Linda Hamilton best known for her role as Sarah Connor in Terminator has signed on for a recurring role on the upcoming season 4 of Chuck. Hamilton will play the long-lost mother of Chuck and Ellie. The announcement of her role was made at Comic-Con by show producer Josh … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2010
The zombies are coming in October
As we all take a collective breath and step back to absorb all of the goodness that Comic-Con 2010 bestowed upon fans of television, here's the 4-minute trailer that was shown at SDCC for AMC's The Walking Dead series by Frank Darabont. It's a bootleg recording of the trailer … [Read more...]
CBS signs deal with Scott Pilgrim publisher
CBS has signed a first-look deal with Oni Press, the publishing company behind Brian Lee O'Malley's Scott Pilgrim graphic novels. The same graphic novels upon which the endlessly-buzzed-about Scott Pilgrim vs. the World film is based. More properly, it's CBS Television … [Read more...]
USA orders Burn Notice prequel for Bruce Campbell
News straight from Comic-Con: USA network chief Jeff Wachtel announced in front of a packed room of fans that a prequel film is in the works for Burn Notice. Said telefilm would star the show's resident ex-Navy SEAL, Sam Axe, played by Comic-Con favorite Bruce … [Read more...]
Cable networks look to Comic-Con for PR
It's not exactly news that San Diego Comic-Con International is a big deal for Hollywood. Genre movies and TV shows can be made or buried by fan reactions to what they see at the Con. Several networks have, in recent years, used Comic-Con as a launching pad to build buzz for … [Read more...]