Christopher Eccleston (Heroes) and Gregory Smith have joined the cast of The Dark Is Rising, 20th Century Fox and Walden Media’s adaptation of Susan Cooper’s best-selling fantasy books, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Marc Platt and Ron Schmidt are producing the picture, which is being helmed by David L. Cunningham. Dark tells the story of a teenager (newcomer Alexander Ludwig) who learns that he is the last of a group of warriors who have dedicated their lives to fighting the forces of the dark. Traveling
back and forth through time, he hunts for clues while encountering the forces of evil and discovers that the future of the world rests in his hands. Eccleston (Doctor Who) is playing the movie’s villain, the Rider. Smith is playing the teen’s older brother, an edgy young man with piercings and tattoos who questions their father’s authority. Eccleston is currently stealing scenes as an invisible man on NBC’s Heroes.
So Watch with Kristin said it would be someone who’s power you think is too important to die and Sylar will steal it from them when he kills them? Could this be the answer for this month’s catchphrase Someone Flies, Someone Dies? Just asking could he be the second part of that phrase???
NBC has joined with DVD rental firm Netflix to offer subscribers a Heroes catch-up DVD ahead of the show’s return on January 22. The NBC DVD will become available to customers of Netflix’s online movie rental service today. It will contain a specially produced recap of Heroes’ highly-rated and critically acclaimed first 11 episodes. NBC will also offer a sneak peak at Raines, its new drama starring Jeff Goldblum, and the full first episode of The Black Donnellys, another new drama from Crash director Paul Haggis. "We think the combination of an exclusive catch-up for audiences who have not yet discovered Heroes, the pilot of The Black Donnellys, as well as a preview of Raines, will make a very attractive offering for Netflix subscribers," said NBCU TV Group chief marketing officer John Miller.
Masi Oka, the breakout star of NBC’s rookie hit "Heroes," is putting on his poker face for the casino-set thriller "21." The film is inspired by the true story of a group of men who learned the art of card counting and won millions of dollars gambling. Oka is in talks to play a supporting role. The Columbia Pictures project is based on Ben Mezrich’s best-seller "Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions." Jim Sturgess will star in the long-gestating project, which picked up steam last year when director Robert Luketic dropped out of a big-screen adaptation of "Dallas" to take the helm of "21." The blackjack tale is scheduled to begin shooting in February in Boston and Las Vegas. Oka, who once appeared on the cover of Time magazine under the headline "Those Asian-American Whiz Kids," worked for years as a computer-animation artist at George Lucas’ Industrial Light and Magic on such films as "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest" and the recent "Star Wars" trilogy. He is nominated for a Golden Globe for his role as Hiro Nakamura on "Heroes."
Masi Oka, the breakout star of NBC’s rookie hit "Heroes," is putting on his poker face for the casino-set thriller "21." The film is inspired by the true story of a group of men who learned the art of card counting and won millions of dollars gambling. Oka is in talks to play a supporting role. The Columbia Pictures project is based on Ben Mezrich’s best-seller "Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions." Jim Sturgess will star in the long-gestating project, which picked up steam last year when director Robert Luketic dropped out of a big-screen adaptation of "Dallas" to take the helm of "21." The blackjack tale is scheduled to begin shooting in February in Boston and Las Vegas. Oka, who once appeared on the cover of Time magazine under the headline "Those Asian-American Whiz Kids," worked for years as a computer-animation artist at George Lucas’ Industrial Light and Magic on such films as "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest" and the recent "Star Wars" trilogy. He is nominated for a Golden Globe for his role as Hiro Nakamura on "Heroes."
