Posts Tagged ‘Sci-Fi Channel’
Posted by dominie in Films, News on December 3rd, 2008
From io9, more in the realm of Battlestar Galactica. The Sci Fi Channel has just updated their You Will Know the Truth website. There is a clip showing Baltar talking with Six about how Baltar will challenge the old gods, followed by another clue—an updated Battlestar Galactica Last Supper picture. The new picture is shown, click here for the previous version. Someone is missing…
The identity of the final cylon is still very hush-hush. There is not much longer to wait, but you’re interested, SyFy Portal has compiled a list of The Final Five On The Final Cylon. Spoiler alert and keep in mind no speculations have been confirmed.
Posted by dominie in Films, News on December 3rd, 2008
The Sci-Fi Channel has officially greenlit Caprica, the hotly anticipated prequel to the Battlestar Galactica series. Production begins in the middle of next year, most likely in Vancouver like is predecessor, and the studio is aiming for an early 2010 bow for the series.
Sci-Fi Channel’s president David Howe tells Variety, “Battlestar Galactica was absolutely our flagship show. It put us on he map and helped transform the perception of the network,” noting that the cabler hopes to draw a broader audience to a series it sees as more compelling family drama than “space opera.”
He continues, “We want people to come to this who have never heard of Battlestar Galacica. I think, because (Galactica’s) backdrop was space and spaceships, there was a barrier to entry for some viewers. Caprica has none of that. It’s an intense family drama set on an Earthlike planet, in the near future [50 years prior to Galactica’s initial attack. Caprica will speak] to a lot of the ethical dilemmas that we as a human race are going to have to face very shortly.”
Caprica will premiere on Sci-Fi Channel as a 2-hour pilot and stars Esai Morales as Joseph Adama, William Adama’s father, Eric Stoltz and Paula Malcolmson as the wealthy capitalist parents of Zoe Graystone’s, and Polly Walker, the headmistress at Zoe Graystone’s school. The image provided is courtesy of eonline.
Posted by dominie in News on October 1st, 2008
According to IESB.net, Production commenced this week in Argentina on Sci-Fi Channel’s new reality thriller series Estate of Panic. Actor Steve Valentine (Crossing Jordan) will host the show, raged has television’s most physically and psychologically challenging competition show yet.
From Endemol USA, best known as the force behind the hit series reality Fear Factor, Estate of Panic will span six episodes, one hour each. The first episode will premiere Wednesday, November 12 at 10PM ET/PT.
In each episode, seven contestants are encouraged to collect stashes of hidden cash inside a mansion of which they will need to overcome three challenges in different rooms. Two players are eliminated after each challenge—the last one out, and the one with the least amount of money collected. The very last man standing will undergo one final challenge in the Vault Room and take all the winnings.
For more photos from the set of Estate of Panic, visit Cinemablend.com.
Posted by phillip in Reviews on September 22nd, 2008
Once in a great while, a movie is made that defies all odds. Poor production value, foreign locations that look like foreign locations, and bad acting. Yet it somehow gels together to make a masterpiece. Well this is one of them.
Flu Bird Horror is about a group of juvenile delinquents that are at a reform camp which happens to get attacked by pterodactyl looking-like things. Did you know that The Avian flu can morph ordinary pigeons into dinosaurs? Me neither. Any whooty…these delinquents get picked off one by one in the forest as the local ranger (Lance Guest, Last Starfighter, Holloween 2) desperately looks for these kids. At least its original.
Like a fine crafted Matrushka Doll, Flu Bird Horror (ah-chooooo, Gazuntight!) is truly a horror within a horror within a horror. The first horror is that it was ever written. Well maybe it was never written…maybe there was never a script at all. The second horror is that they actually tried to pass Romanian farmers off as Americans. This might have worked except they gave these actors a speaking role…very bad move. The third horror was that Leigh Scott (Hillside Cannibals, Transmorphers), the writer/director, convinced the executive producer that this was all going to end up well…or at worst, the exec producer might get laid if he ponied up a few G’s.
Now that we got that out of the way, there were some positive notes. It was only a feature and not a mini series. No real dinosaurs were harmed during the filming of this movie. And lastly, the two young performers, Sara Butler (A Couple of White Chicks at the Hairdresser) and Jonathon Trent (Transformers 2, Downstream) were pretty good. Despite some less then flattering comments about the cast by would-be, wanna-be critics, this ESL (English as a second language) challenged script actually was translated well by these two actors. Kudos for taking lemons and…well…don’t take anymore lemons in the future. You two are better than that.
Posted by jonathon in General, News on September 19th, 2008
Remember the charming petty-thief that made Alicia Silverstone lay down on the ground ruining her sexy, red, important dress in the movie Clueless? Well, that thief has become quite a notable force in the industry directing more than 30 episodes of Law and Order and almost 20 episodes of Rescue Me. Why should FM care? Because Jace Alexander’s current project is none other than the 2-hour Sci Fi Channel pilot for the newly picked up series Warehouse 13.
Created by Battlestar Galactica co-exec producer Jane Epenson, Farscape mastermind Rockne O’Bannon and D. Brent Mote 13 is looking to be a mix of X-Files meets Raiders of the Lost Ark meets The Crush (not really, but Alicia Silverstone is hot and I’d let her unleash a hive of bees to take care of my girlfriend any day). 13 is slated to premier in Summer 2008. Let’s hope it’s as good as it sounds.
Posted by dominie in Films on September 18th, 2008
First Look Studios announced the following DVD releases for September 30th, both of which were commissioned by The Powers That Be at Sci-Fi Channel.
FLU BIRDS, $19.98
From ex-Asylum director Leigh Scott, “A team building retreat becomes a nightmare when a group of teenagers are stranded as a flock of flesh eating birds, consumed by a deadly virus, makes them their prey. With the aid of the local forest ranger, the teenagers must run for their lives, fighting against the infectious mutated bird flu that starts to spread amongst them. With a lack of shelter and few weapons to defend themselves, the teens are forced to do whatever it takes to make sure they are the not the next to be eaten by birds. Tough choices are made as they are forced to choose who should live and who should be left behind for the flu birds. With the virus spreading to a nearby town, the race against time begins as the authorities try to control the situation with deadly consequences. FLU BIRDS is a thrilling horror with danger coming at you from all angles.”
GHOULS, $19.98
Directed by Gary Jones (Mosquito, Boogeyman 3), GHOULS stars Kristen Renton, “A young American girl [who] goes on a journey to Eastern Europe to visit her family. While there, she meets a strange and mysterious ghost hunter who speaks of terrifying mystical creatures who roam the surrounding forests, preying on the town’s innocent victims. Together, they discover her supernatural heritage and connection to the evil spirits who plague the town. The creatures once ruled the earth and are planning to rule again with her help, willing or not!”
Posted by dominie in News on September 17th, 2008
Entertainment Weekly’s Ausiello Files Blog revealed that Stephanie Jacobsen who played officer Kendra Shaw in the Battlestar Galactica TV movie, Razor, will join the cast of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Jacobsen will play another resistance fighter from the future and the love interest for Derek (Brian Austin Green). While some may disagree, her harsh role aboard the Pegasus under Admiral Cain’s rule seems to be a suitable resume to play a resistance fighter to me.
Posted by dominie in Events, Films, News on September 9th, 2008
Not to be confused with the already shot prequel series Caprica from director Jeffrey Reiner, the new Battlestar Galactica movie prequel is in the works! The two hour event has not been titled yet, but the outline goes a little something like this: “Starting before the events of the miniseries, our story focuses on familiar characters including Cylon Number One, known as Cavil (Stockwell), Resistance Leader Sam T. Anders (Trucco) and Chief Galen Tyrol (Douglas). In the beginning, the Cylons had a plan, but it didn’t account for one thing: survivors. During the chaotic aftermath of the destruction, two powerful Cylon agents struggle with plots and priorities on the human ships that got away, and among the resistance fighters who were left behind.”
Jane Espenson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, Gilmore Girls), who’s written some of the best episodes for BSG in the past returns for this highly anticipated addition to the series, and Edward James Olmos, the admirable Admiral Bill Adama, will direct.
Wait, it gets even more exciting. Sci-Fi has confirmed that Edward James Olmos (Admiral Adama), Michael Trucco (Sam Anders), Aaron Douglas (Chief Tyrol) and Dean Stockwell (Brother Cavil) Tricia Helfer (Caprica/No. 6), Grace Park (Boomer/Athena), Callum Keith Rennie (Leoben), Rick Worthy (Simon) and that surly Michael Hogan (Tigh) would appear in the project. That’s eight of twelve cyclones confirmed!
Other tidbits: Cylons Lucy Lawless (D’Anna Biers), Matthew Bennett (Aaron Doral), and Rekha Sharma (Tory Foster) were not mentioned. Still waiting to hear on updates pursuing Katee Sackhoff (Kara Thrace/Starbuck). Darn. And lastly the 12th and final Cylon will be kept under lock and key to be revealed in the final 10 episodes early next year.
Posted by dominie in Films, News on September 6th, 2008
Principle photography began last week for Sci-Fi Channel’s remake of Children of the Corn. The latest to join leads David Anders and Kandyse McClure is Daniel Newman who is already on set in Iowa now. The film will premiere on Sci-Fi Channel and then released on DVD by Starz and Anchor Bay Entertainment.
James Lorinz (Frankenhooker, Street Trash) returns to the genre in his first horror film since the early 90s. He is the first cast member to join lead Adam Wilson in the new indie horror The Eternal, a feature length sequel to the short film Ending The Eternal. The Eternal follows the story of Samuel Gradius, a 500-year-old vampire that wants to die, and seeks a warrior’s death. Director Justin McConnell (Working Class Rock Star) says, “Lorinz was my first choice for the character, it was tailored for him. His performance in Frankenhooker is so acclaimed for a reason.”
A review from Rue Morgue Magazine for the short prequel, Ending the Eternal, can be viewed here. It was shown two weeks ago as part of the Rue Morgue Festival of Fear in Toronto and has just been made a part of the official selection several more film festivals, showing at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival, Dead Channels (San Francisco) and at the Edmonton International Film Festival.
The Eternal will be the first of three slated upcoming horror films from Canadian producers Unstable Ground. Deliver Us and New Generation will follow. Stay tuned in the coming weeks for more on The Eternal.
Posted by dominie in Events, General, News on August 29th, 2008
The Hollywood Reporter announced that Ricky Schroder (Black Cloud) has just signed on to direct the new television film, Hellhounds, written by Paul A. Birkett of TV’s Not My Life. “The movie, set in 500 B.C., starts Scott Elrod (Men in Trees) as Kleitos, a Greek warrior who with his companions fights against the hellhounds of Hades to rescue his bride from the Underworld and bring her back to life.”
Michael Prupas (Muse) will executive produce alongside Robert Halmi Sr. and Robert Halmi Jr. of RHI Entertainment. It will be Schroder’s fifth project with the Halmi’s. The team began collaborated twenty years ago, during production of Lonesome Dove. Their latest work, Journey to the Center of the Earth just premiered on Ion Television early this year.
The film will begin lensing this Sunday in Romania. It will air on Sci-Fi Channel in the coming year and Schroder reveals that we can expect much CGI and special FX.
