Buffy the Vampire Slayer Remake
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It was previously written that Warner Bros is going forward with a remake of the 1992 Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie. Joss Whedon was the screenplay writer for the movie and later, the writer & executive producer of the TV series by the same name. Joss Whedon then parlayed the success of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer series into a spinoff series titled Angel.
During the Buffy series alone, Whedon introduced us to many actors who will, through time, become beloved actors with not only the Whedonverse, but all the world!
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ONES: Emily Deschanel as Dr. Temperance Brennan (L) and David Boreanaz as FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth (R)
Bones TV Series Spin-off
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News on the web is that Fox is looking to create a spin-off series from the David Boreanaz & Emily Deschanel starrer, Bones.
The spin-off isn’t coming from anyone we’ve met in the show yet, but from a new character they’ll be introducing in the December 6th episode called Walter Sherman, and will be recurring thereafter.
The spin-off may or may not happen, it all depends on the actor snagged for the role. The character will be skeptical of everything, constantly asks irrelevant and offensive questions and has quite the ability to be able to find anything.
Eh… I get moving to a spin-off from a known commodity, but that last time Fox tried to create a spin-off from an new character they were introducing didn’t pan out at all… remember the PI from House? And what’s with this House-like personality trait?
Eh, we’ll see how it goes and who they get. [ TVGuide ]
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The Hobbit Movie Casting
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It’s all over the internet and I never got on top of it, but casting news for The Hobbit is all over the news. Here’s some of the details:
- Aidan Turner as Kili,
- Andy Serkis as Gollum (expected).
- Graham McTavish as Dwalin,
- Ian McKellen as Gandalf (exppected),
- John Callen as Oin,
- Mark Hadlow as Dori,
- Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins,
- Peter Hambleton as Gloin,
- Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield,
- Rob Kazinsky as Fili and
- Stephen Hunter as Bombur.
Peter Jackson is directing this two movie package.
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Dollhouse, Buffy, Angel & The Guild Comic News!
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We know that during the series run of Dollhouse, Joss Whedon was a wee bit downtrodden about the idea of doing a comic version of the show. He went from saying “no,” to “maybe,” to there are no plans to do this. I’m happy to report that now we have definitive news that Dark Horse Comics will be carrying on the torch of the Eliza Dushku starrer in comic book form! Shiny! Can I say shiny about a Dollhouse title? Hope so, I just did! (But then again… if you read this column, you already knew about the Dark Horse Epitath titles… right!? If you were around reading this fledgling website site back in July 0f ’10 that is.)
The Dark Horse Comics Dollhouse title will be written by Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen and will pick up the battle of our heroes after the point in time where the TV series ended, during the era that we were teased about in the episodes “Epitaph One” and “Epitaph Two.” Whedon and Tancharoen both wrote for the TV series, so they both bring brains full of knowledge and ideas from the franchise. Hence, I’m not worried about the title flopping in the eyes of the fans.
Cliff Richards will be the artist and we can expect the title to be released in the mainstream sometime in 2011. (There was already a special preview version sold during the San Diego Comic-Con event.
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Dark Horse announced a few things at the New York Comic Con event, Dollhouse being one of them.
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This week, over 281 new DVD/Blu-ray titles are coming out for your consumption. From the 281 titles there are a few movies and a bunch of TV series titles. Today, I’m touching on some of the more popular titles that your friends, peers and buddies are snatching up from Amazon.com now!
How to Train Your Dragon is one of the movies being released on Tuesday, October 12th… followed by the Josh Brolin starring Jonah Hex.
Joss Whedon’s ill-received Dollhouse series is releasing its second season on disc and one of my favorites, CSI: Miami with the ever witful Horatio Cain, played by David Caruso. (I bet he’s glad he left NYPD Blue. Did you know that Caruso is writing and producing his own project titled Rehab? It stars Josh Stewart and is about a controversial psychiatrist who conducts a retreat for patients suffering from severe dissociative personality disorders. The intense, week- long treatment reveals a devious agenda that is more dangerous than their violent psychosis. Thought Caruso fans would like to know that.)
Family entertainment shows include some Dexter’s Laboratory finally gets its first season out on disc and Thomas & Friends and bringing in some holiday cheer. Of course there’s some giant spinning turtle, Gamera, coming out on Blu-ray!
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In November of 2009 I questioned if Joss Whedon would come up with a Dollhouse Comic. It’s his methodology that has worked well for him. That’s for sure. And back then I said I’d be surprised if he didn’t create a Dollhouse comic. Then in December of 2009 Joss was saying that “once Dollhouse is over, it’s over. There won’t be any Dollhouse comics or web series.” Then in early April 2010, at WonderCon, there was no news on a comic from Joss, but that Dark Horse was eyeing the idea of a spin-off comic. Then in May, we mentioned that Dollhouse Season 2 was coming to DVD & Blu-ray.
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I’ve conjectured till I was blue in the face and I think it all paid off because with the release of season 2 of Dollhouse to DVD and Blu-ray, a limited edition comic from Dark Horse Comics is coming at you too, included with the season 2 combo DVD/Blu-ray disc sets that are coming out on October 12th. But you can also pre-order the disc/combo set at the Dark Horse booth at Comic-Con. (I’m presuming it’s at their booth though I’ve not seen the exact words saying that!)
The comic was written by Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen who will hold autograph an session at Comic-Con on Friday, 7/23 11:00am to 12:00 noon.
Hoo ya!
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For the consummate Joss Whedon or Felicia Day fan, you HAVE to get to the Dark Horse Comics Booth (#2615) for their autographs. It’s not just Joss and Felicia. They’ll also be accompanied by Jed Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen, and Zack Ward.
The autograph session will take place on Saturday, July 24th from 5:00 to 5:45.
I’d suggest dropping by the booth when Comic-Con opens and make sure it’s not a ticketed event. There’s no mention of tickets, but “Bruce’s World” experience suggests it can’t hurt to double check!!! Or just get in line at 10 a.m.!!! LOL.
Good luck gang!
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Eliza Dushku as Echo in Joss Whedon's Dollhouse
I came across the below music video of a sorts paying a bit of homage to Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse starring Eliza Dushku. I miss the show to a degree, but watching the video reminded me how convoluted the plot was. It was a concoction of Joss’s & Eliza brain power, but had it been just a touch simpler, would it have lasted longer?
Looking Back:
Rather than having brain wiped, programmable human dolls, if they had just tread a little closer to agents who willingly had the skills jammed into their heads for each assignment might have been more palatable. Sure, the usual drab critics would have jumped on the “like The Matrix” bandwagon, but with Joss and team behind the keyboards, Dollhouse could have stood out in its own, usual way.
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I know it’s a long way off right now and things can happen, but right now the unofficial convention of all that is Joss Whedon, called Whedon Fest, has Amy Acker (Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Dollhouse) and Nicholas Brendon (Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Criminal Minds) are scheduled to appear!
The event celebrates everything from the Whedon Verse, or as they call it, the Whedon Fest. It will be taking place October 1 – 3, 2010 at the Sheraton Toronto Airport Hotel & Conference Centre. Yep, sorry gang, but Canada has this cool event!
You can check out other details about Whedon Fest on Starry Night Events website.
Joss Whedon stuff on AMAZON
The 2nd season of the ill-fated and sometimes confusing TV series Dollhouse, created by Joss Whedon and starred Eliza Dushku, is coming to DVD and Blu-ray and is now available for pre-order! And I know that’s good news for all the Joss Whedon or Dollhouse fans out there!
Admittedly Dollhouse was an acquired taste, so to speak where you were either a fan of Whedon or Dushku’s work, or were incredibly patient with this show that had some serious potential, but really, only knocked my socks off a few times during the 2-season run it had on Fox. The subtlety of the writing was where the real gem to the story lay, but sometimes, even for me, I sometimes missed the point because I literally looked away or got distracted by something else in the room. I’m not saying that as a ding, but more of a reference to being the dedicated fan who hung on every word and scene, who truly understood the show.
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Out of the Dark Horse panel today (Apr 2, 2010) at Wondercon 2010, they touched on the premise of a Dollhouse comic.
Before you get out of control, stay calm, it’s not news yet that there is a Dollhouse comic, but they touched on it.
The word is that Dark Horse would like to do a spin-off comic of Dollhouse. They’ve been chatting with Joss Whedon on the issue sharing what they deem as great ideas for the title. But as it is, nothing is happening at the moment.
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