant' to expand her illustrious career".
He added, "As she does with everything she touches, she will bring a deep authenticity to her role and I very much look forward to working with her."
CBS entertainment President Nina Tassler said, "Halle is the type of award-winning actress you dream of collaborating with for an event project such as Extant. Her talent and ability to immerse herself into every performance has created memorable roles that have resonated with audiences everywhere. It's a big coup for CBS to have Halle star in her first television series, especially with such an exciting original concept and a role layered with mystery and humanity."
Extant is executive produced by Spielberg and will air in the summer of 2014.

Steven Spielberg finally found a home for his 'Extant' series with CBS

Berry will star as an astronaut who returns home after a year long mission in outer space

Heavily pregnant Halle Berry takes playful daughter Nahla bowling with Olivier Martinez

She's still not putting her feet up! Heavily pregnant Halle Berry takes playful daughter Nahla bowling with Olivier Martinez

By Daily Mail Reporter
PUBLISHED: 00:04, 30 September 2013 | UPDATED: 09:57, 30 September 2013

She's not letting her impending due date hold her back from fun family outings.

Halle Berry was looking very pregnant indeed on Sunday as she enjoyed a trip to the bowling alley with her husband Olivier Martinez and playful five-year-old daughter Nahla.

The 47-year-old actress appeared incredibly fit and able as she showed off her ever-growing baby bump in a tight black top on the sunny Los Angeles day.

Any day now! Heavily pregnant Halle Berry took a trip to Pinz Bowling Centre in Los Angeles on Sunday with her husband Olivier Martinez and her daughter Nahla despite being near her due date

Halle continued her winning streak on the maternity style front, looking beautiful in a striped skirt that fell to her feet on one side and showed off her long, toned legs on the other.

She teamed the skirt with a casually elegant black cowneck top, falling on a flattering angle as it delicately hugged her tummy.

The Monster's Ball actress wisely opted for flip flops to stay comfortable in this late stage of her pregnancy and shielded her face with a chic pair of Ray Bans.

Everyone's invited! The 47-year-old actress held hands with her daughter and Olivier kept things bright in a fluorescent orange T-shirt for the family outing

Fun: Nahla, five, poked her tongue out for the cameras as she walked by her famous mother's side

Olivier kept things bright in a fluorescent orange Broncos T-shirt, which he tucked into dark trousers above a hefty pair of workmans boots.

Little Nahla, who is Halle's daughter from her previous relationship with model Gabriel Aubry, looked to be having a whale of a time with the shutterbugs, poking her tongue out to her heart's content.

The stunning actress has been impressively active throughout this stage of her pregnancy, opting to continue running errands and being independent when others might have retired to the couch by now.

Soon they'll be four: The happy trio wandered through the sunny Los Angeles day together

Halle and Olivier have yet to disclose the exact due date of their baby.

But they have revealed that she is pregnant with a little boy, who is expected to arrive some time this fall.

And she is thrilled to be pregnant again, having previously called the conception a 'miracle' due to her older age.

Soon: Though the couple have not officially announced a due date, Halle is expected to give birth in fall

A sibling for Nahla: The star's daughter will soon have a little brother or sister to play with

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Halle Berry Thanks Jennifer Garner, Adele & More Celeb Parents After Paparazzi-Deterrent Bill Passes

Halle Berry Thanks Jennifer Garner, Adele & More Celeb Parents After Paparazzi-Deterrent Bill Passes- uk.eonline.com

by Natalie FinnTue., Sep. 24, 2013 5:00 PM PDT

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Celebrity parents have cause to celebrate in California today.

A bill meant to deter paparazzi from getting too close to the children of famous folks was signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown in Sacramento.

Both Halle Berry and Jennifer Garner had testified on behalf of Senate Bill 606, which increases the possible punishment for harassing celebrity kids—and clarifies the legal definition of harassment in such cases.

Now, according to the office of state Sen. Kevin de León, who sponsored the bill, harassment includes "conduct in the course of the actual or attempted recording of children's images and/or voices, without express parental consent, by following their activities or lying in wait."

Meanwhile, transmitting, publishing or broadcasting a child's image and/or voice does not constitute a violation.

Now, if shutterbugs are convicted of harassing a minor who has been targeted based on his or her parent's employment (i.e. famous actor, singer, personality, et al.), they can spend up to a year in jail instead of the previous maximum six months, and be fined $10,000 for their first violation, $20,000 for their second and up to $30,000 for their third.

"Kids shouldn't be tabloid fodder nor the target of ongoing harassment," de León said in a statement. "SB 606 will give children, no matter who their parents are, protection from harassers who go to extremes to turn a buck."

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The law also makes it easier for a parent or legal guardian to sue a pap for damages over an incidence of harassment.

Berry has been seen more than once giving photographers a piece of her mind when they've come too close to comfort to her and daughter Nahla.

"I started this fight with a great deal of hope and a bit of uncertainty so I cannot express my immense gratitude that Gov. Brown has recognized, and acted to remedy, the plight of children who are tormented because of the identity or prominence of their parents," the star said in a statement. "On behalf of my children, it is my hope that this is the beginning of the end for those overly aggressive paparazzi whose outrageous conduct has caused so much trauma and emotional distress."

The Oscar winner also thanked her legal team and some fellow famous moms who threw their support behind the bill.

"I am forever in awe of the support I got within my community from the enormously talented musician Adele to fellow actor Jennifer Garner who traveled with me to Sacramento to share her children's stories, experience and her desire to give them a better life," she continued.

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"I'm grateful to Nia Vardalos and the numerous parents who work as actors, musicians, as well as professionals in medicine, mental health, lawyers, judges and cops who have experienced their children being harassed, tormented or otherwise put in dangerous situations due to their parent's profession and therefore lent their support. It is for all of us that I rejoice today and hope that this fight will continue and that the proper enforcement of this law will truly make a positive impact on the daily lives of all children."

Garner said while testifying before the California State Assembly Committee on Public Safety last month that, while she chose by way of her career to have a "public life," her three children with Ben Affleck are "private citizens."

"They're beautiful and sweet and innocent, and I don't want a gang of shouting, arguing, lawbreaking photographers who camp out everywhere we are all day, every day, to continue traumatizing my kids," the Dallas Buyers Club star said.

Garner recently turned the tables on a paparazzo, stopping to snap a pic of him with her phone when he stopped to shoot video of her and her kids at an L.A. farmers market.

Halle Berry Returns To Comedy In ‘Mother’

Halle Berry Returns To Comedy In ‘Mother’

September 24th, 2013

Academy Award Winning Actress Halle Berry (Monster’s Ball, The Call, X-Men: Days of Future Past) will star in and produce  Mother, an indie comedy written by Pablo Fenjves (Man On A Ledge). Berry will play a young bride who is engaged to be married, until she discovers her soon-to-be husband is in the mob. She bolts the wedding, leaving the mobster at the altar, and goes undercover as a young man’s Mom. A party girl and prone to trouble, her wild ways begin to reveal her true identity at every turn. Berry’s manager Vincent Cirrincione will also produce along with Emilio Ferrari and Chris Miller. Entertainment 7 will be funding the film.

Shooting for Mother will start early next year. Next up for Berry, after the birth of her second child (due momentarily), is How To Get Over A Guy In Ten Days, a female frenemy comedy that is  based on the books of the female perspective by Michele Alexander and Jeannie Long. Kiwi Smith, who wrote Legally Blonde, will be making her directorial debut and will also write the script with Amy Rardin (TV’s The Carrie Diaries) and Jessica O’Toole (Material Girls, Greek, McKenna Shoots For The Stars). Derby Street Films will  team up with Lynda Obst Productions to produce. Obst also produced How to Lose A Guy in Ten Days, which starred Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey and was also based on an Alexander/Long book.

A VERY pregnant Halle Berry stops off for a smoothie in Studio City wearing striped maxi dress

Satisfying her cravings! A VERY pregnant Halle Berry stops off for a smoothie in Studio City wearing striped maxi dress

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

PUBLISHED: 02:53, 24 September 2013 | UPDATED: 09:18, 24 September 2013

She's gone past the stage of looking as though she's ready to pop.

In fact, Halle Berry looks as though she was due last week.

But the very pregnant star appears to be going about her daily routine as usual, stopping off for a smoothie in Studio City on Monday.

Healthy: Halle, 47, was seen in Studio City picking up a Jamba Juice on Monday, satisfying one of her many cravings

Halle, 47, took her time selecting her beverage in the Jamba Juice store as she satisfied her cravings.

According to Life&Style, amongst her healthier options Halle has been cravings pizza during her pregnancy. 

And the Monster's Ball actress has been doing more than just food shopping around town in the final stages of her pregnancy.

Still ready to pop! Halle looked fantastic in her striped billowing max-dress as she went to buy a juice in LA 

Cravings: As well as healthier options, Halle is also said to have been longing for the odd slice of pizza since becoming pregnant

Just last week she was seen dancing the night away at an Earth, Wind & Fire concert at the Hollywood Bowl.

Joined for the packed show by her beau Olivier Martinez, the pair swayed in unison to the R&B tunes.

Halle and her husband Olivier have yet to disclose the exact due date of their baby.

Mom on the move: Halle holds her bump as she waits for her juice to arrive

But they have revealed that she is pregnant with a little boy, who is expected to arrive some time this fall.

This will be Halle's second child, as she already has a five-year-old daughter Nahla from her past relationship with model Gabriel Aubry.

And she is thrilled to be pregnant again, having previously called the conception a 'miracle' due to her older age.

Bumper to bumper: Halle chats to a friend as she pops out for a beverage on Monday

Outing: Later Halle was joined by husband Olivier Martinez and daughter Nahla at the Grove in West Hollywood

I Wanna Hold Your Hand: Halle and Nahla take a stroll around The Grove in LA

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