Seth Green's Not Sold on a Buffy Reboot

Count Seth Green and his wife, actress Clare Grant, among those not so excited about the prospect of a reboot/remake/re-whatever of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Green played Oz (a werewolf) in the TV series and at the premiere of Disney's Mars Needs Moms, he and Grant didn't sound the least bit excited about the idea of anyone touching the Buffy universe other than writer of the original 1992 Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie: Joss Whedon. Whedon also guided the Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV show as well as its spin-off, Angel (starring Bones' David Boreanaz).

Asked what they thought of the latest Buffy news, Clare Grant replied, "Buffy isn't Buffy without Joss." To which Green added, "I mean, I really feel the same way." "I don't know how anybody couldn't feel the same way," responded Grant.
"We're living in a world where people are making creative decisions based on a familiar brand," said Green. "So they're like, 'Oh, Buffy is a brand that people recognize. Vampires are popular. Let's reboot Buffy.' It's very recent to be rebooting it, although they're rebooting Spider-Man five years later so who knows?"

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Hilary Swank Oscar Dress: Gucci Premiere Couture

Actress Hilary Swank arrives at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards held at the Kodak Theatre on February 27, 2011 in Hollywood, California.

Written by dominique on Feb-27-11

On the holiest of holy red carpet nights, fashion mavens the world over watched with bated breath the parade of exquisite Oscar gowns. The 83rd Annual Academy Awards did not disappoint. But in truth, all eyes were waiting for just a glimpse of Hilary Swank's Oscar dress. The actress wore Gucci Premiere Couture.

Hilary Swank's film career began with a small part in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) and then a major part in The Next Karate Kid (1994). She has become known for her two Academy Award-winning performances: first as Brandon Teena, a transgender man (FTM) in the movie Boys Don't Cry (1999), and a struggling waitress-turned-boxer, Maggie Fitzgerald, in Million Dollar Baby (2004). In 2010, Swank earned a SAG nomination for her role in Conviction. Watch for her in the upcoming movie The Resident, starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan.

The 83rd Annual Academy Awards were held February 27, 2011 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. James Franco and Anne Hathaway hosted the festivities, which honored the best films of 2010. Hathaway, who employed her stylist gal pal Rachel Zoe to dress her for the event, looked fabulous as always. And as well she should: Zoe's fee was reportedly astronomical!

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Charisma Carpenter in Deadly Sibling Rivalry

February 23, 2011

Charisma Carpenter (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel) is leaving the mainstream to take the indie route, according to JoBlo and her own Twitter feed.

A few days ago, Carpenter shared on Twitter, “No hints! Starting a movie Monday for about 3 weeks. Small independent,” and then followed up a little later with, “’Sibling Rivalry’ I will play twins! Rock climbing involved. – YAY”

It turns out that ‘Sibling Rivalry’ is actually Deadly Sibling Rivalry, but you really can’t complain when you’re breaking news in 140 characters or less. The film is being directed by Hannelle M. Culpepper and the script was written by Steve Peterson and John Murlowski. Check out the synopsis below:

    Identical twins Janna and Callie have always had a sibling rivalry competing for their father’s love. After a horrific climbing accident kills their father, the twins grow further apart and carry out their lives in the wake of the tragedy. Janna gets married and has a daughter while Callie floats from one job to the next, getting tangled in illegal dealings. After a near fatal crash puts Janna into a coma, Callie secretly steals her sister’s identity in an attempt to start over with a new life and keep her sister out of her way. Callie stops at nothing to seek revenge on a sister that has always had the seemingly better life.

Carpenter actually shared the news on Twitter last week (Feb. 17) so filming should already be under way.

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Candice Accola Talks Vampire Diaries

Marty Shaw - February 24, 2011 4:37 pm

Candice Accola (Caroline on Vampire Diaries) chatted with the gang over at TVLine about some of the things going on with the series, including the possibility of death hinted at when Kevin Williams revealed that nobody would be safe going into the end of the season.

Now that Tyler is out of the way, the door is wide open for something to happen between Caroline and Matt but Candice is keeping her tease on when it comes to revealing any juicy tidbits to fans, saying only, “This week’s episode creates a wonderful opportunity for Matt and Caroline to talk without Tyler there — at least they’ll have an opportunity for a potential honest conversation. And that’s all I can say.”

Candice also says that Matt might not be getting clued in to what’s going on all around him because part of the fun of a vampire show is keeping certain people in the dark because it keeps the conflict going, as well as making viewers anticipate character reactions when someone is finally let into the secret circle.

One thought that’s on the minds of both fans and actors is the end of this season. Nobody is safe, so anyone could be meeting a violent end before the break begins. Candice is keeping an open mind about it, saying, “Day one of us all getting to Atlanta, we were very plainly told that we’re on a vampire show and characters will be killed off — that’s just the premise. So it’s been in the back of our minds, but it’s hard.” Still, not knowing your fate can be a little nerve-wracking, “It’s sad and difficult, but at the same time we know that it’s coming — although we really don’t know who it’s going to be. We feel the anticipation just as much as the audience does.”

She also warns that now might not be the best time to decide to occasionally skip an episode or two, “Right now, there’s so much story to be told around the sacrifice, whatever that’s going to consist of and who’s going to be involved, so a lot of the upcoming episodes are very information-based.”

What do you think lies in Caroline and Matt’s future? Will the two hook up or will the end of the season see something bad happening to one or both of them? Personally, I’m thinking that since Tyler is no longer a roadblock, things are way too smooth for the two of them… although Matt remaining clueless does add a bit of fun. I think something bad is going to happen to one of them. Of course, something bad happening to Caroline could be good for Candice because it would leave her schedule open in case she snags the lead role of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

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Outrageously Talented, Camden Toy, Exclusive

Posted by Tommy Garrett on Feb 19, 2011 - 7:41:03 PM

STUDIO CITY—Handsome and multi-talented star Camden Toy spoke exclusively with me this week to discuss his varied roles from bad guy to sitcom actor to television and movie monster. Camden recently guest starred on the hit web series “The Bay” and is now filming “Good Night Burbank,” which will become Hulu.com’s first full length (30-minute) series ever. “This role is a departure for me, that’s for sure, but I love playing all types of characters,” said Toy.


The actor’s most famous villain role is the grand demon Gnarl from the hit WB series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” Starring with Sarah Michelle Gellar was always a treat for the brilliant actor, who said, “Sarah was always so gracious to me. I remember once when I was guest starring as the uber vampire. I had the teeth and prosthetics in place and had been in the makeup chair for hours, but Sarah didn’t want me to not have a snack break. She took me by my hand and said, ‘Come on, if you don’t eat this, it’ll be gone.’ I remember thinking, what a nice woman. And a great actress too.” However, it was Alyson Hannigan that Camden got to spend the most quality time with. “I was filming this scene, this time as the evil dominant demon Gnarl and Gnarl peels the skin off of his victims and eats it. For almost 7 hours I sat on top of Alyson and we filmed this scene. She never stopped being gracious and I apologized later, but she laughed and reminded me that it was in the script,” said the star.

Speaking with Camden Toy on his “The Bay” role as Igor Chambers made the actor smile. “I had worked previously with Gregori [Martin], the producer, creator, writer and yes, casting director of ‘The Bay’ on a film project. You know what a treat it is to deal with the guy, Tommy. When he called me about this role, my first question was, why me? Since I had heard that the roles were going to major soap stars, I was very touched when he told me that he wanted me on the show as well, despite my not being a soap actor. When he gave me the script, he called me a few days later and asked me what I thought? I told Gregori that I wanted the role. Who could turn down such a great part? Everything Gregori does is amazing, he’s very charming and professional and I admire how he works with his actors and treats his crew and everyone around him. He is wonderful at what he does,” said Toy.

Camden has acted in well over one hundred independent films, including; “Vertical City,” “The Killers,” “My Chorus,” “Backgammon,” “Morning Glory,” “Irascible” and “The Works,” with an additional half dozen currently in production. The actor said he has no problems being typecast as a villain. “I am interested in any good role there is out there. As an actor, I love doing it all, but I don’t mind being chosen many times to play monsters or anti heroes at all,” concluded the star.

When not acting, the prolific thespian is writing and editing film. He hopes that in the the future he could also try directing. In the second part of our exclusive feature with the actor, Camden Toy discusses the other aspects of his varied career including behind the scenes wizardry in the entertainment field. The amazingly talented and strikingly handsome star is ready for it all, including his dream of becoming a director.

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Writer/Producer Marti Noxon talks Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Fright Night remakes

by: Niki Stephens Feb. 18, 2011

As a fan of both BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (movie and series) as well as FRIGHT NIGHT, I was interested when I came across a small article that mentioned both.

MTV Movies Blog caught up with co-writer of I AM NUMBER FOUR Marti Noxon during a premiere for the film. As you know, Noxon wrote several episodes as well as produced for BUFFY and is the main writer on the FRIGHT NIGHT remake. A BUFFY re-do I'm not so happy about, especially if writer and creator Joss Whedon is not allowed at the party.

Noxon shared her feelings on the subject, “It’s hard to imagine anybody but Joss bringing that to the screen. I wouldn’t want to be the person trying to write it. And I worked on the show, but I would not want to be that [person] because the fans are very loyal. They’re excruciatingly loyal, unless they hate you, in which case they’re excruciating about that too.” She's not lying.

Then the FRIGHT NIGHT remake came up for discussion. This is something that I have a hard time being against. Mainly due to the fact that my favorite Doctor, David Tennant and one of my favorite Irish actors, Colin Farrell have starring roles in the film. Noxon described the updated as such, "It's 20 years later, so there were certain things about the movie that we just completely reimagined. It's a different setting and the Peter Vincent character is a totally different kind of guy. The plot is quite different, but there's a lot of the same basic set up." She then explained how they tried to stay as true to the original, "We identified scenes that were iconic from the original movie and tried to make sure that we hit those beats. There was some puzzle-doing, fitting a new story into that framework. But I had such a good time on that movie, I really did. It's been amazing from start to finish, so we'll see what happens."

So...shouldn't we be seeing a trailer for the FRIGHT NIGHT remake soon?

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Source: MTV Movies Blog

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‘I Am Number Four’ packs in too much plot for its own good

By Carl Kozlowski 02/17/2011

Most outsiders have it rough enough in high school, feeling like aliens in their little social universes. But for John Smith, the alias of the lead character in the new sci-fi thriller “I Am Number Four,” things are infinitely worse.

John’s the new kid in the Norman Rockwell-esque small town of Paradise, Ohio, having just moved there after fleeing his previous home near a California beach. In fact, John’s constantly running, because, in reality, he actually is an alien known as Number Four, one of only a few specially gifted members of a species that survived a vicious attack on its home planet from an evil alien race known as the Mogs.

The Mogs have seized control of John’s home planet and live in fear that specially gifted young aliens such as John may someday lead a rebellion to take back their planet. Therefore, vicious Mog killers are tracking down the heroic young aliens on Earth and killing them — with John’s number next up.

With only a fellow alien warrior named Henri (Timothy Olyphant) to protect him, John must keep his identity secret while blending into yet another small-town high school. But things get extra-complicated this time after he falls in love with Sarah (Dianna Agron), a good-girl cheerleader whose jealous ex-boyfriend is the school’s quarterback and lead bully.

John teams up with the school’s long-established nerd Sam (Callan McAuliffe), whose father mysteriously died while investigating alien and UFO appearances, to fight off the Mogs and save Paradise. But can they do it alone, or will the hot blond girl (Teresa Palmer), who keeps walking away from explosions, have to help them?

Got all that? This is easily the longest explanation of a plot I’ve had to dish out in ages, and it truly offers just the setup for what’s to come rather than everything but the ending. This means that there’s an awful lot going on here, and while it’s often enjoyable, it ultimately feels like too much to digest — kind of like the giant turkey you regret having a fourth helping of at Thanksgiving.

Blending teenage identity issues, slam-bang action sequences, solid performances and a sweetly written romance with often-impressive special effects, the inventive “I Am Number Four” theoretically should prove to be both a blockbuster and a teen-movie classic.

Yet, in trying to juggle multiple genres into one slick show, writers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar (TV’s “Smallville”) and Marti Noxon (a top writer from the late great “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”) wind up dropping the ball at a few key points.

The main problem with “Number Four” is that the Mogs’ attacks and action scenes often seem like jarring afterthoughts rather than integrating fully into the story. The final battle has so many laser zappings and objects getting destroyed — plus dozens of Mogs and their monster sidekicks coming out of nowhere — that the film nearly goes off the rails. The appearance of a character able to help save the day comes so randomly that it almost makes the film feel like it has a laughable, come-out-of-nowhere ending.

The performances from all the young leads — particularly Alex Pettyfer as John/Number Four — are solid enough to make the quirky inconsistencies forgivable. And the small-town aspects of the film are nicely rendered, with the central romance between John and Sarah a refreshing throwback to the positive teen relationships of John Hughes’ teen films.

With most of the movie’s other suspense and action scenes directed by D.J. Caruso (“Disturbia,” “Eagle Eye”), “I Am Number Four” may not quite merit four stars, but the  many elements that work ensure that it will still be a hit.

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