Bryan Fuller Talks Heroes + John Glover Cast as Sylar’s Dad December 11, 2008 7:17 pm
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Entertainment Weekly got a chance to chat with Bryan Fuller (Pushing Daisies) who’s returning to the show as a consultant. Fuller talked a bit about the show’s new volume, titled Fugitives, which kicks off on February 2nd:
It really is a fresh start. All of the characters are back in their real lives. You see Peter as a paramedic. Claire is looking for colleges. We get away from the world of formulas and quasi-magic.
Yes. Episodes 14, 15 and 16 are amazing. The whole “Fugitives” arc starts out very strongly, and then it gets a little dense in the middle in terms of the mythology. So I came in right at the point where everybody was realizing, “Oh, we’re getting too dense here and we need to put faces on stories because there is no face to a formula; there is no face to saving the world.” So it’s turning this big ship back into a character stream, and everyone on the writing staff shares that desire. We need to get back into a character place, because that’s where this story started: Very clean, superhero metaphors to everyday life. That’s the path that we’re taking. But it is a big ship so it’s going to take a little while to turn it.
You can read the rest of the interview at Entertainment Weekly.
Entertainment Weekly is also reporting that NBC has just cast John Glover (Smallville) to play Sylar’s father on the series.
“When Sylar meets his father, he’s going to see a path ahead of him that he doesn’t want to take,” says a source. “He has a lot more in common with his father than he realized.”
Joby Harold In Negotiations to Write Atlantis Rising December 11, 2008 7:09 pm
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Writer/Director Joby Harold is in negotiations to write the adaptation of the comic book Atlantis Rising for DreamWorks. Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci are producing for DreamWorks alongside Platinum Studios Chairman and CEO Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, who created the original Atlantis Rising five-part series.
“As a writer, Joby has an amazingly strong understanding of how to take genre seriously, which is prerequisite No. 1 for us when it comes to these kinds of movies,” said Kurtzman.
“In all the classic versions of this kind of movie, the threat is always from the stars,” Orci said. “The idea that it’s somehow our cousins who went off in a different path of evolution who have been here, literally, underneath our oceans. … That’s fascinating, the idea of secrets right under your nose.”
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, December 10, 2008 December 11, 2008 6:34 pm
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Will Ferrell’s ‘Bush’ Show to Air on HBO December 11, 2008 6:21 pm
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HBO will be airing a live telecast of Will Ferrell’s Broadway show You’re Welcome America. A Final Night With George W. Bush next spring. The cable special will be directed by Marty Callner, who has directed prior HBO comedy specials including those for Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, Robin Williams and George Carlin.
An exact date hasn’t been confirmed yet, but it’ll likely air sometime near the end of ‘You’re Welcome America’ on broadway (the limited run ends March 15th).
Source: Variety
Majel Barrett-Roddenberry to Voice Enterprise’s Computer in Star Trek December 11, 2008 6:14 pm
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Majel Barrett-Roddenberry will be reprising her role as the voice of the Starship Enterprise computer in J.J. Abrams’ upcoming film Star Trek. Roddenberry has voiced the role in four of the six Star Trek television series and three films.
Star Trek hits theaters on May 8, 2009.
Source: Variety
The Dark Knight Sells 3 Million Units on DVD and Blu-ray December 11, 2008 6:06 pm
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In its first day of release this past Tuesday, 
Warner Bros’ The Dark Knight sold 3 million copies on DVD and Blu-ray in the United States, Canada and the UK. 600,000 of those copies were Blu-ray, the most ever for the format, beating the record previously held by Marvel/Paramount’s Iron Man, which sold 260,000 Blu-ray discs. That disc went on to sell 500,000 in its first week. The Dark Knight could be on pace to sell 1 million copies on Blu-ray by week’s end.
Sources: Video Business and The New York Times
New Terminator Salvation Photo December 11, 2008 5:51 pm
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The LA Times Hero Complex blog has a new photo from McG’s upcoming film Terminator Salvation. Click to enlarge.
Terminator Salvation hits theaters on May 22, 2009.
Nine, Not Seven, Seasons of Desperate Housewives? December 11, 2008 2:43 pm
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TVGuide.com has learned that during a cake-cutting ceremony marking the 100th episode of ABC’s Desperate Housewives, series creator Marc Cherry announced his desire to have the show on the air for nine seasons, two more than he previously announced back in February of 2007 when Cherry inked a four-year deal with ABC Studios.
Daniel Craig on the Future of James Bond December 11, 2008 2:29 pm
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Daniel Craig says he’s ready to begin work on another Bond film. In an interview with ComingSoon.net about his next film, Edward Zwick’s Defiance, Craig opened up about the reception to Quantum of Solaceand his plans for another installment. Here are some highlights from the interview:
ComingSoon.net: The critical reaction to “Quantum of Solace” was somewhat different than that for “Casino Royale.” Did that surprise you?
Daniel Craig: No, because “Casino Royale” was based on a novel and we’re always going to have that. When you do a movie like that, where the basis of a story is really strong and also the momentum of it, everyone thought that it was going to be sh*t. So when it wasn’t, they were all just completely surprised. I think that “Quantum of Solace” is as good a movie as “Casino Royale.” I think that the difference is that last time people were surprised by the fact that they enjoyed it. The fact is that we get reviews in newspapers that we’d never had reviews in before. Certainly with the Internet we get seven and a half million reviews, which are all worth looking at, obviously.
CS: Do you think that calls to go to work on the next one will come a little quicker after the huge success of “Quantum?”
Craig: I haven’t heard anything – but then I’m not answering my phone.
CS: What more do you want to do with Bond? What other parts of him would you like to explore?
Craig: Well, I genuinely think we’ve got a blank page now. We’ve finished this story off. “Quantum of Solace” was exactly the right thing to do. We started something with “Casino Royale” and we wrapped it all up with “Quantum of Solace.” We’re ready to begin again and we can do what we want.
Quantum of Solace is performing on-par with Casino Royale and has grossed $510.6 million worldwide ($152.7 million domestically and $357.9 million overseas). Casino Royale grossed $594.2 million worldwide–$167.4 million domestically and $426.8 million overseas–when it was released in 2006.
Dragonball Evolution International Trailer December 11, 2008 2:11 pm
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The international trailer for 20th Century Fox’s Dragonball Evolution has been released online. Watch it embedded below.
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Dragonball Evolution hits theaters on April 8, 2009.
Shyamalan’s Cast for The Last Airbender December 11, 2008 2:05 pm
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Entertainment Weekly is reporting that M. Night Shyamalan has found his cast for The Last Airbender, his live-action adaptation of the popular Nickelodeon series:
After an open casting call in Texas, Shyamalan discovered karate star Noah Ringer and offered him the part of Airbender’s 12-year old hero, Aang, an Avatar with superpowers who must stop the Fire Nation from destroying the world. Twilight’s Jackson Rathbone has been asked to play Aang’s pal Sokka, while Nicola Peltz (Deck the Halls) will star as his sister Katara. Genial singer Jesse McCartney, meanwhile, is negotiating to play against type in the role of the Fire Nation’s evil prince Zuko.
The Last Airbender hits theaters on July 2, 2010.
New Photo from Kick-Ass December 11, 2008 1:03 pm
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AICN has a report from the London set of Matthew Vaughn’s big-screen adaptation of Mark Millar’s comic book series Kick-Ass and the report includes the first official photo of Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Red Mist. Click the image for a closer look, and to read AICN’s set report.
Release Date Changes for Universal’s Fast and Furious and Nottingham December 11, 2008 12:56 pm
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In addition to pushing back The Wolfman from April to November (click here for related story), Universal Pictures has announced that they’ve also moved two other upcoming films. Justin Lin’s Fast and Furious will now be moving from its original June 12th release up to The Wolfman’s former date of April 3rd, while the studio has moved Ridley Scott’s Nottingham out of 2009 entirely and into a TBA 2010 slot.
Source: Variety
Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, December 9, 2008 December 10, 2008 6:47 pm
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Terminator Salvation Trailer #2 December 10, 2008 2:27 am
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And here’s the new domestic trailer for McG’s Terminator Salvation. Turns out that this is indeed different cut than the Japanese/International one. While both are awesome, I prefer this one a little more. One thing’s for certain, this film is looking really, really good. Watch the trailer embedded below.
Watch the trailer in high-definition at Apple.com
Broadcast TV Ratings for Monday, December 8, 2008 December 9, 2008 8:59 pm
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New Terminator Salvation (Japanese) Trailer December 9, 2008 8:41 pm
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Warner Bros.’ has released a brand new Japanese trailer for Terminator Salvation. It’s unclear if this is the same trailer that will be shown on Entertainment Tonight (and later released online), but some of the scenes were present in the ET preview released last week. Regardless, you can watch the trailer embedded below.
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Synopsis
In the highly anticipated new installment of “The Terminator” film franchise, set in post-apocalyptic 2018, Christian Bale stars as John Connor, the man fated to lead the human resistance against Skynet and its army of Terminators. But the future Connor was raised to believe in is altered in part by the appearance of Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington), a stranger whose last memory is of being on death row. Connor must decide whether Marcus has been sent from the future, or rescued from the past. As Skynet prepares its final onslaught, Connor and Marcus both embark on an odyssey that takes them into the heart of Skynet’s operations, where they uncover the terrible secret behind the possible annihilation of mankind.
Terminator Salvation hits theaters on May 22, 2009.
The Wolfman Delay Confirmed December 9, 2008 8:38 pm
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Fangoria has received confirmation from Univeral Pictures that The Wolfman has been moved out of its original release date (April 3, 2009) to November 6, 2009. The site had originally reported that the film was on the move a little under three weeks ago.
Possible Grey’s Anatomy Cast Departure December 9, 2008 8:35 pm
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Since some folks treat casting news as a spoiler, I’ll reveal the news about who may be leaving Grey’s Anatomy after the jump. So click more to find out.
‘Transformers 2’ Trailer Coming in February December 9, 2008 8:25 pm
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The trailer for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen will be released in February, so confirmed director Michael Bay on his message board. Bay says that they haven’t decided if the trailer will be released in movie theaters, or be attached to the Super Bowl (February 1st)
Hey everyone. Back from Egypt and Jordan – we had a wonderful shoot over there. I will miss the crew they were an amazing bunch of people and a lot of fun. I’m stuck in the edit room up to my eye balls – also finished producing Friday the 13th and The Unborn – coming out the after the new year. Our Trailer for Transformer you have been asking about – First there will be a teaser poster soon after the new year, and the teaser trailer will be out either in the theaters early Feb. or on the Superbowl. Cannot decide yet. I’m going to release some set stills on this site in a few weeks. I’ll keep you informed. Going back to do more selects now from my portable avid that I take home from work. It’s late, see you.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen hits theaters on June 26, 2009.
Watchmen Comic-Con Footage Released Online December 9, 2008 8:14 pm
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Warner Bros.’ has released the Watchmen footage that was previewed at Comic-Con online. You can watch the clip–for free- on iTunes by clicking this link.
Watchmen hits theaters on March 6, 2009.
Rumor: Summit Wants Chris Weitz to Direct Twilight Sequels New Moon and Eclipse December 9, 2008 8:10 pm
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Nikki Finke of Deadline Hollywood Daily is reporting that Summit Entertainment has offered Chris Weitz (The Golden Compass) the job to direct the Twilight sequel, New Moon. Although she doesn’t have official confirmation, Finke reports through a source that Weitz is “still considering” the offer to direct New Moon and possibly Eclipse also if the two films are made back-to-back.
John Stevenson To Direct We3 December 9, 2008 7:53 pm
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Kung Fu Panda co-director John Stevenson has been tapped to direct a big screen adaptation of Grant Morrison’s comic book miniseries We3 and producer Don Murphy confirmed to ShockTillYouDrop that the film will be R-rated and live-action:
“Even though the film is going to be live-action, we brought on the lead director of Kung Fu Panda [John Stevenson]. He’s attached to direct We3. We’re doing it as an R-rating. It’s not going to be cutesy. There’s killer rabbits and stuff. We’re in the process right now of trying to figure out where we’re going to make it.”
For those unfamiliar with the series, here’s the synopsis:
Collecting on of the most talked-about series of the year by superstar creators Grant Morrison (SEVEN SOLDIERS) and Frank Quitely (THE SANDMAN: ENDLESS NIGHTS), who provides a new cover, WE3 tells the unforgettable story of three innocent pets — a dog, a cat and a rabbit — who have been converted into deadly cyborgs by a sinister military weapons program.
With nervous systems amplified to match their terrifying mechanical exoskeletons, the members of Animal Weapon 3 have the firepower of a battalion between them. But they are just the program’s prototypes, and now that their testing is complete they’re slated to be permanently “de-commissioned” — until they seize their one chance to make a desperate run for freedom. Relentlessly pursued by their makers, the WE3 team must navigate a frightening and confusing world where their instincts and heightened abilities make them as much a threat as those hunting them — but a world, nonetheless, in which somewhere there is something called “home.”
Academy Reverses Decision on The Dark Knight Score December 9, 2008 7:42 pm
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The Academy has reversed its prior decision (click here to read the original story) that made the score to The Dark Knight ineligible after reviewing information submitted by the affected parties. The Academy’s Music Branch Executive Committe concluded that two, Zimmer and Howard, were responsible for the score.
The score was originally disqualified because five names were listed as composers on the cue sheet.
Source: Variety
Jay Leno Gets Primetime 10PM Spot on NBC December 9, 2008 7:27 pm
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He may be losing his late-night hour on NBC, but Jay Leno isn’t leaving the network. NBC today announced that The Tonight Show host Jay Leno will be moving into primetime with The Jay Leno Show. The five night a week series will begin fall 2009 and air from 10-11pm ET.
“As broadcast television continues to change, success demands a new paradigm,” said Jeff Zucker, President and CEO, NBC Universal. “For the past few years, we’ve been very vocal about two things: Transforming broadcast television for today’s media landscape, and keeping Jay at NBC. In this one announcement we have done both. It’s great for NBC, for our viewers, and for our advertisers.”
“Jay has played a major role in defining NBC’s brand of high-quality entertainment,” said Silverman. “The 10 o’clock hour will bring Jay a whole new audience and provide a great lead-in both for our local affiliates and for Conan O’Brien, the next great host of The Tonight Show.”
Jay Leno signs off as the host of The Tonight Show on May 29, 2009. Late Night host Conan O’Brien will take over hosting duties on June 1, 2009, while Jimmy Fallon will take over O’Brien’s spot on March 2, 2009.
The full press release follows after the jump.
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