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First Look: Crash, the Series
What does an Oscar-winning movie look like when translated onto the small screen, with an entirely different cast and set of stories? That's the question Crash will have to answer when it premieres on Starz next month.
The 2006 Best Picture's producers (including Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco) are on board for the 13-episode series, which features nine new characters with intersecting lives as they travel through Los Angeles.
TV Casting News: Smits, Hopper, Cole
The TV upfronts may be nothing more than a fond memory, but there's still a trickle of casting news coming in about Fall shows — both on networks and on cable. One of these stories involves a recently displaced actor whose show's cancellation bummed some of you out, while another puts a veteran film actor in the lead of a series based on an Oscar-winning movie. Read on:
Smits Joins Dexter
Jimmy Smits, seen most recently in the CBS show Cane, will be staying in Miami for his next role: Smits will play an attorney on Showtime's Dexter.
Sugar Bits — Jennifer Lopez Not in Labor
- Jennifer Lopez's PR representative denied reports that the singer went into labor yesterday, despite rumors that she was giving birth at a hospital on Long Island. It can't be too much longer now, and we can't wait to hear about her new additions! — Us Weekly
- The Starz network is turning the Oscar-winning film Crash into a series, to be overseen by both director Paul Haggis and one of the movie's stars, Don Cheadle.
Would You Watch a TV Series Based on Crash?
We recently heard the news that Starz is turning the 2006 Best Picture Oscar winner Crash into a television series. Much of the movie's original creative team — including the director Paul Haggis and his co-writer Bobby Moresco — is reassembling for the project, which is encouraging, though I still wonder what shape it will take. According to Don Cheadle, who will produce the series, "This series will present an opportunity to delve into many subjects, not just race relations in LA.
Buzz News Roundup, 1/28
- Hollywood Reporter has news that Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth, Hellboy) is in talks to direct the Hobbit films that Peter Jackson will produce.
- The FCC is fining ABC $1.4 million for nudity in an NYPD Blue episode that aired more than four years ago, Zap2it reports.
- According to ComingSoon, five more actors (Marion Cotillard, Channing Tatum, Giovanni Ribisi, Stephen Dorff and Jason Clarke) have joined Christian Bale and Johnny Depp in Public Enemies.
- Starz is planning a TV series based on the Oscar-winning film Crash, with its writer/director, Paul Haggis, on board, TV Week reports.
- Billboard reports that R.E.M. has recruited Modest Mouse and the National as opening acts for its upcoming tour.
- Joel and Ethan Coen took top honors at the Directors Guild of America awards, and Mad Men and Pushing Daisies nabbed television awards, the Associated Press reports.
- Julia Roberts will produce and star in Hothouse Flowers, a film adaptation of the upcoming novel by Margot Berwin, writes Hollywood Reporter.
- There's another dancing reality show coming: Lifetime will air Your Mama Don't Dance, a series pairing professional dancers with their two-left-footed parents, Variety reports.
Belly Flop Takes Pool By Surprise
Based on the cheering from the folks behind the camera, it seems that this dude was supposed to show off some sort of stunt. He didn't just fail, he fell. Now talk about draining the life out of the party!
How Much Is That Manatee In The Window?
The old "bump into a glass window" prank is a household favorite. Apparently, it's an aquarium favorite, too.
Creative Parking Takes A Turn For The Worst
We've seen parallel parking troubles before, but in that instance, after four whole minutes of trying and re-trying to park the car, the driver eventually gave up and drove away. Unfortunately, the person in the following video didn't have such good sense. To make matters worse, after settling into a less than parallel parking position, they also forgot to put the gear in park.
Movie Night: Don Cheadle-A-Thon
Reign Over Me opens tomorrow starring one of my all-time favorite actors: Don Cheadle. In honor of his newest release, I'm making the theme of this week's Movie Night "movies I like that star Don Cheadle." This is not a comprehensive list of Cheadle accomplishments — please also see Boogie Nights and Traffic — just some of my personal favorites.
When Optimism Backfires
I think I can, I think I can, I think can ...think again, buddy.
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