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Mar 6: Star Trek, Direct to Video?: It just might happen. DarkHorizons.com has come up with some news that Paramount has finally noticed that "Direct To Video" films can be profitable. They are planning to dust off several successful feature films and begin a few direct to video franchise. Beyond bringing Star Trek to the this style, Paramount will also consider "Bevery Hills Cop", "Forrest Gump", and other big films. Direct to Video have been successful for many years and created a slew of "B" actors or allowed once popular stars to continue making money, to include, "Brian Bosworth", "Steven Seagal ", "Dean Cain" (Superman), "Roddy Piper" (They Live), "Rutger Hauer" (Blade Runner), "Daryl Hannah" (Splash), "Eric Roberts" and many others. 

Mar 6: Sarah Connors Chronicles: The new pilot has completed principle photography. Serenity's Summer Glau is playing a Terminator named Cameron (the good one) while the male terminator "Cromarte" will be portrayed by Owain Yeoman. As previously mentioned Sarah Connor is played by Lena Headey and Thomas Dekker (Heroes) will be the young John Connors.

Mar 6: Wild Hogs: What do you get if you mix William H. Macy, Martin Lawrence, Tim Allen and John Travolta in a comedy motorcycle flick? Hell, it's a huge box office opening. Wild Hogs brought in over $38 million this weekend. Ghost Rider fell this week to number three after three weeks with $11.5 million. The new Zodiac film was second with $13.1 million and will fade fast at the box office. 

Mar 5: Babylon Fields: Joan of Arcadia star Amber Tamblyn is heading back to television in a new series titled "Babylon Fields".  Variety reported. The show, from 20th Century Fox TV, is set in an apocalyptic world where deceased people have been resurrected and are trying to resume their lives. Tamblyn will play Janine Wunch, a young woman who was abused by her father and teamed up with her mother to kill him, only to see him come back from the dead.

Mar 5: Tin Man: The SFC mini-series "Tin Man" has signed Richard Dreyfus to co-star. He joins Zooey Deschanel and Alan Cummings. Tin Man is a wild take on the original Wizard of Oz.  Jason and the Argonauts mini-series helmer Nick Willing will sit in the command chair for this one.

Mar 5: Radcliffe, is That You: Daniel Radcliffe has signed on to complete the filmology of the Harry Potter novels (two more films). Watson and Grint are not yet signed, but in all likely hood will do the films. Apparently the question was floating around whether Radcliffe would sign on to finish out the films. It's not like these three young actors have that many options at hand. Poor Radcliffe is destined to be the next Christopher Reeves, George Reeves and William Shatner. He is forever sealed as the legendary Harry Potter no matter what he attempts to do. It could up being just as bad for his two sidekicks, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson. 

Mar 5: More Confidential: There is a sequel in the works to the underrated feature "LA Confidential". Stars Russell Crowe and Guy Pearce could be reprising their roles. The Dark Horizons website reports that Pearce recently downplayed interest in reprising the role. 

Mar 5: 2008 Set to Kick Ass: The box office payday for studios could be quite high. Already set for release in 08 is "Star Trek 11", "Indiana Jones 4", "Rambo 4", "Iron Man", "The Dark Knight", and "Sin City 2". 

Mar 5: The Fly: After the last remake and sequel does "They Fly" need another remake? While the mist of logic say no Nicolas Cage could be interested in starring in a remake of the original film. 

Mar 5: Star Trek 11: Paramount has set the stage for the return of Star Trek in it's 11th film. Production is slated to begin in the fall with a Christmas 2008 release.

Mar 5: Terminator 4: Yes and No, Maybe I will, maybe I won't. The rumors on again that The Schwartz may not appear in a cameo in the fourth Terminator film. 

Mar 5: Scanners Remake: The 1981 film based on the novel by David Cronenberg is getting a remake from "Saw 2 & 3" director, Darren Lynn Bousman. He just inked a deal to helm the project that will be written by David Goyer. Filming is slated to begin early 2008 with a release later in the year. 

Feb 24: Olmos 60: Edward James Olmos, who I most remember from his days on Miami Vice and in Blade Runner turns the big 60 today. Olmos is in his third season as Commander Adama on board "Battlestar Galactica".  Happy Birthday!!!  also celebrating a birthday today is Barry Bostwick -61- It's a wonder his career did hit the toilet sink at his stink in "Megaforce" in 1982. Honus Wagner, baseball legend, also celebrated his birthday on Feb 24th. 

Feb 24: Jobs for 52: Apple Computer guru Steve Jobs is 52 today. 

Feb 24: Don Knotts: The Reluctant Astronaut, The Incredible Mr. Limpet and The Ghost and Mr. Chicken passed away at 81 just one year ago today. Who actually thought of Knotts being in a genre film? Despite being comedies these were genre films and Don Knotts was a great actor. Also passing away on Feb 24 was Dennis Weaver (McCloud - 2006), Dinah Shore - 1994, 

Feb 24: Trek 11: The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed, despite rumors to the contrary, that JJ Abrams is still set to helm the upcoming Star Trek 11 feature film. 

Feb 24: Lake Placid: The 199 film "Lake Placid" starring Bill Pullman, Bridget Fonda, Oliver Platt and Brandon Gleeson is probably one of the most underrated and entertaining films I have ever scene. Between the action, the actions, the special effects and ultimate show of extreme sarcasm Lake Placid is as nearly perfect as any film can get. Unfortunately the film will now get sequel that will be nothing more than a familiar name and Croc. The direct to video (with the exception of airing on the SciFi Channel first) will be helm by Boa vs Python director Dave Flores. Starring will be none of than the Dukes of Hazzard & Smallville actor John Schneider (Bo Duke), Cloris leachman (Starship Troopers) and Chad Collins (Legions of the Dead). 

Feb 24: Boob & Breast Girl Back With Her Charms: Charmed star Alyssa Milano is back on television in a new pilot for ABC in an as yet untitled drama. 

Feb 24: Wonder Woman: With Joss Whedon gone from this project does it have any hope of making it to the big screen. Does anyone even want to see this DC character on the big screen? Invisible plane, magic lasso, and corny ass costume. If you change the things she's been known for throughout the comics is it still Wonder Woman? 

Feb 24: John Carter of Mars: Disney has reacquired the rights to Edgar Rice Burroughs 11 novel franchise "John Carter of Mars." They studio is hoping the with the right fleshing out this could be another 3 to ??? picture deal. 

Feb 24: Sin City 2: Robert Rodriquez is ready to begin production on his Sin City Sequel. He is expected to team up with Frank Miller on directing duties again this summer.

Feb 24: Justice League... Live Action: Warner Bros has decided it wants to pull out the stops on its DC Comics characters. So far only Batman & Superman have been to the big screen successfully. By bringing the Justice League to the big screen it could create spin-off films for The Flash, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, and a couple of others. Also slated for the production are Batman & Superman. The biggest issue facing Warner Bros. is whether they go after Christian Bale (Batman) and Brandon Routh (superman) for the roles in this film. They could use one of the previous actors to don the Batman mask again. The Studio has also hired writers Kiernan and Michele Mulroney (Mr. & Mrs Smith) to pen the new script. (moviehole.net)

Feb 24: More National Treasure: Before the second film can be laid down from pen to paper the foks at Disney are already interested in a 3rd and 4th film. Disney, like a few other studios, are extremely interested in creating a few money making franchises.  If one of these bone head executives at the major studios could learn anything they'd take a page from the likes of "Die Hard" and "Lethal Weapon" to create a franchise the works. Die Hard or Lethal Weapon could have done five or more successful pictures if they hadn't waited so long between films. Using the style of LW could make successful (serious) franchises out of shows like Starsky & Hutch, Hunter, and Miami Vice. 

Feb 24: Rambo 4 Name Change... Again: The fourth film started as "In The Serpent's Eye". It was then changed to "Pearl of the Cobra" and now will simply be titled "John Rambo". 

Feb 24: Wizard Magazine Changes: Scott Gramling is returning to the magazine as the editor in chief after a 12 absence from the mag where he previously served as associate editor. Gramling will take over the helm duties immediately. 

Feb 24: Avatar in 2009: If James Cameron ever really gets down to making a film again it just might be "Avatar". Cameron is currently looking at a Memorial day 2009 release date and he has started casting for this project. James Cameron actually sees this film as a franchise. But at 13 years (by the time of release) between films it's unlikely Cameron could create any film franchise. 

Feb 18: Knowles Lands on Sports Swimsuit Issue: Beyonce Knowles will grace Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue. Many men will purchase the issue to get a load of those hefty legs and overly stuffed butt in a bikini. Look out Big Momma. Here comes Beyonce. She's worked hard the past year to get the legs and booty into bikini shape.

Feb 18: Rambo: Actor/Singer Matt Marsden will join Sylvester Stallone in the upcoming Rambo film. (moviehole.net)

Feb 18: Reaper: The BW television pilot for "Reaper" will be directed by none other than Silent Bob's Kevin Smith. The supernatural pilot begins lensing next month at ABC studios. A 21 year old loser becomes Satan's bounty hunter retrieving souls lost from hell. Gee, this one's been done before a few years ago.

Feb 18: House & Bones Renewed: Fox has given the quick renewal for series House and Bones for the 2007/2008 season. According to network executives the shows were never in question for renewal. 

Feb 18: Las Vegas: The move to Friday night has not be grand for the folks at the Montecito Casino. The show Las Vegas still scored a second place rating in it's 9pm timeslot, but the ratings are down to 5.1, which were over 6 when the series aired on Monday nights. It is still up in the air whether Las Vegas will see another season on the Las Vegas strip.

Feb 18: Two Face: Batman producers have landed their Harvey Dent in a thirty-something Aaron Eckhart. Despite Hollywood's movement into the twenty-something realm comes a thirty-something actor in a key role for a huge sequel. Go Eckhart.

Feb 14: More Galactica!!!: Fans can unite for one more season. The folks over at the Sci-Fi Channel have renewed the dramatic series for a fourth season of 13 episodes. Production is already slated to begin this summer. So far January 2008 is set to begin airing the new season. Who would have though that a Sunday night at 10pm would bring in a larger audience then it's previous 9pm Friday night slot. The shows audience has grown in the female and adult demographic with the move. 

Feb 14: Marvel Projects 2010 & Beyond: Here are the current Marvel comic projects current in development or some form of production. Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk Sequel; a Punisher sequel; A possible fourth Spiderman film; and a Ghost Rider 2 film. Currently in process is Spiderman 3, Fantastic Four 2, and Rise of the Silver Surfer. Beyond 2010 (and could move forward) are Wolverine (Jackman isn't getting any younger); Captain America; Luke Cage: Powerman; Magneto, and possibly other X-Men spin-off series. If FOX is interested there could be a fourth X-Men film. 

Feb 14: Star Trek Release is Green: The original series has been released again into syndication. This time with the all-new special effects. The series pick-up has been minimal in my area showing on just one local channel. In the ratings for sci-fi based shows those old farts exploring the galaxy are scoring an impressive 1.4 in the ratings. Only Alias - 1.7 and Smallville - 1.6 are doing better. The over thirty television series (just 79 episodes) is outperforming Stargate Atlantis, SG-1, Farscape and the Outer Limits, all of which currently air on more networks. 

Feb 14: Transformers: Michael Bay recently previewed 25 minutes of his new feature film to some enthusiastic fans at the New York Toy Fair. Fans were treated for four separate scenes from the film. The previews were met with approval. 

Feb 14: Bionic Woman Lands Lead: the Superhero Hype website has learned that this time around Jamie Sommers will be British. Virtually unknown Michelle Ryan will play the role of the $50 million woman. Ryan has spent the last five years on the BBC series "EastEnders". 

Feb 14: No Jaws 5: Clint Morris and his staff over at Moviehole.net have debunked the direct to video "Jaws 5" project. The head cheese at Universal had decreed that there is no Jaws project in the works. 

Feb 14: The Flash: The DC comic book superhero "The Flash" has a new director in Shawn Levy (Cheaper By The Dozen, The Pink Panther). Levy is coming off his under the radar hit feature "Night at the Museum" which has grossed $225 million. Goyer was originally set to write, direct and produce the film but quietly stepped away from the Flash. Levy will take to the Flash on a lighter note while Goyer's version was to have been a darker film aka "Batman Begins" and "Superman Returns". 

Feb 14: Abrams Has Entered the Tower: Rather than directing a new Star Trek Abrams will now produce and someone else will handle the directing duties. Abrams will now move into Stephen Kings anticipated project "The Tower." It is as yet unknown if the project will be a feature film or a television mini-series. The mini would make since to cover the multiple novels of "the Tower".  Maybe Paramount has realized that regardless of what you do with Star Trek at this point gaining a new audience is practically impossible. 

Feb 14: More Ghost Rider: The studio seems hot for a second film despite the films lack of reviews. It hasn't even hit theaters yet, but Sony likes what they have in the can. Those actually involved with the film apparently signed a one picture deal. They aren't really interested in talking sequel until they see how the media and movie goers take to the film. 

Feb 14: The Host: Magnolia Films will release The Host on March 9th. the new film is a story about Gang-du who works at a food-stand on the banks of the Han River. Dozing on the job, he is awakened by his daughter, Hyun-seo, who is angry with him for missing a teacher-parent meeting at school. As Gang-du walks out to the riverbank with a delivery, he notices that a large crowd of people have gathered, taking pictures and talking about something hanging from the Han River Bridge. The otherwise idyllic landscape turns suddenly to bedlam, when a terrifying creature climbs up onto the riverbank and begins to crush and eat people. Gang-du and his daughter run for their lives, but suddenly the being grabs Hyun-seo and disappears back into the river. The government announces that the monstrous thing apparently is the Host of an unidentified virus. Having feared the worst, Gang-du receives a phone call from his daughter who is frightened, but very much alive. Gang-du soon makes plans to infiltrate the forbidden zone near the Han River to rescue his daughter from the clutches of the horrifying Host. The main site, Monster Hunters Club (http://www.monsterhuntersclub.com) looks innocent enough at first glance, but a trip to the forums quickly reveals that there’s something sinister going on beneath the surface.  Help solve puzzles and make the connections between amateur cryptozooligists, a beautiful 19-year-old Korean film student, a grandson finding out what happened to his army-scientist grandfather, and weird creature sightings that seem to be getting more numerous by the day. 

Feb 11: Star Trek: I luckily found a local station showing the NEW Star Trek. Yunno... the ones with the revamped special effects. I caught the episode tonight "the Doomsday Machine". My goodness what a difference these special effects create for the series. A true update to an old classic show. As Commodore Matt Decker (William Windom) says in the episode... "Right out of hell... I saw it." and you know what? I was freakin' blown away. I cannot believe the Sci-Fi Channel passed on this release of the series. What a bunch of stupid bastards and bitches they can be over there. There were over 100 new effects added to the episode. 

If this is what Paramount has planned for all the episodes, I will be purchasing the series when it's released. Doomsday machine was the sort of flagship for the new cuts of the series episodes with the most of any episode in the three seasons. 

Feb 11: She-Hulk: Nicolas Cage is now eager to get a She-Hulk film off the ground and is eager for his Ghost Rider co-star Eva Mendez into the lead role. 

Feb 11: Star Trek 11: Is JJ Abrams OUT??? The director/series creator is denying the reports. Scifi.com has a poll running on who fans would love to see take the chair to replace Abrams. Who's on top? David Goyer... nope. Bryan Singer would be a favorite right? nope. Believe it or not it seems most fans want "Jonathan Frakes" (Star Trek's William Ryker and director of a couple of the films) at 45% of the votes. Second is Joss Whedon (Firefly, Buffy & Serenity). But the big question is this... Do fans want something new, which the series drastically needs or what's familiar? Can Star Trek gain a new audience or is Paramount stuck with the limited fans they have? Good questions all and going back to a young Kirk and Skock is NOT the way to do it. Why not let the Babyon 5 creator J. Micheal Stracynski take a crack at the franchise in a series or feature film. Maybe he can save it for the fans and pull in all those B5 fans out there. It could happen.

Feb 11: Capricorn One Remake: The remake from director Peter Hyams has been in development for the last six months. Regency Films is behind the production company. (moviehole.net) 

Feb 11: Jaws 5: Yeah... they are actually considering a direct to video Jaws 5 film. The estranged shark is still on duty at Universal Studios scaring the crap out of tourists. 

Feb 11: Beverly Hills Cop 4: Looks like it is a go for Eddie Murphy (46) to don the character of Axel Foley for one more, and likely last time, Beverly Hills Cop. It is unknown currently if Judge Reinhold (50) and John Ashton (59) will reprise their roles in the new film. 

Feb 11: Toy Story 3: There will be a third Toy Story in 2009, but without John Lasseter. He's been promoted at Disney Animation and someone else will sit in the magic chair.  But will the voices be back? That is the question. 

Feb 11: Preacher: With Ghost Rider finally complete and ready for theaters director Mark Steven Johnson is concentrating heavily on getting Preacher completed for HBO.  

Feb 11: Van Helsing: Another hero heading to Direct to Video will be the legendary Van Helsing, this time played by Julian McMahon. 

Feb 11: Are you fast?: Maybe not but Fast and the Furious isn't done with just three films. A fourth film in currently in development but it too will be a direct to video film. 

Feb 11: The Wolfman: the classic horror film get a remake from director Mark Romanek. Benico Del Toro will lead.

Feb 11: Mummy Rumor: Who should play the Mummy in Mummy 3? The Rock? Arnold Schwartzenegger? the Italian Stallion? Bruce Willis? Chuck Norris? How about Jet Li? That's the rumor... Jet Li could be playing the villain in the new feature film. Go Li!

Feb 11: May 2008: What about the date you ask? Why it's the release date for the Speed Racer. That was a big let down huh? Sorry... how about the release date for Indiana Jones 4? These two film will go head to head opening weeking.

Feb 2: Robin Hood... Again: Once handled by Kevin Costner, Robin Hood will get the Australian Stallion Russell Crowe treatment in a new contemporary version of the classic film. The film will be titled "Nottingham". In this twisted version Robin will be portrayed as a less virtuous role with Sheriff Nottingham being a of more noble gentleman. Russell Crowe will handle the duties of Nottingham. This had better be good with the studio paying the script writers seven figures. Crowe will dip into the kitty for a cool $20 million - and one of the few actors in Hollywood actually worth that price. 

Feb 2: No Museum For British: There's nothing wrong with the film as it turns out. It's actually Twentieth Century Fox. Several overseas chains have pulled many Fox productions because of the studios early DVD releases. Night at the Museum opened on December 26 and Fox is planning the DVD release on April 2nd, just 97 days after the films release. Usually there are four more months before the films would be released. By the end of January the film has made $193 million overseas.

Feb 2: Harry Potter VII: Finally fans have a release date for the final Harry Potter novel. The book will hit stands on July 21st. Yes the book will be available at bookstores at midnight as well as online. 

Feb 2: Mrs. Smith Settled: The Angelina Jolie (Mr. & Mrs. Smith) film role turned television role will be portrayed by Jordana Brewster (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre). Brewster was a hot commodity for pilots this year with five projects vying for her services. They must have been pretty bad if this is the series she settled on. 

Feb 2: Beckinsale U.S. Marshal: Kate Beckinsale will dump the fangs and leathers for the role of a US Marshal in "Whiteout". She'll play U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko who must uncover the first murder ever in the Antartic and must catch the killer before nightfall, which lasts six months. Reese Witherspoon was originally attached for the lead role, but there is no way the actress could carry the role. 

Feb 2: Burgers & Xbox $$$: Burger King is the freakin' KING! Their recent xBox promotion offering three different Burger King games at $3.99 each was more successful than anyone could anticipate. They didn't just make a nice little profit... this ideas showed a 40% increase in quarterly profits vs the same period a year ago. The Don't Mess With the King campaign sold over 3.2 million copies. That's an impressive $12.8 million bucks for a triplet of raunchy game play. That $3.99 price was with the purchase of a BK value meal. That's a lot of value meals that people never would have purchased to begin with. Whew! Smart, smart and yeah, it was really smart. 

Jan 27: No Holmes For Batman: Good news for Batman fans, Katie Holmes (Mrs. Tom Cruise) will not be returning for the Batman sequel. The part for the sequel is pivotal but small, perhaps ten minutes at most. Either she has opted out or the producers are attempting to save some payroll since the part could be played by anyone. 

Jan 27: Alba's Got the Eye: Jessica Alba has landed the starring role in the horror film "The Eye". This film from Tom Cruise's production company will follow a young woman who gets an eye transplant and is able to see into the supernatural world. Alba will receive $4 million for the starring role. Production is slated for sometime in February.

Jan 27: Indy 4 Gets Old: If the rumors are true other old timers being offered parts in Indiana Jones 4 are Sean Connery (to return as Jones Dad) and none other than Clint Eastwood. 

Jan 27: Nicole Invasion: Nicole Kidman's film career has mostly been toilet water. She now making her move into science fiction with the film "Invasion". On January 25th while filming a car chase scene her Jaguar, being towed by a movie truck, accidentally slammed into a telephone pole and the actress had to be taken to the hospital with other members of the crew. Kidman was checked over and released.  

Jan 27: Who's Scotty?: Well, according to IGN Movies James McAvoy could be in line to play the young Montgomery Scott in the new Star Trek film. McAvoy starred in Last King of Scottland. Of course Abrams has said nothing and even Matt Damon has not been contacted to play Kirk. So, it's pretty much bull-shit but interesting to talk about. 

Jan 27: Spiderman 4: Sony has confirmed that there will be a Spiderman 4 despite McGuire, Dunst and Raimi not interested in returning. Producers are interest in Jake Gullenhaal (Day After Tomorrow) to fill the tights and Raimi will likely produce but not helm the project. Dunst character was not to be in the next three films so losing her means nothing. 

Jan 27: Roberts A Hero: Fifty year old B movie star Eric Roberts has landed a gig with the hit series "Heroes". While being a fairly big star in the 80's Roberts career landed him in the B movies (straight to video) as it has with such actors as Dean Cain, Brian Bosworth, Roddy Piper, Dolph Lundgren, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Casper Van Dien. 

Jan 20: Boogeyman 2: What do upcoming and fading television stars do? Why, they do bad horror of course. Boogeyman 2 is ramping up and landing a few television wannabe's and has-beens. Joining the cast of the horror sequel is Danielle Savre (Heroes - cheerleader Jackie), Rene O'Connor (Xena), David Gallager (7th Heaven) and Mae Whitman (Thief) have landed roles. Production is slated to begin anytime time with filming to be done at Sony's Culver City Studios.

Jan 20: More Heroes: NBC is happy with the performance of their new series "HEROES", which also co-airs on the Sci-Fi Channel.  Heroes has received a full second renewal from NBC. 

Jan 20: Doctor Who A Hero?: Christopher Eccleston, who departed the hit series Dr. Who after it's first season will not join the series "Heroes" for a few episodes. He'll play "Claude", an invisible man character. He's currently in four episodes and the shows producers would like Eccleston to come play on the series for a while if they can work around his current film schedule. 

Jan 20: Sarah Connor Chronicles: Thomas Dekker just off his Heroes gig has landed the co-star role of John Connor in the new series "The Sarah Connor Chronicles". 

Jan 20: Avatar: James Cameron may be reteaming with one of his Aliens stars Sigourney Weaver for a part in his film "Avatar". Of course that's if Cameron actual ever makes another film. 

Jan 14: Jackson... Banned: New Line Cinema head honcho Robert Shaye has had enough of Peter Jackson and his childish behavior. Accusing the studio of trying to cheat him out of money was the last straw. Shaye has permanently banned Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson from and New Line Project. Says Shaye to Scifi.com in an interview, "I don't want to work with that guy anymore. Why would I? So the answer is he will never make any movie with New Line Cinema again while I'm still working for the company." Jackson has received $250 million from the studio and wants more. There is no way Jackson will have anything to do with the Hobbit. 

Jan 14: Journeyman: NBC has placed the green for a pilot titled "Journeyman". It's to be a romantic fantasy about a man who travels back in time to alter and fix the lives of people in trouble. However by touching up the past he changes the future.

Jan 14: Tin Man: Alan Cummings has signed on to star in the upcoming six-hour Sci-Fi Channel mini-series "Tin Man". Production is slated to being in Vancouver, BC in the spring with a December of 2007 release. 

Jan 14: The 4400: Actor Bill Campbell (the Rocketeer) plays Jordan Collier in the 4400 as a semi-regular. The fourth season begins airing in the summer of 2207 and fans will see Bill Campbell's character become a series regular. Campbell just won the People's Choice Award Winner. 

Jan 14: Flash Gordon: The Sci-Fi Channel is quietly developing a new Flash Gordon series which will be a serious experience compared to the childish feature of the past. With what the network has learned from Ron Moore and Battlestar Galactica is possibly the key to bring known products into the realm of successful television. No big news with the proposed feature film from Mummy director Stephen Sommers since it was thought that Ashton Kutcher would take the lead role. 

Jan 14: The Diamond Age: Smokehouse Productions will produce the six-hour Sci-Fi Channel mini-series "The Diamond Age". The George Clooney lead production company will take on the Neal Stephenson novel about a neo-Victorian futuristic society in which an underprivileged young lady gets her hands on a technologically advanced book only for the children of the upper class. 

Jan 14: The Mummy 3: Universal and producer Stephen Sommers have signed "Rob Cohen" (xXx, Fast & the Furious) to helm the third Mummy film. Miles Millar and Alfred Gough have already completed the script. The We could see the young Alex O'Connell, son of Rick O'Connell (Brandon Frasier) take on a Mummy of his own. Chances are good that Branden Frasier

Jan 14: Chiller: NBC will create its own horror network titled "Chiller", which is set to premiere March 1st. The new network will open to 12 million viewers. But if you don't have direct TV you won't be watching it. NBC continues to work deals with other cable operators but currently Direct TV is it. NBC also has deals in place to air various horror projects from other studios. This includes several series the SFC has already run into the ground, Friday the 13th: The Series; Freddy's Nightmares; Alfred Hitchcock Presents and Tales From the Crypt.  The Sci-Fi Channel has already moved from science fiction into the heavy horror realm. I personally would love to see a true science fiction channel. 

Jan 14: Equalizer: A remake of the television series "The Equalizer" has been in development for years. Michael Connelly and Terrill Lee Lankford have been hired to pen the new script and Paul McGuigan will direct. 

Jan 5: Bionic Woman: NBC is dusting off an old show for rehashing duty. Attempting to reach in the right direction the network has hired Battlestar Galactica's producer and writer David Eick to pen the new Bionic Woman pilot. NBC Universal will be producing the new pilot and series should one develop. Eick will co-write the Bionic Woman script with Laeta Kalogridis (Alexander, Birds of Prey). The greenlight is a cast-contingent pilot. 

Jan 5: Indiana Jones in 2007: George Lucas, Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford have confirmed the the fourth Indiana Jones segment will actually film in 2007. All three have agreed on a script and the film should premiere in the summer of 2008. Filming is expected to begin in June.

Jan 5: Mr. & Mrs. Smith: While the new series based on the film gets a greenlight at ABC, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are considering a sequel to their feature. The television series has only received the greenlight to lens a one-hour pilot, but could go into production before it's aired if the studio is happy with the product.

Jan 5: More Laura Croft?: The studio is actually talking with Angelina Jolie to see if she is interested in returning in yet another Tomb Raider film. After two dismal feature film performances at the box office and poor dvd sales it's amazing the studio is interested in a three go around.

Dec 31: Major Death For Galactica: Ron Moore tells the Chicago Tribune (killers of the Chicago Cubs) that one of the shows major characters will perish before the end of season three. The biggest effort will be not to alter the nature of the show but to play up to the loss and mortality of all the characters in the show. The loss will be significant to the show as well as the characters to help create the drama which so many fans enjoy about the series. 

Dec 31: Picard Joins the Mutant Turtles: X-Men and Star Trek Captain Patrick Stewart has landed a voice over in the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle animated movie. Stewart will voice the character Max Winters.

Dec 29: Galactica Ending Soon?: There is a distinct possibility that if season four happens the Sci-Fi Channel could be preparing to end the series. Season four is currently in doubt as well with the ratings of the series beginning to drop. Viewership is down for season three and the network has yet to green light season four. There is talk of Ron Moore taking Battlestar Galactica into the direct to DVD market with production even happening as early as between seasons three and four. Something that will not interfere with the shows current storylines and may include setting up something for the Sci-Fi Channel's proposed "Caprica" spin-off series. Fans better start bugging the network now if they want season four. 

Dec 29: Tourist to Flop: Wolverine has his own production company called "SEED". Hugh Jackman, who's better onscreen as a comic book hero than a regular person, will produce and star in the film "Tourist". How good will the film be? It has Hugh Jackman (X-Men), Ewan McGregor (Star Wars), Michelle Williams (Speciman) and Natasha Henstridge (species). This is not a cast that promotes box office bonanza. The new film is a sexual thriller and Henstridge is known for few objections when it comes to nudity in a film. 

Dec 29: Dr. Who Had Enough: In two seasons it looks like no one is willing to hang around as the good Dr. Who for more than one season. The word is that David Tennant, who has completed the second season, wants out of the series. The BBC will NOT deny the reports but does contend that Tennant is committed to reprise his role in the third season. At this point it's nothing more than someone else's rumor concerning Tennant's status. 

Dec 29: Battlestar to Follow Serenity: Battlestar Galactica will get the space role playing treatment. That's right a RPG. The new game from Margaret Weis Productions will use the same gaming system as the Serenity game the company produced earlier. The new Galactica RPG should do well since the Serenity game was so well received. Fans can look for the core game in the spring. (mania.com)

Dec 25: Real Genius 2: the original is one of my all time favorite films and for some reason Val Kilmer seems keen to return to the realm of Chris Knight. Seems unlikely that it will happen, but if it could Kilmer would be greenlit for it. 

Dec 25: Rocker James Brown Dead: 73 year old Rock and Roller James Brown has passed away on Christmas day. Brown was suffering from pneumonia. 

Dec 25: Want More Lara Croft?: Is the third time a charm? Will anyone give a third Lara Croft film a chance? Paramount flat out refuses to give any greenlights to a third installment, but they have agreed to assign a scriptwriter to try and come up with something... interesting. Talk about beating a dead horse. I don't think anyone would have to worry about Jolie returning for another one. 

Dec 25: Hellboy 2: The fan awaited sequel begins casting in January with production probably set to being around the June time frame. 

Dec 25: Iron Man: The website for the new live action film is up and running at www.ironmanmovie.com. make sure you check it out. 

Dec 25: Ninja Turtles: The new animated film has hired Sarah Michelle Gellar to voice the character of April O'Neil. Also cast for voices are Patrick Stewart, filmmaker Kevin Smith and X-Man Patrick Stewart. The Ninja Turtles themselves will not be voiced by any celebrities. (thanks to moviehole.net) 

Dec 25: Punisher 2: It's all starting to come together for Punisher 2. Lionsgate has gone after Pirates of the Caribbean writer Stuart Beattie by dumping a ton of cash on him to pen the script for the sequel. Thomas Jane will don the skull painted shirt as Frank Castle relocates to New York to take a mob boss named Jigsaw. Jane tells the BigFanBoy website that this one will be a sraight drama with lots of blood and guts in it with no weird stuff. 

Dec 25: Avatar in 2009: James Cameron's for ever in production "Avatar" has been pushed back until the summer of 2009 according to the director himself. he has several months of effects to complete but will not release the film until then. 

Dec 25: Harry Potter: The final Harry Potter novel finally has it's official title - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Author J.K. Rowling has confirmed that at least two characters will die. It will be interesting to see if Rowling pulls the ultimate Matrix fubar and kill off one of the main characters to destroy a wonderful series of books/films. 

Dec 17: Galactica Nominated: The Sci-Fi Channel's "Battlestar Galactica" has earned a 2007 nomination in the Writers Guild of America Television Awards. The two-part episode "Occupation/Precipice", written by Ron Moore was nominated for "Best Episodic Drama". Amazingly the series was NOT nominated for Best Dramatic Series, but LOST from ABC was. 

Dec 17: Deadwood: As the HBO series comes to a close Ian McShane, who