CW's Next Superhero show, Tommy, Films That Shouldn't Be...
~The sales report for hi-def dvds or this week has Smallville S7 ranked #3, just behind “Transformers” and “The Forbidden Kingdom”. #3 isn’t shabby at all. People will really throw down the big bucks to see Tom in hi-def.
~Kelly Souders and Brian Peterson are trying to beat Darren Swimmer and Todd Slavkin to the franchise punch
CW's 'Graysons' takes flier on Robin
Net builds series around Batman's sidekick
By MICHAEL SCHNEIDER
Holy prequel, Boy Wonder, the CW is prepping a series based on Batman sidekick Robin’s pre-Caped Crusader days.
"Smallville" exec producers Kelly Souders and Brian Peterson, as well as "Supernatural" exec producer McG, are behind "The Graysons," which has landed a put pilot commitment at the netlet.
Just as "Smallville" focused on Clark Kent in the years before he became Superman, "The Graysons" will follow the world of Dick "DJ" Grayson before he takes on the iconic Robin identity and aligns himself with Batman.
Project reps the latest DC Comics franchise to be mined for the smallscreen by sibling Warner Bros. TV. McG’s Wonderland Sound and Vision label is also attached.
Souders, Peterson, McG and Wonderland’s Peter Johnson will exec produce.
"The Graysons" is seen as a potential replacement for "Smallville" should that show end its run this season, which has been speculated. Should "Smallville" return next year, "The Graysons" might also make a strong companion piece.
CW insiders said they also see the "Graysons" development as a validating gesture by Warner Bros. that the company is still behind its 50% investment in the netlet, particularly following this fall’s strong openings for "Gossip Girl" and newbie "90210." They believe the studio wouldn’t risk bringing one of its prized franchises to CW if it believed the net was in dire straits.
In the one-hour "Graysons," which will be set in modern times, young DJ will face challenges involving first loves, young rivals and his family as he grows up. Souders and Peterson have come up with an original take on the character.
In the original Batman mythology, Grayson was a young acrobat and part of the family act called "The Flying Graysons." He was orphaned when a gangster sabotaged his parents’ trapeze equipment. Bruce Wayne took him under his wing and trained him to help fight crime.
Grayson later morphed into the character of Nightwing, as part of "The New Teen Titans," and a series of new Robin replacements were introduced.
Souders and Peterson serve as showrunners (along with Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer) on "Smallville," which has just entered its eighth season. They’ve been with the hit drama since season two, and helped successfully transition the show following the departure of longtime toppers Miles Millar and Al Gough.
In features, Peterson wrote "But I’m a Cheerleader,"(dawnybee: Oh wow, I liked that film.) while Souders was behind "Tell Me." (dawnybe: haven’t the foggiest to what that is.)
McG’s credits also include NBC’s "Chuck" and the upcoming feature "Terminator Salvation." "The Graysons" reps McG’s second DC Comics sale this year: Wonderland is also behind the Fox project "Human Target," which Jon Steinberg is writing.
CW predecessor the WB tackled the Batman mythology with 2002’s short-lived "Birds of Prey," which followed a group of female superheroes who flew in to protect Gotham after Batman disappeared.
Burt Ward, of course, played Dick Grayson/Robin in the campy 1965-68 TV series "Batman." And several animated versions of the Batman story have appeared on the smallscreen through the years, most recently KidsWB’s "The Batman."
Bob Kane created the DC Comics characters.
**Too bad Milo Vitiligo is on “Heroes”
This calls for a Tom picspam
Tom’s up with people
Alaina “Dinah ‘Black Canary’” Lance Huffington
I like this look way better than the A&F preppy clothes he wears
He can be so childlike
Autographed “spaceship” key
I miss her face
Please stop undressing me with your eyes
Tom and Michael are thinking about how to ditch Sam and make it to the hotel for some sweet, sweet loving
Bad-ish Tommy pics
Michael Rosenbaum has left the show, but his scent still remains
TV Addict is just kidding.
But I do urge someone to view this full sized because normally blondes do nothing for me. The only thing a blonde can do for me is point me in the direction of a brunette, but Justin’s fine dusting of blonde hair on his arms and stomach is just doing things to me.
**Balls. Imageshack doesn't show the full size of this. I will find the hi-res version and link to it.
~Greg Beeman has added new pics to his blog.
He’s looking good
Greg and Jeph Loeb at Jack Coleman’s b-day party
~Chad Michael Murray’s clothes are so fitting.
Bought at the Jerkhole Warehouse
It seems unfair that he and Kenzie are still together and Jared and Sandy have broken up
But Jared and Jensen are living in sin now so I guess it’s okay
**Tom’s feet are better.
Okaaaaay..Perving on my feet now?
~Thomas Dekker wants me to punch him in the face.
From: Hollywood Reporter:
Thomas Dekker wants to live forever.
The star of Fox's "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" is in talks to take a lead role in MGM's remake of the 1980 musical "Fame." Dekker is gunning to play Marco, a working-class kid with some gnarly acting chops who is competing with thousands of other hopefuls to get into and survive an elite New York public high school for the arts.
Written by Allison Burnett and Aline Brosh McKenna, the revamp will be directed by Kevin Tancharoen, a director and choreographer who has worked in TV (MTV's "DanceLife"), on music videos and on tours for such singers as Britney Spears and Jessica Simpson. Mark Canton ("300") is producing the $25 million project along with Gary Lucchesi and Tom Rosenberg of Lakeshore Entertainment ("Elegy").
The producers have been holding open casting calls in New York and Los Angeles since the spring (video auditions posted by wannabes also pepper YouTube).
The original "Fame," directed by Alan Parker, followed an ensemble of ambitious young performers and teachers as the kids worked their way through the prestigious New York Academy of Performing Arts. The film was nominated for six Oscars and won for best score and best original song, "Fame," performed by co-star Irene Cara. It was then spun off into a TV series.
MGM, under the production leadership of Mary Parent, already has staked out Sept. 25 as a release date, with a potential shoot starting in February. Other characters about to be cast include an aspiring filmmaker, a shapely dancer, a slam poet, a salsa musician and a sheltered pianist.
Dekker, repped by ICM and Untitled, fits the "Fame" profile: He started acting at age 6 and comes from a musical family. He sang on the soundtracks of several films in the animated "Land Before Time" video series and has an album, "Psyanotic," on iTunes.
Dekker's other recent TV work includes "7th Heaven" and "Heroes." His feature resume includes the horror film "From Within" and the drama "My Sister's Keeper," both due next year. "Whore," an independent film that Dekker wrote, directed, produced, edited and starred in, will be released by Moving Parts in October.
**Maybe this is a good thing for him. Rumors are swirling that FOX may cancel TSCC due to ratings--not only of TSCC, but for "Prison Break" which follows TSCC. I hope it's not true, but then again this FOX.
~Speaking of craptacular films, Cam Gigandet is co-starring in the upcoming “Twilight” based on the Stephanie Meyer books that make teens sparkly and/or mopey depending on the installment. This film looks so bad that it makes “The Covenant” look like “The Outsiders”.
But Cam was in “Never Back Down”, so he has my support.
With “Never Back Down” costar Sean Faris
They look like stacking dolls based on attitude: Sean’s sweet, Gary Cole is sweet, but you know there’s a bit of cool dude there and then there’s Penn who looks like an insufferable pill
I bet his Gossip Girl costars feel the same way. Look at his quotes from the upcoming Details magazine interview.
Ed on Penn’s chest hair: “Penn said he has to shave his chest hair because it’s threatening “Reeeaallly … Well, I think Penn’s chest hair may be more like a scaahf. It actually comes out of his neck! So maybe that’s why he has to cut it. Threatening? I don’t know what threatening hair would look like. We’d have to get Penn here to see!”
Penn on Chace Crawford’s looks: “It’s like he was genetically bred to be a teen star.”
Interview here.
~I
Clark Kent Football player. Actually this was taken two years after graduation, Lex begged him to dress up for him.
~Kelly Souders and Brian Peterson are trying to beat Darren Swimmer and Todd Slavkin to the franchise punch
CW's 'Graysons' takes flier on Robin
Net builds series around Batman's sidekick
By MICHAEL SCHNEIDER
Holy prequel, Boy Wonder, the CW is prepping a series based on Batman sidekick Robin’s pre-Caped Crusader days.
"Smallville" exec producers Kelly Souders and Brian Peterson, as well as "Supernatural" exec producer McG, are behind "The Graysons," which has landed a put pilot commitment at the netlet.
Just as "Smallville" focused on Clark Kent in the years before he became Superman, "The Graysons" will follow the world of Dick "DJ" Grayson before he takes on the iconic Robin identity and aligns himself with Batman.
Project reps the latest DC Comics franchise to be mined for the smallscreen by sibling Warner Bros. TV. McG’s Wonderland Sound and Vision label is also attached.
Souders, Peterson, McG and Wonderland’s Peter Johnson will exec produce.
"The Graysons" is seen as a potential replacement for "Smallville" should that show end its run this season, which has been speculated. Should "Smallville" return next year, "The Graysons" might also make a strong companion piece.
CW insiders said they also see the "Graysons" development as a validating gesture by Warner Bros. that the company is still behind its 50% investment in the netlet, particularly following this fall’s strong openings for "Gossip Girl" and newbie "90210." They believe the studio wouldn’t risk bringing one of its prized franchises to CW if it believed the net was in dire straits.
In the one-hour "Graysons," which will be set in modern times, young DJ will face challenges involving first loves, young rivals and his family as he grows up. Souders and Peterson have come up with an original take on the character.
In the original Batman mythology, Grayson was a young acrobat and part of the family act called "The Flying Graysons." He was orphaned when a gangster sabotaged his parents’ trapeze equipment. Bruce Wayne took him under his wing and trained him to help fight crime.
Grayson later morphed into the character of Nightwing, as part of "The New Teen Titans," and a series of new Robin replacements were introduced.
Souders and Peterson serve as showrunners (along with Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer) on "Smallville," which has just entered its eighth season. They’ve been with the hit drama since season two, and helped successfully transition the show following the departure of longtime toppers Miles Millar and Al Gough.
In features, Peterson wrote "But I’m a Cheerleader,"(dawnybee: Oh wow, I liked that film.) while Souders was behind "Tell Me." (dawnybe: haven’t the foggiest to what that is.)
McG’s credits also include NBC’s "Chuck" and the upcoming feature "Terminator Salvation." "The Graysons" reps McG’s second DC Comics sale this year: Wonderland is also behind the Fox project "Human Target," which Jon Steinberg is writing.
CW predecessor the WB tackled the Batman mythology with 2002’s short-lived "Birds of Prey," which followed a group of female superheroes who flew in to protect Gotham after Batman disappeared.
Burt Ward, of course, played Dick Grayson/Robin in the campy 1965-68 TV series "Batman." And several animated versions of the Batman story have appeared on the smallscreen through the years, most recently KidsWB’s "The Batman."
Bob Kane created the DC Comics characters.
**Too bad Milo Vitiligo is on “Heroes”
This calls for a Tom picspam
Tom’s up with people
Alaina “Dinah ‘Black Canary’” Lance Huffington
I like this look way better than the A&F preppy clothes he wears
He can be so childlike
Autographed “spaceship” key
I miss her face
Please stop undressing me with your eyes
Tom and Michael are thinking about how to ditch Sam and make it to the hotel for some sweet, sweet loving
Bad-ish Tommy pics
Michael Rosenbaum has left the show, but his scent still remains
TV Addict is just kidding.
But I do urge someone to view this full sized because normally blondes do nothing for me. The only thing a blonde can do for me is point me in the direction of a brunette, but Justin’s fine dusting of blonde hair on his arms and stomach is just doing things to me.
**Balls. Imageshack doesn't show the full size of this. I will find the hi-res version and link to it.
~Greg Beeman has added new pics to his blog.
He’s looking good
Greg and Jeph Loeb at Jack Coleman’s b-day party
~Chad Michael Murray’s clothes are so fitting.
Bought at the Jerkhole Warehouse
It seems unfair that he and Kenzie are still together and Jared and Sandy have broken up
But Jared and Jensen are living in sin now so I guess it’s okay
**Tom’s feet are better.
Okaaaaay..Perving on my feet now?
~Thomas Dekker wants me to punch him in the face.
From: Hollywood Reporter:
Thomas Dekker wants to live forever.
The star of Fox's "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" is in talks to take a lead role in MGM's remake of the 1980 musical "Fame." Dekker is gunning to play Marco, a working-class kid with some gnarly acting chops who is competing with thousands of other hopefuls to get into and survive an elite New York public high school for the arts.
Written by Allison Burnett and Aline Brosh McKenna, the revamp will be directed by Kevin Tancharoen, a director and choreographer who has worked in TV (MTV's "DanceLife"), on music videos and on tours for such singers as Britney Spears and Jessica Simpson. Mark Canton ("300") is producing the $25 million project along with Gary Lucchesi and Tom Rosenberg of Lakeshore Entertainment ("Elegy").
The producers have been holding open casting calls in New York and Los Angeles since the spring (video auditions posted by wannabes also pepper YouTube).
The original "Fame," directed by Alan Parker, followed an ensemble of ambitious young performers and teachers as the kids worked their way through the prestigious New York Academy of Performing Arts. The film was nominated for six Oscars and won for best score and best original song, "Fame," performed by co-star Irene Cara. It was then spun off into a TV series.
MGM, under the production leadership of Mary Parent, already has staked out Sept. 25 as a release date, with a potential shoot starting in February. Other characters about to be cast include an aspiring filmmaker, a shapely dancer, a slam poet, a salsa musician and a sheltered pianist.
Dekker, repped by ICM and Untitled, fits the "Fame" profile: He started acting at age 6 and comes from a musical family. He sang on the soundtracks of several films in the animated "Land Before Time" video series and has an album, "Psyanotic," on iTunes.
Dekker's other recent TV work includes "7th Heaven" and "Heroes." His feature resume includes the horror film "From Within" and the drama "My Sister's Keeper," both due next year. "Whore," an independent film that Dekker wrote, directed, produced, edited and starred in, will be released by Moving Parts in October.
**Maybe this is a good thing for him. Rumors are swirling that FOX may cancel TSCC due to ratings--not only of TSCC, but for "Prison Break" which follows TSCC. I hope it's not true, but then again this FOX.
~Speaking of craptacular films, Cam Gigandet is co-starring in the upcoming “Twilight” based on the Stephanie Meyer books that make teens sparkly and/or mopey depending on the installment. This film looks so bad that it makes “The Covenant” look like “The Outsiders”.
But Cam was in “Never Back Down”, so he has my support.
With “Never Back Down” costar Sean Faris
They look like stacking dolls based on attitude: Sean’s sweet, Gary Cole is sweet, but you know there’s a bit of cool dude there and then there’s Penn who looks like an insufferable pill
I bet his Gossip Girl costars feel the same way. Look at his quotes from the upcoming Details magazine interview.
Ed on Penn’s chest hair: “Penn said he has to shave his chest hair because it’s threatening “Reeeaallly … Well, I think Penn’s chest hair may be more like a scaahf. It actually comes out of his neck! So maybe that’s why he has to cut it. Threatening? I don’t know what threatening hair would look like. We’d have to get Penn here to see!”
Penn on Chace Crawford’s looks: “It’s like he was genetically bred to be a teen star.”
Interview here.
~I
Clark Kent Football player. Actually this was taken two years after graduation, Lex begged him to dress up for him.
