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Warehouse 13 season preview: “A New Face”
by Doc on Jun.21, 2011, under Television
Are you excited for the return of Warehouse 13 yet? Here’s a short little look at what’s coming up this season including another appearance of Fargo (Neil Grayston) and new agent Steve Jinks (Aaron Ashmore), which starts at 9/8c on July 11th on Syfy.
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Howard and Grazer talk about The Dark Tower
by Doc on Jun.21, 2011, under Movies, Television
Deadline has an excellent interview with Brian Grazer and Ron Howard about their 25 year partnership with Imagine Entertainment. As part of that, they ask some questions about the ambitious project to turn Stephen King’s The Dark Tower into three movies and two TV series! And they also say why the reports of a budget cut won’t hurt so bad…first, they were hoping to fast track the production, but Universal balked so they are going with a “more traditional timetable”, which is why it was pushed back, but it still could get done faster than usual.
When asked about the budget Grazer responded, “I’m producing it with Akiva Goldsman, who wrote it to be sensitive to cost and is rewriting it to be more so. Without putting a number on it, the cuts aren’t that deep or that radical.”
So we haven’t heard the last of The Dark Tower.
More Hobbit casting: Evangeline Lilly and Barry Humphries
by Doc on Jun.20, 2011, under Movies
Peter Jackson revealed on Facebook a couple more castings for The Hobbit: Evangeline Lilly (Lost will play Tauriel, a Sylvan elf created for the movie, and Barry Humphries (best known for one of his alter egos, Dame Edna) will play the Goblin King.
About Tauriel and Lilly, Jackson said, “Her name means ‘daughter of Mirkwood’ and, beyond that, we must leave you guessing! (No, there is no romantic connection to Legolas.) What is not a secret is how talented and compelling an actress Evangeline is; we are thrilled and excited she will be the one to bring our first true Sylvan Elf to life.
“I’m also highly excited that Barry Humphries will be portraying the Goblin King, in much the way Andy Serkis created Gollum. Barry is perhaps best known for his business and social connections as the long-time manager of Dame Edna Everage. He has also been an ardent supporter of the rather misunderstood and unfairly maligned Australian politician, Sir Les Patterson. However, in his spare time, Barry is also a fine actor, and we’re looking forward to seeing him invest the Goblin King with the delicate sensitivity and emotional depth this character deserves.”
Falling Skies rockets off to best-of-year start
by Doc on Jun.20, 2011, under Television
TNT’s debut of Falling Skies is off to a great start, pulling in 5.9 million viewers overall for its debut last night – the best cable premiere so far this year, and the best since TNT’s Rizzoli & Isles debuted last summer to 7.6 million pairs of eyes. Whether it keeps those viewers or not – a common problem among recent genre dramas – will be seen starting next week when it moves to its normal 10PM Eastern/Central time slot. I think it can…
Warner Bros sets up “Middle-earth Midnight Madness” event
by Doc on Jun.18, 2011, under Movies, Video/DVD
In anticipation of the the release of the Blu-ray [sfs=1121]Lord Of The Rings Trilogy Extended Edition[/sfs] on June 28th, Warner Home Video is having a “Middle-earth Midnight Madness” event starting at noon on June 27th at Best Buy’s West Los Angeles location, 11301 W. Pico Boulevard, which will include a costume contest, cast members, and more…and the winner of the costume contest can win an awesome prize, a VIP “Tour of Middle-earth” – an all-expense-paid trip to New Zealand (Auckland, Wellington, Queenstown), courtesy of Air New Zealand and Weta Workshop. Read below for the full press release.
Cumberbatch will be Smaug in The Hobbit; Bard named as well
by Doc on Jun.17, 2011, under Movies
Deadline is reporting that Benedict Cumberbatch, who stars as the title character in Steven Moffat’s BAFTA-winning retelling of Sherlock and is already lending his voice to the character of the Necromancer (a.k.a. Sauron) in The Hobbit, will play a second role in the films with a tad more physical presence – he will also portray the dragon Smaug via motion capture. Cumberbatch has been very busy as of late, with supporting roles in the upcoming Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and War Horse films, and an expected second series of Sherlock also on the horizon.
Also announced today is the casting of the role of Bard, which has gone to Luke Evans, who previously played Apollo in the recent Clash of the Titans and will play Aramis in the upcoming The Three Musketeers and Zeus in The Immortals.
Reminder: Falling Skies starts Sunday
by Doc on Jun.16, 2011, under Television
Just a reminder: the new TNT series Falling Skies debuts this Sunday at 9PM ET/8PM CT, and then will air at 10PM ET each Sunday after that.
If you want a quick glimpse of what to expect from the show, read out “First Look” article from May.
Stargate clearance sale this weekend
by Doc on Jun.16, 2011, under Television
Need a Stargate to finish off your living room? Military uniforms? A Stargate Command chair? Well, now’s your chance – at least if you can be at Bridge Studios in Burnaby, BC, Canada this Friday and Saturday. Liquidator Maynards is is conducting a liquidation sale of assets associated with the Stargate franchise. It doesn’t appear that you can purchase anything online, however :(.
Felicia Day, Wil Wheaton and Stan Lee to guest star in upcoming Eureka episodes
by Doc on Jun.15, 2011, under Television
Eureka is returning on July 11th on Syfy, and if you follow the right people on Twitter, you know that Felicia Day and Wil Wheaton are reprising their previous guest roles over multiple-episode arcs – since they tweeted incessantly about it 🙂 (just kidding guys…love your tweets!). Each will appear in a 7-episode arc.
Felicia Day (Web series The Guild, Red) plays Dr. Holly Marten, a quirky Department of Defense visitor to Eureka tasked with evaluating eager candidates for a special mission that has been given to Global Dynamics and will pit the town’s scientists against one another. Day’s story arc will begin July 18th.
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Sanctuary preview: “Into the Black”
by Doc on Jun.15, 2011, under Television
In the next sneak peek clip of the season finale of Sanctuary. In the aftermath of destruction, the team faces an even bigger threat – guest starring WWE’s Edge. Will wants to know who started all the chaos and is led to a tent where the guys who stirred the destruction are located. A whole slew of abnormals are being reminded by guest star Edge to remember that once a Praxian, always a Praxian. Will and the team know they have to get to the bottom of this quickly before it gets worse. Be sure to watch the clip and tune in for the finale on Monday at 10/9c only on Syfy!
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