Famke Janssen is set to star in the lead role of Susan 'Scottie' Halsted in NBC's proposed spin-off of its James Spader-led action series "The Blacklist".
The potential spinoff will air May 12th as a back-door pilot with Janssen's character introduced in the previous episode on May 5th. It has been suggested her character could be mother of Tom Keen (Ryan Eggold).
"Justified" alum Michael Dinner will helm that May 12th episode with additional casting expected to be announced soon. Familiar faces from the flagship series are expected to board the potential spinoff, such as Eggold and actor Edi Gathegi who has come onboard to reprise his role of Cabal operative Matias Solomon.
Jon Bokenkamp, John Eisendrath, John Davis, John Fox and Michael Watkins will all serve as executive producers. It's unclear if the spin-off will move forward for the 2016-17 broadcast season.
"The Blacklist" remains a big priority for NBC,...
The potential spinoff will air May 12th as a back-door pilot with Janssen's character introduced in the previous episode on May 5th. It has been suggested her character could be mother of Tom Keen (Ryan Eggold).
"Justified" alum Michael Dinner will helm that May 12th episode with additional casting expected to be announced soon. Familiar faces from the flagship series are expected to board the potential spinoff, such as Eggold and actor Edi Gathegi who has come onboard to reprise his role of Cabal operative Matias Solomon.
Jon Bokenkamp, John Eisendrath, John Davis, John Fox and Michael Watkins will all serve as executive producers. It's unclear if the spin-off will move forward for the 2016-17 broadcast season.
"The Blacklist" remains a big priority for NBC,...
- 3/29/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Don’t expect that shortlist of international criminals to run out anytime soon, now that NBC has officially renewed hit procedural The Blacklist for season 4.
Word comes by way of series creator Jon Bokenkamp, who partook in a recent episode of the Blacklist Exposed podcast, revealing that news of a renewal had been settled “a while ago,” and it is only now that Bokenkamp is able to reveal that, yes, James Spader, Megan Boone et al. will return for another slew of episodes. Per Blacklist Exposed: “We knew about that a while ago, it’s one of those things that’s hard to keep quiet. But yes, we’re renewed through the fourth season.”
Headlining the crime drama as former Us Naval Intelligence officier Raymond “Red” Reddington is Spader who, upon offering his expertise to assist the FBI in its search for global terrorists, surrenders his top-secret Blacklist of sleeper cells,...
Word comes by way of series creator Jon Bokenkamp, who partook in a recent episode of the Blacklist Exposed podcast, revealing that news of a renewal had been settled “a while ago,” and it is only now that Bokenkamp is able to reveal that, yes, James Spader, Megan Boone et al. will return for another slew of episodes. Per Blacklist Exposed: “We knew about that a while ago, it’s one of those things that’s hard to keep quiet. But yes, we’re renewed through the fourth season.”
Headlining the crime drama as former Us Naval Intelligence officier Raymond “Red” Reddington is Spader who, upon offering his expertise to assist the FBI in its search for global terrorists, surrenders his top-secret Blacklist of sleeper cells,...
- 12/8/2015
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
The Blacklist executive producer-director Michael Watkins has signed a two-year overall deal with Sony TV, the studio behind the NBC drama, which premieres its third season October 1. The pact includes a development component, on which Watkins is teaming with his producing partner Brian Gersh, former head of Wme’s Motion Picture Talent Department. The pair will focus on developing half-hour and hourlong series for network and cable, along with limited event series and…...
- 9/15/2015
- Deadline TV
The seven-year company veteran has been promoted from agent to VP Television Literary in the Beverly Hills office. Jack Leighton worked as a TV agent at Innovative Artists and Wma before joining Apa. His clients include The Blacklist Ep Michael Watkins; Matt Hastings, co-ep of The Originals; Karl Schaefer, showrunner on the upcoming Z Nation; and Ian Gurvitz (The Exes, Saint George). “Jack has played an integral role in the ongoing success and growth of our literary department,” Apa partner and head of TV lit Lee Dinstman said in announcing the promotion. “His expertise in identifying new talent while providing our clients with a premium level of service moves the needle forward every day.” Related: Agents Michael Kirschner & Arielle Mesirow Join Apa...
- 5/19/2014
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
The Blacklist, Season 1, Episode 22: “Berlin Conclusion”
Written by Richard D’ovidio
Teleplay by John Eisendrath & Jon Bokenkamp & Lukas Reiter & J. R. Orci
Directed by Michael Watkins
Airs Monday nights at 10 pm Est on NBC
The Blacklist finale answers the one question audiences care about and because of that, many unhappy viewers can now sigh for relief. The conclusion of the Berlin story from last week opens with the aftermath of the plane crash. While the visuals aren’t impressive for the crash, the intercut interrogations demonstrate the intensity the show is well known for.
The scene that no doubt has people talking is the one involving Reddington disrobing after being shot. James Spader plays the scene with such guilt that you almost feel bad for Reddington even though he is a man after his own means. People should not be surprised when Reddington lies to Liz about whether her father is alive,...
Written by Richard D’ovidio
Teleplay by John Eisendrath & Jon Bokenkamp & Lukas Reiter & J. R. Orci
Directed by Michael Watkins
Airs Monday nights at 10 pm Est on NBC
The Blacklist finale answers the one question audiences care about and because of that, many unhappy viewers can now sigh for relief. The conclusion of the Berlin story from last week opens with the aftermath of the plane crash. While the visuals aren’t impressive for the crash, the intercut interrogations demonstrate the intensity the show is well known for.
The scene that no doubt has people talking is the one involving Reddington disrobing after being shot. James Spader plays the scene with such guilt that you almost feel bad for Reddington even though he is a man after his own means. People should not be surprised when Reddington lies to Liz about whether her father is alive,...
- 5/17/2014
- by Chike Coleman
- SoundOnSight
They conceive the characters, write or co-write the scripts, set the pace and provide the vision for the TV programs you know and love. They're called showrunners, and they are the designated auteurs of the boob-tube renaissance still in progress. Writer-producers such as Joss Whedon, Shonda Rhimes, Matthew Weiner, Vince Gilligan, and the holy trinity of Davids — Chase, Milch and Simon — have earned profile pieces and graced magazine covers, becoming celebrities in their own right. They are to modern television what film directors were to the New Hollywood of the...
- 4/29/2014
- Rollingstone.com
The Blacklist, Season 1, Episode 16: “Mako Tanida”
Written by John Eisendrath, Patrick Massett, and John Zinman
Directed by Michael Watkins
Airs Mondays at 10pm Et on NBC
A major complaint often lobbed at The Blacklist is its seeming ignorance on its own progressing story and its frustrating attempt to give the audience just enough to keep them coming back for the next week, which irritates its viewers more than it actually intrigues them. Compare that to a show like Lost, a show that habitually denied its audience satisfying answers, was able to get away with that, for the most part, because the characters and the story itself were so fascinating that it almost didn’t matter that there were things no one understood, because those supplemental elements were enough to make up for it. The Blacklist doesn’t have that; it just has James Spader in the lead.
Only in...
Written by John Eisendrath, Patrick Massett, and John Zinman
Directed by Michael Watkins
Airs Mondays at 10pm Et on NBC
A major complaint often lobbed at The Blacklist is its seeming ignorance on its own progressing story and its frustrating attempt to give the audience just enough to keep them coming back for the next week, which irritates its viewers more than it actually intrigues them. Compare that to a show like Lost, a show that habitually denied its audience satisfying answers, was able to get away with that, for the most part, because the characters and the story itself were so fascinating that it almost didn’t matter that there were things no one understood, because those supplemental elements were enough to make up for it. The Blacklist doesn’t have that; it just has James Spader in the lead.
Only in...
- 3/20/2014
- by Drew Koenig
- SoundOnSight
The Blacklist, Season 1, Episode 13: “The Cyprus Agency”
Written by Lukas Reiter
Directed by Michael Watkins
Airs Mondays at 10pm Et on NBC
The most essential and important part of a television show is having characters that the viewer inherently cares about and whose interests or concerns they care about as much as the characters themselves do. Without that, the show becomes a house of cards that grows evermore unstable as time goes on. Sure, the story drives the episodes from one point to another, but emotional connections aren’t made with the story or, if they are, it’s to a much lesser degree. No connections are made with characters and The Blacklist has created a story that is adequate with characters that, outside of James Spader’s Red, are completely weak and as close to one-dimensional as it gets.
Continuing from last week’s episode, Red continues his...
Written by Lukas Reiter
Directed by Michael Watkins
Airs Mondays at 10pm Et on NBC
The most essential and important part of a television show is having characters that the viewer inherently cares about and whose interests or concerns they care about as much as the characters themselves do. Without that, the show becomes a house of cards that grows evermore unstable as time goes on. Sure, the story drives the episodes from one point to another, but emotional connections aren’t made with the story or, if they are, it’s to a much lesser degree. No connections are made with characters and The Blacklist has created a story that is adequate with characters that, outside of James Spader’s Red, are completely weak and as close to one-dimensional as it gets.
Continuing from last week’s episode, Red continues his...
- 1/29/2014
- by Drew Koenig
- SoundOnSight
Of all the canards foisted upon and between culture fans in 2013, there was none more dubious than the notion that the supposed “battle” of television vs. film had come to an end, with the former declared the victor. Besides the fact that comparing such disparate mediums is a fool’s errand at best, both are such vast and complicated enterprises that any pitched battle likely only pits narrow conceptions of each against the other. (Strawman vs. strawman, the most popular form of discourse on the Internet.) The simplest way to invalidate the entire argument quickly: where films only have to be taken on their own terms as one complete work, TV series need to be considered in at least three contexts: by episode, by season, and by the overall run of the series.
With several shows ending their runs this year, including Breaking Bad, Dexter, Southland, Spartacus, and The Killing (up until its latest resurrection,...
With several shows ending their runs this year, including Breaking Bad, Dexter, Southland, Spartacus, and The Killing (up until its latest resurrection,...
- 12/22/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
The Blacklist, Season 1, Episode 10: “Anslo Garrick, Part 2″
Written by Lukas Reiter and J.R. Orci
Directed by Michael Watkins and Joe Carnahan
Airs Mondays at 10pm Et on NBC
“Anslo Garrick, Part 2″ picks up directly after its first part with Red (James Spader) forced between coming out of his box of protection or allowing his bodyguard, Dembe (Hisham Tawfiq), to be shot by Anslo Garrick (Ritchie Coster). A tough decision made even more difficult when Keen (Megan Boone) and tech wizard Aram (Amir Arason) are captured by Garrick and used as additional leverage to get Red to open the box. Once opened, Garrick takes Red but doesn’t kill him. Red has some questions to answer, asked, course, by a very dangerous person (Alan Alda).
This episode is a perfect example of how The Blacklist could lay it all out on the table, explaining a few of the show’s lingering secrets,...
Written by Lukas Reiter and J.R. Orci
Directed by Michael Watkins and Joe Carnahan
Airs Mondays at 10pm Et on NBC
“Anslo Garrick, Part 2″ picks up directly after its first part with Red (James Spader) forced between coming out of his box of protection or allowing his bodyguard, Dembe (Hisham Tawfiq), to be shot by Anslo Garrick (Ritchie Coster). A tough decision made even more difficult when Keen (Megan Boone) and tech wizard Aram (Amir Arason) are captured by Garrick and used as additional leverage to get Red to open the box. Once opened, Garrick takes Red but doesn’t kill him. Red has some questions to answer, asked, course, by a very dangerous person (Alan Alda).
This episode is a perfect example of how The Blacklist could lay it all out on the table, explaining a few of the show’s lingering secrets,...
- 12/5/2013
- by Drew Koenig
- SoundOnSight
The Blacklist, Season 1, Episode 7: “Frederick Barnes”
Directed by Michael W. Watkins
Written by J.R. Orci
Airs Mondays at 10pm Et on NBC
The Blacklist has proven over seven episodes that it excels at being consistently inconsistent from week to week. Some episodes make the show look like it’s a lost cause that should never be viewed by anyone ever. If that’s all the show would ever be, not a problem. Just pack it in and move on to the next thing. The problem is that The Blacklist reaches moments of actual excellence. It somehow tricks the viewer into thinking that they’re watching something of value until the next episode, where the show will likely spin around and smack you for thinking such silly thoughts. That’s just the way it is with The Blacklist: some reach pretty high on the quality scale and others fall well below that mark.
Directed by Michael W. Watkins
Written by J.R. Orci
Airs Mondays at 10pm Et on NBC
The Blacklist has proven over seven episodes that it excels at being consistently inconsistent from week to week. Some episodes make the show look like it’s a lost cause that should never be viewed by anyone ever. If that’s all the show would ever be, not a problem. Just pack it in and move on to the next thing. The problem is that The Blacklist reaches moments of actual excellence. It somehow tricks the viewer into thinking that they’re watching something of value until the next episode, where the show will likely spin around and smack you for thinking such silly thoughts. That’s just the way it is with The Blacklist: some reach pretty high on the quality scale and others fall well below that mark.
- 11/6/2013
- by Drew Koenig
- SoundOnSight
The Blacklist Season 1, Episode 4 “Wujing”
Written by Lukas Reiter
Directed by Michael Watkins
Airs on Mondays at 10 Pm Et on NBC
“Wujing” attempts to to make the Arrow-esque concept of bringing down a list of bad guys a tad bit more interesting with Reddington (James Spader) being approached by an associate of the intelligence community’s urban legend Wujing (The Dark Knight‘s Chin Han) to decipher a CIA transmission that would allow the Chinese to identify an American spy and then take him out. Meanwhile, Keen (Megan Boone) takes a closer look at Tom (Ryan Eggold).
The Blacklist is a show that so often rides the border between mediocrity and being a quality hour of television that it’s enough to make someone bash their head repeatedly into the wall. In fact, it wouldn’t take much for The Blacklist to become actually good. Making the dialogue a...
Written by Lukas Reiter
Directed by Michael Watkins
Airs on Mondays at 10 Pm Et on NBC
“Wujing” attempts to to make the Arrow-esque concept of bringing down a list of bad guys a tad bit more interesting with Reddington (James Spader) being approached by an associate of the intelligence community’s urban legend Wujing (The Dark Knight‘s Chin Han) to decipher a CIA transmission that would allow the Chinese to identify an American spy and then take him out. Meanwhile, Keen (Megan Boone) takes a closer look at Tom (Ryan Eggold).
The Blacklist is a show that so often rides the border between mediocrity and being a quality hour of television that it’s enough to make someone bash their head repeatedly into the wall. In fact, it wouldn’t take much for The Blacklist to become actually good. Making the dialogue a...
- 10/8/2013
- by Drew Koenig
- SoundOnSight
Exclusive: Directors Michael Watkins, Rob Bailey and Tawnia McKiernan have signed with Apa. Watkins has served as producer and director on shows such as Prison Break, Las Vegas, Smallville, Law & Order and The X-Files. Most recently, he directed the season finale of Justified, and the indie feature, Knucklehead, due out later this year. He was formerly with CAA. Bailey was the producer/director of CSI: New York for five seasons. Other directing credits include Treme and The Wire for HBO. He has also directed multiple episodes of the BBC’s Mi-5 and Glasgow Kiss. Bailey is also repped by Protocol and Independent Talent Group in the U.K. He was formerly with CAA. McKiernan has directed multiple episodes of Burn Notice, Fairly Legal and Leverage. She also just completed directing John Stamos in the Lifetime movie, Secrets Of Eden. She is managed by Andrea Simon and was formerly with CAA.
- 4/12/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
There is so much great content published every week here at Sound On Sight, that even we have trouble keeping up. So, every Sunday, we drop a list of popular articles posted by our hard working, and extremely talented staff.
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5 Mind Boggling Casting Decisions (that nearly happened)
Casting sometimes is fate and destiny more than skill and talent, from a director’s point of view. – Steven Spielberg Ah, the joys of hindsight, such as they are. It is so easy…
Ricky D’s Favourite Cult Films #28: ‘Wild at Heart’ and the best David Lynch characters
Wild at Heart Directed by David Lynch Written by David Lynch 1990, USA David Lynch evokes a surreal world in Wild at Heart, a film brimming over with explicit sex, murder, rape, eccentric kitsch and…
Wild Rover One-Shot: On Alcoholism and Monster Slaying
Wild Rover & The Sacrifice Written and drawn by Michael Avon Oeming With...
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5 Mind Boggling Casting Decisions (that nearly happened)
Casting sometimes is fate and destiny more than skill and talent, from a director’s point of view. – Steven Spielberg Ah, the joys of hindsight, such as they are. It is so easy…
Ricky D’s Favourite Cult Films #28: ‘Wild at Heart’ and the best David Lynch characters
Wild at Heart Directed by David Lynch Written by David Lynch 1990, USA David Lynch evokes a surreal world in Wild at Heart, a film brimming over with explicit sex, murder, rape, eccentric kitsch and…
Wild Rover One-Shot: On Alcoholism and Monster Slaying
Wild Rover & The Sacrifice Written and drawn by Michael Avon Oeming With...
- 3/24/2013
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Justified, Season 4, Episode 11: “Decoy”
Written by Graham Yost and Chris Provenzano
Directed by Michael Watkins
Airs Tuesdays at 10pm Et on FX
Some of you multiplex-frequenters might have checked out Kim Jee-woon’s The Last Stand this past January, in which a seemingly unstoppable cartel badass has to make his way through a sleepy border town guarded by Deputy Sheriff Arnold Schwarzenegger in order to escape safely to Mexico. Despite having about one thirtieth the budget and half the runtime of that sorry effort, “Decoy” manages to take a classic Western template – the armed standoff – and pack it in with far more thrills, tense setpieces, incredible performances, and winning dialogue. This is one for the books.
TV is a medium defined by its limitations. 22 or 44 minutes to tell a story. Minimal budget. Contracts to honor. Content restrictions. Episode orders. Fan service. “Decoy” is Justified‘s version of going “all out,...
Written by Graham Yost and Chris Provenzano
Directed by Michael Watkins
Airs Tuesdays at 10pm Et on FX
Some of you multiplex-frequenters might have checked out Kim Jee-woon’s The Last Stand this past January, in which a seemingly unstoppable cartel badass has to make his way through a sleepy border town guarded by Deputy Sheriff Arnold Schwarzenegger in order to escape safely to Mexico. Despite having about one thirtieth the budget and half the runtime of that sorry effort, “Decoy” manages to take a classic Western template – the armed standoff – and pack it in with far more thrills, tense setpieces, incredible performances, and winning dialogue. This is one for the books.
TV is a medium defined by its limitations. 22 or 44 minutes to tell a story. Minimal budget. Contracts to honor. Content restrictions. Episode orders. Fan service. “Decoy” is Justified‘s version of going “all out,...
- 3/20/2013
- by Simon Howell
- SoundOnSight
With Justified winding down to its season finale in two weeks, it hasn’t lost the high-octane momentum of last week’s amazing episode with “Decoy“ continuing to plow along full steam ahead – an apt metaphor, given that Rachel and Shelby/Drew got the hell out of Harlan on the coal train by the episode’s end. Again, this episode upholds Justified’s high standard for the most clever, well-written dialogue on television (this episode was written by showrunner Graham Yost and Chris Provenzano) and at the helm of director Michael Watkins, had a consistently swift and exciting pace, cutting between various high-tension locations and groups of characters. Each character also got their moment in the spotlight – Raylan and Boyd being clever and badass! Tim’s sardonic wit! Colton’s tortured-ness! Art being Art! Johnny’s bleeding heart! Ava being one tough cookie! – which is a difficult feat to accomplish, given...
- 3/20/2013
- by Caitlin Hughes
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Spoiler Alert! If you haven’t watched this week’s episode of Justified, “Decoy” written by showrunner Graham Yost and Chris Provenzano and directed by Michael Watkins, stop reading now. We were treated to a great Western as Raylan (Timothy Olyphant) and the Marshals tried to get Drew Thompson (Jim Beaver) out of Harlan alive, and Boyd (Walton Goggins) did his best to stop them for Nicky Augustine (Mike O’Malley). As he’ll do throughout the season, Yost takes us inside the writers’ room to break down the episode and tease what’s to come (only two episodes left!
- 3/20/2013
- by Mandi Bierly
- EW - Inside TV
Grimm Episode 214
“Natural Born Wesen”
Written By: Thomas Ian Griffith & Mary Page Keller
Directed By: Michael Watkins
Original Airdate: 15 March 2013
In This Episode...
When Nick comes out of his brief coma, there is still one more step in the cure: Renard and Juliette must drink a potion that includes a few drops of Nick’s blood. They take it - nothing happens. Juliette goes home.
Hank and Nick answer a call about a bank robbery. Monroe was there when it happened and he is relieved to see them. The robbers were all Wesen and they had their game faces on. This is a huge violation of Wesen code and endangers the Wesen community. Monroe decides to reach out to the Wesen community, and he starts at a dive bar on the edge of town. This is definitely not Monroe’s scene, but the thieves are hanging out there. When they hear Monroe asking about it,...
“Natural Born Wesen”
Written By: Thomas Ian Griffith & Mary Page Keller
Directed By: Michael Watkins
Original Airdate: 15 March 2013
In This Episode...
When Nick comes out of his brief coma, there is still one more step in the cure: Renard and Juliette must drink a potion that includes a few drops of Nick’s blood. They take it - nothing happens. Juliette goes home.
Hank and Nick answer a call about a bank robbery. Monroe was there when it happened and he is relieved to see them. The robbers were all Wesen and they had their game faces on. This is a huge violation of Wesen code and endangers the Wesen community. Monroe decides to reach out to the Wesen community, and he starts at a dive bar on the edge of town. This is definitely not Monroe’s scene, but the thieves are hanging out there. When they hear Monroe asking about it,...
- 3/16/2013
- by Alyse Wax
- FEARnet
Grimm, Episode 2.14 “Natural Born Wesen”
Written by: Thomas Ian Griffith & Mary Page Keller
Directed by: Michael Watkins
Airs Friday 9.00pm Est on NBC
After a block of episodes devoted to the Nick/Juliette/Renard love triangle, this week’s show sees a welcome return to more general Wesen issues, specifically a series of bank robberies carried out by Blutbads who have decided to expand beyond their traditional profession of munching little girls and into more lucrative territory, giving Hank and Nick the familiar, but always intriguing crime-with-a-hint-of-Wesen to solve. The fly in the ointment plotwise (there’s always one of those with Grimm) is not that Blutbads might stray across certain moral boundaries – only daily yoga exercises and a strict vegan diet allow Munroe to suppress his darker impulses – but that the robbers don’t bother with masks to hide their identities, they just put on their wolf faces instead.
Written by: Thomas Ian Griffith & Mary Page Keller
Directed by: Michael Watkins
Airs Friday 9.00pm Est on NBC
After a block of episodes devoted to the Nick/Juliette/Renard love triangle, this week’s show sees a welcome return to more general Wesen issues, specifically a series of bank robberies carried out by Blutbads who have decided to expand beyond their traditional profession of munching little girls and into more lucrative territory, giving Hank and Nick the familiar, but always intriguing crime-with-a-hint-of-Wesen to solve. The fly in the ointment plotwise (there’s always one of those with Grimm) is not that Blutbads might stray across certain moral boundaries – only daily yoga exercises and a strict vegan diet allow Munroe to suppress his darker impulses – but that the robbers don’t bother with masks to hide their identities, they just put on their wolf faces instead.
- 3/16/2013
- by Cath Murphy
- SoundOnSight
Captain Renard has to exert his authority in the Vesen world when a cage fighting ring gets out of control.
Grimm Review, Season 1, Episode 12: “Last Grimm Standing”
Written by Naren Shankar and Sarah Goldfinger (teleplay) and Cameron Litvack and Thania St. John (story)
Directed by Michael Watkins
Airs Fridays at 9pm Est on NBC
Suspense is back – this episode contains enough of a twist to entertain. Yeah, the appearance of Nick Chinlund with his X-Files/Buffy/rent-a-villain credentials firmly in place was a bit of a giveaway, but the writers manage enough sleight of hand to keep his part in the story an entertaining surprise.
We’ve known since the pilot that Nick’s boss, Renard, is part of the Vesen world – not a Grimm like Nick, but in a position to tell Reapers to back off in that old fashioned way, by removing a small, non-essential body part...
Grimm Review, Season 1, Episode 12: “Last Grimm Standing”
Written by Naren Shankar and Sarah Goldfinger (teleplay) and Cameron Litvack and Thania St. John (story)
Directed by Michael Watkins
Airs Fridays at 9pm Est on NBC
Suspense is back – this episode contains enough of a twist to entertain. Yeah, the appearance of Nick Chinlund with his X-Files/Buffy/rent-a-villain credentials firmly in place was a bit of a giveaway, but the writers manage enough sleight of hand to keep his part in the story an entertaining surprise.
We’ve known since the pilot that Nick’s boss, Renard, is part of the Vesen world – not a Grimm like Nick, but in a position to tell Reapers to back off in that old fashioned way, by removing a small, non-essential body part...
- 2/26/2012
- by Cath Murphy
- SoundOnSight
Just a few updates today, with more coming over the weekend.
Paula Malcomson was a guest voice on Archer (FX) yesterday, in episode "Bloody Ferlin," which will be available on vod.fxnetworks.com one of these days.
This is unconfirmed, but Green Arrow TV reported this week that Brian Markinson has been cast in the CW pilot Arrow. He will play Adam Hunt, a corrupt businessman.
Grimm is back with a new episode tonight, "Last Grimm Standing," which airs at 9 pm on NBC. The episode was directed by Michael Watkins (Caprica 1x04, "Gravedancing"). Synopsis:
Nick And Hank’S Investigation Of A Tragic Murder Leads To A Fight Club Unlike Any Other—A bizarre double homicide leads Nick (David Giuntoli) and Hank (Russell Hornsby) to a boxing gym, which Nick discovers is a supplier for a darker, ritualistic fight club in the creature world. When Monroe (Silas Weir Mitchell) lends a...
Paula Malcomson was a guest voice on Archer (FX) yesterday, in episode "Bloody Ferlin," which will be available on vod.fxnetworks.com one of these days.
This is unconfirmed, but Green Arrow TV reported this week that Brian Markinson has been cast in the CW pilot Arrow. He will play Adam Hunt, a corrupt businessman.
Grimm is back with a new episode tonight, "Last Grimm Standing," which airs at 9 pm on NBC. The episode was directed by Michael Watkins (Caprica 1x04, "Gravedancing"). Synopsis:
Nick And Hank’S Investigation Of A Tragic Murder Leads To A Fight Club Unlike Any Other—A bizarre double homicide leads Nick (David Giuntoli) and Hank (Russell Hornsby) to a boxing gym, which Nick discovers is a supplier for a darker, ritualistic fight club in the creature world. When Monroe (Silas Weir Mitchell) lends a...
- 2/25/2012
- by fanshawe
- CapricaTV
Grimm Episode 112 "Last Grimm Standing" Story By: Thania St. John & Cameron Litvack Teleplay By: Naren Shankar & Sarah Goldfinger Directed By: Michael Watkins Original Airdate: 24 February 2012 In This Episode... Nick and Hank are called in to a gristly double homicide in an actual log cabin in the woods. Bloody fingerprints from the scene belong to a man named Dimitri, who is on parole for possession charges. Dimitri is supposed to be working at his uncle's boxing gym, but he hasn't been there in a few days. One of the boxers, a rhino-faced vessen named Brian takes Nick and Hank to the running trail he and Dimitri used to train on. The guys...
- 2/25/2012
- FEARnet
Justified, Season 3, Episode 2: “Cut Ties”
Written by Benjamin Cavell
Directed by Michael Watkins
Airs Tuesdays at 10pm Et on FX
Moreso than with most “prestige” dramas, seasons of Justified tend to follow a pretty set formula in terms of serialization. After a premiere in which the season’s major players are introduced, we get somewhere between two or three episodes that feel less tethered to the season’s master plot, opting instead to flesh out Raylan’s fellow marshals a bit, and remind us of what Raylan’s day job really entails. (Last season, this was especially true of “The Life Inside” and “The I of the Storm.”) “Cut Ties” hews to that pattern more than it breaks from it, but it’s an interesting installment nonetheless – and for unusual reasons.
In February and March of last year, while Justified‘s second season aired, two Deputy Us Marshals were...
Written by Benjamin Cavell
Directed by Michael Watkins
Airs Tuesdays at 10pm Et on FX
Moreso than with most “prestige” dramas, seasons of Justified tend to follow a pretty set formula in terms of serialization. After a premiere in which the season’s major players are introduced, we get somewhere between two or three episodes that feel less tethered to the season’s master plot, opting instead to flesh out Raylan’s fellow marshals a bit, and remind us of what Raylan’s day job really entails. (Last season, this was especially true of “The Life Inside” and “The I of the Storm.”) “Cut Ties” hews to that pattern more than it breaks from it, but it’s an interesting installment nonetheless – and for unusual reasons.
In February and March of last year, while Justified‘s second season aired, two Deputy Us Marshals were...
- 1/25/2012
- by Simon Howell
- SoundOnSight
Justified’s third season has got off to an impressive start, introducing new villains to the Lexington crime scene.
Neal McDonough made his debut as Robert Quarles, part of the Detroit Mob. Quarles closed out the season 3 premiere by murdering Emmitt Arnett (Steven Flynn) and his assistant with some of the best shooting we’ve seen next to Raylan (Timothy Olyphant) or favorite ranger/sniper extraordinaire Tim Gutterson (Jacob Pitts).
While Raylan continues to deal with a gunshot wound (still healing from the season 2 finale) by playing safe in the field, Quarles will undoubtedly make his presence known to East Kentucky’s underbelly. Raylan also seems to be extra cautious since he and Winona (Natalie Zea) have a baby on the way.
Quarles presence isn’t just bad news for the Marshals. It’s also not good news for Boyd Crowder’s (Walton Goggins) aspiring team of thugs, which includes...
Neal McDonough made his debut as Robert Quarles, part of the Detroit Mob. Quarles closed out the season 3 premiere by murdering Emmitt Arnett (Steven Flynn) and his assistant with some of the best shooting we’ve seen next to Raylan (Timothy Olyphant) or favorite ranger/sniper extraordinaire Tim Gutterson (Jacob Pitts).
While Raylan continues to deal with a gunshot wound (still healing from the season 2 finale) by playing safe in the field, Quarles will undoubtedly make his presence known to East Kentucky’s underbelly. Raylan also seems to be extra cautious since he and Winona (Natalie Zea) have a baby on the way.
Quarles presence isn’t just bad news for the Marshals. It’s also not good news for Boyd Crowder’s (Walton Goggins) aspiring team of thugs, which includes...
- 1/24/2012
- by Bags Hooper
- BuzzFocus.com
One weekend monster update coming up.
Galactica Geek, a new BSG site run by the folks behind Battlestar Wiki, that will cover everything from the shows and the cast & crew to the fans, has launched today. Hit the link to check it out. You can also follow them on Twitter @galacticageek and Facebook.com/GalacticaGeek.
And in news of the regular variety:
The Hunger Games with Paula Malcomson has finally wrapped production in North Carolina. The film is still scheduled for release in March.
Gun Hill Road has opened in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia and San Diego this weekend. More details on Facebook. The Miami Herald has a new interview with Esai Morales.
Fort McCoy with Eric Stoltz will be shown at the Boston Film Festival on Wednesday, September 21. Details and tickets here. Eric's new episode of Glee airs this Tuesday at 8 pm. Spoiler TV has the teaser.
Galactica Geek, a new BSG site run by the folks behind Battlestar Wiki, that will cover everything from the shows and the cast & crew to the fans, has launched today. Hit the link to check it out. You can also follow them on Twitter @galacticageek and Facebook.com/GalacticaGeek.
And in news of the regular variety:
The Hunger Games with Paula Malcomson has finally wrapped production in North Carolina. The film is still scheduled for release in March.
Gun Hill Road has opened in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia and San Diego this weekend. More details on Facebook. The Miami Herald has a new interview with Esai Morales.
Fort McCoy with Eric Stoltz will be shown at the Boston Film Festival on Wednesday, September 21. Details and tickets here. Eric's new episode of Glee airs this Tuesday at 8 pm. Spoiler TV has the teaser.
- 9/18/2011
- by fanshawe
- CapricaTV
Tons of updates today. Let's start with Bear McCreary.
GameMusic.net posted an interview they did with him in April. It's mostly about the Socom 4 score, but Caprica and BSG also get a mention, as well as the other shows he is/was scoring. Here is a snippet:
Matt: To switch a bit, in addition to video games, you scored three television series over the past season: Eureka, The Walking Dead, and The Cape. How were you able to fit in composing and recording for so many projects?
Bear McCreary: I don't sleep a lot (laughs). The schedules are tough, but thankfully, of the three shows that you cited, two of them are on cable and cable has a very different schedule than network television. Generally I'm able to weave my way through the schedules and I usually don't have to work on more than one show at any given time.
GameMusic.net posted an interview they did with him in April. It's mostly about the Socom 4 score, but Caprica and BSG also get a mention, as well as the other shows he is/was scoring. Here is a snippet:
Matt: To switch a bit, in addition to video games, you scored three television series over the past season: Eureka, The Walking Dead, and The Cape. How were you able to fit in composing and recording for so many projects?
Bear McCreary: I don't sleep a lot (laughs). The schedules are tough, but thankfully, of the three shows that you cited, two of them are on cable and cable has a very different schedule than network television. Generally I'm able to weave my way through the schedules and I usually don't have to work on more than one show at any given time.
- 6/19/2011
- by fanshawe
- CapricaTV
The more I look at that picture above, the more I think it is a shame that Liam Neeson has never played Dracula.
Anyway- here we go with the latest update of my Owf Film Diary- almost at the end of the third month and creeping towards three figures slowly but surely, and with the viewing schedule I have planned in the next few weeks I should be at 100 and beyond before we know it.
I’m not sure I’ve ever had a reviewing schedule like this one- most of these titles, you’ll notice were for reviews within a week- but I wouldn’t change it for the world! As long as I’m immersing myself in film universes, what’s to complain about?
For anyone who missed it, here’s the skinny. Basically, what I’m presenting here is my attempt to chart a whole year’s...
Anyway- here we go with the latest update of my Owf Film Diary- almost at the end of the third month and creeping towards three figures slowly but surely, and with the viewing schedule I have planned in the next few weeks I should be at 100 and beyond before we know it.
I’m not sure I’ve ever had a reviewing schedule like this one- most of these titles, you’ll notice were for reviews within a week- but I wouldn’t change it for the world! As long as I’m immersing myself in film universes, what’s to complain about?
For anyone who missed it, here’s the skinny. Basically, what I’m presenting here is my attempt to chart a whole year’s...
- 3/25/2011
- by Simon Gallagher
- Obsessed with Film
*Contest closed, winners notified.
Circle is a frightening horror release from Indican Pictures, which puts several detectives on the trail of an escaped serial killer. Unfortunately, a group of unarmed twenty-somethings finds him first. The title has been reviewed favourably (here) and the infamous actress America Olivo has been interviewed on this title (here). This release is loaded with extras including a behind the scenes featurette, Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound, previews of other upcoming Indican Pictures' releases and all this in anamorphic widescreen presentation.
If this sounds good to you, enter 28Dla's contest, where three DVDs will be given away. Contest details are below and this Redwire Pictures production will honestly please you, as long as you can handle the blood! Entry details are inside.
A synopsis for Circle here:
"Circle is a clue driven race against time that takes us on a labyrinth ride of knowledge into the unraveling motives of a serial killer.
Circle is a frightening horror release from Indican Pictures, which puts several detectives on the trail of an escaped serial killer. Unfortunately, a group of unarmed twenty-somethings finds him first. The title has been reviewed favourably (here) and the infamous actress America Olivo has been interviewed on this title (here). This release is loaded with extras including a behind the scenes featurette, Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound, previews of other upcoming Indican Pictures' releases and all this in anamorphic widescreen presentation.
If this sounds good to you, enter 28Dla's contest, where three DVDs will be given away. Contest details are below and this Redwire Pictures production will honestly please you, as long as you can handle the blood! Entry details are inside.
A synopsis for Circle here:
"Circle is a clue driven race against time that takes us on a labyrinth ride of knowledge into the unraveling motives of a serial killer.
- 11/17/2010
- by 28DaysLaterAnalysis@gmail.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
A look at what's new on DVD today:
"Antichrist" (2009)
Directed by Lars von Trier
Released by Criterion Collection
From its incendiary debut at Cannes to becoming a cult hit defined by the meme "Chaos Reigns," Lars von Trier's psychosexual horror film about a married couple (Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg) that repairs to a cabin in the woods to grieve over the death of their young son is receiving the Criterion Collection treatment. Video interviews with von Trier, Gainsbourg, and Dafoe, making-of vignettes and a documentary about the Cannes premiere accompany the feature. (Aaron Hillis' interview with von Trier is here.)
"The Battle of River Plate" (1956)
Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
Released by Hen's Tooth Video
Despite being Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's most financially successful film, it has been a rare commodity in America on home video, where people have had to buy the British...
"Antichrist" (2009)
Directed by Lars von Trier
Released by Criterion Collection
From its incendiary debut at Cannes to becoming a cult hit defined by the meme "Chaos Reigns," Lars von Trier's psychosexual horror film about a married couple (Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg) that repairs to a cabin in the woods to grieve over the death of their young son is receiving the Criterion Collection treatment. Video interviews with von Trier, Gainsbourg, and Dafoe, making-of vignettes and a documentary about the Cannes premiere accompany the feature. (Aaron Hillis' interview with von Trier is here.)
"The Battle of River Plate" (1956)
Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
Released by Hen's Tooth Video
Despite being Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's most financially successful film, it has been a rare commodity in America on home video, where people have had to buy the British...
- 11/9/2010
- by Stephen Saito
- ifc.com
Good things come to those who wait and for those who feel as though they've suffered through a year of largely uninspired films up to now will likely breathe a sigh of relief at the sound of names like Darren Aronofsky, Sofia Coppola and Peter Weir. 'Tis the season for Jim Carrey to take a pay cut to star in a gay romance like "I Love You Phillip Morris" or Javier Bardem is whispering sweet nothings to spirits in Alejandro Gonzalez Inarittu's "Biutiful" rather than Julia Roberts.
There is the naughty -- Kristen Stewart stripping in "Welcome to the Rileys," the would-be terrorists of the Brit comedy "Four Lions," or the evil Santa in "Rare Exports" -- and the nice -- the tap-dancing lovers in "Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench," the glory of James Franco's daredevil surviving "127 Hours" and Colin Firth's verbally-challenged royal conquering his stutter in "The King's Speech.
There is the naughty -- Kristen Stewart stripping in "Welcome to the Rileys," the would-be terrorists of the Brit comedy "Four Lions," or the evil Santa in "Rare Exports" -- and the nice -- the tap-dancing lovers in "Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench," the glory of James Franco's daredevil surviving "127 Hours" and Colin Firth's verbally-challenged royal conquering his stutter in "The King's Speech.
- 10/22/2010
- by Stephen Saito
- ifc.com
We have new clips in standard and high definition for Samuel Goldwyn Films' Knucklehead comedy/drama which opens on October 22nd in limited areas. Michael W. Watkins directs from the writing by Bear Aderhold, Tom Sullivan and Adam Rifkin. The film is rated PG-13 and produced by Michael Pavone. The story follows con artist Eddie Sullivan (Mark Feuerstein), who, after incurring a large debt with a local bookie (Dennis Farina), creates a get-rich-quick scheme by enlisting a sweet gentle giant named Walter (Paul “The Big Show” Wight) as his unwitting accomplice. Walter’s orphanage—the only home he’s ever known—also needs funds desperately. Upon overhearing Walter’s predicament, Eddie convinces the no-nonsense head nun, Sister Francesca (Wendie Malick), that Walter can win the money as a fighter and pay off the church’s debts...
- 10/7/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
We've just added new images from Samuel Goldwyn Films' "Knucklhead." The Michael W. Watkins-directed comedy opens on October 22nd and stars Mark Feuerstein (“Royal Pains”), Melora Hardin (“The Office”), WWE Superstar Paul “Big Show” Wight, Dennis Farina, Wendie Malick, Rebecca Creskoff, Bobb’e J. Thompson, Will Patton and Saul Rubinek “Knucklehead” follows a con artist named Eddie Sullivan (Mark Feuerstein). After incurring a large debt with a local criminal ringleader, Eddie creates a get-rich-quick scheme and enlists a sweet gentle giant named Walter (Paul “Big Show” Wight) as his unwitting accomplice. Walter’s orphanage—the only home he’s ever known—also needs funds desperately. Upon overhearing Walter’s predicament, Eddie convinces the no-nonsense head nun, Sister Francesca (Wendie Malick), that Walter can win the money as a fighter and pay off the church’s debts. Eddie’s plan: travel from town to town with Walter and enter small,...
- 9/16/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Check out the trailer for Indican Pictures' "Circle" which hits theaters in NY and Chicago next week and goes to DVD by end of year. Silas Weir Mitchell, Jason Thompson, Gail O’Grady, Peter Onorati, America Olivo, Michael Deluise and Ryan Doom star. Michael W. Watkins directs from the writing by Brad Tiemann. The film is produced by James Allen Bradley, Joe Dain, Luke Daniels, Brian Ransom and Brad Tiemann. Time is running out, for everyone When sociopath James Bennett (Silas Weir Mitchell, Prison Break, My Name is Earl) commits a series of brutal murders and then escapes a maximum security mental hospital, the FBI teams up with the U.S. Marshalls to stop him. Unfortunately Bennett is going back to his childhood home, where six graduate students are studying his surroundings for their thesis. Aided by Dr. Green (Gail O'Grady, NYPD Blue, Boston Legal, Deuce Bigalow) the authorities now must unravel a sociopaths mind,...
- 8/19/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Circle DVD ArtThis is an exclusive first look at the North American DVD artwork and official trailer for Michael W. Watkin's (5ive Days to Midnight) Circle. This second trailer for the film shows a lot more footage of the actual movie and the clip unfolds chronologically, so that the film's plot can be understood with ease. As well, this clip is much higher quality than the previous.
Have a look as serial killer Bennett espouses Latin and goes after a group of Masters students, who happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. This clip is provided courtesy of Indican Pictures (distributor).
A synopsis for Circle here:
"Circle is a clue driven race against time that takes us on a labyrinth ride of knowledge into the unraveling motives of a serial killer. In this thriller, the FBI teams up with the U.S. Marshals in a hunt for escaped sociopath James Bennett,...
Have a look as serial killer Bennett espouses Latin and goes after a group of Masters students, who happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. This clip is provided courtesy of Indican Pictures (distributor).
A synopsis for Circle here:
"Circle is a clue driven race against time that takes us on a labyrinth ride of knowledge into the unraveling motives of a serial killer. In this thriller, the FBI teams up with the U.S. Marshals in a hunt for escaped sociopath James Bennett,...
- 8/19/2010
- by 28DaysLaterAnalysis@gmail.com (Michael Ross Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
In what comes as a relief to haters of all things remake (and fans of the original series), NBC’s much lauded re-imagining of classic 70’s detective series, The Rockford Files, has failed to find a weekly home at the network despite it’s rather stellar background.
The remake was written by House creator David Shore, produced by The Office’s Steve Carrell, and directed by TV veteran Michael Watkins (Justified, Law & Order). Add those names to a cast that included actor Dermot Mulroney as Jim Rockford, along with Alan Tudyk and Beau Bridges, and The Rockford Files looked like a sure thing – at least on paper.
However what looks good on paper doesn’t always translate to the screen, and despite a re-cut of the pilot from the editor who worked on Jerry Bruckheimer’s latest TV pilot Chase (which Has been picked up for 2010-2011), NBC still passed on The Rockford Files.
The remake was written by House creator David Shore, produced by The Office’s Steve Carrell, and directed by TV veteran Michael Watkins (Justified, Law & Order). Add those names to a cast that included actor Dermot Mulroney as Jim Rockford, along with Alan Tudyk and Beau Bridges, and The Rockford Files looked like a sure thing – at least on paper.
However what looks good on paper doesn’t always translate to the screen, and despite a re-cut of the pilot from the editor who worked on Jerry Bruckheimer’s latest TV pilot Chase (which Has been picked up for 2010-2011), NBC still passed on The Rockford Files.
- 5/14/2010
- by Phil
- Nerdly
The folks over at Vulture have an interesting look into the apparently disastrous pilot of "Rockford Files," which was rebooted for NBC and was expected to be the network's savior next year. Somebody apparently forgot to tell the pilot's director, however.
Indeed, given the pedigree associated with "The Rockford Files," reboot -- Steve Carell is producing, along with David Shore, the executive producer of "House" -- it seemed like a sure bet. According to Vulture, though, Carell and Shore's involvement is the only thing that's even given its chances to make the fall lineup a glimmer of hope. Apparently, the pilot was more "rehash than reinvention" and Durmot Mulroney's take on the character was -- like the pilot -- flat and uninspired. A lot of that blame is falling on the pilot director, Michael Watkins, who created an episode that "looked like Stephen J. Cannell directed it himself."
At this point,...
Indeed, given the pedigree associated with "The Rockford Files," reboot -- Steve Carell is producing, along with David Shore, the executive producer of "House" -- it seemed like a sure bet. According to Vulture, though, Carell and Shore's involvement is the only thing that's even given its chances to make the fall lineup a glimmer of hope. Apparently, the pilot was more "rehash than reinvention" and Durmot Mulroney's take on the character was -- like the pilot -- flat and uninspired. A lot of that blame is falling on the pilot director, Michael Watkins, who created an episode that "looked like Stephen J. Cannell directed it himself."
At this point,...
- 5/13/2010
- by Dustin Rowles
Director: Michael W. Watkins. Writer: Brad Tiemann. Circle is a film from Redwire Pictures and Luke Daniels that was recently bought by Indican Pictures for release throughout the United States. Although a release date has not been announced by Indican, this film is likely ready to move to DVD in the third or fourth quarter of this year. Circle is a film about serial killer's motives and the...
- 4/24/2010
- by Michael Ross Allen
- 28 Days Later Analysis
'The Back-Up Plan' has three new behind-the-scenes clips as well as interviews with Jennifer Lopez, Alex O'Loughlin, Cesar Milan, Michael Watkins, Anzthony Anderson, Eric Christian Olsen and Noureen DeWulf. Filmmaker input from writer Kate Angelo as well as director Alan Poul and producer Todd Black from Escape Artists. The CBS Films release opens on April 23rd (wide). After years of dating, Zoe (Jennifer Lopez) has decided waiting for the right one is taking too long. Determined to become a mother, she commits to a plan, makes an appointment and decides to go it alone. On the day of her artificial insemination, Zoe meets Stan (Alex O’Loughlin) – a man with real possibilities. Trying to nurture a budding relationship and hide the early signs of pregnancy becomes a comedy of errors for Zoe and creates confusing signals for Stan. When Zoe nervously reveals the reason for her unpredictable behavior,...
- 3/29/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Home is where the heart is. Is that why so many maniacs this year are heading back to their old digs? Besides Mother's Day , there are a couple of other thrillers, I believe, that involve a killer or killers heading home only to be pissed off when they find someone there. It's a tale that's been told before, obviously, but for some reason it's being told more than ever. That includes Michael Watkins' Circle which follows a serial killer who returns to the home he was raised in. Bitch Slap and Friday the 13th 's America Olivo gave FearNET some juice on the project: "My role is basically a South Beach Miami girl who joins this team of college students who are studying a psycho killer. We go on an adventure to the killer's home. He's out on the loose. I don't think we...
- 3/4/2010
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Another train is on the express to the international film markets and this time showing is the psychological, serial killer, thriller Circle. Character James Bennett (Silas Weir Mitchell) is forefront in this one and, while having a penchant for the Greek language, he also has a knack for putting holes into people. The FBI are in hot pursuit, but can they catch this steaming locomotive, that will soon collide with "six graduate students" (New Films)? This question cannot be answered yet, as New Films International has just picked up this recently completed horror endeavour. More details to come (trailer below).
Tagline:
"Time is running out, for everyone."
A synopsis for Circle here:
"Circle is a clue driven race against time that takes us on a labyrinth ride of knowledge into the unraveling motives of a serial killer. In this thriller, the FBI teams up with the U.S. Marshals in a...
Tagline:
"Time is running out, for everyone."
A synopsis for Circle here:
"Circle is a clue driven race against time that takes us on a labyrinth ride of knowledge into the unraveling motives of a serial killer. In this thriller, the FBI teams up with the U.S. Marshals in a...
- 2/7/2010
- by Michael Ross Allen
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Paul "Big Show" Wight, Melora Hardin and Mark Feuerstein have signed on to star in WWE Studios' upcoming adventure comedy "Knucklehead," which is to be directed by Emmy winner Michael W. Watkins.
The Hollywood Reporter says the film follows a strong, corpulent church handyman (Wight) who's been living in an orphanage and helps an indebted fight promoter (Feuerstein) by wrestling on his behalf.
Hardin, whose recent credits include "The Office" and "Hannah Montana: The Movie," will play the head of the orphanage. She and a nun (to be played by Wendie Malick) decide to help out the promoter as well.
The Hollywood Reporter says the film follows a strong, corpulent church handyman (Wight) who's been living in an orphanage and helps an indebted fight promoter (Feuerstein) by wrestling on his behalf.
Hardin, whose recent credits include "The Office" and "Hannah Montana: The Movie," will play the head of the orphanage. She and a nun (to be played by Wendie Malick) decide to help out the promoter as well.
- 10/9/2009
- by Franck Tabouring
- screeninglog.com
A doctor, a Dunder Mifflin employee and a pro wrestler: is that an eclectic ensemble cast or what? As reported by THR, Mark Feuerstein of Royal Pains, Melora Hardin of The Office and Paul .Big Show. Wight of the WWE have all signed on to star in Michael Watkins. comedy-adventure Knucklehead for WWE Studios, which just began filming in and around New Orleans this week. Feuerstein plays a fight promoter who owes his rival much more cash than he has. In comes a 450-pound church handyman played by Wright. Wright.s character has spent his whole life in an orphanage . tear . and agrees to wrestle for Feuerstein. Hardin plays the woman who runs the orphanage with the help of a nun played by Wendie Malick. The three wind up taking a road trip to enter the big fellow in his first wrestling completion. Hung.s Rebecca Creskoff, Dennis Farina and...
- 10/8/2009
- cinemablend.com
Melora Hardin and WWE star Paul 'Big Show' Wight have signed up for wrestling comedy Knucklehead. Mark Feuerstein, Rebecca Creskoff (Hung), Lester Speight (Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay) and Bobb'e J Thompson (Role Models) are also among the cast. Michael Watkins is directing the movie for WWE Studios. The film follows the story of a fighting promoter (Feuerstein) (more)...
- 10/8/2009
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
Melora Hardin – best known as Jan from the Us version of The Office – and pro wrestler Paul ‘Big Show’ Wight have signed on to star in the WWE-affiliated wrestling comedy, Knucklehead. With star power like that, Titanic had better watch out.The film, which will be produced by WWE Studios, sees a debt-ridden wrestling promoter (Mark Feuerstein) stumble upon a 450-pound big unit (Wight) who agrees to wrestle for him in order to help the orphanage where he grew up.Hardin will play the owner of the orphanage, who goes with the duo on a road trip across the States in order to enter Wight into a wrestling contest. So it’s Little Miss Sunshine, only with a sweaty giant instead of a little girl.We’re not entirely optimistic about the quality of the finished product, if we’re honest, but there is a ray of sunshine: the great...
- 10/8/2009
- EmpireOnline
Melora Hardin, Mark Feuerstein and World Wrestling Entertainment star Paul "Big Show" Wright are set to star in WWE Studios' "Knucklehead." Michael Watkins directs the film which tells of a fighting promoter (Feuerstein) who is up to his neck in debt to his crooked rival. Desperate to find a new fighter to get him out of debt, he finds salvation in a 450 pound church handyman (Wright) who has spent his entire life in an orphanage and agrees to wrestle on behalf of his fellow orphans.
- 10/8/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Melora Hardin, Mark Feuerstein and World Wrestling Entertainment star Paul "Big Show" Wight are starring in "Knucklehead," a comedy-adventure Michael Watkins is directing from WWE Studios.
The film centers on a fight promoter (Feuerstein) deeply in debt to his crooked rival. Desperate for a new fighter that will help him win back everything he owes, the promoter catches a break when a 450-pound church handyman (Wight) who has spent his entire life in an orphanage agrees to wrestle on behalf of his fellow orphans.
Hardin runs the orphanage with a nun (Wendie Malick). The trio embark on a road trip on their quest to enter him into a wrestling competition for the first time.
Additionally, Rebecca Creskoff (HBO's "Hung"), Dennis Farina and Saul Rubinek have booked supporting roles. Lester Speight ("Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay") and Bobb'e J. Thompson ("Role Models") round out the cast.
Mike Pavone is producing,...
The film centers on a fight promoter (Feuerstein) deeply in debt to his crooked rival. Desperate for a new fighter that will help him win back everything he owes, the promoter catches a break when a 450-pound church handyman (Wight) who has spent his entire life in an orphanage agrees to wrestle on behalf of his fellow orphans.
Hardin runs the orphanage with a nun (Wendie Malick). The trio embark on a road trip on their quest to enter him into a wrestling competition for the first time.
Additionally, Rebecca Creskoff (HBO's "Hung"), Dennis Farina and Saul Rubinek have booked supporting roles. Lester Speight ("Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay") and Bobb'e J. Thompson ("Role Models") round out the cast.
Mike Pavone is producing,...
- 10/7/2009
- by By Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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