‘Terminator’ TV Series In Works In Conjunction With Film Reboot
the companies behind the upcoming Terminator film trilogy, are expanding the franchise to television with a TV series to be done in conjunction with the first rebooted Terminator film slated for release in 2015. The series will be written and exec produced by feature scribes Zack Stentz and Ashley Miller (X-Men: First Class, Thor), with the writers of the upcoming Terminator movie Laeta Kalogridis and Patrick Lussier serving as executive producers.
The series will follow a critical moment from the original 1984 Terminator movie, taking it in a completely different direction that the film. Plot details about the upcoming Terminator movie are being kept under wraps, but it too is expected to be tied to the first movie. As the rebooted film trilogy and the new television series progress, the two narratives will be designed to intersect with each other. (Thus the head-on involvement in the series of the new film’s writers Kalogridis and Lussier.)
Casting of the Sarah Connor role in the upcoming film is now underway, with Arnold Schwarzenegger booked for a return as the title character.
Ich bin ja immer noch etwas betrübt darüber, dass Terminator Salvation kein Hit wurde. Davon hätte ich gerne noch zwei Fortsetzungen gesehen und dann meinetwegen einen Reboot. Arnie jetzt im Reboot seines eigenen Films zu sehen klingt erst mal bescheuert.
Die Verbindung mit einer Serie klingt dafür aber umso besser. Die Sarah Connor Chronicles haben gezeigt, dass in dem Stoff Potential steckt, man sollte nur gleich ein Network umgehen, dafür ist es dann doch zu nerdig.
MTV Nabs Series Adaptation Of ‘Shannara’ Fantasy Novels
In one of MTV‘s most ambitious moves on the scripted side since Susanne Daniels became president, the network has given a script-to-series commitment to Shannara, a drama series based on Terry Brooks’ popular fantasy books. The project has Iron Man helmer Jon Favreau on board to direct and will be written by Smallville creators Al Gough and Miles Millar. If MTV likes the script, it is expected to give the project a straight-to-series order.
Shannara is set in our world, thousands of years after the destruction of our civilization. The story is centered on the Shannara millargoughfamily, whose descendants are empowered with ancient magic and whose adventures continuously reshape the future of the world. The first season of the potential series will be based on The Elfstones Of Shannara, the second title in the series — a fan favorite accredited with cementing the series place in the fantasy world. The book series features plenty of young-adult adventure and romance to suite MTV’s target demographic. Shannara also would be compatible with MTV’s only successful drama series so far, Teen Wolf, which also has supernatural elements.
Young-adult adventure und romance klingt zwar nicht so prall, aber mit den Namen hinter der Serie klingt es ganz so, als wolle MTV den nächsten Schritt machen und etwas größere produzieren.
Southland alumna Regina King is set to recur on FX‘s new drama series The Strain, from Guillermo del Toro, Chuck Hogan and Carlton Cuse. The Strain is a high-concept thriller that tells the story of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather (Corey Stoll), the head of the Centers for Disease Control Canary Team in New York City. He and his team are called on to investigate a mysterious viral outbreak with hallmarks of an ancient and evil strain of vampirism. King will play Ruby Wain, the smart and accomplished manager of philandering rock star Gabriel Bolivar (Jack Kesy). Also cast as a recurring on the series is Melanie Merkosky as Jim Kent’s (Sean Astin) wife Sylvia, who is suffering from cancer.
Neben Corey Stoll jetzt auch noch Regina King, das wird ein netter Cast.
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