August 1, 2008
We still have to wait until January 2009 before we can catch a glimpse of new episodes of the HBO drama Big Love, and so are the cast and crew. Before productions get into full swing, some of its stars have pursued other projects. Ginnifer Goodwin, for one, is starring in the film He Just Isn't That Into You, whose release date has been moved to February 2009. Amanda Seyfried is riding on the success of her film Mamma Mia! The writers haven't taken a break, either; one of them, in fact, is staging a play off-Broadway.
Rodrigo Aguirre-Sacasa, who has penned a few episodes for the critically-acclaimed drama, is set to premiere his newest Broadway play, King of Shadows, on September 7 in New York City. The play, set in San Francisco, centers on Nihar, a 15-year-old homeless boy who sells sex to others in order to survive. He claims he is being pursued by supernatural demons. Jessica, a young social worker, takes care of the boy, and he immediately forms a bond with her teenage sister, threatening to change her perspective on everything she values.
July 27, 2008
Last month, we brought you some big casting scoop to ease the wait for the third season of Big Love. Producers of the HBO polygamy-themed drama were reportedly casting at least four new faces to fill in the shoes of new characters that are expected to thicken the drama and tension on the series.
Among those new characters is Franky, the character of Bill's (Bill Paxton) half-brother. There is no word yet on how or why this character will suddenly turn up on Big Love so fans will just have to stay tuned to the new episodes to find out. However, we did find out who has been cast to play the 16-year-old hottie and he comes in the form of Mark L. Young.
July 20, 2008
Douglas Smith, best known for his role as Ben Henrickson on HBO's polygamy-themed series Big Love, will be gracing the big screen as he appears in a biopic about the later life and assassination of San Francisco city supervisor and gay rights activist Harvey Milk.
The upcoming movie is simply called Milk, which finds the Big Love actor working with some of Hollywood's biggest names such as Sean Penn, who stars as the film's title character.
July 13, 2008
Amanda Seyfried is now enjoying her time in the spotlight as the star of the musical Mamma Mia! not just because she's had a lot of insecurities in the past as a budding actress, but because she's being surrounded some of Hollywood's biggest names.
In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, the 22-year-old actress gushed over her hot co-stars on Mamma Mia!, which will hit theaters on July 18.
July 6, 2008
Amanda Seyfried has come a long way. Starting off as a child model, she ventured into the world of show business first by recurrently appearing on soaps like As the World Turns and All My Children. Then she made her way to the big screen by portraying a ditzy “Plastic” in Mean Girls, which eventually led to her role as a doomed high-school beauty on Veronica Mars and her current small screen gig as Sarah Henrickson on HBO's Big Love. Now, she takes the center stage as she leads the film version of the musical Mamma Mia!, which will hit theaters on July 18.
As the cover girl of Teen Vogue's August 2008 issue, Seyfried talks about her upcoming movie and gives her insight into the nature of some of the tabloid's regular targets.
July 2, 2008
Last Thursday the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences unveiled the comedy and drama series up for Primetime Emmy nominations. Though those lists were made public, the nominations in the acting categories have been kept secret – though Gold Derby's Tom O'Neil has tapped his sources and sifted through rumors to provide the unofficial top 10 lists of who made the cut.
The Emmy nominations are a two step process. They begin with a popular vote of all eligible ATAS members that determines what actors and which series will be on the top 10 lists. Each of those 10 nominees then submits an episode that best highlights their work and the academy ranks them, with the popular votes and rankings determining which five will be up for an Emmy. Today O'Neil unveiled the rumored top 10 lists of best lead actor and lead actress in a drama series.
June 29, 2008
As we wait for new episodes of Big Love, the cast of the polygamy-themed drama series is currently tapping on new projects on the big screen. As reported previously, Jeanne Tripplehorn is working on Winged Creatures and Grey Gardens, while Ginnifer Goodwin has been cast in He's Just Not That Into You. Additionally, Amanda Seyfried has also landed herself a new movie gig.
Known to TV viewers as Sarah Henrickson on HBO's Big Love, Seyfried will soon be forced to combat evil as she stars in the dark comedy-horror film Jennifer's Body. The upcoming feature is written by Diablo Cody (The United States of Tara) and directed by Karyn Kusama (Girlfight).
June 22, 2008
Just like her character Margene on Big Love, who has gradually forged a bond with Bill Henrickson’s (Bill Paxton) legal wife Barb and second wife Nicki, Ginnifer Goodwin has also developed a friendship with her co-stars Jeanne Tripplehorn and Chloe Sevigny. But while these three girls have their own share of personal issues with each other on the HBO polygamy-themed series, in real life, however, there is no drama.
“I am absolutely surprised that I've worked with these people now for five years and we have no drama. We have no divas. It's the healthiest, most collaborative, prioritized set. These women are women whose real lives and families, and what I judgmentally consider very good values, come first… People seem to be shocked when they do photo shoots with us,” Ginnifer Goodwin told The Hollywood Reporter.