New Wonder Woman Photos + Q&A With Producer Bruce Timm January 16, 2009 4:57 pm
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This week’s Wonder Woman update includes a few new photos, as well as a brand new Q&A with artist/animator Bruce Timm, who heads the cast and crew as producer of the upcoming DC Universe straight-to-video film. Click to enlarge the images, and be sure to head on over the jump to see one more and read the Q&A.
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.
http://www.wonderwomanmovie.com
Wonder Woman hits DVD and Blu-ray Hi-Def on March 3, 2009. (more…)
Fox Conducting Extensive Re-Shoots for ‘Wolverine’ January 16, 2009 4:41 pm
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Collider is reporting that Fox is conducting extensive re-shoots for X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Most, if not all, of the shoots will be taking place in Vancouver, Canada.
WB/Fox Settlement Details January 16, 2009 3:52 pm
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The details of the recently announced settlement between WB and Fox have leaked. Nikki Finke of Deadline Hollywood Daily reports that WB will have to give Fox 8.5% of the gross of the film, plus some up front cash which includes “recoupment of its development costs and attorney fees”. Additionally, Fox will have a piece of the franchise from this moment forward, so if WB decides to make a sequel or any spin-off’s — however unlikely that may be — Fox will get a take of its profits.
I’d say Fox made out really, really well, huh?
Watchmen hits theater on March 6, 2009.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, January 15, 2009 January 16, 2009 3:34 pm
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Keanu Reeves Confirmed for Cowboy Bebop January 16, 2009 2:34 pm
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THR has confirmed the news that Keanu Reeves is attached to star in 20th Century Fox’s big screen adaptation of the late-90’s Japanese anime Cowboy Bebop.
One of the big titles in anime, “Bebop” is set in a time where “astral gates” make interstellar travel possible. Humanity, decimated by a lunar explosion resulting from a gate accident, spread out across the solar system, as did crime, which gave rise to the use of bounty hunters.
Reeves would play Spike Spiegel, a bounty hunter and former member of a crime syndicate. Spiegel, along with Jet Black, a fellow bounty hunter and former cop, are the two pilots of the spaceship Bebop.
Peter Craig is writing the script.
Crank: High Voltage Trailer January 16, 2009 2:19 pm
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IGN has the new trailer for Crank: High Voltage, the follow-up to the 2006 film. Watch it embedded below.
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Four Added to Cast of Stargate Universe January 16, 2009 2:11 pm
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The SCI FI Channel has added four to the cast of the networks upcoming original series Stargate Universe. The four are Justin Louis, David Blue, Brian J. Smith and Jamil Walker Smith. The full press release follows after the jump. (more…)
Warner Bros. and Fox Settle Watchmen Suit January 15, 2009 11:54 pm
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Great news in the Warner/Fox Watchmen suit. The two studios have settled their dispute. The two sides will present a settlement to Judge Gary Feess soon and request that the case be dismissed.
Terms of the agreement were not disclosed, but the deal is said to involve a sizable cash payment to Fox and a percentage of the film’s boxoffice grosses; Fox will not be a co-distributor on the film, nor will it co-own the “Watchmen” property, but it will share in revenue derived from it. The studios released a joint statement last night.
“Warner Bros. acknowledges that Fox acted in good faith in bringing its claims, which were asserted prior to the start of principal photography,” the statement read. “Fox acknowledges that Warner Bros. acted in good faith defending against those claims.”
Source: THR
NBC Renews The Office, 30 Rock and The Biggest Loser + Sets Premiere Dates for New Shows January 15, 2009 11:50 pm
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NBC has announced the renewal of three of its shows, discussed others still not renewed and set premiere dates for a few new series. First up the renewals. NBC has handed out renewal notices to 30 Rock, The Biggest Loser and The Office, each of which have performed well this season (although 30 Rock continues to struggle with a solid lead-in).
The network also declared that despite low ratings and an expecation among fans and critics that Lipstick Jungle will be canceled, they have yet to make an official decision as to the show’s future.
NBC also set premiere date for the untitled Amy Poehler comedy (8:30pm on Thursday, April 9th, the current Kath & Kim slot) and confirmed that John Wells’ new police drama Soutland will take over ER‘s spot at Thursday’s at 10pm.
New drama Kings will kick off on Sunday, March 15th at 8pm, while the new cooking competition series The Chopping Block will premiere at 8pm on Wednesday, March 11 filling in the Knight Rider slot.
New entertainment president Angela Bromstad said that the network is hoping for six dramas and four new comedies this fall and hopes to have the long-awaited action series The Philanthropist on the air as early as this spring.
And what about the struggling sci-fi drama Heroes? It’s future is safe, very safe apparently:
” ‘Heroes’ is very secure,” she says. “We have a great relationship with Tim Kring. … What’s important is we never lose sight of being responsible in production.”
As to Kath & Kim and Knight Rider, Bromstad says the shows “may or may not come back”.
Source: THR
Jericho Creator Working on Feature Film Version January 15, 2009 11:37 pm
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The twice-canceled CBS drama Jericho isn’t dead yet. Executive producer Jon Turteltaub tells iFMagazine that there is a theatrical movie based on the short-lived TV series in development.
…the big news is Turteltaub’s company is currently hatching a potential feature film version of the TV show.
“We’re developing a feature for JERICHO,” says Turteltaub. “It would not require you to have seen the TV show, but it get into life after an event like this on a national scale. It would be the bigger, full on American version of what’s going on beyond the town in Jericho.”
Asked about whether the cast would return, Turteltaub exclaimed “Oh yeah!”. If the project got the green light, Turteltaub expects an adequate budget: “Anything would be a huge budget compared to what we were dealing with,” he adds. “If we had $40 million dollars to make a movie with, that’s 20 times more than we did before.”
The CW is currently airing Jericho repeats on Sunday night’s. Catch the show all over again at 7:00pm.
New Friday the 13th Photos January 15, 2009 11:13 pm
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ShockTillYouDrop.com has 15 brand new photos from this February’s Friday the 13th. Click on any of the three I’ve posted here to see the rest.
Friday the 13th hits theaters on February 13th.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, January 14, 2009 January 15, 2009 12:45 pm
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Battlestar Galactica Premiere Will Run 3 1/2 Minutes Long January 15, 2009 11:13 am
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Battlestar Galactica fans take note. The SCI FI channel is letting fans know that the January 16th return of the series at 10pm will run 3 1/2 minutes long, so make sure you set your DVR if it doesn’t catch the change.
For those who miss it, SCIFI.com will post the extra minutes following the West Coast debut of the series, which ends at 11pm PT/2am ET.
Source: SCI FI Wire
New Kick-Ass Photos January 15, 2009 11:00 am
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HitFix has three new photos from Mathew Vaughn’s adaptation of the Mark Millar comic-book series, Kick-Ass. Click the image above the check out the other two.
FCC Reviewing NBC’s Golden Globes Telecast January 15, 2009 10:49 am
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You had to see this coming.
After receiving 18 complaints, the FCC said yesterday that it is reviewing the program for possible violations of indecency rules. Seriously? The event was watched by about 14.9 million people, 18 of them complain and that triggers an investigation?
The biggest issue was when director Darren Aronofsky was caught on camera jokingly making the “flipping the bird” gesture at actor Mickey Rourke.
There were also a few other incidents that involved some colorful language, some of which was censored by NBC censors.
“We received 18 complaints about the Golden Globes telecast,” FCC spokeswoman Edie Herman wrote in an e-mail to The Times, “and the commission is reviewing the matter.”
An NBC spokeswoman confirmed that it aired the Aronofsky gesture on the live telecast. “On the West Coast, it went to black for two seconds,” the spokeswoman e-mailed. “Beyond that, we have no further comment.”
Aronofsky’s publicist, Karen Samfilippo, said earlier this week that she had not heard anything from NBC about the matter.
Source: LA Times
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Emily Blunt As Black Widow in Iron Man 2? January 14, 2009 6:04 pm
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Variety is reporting that Emily Blunt has emerged as the frontrunner to play the role of Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow in the sequel to Iron Man.
Marvel would not comment on the Black Widow casting. Iron Man 2, directed by Jon Favreau and written by Justin Theroux, begins production this spring and will hit theaters on May 7, 2010.
CBS Cancels Swingtown + Other CBS Bits January 14, 2009 5:49 pm
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CBS president Nina Tassler has confirmed what was assumed for some time, Swingtown has been officially canceled:
“We’re not going back to Swingtown,” Tassler said. “At the end of the day the show was well executed, it was well received, the performances were great, the writing was great. It was a risk, we took it, and we’re proud of it.”
Other bits from Tassler:
- CBS will be ordering an additional hour of the successful freshman
drama The Mentalist. - Plans are moving forward for the NCIS spin-off. The new cast will be introduced in an episode of NCIS this spring.
Source: EW
Pushing Daisies the Movie? January 14, 2009 5:42 pm
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According to Kristin Chenoweth, who starred in the now-canceled ABC series Pushing Daisies, series creator Bryan Fuller has an idea for a movie that would wrap up a lot of the unanswered questions of the TV show:
“It would wrap up a lot of the unanswered questions that people will have once they finally air our final episodes,” the singer-actress told TVGuide.com.
If the movie gets the go-ahead, Chenoweth says that she would take part and believes her fellow castmembers would as well:
“I’m sure that Bryan Fuller wouldn’t do it without the six main characters,” she said. “Paul Reubens was a big part of it — we have certain guest stars that are standouts that we’d want back. But he has such a great idea for it. … We all want to.”
Ricardo Montalban and Patrick McGoohan Have Passed Away January 14, 2009 5:35 pm
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Actors Ricardo Montalban and Patrick McGoohan have both passed away.
Montalban, perhaps best known for playing Mr. Roarke on the ABC show Fantasy Island, and the character Khan on the original Star Trek series and later the second film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, died of natural causes in his LA home. He was 88.
McGoohan died in Santa Monica after a short illness. He was 80. Among other roles, McGoohan starred as a British spy in the 1960s TV series Secret Agent and later starred in the series The Prisoner.
New Fast & Furious Trailer January 14, 2009 5:15 pm
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Universal Pictures has released a new trailer for Fast & Furious, which opens in theaters on April 3, 2009. Check it out by clicking the image above.
Source: Yahoo! Movies
New Franklyn Artwork January 14, 2009 5:01 pm
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BadTaste.it has brand new artwork for the fantasy-thriller Franklyn. Click the poster above to view more.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, January 13, 2009 January 14, 2009 4:38 pm
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American Idol Season Premiere Down, But Still Draws 30M+ Viewers January 14, 2009 3:48 pm
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Continuing the trend of down performances for some of television’s biggest shows, not even American Idol could escape a season premiere decline. For only the second time in the show’s history (the show declined last season as well), the show’s viewership levels were below those of last season’s premiere.
According to preliminary fast national numbers from Nielsen, the two-hour premiere averaged a 15.8/23 household rating/share, 30.07M viewers and an 11.8/28 A18-49 rating/share. Last season the premiere drew the following numbers: 17.7/26 HH rating/share, 33.41M viewers and a 13.8/32.
The number results in a decline of 11% in household rating, 10% or 3.34M among viewers and 14.5% in A18-49 rating.
Another episode of American Idol airs tonight on Fox, from 8:00-10:00 pm.
Blockbuster Increasing Their VOD Presence January 14, 2009 3:37 pm
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Blockbuster has inked a partnership with Sonic Solutions to build VOD capabilities into a variety of consumer electronics devices, a practice already being used by rival Netflix.
Without naming names, Blockbuster said it expects the partnership’s VOD technology to be built inot DVRs, Blu-ray Disc players, set-top boxes, mobile phones, Internet-connected television sets and other devices.
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