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Adam Baldwin News |
Adam Baldwin gets Thirsty
Fangoria is reporting that Serenity star Adam Baldwin will star in Thirst, a new vampire movie from director Jeremy Kasten. Alongside Baldwin will be other Whedon alumni Clare Kramer, Tom Lenk, and Serena Scott Thomas (from TV’s Buffy). Further casting info can be viewed at Movie Hole. Producer Mark A. Altman says that it’s a unique look at a vampire film, and that’s what makes him excited about it. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 05 Nov 2005 :: |
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Amber Benson News |
An Afterlife for Tara
It’s 1838 and women in the slums of London are giving birth to toads. Men are transforming into deadly frog monsters and it’s up to magical siblings Tamara and William Swift (and a trio of historic ghosts) to protect their Mother England from the impending doom. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 04 Nov 2005 :: |
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Charisma Carpenter News |
People Magazine Interview Charisma
Charisma Carpenter – who played snobby cheerleader Cordelia Chase on Buffy the Vampire Slayer – is sparring with another blonde out to save the world on UPN's Veronica Mars. Carpenter joined the teen-sleuth drama this season as Kendall Casablancas, a former Laker Girl turned adulterous trophy wife. "She has no shame," says Carpenter, 35. Carpenter talked with PEOPLE about keeping in touch with the Buffy gang, filming racy scenes and making time for family. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 04 Nov 2005 :: |
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Serenity News |
| SFX's Firefly WallpaperSFX have got a lovely wallpaper of Summer, Nathan and Morena from a photoshoot/interview done earlier this year. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 04 Nov 2005 :: |
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Sarah Michelle Gellar News |
Baldwin Going Fishing with Gellar
Alec Baldwin has been cast as Sarah Michelle Gellar's love interest in Baldwin will be the male lead in the adaptation of Melissa Bank's best-selling short-story compilation. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 04 Nov 2005 :: |
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Firefly/Serenity News |
Browncoats 101.2 - The Best Gorram Fanbase in the 'Verse
And now, it's time for some thrilling conclusions... So where were we? Ah, yes. Firefly was canceled and the fanbase, along with Joss Whedon and the rest of the cast and crew, were sad. And FOX did the second-smartest thing they'd ever do and release the Firefly DVDs. Why was this so smart? It allowed the fanbase to grow. Before, the network had to rely on ratings and that one time they'd air a show to hook viewers. With DVD, that wasn't a problem. The consumer buys the entire series and can pass it along to more people, some of whom may go buy the DVDs themselves. Firefly went on to consistently become one of the highest-ranked DVDs on Amazon.com's list of television show releases on DVD. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 02 Nov 2005 :: |
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Serenity News |
Serenity DVD Artwork
The DVD's due for release on the 20th December and DVDAnswers.com have got the artwork for the DVD and menus up now. Check the link for the details. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 02 Nov 2005 :: |
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Cast News |
| Whedon-verse Cast in new Vampire MovieYesterday, we showed you the posters for Mindfire Entertainment/Lions Gate’s HOUSE OF THE DEAD II here. Today, in another Mindfire update, the company has begun production in LA on a new vampire film called THE THIRST (no relation to the Tony Todd bloodsucker opus we last told you about here). Directed by Jeremy (THE ATTIC EXPEDITIONS) Kasten, THE THIRST stars Jeremy (MAY) Sisto, Adam (SERENITY) Baldwin, Serena Scott Thomas (a BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER and SHE-WOLF OF LONDON guest star), Clare (GRAVEDANCERS) Kramer, Matt (SCREAM 3) Keeslar, Tom (BUFFY) Lenk, Neal (OZ) Jackson and Erik (DEAD & BREAKFAST) Palladino. “It’s a very edgy vampire film that’s shaping up to be something special,” Altman tells Fango. “I’m really excited about it. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 02 Nov 2005 :: |
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Amy Acker News |
Images of Amy in Alias
Alias-Media.com have got some new images of Amy's role in Alias - spoilers on the link. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 02 Nov 2005 :: |
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BtVS Merchandise News |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Chosen Collection
Why is it that so many stars these days are reluctant to acknowledge the films or TV series that made them commercially viable in the first place? That's the question that immediately springs to mind when watching the bonus disc featurettes accompanying Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Chosen Collection, which collects all 144 episodes of the TV series in a massive box set. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 02 Nov 2005 :: |
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Joss Whedon News |
Wonder Woman News
In an interview with Suicide Girls, director Joss Whedon talks about updating Princess Diana's look. "We're definitely have a nicer look than that," Whedon said. "It will be the Wonder Woman silhouette, but the star spangled adult diapers are gone. Wonder Woman is going to have major special effects because she's Wonder Woman. Joel and I are very much on the same page about how big this movie is and what kind of movie it is. I'm not worried about any conflict there. But with Joel, he wakes up and there's conflict but it's the good kind. The kind that makes good movies."
Joss Whedon Says Star Trek if Father of Serenity
Q : When FIREFLY was getting ready to debut,you had talked about this being the anti-STAR TREK. I just find it amusing that in a sense STAR TREK has faded away, yet the grittier, more realistic BATTLESTAR GALACTICA and FIREFLY are now living on. Whedon : There's always the young punk rebelling against his father.I'm rebelling against Han Solo, but if you are going to tell me that Han Solo isn´t the father of Malcolm Reynolds, then I am going to laugh and laugh and laugh. A lot of people liked the first STAR TREK when they were really finding their way, and James Kirk was about taking the time to take his shirt off and getting it done. Kirk was also, I would say, Malcolm's weird uncle. And both of those franchises became more and more sterile, and less kind off down and dirt. I was rebelling against that kind of TV and science-fiction. At the same time, I owe both of those franchises a huge debt. They are both in my personal, how can they not be ?It's that classic thing : I'm rebelling against my father and doing everything he doesn't do, but I think I look like him. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 01 Nov 2005 :: |
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David Boreanaz News |
David Boreanaz Hopes to Excercise Funny Bones on Fox Crime Drama
David Boreanaz is experiencing a strange sensation on Fox’s new series ”Bones”: the sun on his face. Playing brooding 247-year-old vampire Angelus for seven years, first on ”Buffy the Vampire Slayer” then its spinoff ”Angel,” meant the 35-year-old actor did most of his work in the dark and never got to sport a tan.
Sex Fleshes out Bones
David Boreanaz can do without the gory details. Some actors regale journalists with tales of their off-screen exploits while researching their crime-solving characters -- storming doors alongside SWAT teams, chilling in morgues, etc. -- but Boreanaz says he has avoided digging around dead bodies, although he does star in a show that is tellingly entitled Bones. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 01 Nov 2005 :: |
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Angel Merchandise News |
Complete Angel Boxset Now Available
You can now own all five seasons of Angel on one boxset. Today sees the release of this special boxset with brand new packaging. Also re-released today is the Complete Buffy Boxset with all seven seasons of BtVS in a lovely red box! |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 31 Oct 2005 :: |
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Spin-Off News |
Vote on Spin-Off Movie
Sci Fi Wire have just posted a poll asking visitors who they would want in a movie spin-off. The choices are Angel, Xander, Willow, Giles or Faith. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 31 Oct 2005 :: |
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BtVS News |
Buffy makes Women Bigger Sci Fi Fans than Men
TV shows like BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER have given rise to a new breed of sci-fi fans - women. British digital television channel Sci Fi UK claims that girls now outnumber male fans, due largely to the popularity of strong female characters like SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR and ANGELINA JOLIE in TOMBRAIDER, who star in more emotional storylines than the surreal plots of old. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 31 Oct 2005 :: |
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Serenity News |
Whedon makes Big Screen Debut with Serenity
Creator of world famous TV hits Buffy: The Vampire Slayer and Angel, screenwriter Joss Whedon makes his big screen directorial debut with Serenity, a sci-fi adventure that brings his TV drama Firefly to life once more. Whedon's Serenity fulfils his ambition by resurrecting Firefly, a show that was axed by US television network Fox after only twelve episodes, at the end of 2002. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 29 Oct 2005 :: |
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Spike Movie News |
Matt Roush Wants Spike Movie
And finally, since you brought up Buffy, let's revisit this tried-and-true topic, from Chris: "You've always been straight-up on things, so honestly, do you think there'll be any Buffyverse TV movies, or is it time to let the Buffyverse go on-screen for now? There has been so much conflicting talk in the press, from Joss, Tim Minear and the WB, about various issues such as money. I've heard it will happen and is slowly being put together now and I've heard reports that it won't and that nothing is in development. The various actors who would do a TV movie are on new projects, and James Marsters has a time limit that at last check is down to two or three years. Does Serenity's failure at the box office impact things? What's your honest opinion on a Buffyverse TV movie actually happening?" I'm not really in the loop on this one, and don't have time to keep up with what may or may not be happening, but I would still love to see a Spike movie; there is so much untapped potential in that character. But will it happen? Who knows. If it does, I'll welcome it the way I did the Farscape miniseries. If not, I still have seven seasons of Buffy and five of Angel to treasure. That's plenty right there. (And I doubt the fate of Serenity has anything to do with it.) |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 29 Oct 2005 :: |
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David Boreanaz News |
Boreanaz Makes No Bones About Being Happy
His appearances as a soulful vampire on Joss Whedon's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and his own spin-off, "Angel," made David Boreanaz a star. But Whedon -- a writer, director and producer -- believed that the actors on his shows should say their lines only as written. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 29 Oct 2005 :: |
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Marti Noxon News |
Point Pleasant: The Complete Series
Coming hot off the success of Buffy, The Vampire Slayer, television producer Marti Noxon was quick to jump back into TV-land as soon as Buffy left the airwaves. While her ability to keep up the high standards that Buffy set without the presence of Joss Whedon had been put into question, I found her work on the show's later seasons to be quite good. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 29 Oct 2005 :: |
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General News |
Love at First Bite
If vampires rose up as frequently as stories about them, we'd have to wear garlic necklaces every night. Tales about these suckers have been around for hundreds of years, of course, but in 1897 Bram Stoker's Dracula sunk its teeth deep into the collective imagination and spawned a thousand descendants. At this late date can anyone draw more blood from the story? "Buffy" gave up the ghost in 2003. The WB drove a stake through the heart of her spinoff, "Angel," the next year. "Dracula: The Musical" closed on Broadway in January. Anne Rice now writes about Jesus, for Christ's sake. |
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