In all of the confusion of my life, I forgot to put out a call for assistance from Canucks...The WitchBlade series started work in Toronto on Monday, and if anyone has any info, pictures, whatever, I'd really like to check it out.
For those of you who don't know, WitchBlade started out as a comic book, and is now a TV-Movie in production by TNT for release in October. Here's a brief synopsis:
The story of a New York detective whose search for justice brings her into contact with an ancient living weapon that can battle evil forces, ``Witchblade'' will star Yancy Butler (''Drop Zone'') and David Chokachi (''Baywatch'').
If this movie gets significant hype behind it, and does well in October, there's a really good chance it will become a series. Think of this as halfway between a TV Movie and a pilot episode.
Finally, yes, Oliver Stone originally laid the groundwork for the TNT production, but it is now being executive produced by a former production partner of his, Dan Halstead. As for Yancy Butler, well, I think she could do a decent job. She's probably best known for her roles in Drop Zone and Hard Target, directed by John Woo and starring opposite Jean-Claude Van Damme and of all people...Wilford Brimley, and a short-lived 1992 TV series that I actually enjoyed, called Mann and Machine.
Happy Day,
-El Cosmico
mail me at:elcosmico@austin.rr.com"
