Fuller May Return to Heroes if Pushing Daisies is Canceled November 11, 2008 2:18 pm
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Pushing Daisies co-creator Bryan Fuller, who worked on the first half of season one of Heroes, said that if ABC passes on a full season or third season renewal of his struggling series, he would be willing to return to Heroes.
“I am exclusive to Daisies through the delivery of the 13th episode of our 13-episode order, which will be mid-January,” says Fuller. “If Daisies isn’t picked up by then, I will definitely be going back to play with my friends at Heroes.”
Source: EW
The Graysons Canceled November 11, 2008 2:17 pm
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The CW and Warner Bros. have been forced to scrap their plans for The Graysons, a series that the network was planning which was to follow the life and story of Dick Grayson before he became Batman’s sidekick Robin. WB Pictures president Jeff Robinev changed his mind in recent days and according to Variety, wants Warner Bros. to “rethink its DC Comics strategy”:
“The studio has opted not to go forward with the development of ‘The Graysons’ at this time as the concept doesn’t fit the current strategy for the Batman franchise,” the studio said in a statement. “Warner Bros. Television is currently working on several replacement options for the CW.”
Also turns out that The Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan was never consulted and was uncomfortable with having a TV show related to the Batman franchise on the air, although the decision rested solely with Robinev.
Source: Variety
Dollhouse Pushed to February, Will Air on Friday Nights with ‘Terminator’ November 11, 2008 2:17 pm
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Fox’s updated schedule has bad news for Joss Whedon fans. The network has pushed back the debut of Whedon’s new series Dollhouse from January to Friday, February 13, 2009. The one-month delay is obviously concerning, but the move to Friday nights into the “time slot of death” is even more so. The network also isn’t giving the show much help in terms of a lead-in, deciding to move the struggling Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles to Friday nights at 8pm.
Production delays are also still an issue, with the LA Times reporting that production on the show’s seventh episode may have to be delayed due to issues with the script.
Meanwhile, Fox is showing more confidence with Fringe, deciding to give the show a boost from American Idol, which will lead into it.
Sources: Fox and LA Times
Clooney May Make Appearance on Final Season of E.R. November 11, 2008 2:15 pm
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In an interview with TV Guide, ex-E.R. star Noah Wyle–who’ll make several appearances this season–said that he believes Clooney will “absolutely” appear in the show in an episode, so long as his schedule is open.
Still no word from Clooney himself
via PopEater
New 24 Season Seven Trailer November 11, 2008 2:15 pm
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Fox has released a new trailer for the seventh season of 24, which returns with a two-night, four-premiere on Sunday, January 11 and Monday, January 12. Also, don’t forget the two-hour movie Redemption, which airs on November 23rd.
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
New Inglorious Basterds Photos November 11, 2008 11:10 am
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Several new photos from Quentin Tarantino’s Inglorious Basterds have been spotted online. Check them out below.
Synopsis
Quentin Tarantino’s long-gestating WWII epic, Inglorious Bastards, finally sees the light of day with this re-envisioning of Enzo G. Castellari’s violent war film from 1977. Brad Pitt, Eli Roth, Nastassja Kinski, Samm Levine, Mike Myers, and B.J. Novak star in the Universal Pictures release.
Inglorious Basterds is scheduled to hit theaters in 2009.
Source: Belga Picture (via /Film)
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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Election Day in America: Get Out And Vote November 4, 2008 3:37 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.
Source: Michael Bay
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
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