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Joss Whedon News |
Satu Rautaharju as Joss Whedon's 'Wonder Woman'?
Hollywood sources report that they've seen "Communication Breakdown" star Satu Rautaharju's name mentioned in regards to playing the DC Comics amazon on the big screen. The Warner Brothers project, from super producer Joel Silver, will (most likely) be helmed by "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" head honcho Joss Whedon, who's big screen directorial debut, "Serenity," hits theaters in September. Such names as Catherine Zeta-Jones, Angelina Jolie, Mini Driver, and Charisma Carpenter have been bandied about, but insiders speculate that the studio will attempt to build a new franchise on a lesser known, younger star. The exotic twenty-two year old Rautaharju, a Canadian of Finnish and Trinidadian descent, has appeared on such television programs as "Dawson's Creek" and "One Tree Hill" and provides the English-speaking voice for the character of Benten in the animated "Urusei Yatsura" series. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 06 Feb 2005 :: |
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Angel News |
IDW Heralds the Returns of Angel to Comics
Last time we saw Angel, things didn’t look too good for him. His TV show was ending, his comics had stopped and he faced seemingly insurmountable odds. But he wouldn’t be Angel if he didn’t battle his way back to the forefront. Angel, who originally built his fan base when he appeared on Buffy The Vampire Slayer, before spinning off to his own successful TV show, is a man in conflict. With his own vampiric side, as well as with the seedier elements of the supernatural world. One of the reasons Angel has been able to survive for so long is that he’s been surrounded by a support team of friends and fellow warriors. Until now, that is. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 05 Feb 2005 :: |
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General News |
Watch with Kristin
Lest there be any confusion why I attended the WB's 10th anniversary celebration, let it be clear: I wanted my mug on a Buffy poster. And my good friend Noel Broehner of Angel City Cam was doing just that at the soiree site, giving partygoers the option of becoming such longtime WB faves as a shirtless Clark Kent, a pensive Dawson Leery or a hoochie-coochied Halliwell honey. The result? For this too-old, too-brunet Buffy, pathetic. But I did score some scoop on your favorite WB stars. So, whaddya say I spill? |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 05 Feb 2005 :: |
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Sarah M. Gellar News |
The Grudge Producers on SMG for The Grudge 2
Will Sarah Michelle Gellar be Back? Tapert: We loved working with Sarah and right now our intention is to use her character in the sequel. It's really her decision if she wants to come back and do it, but we loved the experience and love working with her and think she was not only an asset to bringing in an audience but to taking an American cast and an all Japanese crew and working in a strange land, she was the camp leader. She was the one who when the new people came over, she rallied, 'Hey, let's go out to dinner, let's go to the fish market, let's do all those things.' So she was really kind of the beacon for all the non Japanese speaking people who came to Japan. So to work with somebody like that again would be great. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 04 Feb 2005 :: |
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Danny Strong News |
Danny #5 in Top 10 Current TV Characters
Doyle (Danny Strong), "Gilmore Girls". Strong is one of those actors who is so distinct he can't help but bring a bit of himself to every role he plays. But that's not a bad thing here, since Yale student newspaper editor Doyle is almost like a continuation of the "Superstar" Jonathan character seen in an alternate-universe "Buffy" episode. Now that Doyle is paired with Paris, the laughs will keep coming. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 04 Feb 2005 :: |
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Angel Merchandise News |
Angel Fans, Rejoice
ALAS, Angel is no more. The television series was cancelled after its fifth season and fans longing for more of Buffy’s beau, the vampire with a soul, can have this book to remember the show by. (And, of course, the pricey Angel DVD box sets as well.) Angel is the spin-off of popular cult TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Considered a “darker” version of Buffy, Angel revolves around Angel, the Slayer’s vampire ex who fights evil in Los Angeles with his companions via a supernaturally inclined detective agency called Angel Investigations. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 04 Feb 2005 :: |
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Firefly/Serenity News |
Small Review of Firefly
Adam Baldwin, whose career began in the great high school movie My Bodyguard back in 1980, finally has the role of his career. Gina Torres, a survivor of the Matrix sequels, is boldly credible as soldier-of-fortune Zoe; Morena Baccarin is luminous as the "companion" (i.e., really expensive prostitute) Inara Serra; and Alan Tudyk, a hit in A Knight's Tale, is equally charming as the pilot, Wash. Delightful as Ron Glass was on Barney Miller and The New Odd Couple, I think he's got his best role here as the enigmatic preacher. While Sean Maher has recovered from the debacle of the remake of Brian's Song to play a truly complicated (and really cute, my wife tells me) character. And Nathan Fillion rises out of nowhere -- small forgettable parts where he was little more than a pretty face -- to show that he has the strength to carry a tv series. They're making a movie called Serenity, to be released next September, and the whole cast will appear in it. Count on it getting bad reviews; go anyway. And prepare for it by buying or renting the Firefly DVDs. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 03 Feb 2005 :: |
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Serenity News |
Serenity Release Date for UK
FireflyFans.net have the Serenity release date for the UK billed as the 4th of November 2005. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 02 Feb 2005 :: |
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Alexis Denisof news |
Alyson Tells What Hubby Alexis is Up to These Days
"He is experiencing his very first pilot season," she told me on the telephone last week, "which is really cute. Because he came out here and basically just booked things, which led to him being on Buffy and then on Angel. There are all these casting directors out there who have never met him." Aly says she's trying to convince her hubby to "go for comedy because he's very funny, but he's more secure with the one-hour drama. I'm like, "Come on, honey — just try the comedy." |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 02 Feb 2005 :: |
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Seth Green News |
Robot Chicken Set to Hatch on Adult Swim
Stop-Motion Animated Parody Series Created by Actor/Producer Seth Green and Matthew Senreich. A new type of animated series will join Cartoon Network's Adult Swim on Sunday, Feb. 20, when Robot Chicken, from actor/producer Seth Green and Matthew Senreich, premieres. Using stop-motion animation to bring pop-culture parodies to life in a modern take on the variety/sketch show format, Robot Chicken will air Sundays from 11:30-11:45 p.m. (ET, PT). |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 02 Feb 2005 :: |
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Tim Minear News |
TV Shows You Missed
Nobody watched Wonderfalls. It aired on Fox early last year as a midseason replacement. It was an hour long comedy/drama about a smart, disaffected, sarcastic girl in her early twenties who had graduated from Brown University and, completely unmotivated, worked in a gift shop at Niagra Falls. Her job sucked, her family was insane, she kind of hated life and, oh yes, inanimate objects began to talk to her. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 02 Feb 2005 :: |
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James Marsters News |
Development Update: Heist
The James Marsters-led ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Angel") telefilm has been slated to air Friday, March 18 at 9:00/8:00c. Here's how USA's press materials describe the project: "A thief from the age of six, Bobby Comfort bounced in and out of prison for years. When he turns twenty-two, Bobby finally settles down and starts a family, determined to lead a calmer life. Bobby, however, soon is lured back into the only profession he knows, agreeing to help a friend rob a string of high-end New York City hotels. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 02 Feb 2005 :: |
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Nathan Fillion News |
Firefly Man Slides to Slither
CHUD reports that Nathan Fillion, the gunslinging captain of Joss Whedon's prematurely slain sci-fi series "Firefly" and its upcoming film spin-off "Serenity", will star in James Gunn's new horror flick "Slither".
The Rise of Nathan Fillion
In keeping with this week’s ‘ones to watch’ theme (which started yesterday with The Return of Virginia Madsen, in case you haven’t been paying attention), today we bring you news on another actor bound for greatness: Nathan Fillion. Coming off the back of Serenity, Fillion will next turned his hand to horror for James’ Gunn’s Slither. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 01 Feb 2005 :: |
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Gina Torres News |
Gina Returning to Alias
Some spoilers about Gina's return to Alias for a couple of episodes. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 01 Feb 2005 :: |
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Angel News |
Win Angel Season 5 DVD
In the fifth and final season of Angel, the fallen vampire with a conscience continues his quest to redeem himself and save a few lost souls along the way. After more than 200 years spent hiding from the light, he is at last able to move about in the daylight on his mission to save the world. Enter now for a chance to win the Angel Season Five DVD Collection from Zap2it. Five (5) Grand Prize winners will each receive the DVD box set. You must be 18 years of age or older and a legal resident of the U.S. to enter. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 31 Jan 2005 :: |
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Joss Whedon News |
Will Whedon do Shadowmancer?
Sunndale fave Joss Whedon is Fortitude and Universal's first choice to pen the film script for Graham Taylor's first book, "Shadowmancer", according to whitebytoday. Taylor sold the movie rights to the book last year, for about $3 million. Filming is likely to take place next year, with much of it on the coast between Scarborough and Whitby. "They have it farmed out to six or seven scriptwriters. Once the script has been sorted they can go from pre-production to production and start filming. Universal and Fortitude want Joss Whedon who created Buffy the Vampire Slayer to do it. He's their number one choice and he is my number one choice, but he might be busy because he's already working on another project with Universal", says Taylor. Talking of Whedon, UIP in Australia has slotted in "Serenity" for a November release (a couple of months behind the states). |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 31 Jan 2005 :: |
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Alan Tudyk News |
Grab Life by the Balls
And watch Alan Tudyk as "Pirate" in Dodgeball: A True Underdog's Story, out tomorrow on DVD. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 30 Jan 2005 :: |
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Joss Whedon News |
Cumming Talks X-Men 3 Status
In regards to the Joss Whedon rumours, Cumming says "I don't think he is though. I heard that too last year, but I don't know. I don't think that's happening. Maybe it is. It certainly seems to be that was around, but I don't know. I mean, I think he'd be great." |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 30 Jan 2005 :: |
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Marti Noxon News |
Jonathan Bernstein's Aerial View of America (Point Pleasant Review)
A mysterious, troubled young stranger shows up in a picturesque coastal resort populated solely by the privileged and beautiful. A good-hearted local couple accept the stranger as an instant addition to their family. The couple's solitary oddball offspring forms an immediate bond with the stranger. With my inimitable gift for misdirection, I'm leading you to believe I'm talking about The OC. But no! I'm talking about the new Fox show that comes on straight after The OC and has the exact same plot, except for the subtle difference that the mysterious stranger is the pouty blonde daughter of ... Satan! (Spoilers for the first episode) |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 29 Jan 2005 :: |
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