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Toronto Film Production Update - May 2012

2012-05-12T17:59:00.000-07:00

Here is the Toronto Film Production Update For May 2012 :

ALPHAS Season 2 TV Series Mar. 26 – Aug. 03/12

CARRIE Feature June 18- August 30, 2012

COVERT AFFAIRS Season 3 TV Series Mar. 19 – Oct. 9/12

DERASSI: The Next Generation Season 12 TV Series Mar. 19 – Nov./12

HAUNTER Feature Apr. 16 – May 19/12

ROBOCOP Feature Aug. 7 – Dec. 14/12

SAVING HOPE Season 1 TV Series Mar. 12 – July 12/12

THE F WORD Feature May 28 – July 6/12

WAREHOUSE 13 Season 4 TV Series Jan. 30-July 11/12

AN ENEMY Feature May 22 – July 13/12

COMPULSION Feature Apr. 19 – May 14/12

CYBERGEDDON TV Movie May 7 – 31/12

FLASHPOINT Season 5 TV Series Feb. 9 – June 27/12

LOST GIRL Season 3 TV Series Apr. 11 – Sept. 7/12

REMEMORY Feature May 10 – June 8/12

SUITS Season 2 TV Series Apr. 3 – Oct. 12/12

THE L.A. COMPLEX Season 2 TV Series Apr. 16 – Sept. 20/12

XIII TV Series Feb. 13 – July 18/12
AN OFFICER & A MURDERER TV Movie May 1 – 23/12

COPPER TV Series Jan. – May/12

DEFIANCE TV Pilot Apr. 23 – May 25/12

INCOME PROPERTY TV Series Sept 30/11- Nov/12

MURDOCH MYSTERIES Season 6 TV Series

THE FIRM TV Series Aug. 4 – May 18/12

THE TRANSPORTER TV Series July 12/11 – July 13/12

CW Renews Toronto's "Nikita"

2012-05-12T16:05:00.000-07:00

The CW's Toronto-lensed action TV series "Nikita", starring Maggie Q, has been renewed for a third season.

"Nikita", from Warner Bros. Television, Wonderland Sound and Vision and Sesfonstein Productions, is based on the French-language feature "Nikita" (1990), the English-language remake "Point of No Return" (1993), and the previous, Toronto-lensed TV series "La Femme Nikita" (1997) :

"...The secret organization, 'Division' recruits young people with troubled backgrounds, erasing all evidence of their past lives while molding them into efficient spies.

"But 'Nikita' has gone rogue, the first recruit to escape, promising to bring down her former employers. Having trained Nikita, 'Michael', a Division operative, is ordered by his boss 'Percy' to deal with his former studen, while Division continues training deadly recruits, including 'Thom', 'Jaden' and 'Alex'..."

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Nikita"...

Sneak Peek "Resident Evil: Retribution"

2012-05-08T17:54:00.000-07:00

Sneak Peek a new quad poster, supporting the upcoming Toronto-lensed 3D feature "Resident Evil: Retribution", directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, starring Milla Jovovich :
"...the deadly 'T-virus' from the 'Umbrella Corporation'continues to ravage the Earth, transforming the global population into legions of the 'Undead'. "The human race’s last and only hope, 'Alice' (Jovovich), awakens in the heart of Umbrella's most clandestine operations facility and unveils more of her mysterious past as she delves further into the complex.

"Without a safe haven, Alice continues to hunt those responsible for the outbreak; a chase that takes her from Tokyo to New York, Washington, D.C. and Moscow, culminating in a mind-blowing revelation that will force her to rethink everything that she once thought to be true. Aided by newfound allies and familiar friends, Alice must fight to survive long enough to escape a hostile world on the brink of oblivion..."

Based on the Capcom video games, director Anderson first came to the "Resident Evil" movie series as writer/director of "Resident Evil" (2002), then writer/producer of "Resident Evil: Apocalypse" (2004) and "Resident Evil: Extinction" (2007). He directed the fourth Toronto-lensed installment, "Resident Evil: Afterlife" (2010) in 3D.

'The Umbrella Corporation' acts as the main antagonist in the series, a company responsible for a 'zombie apocalypse' as a result of the creation of the 'T-Virus'. 'Alice' (Jovovich), who was once a security operative working for Umbrella is granted super-human abilities after being tested on by Umbrella. Through her battle with the corporation, she eventually meets with the main antagonist, 'Chairman Albert Wesker' (Shawn Roberts).

The franchise of movies have collectively earned $700 million worldwide on budgets totalling $183 million.

Sony will release the new film, Sept. 14, 2012.

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Resident Evil: Retribution"...

Get Behind The "L.A. Complex"

2012-04-29T05:59:00.002-07:00

Bell Media's "The L.A. Complex," is a six-part hour-long drama about "...the lives of six, sexy young performers pursuing their dreams in Hollywood". The show is from Toronto-based executive producers Linda Schuyler and Stephen Stohn of Epitome Pictures ("Degrassi").

"L.A. Complex" debuted on CW April 24, 2012 and premiered in Canada on MuchMusic, January 10, 2012 : "...'The L.A. Complex' is a dramatic look into the lives of six young performers striving for stardom in Hollywood. Living in an apartment-style motel for displaced dreamers, they now face the challenges and opportunities of a lifetime in the City of Angels.

"For every bona fide starlet, there are countless cocktail waitresses. For every true rock star, there are hundreds of buskers on the pier. For every comedian with a hit sitcom, there are dozens of guys cracking jokes while pouring your coffee. In LA your life can change in the blink of an eye. On Monday, you might score some face-time with a big-shot producer. On Wednesday, you might sign that multi-million dollar contract you've been dreaming of, but, until then, one thing is for sure: every month, the rent is due..." "The L.A. Complex" is directed by Martin Gero and Stefan Brogren, written by Gero, Aaron Abrams, Matt Huether, Cole Bastedo, Karen Hill, and Brendan Gall. Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The L.A. Complex"...

Sneak Peek "Total Recall"

2012-04-26T23:27:00.001-07:00

Take another look @ the Toronto-lensed feature "Total Recall", directed by Len Wiseman ("Underworld").

The Columbia Pictures reboot filmed in Toronto May 16 to September 9, 2011, 'ditches' the Martian storyline of the 1990 feature starring Arnold Shwarzenegger, for a new premise revolving around the nation states 'Euromerica' and 'New Shanghai'.

"Total Recall" stars Colin Farrell ("Minority Report") as 'Douglas Quaid', a factory worker who begins to believe he is a spy — although he doesn't know for which side.

Cast includes Bryan Cranston ("Breaking Bad") as the villain, Bill Nighy ("Underworld") as 'Quatto', leader of the 'Resistance', Kate Beckinsale ("Underworld") as 'Lori', Jessica Biel ("The A-Team") as 'Melina' and Ethan Hawke ("Training Day") who will have a cameo. "Total Recall" is based on author Philip K. Dick's novelette "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale", first published April 1966, in "The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction", featuring a meshing of reality, false memory and real memory. That story followed 'Douglas Quail', a simple and ordinary man, who wishes to visit Mars. Unable to afford it, he visits a company, 'Rekal Incorporated' that offers implanted memories, or 'extra-factual memory'. The attempt to implant Mars memories of Quail as a secret agent reveals that Quail actually is an undercover government assassin with a mind full of dangerous secrets. The Rekal staff quickly get Quail out of their office; he heads home and finds certain physical evidence to support his new old memories. The government initially seeks his death but instead Quail manages to make a deal. He returns to Rekal to have his Mars memories once more suppressed, and is offered by way of compensation a set of heroic wish-fulfillment false memories. The Rekal staff begin the memory-implanting procedure — and uncover a different and older set of suppressed memories, revealing that the unbelievable memories they are about to insert are already there and are true. The title of the Dick short story is an allusion to the 1962 Broadway musical "I Can Get It for You Wholesale". Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Total Recall...

The Girls Of "Wizard World Toronto Comic Con"

2012-04-16T02:07:00.002-07:00

From TorontoCatWoman.Com, Sneak Peek an exclusive video clip from the floor of this year's "Wizard World Toronto Comic Con", April 14-15 @ the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, in downtown Toronto.

"Toronto and the entire region have embraced 'Wizard World Toronto Comic Con' over the past two years," said John Macaluso for Wizard World, "and we were excited to bring a first-class event to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

"From well-known stars like Jeri Ryan, classic and cult actors/actresses, to an outstanding collection of big-time artists and a unique array of exhibitors and vendors, there was something here for everyone."

Produced by Wizard World, Inc., the annual event brings together fans, celebrities and industry professionals to celebrate pop culture, movies, graphic novels, comics, toys, video games, television, sci-fi, original art, collectibles, contests and a whole lot more.

Comics creators attending included Mike Deodato Jr. ("Amazing Spider-Man"), Jock ("Detective Comics"), John McCrea ("Hitman"), Javi Fernandez ("Captain America: First Vengeance"), Dale Keown ("Hulk"), Tyler Kirkham ("Green Lantern Corps"), Marcus To ("The Huntress"), Ken Lashley ("Batwing"), David Mack ("Daredevil"), Greg Tocchini ("Batman and Robin"), Michael Golden ("Batman"), Greg Horn ("Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark"), and Arthur Suydam ("Marvel Zombies").

Celebrity guests included Colin Ferguson ("Eureka"), Sean Maher ("Serenity"), Jeremy Bulloch ("Star Wars: Episode III, V, VI), Sam Witwer ("Smallville"), Sam Huntington ("Superman Returns"), Meaghan Rath ("Being Human") and Catherine Mary Stewart ("The Last Starfighter").

Attendees were encouraged to come dressed as their favorite villain, superhero or pop culture personality for the chance to win special prizes in costume contests.

The Convention floor included Interactive product exhibits, movie promotions and scores of dealer booths for collectible comics, movie, television memorabilia, toys and games.

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek The Girls of the "Wizard World Toronto Comic Con"...

Sneak Peek "Pacific Rim" (aka "Still Seas")

2012-04-11T06:18:00.008-07:00

Sneak Peek an artificially snowy set from director Guillermo del Toro's "Pacific Rim", (working title "Still Seas"), as cast and crew shoot a scene in downtown Toronto (Elizabeth Street), set-decked to look like downtown Tokyo, Japan after a nuclear disaster.

The PG-rated, 'mecha monster' movie has been shooting @ Pinewood Toronto Studios, since October 31, 2011.

Del Toro said "Still Seas" involves giant monsters traveling through a vortex to attack major cities.

"This is my most un-modest film, " said del Toro. "The scale is enormous and I'm just a big kid having fun."

The film stars actors Charlie Hunnam ("Sons of Anarachy"), Idris Elba ("Thor") and Willem Dafoe ("Platoon").

The hostile ET's come from the parallel world 'The Anteverse', that try to destroy humanity by first attacking cities and nations neighboring the Pacific Ocean. But the creatures are thwarted in their attempts by Earth-made, high-tech, weapons-ready robots, with Hunnam playing the role of 'Raleigh Antrobus', who 'pilots' one of the advanced 'machines' called 'Jaegers'.

Legendary Pictures purchased the screenplay for "Pacific Rim" in a pre-emptive buy from screenwriter Travis Beacham ("Clash Of The Titans").

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Pacific Rim"...

ReelzChannel Picks Up "XIII"

2012-04-10T19:36:00.000-07:00

The ReelzChannel network has picked up the Toronto-lensed action thriller "XIII" from Prodigy Pictures, co-produced by Luc Besson's French production company EuropaCorp Television.

Starring Stuart Townsend and Aisha Tyler, the Toronto-lensed feature follows Townsend as former secret operative, 'XIII', who loses his memory as he is hunted by an anti-government organization, with Tyler as a government agent and XIII's loyal ally.

Cast also includes Virginie Ledoyen, Caterina Murino, Greg Bryk, Stephen McHattie and Ted Atherton.

"XIII" adapts the Franco-Belgian comic book series 'XIII", created by Jean Van Hamme and William Vance.

With a plot inspired by author Robert Ludlum's best-seller "The Bourne Identity", "XIII" debuted in 1984, followed by TV adaptations and video games.

In the original comic book series :

"...the first female US President, 'Sally Sheridan' is shot dead by a sniper during her 'Veterans Day' speech. Her assassin narrowly escapes the scene with his life. Three months later, an elderly couple discover the body of a wounded man in a tree, wearing a parachute. He cannot remember the slightest thing about his own identity. The only clue is a tattoo on his neck, "XIII".

"In Washington, government intelligence continues to search for the President's killer. With elections weeks away, a credible suspect could swing the vote for the administration. Hours after XIII's location is picked up by covert intelligence, elite special ops forces swarm over the elderly couple's house in 'Cape Fear'.

"Running on adrenaline and instinct, XIII tactically takes out the soldiers one by one. On the run, clinging to one desperate clue after another, XIII begins to piece back his life, fragments of his memory returning. Finally captured, he learns that he has been given a stolen identity and placed undercover to flush out a group of conspirators threatening to overthrow the government.

"Ensconced within the highest echelons of power the conspirators run their own security agency alongside the Government's. Now both are out to find him. The only way for XIII to get his own life back is to play bait. A dangerous game, especially when you don't know who you really are..."

"XIII.2" is produced by Wanda Grean for XIII Series 2 Inc. Executive producer is Jay Firestone.

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "XIII"...

"Bugs Bunny" : I Wanna' Easter 'Yegg' !!!

2012-04-08T05:16:00.001-07:00

Sneak Peek "Easter Yeggs", the 1946 "Looney Tunes" animated short, released theatrically June 28, 1947, directed by Charles McKimson.

Story is by Warren Foster, with layouts by Cornett Wood and backgrounds by Richard H. Thomas. Voices are by Mel Blanc with Arthur Q. Bryan as 'Elmer Fudd'.

The title is a play on 'Easter eggs' and on 'yegg', a slang term for a burglar or safecracker.

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Easter Yeggs"...

Sneak Peek "Total Recall"

2012-04-01T19:48:00.002-07:00

Sneak Peek the first full trailer supporting the Toronto-lensed feature "Total Recall", directed by Len Wiseman ("Underworld").

The Columbia Pictures reboot filmed in Toronto May 16 to September 9, 2011, 'ditches' the Martian storyline of the 1990 feature starring Arnold Shwarzenegger , for a new premise revolving around the nation states 'Euromerica' and 'New Shanghai'.

"Total Recall" stars Colin Farrell ("Minority Report") as 'Douglas Quaid', a factory worker who begins to believe he is a spy — although he doesn't know for which side.

Cast includes Bryan Cranston ("Breaking Bad") as the villain, Bill Nighy ("Underworld") as 'Quatto', leader of the 'Resistance', Kate Beckinsale ("Underworld") as 'Lori', Jessica Biel ("The A-Team") as 'Melina' and Ethan Hawke ("Training Day") who will have a cameo.

"Total Recall" is based on author Philip K. Dick's novelette "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale", first published April 1966, in "The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction", featuring a meshing of reality, false memory and real memory.

That story followed 'Douglas Quail', a simple and ordinary man, who wishes to visit Mars. Unable to afford it, he visits a company, 'Rekal Incorporated' that offers implanted memories, or 'extra-factual memory'. The attempt to implant Mars memories of Quail as a secret agent reveals that Quail actually is an undercover government assassin with a mind full of dangerous secrets.

The Rekal staff quickly get Quail out of their office; he heads home and finds certain physical evidence to support his new old memories. The government initially seeks his death but instead Quail manages to make a deal. He returns to Rekal to have his Mars memories once more suppressed, and is offered by way of compensation a set of heroic wish-fulfillment false memories. The Rekal staff begin the memory-implanting procedure — and uncover a different and older set of suppressed memories, revealing that the unbelievable memories they are about to insert are already there and are true.

The title of the Dick short story is an allusion to the 1962 Broadway musical "I Can Get It for You Wholesale".

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Total Recall...

Toronto Start For New "Carrie"

2012-03-28T23:21:00.003-07:00

According to reports, director Kimberly Peirce' upcoming MGM/Screen Gems remake of author Stephen King's supernatural novel "Carrie" will shoot in Toronto, starring actress Chloe Moretz ("Kick-Ass") as 'Carrie White'.

"Never been so happy in my life!", said Moretz. "Thank you Kim Peirce and thank you MGM for the chance of a lifetime I will never forget!"

First published in 1974, "Carrie" follows 'Carrie White', a shy and naive high-school student, who uses newly discovered 'telekinetic' powers to exact revenge on the school bullies who tease her.

Several adaptations of "Carrie" have been released, including a 1976 feature film directed by Brian De Palma, a 1988 Broadway musical, a 1999 feature film sequel and a 2002 television movie.

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Carrie"...

Take Another Look @ "XIII"

2012-03-28T07:45:00.003-07:00

Sneak Peek an exclusive first look @ the graphic novel adaptation "XIII.2", filming a police riot sequence, in Toronto, February 28, 2012.

"XIII.2", filming until July 2012, is based on the Franco-Belgina comic book series 'XIII", created by Jean Van Hamme and William Vance, following an amnesiac searching for a concealed past.

With a plot inspired by author Robert Ludlum's best-seller "The Bourne Identity", "XIII" debuted in 1984, followed by TV adaptations and video games.

In the original comic book series :

"XIII.2" is produced by Wanda Grean for XIII Series 2 Inc. Executive producer is Jay Firestone.

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "XIII.2"...

"Total Recall": Get Ready For A Surprise - August 3

2012-03-28T05:32:00.002-07:00

Sneak Peek new posters and a teaser clip supporting the Toronto-lensed feature "Total Recall", directed by Len Wiseman ("Underworld").

The Columbia Pictures reboot filmed in Toronto May 16 to September 9, 2011, 'ditches' the Martian storyline of the 1990 feature starring Arnold Shwarzenegger , for a new premise revolving around the nation states 'Euromerica' and 'New Shanghai'.

"Total Recall" stars Colin Farrell ("Minority Report") as 'Douglas Quaid', a factory worker who begins to believe he is a spy — although he doesn't know for which side.

Cast includes Bryan Cranston ("Breaking Bad") as the villain, Bill Nighy ("Underworld") as 'Quatto', leader of the 'Resistance', Kate Beckinsale ("Underworld") as 'Lori', Jessica Biel ("The A-Team") as 'Melina' and Ethan Hawke ("Training Day") who will have a cameo.

"Total Recall" is based on author Philip K. Dick's novelette "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale", first published April 1966, in "The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction", featuring a meshing of reality, false memory and real memory.

That story followed 'Douglas Quail', a simple and ordinary man, who wishes to visit Mars. Unable to afford it, he visits a company, 'Rekal Incorporated' that offers implanted memories, or 'extra-factual memory'. The attempt to implant Mars memories of Quail as a secret agent reveals that Quail actually is an undercover government assassin with a mind full of dangerous secrets.

The Rekal staff quickly get Quail out of their office; he heads home and finds certain physical evidence to support his new old memories. The government initially seeks his death but instead Quail manages to make a deal. He returns to Rekal to have his Mars memories once more suppressed, and is offered by way of compensation a set of heroic wish-fulfillment false memories. The Rekal staff begin the memory-implanting procedure — and uncover a different and older set of suppressed memories, revealing that the unbelievable memories they are about to insert are already there and are true.

The title of the Dick short story is an allusion to the 1962 Broadway musical "I Can Get It for You Wholesale".

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Total Recall...

Toronto Film Production Update - April 2012

2012-03-27T06:57:00.006-07:00

Here is the Toronto Film Production Update for April 2012 :

"ALPHAS' Season 2
TV Series
Mar. 26 – Aug. 03/12

"COPPER"
TV Series
Jan-May/12

"DEGRASSI: The Next Generation" Season 12
TV Series
Mar. 19 – Nov./12

"INCOME PROPERTY'
TV Series
Sept 30/11- Nov/12

"REWIND"
TV Pilot
Apr. 16 – May 6/12

"SUITS' Season 2
TV Series
Apr. 3 – Oct. 12/12

"WAREHOUSE 13' Season 4
TV Series
Jan. 30-July 11/12

"BEAUTY & THE BEAST"
TV Pilot
Mar. 22 – Apr. 2/12

"COVERT AFFAIRS' Season 3
TV Series
Mar. 19 – Oct. 9/12

"FLASHPOINT' Season 5
TV Series
Feb. 9 – June 27/12

"KING" Season 2
TV Series
Sept. 29 – Mar. 30/12

"SAVING HOPE" Season 1
TV Series
Mar. 12 – July 12/12

"THE COLONY'
Feature
Feb. 22 – Mar. 30/12

"XIII.2"
TV Series
Feb. 13 – July 18/12

"COMPULSION"
Feature
Apr. 19 – May 14/12

"DEFIANCE"
TV Pilot
Apr. 23 – May 25/12

"HAUNTER"
Feature
Apr. 16 – May 19/12

"NIKITA" Season 2
TV Series
July 13/10 – Apr. 20/12

"STILL SEAS" (aka "PACIFIC RIM")
Feature
Oct/11 – Apr. 24/12

"THE FIRM"
TV Series
Aug. 4 – May 18/12

Sneak Peek Cronenberg's "Cosmopolis"

2012-03-22T08:14:00.000-07:00

Sneak Peek a new international teaser trailer and poster supporting director David Cronenberg's Toronto-lensed feature 'Cosmopolis".

The new film stars Samantha Morton, Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, Paul Giamatti and Mathieu Amalric , based on the novella "Cosmopolis" by author Don DeLillo.

The Canadian-France co-production is produced by Paulo Branco through his Paris-based Alfama Films Production and Martin Katz of Toronto-based Prospero Pictures.

"...'Cosmopolis' is a contemporary thriller about a hedge fund trader who is stalked while his fortune evaporates under the weight of his cynical bets against the survival of the global economy..."

Grégoire Melin's Paris-based Kinology is handling international sales, with RAI Cinema SpA also distributing in Italy.

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Cosmopolis"....

Bell Buys Astral For $3.38 Billion

2012-03-16T06:30:00.001-07:00

Canada's largest telecommunications company BCE Inc. reports it has reached an agreement to buy Astral Media Inc. for $3.38 billion in cash and stock, giving the Montreal-based company a slate of media assets that include television channels and radio stations across Canada.

Astral is noted as Canada's largest pay and specialty TV broadcaster, owning 83 radio stations in 50 Canadian markets.

Bell's new acquisitions include Astral television stations HBO Canada, the Movie Network and the Family Channel, as well as radio stations under brands like Virgin Radio and EZ Rock.

"We believe that the transaction with Bell is an excellent opportunity for Astral, its shareholders and employees," said Astral president and CEO Ian Greenberg. "After 15 years as commercial partners, we know each other well and share many important values."

As with all things Canadian, the transaction will require approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) and the Competition Bureau before it's a done deal.

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"21 Jump Street" Leaps Into Theatres March 16, 2012

2012-03-15T21:32:00.002-07:00

"21 Jump Street", the 2012 action comedy film from Columbia Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Original Film and Relativity Media, opens March 16, 2012.

The original Vancouver-lensed 1980's dramatic TV series the film is based on, was created by Patrick Hasburgh and Stephen J. Cannell.

Actor Johnny Depp starred in the original series for Stephen J. Cannell Productions in association with 20th Century Fox Television and makes a cameo appearance in the new film :

"...'Schmidt' (Jonah Hill) and 'Jenko' (Channing Tatum) are more than ready to leave their adolescent problems behind.

" Joining the police force and the secret 'Jump Street' unit, they use their youthful appearances to go undercover in a local high school.

"As they trade in their guns and badges for backpacks, Schmidt and Jenko risk their lives to investigate a violent and dangerous drug ring. But they find that high school is nothing like they left it just a few years earlier and neither expects that they will have to confront the terror and anxiety of being a teenager again and all the issues they thought they had left behind..."

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "21 Jump Street"...

Anchor Bay Wrestles With "Monster Brawl" - March 27, 2012

2012-03-15T09:35:00.001-07:00

"Monster Brawl", the $200,000 independent horror-comedy feature filmed in Collingwood Ontario last year, will be released on Blu-ray and DVD in Canada, March 27, 2012.

Written and directed by Jesse T. Cook in the tradition of a 'Pay-Per-View' main event, "Monster Brawl" stars Dave Foley ("NewsRadio") as play-by-play announcer 'Buzz Chambers', with the voice of Lance Henriksen ("Near Dark") as the 'Narrator' :

"...laying out wrestling bouts like you've never seen before, 'Monster Brawl' depicts a wrestling-style fight to the death set inside an abandoned and cursed graveyard, shown in a pay-per-view style atmosphere.

"The fighters are eight 'classic' monsters including 'Cyclops', 'Swamp Gut', 'Frankenstein', 'Lady Vampire', 'Werewolf', 'Mummy', 'Witch Bitch' and 'Zombie Man'..."

Cast also includes Kevin Nash, Jimmy Hart, Herb Dean, Jason David Brown, Kelly Couture, R.J. Skinner, Rico Montana, Holly Letkeman, John Geddes, Mark Gibson, Christopher Goddard, Jason Deline, Jesse T. Cook, Rachelle Corbeil, Ari Millen, Chris Rutte and Matt Wiele.

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Monster Brawl"...

Wanted : The Next "Toronto Cat Woman"

2012-03-08T14:35:00.007-08:00

According to TorontoCatwoman.Com 'Kit Cat', the first 'Toronto Cat Woman' that appeared in an online video in 2010, has since retired from the 'superhero game':

"...now the casting search continues for a performer to play the next 'Toronto Cat Woman', to be filmed on the streets of Toronto..."

Reply to : torontocatwoman1@yahoo.com

Police Riot On "XIII.2" Toronto Set

2012-02-28T15:55:00.005-08:00

Sneak Peek an exclusive first look @ the graphic novel adaptation "XIII.2", shooting an Occupy protestor-type police riot sequence, in a park between Front and Wellington Streets, Toronto, February 28, 2012.

The new TV series, shooting thorough to July 2012 in Toronto, is based on 'XIII", the Franco-Belgian comics series written and illustrated by Jean Van Hamme and William Vance, following an amnesiac searching for a concealed past.

With a plot inspired by author Robert Ludlum's book "The Bourne Identity", "XIII" was first serialized in 1984, then adapted into video games and TV mini-series.

In the original comic book series :

"Meanwhile, in the Whitehouse, government intelligence is still conducting the search for the President's killer. With the elections just weeks away, a confirmed suspect could swing the vote for the administration. Hours after XIII's location is picked up by covert intelligence, elite special ops forces are swarming the elderly couple's house in Cape Fear.

"XIII.2", the TV series is produced by Wanda Grean for XIII Series 2 Inc. Executive producer is Jay Firestone.

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "XIII.2"...

Toronto Film Production Update - March 2012

2012-02-28T05:45:00.005-08:00

Here is the Toronto Film Production Update for March 2012 :

"ALPHAS" Season 2
TV Series
Mar. 26 – Aug. 03/12

"COVERT AFFAIRS" Season 3
TV Series
Mar. 19 – Oct. 9/12

"SAVING HOPE" Season 1
TV Series
Mar. 12 – July 12/12

"THE COLONY"
Feature
Feb. 22 – Mar. 30/12

"XIII.2"
TV Series
Feb. 13 – July 18/12

"BEAUTY & THE BEAST"
TV Pilot
Mar. 22 – Apr. 2/12

"FLASHPOINT" Season 5
TV Series
Feb. 9 – June 27/12

"KING" Season 2
TV Series
Sept. 29 – Mar. 30/12

"STILL SEAS" (aka "PACIFIC RIM")
Feature
Oct/11 – Apr. 24/12

"THE FIRM"
TV Series
Aug. 4, 2011 – May 18/12

"COPPER"
TV Series
Shoot: Jan. – May/12

"HOME AGAIN"
Feature

Jan. 16 – Mar. 1/12

"NIKITA" Season 2
TV Series
July 13/10 – Apr. 20/12

"THE BLACK MARKS"
Feature
Jan. 16 – Feb. 25/12

"WAREHOUSE 13" Season 4
TV Series
Jan. 30-July 11/12

"Friends With Kids" - March 9, 2012

2012-02-25T21:15:00.000-08:00

Distributor VVS Films will open the $10 million budgeted, independent ensemble comedy "Friends With Kids" in key cities across Canada, March 9, 2012.

Written, produced, directed by and starring Jennifer Westfeldt, the film co-stars Jon Hamm, Kristen Wiig, Adam Scott, and Megan Fox :

"...a pair of best friends in their 30's observe the effect kids have on couples. To avoid that 'toll', the best friends resolve to have a child as well as date other people..."

"Friends With Kids" was produced by Riza Aziz, Joey McFarland, Joshua Astrachan, Jake Kasdan, Hamm and Westfeldt for Red Granite Pictures, Studio Points West Pictures and Locomotive.

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Friends With Kids"...

"Goon" Poster Penalized For Gross Misconduct

2012-02-24T06:05:00.001-08:00

The new 'low-brow' hockey movie "Goon", written by and co-starring Canadian Jay Baruchel, offering a sympathetic depiction of hockey 'enforcers', has had numerous posters removed from Toronto bus shelters by outdoor advertiser Astral Media.

The reason was public complaints to Toronto City Hall about Baruchel being shown making a 'suggestive gesture' with his tongue and two spread fingers that is generally recognized (?) as signifying having oral sex with a woman.

"It must be exhausting to be that uptight," Baruchel said, adding that the poster pose was a "reflexive motion".

Meanwhile distributor Alliance blamed city officials.

"Apparently different districts of Toronto had lodged complaints," said Alliance."They deemed the artwork too offensive."

But Elyse Parker of the city's transportation services office said the final decision was not theirs, as city staff contacted Astral after receiving complaints, with Alliance removing the posters without further discussion.

"I can appreciate somebody being offended or not wanting that out there on the streets," said co-star Liv Shreiber.

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Happy Birthday Michael Stevens !!!

2012-02-18T00:01:00.000-08:00

Toronto Start For "The Colony" - February 22, 2012

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Further to our Toronto Film Production Update here, actor Laurence Fishburne ("The Matrix") will star in the $16 million Canadian sci fi thriller, "The Colony", starting in Toronto February 22 and shooting through to March 30.

Kevin Zegers has also been cast in the film, following a group of underground survivors after the next 'Ice Age' that fend off an invasion of feral humanoid predators.

Jeff Renfroe will direct based on a screenplay he co-wrote with Patrick Tarr, Pascal Trottier and Svet Rouskov.

Paul Barkin is producing the film for Alcina Pictures, Item 7 and Mad Samurai Productions.

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