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Eric Stoltz (Pulp Fiction, The Butterfly Effect) has been cast in a leading role on Battlestar Galactica prequel series pilot Caprica, says The Hollywood Reporter.
Stolz will be seen in the role of Daniel Greystone, the original inventor of the Cylons. Greystone is described as a wealthy computer engineer who, after an emotionally crippling family tragedy, uses his technological wizardry to forever change the future of Caprica.
Meanwhile, Alessandra Toressani (Malcolm in the Middle) has been cast in the role of Greystone’s 16-year-old daughter, Zoe.
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The full trailer for Star Wars: The Clone Wars has gone online on Yahoo! Movies.
View the trailer in high-definition »
The animated film, set between Star Wars Episode II and III, hits cinemas August 15 2008 and is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The theatrical release tells an all-new story that leads directly in to this fall’s premiere of a weekly, animated Star Wars: The Clone Wars television series on Cartoon Network, followed by airings on TNT.
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Bruce Boxleitner has landed a top-secret recurring role on NBC’s Heroes, TV Guide claims.
Apparently, his role was originally going to be modeled after Senator John McCain. The character has since been reconceived and is expected to be sharing scenes with a female series regular. Followers of sci-fi television, of course, will recognize Boxleitner from his leading role on the epic Babylon 5.
The site adds that although the show is introducing some new faces next season, the primary focus will remain “on the core characters from the pilot.” Heroes returns on air for its third season on September 15.
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Esai Morales (Jericho) has won a lead role in Caprica, the two-hour pilot to a planet-bound Battlestar Galactica prequel series.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Morales will play lawyer Joseph Adama, the father of one day Galactica commander William Adama (played on Battlestar by Edward James Olmos). Joseph is described as a deeply passionate man with a strong sense of justice — and someone you wouldn’t want as your enemy.
Paula Malcomson was previously cast as a surgeon who works as a double agent.
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The full trailer for the upcoming CG-animated movie Star Wars: The Clone Wars is set to debut this Thursday on Cartoon Network, TNT, TBS, CNN and Boomerang on United States television at 7:58 pm (all time zones).
Shortly after, the action-packed, two-minute preview of the animated adventure from creator George Lucas and Lucasfilm Animation will be available for viewing exclusively on StarWars.com. The trailer then debuts in theaters on Friday along with the theatrical poster for the movie, which can be viewed in our movie gallery.
The film hits cinemas August 15 2008 and is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. This theatrical release tells an all-new story that leads directly in to this fall’s premiere of a weekly, animated Star Wars: The Clone Wars television series on Cartoon Network, followed by airings on TNT.
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From The Times: Science fiction fans can celebrate the return of a famous cult hit, after plans to remake the BBC series Blake’s 7 were announced. The space saga, which ran from 1978 to 1981, was praised for its dark storylines and gained an international following. After years of lobbying, a revival has been prompted by the success of Doctor Who and complex sci-fi series such as Battlestar Galactica.
The new Blake’s 7 will fly on UK’s Sky One, after the satellite broadcaster asked the holders of the rights to Terry Nation’s creation to develop a fresh series. The BBC show followed the exploits of Roj Blake as he led a band of reluctant rebels against the totalitarian Federation, which ruled the galaxy.
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Hit television show Lost is set for an additional fourteenth hour at the end of its current (fourth) season according to TV Guide.
This brings the total number just two short of the 16 originally intended for the season before the writers strike interrupted those plans.
The show goes back on air for four weeks starting April 24th with its ninth episode. The three-part finale begins with episode twelve on May 15th, followed by the expanded two-hour season closer on May 29th. No episode will air on May 22nd, when the prolonged Grey’s Anatomy season finale takes up Lost’s timeslot.
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The theatrical debut of Star Wars: The Clone Wars on August 15 is only a couple of months away, and now the first details on the plot of the animated film have emerged.
In its report on the Toy Fair in Australia Mousedroid.com also published a photo of the back of the Obi-Wan Kenobi toy from the Clone Wars toyline. It features the following text, which seems to hint at events to be seen in the film (or possibly in the TV series which follows in the fall):
To gain free passage through Jabba the Hutt’s shipping routes, the Republic agrees to rescue the crime lord’s kidnapped son, Rotta the Huttlet. Obi-Wan learns that Anakin and his team have found the child and are under attack by Separatist forces. Obi-Wan races to join them on the remote planet, bringing much-need reinforcements to Anakin and his embattled team.
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Following a year-long hiatus, television’s best series Battlestar Galactica goes back on air tonight for its fourth and final season.
The thin line that separates humanity from the rapidly evolving Cylon is redrawn, as Starbuck returns from the dead with claims that she has found Earth. “He that believeth in me”, Episode 4.01, airs on SCI FI tonight at 10/9C. However, SCI FI will stream the entire episode a full ten hours earlier (12/1C) online on the official BSG website!
To get you into the mood and bring you up to date, you can watch an eight minute recap of the first three seasons on Youtube.
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Aint-it-cool-news has posted what seem to be the first details on the planet-bound Battlestar Galactica prequel series Caprica, which is currently being developed at SCI FI.
The exclusive report features an intruiging breakdown of the main characters set to appear in the show, including the father of BSG’s Admiral Adama, Joseph Adama, and his friend Daniel Greystone, the computer designer who will come to father the Cylons half a century or so before they wipe out the human colonies as seen at the outset of Battlestar Galactica.
Also included in the report are clues indicating that BSG fans will finally learn the origins of the Cylons’ monotheistic belief system (which stands opposite to the humans’ belief in multiple Gods on the show).
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I am a little leary of the situation. The truth will come out when, and if the US economy, and the dollar begins to strengthen. If prices remain high, you’ll know someone is lying. Either OPEC doesn’t have the supply they claim they have, or Analysts are incorrect when they say demand has decreased. Personally, I don’t buy the claim that demand has decreased. Population is ever increasing, so, the the demand should always be increasing. 