New “Star Trek” Movie Poster July 18, 2008 5:46 pm
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In this week’s edition of Entertainment Weekly (which is fantastic, so be sure to pick it up if you haven’t already), a new poster for Star Trek was unveiled in their Comic-Con ’08 Preview Section (read it online here). The poster showcase’s the film’s four main characters: Kirk, Spock, Uhura and Nero. It actually consist of four mini-posters that when put together form the Star Fleet Federation logo. Visitors to this year’s San Diego Comic-Con will receive one part of the poster. Paramount will have other Trek related material at the convention but haven’t indicated what exactly will be shown. (click the poster on the right to enlarge)
EW Comic-Con ’08 Preview: Star Trek
Last year at Comic-Con, Abrams (creator of TV’s Lost) touted his big-screen Trek reboot — which will follow the early adventures of Captain Kirk (Pine) and his boldly going Enterprise crew. So this year, with the movie 10 months away, Abrams is bringing…almost nothing? ”Sorry,” Abrams says. ”But hopefully when [fans] eventually do see more, it will be that much more exciting.” (Hits theaters May 8, 2009)
The magazine also has some new photos from Terminator Salvation, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Watchmen which Warner Bros. has released hi-res versions of. Check them each out by clicking on the above links.
“Birds of Prey”: DVD Review July 18, 2008 5:05 pm
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Who will stand up to villains now that a heartbroken Dark Knight has mysteriously vanished? Never fear, New Gothamites, a trio of champions is ready to take wing – and Helena, the daughter of Batman and Catwoman, is among them. She calls herself Huntress and crime is her prey. Teenaged Dinah is the youngest of the group, learning as she goes and gifted in clairvoyance. And overseeing the awesome threesome’s high-tech nerve center is Batgirl. Left wheelchair-bound by The Joker, she has reinvented herself as Oracle, the team’s cyber expert. Huntress, Dinah, Oracle: They are the Birds of Prey. Fighting together. Living together. And soaring into adventure together in 13 breathtaking live-action episodes.
Read my review of the complete series DVD after the jump.
New “Heroes” Season Three Trailer July 18, 2008 5:04 pm
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NBC has released a new trailer for the upcoming third season of Heroes. Check it out below.
Heroes: Season Three premieres Monday, September 18 with a special two-hour premiere, preceded by a one-hour recap special. Also, don’t forget that the web series Heroes: Going Postal has already begun. Watch it here.
Zack Braff: Eighth Season of “Scrubs” Will Be His Last July 18, 2008 4:56 pm
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Regardless of how well the upcoming eighth season of Scrubs does–which is moving over from NBC to ABC–show lead Zack Braff says it’ll be his final season.
Show creator, Bill Lawrence said the following at the TCA press tour:
“I think it’s Zach’s last year on the show,” Lawrence says. But that doesn’t necessarily mean that would be it for the series.
“When I created this show, Steve McPherson [was] president of the studio,” Lawrence explains. “… He was really supportive when I pitched it as this show possibly being like ‘ER’ as a comedy, with some revolving cast members and, you know, putting new blood in.”
On that end, Braff said he thinks this is his last season, but is open to returning on a guest-basis:
“The sense is that we thought we were ending, and then thanks to [McPherson], this has been a bonus, amazing year. We’re having a blast doing this,” Braff says. “My sense is this is my last year. If the show does continue like he’s saying, like an ‘ER’ kind of thing, I would love to come back and visit and definitely direct some — and do craft service if they need some help.”
Scrubs season eight is scheduled to premiere on ABC in early 2009.
“Wizard’s First Rule” Set for November Two-hour Premiere July 18, 2008 4:43 pm
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Wizard’s First Rule, the Sam Raimi-produced series adapted from the Terry Goodkind Sword of Truth books, will premiere on November 1st in syndication.
“Adapting Terry Goodkind’s brilliant work for television is a thrilling opportunity,” says Raimi, who’s an executive producer of the show. “The amazing characters and heartfelt story combined with the captivating backdrop of New Zealand will have viewers on the edge of their seats.”
Wizard’s First Rule will be one of the very few scripted series airing in first-run syndication. It’s been cleared to run in all of the top 50 markets, and 95% of the country overall.
ABC Family Sets Returns for “Greek” and “Lincoln Heights”, Renews ‘American Teenager’ July 18, 2008 4:37 pm
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ABC Family has announced the return of two of their shows: Greek and Lincoln Heights. First up is sophomore series Greek, which returns on Tuesday, August 26th at 9pm ET/PT. Lincoln Heights then premieres its third season on Tuesday, September 16th at 8pm.
Both shows have received 10-episode orders with Greek scheduled to run through October and Lincoln Heights through mid-November.
Also, the network has announced that they’ve given an additional 13 episode order to its teen pregnancy drama The Secret Life of the American Teenager. The show’s premiere on July 1st was watched by 2.8 million viewers, making it the networks most-watched original series premiere ever.
“We just launched ‘The Secret Life of the American Teenager’ a couple of weeks ago to our highest original series numbers ever. We’re thrilled obviously,” says network president Paul Lee. “This show has definitely hit the sweet spot of our Millennial audience. So I couldn’t be more pleased to announce that we’re picking up 13 additional episodes of the series.”
“Twilight” Movie Trailer July 18, 2008 4:15 pm
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The second teaser trailer for Twilight has been released. Check it out after the jump.
Synopsis
Adapted from the best-selling novel by author Stephenie Meyer, Thirteen and Lords of Dogtown director Catherine Hardwicke’s supernatural teen drama Twilight tells the tale of Bella (Kristen Stewart), a 17-year-old girl who moves to a small town to live with her father and becomes enamored with a mysterious classmate (Robert Pattinson), who turns out to be a vampire.
Twlight hits theaters on December 12, 2008.
E! Sets Premiere for New Pamela Anderson Reality Series, Renews ‘Kardashians” July 18, 2008 4:08 pm
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E! has announced that their new reality series starring Pamela Anderson, Pam: Girl on the Loose, will makes its premiere Sunday, August 3rd at 10pm. THe network promises the show will provide a “truly personal and in-depth glimpse” into Anderson’s life.
The network also announced that they’ve renewed their hit reality series Keeping Up with the Kardashians, which will premiere its third season next year.
“Watchmen” Teaser Trailer Released July 18, 2008 4:02 pm
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The movie trailer for Zack Snyder’s upcoming adaptation of Alan Moore’s 1980’s graphic novel series, Watchmen, has been released. The trailer was also attached to The Dark Knight. Check out the trailer after the jump.
Synopsis
300’s Zack Snyder brings Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ critically acclaimed comic book Watchmen to the big screen, courtesy of DC Comics and Warner Bros. Pictures. Set in an alternate universe circa 1985, the film’s world is a highly unstable one where a nuclear war is imminent between America and Russia. Superheroes have long been made to hang up their tights thanks to the government-sponsored Keene Act, but that all changes with the death of The Comedian (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), a robust ex-hero commando whose mysterious free fall out a window perks the interest of one of the country’s last remaining vigilantes, Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley). His investigation leads him to caution many of his other former costumed colleagues, including Dr. Manhattan, Night Owl (Patrick Wilson), Ozymandias (Matthew Goode), Sally Jupiter (Carla Gugino), and her daughter, The Silk Spectre (Malin Akerman). Heralded for bringing the world of superheroes into the literary world, Watchmen gave the super-powered mythos a real-life grounding that had been missing in mainstream comics to that point. The film adaptation had languished in one form of development hell or another for years after the book’s release, with various directors on and off the project, including Terry Gilliam, David Hayter, and Darren Aronofsky, as well as Paul Greengrass, whose eventual dismissal stemmed from budget conflicts with the studio.
Watchmen hits theaters on March 6, 2009.
Dinner Impossible New Chef Premieres in August July 18, 2008 3:51 pm
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Food Network has announced that Chef Michael Symon, who won the network’s The Next Iron Chef in 2007, will premiere as the new host of Dinner: Impossible this August. The show returns with new episodes on Wednesday, August 20th at 10 pm ET/PT. Symon was named the new host of the show in April after a scandal forced Chef Robert Irvine out as host. Dinner: Impossible has been a success for the network, ranking as its third-highest rated series.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, July 17, 2008 July 18, 2008 2:00 pm
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, July 16, 2008 July 17, 2008 7:16 pm
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“The X-Files: I Want To Believe” Movie Poster July 17, 2008 6:21 pm
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A new poster, from the UK, for The X-Files: I Want To Believe has been released. Check it out after the jump.
Synopsis
David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson reprise their roles as Fox Mulder and Dana Scully with this long-delayed big-screen continuation that revives the series six years after it headed off the air in 2002. Creator Chris Carter returns to direct, co-writing the script with series veteran Frank Spotnitz for 20th Century Fox. Billy Connolly, Amanda Peet and rapper Xzibit co-star in the stand-alone sequel.
The X-Files: I Want To Believe hits theaters on July 25, 2008.
“24” TV Movie Trailer July 17, 2008 6:06 pm
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The trailer for 24: Exile, Fox’s upcoming two-hour TV movie, has been released. Check it out after the jump.
Movie Trailer: “House of Lies” July 17, 2008 5:56 pm
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An international trailer for Ridley Scott’s Body of Lies, which stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe, has been released. Check it out after the jump.
Synopsis
CIA operative Roger Ferris (Leonardo DiCaprio) uncovers a lead on a major terrorist leader suspected to be operating out of Jordan. When Ferris devises a plan to infiltrate his network, he must first win the backing of cunning CIA veteran Ed Hoffman (Russell Crowe) and the collegial, but perhaps suspect, head of Jordanian intelligence.
Although ostensibly his allies, Ferris questions how far he can really trust these men without putting his entire operation — and his life — on the line.
Body of Lies hits theaters on October 10, 2008.
“Quantum of Solace” Movie Poster July 17, 2008 5:38 pm
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Sony has released a new teaser poster for Quantum of Solace. I like how this is basically a continuation of the first teaser poster relelased for the film, which showed the shadow of Daniel Craig’s Bond holding a gun. Check it out the new poster after the jump.
Synopsis
A devastating betrayal sends James Bond from Australia to Italy and South America on a mission of vengeance that pits the suave super-spy against a powerful businessman with diabolical intentions. Betrayed by Vesper, 007 (Daniel Craig) suppresses the urge to make his latest mission personal as he teams with M (Judi Dench) to interrogate Mr. White (Jesper Christensen). It soon becomes apparent that the organization behind the blackmailing of Vesper is more powerful than Bond and M had previously anticipated, and after discovering forensic evidence that links an MI6 traitor to a bank in Haiti, Bond immediately sets out to gather more intelligence.
Once in Haiti, a case of mistaken identity leads Bond into the company of the ravishing Camille (Olga Kurylenko), a dangerous beauty with her own vendetta. It’s Camille who leads Bond to a ruthless businessman named Dominic Greene (Mathieu Amalric), who is soon revealed to be the mastermind of a powerful but clandestine organization. Greene is conspiring to corner the market on one of the world’s most precious natural resources, and in order to make that happen he has forged a deal with an exiled general named Medrano (Joaquin Cosio). By enlisting the aid of his many associates and using his vast resources to force contacts within the CIA and the British government into bending to his will, Greene plans to overthrow the current regime of a Latin American country and hand control over to General Medrano in exchange for a parcel of land that appears barren on the surface, but actually houses a natural resource that will make Greene the most powerful man on the planet. But Bond’s mission to uncover the culprit who blackmailed Vesper and prevent Dominic Greene from exerting his will on the entire world won’t be easy, because now everyone from the CIA to the terrorists and even M are out to get him.
Quantum of Solace hits theaters on November 7, 2008.
60th Annual Primetime Emmy’s Announced July 17, 2008 4:57 pm
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This morning, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences unveiled the nominations for the 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Leading the pack was HBO’s John Adams, which received 23 nominations, followed by NBC’s 30 Rock with 17, AMC’s Mad Men with 16 and ABC’s Pushing Daisies with 12. Click here to check out the full list of nominees.
J. Michael Straczynski: No More Babylon 5 Projects, But Interested in Feature-Film July 17, 2008 4:43 pm
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Babylon 5 creator, J. Michael Straczynski, has written a note on his moderated newsgroup (and his official site) that he is no longer interested in making any more straight-to-DVD movies. JMS basically feels that the DVD movies do more harm than good, saying that they take away some of what made the original TV series so special. However, he’s not against the idea of doing more Babylon 5 material, it’s just that he will no longer doing any more low-budget DVDs, TV movies or computer games and that he’d only be interested in a big-budget feature-length movie. JMS notes that the budget was only $2 million and that they did the best they could with it.
It’s hard to fault him really, I mean $2 million is not nearly enough to do justice to the series. Heck, the two SG-1 direct-to-DVD movies had considerably larger budgets ($7 million each).
Here’s JMS’s complete note to fans on the subject:
One final note re: recent discussions on TMoS and more Lost Tales.
B5:TLT was commissioned at a $2 million budget to, yet one more time, “test the waters” for B5. We did what we could with that, and that was that. As we did with Rangers, which also suffered from not having a lot of money because of concerns about “is there really a B5 audience?” Which is, of course, a foolish question from a studio that has never really understood what it has in B5.
Of late, there have been more discussions from WB about doing more DVDs, again at a low cost, or a cable thing, again with minimal investment.
So for the last few months, I’ve been giving this whole subject a lot of quiet thought. And I’ve come to a conclusion.
B5 as a five year story stands beautifully on its own. If anything else is to be continued from that story, it should be something that adds to the legacy of B5, rather than subtracts from it.
As well intentioned as Rangers and TLT were, as enticing as it was to return to those familiar waters, in the end I think they did more to subtract from the legacy than add to it. I don’t regret having made them, because I needed to go through that to get to the point where I am now psychologically, but from where I sit now, I wouldn’t make them again.
So I’ve let everyone up here know that I’m not interested in doing any more low-budget DVDs. I’m not interested in doing any low-budget cable things or small computer games. The only thing I would be interested in doing regarding Babylon 5 from this point on is a full- featured, big-budget feature film.
It’s that or nothing.
And if it’s nothing, I’m totally cool with that because the original story stands on its own just fine. I’m not lobbying for it, I’m not asking fans to write in about it (nor should you) because such campaigns never really have much impact…that’s simply the position I’ve taken up here. Lord knows I don’t lack for other things to do these days. I’m busier on more prestige projects with terrific people and great film-makers than at any other time in my career.
At the end of the day, for me, it’s not just a matter of getting more B5. It’s a matter of getting more *good* B5 that respects what came before it and doesn’t have to compromise visually or in terms of
action. The original show deserves better than that, the surviving cast members deserve better than that, and the fans who have supported it over the years definitely deserve better than that. A lot better.
So I’ve drawn that line in the sand, and I’m happy living on whichever side of that line the universe puts me. Just thought you should know, ’cause it’s your show too.
jms
Source: J. Michael Straczynski
ABC Reveals Fall 2008 Premiere Dates July 16, 2008 7:24 pm
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ABC has unveiled their schedule for the upcoming fall 2008 season. Check it out after the jump. Also, my Fall 2008 Programming Guide has been updated to reflect the additions. Click here to download it (which as always, can be found on my 2008/2009 Television Page).
FX Notes: “Nip/Tuck”, “Shield”, ‘Philadelphia’ and More July 16, 2008 7:14 pm
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The FX network has announced that Nip/Tuck will receive three more seasons, ending its run in early 2011 and The Shield will begin its final season in September. FX ordered 19 more episodes of Nip/Tuck, beyond the 22 episodes ordered for the current season, and 39 episodes of its comedy series It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, which should also last into at least 2011.
“One of the reasons you see us announcing the end of ‘The Shield’ well in advance . . . and announcing now that ‘Nip/Tuck’ is going to end in three years is we’re publicly challenging ourselves and saying we’re not going to wait until the light is blinking red,” Landgraf said.
“We’re going to plan for the orderly and dignified ending of great shows and we’re going to launch new great shows at the same time, and we’re going to get the new shows on the air before the shows that have been the great shows as part of our brand are over,” he said. “I feel very confident over time that we’re going to achieve that. We decided we’re going to achieve it and we’re planning to achieve it.”
For more on the networks plans, including new series, click here.
“Terminator Salvation”: Teaser Trailer July 16, 2008 5:11 pm
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The teaser trailer for Terminator Salvation has been released. Check it out after the jump.
Synopsis
The fourth installment of the Terminator series follows an adult John Connor (played by Christian Bale) as he attempts to organize a human resistance force which could prove to be humankind’s last true hope for survival in the war against their intelligent robot overlords. Aussie Sam Worthington portrays Marcus, an early version of the Terminator robot, with Anton Yelchin filling Michael Biehn’s shoes as a young Kyle Reese in what is planned to be a new trilogy from director McG (Charlie’s Angels).
Terminator Salvation hits theaters on May 22, 2009.
Universal Pictures Adapting “Second Sight” July 16, 2008 5:04 pm
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Yet another BBC series is being adapted to American audiences. Universal Pictures has tapped Craig Rosenberg to adapt the BBC series Second Sight. The 1999 series starred Clive Owen, who played Ross Tanner, a homicide detective who led an elite unit charged with tackling high-profile murder cases, all while Tanner suffered from a rare degenerative eye disease that caused hallucinations and increasing blindness.
Two New “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” Movie Posters July 16, 2008 4:57 pm
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LucasFilm and Warner Bros. have released two new posters from this August’s upcoming Star Wars animated feature film, Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Check them out after the jump.
Synopsis
George Lucas continues his most popular franchise’s legacy with Star Wars: The Clone Wars, a computer-animated 3-D film that takes place between Star Wars: Episode II and III. The movie will act as a restart to the Clone Wars storyline that was also tackled in the Cartoon Network series from Samurai Jack creator Genndy Tartakovsky and is scheduled to continue in its own TV form after this theatrical release.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars hits theaters on August 15, 2008.
Steven Spielberg and Diablo Cody Re-Teaming for Comedy July 16, 2008 4:53 pm
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Diablo Cody has been hired to write an currently untitled comedy script for DreamWorks Pictures that is based on an original idea by Steven Spielberg. Details of the project are being kept under tight wraps by the studio. There are no producers yet attached.
This marks the second time that the pair have collaborated. Cody wrote the pilot and is an executive producer on the upcoming Showtime series The United States of Tara, which was also based on an original idea from Speilberg.
Source: Variety
Tarantino Targeting Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio for “Inglorious Bastards” July 16, 2008 4:51 pm
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Quentin Tarantino, director of the upcoming WWII drama, Inglorious Bastards is searching for who will play two key roles in the film. The director met with Brad Pit in France on Tuesday to talk about the possibility of Pitt playing the key role of Aldo Raine in the film and Tarantino also plans to meet with Leonardo DiCaprio for another key role, that of Hans Landa, on Thursday.
The film begins shotting this fall in Germany and France.
Source: Variety
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