Justin Bruening, who stars in NBC's upcoming Knight Rider movie and backdoor pilot, told SCI FI Wire that the show will have some Transformers-like elements.
"The Transformers aspect is that the car actually morphs into different colors and actually morphs into an attack mode," Bruening said in an interview on the show's set on Jan. 14, adding: "It grows a spoiler and becomes more aerodynamic than a stock Shelby Cobra."
The "car" is the new K.I.T.T., or Knight Industries Three Thousand, a computer-enhanced, 540-horsepower black Mustang Shelby GT 500 KR. SCI FI Wire got a look at the armored version of the vehicle during shooting in the remote Castaic area of Los Angeles County on Monday, where producers were filming the aftermath of a climactic crash between K.I.T.T. and a minivan. The "attack mode" K.I.T.T. had "armored" louvers over the grill, a large spoiler on the back deck, black rims on the wheels and other enhancements.
Adding a morphing capability to the car is only one of the ways producers are updating the 1980s series for a new generation, former soap star Bruening said. "It's got a lot of Bourne Identity kind of stuff," he added, referring to the 2002 Matt Damon thriller movie that freshened up the action-spy genre.
The show is a sequel to the 1980s TV classic that made a star of David Hasselhoff and featured a souped-up Pontiac Trans Am. Bruening plays Mike Tracer, a former Army Ranger and Iraq War vet who has fallen on hard times when he's called to help out Sarah Graiman (Deanna Russo), the daughter of Charles Graiman (Bruce Davison), inventor of K.I.T.T., who has gone missing. Sydney Tamiia Poitier stars as an FBI agent. Hasselhoff has a cameo as Michael Knight, the original Knight Rider
Sharing a scene with "The Hoff" was "amazing, actually," Bruening said. He added: "I watched the original show, and I was a huge fan when I was a kid. And that was the first day of filming, and standing there, you know, I was already nervous just filming in general, and here comes this 6-foot-4 giant that I used to idolize as a kid. And ... it was just surreal, and getting to work with him was just so much fun. It's one of those moments that you get to tell your grandkids, I guess." Knight Rider airs as a two-hour movie on Feb. 17 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. (NBC is owned by NBC Universal, which also owns SCIFI.COM.) --Patrick Lee, News Editor
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Three more join the cast for 'G.I. Joe'
Posted December 20, 2007 at 11:27 AM
By Tim Briscoe
Can you tell I'm excited about next year's G.I. Joe movie? I posted my casting picks and, whether you wanted it or not, I have informed you on the selections of Sienna Miller and Ray Park for the movie. Needless to say, I'm reliving my childhood right now.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, three more have signed on for the toy-turned-action flick. Rachel Nichols will suit up as Scarlett. Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje will play Heavy Duty. Said Taghmaoui has been cast as Breaker.
The beautiful Nichols starred in TV's Alias and recently appeared in the thriller P2. She stars as the red-haired, crossbow-wielding Scarlett. Nichols has also been cast in this year's Star Trek.
Akinnuoye-Agbaje is best known playing Mr. Eko on TV's Lost. Heavy Duty is G.I. Joe's weapons expert.
Taghmaoui was on TV's Sleeper Cell. He's in the new movie The Kite Runner. Breaker is the communications specialist for the team.
There are rumors that Byung-hun Lee will be cast as Storm Shadow -- the yin to the yang of Snake Eye's Ray Park.
Even though I am (or, was) a big fan of the '80s comic, toys, and animated TV series, I had no idea G.I. Joe was an acronym. According to THR, it stands for Global Integrated Joint Operating Entity. Save that tidbit for your next grueling match of Trivial Pursuit.
G.I. Joe will be in theaters on Aug. 7, 2009.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
By Tim Briscoe
Can you tell I'm excited about next year's G.I. Joe movie? I posted my casting picks and, whether you wanted it or not, I have informed you on the selections of Sienna Miller and Ray Park for the movie. Needless to say, I'm reliving my childhood right now.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, three more have signed on for the toy-turned-action flick. Rachel Nichols will suit up as Scarlett. Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje will play Heavy Duty. Said Taghmaoui has been cast as Breaker.
The beautiful Nichols starred in TV's Alias and recently appeared in the thriller P2. She stars as the red-haired, crossbow-wielding Scarlett. Nichols has also been cast in this year's Star Trek.
Akinnuoye-Agbaje is best known playing Mr. Eko on TV's Lost. Heavy Duty is G.I. Joe's weapons expert.
Taghmaoui was on TV's Sleeper Cell. He's in the new movie The Kite Runner. Breaker is the communications specialist for the team.
There are rumors that Byung-hun Lee will be cast as Storm Shadow -- the yin to the yang of Snake Eye's Ray Park.
Even though I am (or, was) a big fan of the '80s comic, toys, and animated TV series, I had no idea G.I. Joe was an acronym. According to THR, it stands for Global Integrated Joint Operating Entity. Save that tidbit for your next grueling match of Trivial Pursuit.
G.I. Joe will be in theaters on Aug. 7, 2009.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Mummy 3 Wraps in China
Rob Cohen, director of the upcoming The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, wrote on his official blog that production has wrapped in Shanghai. "After 91 days of shooting and 2,021 shots, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor has wrapped," Cohen wrote.
"I finished shooting the 'Imhotep's Nightclub' sequence with Isabella Leong slow dancing with Luke Ford and, across the dance floor, Brendan Fraser guiding Maria Bello through the steps in a very romantic ending quickly turning to comedy as, upstairs in the lounge, John Hannah gets caught skipping out of town on his partner Liam Cunningham." The production ended with a wrap party at Shanghai Studios, preceded by a fireworks display, Cohen said. Cohen praised his cast, which includes Brendan Fraser, Maria Bello, Luke Ford, Isabella Leong, John Hannah, Jet Li, Michelle Yeoh, Liam Cunningham and David Calder.
Cohen promised more news about the movie as it moves into post-production. "Rest assured, I will continue to update you on the post-production process, give you sneak peeks and take you right through to the world premiere in Beijing, China, on July 24, 2008," he said.
"I finished shooting the 'Imhotep's Nightclub' sequence with Isabella Leong slow dancing with Luke Ford and, across the dance floor, Brendan Fraser guiding Maria Bello through the steps in a very romantic ending quickly turning to comedy as, upstairs in the lounge, John Hannah gets caught skipping out of town on his partner Liam Cunningham." The production ended with a wrap party at Shanghai Studios, preceded by a fireworks display, Cohen said. Cohen praised his cast, which includes Brendan Fraser, Maria Bello, Luke Ford, Isabella Leong, John Hannah, Jet Li, Michelle Yeoh, Liam Cunningham and David Calder.
Cohen promised more news about the movie as it moves into post-production. "Rest assured, I will continue to update you on the post-production process, give you sneak peeks and take you right through to the world premiere in Beijing, China, on July 24, 2008," he said.
Sunday, December 2, 2007
Bale Goes Batty for Terminator 4
John Connor won't just be back. He'll also be bat.
The Dark Knight himself, Christian Bale, has signed on to star as the heir to the cyborg-battling rebellion in Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins, the long-awaited fourth installment in the Terminator franchise.
While details on the film's plot have been kept under tight wraps, per the Hollywood Reporter, the action this time around will follow Connor, now in his thirties, leading the remainder of the human race in its ever-worsening battle against the machines.
However, reports have also been circulating that Bale's role, despite the party tag line, will not be as leading as it seems and that while Connor will indeed lead the rebellion, the next batch of films will actually feature a different character at the center of the action.
Taking on a smaller part in the series would seemingly make sense for Bale, who will no doubt need to devote increasing amounts of time to the revamped Batman franchise in future years.
Size of the part aside, Bale will join the ranks of previous Connor channelers Edward Furlong and Nick Stahl, both of whom played the character in T2 and T3, respectively.
Earlier this year the Halcyon Company, which produces the Terminator flicks, announced it would be reviving the blockbuster series with at least three new installments. Rather than picking up where Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines left off, however, the fourth installment will instead mark the beginning of a new trilogy.
Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins has already been fast-tracked for production, with producers looking to get the film in theaters by summer 2009, when its premiere will coincide with the release of a new Terminator video game.
Their haste in pushing the film into theaters is understandable as the franchise has so far grossed just over $1 billion since the first Terminator was released in 1984.
This time around, McG will direct the flick, which will be released by Warner Bros.
For those Terminator fans who can't wait 18 months for their cyborg-battling fix, Fox is offering a timely reprieve.
The Sarah Connor Chronicles, an hourlong action drama based around the Terminator character—the would-be mother of John—as well as the mythology surrounding the movies, is set to make its two-night premiere on the network Jan. 13 and 14.
The Dark Knight himself, Christian Bale, has signed on to star as the heir to the cyborg-battling rebellion in Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins, the long-awaited fourth installment in the Terminator franchise.
While details on the film's plot have been kept under tight wraps, per the Hollywood Reporter, the action this time around will follow Connor, now in his thirties, leading the remainder of the human race in its ever-worsening battle against the machines.
However, reports have also been circulating that Bale's role, despite the party tag line, will not be as leading as it seems and that while Connor will indeed lead the rebellion, the next batch of films will actually feature a different character at the center of the action.
Taking on a smaller part in the series would seemingly make sense for Bale, who will no doubt need to devote increasing amounts of time to the revamped Batman franchise in future years.
Size of the part aside, Bale will join the ranks of previous Connor channelers Edward Furlong and Nick Stahl, both of whom played the character in T2 and T3, respectively.
Earlier this year the Halcyon Company, which produces the Terminator flicks, announced it would be reviving the blockbuster series with at least three new installments. Rather than picking up where Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines left off, however, the fourth installment will instead mark the beginning of a new trilogy.
Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins has already been fast-tracked for production, with producers looking to get the film in theaters by summer 2009, when its premiere will coincide with the release of a new Terminator video game.
Their haste in pushing the film into theaters is understandable as the franchise has so far grossed just over $1 billion since the first Terminator was released in 1984.
This time around, McG will direct the flick, which will be released by Warner Bros.
For those Terminator fans who can't wait 18 months for their cyborg-battling fix, Fox is offering a timely reprieve.
The Sarah Connor Chronicles, an hourlong action drama based around the Terminator character—the would-be mother of John—as well as the mythology surrounding the movies, is set to make its two-night premiere on the network Jan. 13 and 14.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Just a heads-up about this Friday's episode of Numb3rs
Just a heads-up about this Friday's episode of Numb3rs: part of the action is set at a comic convention; the comics are real, and so are some of the comics creators on the show.
Newsarama.com has a write-up about it. The creators are all indie-type
guys, so the show didn't have to jump through multiple hoops to get permissions from companies such as Marvel and DC. In the article I read, at least one of the creators actually sold quite a few of his books to cast and crew members.
Also, guest star Wil Wheaton is apparently really a comics fan; he was reading WE3 on set.
Newsarama.com has a write-up about it. The creators are all indie-type
guys, so the show didn't have to jump through multiple hoops to get permissions from companies such as Marvel and DC. In the article I read, at least one of the creators actually sold quite a few of his books to cast and crew members.
Also, guest star Wil Wheaton is apparently really a comics fan; he was reading WE3 on set.
Trek's "Sarek" is Cast
Ben Cross has been cast as Sarek, the Vulcan father of Spock, in J.J. Abrams' upcoming Star Trek feature film, StarTrek.com reported.
He will be paired with Winona Ryder, portraying Spock's human mother, Amanda Grayson. (Variety had earlier incorrectly reported that Ryder would play a Vulcan.) The young Spock will be played by Zachary Quinto (Heroes 'Syler').
Sarek was first played by Mark Lenard in the original series and subsequent movies.
The film, currently in production under the direction of J.J. Abrams, is scheduled for release on Christmas Day 2008.
He will be paired with Winona Ryder, portraying Spock's human mother, Amanda Grayson. (Variety had earlier incorrectly reported that Ryder would play a Vulcan.) The young Spock will be played by Zachary Quinto (Heroes 'Syler').
Sarek was first played by Mark Lenard in the original series and subsequent movies.
The film, currently in production under the direction of J.J. Abrams, is scheduled for release on Christmas Day 2008.
Monday, November 19, 2007
Half-Blood Cast Complete!!
Warner Bros. has announced that casting has been finalized for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, with the studio bringing aboard a handful of new, key characters, including the young Voldemort, Lavender Brown and Professor Slughorn.
The sixth and penultimate movie in the blockbuster franchise based on J.K. Rowling's acclaimed fantasy series has already begun shooting at the U.K.'s Leavesden Studios, with the the usual suspects—Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson—back on their respective broomsticks as Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger.
This time around, some fresh faces have been added to the all-British company, led by Oscar-winning actor Jim Broadbent (Moulin Rouge, Iris, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull) as new Professor of Potions Horace Slughorn.
Stepping into the part of the prebuescent Lord Voldemort, back when he was just Tom Riddle, will be nine-year-old Hero Fiennes Tiffin. The youngster will bring a real-life resemblance, as he just so happens to be the nephew of Ralph Fiennes, who plays the adult version of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named.
Essaying Voldemort as a mischievous teenager will be 16-year-old Frank Dillane. Helen McCrory (The Queen, Becoming Jane) has signed on to play Narcissa Black Malfoy, the mother of Harry's nemesis, Draco Malfoy.
And much to the chagrin of thousands of aspiring actresses who turned out to audition, the role of Ron's love interest, Lavender Brown, went to 20-year-old actress Jessie Cave.
Helena Bonham Carter, who made her debut as nefarious Death Eater Bellatrix Black Lestrange in last summer's Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, will cast more of those deliciously evil glances Harry's way.
Also back are Potter regulars Alan Rickman (Snape), Maggie Smith (McGonagall); Michael Gambon (Dumbledore), Robbie Coltrane (Hagrid), Warwick Davis (Flitwick), David Thewlis (Lupin), David Bradley (Filch), Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy); Natalia Tena (Nymphadora Tonks), Julie Walters (Mrs. Weasley); Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood), Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom) and Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley).
Director David Yates, who helmed Phoenix, is back behind the camera for Half-Blood Prince, while veteran scribe Steve Kloves, who adapted the first four Harry Potter movies, returns to adapt the latest installment.
Half-Blood Prince chronicles the teen magician's sixth year at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. He teams with Professor Dumbledore to journey into Voldemort's past for clues to defeat the dark lord. Along the way, Professor Slughorn gives Harry a textbook once owned by the mysterious Half-Blood Prince that helps the hero out of some sticky situations. All the action leads to a heart-wrenching confrontation.
"I am really excited that David Yates and all our cast are back for the sixth film and welcome some wonderful new additions to our ensemble," Jeff Robinov, Warner's president of production, said in a statement. "We all share a commitment to Jo Rowling and to Harry Potter fans around the world to keep making these films the best they can be and, as we head into the final installments, I can promise that this level of commitment will not waver."
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is due in theaters Nov. 21, 2008.
The sixth and penultimate movie in the blockbuster franchise based on J.K. Rowling's acclaimed fantasy series has already begun shooting at the U.K.'s Leavesden Studios, with the the usual suspects—Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson—back on their respective broomsticks as Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger.
This time around, some fresh faces have been added to the all-British company, led by Oscar-winning actor Jim Broadbent (Moulin Rouge, Iris, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull) as new Professor of Potions Horace Slughorn.
Stepping into the part of the prebuescent Lord Voldemort, back when he was just Tom Riddle, will be nine-year-old Hero Fiennes Tiffin. The youngster will bring a real-life resemblance, as he just so happens to be the nephew of Ralph Fiennes, who plays the adult version of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named.
Essaying Voldemort as a mischievous teenager will be 16-year-old Frank Dillane. Helen McCrory (The Queen, Becoming Jane) has signed on to play Narcissa Black Malfoy, the mother of Harry's nemesis, Draco Malfoy.
And much to the chagrin of thousands of aspiring actresses who turned out to audition, the role of Ron's love interest, Lavender Brown, went to 20-year-old actress Jessie Cave.
Helena Bonham Carter, who made her debut as nefarious Death Eater Bellatrix Black Lestrange in last summer's Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, will cast more of those deliciously evil glances Harry's way.
Also back are Potter regulars Alan Rickman (Snape), Maggie Smith (McGonagall); Michael Gambon (Dumbledore), Robbie Coltrane (Hagrid), Warwick Davis (Flitwick), David Thewlis (Lupin), David Bradley (Filch), Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy); Natalia Tena (Nymphadora Tonks), Julie Walters (Mrs. Weasley); Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood), Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom) and Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley).
Director David Yates, who helmed Phoenix, is back behind the camera for Half-Blood Prince, while veteran scribe Steve Kloves, who adapted the first four Harry Potter movies, returns to adapt the latest installment.
Half-Blood Prince chronicles the teen magician's sixth year at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. He teams with Professor Dumbledore to journey into Voldemort's past for clues to defeat the dark lord. Along the way, Professor Slughorn gives Harry a textbook once owned by the mysterious Half-Blood Prince that helps the hero out of some sticky situations. All the action leads to a heart-wrenching confrontation.
"I am really excited that David Yates and all our cast are back for the sixth film and welcome some wonderful new additions to our ensemble," Jeff Robinov, Warner's president of production, said in a statement. "We all share a commitment to Jo Rowling and to Harry Potter fans around the world to keep making these films the best they can be and, as we head into the final installments, I can promise that this level of commitment will not waver."
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is due in theaters Nov. 21, 2008.
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