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‘Arrested Development’ Film Tracker: Mega Update
2:42AM Kyle Buchanan | Sure, the gates of pop culture hell have been flung open today, but we’re going to fend off Cerberus (he’s been barking outside Defamer HQ all morning, and with three heads, it’s a little noisy) until we get our Arrested Development movie, dammit! Today’s update comes courtesy of one of the show’s stars, who not only confirms involvement in the film but offers word of a start date, marvellously slams a current network series, and gives tentative comments on the Michael Cera imbroglio.
Hold Onto Your Vodka Martini: ‘90210′ Creators Demote Lucille Bluth
9:40AM Kyle Buchanan | The Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise has historically not been kind to the elder relatives of its nubile teens, which is why we were a little confused when producers of the new 90210 reboot announced that they’d be casting not just parents but a grandmother. Would there really be room on the show for a regular over sixty, we wondered? Then, they hired Jessica Walter for the role and announced she’d essentially be reprising her Lucille Bluth character from Arrested Development, and suddenly all the Shannens and Jennies in the world paled in comparison. Sadly, EW’s Michael Ausiello says that Walter’s contract has now been slashed: More »
‘90210′: Doherty To Reveal Babydaddy, Then Depart
5:05AM Defamer Hollywood | Why, it seems like just the other day that 90210 had us asking, “Who’s the father of Kelly Taylor’s towheaded love child?” It was a question we didn’t expect to be solved until producers had milked every drop from the guessing game — either that, or until they could finally lure back Jason Priestly for a hirsute, highly-paid cameo. However, according to People, the 90210 team plans to unveil the child’s paternity even without a guest spot locked up, and they’re planning to do it soon — real soon:
‘90210′: Meet the New Brenda, Who Can’t. Stop. Smiling!
2:10AM Defamer Hollywood | Perhaps you’ve heard, but a little show called 90210 premiered last night on the CW (to record ratings) and nobody is happier about it than lead actress Shenae Grimes, the smilingest girl who ever smiled. Though she’s ostensibly playing the show’s Brenda Walsh archetype, Grimes eschewed Shannen Doherty’s near-goth hauteur to deliver two hours of the biggest, widest, most non-stop smiling since Denise Richards grinned her way through Starship Troopers. With the help of videographer Molly McAleer, we’ve assembled a montage of Grimes compulsively flashing those pearly whites; whether she’s flirting with the school bad boy, bantering with a terrifyingly well-preserved Lori Loughlin, or wondering, “Gee, doesn’t this high school seem like it came out of a generic Anytown, USA rather than a truly decadent Beverly Hills,” Grimes simply can’t stop beaming. Shenae, we’re sorry — but like bad-girl blogger Silver, we’re simply speaking the truth. Don’t worry, we’re still BFF’s. Catch you at The Pit? [The CW] More »
‘90210′ Stars Jennie and Shannen: Ladies Don’t Punch, They Scratch
8:15AM Defamer Hollywood | Despite the fact that Jennie Garth is still taunting Shannen Doherty with expertly crafted put-downs, EW was able to wrangle the two 90210 stars for an arm-in-arm photo shoot and revealing Q&A. In it, Doherty reveals that she never really liked Brenda Walsh (”They just took her in a really odd direction that I didn’t necessarily agree with at the time”) and that she still harbors insecurities begun by the seminal “I Hate Brenda” newsletter. All well and good, but what about the matter everyone still cares about: the long-rumoured Doherty/Garth catfights? More »
If ‘90210′ Won’t Bring Lucille Bluth To Us, We’ll Bring Lucille Bluth to ‘90210′
7:25AM Defamer Hollywood | Here at Defamer HQ, we hope we’ve made our feelings clear on the new 90210 redo: you can give us all the Shannens and Jennies (but not Toris) you want, but the real reason we’ll be watching is because of actress Jessica Walter. Cast as the alcohol-addled 90210 matriarch Tabitha, Walter is practically reprising her role as Lucille Bluth from Arrested Development — and until the big-screen AD movie comes, we’ll take whatever we can get. Our ongoing crusade for more Walter footage (hereby known as Bluthwatch ‘08) has thus far fallen on deaf CW ears, and when we saw the network’s new Shannen Doherty promo last week, we knew it was time to take matters into our own hands. With the help of Molly McAleer (and Hulu), we’ve cut together our own 90210 promo touting the show’s real icon. Won’t you join us in a chicken dance of anticipation after the jump? [The CW] More »
