Mostly a KBell news-related only entry. Apologies.
Just wanted to link the small headline that Kristen made her way to the WGA picket line outside of NBC-Universal, to show her support for the writers. Now that all of the thus-far scripted eps have been filmed and aired, I think more cast members from Heroes and various other shows may be doing what they can to be more visible and/or vocal in all of this.
Some online posters have griped over these "delayed" supporting actors, who continued to cross the picket lines to finish filming episodes for the first couple of weeks the strike was on. Personally, I don't begrudge them for fulfilling their SAG contractual obligations, since they actually prolonged the work for the shows' crew members who are being hit hardest financially by this strike. And IMO, delayed or not, any future appearances by actors along the strike lines are good, as their overall visibility helps the regular viewing public - who may not be internet-informed to all the details - know more about the importance of the WGA and AMPTA issues and why the work stoppage is happening.
Short interview with Kristen over at IGN, found HERE, and I'll c/p the text, too:
And again, I'll refer anyone who wants to see real actor/fan devotion to this cause to Whedonesque and that site's links to last Friday's Mutant Enemy Day - just look in the archives for November and December. Regardless of the once-again stalled negotiations this weekend, having so many notable actors showing up in support of the writers - with fans (actual viewers the networks need) showing up, too - only helps to increase the awareness, especially when more news media outlets pick up the story.
In other news, it appears that the theatrical release date of Fanboys has once again been pushed back. The future date is as-yet unspecified, even though IMDB still shows it incorrectly as 1/14/08. The previous date was actually 1/18/08 - the same weekend that the J.J. Abrams-produced and Matt Reeves-directed thriller Cloverfield comes out.
Apparently The Weinstein Company has little faith in Fanboys to turn a profit, and keeps bumping it out of the way of other genre-blockbuster releases. However, it may also mean that the company is waiting for the release of the Judd Apatow-produced, Jason Segel-written comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall, which may have been renamed to Dumped, based on short interviews with Russell Brand, and recently with Kristen Bell - backstage at the Spike TV 2007 Video Game Awards - referring to the title as such. Not sure Dumped as the new title works for me. It may fall in line with the other Apatow produced and directed stuff, but it seems... baser. The former sounds more indicative of the plot, rather than a screwball comedy. *shrug*
Anyway, I'm guessing Weinstein Co. is banking on the still-rolling Apatow train to bring in some good publicity for KBell, that could ripple into a positive opening and returns for Fanboys around the same time framethat Dumped opens - Memorial Day 2008. But then - that's right back into the start of the summer movie season, which is what delayed Fanboys the first time around, back in August 2006, when it was originally supposed to be released. *sigh* I guess we'll just have to wait and see. I really hope this gets the theatrical release, though, and not just some DVD-only brush-off. The 10-minute clip I saw back in January at the FX Show, with the cast and crew panel, was laugh-out-loud hysterical.
*ETA: IESB has added a new still from the film along with their article on the release-delay. It's another shot of Kristen in the Leia gold bikini slave outfit. Not much else to be said, other than 'mmmm... yummy'. Direct-linked due to large size.
Geek-chic has never been hotter.
Lastly, it seems ABC is going to be releasing a strike-adjusted spring schedule later today, according to Michael Ausiello at TV Guide online. Only thing I really care about with that is whether or not the 8 filmed episodes of Lost S4 will be on it - and if so, when. February was the plan, but now I'm hearing April, if at all. *grumble*
Back to work...
Kristen Bell is awesome.
Just wanted to link the small headline that Kristen made her way to the WGA picket line outside of NBC-Universal, to show her support for the writers. Now that all of the thus-far scripted eps have been filmed and aired, I think more cast members from Heroes and various other shows may be doing what they can to be more visible and/or vocal in all of this.
Some online posters have griped over these "delayed" supporting actors, who continued to cross the picket lines to finish filming episodes for the first couple of weeks the strike was on. Personally, I don't begrudge them for fulfilling their SAG contractual obligations, since they actually prolonged the work for the shows' crew members who are being hit hardest financially by this strike. And IMO, delayed or not, any future appearances by actors along the strike lines are good, as their overall visibility helps the regular viewing public - who may not be internet-informed to all the details - know more about the importance of the WGA and AMPTA issues and why the work stoppage is happening.
Short interview with Kristen over at IGN, found HERE, and I'll c/p the text, too:
And again, I'll refer anyone who wants to see real actor/fan devotion to this cause to Whedonesque and that site's links to last Friday's Mutant Enemy Day - just look in the archives for November and December. Regardless of the once-again stalled negotiations this weekend, having so many notable actors showing up in support of the writers - with fans (actual viewers the networks need) showing up, too - only helps to increase the awareness, especially when more news media outlets pick up the story.
In other news, it appears that the theatrical release date of Fanboys has once again been pushed back. The future date is as-yet unspecified, even though IMDB still shows it incorrectly as 1/14/08. The previous date was actually 1/18/08 - the same weekend that the J.J. Abrams-produced and Matt Reeves-directed thriller Cloverfield comes out.
Apparently The Weinstein Company has little faith in Fanboys to turn a profit, and keeps bumping it out of the way of other genre-blockbuster releases. However, it may also mean that the company is waiting for the release of the Judd Apatow-produced, Jason Segel-written comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall, which may have been renamed to Dumped, based on short interviews with Russell Brand, and recently with Kristen Bell - backstage at the Spike TV 2007 Video Game Awards - referring to the title as such. Not sure Dumped as the new title works for me. It may fall in line with the other Apatow produced and directed stuff, but it seems... baser. The former sounds more indicative of the plot, rather than a screwball comedy. *shrug*
Anyway, I'm guessing Weinstein Co. is banking on the still-rolling Apatow train to bring in some good publicity for KBell, that could ripple into a positive opening and returns for Fanboys around the same time framethat Dumped opens - Memorial Day 2008. But then - that's right back into the start of the summer movie season, which is what delayed Fanboys the first time around, back in August 2006, when it was originally supposed to be released. *sigh* I guess we'll just have to wait and see. I really hope this gets the theatrical release, though, and not just some DVD-only brush-off. The 10-minute clip I saw back in January at the FX Show, with the cast and crew panel, was laugh-out-loud hysterical.
*ETA: IESB has added a new still from the film along with their article on the release-delay. It's another shot of Kristen in the Leia gold bikini slave outfit. Not much else to be said, other than 'mmmm... yummy'. Direct-linked due to large size.
Geek-chic has never been hotter.
Lastly, it seems ABC is going to be releasing a strike-adjusted spring schedule later today, according to Michael Ausiello at TV Guide online. Only thing I really care about with that is whether or not the 8 filmed episodes of Lost S4 will be on it - and if so, when. February was the plan, but now I'm hearing April, if at all. *grumble*
Back to work...
Kristen Bell is awesome.
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