Mad Men Returns in July on New Night May 29, 2008 5:09 pm
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AMC has set a premiere date for the second season of their critically acclaimed original series Mad Men. The show will debut on the network on Sunday, July 27th at 10pm, moving from Thursday nights. AMC will celebrate its return with a Mad Men marathon of all 13 first season episodes starting on Sunday, July 20th at 12pm.
The first season of the show will also be available on-demand in standard and high-definition on June 30th and on DVD July 1st.
SCI FI Channel Sets Premiere Dates for Summer Lineup May 29, 2008 3:06 pm
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The SCI FI Channel has announced the premiere dates for its summer television series. New episodes of Ghost Hunters International and Scare Tactics (with new host Tracy Morgan) will premiere on Wednesday, July 9th at 9pm and 10pm, respectively. The fifth season of Stargate Atlantis, which will air its 100th episode, will premiere on Friday, July 11th at 10pm. And the third season premiere of Eureka kicks off on Tuesday, July 29th at 9pm.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, May 28, 2008 May 29, 2008 3:01 pm
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My analysis of the night’s ratings follows after the jump.
Rumor: James McAvoy as Bilbo Baggins? May 29, 2008 12:38 pm
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There’s a new rumor circulating the net that has James McAvoy playing Bilbo Baggins in Guillermo del Toro’s The Hobbit. The Daily Express reports:
“A number of names have been doing the rounds, including Daniel Radcliffe and Jack Black, but James (MCAvoy) is the one the film’s bosses really want. They’re expected to have talks soon so hopefully it could be confirmed in the not too distant future.”
Though the British source singles out McAvoy, considering the inclusion of two other names, it’s perfectly reasonable to conclude that this rumor has no basis in fact.
Expanding on this a bit. If you missed the chat Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro participated in this past Saturday over at TheOneRing.net (click here for that article), Guillermo said that he has plans to utilize Ian Holm (who played Bilbo in the Lord of the Rings trilogy) in “some fashion for sure” and that “the difficulty of the role will be better assessed after” the screenplays are completed. Del Toro also expressed the same thoughts in an interview with Empire Magazine just last week:
“We are writing based on [Ian Holm’s performance], but other than that, we have ideas [of who could play him],” Del Toro told us. “I can tell you that it’s down to a few names that we all agree upon. And that our first choice…completely, magically, we said the same name. All of us!”
COMMENT: So assuming this rumor pans out (and we’ll have to wait awhile as Del Toro has said casting announcements are a year away) what do you think?
Sources: The Daily Express and Empire Magazine
Murphy and Ratner Teaming up for Beverly Hills Cop 4 in 2010 May 29, 2008 12:19 pm
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Are you ready for some more Axel Foley? Paramount is moving forward with a fourth installment in the Beverly Hills Cop franchise, according to Variety. Eddie Murphy is already attached to reprise his role as Detroit detective Axel Foley and the studio is negotiating with Brett Ratner to direct. Paramount is looking to begin production in 2009 with hopes to debut the film in the summer of 2010. No script has been written yet, so a writer will be hired shortly.
The first film in the series was released in 1984 and went on to gross an impressive $316 million worldwide. The sequel was also a success, pulling in $300 million three years later in 1987. But when the studio went to the well one last time in 1994, the results were mixed. Though the budget was kept in line, Beverly Hills Cop III grossed just $119 million worldwide.
Overall, the three films have combined to gross $735 million.
Source: Variety
COMMENT: Are you interested in another Beverly Hills Cop movie?
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