New Dollhouse Video November 11, 2008 2:14 pm
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Fox has released a new video for the upcoming Joss Whedon drama Dollhouse. Check it out below. Dollhouse is expected to air on Fox sometime in early 2009.
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Farrelly Brothers Moving Forward With Three Stooges Project November 11, 2008 2:10 pm
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MGM has revived Peter and Bobby Farrelly’s Three Stooges project and have set a November 20, 2009 release date for the film. That puts the film up against Sherlock Holmes, the animated film Planet 51 and Old Dogs. According to Variety, the $45 million comedy will be either PG or PG-13 and feature the slap-happy comedy that was prevalent in the Stooges shorts:
“It’s not a biopic. It takes place in present day, and they look, dress and sound exactly like the Stooges,” Peter Farrelly told Daily Variety. “When the economy started turning, we felt like the world could use a Stooges slapfest. Bobby and I haven’t done a real physical comedy in a while, and it’s the most exciting thing we could think of now, to have people go to the movie, see some great slapstick fun family humor.”
“We know this is extremely difficult to pull off; we realize some Stooges fans will be upset no matter what we do,” Farrelly said. “We love the Stooges and honor their memory, and we don’t want them to disappear. We hope that next Thanksgiving, dads will introduce their kids to the Stooges and create a new generation of knuckleheads.”
Source: Variety
Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, November 9, 2008 November 10, 2008 3:45 pm
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Saturday, November 8, 2008 November 9, 2008 3:23 pm
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, November 7, 2008 November 8, 2008 2:46 pm
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, November 6, 2008 November 7, 2008 7:44 pm
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, November 5, 2008 November 6, 2008 8:27 pm
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, November 4, 2008 November 5, 2008 7:53 pm
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Monday, November 3, 2008 November 4, 2008 7:34 pm
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, November 2, 2008 November 3, 2008 5:44 pm
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Saturday, November 1, 2008 November 2, 2008 5:13 pm
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Sony and Paramount to Partner for Tintin November 2, 2008 4:03 pm
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Sony Pictures and Paramount Pictures are in talks to co-finance the digital 3-D Tintin series from directors Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson. The series is based on the Belgian comics of the same name.
Details, via Variety:
After resolving the Paramount-DreamWorks divorce, putting together a studio deal for “Tintin” was next on Spielberg’s agenda. After Universal balked at partnering on the first installment, which Spielberg will direct, Paramount offered to fully back the first movie with a reduced backend at $135 million for the two gross participants. When the filmmakers held out for a better deal, a partner became a viable alternative.
The original deal called for there to be a three-film deal, but it looks like this will now be a two-picture deal, with Spielberg to direct the first film (still expected by 2010) and Jackson to direct the sequel.
Source: Variety
Huge $8M Opening Day for Quantum of Solace in the U.K. November 2, 2008 3:54 pm
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The latest James Bond film, Quantum of Solace, opened to large audiences on Friday in the U.K., taking in $8 million (£4.94 million) in its first day of release. That haul, which was made possible by lots of advance ticket sales, makes ‘Solace’ the biggest Friday opening of all time in the U.K.
The previous Friday best was Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, which earned $6.5M (£4 million). The previous Bond film, Casino Royale, did $4.7 million inn its opening Friday, but unlike ‘Solace’, it had the benefit of Thursday previews. The film has a good shot at surpassing pre-release expections, which pegged the film doing $21 million (£13 million) over the weekend.
Quantum of Solace hits theaters in the US on November 14th.
Source: Variety
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Principal Photography Wraps November 2, 2008 3:21 pm
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Principal photography for director Michael Bay’s sequel Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen has wrapped. The film is scheduled to hit conventional and IMAX theaters on June 26, 2009.
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ABC Orders Full Season of Samantha Who? November 2, 2008 3:16 pm
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The Christina Applegate half-hour comedy series Samantha Who? will see a full season ABC has ordered an additional seven episodes of the show which is produced by ABC Studios.
The show has held steady in recent airings, drawing 9.6 million viewers and a 2.7 rating among adults 18-49 out of lead-in Dancing With the Stars. Through three episodes this season, the show has averaged 10.5 million viewers and a 2.8 rating among adults 18-49, making it the second-most-watched comedy on the evening, behind CBS’s Two and a Half Men.
Source: THR Feed
Pulitzer Winner David Lindsay-Abaire to Write Spider-Man 4 November 2, 2008 3:02 pm
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Pulitzer prize winning author David Lindsay is in final negotiations with Columbia Pictures to write Spider-Man 4. The writer won the pulitzer for the 2007 drama Rabbit Hole. It’s unclear if Lindsay-Abaire will be writing a new draft for the film, or simply rewriting James Vanderbilt’s previous draft.
THR also notes that both Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire will be back as director and star, respectively, and that Kirsten Dunst is also expected to return.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
JMS To Write Forbidden Planet Remake November 2, 2008 2:55 pm
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Babylon 5 creator/writer J. Michael Straczynski has been signed by Warner Bros. to write the long-in-development update to the Sci-Fi classic Forbidden Planet.
JMS recently wrote the script to the Clint Eastwood-directed film Changeling.
The original film was released in 1956 and told the story of an expedition sent from Earth to check on a colony of scientists on a far-off planet. Joel Silver is producing the project.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
“American Dad” Renewed for Fifth Season November 2, 2008 2:42 pm
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While Fox opted not to renew its long-running animated series King of the Hill (related article here), the network has decided to give a greenlight for a fifth season of American Dad. Executive producers Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman have also signed new overall deals with 20th Century Fox TV:
“It was one of our goals going into the summer to make sure their services were secured,” said 20th Century Fox TV chairman Dana Walden. “The show has evolved creatively under their leadership. And when you find a tentpole player like Seth, one of the critical elements in supporting their companies is locking up the services of the people they depend on, they trust.”
Production on the currently running fourth season of American Dad is coming to a close, just as the writing team is starting to break stories for the show’s fifth season.
Source: Variety
Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, October 31, 2008 November 1, 2008 7:48 pm
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, October 30, 2008 October 31, 2008 7:09 pm
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Fox Cancels King of the Hill October 30, 2008 11:19 pm
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Fox has decided that they will not be renewing King of the Hill beyond the show’s current 13th season. Production is currently being wrapped on the show’s final 13 episodes.
Despite the loss of the long-running animated series, Fox remains commited to the medium as they are prepping two new animated series for midseason: Mitch Hurwitz’s Sit Down, Shut Up and the Family Guy spin-off The Cleveland Show.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
McCain and Obama to Appear on Monday Night Football October 30, 2008 9:21 pm
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On the eve of the election–Monday, November 3–the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates will appear on ESPN’s Monday Night Football. Both will be interviewed, separately on tape, by half-time anchor Chris Berman. The expected time is 10:15 pm ET, but depending in the flow of the game, it could be closer to 10:30.
The game, between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins, actually has some historical signficance. With the exception of one election (2004) over the past 15, when the Redskins win their last home game before the election (this Monday night), the incumbent party remains in power.
Source: USA Today
Fox Puts ‘Til Death on Hold for Two Weeks October 30, 2008 9:05 pm
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Fox has pulled the low-rated Brad Garret comedy Til Death from its lineup. According to the network, the show will be off the air for at least two weeks. Repeats of House will occupy the 9pm Wednesday time slot in the short term. The third year series is expected to return to the air after November sweeps.
Source: TV Week
Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, October 29, 2008 October 30, 2008 6:28 pm
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David Tennent Leaving Doctor Who After 2009 Specials October 29, 2008 8:58 pm
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The rumors about whether or not David Tennent will be leaving Doctor Who can now cease. BBC has confirmed that the actor will indeed be leaving the series at the end of the 2009 specials.
Tennant made the announcement after winning the outstanding drama performance prize at the National Television Awards.
“When Doctor Who returns in 2010 it won’t be with me,” he said.
“Now don’t make me cry,” he added. “I love this part, and I love this show so much that if I don’t take a deep breath and move on now I never will, and you’ll be wheeling me out of the Tardis in my bath chair.”‘I’ll miss it’
In an exclusive interview with BBC,Tennant said that three years was “about the right time” to play the role.
“I think it’s better to go when there’s a chance that people might miss you, rather than to hang around and outstay your welcome,” he said.
Russel T. Davies, the show’s executive producer who will be stepping down as showrunner when the fifth season returns in 2010, said the following about Tennant stepping down:
“I’ve been lucky and honoured to work with David over the past few years – and it’s not over yet, the Tenth Doctor still has five spectacular hours left!
“After which, I might drop an anvil on his head. Or maybe a piano. A radioactive piano. But we’re planning the most enormous and spectacular ending, so keep watching.”
Steven Moffat takes over as showrunner for the fifth season in 2010. BBC has not announced who will replace Tennant, but rumors are swirling around the net that has Paterson Joseph as a possible replacement. Others rumored include David Morrisey, James Nesbitt and John Simm.
Source: BBC
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