Daniel Radcliffe Will not Film More Wizarding Realm Of Harry Potter Rides

The following couple of years will be pretty exciting for fans from the Wizarding Realm of Harry Potter. It had been lately introduced that the new Wizarding World location could be opening in Universal Hollywood within the next couple of years as Universal Orlando grows its current "Potter"-designed area. What's neat concerning the Wizarding World may be the ability for that "Potter" legacy to reside on even while we obtain further and farther away from the culmination from the book and film series'. Regardless of the number of years pass, Harry, Ron and Hermione it's still there, ageless, inviting fans to take adventures together in "Harry Potter and also the Forbidden Journey." Daniel Radcliffe and castmates Emma Watson and Rupert Grint all recorded video particularly for "Forbidden Journey" when they remained as shooting "Harry Potter and also the Deathly Hallows." It's worth wondering, then, whether Wizarding World's expansion means Serta, Emma and Rupert might don their Hogwarts uniform again within the next couple of years. When MTV News swept up with Radcliffe as they was marketing "The Lady in Black," he stated he does not view it happening in the near future. "To tell the truth, I dont think I'd do this,Inch he stated. "Because, if that will be happening within the next couple of years, I am likely to be investing time within the next couple of years ... working quite hard to create a separation and show people will be able to do other things so It may be detrimental that i can be constantly returning to and returning to." Even when Radcliffe is not interesting in filming further Wizarding World rides, this may be a fascinating chance to possess other -- or new -- cast people are available in and record video for his or her own rides. Luna's Looney Thestral Coaster or McGonagall's Transfiguration Adventure -- two ideas we simply composed -- wouldn't need Radcliffe's participation to visit forward. And, if Universal were to create a Gringotts ride as continues to be thought, they could only use footage from "Deathly Hallows: Part 2" rather than shooting anything new. Radcliife ensured he did not seem ungrateful after acknowledging he'd most likely turn lower the chance to complete more focus on the development of Wizarding World rides. "As I have always stated for you, I seem like I have stated a 1000 occasions, I never wish to turn my back on 'Potter.' It provided everything, and it might be turning my back on 10 amazing many years of love and excitement and getting a lot of fun,Inch Radcliffe stated. "And I am beginning to obtain a tiny bit lengthy within the tooth to become putting on the wizarding school uniform. We have all reached be facing track of that a lot.Inch Fair enough, Serta. We don't wish to visit a gray Harry Potter in the near future -- unless of course it's on "Saturday Evening Live." Are you currently disappointed that Radcliffe wouldn't wish to record more footage for Wizarding World? Inform us within the comments section below or on Twitter!

Relativity, Hasbro partner on 'Stretch'

Relativity Media is partnering with Hasbro to bring Stretch Armstrong to the bigscreen. Announcement came Monday from Relativity co-president Tucker Tooley and Hasbro prexy-CEO Brian Goldner. Relativity will be the domestic distributor and will release the film internationally through its network of foreign output partners. "Stretch" will open April 11, 2014. The film will be produced by Relativity topper Ryan Kavanaugh, Hasbro's Goldner and Bennett Schneir, senior VP and managing director. Tooley will exec produce. No cast or director has been attached yet. Hasbro's partnered with Paramount on the "Transformers" and "G.I. Joe" pics and with Universal on its high-priced "Battleship," opening in April. "We are absolutely thrilled to partner with Hasbro, a company whose global reach and ability to innovate has made them immensely successful in the arena of brand reimagination -- as evidenced by their legacy of creating such franchises as 'Transformers' and 'G.I. Joe,'" said Tooley in a statement. Stretch Armstrong was launched by Hasbro in 1976 and relaunched in the '90s as a toy that can be stretched repeatedly and always returned to his original size. Hasbro had "Stretch Armstrong" in development at U, with Taylor Lautner announced in 2010 to star in the action-figure adaptation that was to be released in March 2012, but that project never came together. Contact Dave McNary at dave.mcnary@variety.com

In Original Internet Shows, Hints of Coming Change

NY (AP) After many years of experimentation, the very best video locations on the internet are all of a sudden flush with original programming: documentaries, reality shows and scripted series.Within the next couple of several weeks, YouTube, Netflix and Hulu will unveil their most ambitious original programming yet an electronic push into a conventional television business which has money, a group of stars along with a bold attitude of reinvention.The lengthy-predicted collision between Internet video and broadcast television is finally arrived.We're not recommending that the standard on the web is near to those of broadcast TV, but it is becoming simple to make a day when it will likely be.And despite the fact that experts wonder if new media can rival a business which has been around for around 70 years, the recording sites have searched for close ties with seasoned professionals. Plus they enjoy the different financial aspects of worldwide Web-based entertainment.In either case, what is happening now is only the first wave."This convergence has become,Inch states documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, who produced "The Failure Club," a set about people attempting to perform the things they have always feared, for Yahoo, and "A Day within the Existence," a set recording 24 hrs of someone's existence, for Hulu.He states the standard still varies, but audiences will quickly see talent and production values start to change.On February. 6, Netflix will premiere its first scripted show, "Lilyhammer," by which Steve Van Zandt ("The Sopranos") plays a brand new You are able to mobster in witness protection in Norwegian. Later this season, it will release "House of Cards," a very anticipated adaptation of the British miniseries created by David Fincher and starring Kevin Spacey. The coming year, it'll debut new instances of the cultish comedy "Arrested Development," which initially broadcast on Fox.Hulu plans a February. 14 premiere for "Battleground," a mock political documentary. The website will later release "Up to date,Inch a six-part documentary by Richard Linklater about "monumentally overlooked monuments of yankee metropolitan areas."Hulu, that has some $ 30 million monthly customers and 1.5 million for its monthly subscription service Hulu Plus, is co-possessed through the parent companies of NBC, Fox and ABC.Yahoo has searched for to take advantage of its enormous search audience of nearly 180 million unique monthly site visitors by drawing audiences to its original programming, together with a slate of ladies-focused shows released last fall and comedy programming planned for Feb. Its first scripted entry is going to be "Electric City," a advanced animated series created by Tom Hanks, who'll also voice a character.YouTube lately released a whole catalog of original programming, investing $100 million around the gradual rollout more than 100 niche-oriented channels.The channels not have the demands of the 24-hour schedule and rather concentrate on short-form, on-demand programming. Partners vary in the Wall Street Journal to World Wrestling Entertainment to Madonna.In the recent electronic devices trade event CES, YouTube's global mind of content predicted that by 2020 about 75 % of channels is going to be sent through the Internet. And video will quickly be 90 percent of traffic."With time, you will notice increasingly more television qualities, television stations distributed on the internet,Inch Robert Kyncl stated. "My way through its due time."Internet delivery enables programming that's "more difficult to fulfill through traditional distribution means...because there exists a global scale," Kyncl added.An internet-based systems can serve niche audiences that might be hard to sustain every other way, and achieve this at less expensive.Youtube . com intends to expand to 100s of Internet channels, just like television went from the couple of systems to a large number of cable channels. In the following couple of years, "much of your interests may have channels on YouTube," Kyncl forecasts.Netflix, which streamed 2 billion hrs of video within the 4th quarter of 2011, has already been operating underneath the assumption that video systems whether streaming or public are converging. Just like Web video is undertaking original programming, TV systems are experimentation with systems for example TV Everywhere, which enables audiences to look at channels web on mobile products."You are able to think about us like a cable-TV network, but we love to to consider we are in the middle,Inch states Reed Hastings, Boss of Netflix. "We're an Internet TV network, after which they will become like us. But it is the same factor, really."Hastings provides a comparison between Netflix and Cinemax: "We're becoming a lot more like them in doing a bit of originals, beginning that journey, and they're becoming a lot more like us in creating an on-demand interface like Cinemax Go," which enables audiences to look at channels web on mobile and tabulate products.Cinemax rejected to comment.Production agendas will be different broadly in the sites, but Netflix plans one notable difference: Its episodes is going to be launched at once.James McQuivey, an analyst at Forrester Research, states the very fact that Hanks is creating a series for the net shows the way the traditional TV product is "prepared to solve.McQuivey states the disruption in video will "unfold before us just like a slow-mo replay of the accident.""The brand new content will not be just like that which you watch Thursday nights from 9 to 10 p.m., but it is going to get nearer to that quality," he adds. "And it is certainly just like that which you watch on Thursday from three or four within the mid-day or 'life was imple' from 10 to 11."Hulu and Netflix both desire to use original content to lure audiences for their much bigger libraries of older content. For Netflix, that's movies and old TV for Hulu, that's last night's TV and older series. Hulu professionals say any new original series has to become match up with traditional content."If you are ever likely to do anything whatsoever original, it's to face up to that particular,Inch states Andy Forssell, senior v . p . of content at Hulu. "That can not be 'Web video,' it's to become TV quality."Original content remains half the normal commission from the plan for Hulu, which intends to spend $500 million on content in 2012.Erin McPherson, mind of original programming at Yahoo, loves to call Yahoo "the 5th network." Its Yahoo Galleries production house in La produces as much as 30 originals per month, frequently joining up with production companies for example Reveille (NBC's "The Office"). Its original programming attracted a lot more than 26 million unique site visitors in November, based on comScore."It's about time,Inch states McPherson. "We are finally here."Copyright 2012 Connected Press. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. By Mike Coyle The month of january 27, 2012 "Battleground" PHOTO CREDIT Hulu.com NY (AP) After many years of experimentation, the very best video locations on the internet are all of a sudden flush with original programming: documentaries, reality shows and scripted series.Within the next couple of several weeks, YouTube, Netflix and Hulu will unveil their most ambitious original programming yet an electronic push right into a traditional television business which has money, a group of stars along with a bold attitude of reinvention.The lengthy-predicted collision between Internet video and broadcast television is finally arrived.We're not recommending that the standard on the web is near to those of broadcast TV, but it is becoming simple to make a day when it will likely be.And despite the fact that experts wonder if new media can rival a company which has been around for around 70 years, the recording sites have searched for close ties with seasoned professionals. Plus they enjoy the different financial aspects of worldwide Web-based entertainment.In either case, what is happening now is only the first wave."This convergence has become,Inch states documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, who produced "The Failure Club," a set about people attempting to perform the things they have always feared, for Yahoo, and "Each Day within the Existence," a set recording 24 hrs of someone's existence, for Hulu.He states the standard still varies, but audiences will quickly see talent and production values start to change.On February. 6, Netflix will premiere its first scripted show, "Lilyhammer," by which Steve Van Zandt ("The Sopranos") plays a NY mobster in witness protection in Norwegian. Later this season, it'll release "House of Cards," a very anticipated adaptation from the British miniseries created by David Fincher and starring Kevin Spacey. The coming year, it'll debut new instances of the cultish comedy "Arrested Development," which initially broadcast on Fox.Hulu plans a February. 14 premiere for "Battleground," a mock political documentary. The website will later release "Up to date,Inch a six-part documentary by Richard Linklater about "monumentally overlooked monuments of yankee metropolitan areas."Hulu, that has some $ 30 million monthly customers and 1.5 million because of its monthly subscription service Hulu Plus, is co-possessed through the parent companies of NBC, Fox and ABC.Yahoo has searched for to take advantage of its enormous search audience of nearly 180 million unique monthly site visitors by drawing audiences to the original programming, together with a slate of ladies-focused shows released last fall and comedy programming planned for Feb. Its first scripted entry is going to be "Electric City," a advanced animated series created by Tom Hanks, who'll also voice a personality.Youtube . com lately released a whole catalog of original programming, investing $100 million around the gradual rollout in excess of 100 niche-oriented channels.The channels not have the demands of the 24-hour schedule and rather concentrate on short-form, on-demand programming. Partners change from the Wall Street Journal to World Wrestling Entertainment to Madonna.In the recent electronic devices trade event CES, YouTube's global mind of content predicted that by 2020 about 75 % of channels is going to be sent through the Internet. And video will quickly be 90 % of traffic."With time, you will notice increasingly more television qualities, television stations distributed on the internet,Inch Robert Kyncl stated. "My way through its due time."Internet delivery enables programming that's "more difficult to satisfy through traditional distribution means...because there exists a global scale," Kyncl added.An internet-based systems can serve niche audiences that might be hard to sustain every other way, and achieve this at less expensive.Youtube . com intends to expand to 100s of Internet channels, just like television went from the couple of systems to a large number of cable channels. Within the next couple of years, "much of your interests may have channels online,Inch Kyncl forecasts.Netflix, which streamed 2 billion hrs of video within the 4th quarter of 2011, has already been operating underneath the assumption that video systems whether streaming or public are converging. Just like Web video is undertaking original programming, TV systems are experimentation with systems for example TV Everywhere, which enables audiences to look at channels web on mobile products."You are able to think about us like a cable-TV network, but we love to to consider we're in the center," states Reed Hastings, Boss of Netflix. "We're an online TV network, after which they will become like us. But it is exactly the same factor, really."Hastings provides a comparison between Netflix and Cinemax: "We're becoming a lot more like them in doing a bit of originals, beginning that journey, and they're becoming a lot more like us in creating an on-demand interface like Cinemax Go," which enables audiences to look at channels web on mobile and tabulate products.Cinemax rejected to comment.Production agendas will be different broadly in the sites, but Netflix plans one notable difference: Its episodes is going to be launched at the same time.Wayne McQuivey, an analyst at Forrester Research, states the truth that Hanks is creating a series for the net shows the way the traditional TV product is "prepared to solve.McQuivey states the disruption in video will "unfold before us just like a slow-mo replay of the accident.""The brand new content will not be just like that which you watch Thursday nights from 9 to 10 p.m., but it is going to get nearer to that quality," he adds. "And it is certainly just like that which you watch on Thursday from three or four within the mid-day or 'life was imple' from 10 to 11."Hulu and Netflix both desire to use original content to lure audiences for their much bigger libraries of older content. For Netflix, that's movies and old TV for Hulu, that's last night's TV and older series. Hulu professionals say any new original series needs to be match up with traditional content."If you are ever likely to do anything whatsoever original, it's to endure that," states Andy Forssell, senior v . p . of content at Hulu. "That can not be 'Web video,' it's to become TV quality."Original content remains half the normal commission from the plan for Hulu, which intends to spend $500 million on content in 2012.Erin McPherson, mind of original programming at Yahoo, loves to call Yahoo "the 5th network." Its Yahoo Galleries production house in La produces as much as 30 originals per month, frequently joining up with production companies for example Reveille (NBC's "WorkInch). Its original programming attracted a lot more than 26 million unique site visitors in November, based on comScore."It's about time,Inch states McPherson. "We are finally here."Copyright 2012 Connected Press. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

Casting Company directors Named for brand new CW, NBC, CBS, ABC Aircraft pilots

Casting Company directors Named for brand new CW, NBC, CBS, ABC Aircraft pilots By Pete Keeley The month of january 23, 2012 CBS's 1987 series "Beauty and also the Animal" Mark Saks will cast the very first NYbased pilot from the 2012 season, CBS's "Elementary," a contemporary undertake the A Virtual Detective mysteries occur NY City.Another modern undertake a vintage, NBC's "Don' Harm," a Jekyll-and-Hyde retelling focusing on a neurosurgeon who evolves an immunity towards the drug he makes use of to help keep his destructive alter ego under control. Liz Dean at Ulrich/Dawson/Kritzer is casting this project.Talking about animal mode, The CW's new "Beauty and also the Animal" also signed a casting team, Sari Dark night and Mandy Sherman. This show does not range from Disney version, but is dependant on the eighties series starring Ron Perlman like a lion-guy who lives inside a secret undercover world and falls to have an assistant NY D.A. That demonstrate was really pretty awesome, so here's wishing that one is simply too.An additional pickup in the TV-casting machine that's Ulrich/Dawson/Kritzer is NBC's Western drama "Frontier," which focuses on a wagon train that sets from Missouri within the mid 1800s. Eric Dawson will run point on that one.Finally, ABC's comedy pilot "Counter Culture" is going to be cast by Jill Anthony. The pilot, with different book by Candace Taylor, follows three siblings that run a diner in Texas. Clearly, their personas are great fits, plus they agree with everything all time. Wait, no. Scratch that last part.Back Stage wasn't in a position to confirm shooting agendas for the above projects. Casting Company directors Named for brand new CW, NBC, CBS, ABC Aircraft pilots By Pete Keeley The month of january 23, 2012 CBS's 1987 series "Beauty and also the Animal" Mark Saks will cast the very first NYbased pilot from the 2012 season, CBS's "Elementary," a contemporary undertake the A Virtual Detective mysteries occur NY City.Another modern undertake a vintage, NBC's "Don' Harm," a Jekyll-and-Hyde retelling focusing on a neurosurgeon who evolves an immunity towards the drug he makes use of to help keep his destructive alter ego under control. Liz Dean at Ulrich/Dawson/Kritzer is casting this project.Talking about animal mode, The CW's new "Beauty and also the Animal" also signed a casting team, Sari Dark night and Mandy Sherman. This show does not range from Disney version, but is dependant on the eighties series starring Ron Perlman like a lion-guy who lives inside a secret undercover world and falls to have an assistant NY D.A. That demonstrate was really pretty awesome, so here's wishing that one is simply too.An additional pickup in the TV-casting machine that's Ulrich/Dawson/Kritzer is NBC's Western drama "Frontier," which focuses on a wagon train that sets from Missouri within the mid 1800s. Eric Dawson will run point on that one.Finally, ABC's comedy pilot "Counter Culture" is going to be cast by Jill Anthony. The pilot, with different book by Candace Taylor, follows three siblings that run a diner in Texas. Clearly, their personas are great fits, plus they agree with everything constantly. Wait, no. Scratch that last part.Back Stage wasn't in a position to confirm shooting agendas for any of these projects.

GoDigital, Adopt pact for pics

Video-on-demand upstart GoDigital on Wednesday announced a pact with Adopt Films that will make the independent distributor's six-to-eight films per year available in roughly 100 million U.S. households.Multi-year deal includes all VOD and electronic sell-through rights, putting NY-based Adopt's slate on all of GoDigital's cable, satellite, IPTV and broadband platforms. First title will be Marie Losier's "The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye," which opens theatrically March 8th.Adopt co-managing executive Jeff Lipsky negotiated the distrib pact with GoDigital's Andy Bohn."GoDigital is enormously incentivized to put our films at the forefront of their expanding company," Lipsky said. "We expect to learn from the best and trust that Andy and his colleagues are poised to maximize our VOD revenues."GoDigital acquired Might Entertainment earlier this month, creating a full-service digital distribution company with a library of over 1000 films. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

NBC's Globes ratings in line with last year

It's tough to get a true read on the ratings for Sunday night's telecast of the Golden Globe Awards on NBC, but early indications are that it will come in a sliver behind last year's solid showing. Football fueled Fox to big numbers for its animated comedies, which included strong sampling for ''Napoleon Dynamite.''Preliminary national estimates from Nielsen for the Globes don't tell the whole story , they include only the 8 p.m. replays in the West and not the live 5 p.m. showings , but NBC's stations averaged a 4.2 rating/10 share in adults 18-49 and 14 million viewers overall from 8 to 11. By comparison, a year ago the kudocast did a 4.4 demo rating and 14.3 million viewers.When more reliable data is available later Monday, it's expected that this year's show, hosted again by Ricky Gervais, will be on par or slightly below last year's averages of a 5.2 rating in 18-49 and 17 million viewers overall. In time zone-adjusted, local-market scores, the Golden Globes did an 11.7 household rating/18 share in the overnights this year , off a tick from last year's 11.8/18.NBC is expected to finish second to Fox in 18-49 for the 8 o'clock hour and first from 9 to 11.At Fox, the conclusion of the NFL playoff game between the NY Giants and Green Bay Packers funneled a massive audience into the net's animated comedies. ''The Simpsons'' averaged roughly a 6.8 rating/16 share in adults 18-49 and 15.7 million viewers overall, and the series premiere of ''Napoleon Dynamite'' followed with a strong 4.6/11 in the demo and 9.5 million viewers. ''Family Guy'' was also well above average at 9 o'clock (4.4/10 in 18-49, 8.5 million viewers overall), and a second ''Napoleon'' at 9:30 did a solid 3.6/8 in 18-49 and 7.2 million viewers overall.ABC edged past CBS for the night in 18-49, starting slowly with ''America's Funniest Home Videos'' (1.2/3 in 18-49, 5.1 million viewers overall opposite football) before picking up nicely with ''Once Upon a Time'' (3.3/8 in 18-49, 9.8 million viewers overall), which was down about 10% from last week. Also down were 9-11 p.m. dramas ''Desperate Housewives'' (2.7/6 in 18-49, 7.8 million viewers overall) and ''Pan Am'' (1.3/3 in 18-49, 3.9 million viewers overall).At CBS, ''60 Minutes'' (1.6/4 in 18-49, 8.7 million viewers overall opposite football) was followed by a nice start to the season for ''Undercover Boss'' (3.0/7 in 18-49, 11.6 million viewers overall), which will be moving to Fridays next month to make room for ''The Amazing Race.'' The net dropped off the rest of the way with original dramas ''The Good Wife'' (1.9/4 in 18-49, 9.3 million viewers overall) and ''CSI: Miami'' (1.3/3 in 18-49, 7.1 million viewers overall).Preliminary 18-49 averages for the night: Fox, 8.0/19; NBC, 3.6/9; ABC, 2.1/5; CBS, 2.0/5; Univision, 1.0/2.In total viewers: Fox, 20.2 million; NBC, 12.3 million; CBS, 9.2 million; ABC, 6.7 million; Univision, 2.6 million. Contact Rick Kissell at rick.kissell@variety.com

Nikita Boss on Why Sean Pierce is Naked together with other Spy Jinks

Nikita, Maggie Q Maggie Q once taunted that Dillon Casey's Sean Pierce might be draining lower for Nikita, and also on Friday's episode (8/7c, The CW), who advertise will probably be satisfied. But executive producer Craig Silverstein states there's grounds behind Sean to acquire naked, besides simply pleasing the fans, clearly. Calculates it's connected having a solo mission. "Sean put a tracker on Alex's father's watch. Since Alex has came back at Nikita's house, now Sean is alone who knows where are both,Inch Silverstein notifies TVGuide.com. "He's faced by having an problem, that's, "I appear like I realize where she's with Nikita. But I'd rather not take action like I did so [before], obtaining the entire team with me at night because I am not going Alex to acquire hurt. So he decides to apply themselves." Nikita Scoop: "Naked" Sean Pierce, broken Fingers together with a clean sweep Just like a Navy SEAL, Sean naturally decides to approach within the ocean, Silverstein states. "We didn't intend for him being shirtless and pants-less however, if we asked for our experts, 'What carry out the Navy Shuts placed on underneath the wetsuits?' They were like, 'Nothing.' [So,] once they capture him, they proceed and take diving suit off him." Fortunately, Casey was informed of his impeding naked interrogation scene. "I referred to as Dillon Casey up ahead of time and was like, 'Dude, just suggesting that you will be naked for most of the episode. If you want to begin lifting extra, begin immediately,AInch Silverstein states. "We phone him SEAL Team Six-Pack." Meanwhile, after joining tabs on Nikita (Maggie Q) last episode, Alex (Lyndsy Fonseca) remains reclaimed for the rogue hideout and can work along with her mentor, much like she did in Season 1. "[The partnership] continues for a little,Inch Silverstein states. "I'd like a enjoyable patch for something different involving the two ladies. They're like brothers and sisters sometimes they'll be at odds, but furthermore there is a excellent occasions." Audiences could possibly get more lighthearted moments because the women have a very moment to breathe. "There's an instalment earlier around once we first met Cassandra, and so they were both there but would never know [they] are there concurrently - inside the same country, the party, the whole factor. Now they've build it: 'You are there?A 'Wait, you're there?' It's kind of cute." From Nikita to Chuck: TV's hottest crime mma fighters Birkhoff (Aaron Stanford) is taken away somewhat sterner. "He's like, 'I hate to eliminate you along with your spy jinks, but we've got real work,'" Silverstein states. "[But] there's a pleasant moment between him and Alex. They haven't had time to realize both are on one side now again, from when they were both on one side in Division." Meanwhile, Percy (Xander Berkeley) still cooling his heels in Division jail, but not likely for extended. "He's ready to use, he's getting tired," Silverstein states. "Amanda (Melinda Clarke) begins to know that he's trying to flee at this time around, doesn't observe he'll take action and basically tries to prevent it." Nikita airs on Fridays at 8/7c round the CW

Vincenzo Natali Scares Up A Haunter

So what about Neuromancer?Post-Splice, director Vincenzo Natali has been attached to a few potential projects. They've all been literary adaptations, including JG Ballard's High Rise, Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams' Tunnels series, and most excitingly, William Gibson's Neuromancer. Natalis has ticked the box marked "none of the above" for the time being though, since his immediate next film has just been announced as Haunter.Described as a "reverse ghost story", Haunter stems from an original screenplay by Brian King, who also wrote Natali's Cypher in 2002. It seems to have shades of The Others and Beetlejuice, in that it's told from the perspective of the haunter rather than the haunted: in this case a girl called Lisa who's been manifesting in the same house since she met an unfortunate end in 1986. She sees an opportunity for some closure when new girl Olivia moves in.So what's happened to Neuromancer? Immediatey the highest-profile project on Natali's pencilled in future slate, itwas reportedly moving ahead and into pre-production last May, with production proper hoped for in the first quarter of this year. That's now clearly not happening, since Haunter is reportedly shooting in Toronto in March (expect more details in the near future).Fear not, fans of Case and Molly. As of last autumn, Neuromancer was still very much a going concern, with Natali, his producer Jay Firestone, Canada Media Fund's Francesca Accineli, and videogame developer Trevor Fencott presenting a packed-out panel at the Toronto International Film Festival to update on its development and muse on their approach. The whole 75-minute discussion is available on YouTube, and there are helpfully transcribed edited highlights over at The Tyee."It's still ahead of the curve," said Natali of Gibson's visionary novel. "My argument has always been that now is the time to makeNeuromancer, because I believe that had you made this film in 1984 [when the novel was published] it would have been incomprehensible. There's no way, without an extraordinary amount of exposition, that a film audience would have been able to understand some of the concepts in the book which now are actually a part of our daily lives."There's plenty more where that came from, so head over to one of those links to find out why Natali isn't much concerned about the very much Gibson-influenced The Matrix having reached the screen first, and how his vision of cyberspace is neither Matrix nor Tron-like. "This domain you project yourself into, as the cyberjockeys do inNeuromancer, is not necessarily very friendly for human beings," Natali believes. "As wetware, as carbon-based lifeforms, evolution hasn't designed us to go into that kind of virtual environment. So it's a very rough ride and only certain people can do it..."

Access Hollywood Live: Devin Alexanders Greatest Loser Cook book Quality recipes

First Released: The month of january 4, 2012 2:05 PM EST Credit: Access Hollywood Caption Greatest Loser chef Devin Alexander stopped by Access Hollywood Live to demonstrate some quick & easy kitchen transformation quality recipes for 2012 in the Greatest Loser Quick & Easy Cook book.La, Calif. -- Attempting to eat healthy for that Year? Who is not?!? Greatest Loser chef Devin Alexander stopped by Access Hollywood Live to demonstrate some quick & easy kitchen transformation quality recipes for 2012 in the Greatest Loser Quick & Easy Cook book. Chocolate Blueberry Frozen Treats Don't use excessively ripe bananas whenever you get this to dessert. While individuals are ideal for baked goods like blueberry breads and muffins, its easier to use slightly firm bananas with this recipe (as well as for shakes). Also, observe that the meal can vary slightly with respect to the size the bananas you utilize. If you do not have frozen bananas available, cut fresh ripe bananas into 1 pieces, put them within an airtight container, and freeze not less than one to two hrs. Elements: 2 medium frozen bananas 1 scoop (17 grams) Greatest Loser Natural Chocolate Luxurious Protein Supplement, or 50 calories price of another chocolate protein powder 1 tablespoon all-natural cacao powder Take away the bananas in the freezer and cut into 1 pieces. Add the bananas, protein powder, and cacao powder towards the bowl of the mixer fitted having a cutting up edge. Process until completely smooth, temporarily halting if required to scrape lower the edges from the bowl. Continue processing for one minute longer, or until it's oxygenated and fluffy (take care not to overprocess, or it will start to liquefy). Divide the frozen treats evenly among 2 small dessert bowls. Serve immediately. Makes 2 (heaping 1/2-cup) portions Per serving: 145 calories, 5 g protein, 35 g carbohydrates (22 g sugar), <1 g body fat, trace saturated fats, 10 mg cholesterol, 8 g fiber, 28 mg sodium ********** Smacked-Up Pina Colada Most cocktails contain lots of calories and empty carbohydrates. Here Ive changed calorie-dense coconut crme with light coconut milk, and used frozen pineapple portions and dried egg-whites to thicken that coffee. The frozen pineapple maintains more diet compared to sugar-sweetened pineapple juice typically utilized in a pia colada, and also the egg-whites add about 5 grams of protein. Ultimately, it will save you an astonishing 307 calories, 13 grams of body fat, and 12 grams of saturated fats on the typical same-size pia colada! Elements: 1/2 cup light coconut milk 8 ice 3 cups frozen pineapple portions 2 tbsps 100 % dried egg-whites (I made use of N-El Just Whites), optional 3 tbsps light rum 2 pineapple wedges for garnish (optional) Towards the jar of the blender by having an ice crush setting, add the coconut milk, ice, pineapple portions, egg-whites (if preferred), and rum. Blend on high just before the mixture is smooth. Divide it between 2 chilled Collins glasses or any other tall, thin glasses. Garnish using the pineapple wedges, if preferred, and serve immediately with straws and/or drink umbrellas. Makes 2 portions Per serving (with egg-whites): 219 calories, 6 g protein, 33 g carbohydrates (23 g sugar), 4 g body fat, 3 g saturated fats, mg cholesterol, 3 g fiber, 83 mg sodium Per serving (without egg-whites): 204 calories, 1 g protein, 33 g carbohydrates (23 g sugar), 4 g body fat, 3 g saturated fats, mg cholesterol, 3 g fiber, 8 mg sodium ********** South from the Border Loaded Yams When Im cooking personally, I prepare this potato with medium salsa, and contains a pleasant kick. You can utilize mild or hot, as most of the participants do. If this involves topping the potato with salsa, commence with 1/3 cup of fresh salsa and drain the liquid from this. It'll likely simply be about 1/4 cup (maybe a little more) ultimately. Observe that the toppings wont fit within the potato--they'll spill out outrageous, which makes it much more decadent to consume! Elements: 1 (8-ounce) yams 4 oz . extra-lean ground poultry 3/4 teaspoon all-natural salt-free fajita or Southwest seasoning Essential olive oil spray (propellant free) 1/3 cup fresh salsa, drained 2 tbsps jarred all-natural roasting eco-friendly salsa 2 tbsps body fat-free Greek yogurt Utilizing a fork, poke the potato 5 occasions on every side and put it inside a microwave-safe bowl or dish. Cover the dish loosely having a paper towel. Microwave it on high for 3 minutes. Carefully switch the potato (it will likely be hot) and continue microwaving for two to four minutes longer, or until cooked and tender. Meanwhile, in a tiny bowl, mix the poultry and seasoning. Place a little nonstick skillet over medium-high warmth. When hot, gently mist it using the essential olive oil spray. Prepare the poultry for three or four minutes, or until no more pink, breaking it into bite-size portions while you do. Cut a dent within the potato that stretches 1 from each finish from the potato and deep enough to spread out the potato completely without performing in two. Place it inside a medium shallow bowl. Stuff the potato using the fresh salsa, then your poultry, then your eco-friendly salsa. Top it using the yogurt. Serve immediately. Makes 1 serving Per serving: 342 calories, 35 g protein, 47 g carbohydrates (13 g sugar), 2 g body fat, trace saturated fats, 45 mg cholesterol, 8 g fiber, 304 mg sodium (All quality recipes courtesy Devin Alexander) Copyright 2012 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.