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News for 12/10/2006


The following article appeared in the August 2006 issue of Sci-Fi Magazine





News for 10/17/2006


Sci Fi Goes to Town on 'Eureka' Again

Original series was picked up for a 13-episode second season


It doesn't take a genius to keep a good thing going, and the folks at the Sci Fi Channel are no fools when it comes to their popular show "Eureka."

The original series about a secret town full of geniuses has been picked up for its second season, producing 13 more episodes chock full of brainy goodness.

Set in the titular small town hidden by the U.S. government, "Eureka" revolves around the hyper-intelligent residents who live in environment that nurtures brilliant thinking, the next big invention and state-of-the-art education and healthcare. But just because great minds are gathered together, doesn't mean they think alike. Like any small town, the denizens have their share of problems, exacerbated by their odd circumstances. Jack Carter (Colin Ferguson) is the everyman U.S. marshal who stumbles upon the secret government research facility after separating from his wife.

Stars reprising their roles for the second season include Ferguson, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Joe Morton, Jordan Hinson, Ed Quinn, Debrah Farentino and Matt Frewer.

"Eureka's" two-hour premiere on July 18 drew more than 4 million viewers, making it the most-watched episode of an original series in the channel's history. About 1.7 million of those viewers were in the key adults 18-49 demographic, and 1.9 million fell in the 25-54 age range.

The first season concluded this past Tuesday, Oct. 3 and beat out The CW's premiere of "Veronica Mars" in the key male 18-49 and 25-54 demos. Overall, the show is a consistent Top 10 cable finisher for Tuesday nights and has been a Top 5 program for nine weeks out of its 12-week run.

"Eureka's" second season will begin production in Vancouver this spring, so it can return next summer.



News for 9/20/2006


Richardson and Braga in I Am Legend

Source: BlackFilm.com


BlackFilm.com reports that Salli Richardson ("Eureka") has been cast as Ginny and Alice Braga (Lower City) as Anna in I Am Legend, directed by Francis Lawrence (Constantine) and based on the Richard Matheson book. Ginny is the wife of Will Smith's character, Robert Neville.

In the film, Neville is the last living man on Earth... but he is not alone. Every other man, woman, and child has become a vampire, and they are all hungry for Neville's blood. By day, he is the hunter, stalking the sleeping undead through the abandoned ruins of civilization. By night, he barricades himself in his home and prays for the dawn. How long can one man survive in a world full of vampires?

Warner Bros. Pictures will release I Am Legend on November 21, 2007.



News for 7/12/2003


Trio Gripped by 'Anacondas' Sequel


By Zorianna Kit

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Johnny Messner, a regular on the upcoming WB series "Tarzan and Jane," is in negotiations to star in "Anacondas."

The Screen Gems project, a sequel to the 1997 horror-thriller "Anaconda," also added Morris Chestnut and Nicholas Gonzalez to the cast. They join Eugene Byrd ("8 Mile"), Salli Richardson ("Antwone Fisher"), Kadee Strickland ("Girl, Interrupted") and newcomer Carl Yune.

Production begins next month, with Fiji subbing for Borneo. Dwight Little ("Deep Blue") directs.

Messner will next be seen in the sequel "The Whole Ten Yards," and Chestnut ("Confidence")in "The Break Up Handbook." Gonzalez (Showtime's "Resurrection Blvd.") is in production on the indie feature "Bride of the Sea."