TV and Film Casting Bites April 30, 2008 11:50 pm
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Jonah Hill is in early negotiations to costar opposite Shia LaBeouf in Transformers 2, according to EW while the Courier Mail is reporting that Australian actress Teresa Palmer has been cast in the film as well.
Kim Richards and Ike Eisenmann are returning to “Witch Mountain”. The original kid stars of the 70’s movies have been cast in Race to Witch Mountain, Disney’s re-imagining of the adventure series. [THR]
Hector Elizondo (Cane) has been tapped by USA to join Monk as Tony Shalhoub’s new shrink, after the unfortunate death of Stakley Kamel, who played Dr. Kroger on the series. Elizondo will show up on the 7th season premiere of the series. [TV Guide]
Daytime Emmy Nominations Announced April 30, 2008 11:30 pm
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The nominations for the 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards were announced this morning on The View. You can check out a list of the nominations by clicking here. The Award show will be broadcast on ABC in prime time from 8:00-11:00 p.m. ET on ABC on June 20th from the Kodak Theater in Hollywood.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, April 29, 2008 April 30, 2008 10:13 pm
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“The Incredible Hulk” Movie Trailer #2 April 30, 2008 10:00 pm
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Universal has released the second trailer for The Incredible Hulk. Directed by Louis Leterrier and starring Edward Norton as the Hulk/Bruce Banner, The Incredible Hulk hits theaters on June 13, 2008. For direct download links to the HD trailer, plus new images from the film, follow through the jump.
“The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor” International Movie Poster April 29, 2008 10:08 pm
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The international movie poster for The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor has been released. Check it out after the jump. The third installment in the Mummy franchise, starring Brendan Fraser and Jet Li, hits theaters on August 1, 2008.
“Beauty and the Geek” Finale Likely the End, At Least for Now April 29, 2008 10:05 pm
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The May 13th season finale of CW’s reality series Beauty and the Geek will likely be the show’s last episode, at least for some time. According to Variety, CW executives have decided that they’re going to put the series on hold for a few years.
TV Casting Bites: “E.R.”, “90210” Spin-off, “Desperate Housewives” and Britney Confirmed for “How I Met Your Mother” April 29, 2008 8:55 pm
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The final season of E.R. is adding a little star power, as film actress Angela Bassett is joining the cast as a regular of the NBC series. [THR]
The CW “90210” spin off has added two actresses: Lori Laughlin has been tapped to play Celia Mills, the show’s mom, while Jessica Walter will play Tabitha Mills, the grandmother. [TV Guide and EW]
Gale Harold has booked a potentially recurring role on ABC’s Desperate Housewives [TV Guide]
And lastly, CBS has confirmed that Britney Spears is returning to guest star on the May 12 episode of How I Met Your Mother. [CBS]
Spike TV Picks Up Comedy Series April 29, 2008 8:15 pm
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Spike TV has ordered six episodes of Factory, a improvised comedy revolving around four small-town factory workers who’d rather do anything than work at their boring jobs, according to THR. It will be the network’s first original comedy series. Factory will premiere on June 29th at 10:00 p.m.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Monday, April 28, 2008 April 29, 2008 3:38 pm
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The return of House (in a new time slot) helped put Fox in first place for the evening among adults 18-49, but a steep decline among total audience from its last newly aired episode (-8.65M viewers/37% and 37% among A18-49) kept the network in second place among households and viewers. To be fair though, that last new episode of House aired out of a fresh installment of American Idol. Even still, compared to the show’s season average up to last night, the series was of by 4.90 million/25% among viewers, 23% among households and 29% among A18-49.
House’s weaker than average performance allowed for Dancing With the Stars (the night’s most-watched program) to lead ABC to a first place finish on the evening among both households and viewers.
CBS meanwhile got good mileage from its slate of comedies and an original episode of “CSI: Miami”, as the network finished in third overall, but a solid second among A18-49 (just a half point off from first place Fox in the demo).
Rounding out the rest of the evening was NBC in a competitive fourth place, and The CW in last place. About The CW, the network can’t be too pleased that One Tree Hill faded by nearly a half million viewers (-420,000/14%) and 14% among adults 18-49, while lead-in Gossip Girl remained flat from the week prior.
“The Dark Knight” Trailer 2 Leaked Online April 29, 2008 2:29 am
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The second trailer for the upcoming Batman Begins followup The Dark Knight has been leaked online. The quality of this bootleg is very low, but if you want to see the trailer before the presumed Sunday official release, check it out after the jump.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, April 27, 2008 April 28, 2008 11:56 pm
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, April 25, 2008 April 26, 2008 8:41 pm
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Hugh Jackman Talks ‘Wolverine’, Cast Added April 25, 2008 6:03 pm
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Talking to The Herald Sun, Hugh Jackman revealed some new bits of information about his upcoming film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. The actor specifically spoke about his young costar, Kodi Smit-McPhee and his director Gavin Hood. Two new cast members were also added to the film. Highlights after the jump.
Ewan McGregor Cast in “Angels and Demons” April 25, 2008 5:47 pm
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Hot on the heels of yesterday’s casting announcement of Ayelet Zurer in Angels and Demons, THR is now reporting that Ewan McGregor has also been cast in the upcoming The Da Vinci Code prequel. Shooting is scheduled to begin on the film this June. Directed by Ron Howard, and co-starring Tom Hanks and Ayelet Zurer, Angels and Demons is scheduled to hit theaters in the summer of 2009.
Warner Bros. Sets Release Date for “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I” April 25, 2008 5:41 pm
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Warner Bros. has set an official release date for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I. The film will release on November 19, 2010. That puts a two-year gap between the the next film Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (November 21, 2008). WB hasn’t yet set an exact date for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II, but they did note that it’ll release in May 2011.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, April 24, 2008 April 25, 2008 5:32 pm
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ABC’s returning dramas Ugly Betty, Grey’s Anatomy (the nights most-watched program among adults 18-49) and Lost (now in its new post-Grey’s Anatomy timeslot) led ABC to a ratings victory last night among adults 18-49. CBS however, was still stronger among total viewers, thanks to the nights most-watched program CSI.
The head-to-head battle of CSI and Grey’s Anatomy remains competitive, but both shows drew lower-than average numbers. CSI was off the most (3.35 million/17% among viewers and 22% among adults 18-49), while Grey’s Anatomy was off by 1.66 million/9% among viewers and 11% among adults 18-49 from its last newly aired episode. Curious as to how the two shows have done against each other? Check out the following two CSI vs. Grey’s Anatomy charts–VIEWERS ||| ADULTS 18-49.
Lost debuted in its new 10:00 p.m. time slot to solid results. Retention from its lead-in was a very impressive 87% among adults 18-49, and it grew in each category from its last newly aired episode: Households by 9%, Viewers by 870,000/8% and A18-49 by 20%.
Everything else seemed to be down on the evening, including the NBC’s comedies. The Office suffered steep declines of 2.3 million/23% among viewers and 22% among adults 18-49.
“The Dark Knight” Viral: Joker and New Poster April 24, 2008 10:43 pm
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There’s a new update on “The Dark Knight” Joker centric website WhySoSerious.com. If you go to the new “It’s All Part of the Plan” section of the site and click on the red lever at the top right you’re led to a new page which has the new poster. The main page also has a note: “Four Days”. Could that be when the new trailer hits? Photos after the jump.
Del Toro Confirmed for “The Hobbit” April 24, 2008 8:53 pm
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It’s finally official. Variety is reporting that director Guillermo del Toro has been signed to helm both The Hobbit and its sequel. Once his current project–Hellboy II: The Golden Army–concludes, Del Toro will be moving to New Zealand for four years, where he will oversee production of the two films, alongside executive producer Peter Jackson. Del Toro will also draw upon creature and effects house WETA Workshop. The two films will be shot back-to-back.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, April 23, 2008 April 24, 2008 4:52 pm
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NBC drew better than average numbers on Wednesday night, but it wasn’t enough to overcome American Idol, which led Fox to another first place Wednesday night showing.
NBC’s Law & Order returned very strong. The episode, which was the last for actor Jesse L. Martin, was up an impressive 2.14 million/20% among viewers and 23% among adults 18-49 from its last newly aired episode back in March, helping propel NBC to a competitive second place on the evening.
Also worth noting was The CW’s lineup, but for different reasons. America’s Next Top Model matched its season high of a 2.0 rating among adults 18-49 and drew more than four million viewers for the first time this season (4.23M).
Meanwhile, the season two finale of Pussycat Dolls Present broke the 2 million mark for the first time this season (2.30M). Overall though, the second season of the series was a big disappointment, averaging just 1.70 million viewers and a 0.8/2 rating/share among adults 18-49 over nine episodes. To put that in perspective, the first season of the show averaged a significantly better 2.96 million viewers and a 1.3/3 rating/share among adults 18-49 over eight episodes. That’s a drop of 1.26 million/43% among viewers and 38% among adults 18-49 (click here for a season 1-2 ratings chart).
Ayelet Zurer Cast in “Angels and Demons” April 24, 2008 4:47 pm
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Israeli actress Ayelet Zurer has landed the female lead role opposite Tom Hanks in Ron Howard’s The Da Vinci Code prequel, Angels and Demons, according to EW. The actress was last seen in Steven Spielberg’s Munich. Angels and Demons is set to hit theaters on May 15, 2009.
Brandon Routh on “Man of Steel” and ‘Justice League’ April 24, 2008 4:42 pm
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Superman Returns star Brandon Routh, who admits he was never contacted by the studio to be part of the now “tabled” Justice League of America film says that the timing was off to release the film now. Routh also talked about filming for Man of Steel. Details after the jump.
Guillermo del Toro Talks “Hellboy 3” April 24, 2008 4:25 pm
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Guillermo del Toro told SCI FI Wire that if Hellboy II: The Golden Army is successful enough to warrant a sequel, he already has a plan in place for a third film in the series, and that the third film would be the last in the franchise.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, April 22, 2008 April 24, 2008 1:39 am
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Brendan Fraser “G.I. Joe” Cameo Confirmed April 24, 2008 12:31 am
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Earlier this month it was reported that Brendan Fraser filmed a cameo for Stephen Sommer’s G.I. Joe (check out that article here). Newsarama has now confirmed the story during their New York Comic Con coverage. According to Fraser, his character Gung Ho get’s to ride a “bitching three wheeled motorcycle”. G.I. Joe hits theaters on August 7, 2009.
“Lost Boys: The Tribe” DVD Cover April 24, 2008 12:22 am
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Warner Premiere has released the cover art for the upcoming direct-to-DVD sequel Lost Boys: The Tribe. The movie will be released this summer. Check out the cover art after the jump.
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