USA Buys Enchanted Rights
USA Network will pay more than $50 million for the network-window rights to National Treasure: Book of Secrets, Enchanted and five other movies from Disney-ABC Domestic Distribution, Variety reported. More...
Kilmer In, Arnett Out Of Knight
A carmaker conflict has caused NBC to hire Val Kilmer to replace Will Arnett as the voice of K.I.T.T. on its Knight Rider TV movie/backdoor pilot, Variety reported. More...
Hellboy 2 Does More With Less
SCI FI Wire had the opportunity to visit the set of the upcoming sequel film Hellboy II: The Golden Army in Budapest last October, where director Guillermo del Toro explained that although the new film is more ambitious in scale, he had a smaller budget and a shorter schedule this time around. More...
Fringe Cast Fills Out
Australian actress Anna Torv has been tapped to play the lead role in Fringe, Fox's upcoming SF drama from J.J. Abrams and fellow Alias producers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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ABC Family Picks Up Middleman
ABC Family has picked up the supernatural drama pilot The Middleman for a full series, according to The Hollywood Reporter. More...
Disney's Minutemen Is Tops
The Disney Channel original two-hour movie Minutemen drew an audience of 6.5 million viewers on Jan. 25, enough to beat every other cable network in total viewers for the night, Variety reported. More...
Farscape Released On iTunes
The Jim Henson Company announced on Jan. 28 that it has made its TV programming and feature film library available for download on Apple's iTunes Store. More...
Whedon: Weird Science Is Offensive
Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Firefly creator Joss Whedon participated in the weekly Geeks On podcast on Jan. 24 and discussed his upcoming projects, as well as his disgust for the concept at the heart of the '80s fantasy film Weird Science, according to science-fiction blog io9. More...
Torchwood To Mix Love, Action
Eve Myles, who plays Gwen Cooper on BBC America's Torchwood, told SCI FI Wire that the upcoming second season will feature a balance of action and romance. More...
Barrowman Sticks With Torchwood
John Barrowman, who stars in the Doctor Who spinoff series Torchwood, told SCI FI Wire that he's open to playing omnisexual time traveler Capt. Jack Harkness for years to come. More...
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