Archive for May 18th, 2011
Stephen Fry joins The Hobbit
by Doc on May.18, 2011, under Movies
Interesting news from Peter Jackson a short time ago – Actor/Comedian Stephen Fry (Kingdom) has joined the cast of The Hobbit, playing the Master of Laketown (Esgaroth).
Also joining are Ryan Gage (Hamlet) as Alfrid, the Master’s civil cervant, apparently an invented role for the movie, and Conan Stevens (True Legend) as the Orc Azog.
Syfy acquires rights to Lost Girl
by Doc on May.18, 2011, under Television
Syfy has acquired both seasons (26 episodes) of the hit Canadian supernatural drama Lost Girl from Prodigy Pictures, it was announced today by Thomas Vitale, Executive Vice President, Programming and Original Movies, Syfy. Lost Girl stars supernatural seductress Bo (played by Anna Silk, The Ghost Whisperer), a Succubus (a powerful female entity in folklore) who feeds off sexual energy. Raised by human parents, Bo had no reason to believe she was anything other than the girl next door — until she “drained” her first boyfriend to death.
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