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VOD Spotlight: “The Host”

July 9, 2013 Meredith Ennis

When the film version of Stephenie Meyer’s — author of the Twilight series — bestseller The Host was being developed, producer Nick Wechsler knew that many in the film industry thought it would be difficult, if not impossible, to make a realistic film in which two characters shared one body. Luckily for him, neither he nor neither Meyer (who was directly involved in the making of the film) shared that opinion. “It never seemed like a huge challenge to me or to Nick,” says Meyer. “We figured all we needed was a really fantastic actress.” Wechsler found the person they […]

“Man of Steel” sold out? Here’s where to watch other Superman adaptations on TV this week

June 10, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Man of Steel, the latest big-screen adaptation of Superman, looks to be one of summer 2013’s box-office hits, and it should certainly be the top performer when all is said and done following its weekend premiere starting June 14 (in the U.S.). But just in case you can’t get in to see Man of Steel, or if it gets you on a Superman kick and wanting to see more, here are some places on TV where you can watch other versions of the last son of Krypton airing over the next week or so. All times are ET. Superman II […]

Burn Notice Season 7 premiere bittersweet for USA Network viewers

June 5, 2013 Tom Comi

The Burn Notice Season 7 premiere on USA Network comes with great anticipation this week (the season begins June 6 at 9pm ET/PT on USA Network), but it’s also bittersweet for fans who aren’t ready for the series to conclude. USA Network announced that Burn Notice Season 7 will be the final season for the Emmy-nominated series and ratings juggernaut (but not before it becomes USA Network’s third series to cross the 100-episode milestone, which it will do with the June 13 episode, “Forget Me Not”). The rational part of being a TV viewer is understanding that all good things […]

“Star Wars Rebels” animated series in production for Disney XD

May 20, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

It was announced today that production has begun on Star Wars Rebels, a new animated TV series based on the Star Wars franchise. It will be set between the events of Episodes III and IV, in an era spanning nearly two decades never before explored onscreen. The series takes place when the Empire is securing its grip on the galaxy and hunting down the last of the Jedi Knights, as a fledgling rebellion against the Empire is taking shape. Lucasfilm Animation will produce the series. “I couldn’t be more excited to explore new corners of the Star Wars universe,” said […]

FOX is bringing back “24” as 12-episode event series “24: Live Another Day”

May 13, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

FOX announced today that its iconic series 24 will have its clock restarted in Summer 2014 with the airing of 24: Live Another Day, a 12-episode event series representing 24 hours. Kiefer Sutherland will return to reprise his role as Jack Bauer from the Emmy-winning 24 series in this upcoming miniseries that FOX says will resume Jack Bauer’s story several years following the events of the final season of 24, which ended in 2010. 24: Live Another Day will reunite Kiefer Sutherland with showrunner Howard Gordon, and, according to a FOX release, “retain the real-time, pulse-pounding, fast-paced format with split […]

First trailer for new Michael Bay-produced Starz pirate series “Black Sails”

April 17, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Starz has released a first look (trailer below) at its new high-seas drama, Black Sails, an original pirate adventure series from executive producer Michael Bay expected to air on the network in 2014. Some of the character names in Black Sails may sound familiar to fans of literature and swashbuckling adventure yarns. The eight-episode first season of Black Sails centers on the tales of Captain Flint (Toby Stephens, pictured) and his men, and takes place 20 years prior to the events of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel Treasure Island. Flint, the most brilliant and feared pirate captain of his day, […]

Disney XD debuting two new Marvel animated series, including “Avengers Assemble”

March 11, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Disney XD‘s Marvel Universe programming block, which features Marvel’s Ultimate Spider-Man as its centerpiece, will be expanding with the addition of two new animated series this summer: Marvel’s Avengers Assemble and Marvel’s Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. Avengers Assemble will have a one-hour preview on Sunday, May 26, before its series premiere July 7 (both at 11am ET/PT), while Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. will premiere Sunday, Aug. 11 at 11am ET/PT. Marvel’s Avengers Assemble, premiering July 7 after a preview on May 26, will chronicle the further adventures of The Avengers, the famous characters who grew to even further […]

VOD Spotlight: Joseph Gordon-Levitt channels Bruce Willis in “Looper”

December 28, 2012 Channel Guide Contributor

In the futuristic action thriller Looper, time-travel is possible — but is illegal and only available on the black market. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they send their target 30 years into the past, where a “looper” — a hired gun, like Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) — is waiting to mop up. Joe is getting rich and life is good … until the day the mob decides to “close the loop,” sending back Joe’s future self (Bruce Willis) for assassination. The trouble for Joe begins when he “lets his loop run” — meaning he lets his older […]

VOD Spotlight: “Resident Evil: Retribution” marks a return for Milla Jovovich

December 21, 2012 Channel Guide Contributor

Resident Evil: Retribution, the fifth installment of the bloodthirsty franchise, finds Alice (Milla Jovovich) fighting alongside a resistance movement against the Umbrella Corporation and the undead. As always, the central figure in this gritty and gripping tale is Alice, played once again with implacable ferocity by Milla Jovovich. “Milla is a huge factor in the success of the films,” says Bolt. “One of the things that makes Resident Evil interesting is that we present a woman as a convincing action hero. She’s tough as hell. She’s a leader; she’s determined. If anybody’s going to beat Umbrella, it’s Alice.” Alice has evolved […]

VOD Spotlight: Joseph Gordon-Levitt finds a “Premium Rush” on the streets of NYC

December 21, 2012 Meredith Ennis

David Koepp, director of the film Premium Rush, wanted to create a film whose plot unfolded “more or less in real time, very compressed, but wide open in terms of space.” He found his subject matter on the streets of New York City, where bike messengers are part of the everyday landscape. Koepp knew he wanted to be true to the realities faced by the bike messengers and the subculture they inhabit. So everyone who worked on the film spent as much time as possible with actual bike messengers, learning the ways of the messenger lifestyle. In addition, all of […]