'Firefly' lands in film afterlife
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'Firefly' lands in film afterlife
By Zorianna Kit and Chris Gardner
The short-lived TV series "Firefly" is moving to the big screen. After taking his "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" feature film and turning it into a successful TV series, Joss Whedon is about to do the reverse with another one of his creations. Whedon has teamed with Universal Pictures to turn "Firefly," a TV cult favorite, into a feature film.
In addition to having adapted it for the big screen, Whedon will also make his feature directorial debut with the project. Plans are to see "Firefly" go into production in first-quarter 2004.
Universal recently acquired the rights to "Firefly" from 20th Century Fox Television, where Whedon's Mutant Enemy Inc. production company has a television deal.
The action-adventure series was set 500 years in the future and centered on a crew aboard a spaceship. The feature version will incorporate the mythology from the show but will take on a more epic feel. Whedon hopes to enlist the entire cast to come back for the feature, depending on their previous commitments, with new characters added as well.
Whedon is producing the film through his Mutant Enemy Inc. along with studio-based producer Barry Mendell. Mendell, a former agent at UTA, used to represent Whedon. Mutant Enemy president Christopher Buchanan is executive producing. Universal production president Mary Parent is shepherding the project.
"Ever since the show went off the air, our fan base has grown even more," Buchanan said. "We've had tremendous outpouring from the U.S. and Canada as well as the U.K., which just finished a run of 'Firefly' over there. Every comic book and sci-fi convention has had a 'Firefly' presence since the show first aired."
For the series, which ran this past season, Whedon produced 15 hours of television, including a two-hour episode. Three shows never aired on Fox but will likely be featured on the series' DVD release, due out in December. Buchanan said fans created such a demand that DVD presales on Amazon.com sold out within 24 hours.
Whedon, repped by CAA, continues to be executive producer of "Angel," which he created. His feature film screenplay credits include "Titan A.E.," "Alien: Resurrection" and "Toy Story."
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Keep Flying!
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Yahoo! Yippy! Thank goo'ness! Here we go! How come Haken didn't post this? Where is everybody? This is the big news! This means Serenity WILL fly again! Let's have a party! C'mon, bring your friends! Woop, woop! 
HKCavalier
Hey, hey, hey, don't be mean. We don't have to be mean, because, remember, no matter where you go, there you are.
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Ain't this just!
A long way to go yet before I'll be handing over my admission fee (multiple times, I imagine) but it's a solid start to the journey.
It's a happy day!
And take a bow 'cuz yer all Big Dam Heroes for forcing Fawks to hand over this gem. Still I wonder whether Fawks still holds TV rights? Better to resurrect the franchise when the movie shoots to number 1!
be seein' you
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Holy hell crap!
It's a beautiful day!
I'm too damn excited to write anything else.
"Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you finish criticizing him, you are a mile away....and you have his shoes."
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This could very possibly be the news that keeps me from committing suicide.
There must be some way to let Joss know how pleased we are. 
Maybe somebody out there with more experience than me at doing good deeds could think of something exceptional.
... Anyway, I would like to thank God and Jesus and Allah and Buddha and Joss. The biggies, ya know. One or more of them had to have helped out to achieve this outcome.
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SHINYNESS!
As for something to show appriciation.....hmmm.....
Sending Joss and bunch of strawberries is probably a bad idea. Something nonorganic.....
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There is a God! Yeeeeehaaaaaa!
Viva Firefly!
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This thread should have has a few !!! after it because it is big news!!!
I hope they set up a nice new web site when the production begins in the spring, and give us lots of sneak peaks of the filming. That will give us all something new and shiny to see and talk about while we wait impatiently for the release date. It will also help bring others into the fold, as they say.
Again, shiny news!
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SIMON: What happens if they board us?
ZOE: If they take the ship, they'll rape us to death, eat our flesh, and sew our skins into their clothing
and if we're very very lucky, they'll do it in that order.
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I am a camper of happiness,
I just introduced a friend to Firefly last night Serenity 1 & 2 & train job.
Her reaction, So what happens to River???? & so can we make Wed Firefly night???
Shiny
Hook, Line, & Shiny Sinker
Universal huh, ya just gotta like that!
as for fox...
Gorram fox 
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