Eliza Dusku to Co-star in “THE SAINT” Pilot!

Deadline announced today that Eliza Dushku will co-star opposite Adam Rayner in “The Saint” backdoor pilot for MPCA.

More info after the jump.

Torchwood: Web of Lies – Episode 1!

The first episode of the Torchwood animated web series designed to run parallel to “Torchwood: Miracle Day”.  It stars Eliza Dushku.

Video: TORCHWOOD Featurette!

Brand new featurette on the upcoming “Torchwood:  Miracle Day” premiering on STARZ this July.  The thing that got us excited was the following from RTD:

We have terrible, terrible statements about human nature.  And beautiful, beautiful statements about human nature as well.

While, Captain Jack himself, John Barrowmen calls the series:

F**king awesome!

We’re ready!

Video: “Dollhouse” S2 Takes “Summer-y” Route

Yup, someone familiar to Whedonites will be appearing on S2 of “Dollhouse”.   Watch the video to find out who it is.

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GHOSTBUSTERS 3 Could Start Filming This Fall

Dan Ackroyd, in a conversation with LA Times reporter Geoff Boucher, says things are full steam ahead on Ghostbusters 3:

Aykroyd said Sigourney Weaver is on board now, as are the original squad of ectoplasmic specialists — Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson.  Murray’s presence was the pivot point in making a third film happen. He holds a one-fifth controlling interest in the property rights and has been seen as the most reluctant to return to the paranormal comedy. Aykroyd said that is true but that it’s more nuanced than the public portrayal of the situation.

“I don’t put not making the third movie on Billy. We can’t do that. I’ve been very busy. Harold’s been busy, Ivan’s been busy. And a third script really didn’t coalesce properly. And Billy, you can’t blame an artist for not wanting to do the same thing again. He did two of them, for God’s sake. Although I’m the biggest cheerleader as the originator of the concept but I’ve never begrudged Billy not doing a third movie. I never said he held it up or that he refused. Hey, listen, he’s an artist. You can’t force somebody into it. I’m sorry he never read my third draft because I thought it was pretty good but, look, now we’re at a point that there’s a story that he can accept and that’s going to work, and I think we’re going to be in production fairly soon. We could be in production by winter.”

The script is by Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky, the writing team behind the upcoming Jack Black/Michael Cera movie “Year One” (directed by Ramis), and Aykroyd is enthused about its premise of a new generation of Ghostbusters taking over the duties of the aging team. Aykroyd said he wishes Ivan Reitman would return to direct the third film in the series but that he’s “too busy as a mega-producer” to take it on; his second choice is Ramis, who, of course, co-wrote the first two “Ghostbusters” films with Aykroyd and has numerous directing credits, most notably “Groundhog Day” and “Analyze This.” “He has a lot of things going on, but it would be wonderful to see him do it.”

Aykroyd says he believes the movie will move forward but that he has also learned that “at any second everything could blow up.” The details of story are still in play, but Aykroyd said he’s hoping for a five-member “new generation” team with several female members. “I’d like it to be a passing-of-the-torch movie. Let’s revisit the old characters briefly and happily and have them there as family but let’s pass it on to a new generation.”

Who does Aykroyd think would be good in the jumpsuits? Aykroyd mentioned two names, Alyssa Milano (who is a voice in the upcoming “Ghostbusters” video game) and Eliza Dushku. “I think they’re amazing,” he said. “And I’m excited about the whole idea of getting this done.”

Source.

“Dollhouse” Renewal Official

Fox announced its fall schedule today, making the “Dollhouse” second season official.

It will maintain its slot on Friday nights at 9pm, but now its lead-ins will be two sitcoms, new show “Brothers” and the returning show “Til Death.”

For those who haven’t seen “Dollhouse” yet, you can catch up when first season is released on DVD on July, 28, 2009.   It’s already available for pre-order at Amazon and similar sites.

“Dollhouse” Gets Renewed!

In a surprise move, Fox chose to renew Joss Whedon’s “Dollhouse,” despite weak ratings and mixed reviews.

But we think this is a smart move.  The show was always intended to be a grower with a complex and fascinating story arc.  We saw this fact early on.   And it’s one of the reasons the Ghost Radio gang stuck with the show despite some less than amazing early episodes.

And with DVR viewership high, and DVD pre-orders stellar, Fox saw a continuation of the show as worth the risk, especially as they’re demanding budget cuts.

So get your friends to pick up the DVD boxset this summer, and spend some time in the “Dollhouse,” so that next year’s ratings prove that Fox was smart to stick with this promising show.

Eliza looks ready for a second season. Are you?

BTW, it took everything we have not to headline this “Dollhouse Gets New Stories.”  Get it?  Stories … Dollhouse ….

Aren’t you glad we restrained ourselves?