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More Phoenix casting announced
by Doc on Feb.03, 2006, under Movies
We have our Luna Lovegood. 14 year old Evanna Lynch beat out 15,000 hopefuls to land the coveted role better known as “Loony”. She’s a major fan, too – her cats are named “Luna” (ironic!) and “Crookshanks”. Also announced: Imelda Staunton (Nanny McPhee, playing Dolores Umbridge), Helen McCrory (Casanova, playing Bellatrix Lestrange), Kathryn Hunter (All or Nothing, playing Mrs. Figg), and Natalia Tena (Mrs. Henderson Presents, as Nymphadora Tonks).
“HAVEN” comic press release
by Doc on Feb.03, 2006, under Comics
Christopher Moshier writes “Haven, the first release from MC (Making Comics) Studios
?HaVeN? brings about the first comic book release from MC (Making Comics) Studios.
An unknown enemy has decimated the Earth as we know it. Many of the planet?s elite, the politicians, the scientists, the wealthiest, escape into deep space leaving their brethren to their fates.
With the help of an alien force known as ?The Pantheon,? refugees from the apocalyptic Earth rebuild humanity in the form of a space station known as HaVeN.” Read More for the full release.
Cult gets axed – two weeks after green light
by Doc on Jan.31, 2006, under Television
Heather Graham may have lost her show after one airing, but Matthew Bomer lost his two weeks after he was cast. Farscape creator Rockne S. O’Bannon’s new project called Cult, which was given the green light by The WB two weeks ago and announced Bomer (Tru Calling) as being cast, has been cancelled by the new CW network, as it no longer fits “the programming needs of The CW.” However, WB Television (the studio, not the network) is going to shop the show at the next “selling season”.
Massively multiplayer Stargate game in development?
by Doc on Jan.31, 2006, under Games
It seems a group called Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment is working on a Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG – the style of Everquest and World of Warcraft) based around the Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis environments called Stargate Worlds. Beyond the announcement, there is little information as of yet though. Interestingly – by the press releases, they announced what they were doing before they actually had a license agreement with MGM, who owns the franchise.
Some Potter: Phoenix castings announced
by Doc on Jan.30, 2006, under Movies
CBBC Newsround is reporting a couple of casting announcements for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. The part of Auror and Order member Kingsley Shacklebolt will be played by George Harris – perhaps best known as Katanga, the cargo vessel captain in Raiders of the Lost Ark. Newcomer Robbie Jarvis will take up the part of the young James Potter. No word yet on the results of the Luna Lovegood casting, where an estimated 15,000 girls tried out, but they did cut it down to a mere 400…
Report: No Toy Story 3
by Doc on Jan.29, 2006, under Movies
Could this be a sign of who is really in charge of Disney now? With the purchase of Pixar by Disney, The Independent is reporting that Pixar creative head John Lasseter has asserted authority and cancelled Toy Story 3. It appears that he was adamantly against additional Toy Story movies. Frankly, as long as they come up with good stories I don’t care if they make 10 movies.
Narnia DVD due in April
by Doc on Jan.28, 2006, under General News
As Hollywood wrestles with how to release films, DVD releases of even blockbuster films get quicker. Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Disney’s home video division) has announced that the DVD release of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe will hit the streets on April 5th. there will be a one-disc and a “special edition” two-disc version, which will have 10 hours of additional material on the second disc.
Mouse buys Lamp: Disney pays $7.4B for Pixar
by Doc on Jan.25, 2006, under General News
It’s official. Disney will pay $7.4 billion to buy Pixar, making Steve Jobs a board member and its largest individual shareholder. Given that every Pixar-produced movie has been a blockbuster, with Finding Nemo hitting $865 million worldwide, this seems to make sense…but was it too much? The combined gross of he first 6 Pixar movies was only $3.2 billion…
WB, UPN networks consolidate into “The CW”
by Doc on Jan.25, 2006, under Television
In an unprecedented move, CBS, which owns the UPN network, and Time Warner, which owns The WB network, will will merge the two networks into one this Fall, with the new network called “The CW”. The new network will pick what shows it wishes to keep from the existing networks. For markets with both The WB and UPN represented, it appears the 16 Tribune-owned WB stations will have precedence (Tribune is an investor in Time Warner), with 12 CBS-owned UPN stations next and the rest remains to be seen. Boston has both a Tribune (WLVI 56) and a CBS-owned UPN station (WSBK 38 – and they already own the CBS station) – WLVI will become part of the new network, and WSBK will be searching for programming – no word on if it will be sold.
Stargate SG-1 game cancelled?
by Doc on Jan.23, 2006, under Games
Apparently problems with the planned (and almost completed) game based on Stargate SG-1, Stargate SG-1: The Alliance, and its developer, Perception, have resulted in the cancellation of the game and perhaps the closing of Perception itself. Official word from Perception and/or MGM is expected soon.