Back in April, Whedonage reported that Nathan Fillion had been cast in Castle, a new series destined for possible pickup by ABC. The Andrew Marlowe created drama would center on horror novelist Alexis Castle who is consulting for the NYPD homicide department. According to CastleTV, ABC has given the series an official pickup!
CastleTV also reveals some details about the show's premise. "Nick Castle [Nathan Fillion] had grown weary of having it all, 'fame, fans and females,' until he was approached by the attractive Detective Kate Beckett [Stana Katic] of the NYPD to help catch the copy-cat killer staging murders based on scenes from his novels.
Joss Whedon'sDollhouse won't grace our television screens until January 2009. However, FOX has released these first-look promotional pictures of the cast starring Eliza Dushku, Tahmoh Penikett and Olivia Williams.
A few months ago Whedonage reported that Angel'sChristian Kane (Wolfram & Hart's bad-boy attorney Lindsey McDonald) would be part of a new series this Fall. After waiting for what seemed like forever, we've finally got the scoop!
Leverage, staring Timothy Hutton, Aldis Hodge, Beth Riesgraf, Christian Kane and Gina Bellman will join The Closer and Saving Grace on TNT.
Los Angelians have a final chance to catch Nicholas Brendon performing live.
Brendon has returned to the stage in Adam Baum and The Jew Movie, written by Daniel Goldfarb. Due to the success of the play, the show’s run has been extended to August 17th.
Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello has reported that Seth Green, best known to Whedon fans as Oz, the ultra cool guitar-player-turned-werewolf on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, is in final talks to appear on Heroes this Fall. Also one of the masterminds behind Robot Chicken, he and his partner Breckin Meyer will appear as comic-bookers in a multi-episode storyline.
For more information, keep an eye on the Heroes subforum under the Current Television Favorites section in the WhedonAge discussion area.
In this two-part followup to her "Who Would You Queue To See" article, the inimitable WorldofHiglet covers the events and people of Comic-Con 2008 with fave moments and news bits. If you didn't make it this year, you'll feel like an insider once you read her wrap-up. Part 1 follows the exploits of Joss Whedon and Felicia Day...
Where to start? With an event like the San Diego Comic Con it’s always going to be about what you leave out. So I’m not going to talk about how some of the ‘respected commentators’ are saying the Con was too crowded, there was too little access for ‘real journalists’ and that the parties were too hard to get into. If you want to know more about that and why one of them is saying the Con has now actually ‘jumped the fridge’ (say what?!) then please read the great Con dissection in io9.com.
In part 2 of WorldofHiglet's round-up, she covers Nathan Fillion, California Browncoats/Kids Need to Read, Tabitha Grace Smith, Wil Wheaton, Pink Raygun, Scott Sigler, and Jessica Mae Stover. Whoa! After all that, you'll feel just like you were there. (Except maybe without the credit card bill, and all the swag.)
Nathan Fillion
Nathan was on the Dr Horrible panel and the screening and, as always, he was excellent value for money on the entertainment score! He also spent time around and about in the Con, meeting folk and supporting Kids Need To Read with his friend and co-founder novelist P J Haarsma. Nathan actually blogged about Comic Con on MySpace.
Joss Whedon'sDollhouse, starring Eliza Dushku, Amy Acker and Tahmoh Penikett (Battlestar Galactica) finally has its official poster. If the picture on the next page doesn't stir the embers of wild anticipation in your heart, nothing will!
Dollhouse debutes on Fox in January of 2009. Keep checking in with us here at WhedonAge for the latest developments, and click "read more" to see the poster!
During the Dr. Horrible panel at Comic-Con, Nathan Fillion revealed that a friend of his, SF author P J Haarsma had designed the iPhone car "remote" used for the heist of the Wonderflonium van in Act I.
In this exclusive interview for WhedonAge, we find out about the non-profit he started with Fillion, "Kids Need to Read", how he got involved with Dr. Horrible and what the future holds for him.
Hulu.com has provided a second chance for those who missed the original free webcast of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. As part of its "Days of Summer" promotion, Hulu again offers up free viewings of Dr. Horrible, in both individual acts, and as a single, unified 42-minute video, which you can watch below: