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Mar 13, 2014 - 10:57 AM
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THURSDAY, MARCH 13
STAR WARS: EPISODE VII---candidates to play the "lead Jedi apprentice" are Jesse Plemons (BREAKING BAD), John Boyega (ATTACK THE BLOCK), Ed Speleers (DOWNTON ABBEY), Matthew James Thomas (ABOUT A BOY) and Broadway actor Ray Fisher.
SYFY---Syfy head Dave Howe said Syfy is returning to its roots, "We want to be the best science-fiction channel that we possibly can...that means going back to the more traditional sci-fi/fantasy that fans often say they feel we've exited. We're going to occupy that space in a way we haven't for the past few years." Syfy will develop a space opera series similar to BATTLESTAR GALACTICA and new big-budget miniseries. It will reduce the number of its campy tv movies although SHARKNADO will continue as an annual feature.
SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES---Disney remake underway of its 1983 movie based on the Ray Bradbury novel. Writer/director Seth Grahame-Smith (ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER) said the remake will be more faithful to the novel than the original movie.
SAN ANDREAS---Carla Gugino will co-star with Dwayne Johnson in this disaster movie about a firefighter and his ex-wife who travel from Los Angeles to San Francisco during a massive earthquake to rescue their daughter.
TAKEN 3---Maggie Grace (LOST) will reunite with Liam Neeson for the last movie in the franchise. Grace will also co-star in a CBS pilot about a Wall Street hedge fund trader.
EXPLORERS---remake underway of the 1985 Joe Dante movie in which boys build a spaceship in their backyard for space exploration. Ethan Hawke and River Phoenix starred in the original movie.
TEXAS RISING---History Channel eight-hour miniseries underway about the Texas revolt against Mexico and the birth of the Texas Rangers. Bill Paxton, Brendan Fraser, Ray Liotta, Thomas Jane and Jeffrey Dean Morgan star.
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER---photo released of the wedding between Barney and Robin which airs on March 24. Also, CBS renewed THE BIG BANG THEORY for three more seasons.
MARVEL'S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.---Adrian Pasdar (HEROES) will guest star as Glenn Talbot in a future episode.
TERM LIFE---movie underway starring Vince Vaughn, Hailee Steinfeld, Bill Paxton and Jon Favreau in which a man, who is being pursued by the mob, assassins and crooked cops, takes out a $1 million insurance policy payable to his estranged daughter. He must stay alive until the policy goes into effect in 21 days.
PAN---Rooney Mara is in talks to lay Tiger Lily in this origin movie about Peter Pan. Garrett Hedlund and Hugh Jackman star.
THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS---Helena Bonham Carter returns as the Red Queen in the sequel to ALICE IN WONDERLAND.
SUGAR MOUNTAIN---dark comedy movie underway about a family where a hoax goes wrong with dire results. Cary Elwes, Jason Momoa and Haley Webb star.
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Too many damn remakes.
Aren't there any original scripts floating around?
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