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3 Smallville Actors Make a Return

By Timothy|2024-12-04T17:12:11-08:00January 24th, 2011|

Smallville is on its tenth and final season with its conclusion fast approaching. And what’s in store for the February 4th episode? The return of Lionel Luthor (John Glover), Martha Kent (Anette O’Toole) and Chloe (Allison Mack).

The premise the CW released? (Spoiler Alert):

Clark (Tom Welling) is surprised to see Martha (Annette O’Toole) on the news speaking at a pro-vigilante rally. However, surprise quickly turns to horror when he and Lois (Erica Durance) watch as Martha gets shot on national television.

Meanwhile, Lionel (John Glover) reveals himself to the world and reclaims LuthorCorp from Tess (Cassidy Freeman) and Oliver (Justin Hartley). Lois and Chloe (Allison Mack) decide to cheer Clark up by showing him videos from thousands of vigilante supporters professing their support for The Blur. Videos were created and submitted by actual “Smallville” fans. Mike Rohl directed the episode written by Don Whitehead & Holly Henderson.

It’s great that a few old cast members are reprising their roles for the final season of Smallville, but we’re all still hoping for a Lex Luthor (Michael Rosenbaum) return. It only makes sense for all the key players to make a last appearance in the show’s final run.

(Blastr)

Mobile Game Angry Birds Becomes an Animated Series

By Timothy|2024-12-04T17:12:12-08:00January 21st, 2011|

The immensely popular mobile game Angry Birds will become an animated series. Creators of the game, Finnish company Rovio will produce. It’s unclear if it will be a web series or TV series.

“We have been looking at that for quite a while, and that is definitely one of my personal big focus areas right now — to work on broadcast content for Angry Birds.”

— Mikael Hed, CEO of Rovio

Really? I was going to make fun of it, but then I remembered the Sonic the Hedgehog cartoons from my childhood — so I concede. Though it doesn’t change the fact that it’s utterly ridiculous.

[NY Post]

Liam Neeson Returns to Star Wars

By Timothy|2024-12-04T17:12:12-08:00January 20th, 2011|

Cartoon Network’s Star Wars: The Clone Wars has quite the casting news: actor Liam Neeson reprises his role as Qui-Gon Jinn. The late Jedi Master will appear to Obi-Wan Kenobi in visions, in a three-part story arc.

“These characters resonate…even after all these years. Growing up, my heroes were cowboys; they were strong and mysterious, and it seemed like they always rode off into the sunset. For kids today, Star Wars has that same kind of magic. I really wanted to be a part of that.”

— Liam Neeson

Let’s face it: Neeson was one of the only good things about The Phantom Menace — so putting him in the superior Clone Wars works perfectly.

You can view Entertainment Weekly’s exclusive video HERE.

The first episode with Qui-Gon will air January 28, 2011.

Steven Spielberg’s TV Series Falling Skies

By Timothy|2019-05-25T14:40:56-08:00December 27th, 2010|

Steven Spielberg teams with Dreamworks Television to bring the new post-apocalyptic action TV series Falling Skies. Noah Wyle of ER stars.

The official synopsis you ask?

Falling Skies is an exciting new series from DreamWorks Television and executive producer Steven Spielberg. Noah Wyle (ER, TNT’s The Librarian movies) stars as a former college professor who becomes the leader of a group of soldiers and civilians struggling against an occupying alien force. Moon Bloodgood (Terminator Salvation) co-stars as Anne Glass, a therapist who works with the surviving children to help them cope with the traumatic situation. The series also stars Drew Roy (Lincoln Heights) as Hal and Maxim Knight (Brothers & Sisters) as Matt, Tom’s two sons; and Seychelle Gabriel (Weeds) as Lourdes, an orphaned teenager who helps run the group’s commissary. Will Patton (Armageddon, TNT’s Into the West) will play a recurring role as a fierce resistance fighter.

Falling Skies will be on TNT in June.

Tron: Uprising Animated Series Update

By Timothy|2024-12-04T17:12:16-08:00December 24th, 2010|

Disney pushes forward with its animated series Tron: Uprising. The show begins in the summer of 2012, with a voice cast comprising of Bruce Boxleitner, Elijah Wood, Mandy Moore, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Paul Reubens, Lance Henriksen and Nate Corddry.

Wood stars as the character named Beck, who leads an uprising in the Grid. Joining him will be Boxleitner reprising his role as Tron.

The series will take place between the time CLU takes over the Grid to when Sam enters to look for his father.

At first the timeline is surprising; with the thought that time between the original Tron and the second film would make sense for a series, but time in the Grid is different than the real world. There’s a lot to cover between CLU’s take over and Sam’s entry into the Grid.

Adam Horowitz, the co-screenwriter of Tron: Legacy and consulting producer for the series had this to say:

“Our intention is to try and make something that is more than just, let’s go get something. We treat TRON very, very seriously and as writers we try to have a reason and a world for everything and not all of it gets to be shown because in this particular movie, we only had two hours.

[So] hopefully it fills in the blanks in and in a fun way and an intriguing way.”

There’s massive potential in Tron: Uprising in its stellar cast and crew. After all, even Charlie Bean of Powerpuff Girls and Samurai Jack is involved.

[Slash Film]

Trailer for Family Guy: It’s a Trap! and Pre-Order

By Timothy|2024-12-04T17:12:17-08:00December 16th, 2010|

Family Guy brings its third Star Wars spoof entitled It’s a Trap!

The synopsis?

In this spectacular and offensively uproarious final chapter, Luke Skywalker (Chris) and Princess Leia (Lois) must travel to Tatooine to free Han Solo (Peter) by infiltrating the wretched stronghold of Jabba the Hutt (Joe), the galaxy’s most loathsome and dreadful gangster. Reunited, the Rebels team up with a tribe of Ewoks to combat the Imperial forces on the forest moon of Endor. Meanwhile the Emperor (Carter Pewterschmidt) and Darth Vader (Stewie) conspire to turn Luke to the dark side, and young Skywalker is determined to rekindle the spirit of the Jedi within his father. The Galactic Civil War has never been more outrageous, as the Rebel forces gather to attack the seemingly defenseless and incomplete second Death Star in the battle that will determine the fate of the galaxy.

Family Guy: It’s a Trap! releases on DVD and Blu-ray on December 21, 2010. You can pre-order the DVD HERE and the Blu-ray HERE.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WbmXBj98qs