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MYCROFT2

Wednesday, March 3, 2004 6:47 AM

Chris Buchanan just posted this on the OB!!

http://forums.prospero.com/foxfirefly/messages?msg=13539.1

Whedon's 'Serenity' greenlit
U moves forward on sci-fi spinoff

By GABRIEL SNYDER
Universal Pictures has greenlit "Serenity,'' the feature film based on Joss Whedon's Fox TV series "Firefly,'' which was canceled in late 2002 after just 11 episodes.
Deals are in place for Whedon to direct and for the original cast of the TV show to reprise their roles. Pic, budgeted in the mid-eight figures, is skedded for a June start and should be ready for a 2005 release.

After Fox pulled the plug on "Firefly," Whedon struggled to continue the project, speaking with other nets and cablers about the skein, then finally turning to studios about a feature version. U acquired the feature rights from Fox last fall.

Whedon said the pic will be released under the title "Serenity" to give it some distance from the TV version. "It was important that people understand that the movie isn't the series," he said. "The movie is bigger, more epic than anything you can do in a series."

To that end, he said he went out of his way while penning the "Serenity" script to make sure that it is accessible to auds who never tuned into "Firefly."

"You're not going to bring people into a movie if you're explaining all the time what happened before," Whedon said.

Series was a space oater set 500 years in the future, tracking the journeys of the crew aboard the Serenity.

Forthcoming pic is set about six months after the TV show left off, and centers on two passengers on board the ship who attract trouble to the crew.

The studio has closed a deal with Nathan Fillion to return as Capt. Malcolm Reynolds. Other original cast members Gina Torres, Morena Baccarin, Jewel Staite, Adam Baldwin, Sean Maher and Summer Glau are also in place.

Barry Mendel is producing the pic. Chris Buchanan of Mutant Enemy, Whedon's shingle, and Mendel exec Alissa Tager are exec producing. Overseeing the project for U is vice chair Mary Parent.

Date in print: Wed., Mar. 3, 2004, Los Angeles

SERENA

Wednesday, March 3, 2004 6:51 AM

Yeeeehaaaa!

"Every well bred, petty crook knows that the small, concealable weapons always go to the far left of the place setting."

JHARROD

Wednesday, March 3, 2004 6:57 AM

JIA YO!!!!!!!!

"They tell ya to never hit a man with a closed fist, but it is on occassion hilarious"

FLYINFREE

Wednesday, March 3, 2004 7:05 AM

Keep Flyin'!

"...we're still flyin'."
"That's not much."
"It's enough." Malcolm Reynolds and Simon Tam - Serenity

NOOCYTE

Wednesday, March 3, 2004 7:15 AM

YAAAAAAAAHOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

Wife...sleeping...can't...holler!

Just shouted deep into a pillow! Drank a Big Swig of Paddy's Irish Whiskey (toasted West from Philadelphia).

This is a day we will all remember ("BDM Day?")!

Can I get a HOOOrah!

edited to say that I am SO glad I stay up this late!!!

Department of Redundancy Department

VENA

Wednesday, March 3, 2004 7:26 AM

HOOOrah!

Dancing! Jump...up...and...down...
Can't...Stop...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is it time for a Shindig or what?!?!

*Runs for the milk.*

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'Hahaha! Mine is an evil laugh!'

http://stripe.filetap.com/

DAVCO92

Wednesday, March 3, 2004 7:28 AM

For me it was a glass of Merlot. That's some gorram great news, congratulations to all Browncoats!!! Eight of ten cast members too (don't forget Serenity LOL!) - better than I had hoped. Maybe we'll get lucky and they'll rope the other two wayward members of the herd...or else Jayne get's to slap 'em. :)

Like my sig says...

Burn the land, boil the sea...

MRGREEN

Wednesday, March 3, 2004 7:34 AM

This is great news, but whats teh word on ALAN!??! Gotta have Wash! He's the bestest!

If you can't run, you crawl, and if you can't crawl, well, if you can't do that, you find someone to carry you.

NOOCYTE

Wednesday, March 3, 2004 7:50 AM

Truly, I think the cast list was abbreviated for...well...whatever incomprehensible reason one might so abbreviate. Barring sundry pick-ups, Alan should be done with "I, Robot" by then, and Ron's been rather quiescent, career-wise, of late. Serenity's been at loose ends as well, so she should be able to join the party without undue muss!

Let's face it, gentlefolk; it's time for Joss to push that Big Red Button!!!!

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DREADLORD

Wednesday, March 3, 2004 7:53 AM

If all of you could please bow your heads ..
I would like to say a few words in honour of this moment...

OH
HELL
YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAH!!!!!

Joss...push that BIG DAMN red button of yours would you

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