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When Randal Kleiser‘s “The Blue Lagoon” was released in 1981, it was an instant sensation; the beautifully photographed tale of sexual awakening between two teenagers (Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins) set against the backdrop of a tropical island paradise combined prurience and elegance in a potent cocktail that audiences couldn’t get enough of at the time. Its $60-million gross against a $5-million budget couldn’t be ignored — especially by other filmmakers looking to replicate its success.

As was so often the case, Italian filmmakers were particularly aggressive in their plagiarism, with films like the now-forgotten “Due gocce d’acqua salata” blatantly ripping off both the premise and the marketing of “The Blue Lagoon.” But the most well-known “Blue Lagoon” imitator came from an unlikely location for an exotic travelogue centered on sensual exploration: Canada.

“Paradise,” which was released in 1982 by now-defunct distributor Avco-Embassy, was the brainchild of producer Robert Lantos,...

Updated with more reactions: So Help Me Todd creator, cast and crew members have responded to the news of the CBS’ dramedy’s cancellation after two seasons.

In a message Friday on Instagram, series creator creator Scott Prendergast gave a heartfelt thank you to CBS for what “has been the best professional experience of my life.”

“I took a story about me and my Mom and hundreds of people came together to build it into something else, something huge, something beautiful, something funny,” he wrote in part. “Thank you to everyone involved, and to all our viewers. One million thank yous will never be enough.”

You can read his entire message below.

Series co-star Inga Schlingmann reposted the image of Prendergast’s post on her Ig story, adding a heart hands emoji.

Star Marcia Gay Harden thanked the series’ “fantastic crew” over a behind-the-scenes group photo on her Ig stories.

CBS has canceled CSI: Vegas after three seasons and So Help Me Todd after two. The news is not surprising as Deadline revealed earlier this week that both dramas were heavily on the bubble and in grave danger.

That despite CSI: Vegas and So Help Me Todd being solid ratings performers. With the entire CBS schedule doing well this season and three new drama series joining in 2024-25, NCIS: Origins, Matlock and Watson (in addition to a second season of the Australian NCIS: Sydney), the network was faced with painful decisions, and So Help Me Todd and CSI: Vegas are the least watched CBS drama series this spring in both linear and multi-platform ratings.

In most current linear Nielsen viewership (2/12 to date), CSI: Vegas, which improved its time period, is at #21 among all non-sports broadcast programs with 6.234M viewers and So Help Me Todd at #22 with 6.224M. That is more...

Who could have guessed that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird’s small, black-and-white indie comic about anthropomorphic crime-fighting turtles that began as a parody of superhero storytelling would not only be around forty years later but also have the love and investment of several generations of fans? Whether you discovered the Turtles through the toys, the various TV shows, or the movies, audiences have been lucky enough to have at least one defining iteration of these heroes.

Alongside Batman and Spider-Man, the Turtles have had the most consistent luck with their onscreen history. And this week, the Heroes in Half-Shells are back on the big screen for the latest reboot, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. To celebrate, The Hollywood Reporter has definitively ranked the theatrical Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies from the most bogus to the most bodacious.

7. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993)

In theory,...

Marcia Gay Harden as Margaret and Lila Robins as Natalie Harris in ‘So Help Me Todd’ episode 20

Laila Robins reprises her guest starring role as Margaret’s sorority sister on CBS’s So Help Me Todd. Directed by Stuart Gillard from a script by Elizabeth J.B. Klaviter and Nicole French, episode 20 – “More Fang for Your Chuck” – airs on Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 9pm Et/Pt.

Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden stars as Margaret Wright, Skylar Astin plays Todd Wright, and Tristen J. Winger is Lyle. Madeline Wise plays Allison, Inga Schlingmann is Susan, and Rosa Arredondo stars as Francey.

“More Fang for Your Chuck” Plot: Margaret must represent Chuck when he faces 20 years in federal prison after being accused of fixing a cash prize giveaway at the Portland Widows hockey game. Also, Lyle finds a new love interest in a forensic accountant and Allison asks Susan to be her divorce lawyer.

So Help Me Todd: Pictured: Skylar Astin and Marcia Gay Harden. Photo: Bettina Strauss/CBS ©2022 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. CBS has announced that it has renewed the hit drama So Help Me Todd for the 2023-2024 season. Since its premiere in September, So Help Me Todd has become Thursday’s #1 new series and has averaged 6.3 million viewers per episode, growing to 7.4 million with live plus 35-day multiplatform viewing. “So Help Me Todd has charmed viewers with the incomparable chemistry between Marcia Gay Harden and Skylar Astin,” said Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment. “With the series’ unique blend of captivating legal drama, laugh-out-loud humor and intriguing family dysfunction, it’s no wonder the audience continues to grow. I am delighted that these two inimitable characters and their entertaining banter will extend into a second season.” So Help Me Todd stars Academy Award winner Marcia Gay Harden, Skylar Astin,...

So Help Me Todd starring Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden has been officially renewed for season two. CBS’s popular primetime drama has been averaging an impressive 6.3 million viewers since its premiere on September 29, 2022.

Season one, which ranks as the top new Thursday night series, currently airs on Thursdays at 9pm Et/Pt in between Ghosts and CSI: Vegas.

“So Help Me Todd has charmed viewers with the incomparable chemistry between Marcia Gay Harden and Skylar Astin,” said Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment. “With the series’ unique blend of captivating legal drama, laugh-out-loud humor and intriguing family dysfunction, it’s no wonder the audience continues to grow. I am delighted that these two inimitable characters and their entertaining banter will extend into a second season.”

Harden stars as Margaret Wright, Skylar Astin plays Todd Wright, and Tristen J. Winger is Lyle. The first season cast also includes Madeline Wise as Allison,...

We have great news for fans of one of the freshman dramas on CBS.

CBS announced today that it has renewed the So Help Me Todd for the 2023-2024 season.

This is a very early renewal for a scripted drama series on CBS that isn't tethered to one of the network's big franchises.

"Since its premiere in September, So Help Me Todd has become Thursday's #1 new series and has averaged 6.3 million viewers per episode, growing to 7.4 million with live plus 35-day multiplatform viewing," said CBS in a press release.

"So Help Me Todd has charmed viewers with the incomparable chemistry between Marcia Gay Harden and Skylar Astin," said Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment.

"With the series' unique blend of captivating legal drama, laugh-out-loud humor and intriguing family dysfunction, it's no wonder the audience continues to grow. I am delighted that these two inimitable characters and their entertaining banter will extend into a second season.

CBS has renewed freshman drama “So Help Me Todd” for another season.

The series follows meticulous attorney Margaret Wright (Marcia Gay Harden) and Todd (Skylar Astin), her talented but scruffy, aimless son whom she hires as her law firm’s in-house investigator. As the black sheep of the well-heeled Wright family, Todd is a laidback, quick-thinking, excellent former private detective who fell on hard times after his flexible interpretation of the law got his license revoked. Margaret’s penchant for excellence and strict adherence to the law is at complete odds with Todd’s scrappy methods of finding his way through sticky situations. Madeline Wise, Tristen J. Winger, Inga Schlingmann and Rosa Arredondo also star.

“So Help Me Todd” is created by Scott Prendergast, who executive produces alongside Elizabeth Klaviter, Dr. Phil McGraw, Stuart Gillard, Jay McGraw and Julia Eisenman. CBS Studios produces.

The series has been a ratings success...

CBS is adding another early series to its roster for the 2023-24 season.

The network has renewed its first-year drama So Help Me Todd for a second season. The CBS Studios series starring Skylar Astin and Marcia Gay Harden has been a consistent performer for CBS on Thursday nights so far, averaging 6.3 million viewers on-air over seven days and 7.4 million over five weeks of cross-platform viewing.

“So Help Me Todd has charmed viewers with the incomparable chemistry between Marcia Gay Harden and Skylar Astin,” CBS Entertainment president Amy Reisenbach said in a statement. “With the series’ unique blend of captivating legal drama, laugh-out-loud humor and intriguing family dysfunction, it’s no wonder the audience continues to grow. I am delighted that these two inimitable characters and their entertaining banter will extend into a second season.”

The pickup is the latest in a string of early renewals for the 2023-24 season at CBS.

So Help Me Todd will be back for a second season. Amid strong ratings, CBS announced today it has renewed the hit drama series starring Marcia Gay Harden and Skylar Astin for premiere in the 2023-24 broadcast season.

The early renewal continues So Help Me Todd’s Cinderella story. Taking a big blow early in its pilot stage when the female lead was recast, with Harden replacing Geena Davis opposite Astin, the project hung in there in the middle of the pack before making a big pilot season finish with strong testing results, landing a series order.

There was also a showrunner change, with Elizabeth Klaviter replacing Liz Kruger and Craig Shapiro, who had signed on as EP/showrunners for the pilot only. But, just like NBC’s This Is Us whose trailer exploded after the upfronts, So Help Me Todd quietly gained momentum last summer, placing on lists of...

Keesha Sharp is expanding her directing resume. The former Lethal Weapon star has been tapped to direct three episodes across three television series. She’ll return to Fox this season to direct an episode of 20th TV-produced freshman drama series Our Kind of People, from writer/executive producer Karin Gist and executive producer Lee Daniels. She’s also been tapped to direct an episode on the upcoming fourth season of CW/CBS Studios’ Charmed reboot, as well as an episode on season 2 of CW/Wbtv’s superhero drama Superman & Lois.

Sharp got her start directing on the set of Fox’s Lethal Weapon on which played the female lead role of Trish Murtaugh for all three seasons.

As an actress, Sharp starred in and received an NAACP Image Award nomination for her work on the hit series Girlfriends. She has also appeared on FX’s American Crime Story: The People vs.

The upcoming fourth season of CW’s Charmed will be without Madeleine Mantock. Mantock, who has played eldest sister Macy Vaughn since the reboot’s premiere in 2018, is leaving the show after the current third season, Deadline has confirmed.

“Playing Macy on Charmed for the last three seasons has been an immense privilege and I have so enjoyed working with our fantastic producers, creatives, cast and crew,” Mantock said in a statement Monday. “I’m incredibly grateful to The CW and CBS Studios for my time on the show and for being a brilliant support in my difficult decision to leave. Huge thanks to our fans who can look forward to, what I know will be, a spectacular fourth season.”

Mantock made the announcement just ahead of Friday’s Season 3 finale. Her exit was first reported by Deadline’s sister pub TVLine.

“We can’t thank Madeleine enough for her...

Exclusive: Transgender actor J.J. Hawkins is set to join The CW’s Charmed for the third season.

Hawkins will become the first trans actor on the reboot of the iconic show. He joins the cast in the recurring role of Kevin, a transgender male college student who inspires one of the Charmed Ones to take on a very formidable opponent. This is another step forward in authentic representation with a trans actor playing a trans role. The news of Hawkins’ casting couldn’t come at a better time considering this week marks Trans Awareness Week.

Hawkins, who uses the pronouns he/him and they/them interchangeably, is best known for his role as gender-non-conforming trans-masculine role Riley on the CBS limited series The Red Line from executive producers Ava Duvernay and Greg Berlanti. He has also made guest appearances on All Rise, Criminal Minds and NCIS. A native of Antioch,...

From VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for February 2020, including "Arcadia", "Resident Alien", "The 100" and a whole lot more:

Feature

Arcadia

Local Production Company: Gramercy Film Productions Inc.

Producer: Cecil O'Connor, Pat Crowley

Director: Colin Trevorrow

2/24/2020 - 3/6/2020

Untitled Graham King Project

Local Production Company: Cold Hut Production Ulc.

Producer: Nan Morales

Director: Nora Fingscheidt

2/3/2020 - 4/9/2020

New Media Feature

Cats And Dogs 3

Local Production Company: Cats And Dogs Productions Ltd.

Director: Sean McNamara

1/13/2020 - 2/7/2020

TV Series

A Million Little Things - Season 2

Local Production Company: Stage 49 Ltd.

Producer: Chris Smirnoff, Nina Lopez Corrado

Director: Nina Lopez Corrado, Rebecca Asher

6/19/2019 - 2/19/2020

Batwoman - Season 1

Local Production Company: Renraw Production Services Inc.

Producer: Jae Marchant

Director: Paul Wesley

7/4/2019 - 4/7/2020

Charmed - Season 2

Local Production Company: First Cut Productions Inc.

Producer: Lisa Towers, Joey Falco, Johanna Lee, Nicki Renna

Director: Stuart Gillard, Felix Alcala

7/24/2019 - 4/9/2020

Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina - Season...

From VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for August 2019, including "Batwoman", "Charmed", "Siren" and a whole lot more:

Feature Film

Godfrey

Local Production Company: Godfrey Production Inc.

Director: Ken Mok

Producer: Jason Bourque, Tim Marlowe, JJ Dubois

Aug 06/19 - Sep 09/19

To All The Boys 3

Local Production Company: All The Boys Productions Inc.

Director: Michael Fimognari

Producer: Matt Kaplan, Chris Foss

Jul 15/19 - Aug 20/19

New Media Feature

A Babysitters Guide To Monster Hunting

Local Production Company: Double Double Productions Ulc.

Producer: Ivan Reitman, Amie Karp

Sep 03/19 - Nov 13/19

Christmas Chronicles 2

Local Production Company: Maple Syrup Productions Ulc.

Director: Chris Columbus

Producer: Mark Radclliffe

Sep 23/19 - Dec 19/19

The Main Event

Local Production Company: Main Event Movie Inc.

Director: Jay Karas

Producer: Ian Hay

Jun 19/19 - Aug 12/19

There's Someone Inside Your House

Local Production Company: Beaver Tail Productions Ulc.

Director: Patrick Brice

Producer: Dan Cohen, James Wan, Michael Clear

Aug...

From VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for July 2019, including "Batwoman", "Siren", "Supergirl" and a whole lot more:

New Media Feature

A Babysitters Guide To Monster Hunting

Local Production Company: Double Double Productions Ulc.

Director: Rachel Talalay

Producer: Ivan Reitman, Amie Karp

Aug 06/19 - Oct 16/19

The Main Event

Local Production Company: Main Event Movie Inc.

Director: Jay Karas

Producer: Ian Hay

Jun 19/19 - Aug 12/19

TV Movie

Christmas Harmony

Local Production Company: Chp Productions Ltd.

Director: Catherine Cyran

Producer: Greg Malcolm, Vicki Sotheran

Jun 17/19 - Jul 08/19

Killer In The Guest House

Local Production Company: Thriller Productions Inc.

Director: Tony Dean Smith

Producer: Navid Soofi

Jun 17/19 - Jul 03/19

Random Acts Of Christmas

Local Production Company: Jolly Productions Inc.

Director: Marita Grabiak

Producer: Navid Soofi

Jun 17/19 - Jul 08/19

Sense, Sensibility & Snowmen

Local Production Company: Ss&s Productions Inc.

Director: David Winning

Producer: Vicki Sotheran, Greg Malcolm

Jul 08/19 - Jul 25/19

Shopping...

From VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for February 2019, including "The Terror: Infamy", "The Man In The High Castle", "Lost In Space" and a whole lot more:

Feature Film

Playing With Fire

Local Production Company: Formula M Productions

Director: Andrew Fickman

Exec. Producer(s): Mark Moran

Feb 04/19 - Mar 29/19

Some Of Our Stallions

Local Production Company: Stallions Productions Inc.

Director: Carson Mell

Jan 28/19 - Feb 22/19

The Boy II

Local Production Company: The Boy Film Productions Inc.

Director: William Brent Bell

Producer: Tom Rosenberg, Richard Wright, Gary Lucchesi

Jan 28/19 - Mar 07/19

TV Pilot

Woke

Local Production Company: Pico Producitons (BC) Ltd.

Director: Maurice Marable

Jan 29/19 - Feb 06/19

TV Series

A Million Little Things - Season 1

Local Production Company: Stage 49 Ltd

Director: James Griffiths, Richard J. Lewis

Producer: Michael Lohmann

Jul 24/18 - Feb 04/19

Arrow - Season 7

Local Production Company: Beckmark Production Services Inc.

Director: Ruba Nadda, Marcus Stokes...

CBS has canceled summer drama series Salvation after two seasons, Deadline has learned.

Salvation centered on Liam Cole, an MIT grad student, and Darius Tanz, a tech superstar, who bring Pentagon official Grace Barrows a staggering discovery – that an asteroid is just months away from colliding with Earth. Now with the added threat of nuclear war on the horizon, they work together with Secretary of Defense Harris Edwards to find a way to divert the asteroid, stop the war and save humanity before time runs out.

The series starred Santiago Cabrera, Jennifer Finnigan, Charlie Rowe, Jacqueline Byers, Rachel Drance and Ian Anthony Dale. Liz Kruger, Craig Shapiro, Alex Kurtzman, Heather Kadin, Stuart Gillard and Peter Lenkov executive produced for CBS Television Studios in association with Secret Hideout.

The second season premiered in June with a 0.4 rating and 3.34 million viewers, tying a series demo low and down 43% relative to Season 1’s launch.

CBS drama “Salvation” has been canceled by the network after two seasons, TheWrap has learned.

The Charlie Rowe and Santiago Cabrera-led summer series wrapped its second — and now final — season in September after premiering in June.

The show stars Rowe (Liam Cole), Cabrera (Darius Tanz), Jennifer Finnigan (Grace Barrows), Jacqueline Byers (Jillian Hayes), Melia Kreiling (Alycia Vrettou), Ashley Thomas (Alonzo Carver), Ian Anthony Dale (Harris Edwards).

Here’s the official description for the series: “Salvation” is a suspense thriller that centers on Liam Cole (Rowe), an MIT grad student, and Darius Tanz (Cabrera), a tech superstar, who bring Pentagon official Grace Barrows (Finnigan) a staggering discovery – that an asteroid is just six months away from colliding with Earth. In season two, the secret is out – the world learns the truth about the impending threat of an asteroid on a collision course with earth. The question is: will the truth bring out the best…...

CBS has canceled the drama series “Salvation” after two seasons, Variety has learned.

The series centered on Liam Cole, an MIT grad student, and Darius Tanz, a tech superstar, who bring Pentagon official Grace Barrows a staggering discovery – that an asteroid is just months away from colliding with Earth. In the second season, the secret of the asteroid got out, setting off a global panic.

The series starred Santiago Cabrera, Jennifer Finnigan, Charlie Rowe, Jacqueline Byers, Melia Kreiling, Ashley Thomas, and Ian Anthony Dale. Liz Kruger, Craig Shapiro, Alex Kurtzman, Heather Kadin, Stuart Gillard, Grace Gilroy and Peter Lenkov served as executive producers for CBS Television Studios in association with Kurtzman’s production company, Secret Hideout.

The second season of the summer series debuted in June. In Live+Same Day, it averaged a 0.3 rating in adults 18-49 and 2.7 million viewers per episode, down approximately 36% in the demo from Season 1 and 24% in total viewers.

From VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for July 2018, including "Casino Night", "Motherland", "Lost In Space" and a whole lot more: 

Feature Films

2 Hearts

Local Production Company: 2H Productions Inc.

Director: Lance Hool

Producer: Conrad Hool

Jun 14/18 - Jul 28/18

A Score To Settle

Local Production Company: Settle Productions Inc.

Director: Shawn Ku

Producer: Lee Clay, Daniel Maskers

Jul 03/18 - Jul 23/18

Airborne

Local Production Company: Siberian Productions Ltd.

Director: Tom McCarthy

Producer: Michael Bederman

Jun 18/18 - Jul 27/18

Always Be My Maybe

Local Production Company: Anaheim Productions Inc.

Director: Nahnatchka Khan

May 28/18 - Jul 06/18

Casino Night

Local Production Company: Hedgehog Films Inc.

Director: Jeffrey Fowler

Producer: Neal H. Moritz, Mie Onishi, Takeshi Ito, Dmitri M. Johnson, Dan Jevons

Jul 30/18 - Sep 26/18

Come To Daddy

Local Production Company: Ctd Productions Inc.

Director: Ant Timpson

Jul 09/18 - Aug 03/18

Good Boys

Local Production Company: Good Boy Productions Inc.

Director: Gene Stupnitsky

Producer:...

From VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for June 2018, including "Airborne", "Van Helsing", "The Big Sleep" and a whole lot more:

Feature Film

Always Be My Maybe

Local Production Company: Anaheim Productions Inc.

Director: Nahnatchka Khan

May 28/18 - Jul 06/18

A Score To Settle

Local Production Company: Settle Productions Inc.

Director: Shawn Ku

Jun 24/18 - Jul 14/18

Benchwarmers 2

Local Production Company: 2nd String Productions Inc.

Director: Johnathan Rosenbaum

Producer: Dan Angel

Jun 05/18 - Jun 28/18

Casino Night

Local Production Company: Hedgehog Films Inc.

Director: Jeffrey Fowler

Jul 30/18 - Sep 26/18

Good Boys

Local Production Company: Good Boy Productions Inc.

Director: Gene Stupnitsky

Producer: Dan Clarke

Jul 09/18 - Aug 23/18

Love & Oatmeal

Local Production Company: Scott & Cindy Film Productions Inc.

Director: Peter Sattler

Producer: Molly Smith, Rachel Smith, Thad Luckinbill, Trent Luckinbill, Trina Wyatt

Jun 04/18 - Jun 29/18

Needle In A Timestack

Local Production Company: Needle Production Services BC Inc.

Director: John Ridley

Producer: Vince Geradis,...

From VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for May 2018, including "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina", "Project Blue Book", "Van Helsing" and a whole lot more:

Feature Film

Airborne

Local Production Company: Siberian Productions Ltd.

Producer: Michael Bederman

June 18/18 - Jul 27/18

Red Snow

Local Production Company: Zhoh Daatsik Pictures Inc.

Director: Marie Clements

Producer: Lael McCall, Michelle Morris, Jonathan Tamuz

Mar 20/18 - May 28/18

The Art Of Racing In The Rain

Local Production Company: Tcf Vancouver Productions

Director: Simon Curtis

Producer: Patrick Dempsey, Neal H. Moritz, Tania Landau, Joannie Burnstein

Apr 30/18 - Jul 23/18

Untitled Ali Wong/Randall Park Project

Local Production Company: Anaheim Productions

Director: Nahnatchka Khan

Exec. Producer(s): Ali Wong, Randall Park, Nathan Kahane, Erin Westerman, Ali Wong, Randall Park, Brendan Fergusen

May 29/18 - Jul 21/18

TV Pilot

Search And Destroy

Local Production Company: Bell Red Road Productions

Director: Carrie Brownstein

Producer: Ron French

May 07/18 - May 16/18

TV...

CBS continues to find “Salvation.” The serialized thriller series that premiered in July has been picked up for a 13-episode second season. The new run will air in summer 2018. The cast includes Santiago Cabrera, Jennifer Finnigan, Charlie Rowe, Jacqueline Byers, Rachel Drance and Ian Anthony Dale. Also Read: 10 Lowest-Rated TV Shows of Summer 2017 (Photos) Season 1 focused on a team tasked with stopping an asteroid from colliding with Earth. The project from CBS Television Studios is executive produced by Liz Kruger, Craig Shapiro, Alex Kurtzman, Heather Kadin, Stuart Gillard and Peter Lenkov. “Salvation” was created by Kruger, Shapiro and Matt Wheeler.

According to agent Melissa Lee of Toronto's Ml Talent Agency, the deadline for new actors/actresses, inexperienced/experienced, to register online with the agency as a background performer (extra) for Toronto-based feature films, TV series and commercials, has been extended to Friday June 23, 2017:

Lee, the owner of Ml Talent Agency is a founding member, and Co-Chair of the Toronto Talent Agent Association (Ttaa).

online agency registration here

Recent Toronto film productions include "Suicide Squad", "Dark Matter", "The Strain", "RoboCop", "Carrie", "Resident Evil: Afterlife", "Designated Survivor", "The Handmaid's Tale", "Pixels", "12 Monkeys", "Suits", "11:22.63", "Downsizing", plus the new "Star Trek" TV series, "Star Trek: Discovery".

Here is the Toronto Film Production Update for June 2017:

12 Monkeys - Season 4

TV Series

Universal Television Enterprises LLC

Prod.: Michael Wray

Exec. Producer: Terry Matalas

Dir.: Various

Apr 3 – Jul 7/17

Condor Season 1

TV Series

T5 Condor Productions Inc.

Exec. Prods.: Jason Smilovic, Todd Katzberg, Lawrence Trilling

Dir.: Lawrence Trilling, + tba

Apr 24 - Aug 15/17

Crawford Season 1

TV Series

Crawford Season One, Inc.

Exec. Prod.: Laura Michalchyshyn, Mike Clattenburg

Dir.: Mike Clattenburg

Apr 17 - Jun 28/17

Green Harvest

TV Series

Streak Productions Inc. / CBS

Prod.: Kevin Lafferty, Loretta Ramos, Aaron Baiers

Exec. Prod.: Bryan Fuller,

Heather Kadin, Gretchen Berg, Aaron Harberts

Dir.: various

Jan 24 – Oct 6/17

People Of Earth Season 2

TV Series

Slanted Films

Prod.: Paula Devonshire

Exec. Prods.: David Jenkins, Norm Hiscock, Aaron Shure

Dir.: Various

May 1 - Jul 17/17

Salvation Season 1

TV Series

CBS

Producer: Robert Ortiz

Exec. Prods.: Liz Kruger, Craig Shapiro, Heather Kadin, Aaron Beiers, Stuart Gillard

Dir.: Various

March 1 - Aug 3/17

Secrets From The Russian Tea Room

Feature

Rtr 2016 Ontario Inc.

Prod.: Malene Blenkov, Sandra Cunningham, Robin Cass

LP: Kristina Kornum (Denmark), Lisa Kussner (Canada)

Dir.: Lone Scherfig

May 8 – Jun 2/17

Star Falls

TV Series

Breakthrough Ent

Prod.: Jim Corson

Exec. Prod.:George Doty, Joan Lambur, Ira Levy,Peter Williamson,Michael McGuigan,

Nat Abraham,

Dir.: Various

May 8 - Aug 4/17

The Lead

TV Series

CTV / eOne

Prod.: Brian Gibson

Exec. Prod.: Ilana Frank, Adam Pettle, Ley Lukins, Linda Pope

Dir.: various

Apr 17 - Jul 25/17

Cardinal: Blackfly Season

Mini Series

Sienna Films/eOne

Prod.: Jessica Daniel

Dir.: Jeff Renfroe

May 29 – Aug 4/17

Code 8

Feature

Code 8 Films Inc.

Producer: Jeff Chan

Director: Jeff Chan

May 29 - Jul 14/17

Fahrenheit 451

TV Movie

HBO Films/Morning Star Prods. Ltd.

Prod.: David Coatsworth, Sarah Green

Dir.: Ramin Bahrani

Jul 10 – Sep 8/17

Frankie Drake

TV Series

Shaftesbury Frankie I Inc.

Prod.: Julie Lacey, Jonathan Hackett

Dir.: Various

Jun 19 - Oct 26/17

Girl Underground

(working title)

TV Movie

Cineflix (Captive) Inc.

Prod.: Thomas Vencelides

Dir.: Stephen Kemp

May 16 – Jun 1/17

Little Italy

Feature

Pizza Lovers Productions Ltd.

Prod.: Vinay Virmani, Ajay Virmani, Pauline Dhillon

Dir.: Donald Petrie

May 17 - Jun 26/17

Suits Season 7

TV Series

NBC Universal

Prod.: Mark Winemaker

Dir.: Various

Apr 4 - Nov 15/17

The Detail

TV Series

CTV / eOne

Prod.: Brian Gibson

Dir.: various

Apr 17 - Jul 25/17

The Expanse Season 3

TV Series

SyFy

Prod.: Manny Danelon

Dir.: Various

Jul 12 - Dec 8/17...

Thanks to TorontoFilm.Net here is the Toronto Film Production Update for June 2017 including "12 Monkeys", "Fahrenheit 451", "Code 8" and a whole lot more:

"Extras" Needed For Toronto Movies/TV

12 Monkeys - Season 4

TV Series

Universal Television Enterprises LLC

Prod.: Michael Wray

Exec. Producer: Terry Matalas

Dir.: Various

Apr 3 – Jul 7/17

Condor Season 1

TV Series

T5 Condor Productions Inc.

Exec. Prods.: Jason Smilovic, Todd Katzberg, Lawrence Trilling

Dir.: Lawrence Trilling, + tba

Apr 24 - Aug 15/17

Crawford Season 1

TV Series

Crawford Season One, Inc.

Exec. Prod.: Laura Michalchyshyn, Mike Clattenburg

Dir.: Mike Clattenburg

Apr 17 - Jun 28/17

Green Harvest

TV Series

Streak Productions Inc. / CBS

Prod.: Kevin Lafferty, Loretta Ramos, Aaron Baiers

Exec. Prod.: Bryan Fuller,

Heather Kadin, Gretchen Berg, Aaron Harberts

Dir.: various

Jan 24 – Oct 6/17

People Of Earth Season 2

TV Series

Slanted Films

Prod.: Paula Devonshire

Exec. Prods.: David Jenkins, Norm Hiscock,...

Ml Talent Agency, is looking for background performer actors and actresses, inexperienced/experienced for more Toronto-based feature films, TV series and commercials :

Melissa Lee, owner of Ml Talent Agency and founding member, Co-Chair of the Toronto Talent Agent Association (Ttaa) is a 20-year veteran in the film industry.

The one year agency fee for non-union performers to list with Ml Talent Agency has been discounted to $75 for new clients referred by SneakPeek.Ca with exclusive easy online registration here.

Recent Toronto film productions include "Suicide Squad", "Reign", "Dark Matter", "The Strain", "RoboCop", "Carrie", "Resident Evil: Afterlife", "Designated Survivor", "The Handmaid's Tale", "Pixels", "12 Monkeys", "Suits", "Stephen King's 11:22.63", "Downsizing", plus the new "Star Trek" TV series, "Star Trek: Discovery".

Here is the Toronto Film Production Update for May 2017:

12 Monkeys - Season 4

TV Series

Universal Television Enterprises LLC

Prod.: Michael Wray

Exec. Producer: Terry Matalas

Dir.: Various...

Thanks to TorontoFilm.Net here is the Toronto Film Production Update for May 2017 including "Dark Matter", "Crawford", "Designated Survivor" and a whole lot more:

12 Monkeys - Season 4

TV Series

Universal Television Enterprises LLC

Prod.: Michael Wray

Exec. Producer: Terry Matalas

Dir.: Various

Apr 3 – Jul 7/17

Condor Season 1

TV Series

T5 Condor Productions Inc.

Exec. Prods.: Jason Smilovic, Todd Katzberg, Lawrence Trilling

Dir.: Lawrence Trilling, + tba

Apr 24 - Aug 15/17

Crawford Season 1

TV Series

Crawford Season One, Inc.

Exec. Prod.: Laura Michalchyshyn, Mike Clattenburg

Dir.: Mike Clattenburg

Apr 17 - Jun 28/17

Dark Matter Season 3

TV Series

Prodigy Entertainment Inc.

Exec. Prod.: Jay Firestone, Joseph

Mallozzi, Paul Mullie

Dir.: Various

Nov 18/16 - Apr 13/17

Designated Survivor

Season 1

TV Series

Designated 1 Ltd.

Prod.: David Guggenheim

Exec. Prod.: David Guggenheim

Dir.: various

July 25/16 - Apr 30/17 Tbc

Flint

TV Movie

Sony Pictures TV / Lifetime

Prod.: John M. Eckert

Exec.

Thanks to TorontoFilm.Net here is the Toronto Film Production Update for April 2017 including "Designated Survivor", "The Girlfriend Experience", "The Strain" and a whole lot more:

Extras Needed For Toronto-filmed Movies/TV

A Song For Christmas

TV Movie

Howard Braunstein Films Canada Inc.

Prod.: Deborah Marks

Exec. Prod.: Howard Braunstein, David Mackay

Dir.: Rich Newey

Mar 23 – Apr 12/17

Christmas Inheritance

TV Movie

Hp Christmas Inheritance Productions Inc.

Prod.: David Anselmo

Exec. Prod.: Brad Krevoy, Amy Krell

Dir.: Ernie Barbarash

Mar 13 - Apr 07/17

Condor Season 1

TV Series

T5 Condor Productions Inc.

Exec. Prods.: Jason Smilovic, Todd Katzberg, Lawrence Trilling

Dir.: Lawrence Trilling, + tba

Apr 24 - Aug 15/17

Crawford Season 1

TV Series

Crawford Season One, Inc.

Exec. Prod.: Laura Michalchyshyn, Mike Clattenburg

Dir.: Mike Clattenburg

Apr 17 - Jun 28/17

Dark Matter Season 3

TV Series

Prodigy Entertainment Inc.

Exec. Prod.: Jay Firestone, Joseph

Mallozzi, Paul Mullie

Dir.

If you've found in recent years that Zoo has replaced Under the Dome in giving you some thrills and chills in the summer TV season, then you may be pleased to know that CBS has announced that the third season of Zoo will premiere on Thursday, June 29th, at 10:00pm Et.

Press Release: CBS today announced its summer schedule, including the new event series Salvation, the new live-action game show Candy Crush, the third season of Zoo, based on James Patterson’s #1 bestselling novel, and the return of the summer sensation Big Brother.

Big Brother, hosted by Julie Chen, will once again have three weekly episodes. The hit reality series debuts with a special two-hour premiere on Wednesday, June 28 (8:00-10:00 Pm, Et/Pt), followed by the Thursday broadcast on June 29 (9:00-10:00 Pm, Et/Pt), Sunday’s installment on July 2 (8:00-9:00 Pm, Et/Pt...

Thanks to VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for September 2016, including "Arrow", "Bates Motel", "Riverdale" and a whole lot more: 

Everything EVERYTHINGFeature

Local Production Company: Everything Productions Canada Ltd.

Producer: Elyssa Dutton

Sep 06/16 - Oct 07/16

Live Like Line

Feature

Local Production Company: Live Like Line Productions Ltd.

Director: Sean McNamara

Producer: Charles Rapp

Aug 02/16 - Sep 13/16

Ollie

Feature

Local Production Company: Tcf Vancouver Productions Ltd.

Director: Shane Black

Exec. Producer(s): Bill Bannerman

Producer: John Davis

Oct 17/16 - Feb 08/17

Sweet Virginia

Feature

Local Production Company: Sv Pictures Inc

Director: Jamie Dagg

Exec. Producer(s): Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Chris Ferguson

Producer: Jordan Barber

Aug 22/16 - Sep 17/16

Tully

Feature

Local Production Company: Tully Productions BC Inc.

Director: Jason Reitman

Exec. Producer(s): Jason Cloth, Ron McLeod, Aaron Gilbert

Producer: Aaron Gilbert, Helen Estabrook

Sep 21/16 - Nov 02/16

Washer

Feature

Local Production Company: Hskl Productions Canada Inc.

Director: Stephen Chbosky

Exec.

Recently, CW delivered the new, official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Beauty And The Beast" season finale episode 13 of season 3. The episode is entitled, "Destined," and it turns out that we're going to see some very interesting and dramatic stuff go down as Vincent and Catherine are forced to switch up tactics in an effort to defeat evil Liam, and more! In the new, 13th episode press release: Catherine (Kristin Kreuk) and Vincent (Jay Ryan) are going to be forced to work together as a couple in ways they never have before if they hope to defeat their destined foe in Liam (guest star Jason Gedrick), who is going to do everything he can to expose Vincent as a beast in order to destroy their love. Austin Basis, Nina Lisandrello and Nicole Gale Anderson also star. Stuart Gillard directed the episode, and it was written by Brad Kern. The finale...

Recently, CW delivered the new, official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Beauty And The Beast" episode 8 of season 3, and it turns out that we're going to see some very interesting stuff go down as Catherine and Vincent attempt to finally get married, and more! The episode is labeled, "Shotgun Wedding." In the new, 8th episode press release: Will Cat And Vincent Make It Down The Aisle? Press release number 2: Catherine (Kristin Kreuk) will be excited to finally walk down the aisle with Vincent (Jay Ryan), but can't help worry that the rash of superhuman experiments is going to ruin her destined moment. Vincent, Jt (Austin Basis) and Tess (Nina Lisandrello) will be determined to do anything they can to keep Catherine focused on her big day before all hell breaks loose. Nicole Gale Anderson also stars. Stuart Gillard directed the episode, and it was written by Brad Kern and Anthony Epling.

Recently, CW delivered the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Beauty And The Beast" episode 3 of season 3. The episode is entitled, "Bob & Carol & Vincent & Cat," and it turns out that we're going to see some very intriguing stuff take place as Catherine and Vincent see a couple that they want to be like. J.T. starts to research if he might have super powers too, and more! In the new, 3rd episode press release: Vincent And Cat Meet The Ideal Couple. Press release number 2: When two married agents (guest stars Alan Van Sprang and Natasha Henstridge) from the FBI take over an investigation, Cat (Kristin Kreuk) and Vincent (Jay Ryan) are going to hope they are seeing a future version of themselves, but will fear their work schedules are jeopardizing their relationship. When the two couples bond and team up on the case, a mysterious coincidence is going to surface that raises suspicions.

At least the Michael Bay Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has to be better than this. Right? Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993) Director: Stuart Gillard Stars: Paige Turco, Elias Koteas, Corey Feldman Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo go back in time to save feudal Japan from evil white people. The first two Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles feature films weren't exactly dark and gritty relics of the '90s, but Tmnt III is so dull and...

Last night, CW dropped the new promo/spoiler clip (below) for their upcoming "Beauty And The Beast" finale episode 22 of season 2, and it appears to be very intense and quite interesting as Gabe really goes off the deep end, threatening to murder anyone that gets close to Vincent, and more! The episode is titled, "Deja Vu." In the new, 2nd episode, Catherine will frantically search for a way to stop Gabe, and will learn the answer in a surprising location: the journal of her ancestor, which will end up, causing Catherine to fear the only way to stop Gabe, is by murdering Vincent! Actors, Nina Lisandrello and Austin Basis, will make an appearance in the episode. Stuart Gillard directed the episode, and it was written by Brad Kern and Roger Grant. The finale episode 22 is scheduled to air on Monday night, July 7th at 8pm central time on The CW.

Recently, CW released the new,official,synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Beauty And The Beast" finale episode 22 of season 2. The episode is entitled, "Deja Vu," and it sounds like things will get extremely interesting as Catherine realizes she may have to kill Vincent, and more! In the new, 22nd episode press release: Catherine will face a tough decision. Catherine (Kristin Kreuk) will search for a way to thwart Gabe (Sendhil Ramamurthy) and is going to find her answer in an unexpected place: the journal of her ancestor, which will make Catherine fear the only way to stop Gabe, is by killing Vincent (Jay Ryan). Actors, Nina Lisandrello and Austin Basis, will also appear in the episode. Stuart Gillard directed the episode, and it was written by Brad Kern and Roger Grant. The finale episode 22 is due to air on Monday night, July 7th at 8pm central time on The CW.

Kristin Kreuk’s character Cat has a tough choice to make on her season finale of Beauty and the Beast. Vincent is causing far more drama than he should be. Thus it is affecting everyone around Cat beside herself, including her police partner Gabe. Will she have to do what am old journal tells her to do or can she find another way to save both Gabe and Vincent? You can view the stills down below. Here is the official description of the episode that will air July 7th.

Cat Faces A Tough Decision — Cat (Kristin Kreuk) searches for a way to thwart Gabe (Sendhil Ramamurthy) and finds her answer in an unexpected place: the journal of her ancestor, which makes Cat fear the only way to stop Gabe is by killing Vincent (Jay Ryan). Nina Lisandrello and Austin Basis also star. Stuart Gillard directed the episode written by Brad Kern...

RocketMan (1997) Director: Stuart Gillard Stars: Harland Williams, Beau Bridges, William Sadler Nasa sends the right man to prove there's no intelligent life on Mars. If this column has taught us anything, it's that every movie, no matter how terrible, has its fans. We all have our guilty pleasures.those movies we're embarrassed to admit we love for whatever inexplicable reason. Rocketman is that movie for me. Jeffrey DeMunn could only look on in horror at how...

Some people can win for losing.

Ben Affleck claimed the Directors Guild of America Award for Argo on Saturday in Hollywood’s latest thumb-in-the-eye to the small group of filmmakers in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences who failed to nominate him for an Oscar.

“I worked really, really hard to become the best director I could be, by putting in as hours as I can, and banging my head against a wall, berating myself, lying to myself about whether it’s going to work,” Affleck told the crowd, never mentioning the snub. “Basically, I got to a...

Today, the Directors Guild of America announced its nominees for TV and commercials. Some of the shows involved are predictable (Homeland, Mad Men, Louie, Girls), while others aren’t (check out that Reality category!). The list:

Dramatic Series:

Michael Cuesta, Showtime’s Homeland, “The Choice”

Jennifer Getzinger, AMC’s Mad Men, “A Little Kiss”

Lesli Linka Glatter, Showtime’s Homeland, “Q&A”

Rian Johnson, AMC’s Breaking Bad, “Fifty-One”

Greg Mottola, HBO’s The Newsroom, “We Just Decided To”

Comedy Series:

Louis C.K., FX’s Louie, “New Year’s Eve”

Mark Cendrowski, CBS’s The Big Bang Theory, “The Date Night Variable”

Bryan Cranston,...

Disney Channel Original Movie Girl Vs. Monster has assembled its cast. The film stars Olivia Holt as a teen girl who on the eve of Halloween, discovers that she’s a fifth generation monster hunter but before she begin her family’s true calling, the monsters will try to stop her. Joining her in the cast are Jennifer Aspen (Gcb) and Brian Palermo (The Social Network) as the her parents, as well as Brendan Meyer (Disney Xd’s Mr. Young), Kerris Dorsey (Moneyball), Katherine McNamara (New Years Eve), Luke Benward (Disney Channel’s Minutemen), Tracy Dawson (Call Me Fitz) and Adam Chambers (Good Luck Charlie). Stuart Gillard will direct from a script by Annie DeYoung, Ron McGee and Geoff Rodkey. Sheri Singer is executive producing. The movie is slated to premiere in the fall, during the second annual month-long Monstober event. In addition to her co-starring role on the new ABC dramedy Gcb,...

Exclusive: Disney Channel has greenlighted its next original movie. Tentatively titled Girl Vs. Monster, it stars Olivia Holt of Disney Xd’s Kickin’ It. The project, which will be presented to advertisers at the Disney Channels Worldwide Kids Upfront tomorrow, centers on a teen girl (Holt) who, on the eve of Halloween, discovers she’s a fifth generation monster hunter. But before she begins her family’s true calling, the monsters will try to stop her. Stuart Gillard is set to direct the movie from a script by Annie DeYoung, Ron McGee and Geoff Rodkey. Sheri Singer executive produces.

Let’s face it. We can’t hide it. We all have those movies that we like that others would shun. These are guilty pleasures: the ones that aren’t that great but we love for some reason or another. Here are mine. Be sure to list yours in the comments, if you’d like.

Last Action Hero (1993)

Rotten Tomatoes: 38%

Actors: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austin O’Brien, F. Murray Abraham, Art Carney, Charles Dance

Director: John McTiernan/Writers: Shane Black and David Arnott

Here’s the thing: I will defend this movie’s concept till Doomsday. A movie about a kid with a magic ticket that gets pulled into an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie? Genius concept. Yes, the kid is annoying. Yes, the movie doesn’t reach the heights of a McTiernan/Black team-up as well as one might think. It’s interesting to note that McTiernan isn’t working as much...

hollywoodnews.com: Directors Guild of America President Taylor Hackford today announced the DGA’s nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television and Commercials for the year 2010.

‘Whether it’s a 30-second commercial or a multi-part miniseries, television directors are crucial to the success of any television project.’ said Hackford. ‘As the DGA celebrates its 75th anniversary this year, we salute the critical role of the director in TV and are proud to honor the tremendous range of excellence found in the projects nominated today. Congratulations to all of the nominees.’

The winners will be announced at the 63rd Annual DGA Awards Dinner on Saturday, January 29, 2011 at the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles.

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Movies For Television And Mini-series

The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series for 2010 are (in alphabetical order):

Mick Jackson

Temple Grandin

(HBO...

Here are the latest photos from 90210 Season 3 Episode 12, “Liars,” airing Monday, January 24 at 8pm on The CW. West Bev High School heads to the beach for practice, but everything’s still not fun-in-the-sun for Andrianna.

About 90210 Season 3 Episode 12: Liars

Naomi (AnnaLynne McCord) is taken hostage in her own home by an out-of-control Mr. Cannon (guest star Hal Ozen) who also lures Silver (Jessica Stroup) into the situation. Annie (Shenae Grimes) and Dixon’s (Tristan Wilds) cousin Emily (guest star Abbie Cobb, “Jonas”) from Kansas comes to town for an extended visit, but Emily immediately gets on Annie’s nerves. Dixon confronts Teddy (Trevor Donovan) about his kiss with Ian (guest star Kyle Riabko) and promises to keep his secret.

During surf practice, Ivy (Gillian Zinser) takes a nasty spill that makes her question her ability to compete in the surf competition. Adrianna’s (Jessica Lowndes) world continues to crumble...

hollywoodnews.com: Naomi Is Taken Hostage By Her Rapist — Naomi (AnnaLynne McCord) is taken hostage in her own home by an out-of-control Mr. Cannon (guest star Hal Ozen) who also lures Silver (Jessica Stroup) into the situation. Annie (Shenae Grimes) and Dixon’s (Tristan Wilds) cousin Emily (guest star Abbie Cobb, “Jonas”) from Kansas comes to town for an extended visit, but Emily immediately gets on Annie’s nerves.

Dixon confronts Teddy (Trevor Donovan) about his kiss with Ian (guest star Kyle Riabko) and promises to keep his secret. During surf practice, Ivy (Gillian Zinser) takes a nasty spill that makes her question her ability to compete in the surf competition. Adrianna’s (Jessica Lowndes) world continues to crumble when she appears on a talk show to tell her side of the story, and she is blindsided by a surprise guest. Given Adrianna’s disastrous situation, Navid (Michael Steger) and...

Avalon High, the next Disney Channel Original Movie, has started production in New Zealand and it stars Britt Robertson and Gregg Sulkin. American viewers know Robertson best for her role as Lux on Life Unexpected (TV), while Sulkin has guest starred as Mason Greybeck on a couple of episodes of Wizards of Waverly Place (TV) and is recognized back home in England for his appearances on Disney Channel UK's version of As the Bell Rings (TV). So what is Avalon High about? Well, we've got the scoop. It's based on the novel by Meg Cabot and it follows the adventures of Allie Pennington (Robertson), the new girl at Avalon High, who quickly comes to believe that her classmates are reincarnations of King Arthur and his court. In other words, Avalon High just may be a contemporary Camelot, with the hunky quarterback Will (Sulkin), his girlfriend Jen (Molly Quinn), their best...

Looking for a sneak peek at Syfy's new mini-series Riverworld, starring Dollhouse's Tahmoh Penikett? You're in luck. Distributor Rhi has released the first trailer for the mini-series (itself a backdoor pilot for an ongoing series), which also stars Laura Vandervoort, Mark Deklin, Peter Wingfield, and Alan Cumming, among others. The project was written by Robert Hewitt Wolfe (The Dresden Files) and directed by Stuart Gillard (90210). Here's how Syfy described the four-hour mini-series: "Tahmoh Penikett (Battlestar Galactica/Dollhouse) and Laura Vandervoort (Smallville) star in Riverworld, based on the popular award-winning series of novels by Philip Jose Farmer. Penikett stars as Matt Ellman, an American war zone reporter who has witnessed the worst of humanity first-hand yet still grasps on to an optimistic spirit. When a suicide bomber kills both Matt and his fiance Jessie, played by Vandervoort, they awaken, separated in a mysterious world where everyone who has ever lived on Earth,...