Producer Mark Gordon is taking his sci-fi thriller SOURCE CODE  to the small screen!

According to The Hollywood Reporter, CBS has bought a television version of the sci-fi flick from the Mark Gordon Company, marking ABC Studios’ first off-network sale of this development season. Gordon will produce the project, and Steve Maeda (LIE TO ME, LOST) has signed on to write.

The show will follow three former federal agents – part of the top secret Source Code program – who use the programs technology to jump into the consciousness of people involved in tragic events. I don’t want to spoil anything, but I’ll just say that the film, which starred Jake Gyllenhaal, had a few twists and turns in it that I look forward to seeing how they are adapted to the TV structure (the ending in particular, which I’d imagine will have to play out differently on a television show that has to keep going every week).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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