Tricia Helfer, who played Six in Battlestar Galactica recently posted a picture on her Twitter of herself, James Callis (Gaius Baltar) and Jamie Bamber (Lee Adama). She also revealed their names for the new show 17th Precinct by Battlestar showrunner Ron Moore: Morgana, John and Caolan.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THcItXSnngA
The trailer for the animated series Tron: Uprising by Disney has made rounds online. Elijah Wood will voice the main character Beck who leads a revolution against CLU, who will be voiced by Fred Tatasciore. Joining them are Lance Henriksen, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Mandy Moore, Nate Corddry, Paul Reubens — and best of all, Bruce Boxleitner reprising his role as Tron. And yes, Daft Punk’s score will find its way in Tron: Uprising, being remixed by Com Truise, M83, Photek and Moby.
Tron: Uprising will debut on Disney as a 10-part micro-series later this year and then become a full-fledged series in the summer of 2012.
Executive producer Ron Moore has moved on from the Battlestar Galactica mythos to create the series 17th Precinct. The premise deals with supernatural elements and magic in a fictional town known as Excelsior.
Following Moore from Battlestar to 17th Precinct are actors Jamie Bamber (Lee Adama) and James Callis (Gaius Baltar) as homicide detectives; along with Tricia Helfer (Number Six) as a necromancer named Morgana.
Ron Moore’s re-imagining of Battlestar Galactica is critically acclaimed with excellent actors who expressed the emotional weight of the premise. It’s exciting that Moore is taking on an original project and bringing actors he’s worked with in the past onboard. And I was a huge fan of James Callis’ Gaius Baltar — I can’t wait to see him in his new role.
The pilot episode of 17th Precinct will air on NBC.
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Web series Mortal Kombat: Rebirth gained a new addition to its cast: Tahmoh Penikett. The actor is most notable for his role as Helo on the critically acclaimed series Battlestar Galactica. Penikett will portray police officer Kurtis Stryker, who weilds nightsticks and tasers. Stryker was a leader of the Riot Control Birgade during Outworld’s invasion.
Michael Jai White’s involvement was enough to make the online series badass, but the inclusion of Penikett amplifies it. He was captivating as the headstrong Helo in Battlestar, which will fit perfectly in his role as Kurtis Stryker.
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Directed by Jason Winer (Modern Family) is ABC’s TV comedy pilot Don’t Trust the Bitch in Apt. 23, starring Dreama Walker as June, an honest and optimistic girl, and Krysten Ritter as the immoral roommate Chloe.
Now why did this catch my eye? James Van Der Beek (Dawson’s Creek) will not only play Chloe’s best friend, but he will be portraying an exaggerated version of himself. Yes, ladies and gentlemen: James Van Der Beek will be playing James Van Der Beek.
His funnyordie.com videos helped pave the way for his role in Don’t Trust the Bitch in Apt. 23.
The new show should be a lot of fun with Van Der Beek as one of the co-stars — oh what the hell — just make him the lead.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX-dFm1d3_A
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Remember the Mortal Kombat short that hit YouTube last year? All the interest generated propelled it forward with continued production as a live-action online series.
Michael Jai White (Spawn) reprises his role as Jax Briggs; as well as Jeri Ryan (Star Trek: Voyager) as Sonya Blade. Darren Shahlavi of 300 joins the cast as criminal Kano.
Written by Kevin Tancharoen, Todd Helbing and Aaron Helbing, Mortal Kombat: Rebirth releases online this spring by Warner Bros.; Tancharoen also directs and produces the online series.
“It’s extremely gratifying to have such talented actors playing these iconic roles. They will bring the essence of Mortal Kombat to life and gamers will be deeply immersed into the game’s universe.”
— Kevin Tancharoen
The online series is an anthology of shorts to provide insight into each character that are in the upcoming game — yes, there’s a game coming out as well, which will release on April 19th, 2011 — which you can pre-order HERE.
The news still keeps pouring in despite Smallville approaching its swan song. After all the speculation, the producers have come forward with news that Michael Rosenbaum will make a final return as Lex Luthor for the series finale.
“It feels like the stars are aligning, literally. We couldn’t be more excited about having Michael back. And as far as the way he returns … there’ll be no doubt about how Lex becomes the great rival in Clark Kent’s life. He is the villain of the story.”
— Executive producers and showrunners Brian Peterson and Kelly Souders
“I’m simply doing it for all of the fans out there who made Smallville the great success it is. I appreciate all of their passion, their relentlessness and even their threats (laughs). I can’t wait to hug the old crew back in Vancouver one last time and see all of my old friends once again….. Oh, and for Lex to become the badass he’s destined to be.”
— Michael Rosenbaum
It’s incredibly exciting that Rosenbaum is reprising his role as Lex Luthor after a three-year absence. It’s clearly looking like the show will be getting the sendoff it deserves, with both its protagonist and antagonist at odds once again.
The series finale for Smallville is on May 13, 2011 — don’t miss out.
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Warner Bros. released an official ThunderCats photo, which captures the original feel while updating the look.
The new animated series intends to appeal to both old fans and newcomers to the cartoon. And not just that, but take the old, loosely connected plots and weave them together to make a more cohesive premise.
The debut for the new ThunderCats series is still unknown, but it will air on Cartoon Network.
Does this mean my ThunderCats belt buckle won’t be retro anymore?