Source: Entertainment Weekly | Posted By: Dan Geer
Well, looks like fans of the TV series 24 will have to wait a while longer for the movie version. According to Entertainment Weekly, 20th Century Fox has passed on the first script, written by State of Play writer Billy Ray. Read on to find out what 24 series executive producer Howard Gordon had to say on the matter.
Source: Late Night Explosion | /Film | Posted By: Dan Geer
Hardcore Yoda-heads are well aware of the abysmal 97-minute Star Wars TV spin-off known as The Star Wars Holiday Special, which reunited the cast from the feature film and also brought on special guest stars like Bea Arthur, Art Carney and the Jefferson Starship band. Broadcast only once on November 17, 1978 on CBS, it was never officially released on any type of home media because of how terrible it was. Even George Lucas himself reportedly said that, if he could, he would track down every copy of the show and smash it with a sledgehammer.
In response, Late Night Explosion created a 5-minute abridged version of the special as a humorous way for fans to not have to sit through the whole thing (of course, in order to fully appreciate the video, you have to have seen the original version beforehand). While this still doesn’t make the special “good,” it is certainly more tolerable. Check it out after the jump!
Source: StarWars.com | YouTube | Posted By: Dan Geer
StarWars.com recently posted a new video, animated in the style of Cartoon Network’s Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV series, in which C-3P0 explains the basics of the Clone Wars. In a way, it seems to be paying homage to a certain Star Wars commerical from the early 80s where C-3P0 delivers “a message from a distant galaxy far, far away.” Hit the jump to watch both videos!
Source: TNT | New York Post | Collider | Posted By: Dan Geer
TNT has debuted the first trailer for their new alien invasion TV series, Falling Skies, premiering next June. The series stars Noah Wyle (TNT‘s The Librarian, ER) who, according to the official plot synopsis, plays “a former college professor who becomes the leader of a group of soldiers and civilians struggling against an occupying alien force.”
Being that the series is a Dreamworks Television production executive produced by Steven Spielberg, you might want to take a peek. Hit the jump to watch!
Source: Entertainment Weekly | TheForce.net
For those of you who attended the limited theatrical release of the next three episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars – which featured the newest villain to the Star Wars universe, “Savage Opress” – you should have also seen a brand new trailer for the remainder of season three of the hit animated TV series from George Lucas. Well, whether you were at one of the screenings or not, you can now check out the trailer online by clicking here (by the way, pay close attention to Asoka Tano’s eyes at the end of the trailer). Update: StarWars.com has posted a higher quality trailer here.
One other thing, if you have not seen any footage from the Savage Opress episodes that will be airing this January, I suggest you hit the jump for what is sure to be THE turning point for the series. Seriously, if you love Star Wars, this is a must watch!
Source: HBO | Posted By: Dan Geer
Carrie Fisher‘s stage production, Wishful Drinking (which inspired her bestselling book of the same name), is being turned into a feature-length documentary that is set to debut on HBO Sunday, December 12th! Hit the jump for the official press release, trailer, video clips and hi-res photos!
Source: Back to Frank Black | Posted By: Dan Geer
BacktoFrankBlack.com – the website campaigning to get a movie made based on the TV show Millennium created by Chris Carter (The X-Files) – is auctioning off Millennium memorabilia and other related items beginning December 1st on behalf of Children of the Night, a charity that fights to get children out of child prostitution. It’s for a really great cause, so hit the jump to check out what they’re auctioning off!
Source: TV Mag | X-Files News | Posted By: Dan Geer
While talking to David Duchovny about his current show Californication, French website TV Mag took the opportunity ask him about the status of a third X-Files film getting made. According to Duchovny, apparently a script is currently underway. Read on for the quote!
(Update: A couple of updates have come in that shed some more light on this story. In a nutshell, Duchonvy may not have actually said that a script is being written, but there is still hope).
Source: AMC | Posted By: Dan Geer
I realize that, as of late, I have been posting a lot of videos and info pertaining to AMC‘s upcoming zombie TV series, The Walking Dead, but this is too good to resist.
AMC has posted yet another behind-the-scenes video with director Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption) and the cast and crew of the series, but this time the video is over 17 minutes long! In the featurette, they discuss the genesis of the series and the making of the first episode. You can watch it after the jump!
Source: AMC | Posted By: Dan Geer
Another trailer has been released for AMC‘s The Walking Dead TV series, directed by Frank Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption) and produced by Gale Anne Hurd (The Terminator). This new trailer, while quite a bit shorter than the previous one, is much more action-packed. Check it out after the jump!
