
Angela Bassett, Julian McMahon
Angela Bassett and Julian McMahon are both in final negotiations to join Fox's untitled spy pilot from Karyn Usher.
The drama centers on the orphaned 14-year-old daughter (Saxon Sharbino) of a CIA operative who gets taken in by Kevin Lear (Nip/Tuck's McMahon), a mysterious rogue agent-assassin who serves as both her surrogate father and professional mentor in the spy world. Bassett would play Alice Vargas, the director of the CIA.
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Chris Brown
If the words "romantic" and "comedy" don't cross your mind when you think of Chris Brown (and who could blame you if they don't?), get ready to have your worldview shaken. The regularly furious singer has been cast in the upcoming romcom Think Like a Man, according to Us Weekly...
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David Straithairn
Syfy has picked up Alphas, a drama starring David Strathairn, TVGuide.com has confirmed.
The network has ordered 11 episodes of the project, in addition to the pilot, which revolves around a team of ordinary citizens with extraordinary mental abilities. Known as Alphas, they...
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Jack Bender
Jack Bender, Lost's primary director, has signed on to helm Syfy's new pilot Alphas, the network announced on Monday.
Check out our recap of the series finale of Lost
Alphas is about...
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Ask FlickChick Why you cant find the 1994 version of Fantastic Four and more movie questions answeredQuestion I know theres a Roger Corman version of the Fantastic Four floating out there Do you know if it ever is going to be released on DVD JohnFlickChick Legitimate DVD Dont hold your breath there are various versions of exactly why the low-budget 1994 version of The Fantastic Four executive produced by Roger Corman and Bernd Eichinger and directed by Canadian TV specialist Oley Sassone isnt available But it boils down to movie rights to the source material which Eichinger has apparently had for years Movie rights to material based on existing sources arent acquired in perpetuity If you buy the right to make a movie from a book an play or whatever you have a certain period of time within which to do it If you dont the rights revert to the original rights holder usually the original author but sometimes an estate or a corporate entity Its wi
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Jessica Alba and Cash Warren by Gregg DeGuire/WireImage.com
After months of simply looking good together as an engaged couple, Jessica Alba and Cash Warren have tied the knot, officially becoming a good-looking married couple. The pair, who are expecting a baby together this summer, wed Monday, People reports. They have been engaged since December and met on the set of Fantastic Four.Alba says she's more in nesting mode than superhero mode these days, though. She reportedly told Fit Pregnancy, "This pregnancy has seriously mellowed me out, which is nice. I've been going, going, going for so long, it feels nice not to take things so seriously."Next up: Waiting for the undoubtedly gorgeous celeb spawn from the newlyweds. Anna DimondCatch more of Alba with our Online Video Guide.
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The Fantastic Four: The Rise of the Silver Surfer courtesy 20th Century Fox
Questions about the mayhem In the Mouth of Madness alien grashoppers The Fantastic Four and more See Maitland McDonagh and Ken Fox review this weeks new flicks in Movie TalkSend your movie questions to FlickChickQuestion I recently went to Shrek the Third and saw a trailer for the upcoming Evan Almighty Its rated PG for mild humor and peril and is being advertised as a family movie I remember the Jim Carrey original Bruce Almighty which was rated PG-13 and earned every bit of that rating with Carreys typical crude humor language and sexual content This got me to thinking Can you recall any other situation where a movie came out obviously aimed at adults and with adult themes where the sequel was toned down and aimed at kids I cant come up with anything BillFlickChick Off the top of my head the films that come immediately to mind are the PG-13 Fantastic Four 2005 and the PG-rated Fantastic Four Rise of the Silver Surfer which just opened Though F
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Stan Lee and His Mosaic
Having celebrated his 84th birthday on Dec. 28, comic-book legend Stan Lee is still as exuberant and industrious as ever. In 2005, the man responsible for creating or cocreating Spider-Man, X-Men, the Fantastic Four, the Incredible Hulk and dozens of other Marvel characters formed POW! Entertainment with partners Gill Champion and Arthur Lieberman. The company's first release is the animated tale Mosaic, arriving in stores today on DVD. It's the story of a teenage girl (voiced by Anna Paquin) who's given the responsibility of saving the world after being transformed into a chameleon-like creature. TVGuide.com recently spoke with Lee about his plans for POW! and about the upcoming season of the Sci Fi
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Wendell Pierce and Michael K. Williams, The Wire
Question: I saw a promo on HBO last night, and it looks like they're planning to move their movie night to Sunday. Any idea why? What about those great original shows? What will happen to them?
Answer: There are couple of reasons for this temporary shift — which HBO says will only continue through the end of the year, when movie premieres will return to Saturdays, and multiple series, including Rome, will begin on Sundays starting Jan. 7. First off, though HBO would never admit it, the pay giant has lost the Sunday-night watercooler battle to ABC. (We’ll have to see if Desperate Housewives can truly rebound in the fall, and Brothers & Sisters is still a sight-unseen question mark.) Plus, NBC is going all out with prime-time Sunday-night NFL games. Second, HBO’s marquee drama on Sundays this fall is the ratings-challenged, but powerfully good, The Wire, and HBO figures that the best way to make some noise during the fall will be to turn the night over to high-profile first-run
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Joan of Arcadia's Amber Tamblyn is in final talks to star in Normal Adolescent Behavior, a darkly comic look at sexual relations among precocious and privileged teens.... Chris Evans (Fantastic Four) has been cast as Scarlett Johansson's love interest in The Nanny Diaries, while Paul Giamatti will play her charges' father, Mr. X.... Tim Allen and George Lopez will play mismatched in-laws in Amigos.... Warner Bros. is at work on a remake of Burt Reynolds' Sharky's Machine.
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