Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, January 25, 2009 January 26, 2009 9:47 pm
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New Wonder Woman Images + Q&A With Vicki Lewis January 26, 2009 7:06 pm
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Check out a few new images, as well as a brand new Q&A with actress Vicki Lewis, who voices the character Persephone for the upcoming DC Universe straight-to-video film, Wonder Woman. Click to enlarge the images. Q&A is after the jump.
Official Plot Synopsis:
Produced by the multiple Emmy® Award winning animation legend Bruce Timm, Wonder Woman is an origin– story and features a stellar celebrity voice cast including Keri Russell (Waitress, Felicity), Nathan Fillion (Desperate Housewives), Alfred Molina (Spider-Man 2), Virginia Madsen (Sideways), Rosario Dawson (Sin City), Oliver Platt (The West Wing) and David McCallum (NCIS). Wonder Woman begins on the mystical island of Themyscira, where a proud and fierce warrior race of Amazons resides. They have raised Princess Diana, a daughter of stunning beauty, extraordinary strength and incredible fighting prowess. Diana possesses a host of super human powers granted to her by the gods and goddesses of Olympus and her strength and stamina are unparalleled. When Air Force fighter pilot Steve Trevor crash lands on the island, the rebellious and headstrong Diana defies Amazonian law by accompanying Trevor back to civilization. Meanwhile, Ares (the God of War) has escaped his imprisonment at the hands of the Amazons and has decided to exact his revenge by starting a world war that will destroy them all. It is up to Princess Diana to save her people and the world by using her gifts to become the ultimate Wonder Woman.
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Wonder Woman hits DVD and Blu-ray Hi-Def on March 3, 2009. (more…)
CBS Announces Cast for The Amazing Race January 26, 2009 6:14 pm
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CBS has announced the 11 teams that will take part in the 14th installment of the Emmy Award-winning series The Amazing Race, which premieres Sunday, February 15th (8:00-9:00pm ET/PT) on CBS. The new season will see the contestants traverse over 40,000 miles and nine countries over 22 days.
The full press release follows after the jump. (more…)
Scott Bakula To Guest Star on NBC’s Chuck January 26, 2009 6:05 pm
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NBC has confirmed (EW reported this bit of casting news a little more than a week ago) that 
Scott Bakula (Star Trek: Enterprise, Quantum Leap) will be guest-starring as Chuck and Ellie’s (Zachary Levi and Sarah Lancaster) estranged father on NBC’s action-comedy series Chuck. Bakula will appear on the show in a multi-episode arc scheduled for broadcast later this spring. He joins Chevy Chase, who was also recently cast in the series in a guest starring role.
In the storyline, Chuck made a promise to his sister, Ellie that he was going to find their dad in time for her wedding. But when he does find him, Chuck discovers that his dad is not necessarily a guy who wants to be found. He’s living in a trailer, he’s disheveled, he’s paranoid and he’s claiming constantly that Ted Roark (guest star Chevy Chase) — who he used to work with — stole all his ideas from him. In addition, Ted Roark has now become a super-successful software billionaire while Chuck’s dad has become an eccentric, living in the shadows.
Chuck returns to NBC with new episodes on Monday, February 2nd. The full press release follows after the jump. (more…)
The Dark Knight Re-Launch: $667,397 January 26, 2009 5:51 pm
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Without the help of high-profile Oscar nominations such as Best Picture, Best Director or Best Writing, the re-launch of last year’s highest grossing film, and the second highest grossing film of all-time, The Dark Knight, was modestly successful. The film played in 350 theaters (+344 from the weekend prior) and grossed $667,397 (#26) for a PTA of $1,907.
The film’s new domestic cume now stands at $531.71 million with worldwide box office at $997.71 million.
ABC Orders New V Pilot January 26, 2009 5:27 pm
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ABC has given a pilot order to a new take on the 1980s miniseries about an alien invasion, V. Written on spec by 4400 co-creator/executive producer Scott Peters, the series will center on a female Homeland Security agent. The pickup marks ABC’s second so far this pilot season for presold titles based on 1980s properties (Eastwick being the other).
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Jamie Bell and Daniel Craig Join The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn January 26, 2009 5:13 pm
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Paramount Pictures and Sony Pictures Entertainment today announced principal photography on the 3D motion capture film The Adventures 0f Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn has gotten underway.
The studios have also announced that Jamie Bell and Daniel Craig have been added to the cast, joining Andy Serkis, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Gad Elmaleh, Toby Jones and Mackenzie Crook. Bell will play the lead character Tintin, descriped as an intrepid young reporter whose relentless pursuit of a good story thrusts him into a world of high adventure. Craig will play Red Rackham.
The screenplay to The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn was written by Steven Moffat, Edgar Wright and Joe Cornish, and will be produced by Steven Spielberg (who will also direct), Peter Jackson and Kathleen Kennedy. It is the first in a series of 3D motion capture films based on the iconic character Tintin and is due for release in 2011.
The second film in the series is scheduled to be directed by Peter Jackson, with a third film a possibility as well.
The full press release follows below. (more…)
ABC Announces New Thursday Night Comedy Block January 26, 2009 1:23 pm
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ABC has announced a new Thursday night comedy block, which includes the premiere of two new series In the Motherhood (March 26 at 8:00pm) and Better Off Ted (March 18 at 8:30pm). The two shows will be paired with Samantha Who? (March 26 at 8:30pm) and Scrubs (March 18 at 8:00pm), both of which will also be moving to Thursday nights.
“In the Motherhood” – Thursdays at 8:00 p.m.
Megan Mullally (“Will & Grace”) and Cheryl Hines (“Curb Your Enthusiasm”) come to ABC in the new comedy “In the Motherhood,” which takes a look at the importance of family and friends while trying to juggle motherhood, work and love lives in an overly complicated modern world. The story focuses on Rosemary (Mullally), Jane (Hines) and Emily (Jessica St. Clair), who represent mothers we all know. Rosemary is a free-wheeling mom who plays it fast and loose when it comes to parenting her teenaged son, Luke. Married numerous times, but currently single, Rosemary lives by her own rules. Much to the amazement of the other moms, her nontraditional parenting style has yielded a son much more responsible than she. Rosemary’s best friend, Jane, is a recently divorced working mother of a pre-teen, Annie, and a baby girl, Sophie, who is just trying to keep her career and home afloat. Having just returned to work after giving birth eight months ago, Jane struggles to find a happy balance – lucky for her she has her “manny,” Horatio (Horatio Sanz, “Saturday Night Live”), to help out. Jane’s younger sister, Emily, sees herself as the model stay-at-home-super-mom for her two young children, Esther and Bill. Emily’s home is a work of art, and her kids are polite and sweet — everything has its place in her world. Married to Jason (RonReaco Lee), Emily takes parenting as seriously as any mother could.
“Better Off Ted” – Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m.
“Better Off Ted” is a new office comedy about successful good guy Ted who runs Research and Development at the morally questionable Veridian Dynamics. No achievement is too far-fetched and no invention too unorthodox for Veridian. Need cow-less meat grown in a test tube? Done. Need pumpkins that also double as weapons of mass destruction? No problem. Ted’s a single dad to a seven-year-old girl and he loves his job, but he’s starting to take a closer look at the company’s extremely dubious practices. Do you manufacture the best teeth whitener ever if it could also kill off all of the planet’s fish? Probably not, but… Ted’s also fighting an attraction to co-worker Linda, who enjoys small acts of rebellion against Veridian (she’s secretly stealing and hoarding all the company’s creamer packets). But he holds back about his true feelings. He’s already had his self imposed “one office affair” with Ÿberboss Veronica. Incredibly beautiful (if seemingly devoid of conscience and emotion-free), Veronica lets nothing get in her way when it comes to serving Veridian’s needs.
The full press release follows after the jump. (more…)
Legend of the Seeker Gets Second Season Renewal January 26, 2009 1:12 pm
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Disney’s first-run syndicated sci-fi drama Legend of the Seeker, produced by Sam Raimi, has been renewed for a second season on the Tribune Broadcasting stations.
The series, filmed in New Zealand, is based on Terry Goodkind’s Sword of Truth book series, and has averaged a solid 2.0 household rating this season thus far. The most recent episode drew a 1.6 household rating. The two-hour series premiere debuted with a 2.9 household rating in November.
Tribune’s stations account for 35% of ‘Seeker’s’ national clearance and covers most of its key top markets.
Source: Variety
Slumdog Millionaire Wins At SAG Awards January 26, 2009 1:03 am
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Slumdog Millionaire won yet another award, this time SAG’s top award for ensemble cast last night at the 15th Annual Screen Actor’s Guild Awards.
“I just hope that I don’t wake up tomorrow and someone says ‘Hey you were dreaming,'” the film’s Freida Pinto said backstage.
In the night’s other categories, Meryl Streep of Doubt and Sean Penn of Milk took lead actor honors. Kate Winslet won the supporting actress prize for The Reader, while Heath Ledger became the first posthumous SAG winner for his supporting role as The Joker in The Dark Knight. Co-star Gary Oldman accepted the award on his behalf:
“It is a great honor to be asked to accept this award on behalf of Heath Ledger,” he said. “He was an extraordinary young man and an extraordinary talent.”
On the TV side, AMC’s Mad Men was named best drama and NBC’s 30 Rock took top comedy honors, while Hugh Laurie of House and Sally Field of Brothers & Sisters took best actor honors on the drama side and 30 Rock’s Alec Baldwin and Tina Fey took top honors on the comedy side.
Click through the jump to see a complete list of the night’s winners. (more…)
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