June 10th, 2009 | 0 Comments
FX has given a green light to Terriers, an hourlong comedic private-eye show from The Shield creator Shawn Ryan and writer Ted Griffin. The project is described as a comedic take on the private eye world, revolving around an ex-cop turned detective who teams up with a young hot-shot. The idea came from Griffin, a Shield fan who penned an episode of the gritty FX cop drama. Griffin wrote Terriers and is executive producing the pilot with Ryan.
At FX, Terriers joins two other pilots in various stages of production: the untitled Elmore Leonard drama, starring Timothy Olyphant, and the Holt McCallany starrer Lights Out.
June 3rd, 2009 | 0 Comments
The Casting Call brings together the latest casting news to keep you informed on who is showing up on which show. Find out who is joining your favorite show as a series regular, a recurring character, a guest star or special cameo. The Casting Call could reveal upcoming story-lines, so be aware, there may be spoilers ahead.
Army Wives (Lifetime)
Shelby Lynne will appear in an August episode, playing a country music singer whom Roxy adored while growing up, but now is “down and out,” Brigid Brannagh (Pamela) says “Roxy ends up befriending her – and then she sings a little ditty at the Hump Bar, which is pretty cool.”
Appearing in the episode immediately following is Gilmore Girls actress Kelly Bishop. She’ll be playing the wife of a late, great state senator, in town to attend a building-naming ceremony. Charged with entertaining the special guest, Claudia Joy and Denise come to realize the not-so-weeping widow’s secret – that she’s a cougar!
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May 27th, 2009 | 0 Comments
FX has secured the exclusive TV rights to Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, which opened at Number 1 with $70 million during the weekend. The network is expected to pay a standard license fee: 12% of the movie’s domestic boxoffice, with a cap at $200 million. With Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian on course to cross that mark, FX likely will end up paying $24 million for the Ben Stiller starrer. The network will have it available at the end of 2011 and has an option for broadcast windows. FX already owns the TV rights to 2006’s Night at the Museum, which premiered on the network last week to respectable numbers.
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May 12th, 2009 | 0 Comments
FX has picked up TV rights to this weekend’s box office leader Star Trek. In what’s said to be a standard four-year movie license, FX could pay Paramount as much as $24 million for the sci-fier – or about 12% of box office gross if it hits the $200 million threshold domestically. Star Trek opened over the weekend with a three-day domestic gross of nearly $80 million. As is also standard, Paramount retains the rights to carve in an opportunity for broadcasters to secure a run or two of Star Trek during FX’s window. FX likely outbid the other two major cable movie buyers, Turner and USA. All three cablers have been aggressive on the movie acquisition front in recent years.
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May 5th, 2009 | 0 Comments
FX has acquired the network rights to X-Men Origins: Wolverine in a package deal that also includes hit features Taken and Marley and Me. In a deal that could be worth $80 million or more, depending on how Wolverine performs at the box office, FX secured an eight-picture deal that also includes The Wrestler, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Bride Wars, 12 Rounds and Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li.
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April 29th, 2009 | 0 Comments
The Casting Call brings together the latest casting news to keep you informed on who is showing up on which show. Find out who is joining your favorite show as a series regular, a recurring character, a guest star or special cameo. The Casting Call could reveal upcoming story-lines, so be aware, there may be spoilers ahead.
Burn Notice (USA)
Ben Shenkman as been cast for the third season as the man who can make Michael’s burn notice disappear forever. Shenkman will play the recurring role of Tom Strickler, a smooth-talking, gregarious freelance spy broker who offers to cancel Michael’s (Jeffrey Donovan) burn notice in exchange for an unspecified and potentially lethal job. Shenkman’s signed for a minimum of four episodes, the first of which will air midway through the show’s third season (debuting in June).
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