Posted by dominie in Events, Latest News, Movies on September 8th, 2008
Iron Man, the anti-superhero, joins the fight to Stand Up To Cancer, a movement that has been unstoppable in its innovative approach to fund cancer research. EBay is currently holding an auction for a winner and his guest to enjoy a VIP experience of Iron Man 2, encouraging all to “stand up and bid to fight cancer.” The winner will enjoy:
* A visit to the set of Iron Man 2 (one shooting day)
* A meet and greet with the cast
* A walk-on/ extra role in the film for the auction winner
* Photo tour of the set with an Iron Man unit photographer to document the tour
* Professional photos will be given to the winner
* Tickets to the Los Angeles premiere for you and a guest
* Winner and Guest will walk the premiere’s red carpet
Most recently, Laura Ziskin Productions and Seligman Entertainment in association with the Noreen Fraser Foundation teamed up for an unprecedented program that premiered on NBC, ABC, and CBS simultaneously, devoting one hour of commercial free prime time to speak for the cause. Over 50 of the most renowned personalities in TV, film, sports and music came together for this unparalleled undertaking. If you missed the premiere, you can still tune in at Standup2cancer.org to get involved. Cheers to a wonderful team effort.
Posted by EricC in Events, Latest News, Movies on July 12th, 2008
Paramount Pictures has withdrawn from its involvement with David Fincher’s new Heavy Metal movie. The film, announced back in March, was tossed from Paramount, according to Entertainment Weekly. “Tim Miller, whose Blur Studio is handling the animation, says he and Fincher, along with current Heavy Metal publisher Kevin Eastman, are now shopping the film to other studios because Paramount’s new production execs felt the movie was too risqué for mainstream audiences.”
Stephen Kay (Boogeyman) will next direct Cell 213, a story about a criminal defense attorney who winds up framed for the murder of one of his clients. When the man arrives at Dodgeville State Penitentiary, he’s placed in cell 213, solitary confinement, and finds his soul is being claimed by both Heaven and Hell. The screenplay is from Maninder Chana (The Drive-By Ventriloquist) and production begins next month in Canada.
NBC and its Chiller TV channel have announced Dare 2 Direct, their second contest with a $5000 prize. Winners will be featured on Chiller’s Dare to Direct Film Festival with contestants writing, producing and delivering short films for consideration. Celebrity judges and voters will evaluate and help determine the winners. The elimination process will culminate with the winner being announced during the Film Festival’s Halloween night broadcast at 10 p.m.
We told you a while back about CBS’ Harper’s Island, the series about a killer stalking a wedding party on the island near Seattle. Now we hear that Christopher Gorham (Ugly Betty) has been cast opposite Elaine Cassidy (The Ghost Squad) as the groom.
Posted by EricC in Television & Web Series on May 20th, 2008
When friends and family gather on an island near Seattle for a wedding, none suspect that a killer is among them, offing one guest after another. That’s the premise behind a new CBS series, Harper’s Island.
The pilot was written by Ari Schlossberg (Hide and Seek) and directed by Jon Turteltaub (National Treasure). Jeffrey Bell (Angel) was hired as the showrunner and will write the first episode.
The cast for the pilot has been replaced with the exception of Elaine Cassidy (The Others) will make the cut when Island begins principal photography.
Posted by EricC in Television & Web Series on May 5th, 2008
We’re approaching the annual announcements of the major broadcasters’ fall schedules. NBC already laid out plans through summer 2009 but the other networks are prepping their announcements. The CW, for example, is still deciding their schedule and its now looking likely Reaper will be back. The show has modest ratings until you add in the DVR numbers then things look much better. And CBS has been heavily lobbied to bring back Moonlight and it’s looking fairly certain.
The Sci-Fi Channel has announced it has picked up cable broadcast rights to Ghost Whisperer, Charmed, Star Trek: TNG, Highlander, and Mork & Mindy. The Jennifer Love Hewitt series is likely to be run as mini-marathons once or twice a week as opposed to the usual five day a week strip that most shows enjoy.
Posted by EricC in Movies on April 7th, 2008
CBS cast Elizabeth Reaser (Grey’s Anatomy) in their new Mythological X pilot, She will play Annabel, a woman who is told by a psychic that she has already dated and turned down her future husband.
Doug Jones (Hellboy II: The Golden Army) has been added to the cast of . being a story about humans fighting angels, one can only wonder who he will play. Jones has made an art out of hiding under latex of CGI as noted by his two turns as Abe Sapien and most recent appearance as the Silver Surfer.
Posted by EricC in Television & Web Series on April 7th, 2008
Here’s some blood we can really support. Fans of the CBS series Moonlight have organized a deal with the Red Cross and YouChoose.net. There will be a nationwide blood drive to raise awareness of the show, support its continuation and help blood banks from coast to coast. Some 3000 pints of blood from rabid fans have been pledged already. The movement has prompted series star Alex O’Loughlin to become a Red Cross spokesman
The series returns from the writer’s strike on April 25 with four new episodes and the network is expected to renew the show for a second season
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