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obcooke · 7th March 2003, 12:28 AM

Angel casting spoiler, yes it belongs here.

Second-hand reports by zap2it.com says that The Hollywood Reporter says: Gina Torres (Zoe) has signed to do three episodes of "Angel".

For more info, see the Angel spoiler thread...

Buffy casting spoiler, yet it belongs here too.

FIREFLYFANS.NET is reporting that Nathan Fillion (Capt. Reynolds) will appear in the final episodes of Buffy.

For more information, see the Buffy spoiler thread...

Also...

Zap2it.com is reporting that Nathan Fillion (Capt. Reynolds) will star next season in the NBC comedy "Alligator Point" as a fisherman in a quirky Florida town.
--
Great, another quirky TV town.

=====

Further, Zap2it.com reports that Gina Torres (Zoe) is married to Laurence Fishburne and will be appearing in "The Matrix" sequels. She also has a recurring role as Anna Espinosa, Sydney's (Jennifer Garner) arch rival, on "Alias".

Tabitha · 8th March 2003, 01:12 AM

Also read that Morena Baccarin has landed a role in a pilot by the name of "Still Life". Info from Fireflyfans.net

Quote:

The Hollywood Reporter
March 06, 2003
By Nellie Andreeva

Morena Baccarin has joined the cast of Fox's drama pilot "Still Life," a family drama told from the point of view of their recently deceased 20-year-old son. She will play Maggie, the girlfriend of the dead young man and a love interest for his brother.

Hope her second Fox outing goes a little more smoothly.

Glad to hear that our Firefly Actors are being kept in the Mutant Enemy fold.
I find this encouraging - obviously working relationships are good, and this bodes well for any further Firefly productions (I know, I know, it is mostly a lost cause, but I can dream).

ps - it is just KILLING me trying to avoid those Buffy and Angel spoiler threads....

Hal Jordan · 8th March 2003, 05:29 AM

Hi, new here, anyway just wanted to add my bit. I got this off of here: http://www.fireflyfans.net/news.asp?newsid=374

"Looks like Alan Tudyk is going from working with CGIs to becoming a CGI. According to Cinescape, Tudyk has just landed the role of Sonny, the principle robot in "I, ROBOT," based on the Issac Asimov novel of the same title, and stars Will Smith.

Tudyk will provide the same type of CGI-reference acting duties as those of Andy Serkis for "Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" as Gollum. "

Cheers!

Tabitha · 8th March 2003, 12:22 PM

That's going to be weird - I wasn't familiar with Serkis before seeing footage of Gollum, but obviously having watched a fair amount of Tudyk in Firefly I wonder will the robot's body movements seem strangely familiar?

Hal Jordan · 8th March 2003, 12:55 PM

Oh I haven't even seen or heard of I,Robot. It's an old scifi film right? Well I'll see if I can rent it somewhere this weekend. I'm still always on this Firefly binge and I guess this film might keep me satisfied for a short while.

Cheers,
Hal

Tabitha · 8th March 2003, 01:58 PM

I believe it is a film in production right now - that is brand new news that Tudyk has been cast. I don't know if there was ever an 'original' film, but it is based on an Asimov story AFAIK.

obcooke · 8th March 2003, 04:23 PM

You would do well everyone to get Asimov's Robot stories. There are a whole series of them - the man wrote over 300 books. He was one of my favorite SciFi authors.

Many of the robot tales are in short story form and they are an easy, enjoyable read.

Don't buy them new, go to the used bookstores, there should be a HUGE amount of Asimov paperbacks, since his work was published in many editions over the years.

Tabitha · 8th March 2003, 04:29 PM

Or avoid paying altogether and just visit your local library. Any library with even the most rudimentary collection of SF is bound to have some Asimov.

Hal Jordan · 8th March 2003, 07:39 PM

Oh I feel like a gorram idiot. I was about to go on a mission to find the movie today. Good thing I checked here first.

Thanks all!

Hal Jordan · 8th March 2003, 07:48 PM

Oh I feel like a gorram idiot. I was about to go on a mission to find the movie today. Good thing I checked here first.

Thanks all!

Dave · 9th March 2003, 12:56 AM

It has been reported on SciFi Wire too [Tudyk To Play I, Robot] The Hollywood Reporter is the original source:

Quote:

Alan Tudyk, last seen as Wash in Fox's canceled Firefly, will perform as the computer-animation reference for the CGI character Sonny opposite Will Smith in the upcoming SF film I, Robot, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Alex Proyas is directing the adaptation of Isaac Asimov's classic book for Fox and will begin shooting in May, the trade paper reported.

Smith plays a detective investigating a crime that may have been perpetrated by a robot (Tudyk).

Like Andy Serkis (Gollum in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers), Tudyk's actions, facial expressions and mannerisms will be CGI-enhanced to create the robot, the trade paper reported.

Like the rest of the cast who are still working for Mutant Enemy or Fox, he is still within the Fox 'umbrella'. I'm not sure that they can all be pulled out of their various new shows now though. I think we have to accept that 'Firefly' has ceased to be, it is a dead Firefly and gone to meet it's maker.

obcooke · 9th March 2003, 07:23 AM

But we can still cross our fingers (or whatever ritual we use to bring about good things) that Joss and Co. are able to come out with a DVD of the series.

...Including the three episodes that FOX produced that were never broadcast!

Tabitha · 11th March 2003, 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by obcooke
But we can still cross our fingers (or whatever ritual we use to bring about good things) that Joss and Co. are able to come out with a DVD of the series.

...Including the three episodes that FOX produced that were never broadcast!

With commentaries and outtakes and everything please!

obcooke · 17th March 2003, 04:30 AM

Pictures of Nathan "Mal" Fillion in his newest role are available at the following:

ComicsContinuum

(WARNING: Contains BIG spoilers about his role in another Mutant Enemy show - don't look if you don't want to know.)

obcooke · 29th May 2003, 02:28 AM

The NY Daily News has the following comment reportedly from Gail Berman, Fox Entertainment President, published on May 16:

"The unlucky shows include... "Firefly," which Berman said creator Joss Whedon was planning to refashion and revive as a movie."

AND

The NY Times asked Joss 10 questions, published on May 16.

Q8. "Firefly" was the first time in a while when your ideas did not get to make it through to fruition. First of all, is there anything you would like to share with people following the show on the edge of their seats? And secondly, having seen how you turned a previous disappointment, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," the movie, into an artistic success on your own terms, can we hope for something similar with "Firefly"?

A. "Firefly." I’ll answer the second question first. I have every hope in the world of bringing "Firefly" back to people in another format. I haven’t got anything definite yet but I’ve been fighting to do that since the day we were cancelled. I therefore don’t have any particular plot things I want to share with people because I’m hoping I’ll get the chance to do that in the near future, whether it be on TV, film or a t-shirt.

It was a bizarre blow to have a story in your head and suddenly not get to tell it. I don’t know why, I’ve written movies long enough to know that that’s usually the case, but after "Buffy" and "Angel" sort of took off I got lulled into overconfidence and was so excited to tell the stories of these people, and then suddenly had it truncated. However, knowing that what we shot will be coming out on DVD in its full form is a big vindication, because I got to say a lot of things that I wanted to say right, up in the first episodes. So, as I said, watch and wait.

7th March 2003, 12:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
obcooke OB-Wan Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 1,357	Movin' On Angel casting spoiler, yes it belongs here. Second-hand reports by zap2it.com says that The Hollywood Reporter says: Gina Torres (Zoe) has signed to do three episodes of "Angel". For more info, see the Angel spoiler thread... Buffy casting spoiler, yet it belongs here too. FIREFLYFANS.NET is reporting that Nathan Fillion (Capt. Reynolds) will appear in the final episodes of Buffy. For more information, see the Buffy spoiler thread... Also... Zap2it.com is reporting that Nathan Fillion (Capt. Reynolds) will star next season in the NBC comedy "Alligator Point" as a fisherman in a quirky Florida town. -- Great, another quirky TV town. ===== Further, Zap2it.com reports that Gina Torres (Zoe) is married to Laurence Fishburne and will be appearing in "The Matrix" sequels. She also has a recurring role as Anna Espinosa, Sydney's (Jennifer Garner) arch rival, on "Alias".

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8th March 2003, 05:29 AM	#3 (permalink)
Hal Jordan - Browncoat - Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: The 'Verse Posts: 28	Hi, new here, anyway just wanted to add my bit. I got this off of here: http://www.fireflyfans.net/news.asp?newsid=374 "Looks like Alan Tudyk is going from working with CGIs to becoming a CGI. According to Cinescape, Tudyk has just landed the role of Sonny, the principle robot in "I, ROBOT," based on the Issac Asimov novel of the same title, and stars Will Smith. Tudyk will provide the same type of CGI-reference acting duties as those of Andy Serkis for "Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" as Gollum. " Cheers!

8th March 2003, 12:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
Tabitha Save Angel! Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 3,638	That's going to be weird - I wasn't familiar with Serkis before seeing footage of Gollum, but obviously having watched a fair amount of Tudyk in Firefly I wonder will the robot's body movements seem strangely familiar?

8th March 2003, 12:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
Hal Jordan - Browncoat - Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: The 'Verse Posts: 28	Oh I haven't even seen or heard of I,Robot. It's an old scifi film right? Well I'll see if I can rent it somewhere this weekend. I'm still always on this Firefly binge and I guess this film might keep me satisfied for a short while. Cheers, Hal

8th March 2003, 01:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
Tabitha Save Angel! Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 3,638	I believe it is a film in production right now - that is brand new news that Tudyk has been cast. I don't know if there was ever an 'original' film, but it is based on an Asimov story AFAIK.

8th March 2003, 04:23 PM	#7 (permalink)
obcooke OB-Wan Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 1,357	You would do well everyone to get Asimov's Robot stories. There are a whole series of them - the man wrote over 300 books. He was one of my favorite SciFi authors. Many of the robot tales are in short story form and they are an easy, enjoyable read. Don't buy them new, go to the used bookstores, there should be a HUGE amount of Asimov paperbacks, since his work was published in many editions over the years.

8th March 2003, 04:29 PM	#8 (permalink)
Tabitha Save Angel! Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 3,638	Or avoid paying altogether and just visit your local library. Any library with even the most rudimentary collection of SF is bound to have some Asimov.

8th March 2003, 07:39 PM	#9 (permalink)
Hal Jordan - Browncoat - Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: The 'Verse Posts: 28	Oh I feel like a gorram idiot. I was about to go on a mission to find the movie today. Good thing I checked here first. Thanks all!

8th March 2003, 07:48 PM	#10 (permalink)
Hal Jordan - Browncoat - Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: The 'Verse Posts: 28	Oh I feel like a gorram idiot. I was about to go on a mission to find the movie today. Good thing I checked here first. Thanks all!

9th March 2003, 07:23 AM	#12 (permalink)
obcooke OB-Wan Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 1,357	But we can still cross our fingers (or whatever ritual we use to bring about good things) that Joss and Co. are able to come out with a DVD of the series. ...Including the three episodes that FOX produced that were never broadcast!

17th March 2003, 04:30 AM	#14 (permalink)
obcooke OB-Wan Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 1,357	Pictures of Nathan "Mal" Fillion in his newest role are available at the following: ComicsContinuum (WARNING: Contains BIG spoilers about his role in another Mutant Enemy show - don't look if you don't want to know.)

29th May 2003, 02:28 AM	#15 (permalink)
obcooke OB-Wan Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 1,357	The NY Daily News has the following comment reportedly from Gail Berman, Fox Entertainment President, published on May 16: "The unlucky shows include... "Firefly," which Berman said creator Joss Whedon was planning to refashion and revive as a movie." AND The NY Times asked Joss 10 questions, published on May 16. Q8. "Firefly" was the first time in a while when your ideas did not get to make it through to fruition. First of all, is there anything you would like to share with people following the show on the edge of their seats? And secondly, having seen how you turned a previous disappointment, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," the movie, into an artistic success on your own terms, can we hope for something similar with "Firefly"? A. "Firefly." I’ll answer the second question first. I have every hope in the world of bringing "Firefly" back to people in another format. I haven’t got anything definite yet but I’ve been fighting to do that since the day we were cancelled. I therefore don’t have any particular plot things I want to share with people because I’m hoping I’ll get the chance to do that in the near future, whether it be on TV, film or a t-shirt. It was a bizarre blow to have a story in your head and suddenly not get to tell it. I don’t know why, I’ve written movies long enough to know that that’s usually the case, but after "Buffy" and "Angel" sort of took off I got lulled into overconfidence and was so excited to tell the stories of these people, and then suddenly had it truncated. However, knowing that what we shot will be coming out on DVD in its full form is a big vindication, because I got to say a lot of things that I wanted to say right, up in the first episodes. So, as I said, watch and wait.