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‘Prison Break’ Sent To Death Row By Fox
3:45AM Kyle Buchanan | Fox has canceled Prison Break, its “OK, we just broke out of the prison. Now what? Oh, what the hell, let’s go back in” serial. Fox president Kevin Reilly’s justification is hilariously blunt. More »
Lane Garrison Gets 40 Months Without Possibility Of Kick-Ass High School Parties
7:00AM Defamer Hollywood | The Lane Garrison legal saga found a measure of closure today, a judge having decided that 40 months in jail was a suitable sentence for the Prison Break actor’s cokey-boozy bender that ended in the death of Beverly Hills High School student Vahagn Setian. From the AP report: “The public has the right to know that conduct such as this, causing devastation such as this” will have consequences, Superior Court Judge Elden S. Fox said. “Unfortunately, in this case, you have to be the messenger,” he told Garrison. More »
Trade Roundup: Fox Planning ‘Prison Break: Chicks In Lock-Up Edition’
6:45AM Defamer Hollywood | · Why does it take the threat of a strike for people to start cranking out the truly genius ideas? Fox has ordered a script that could generate a Prison Break spin-off set in a women’s penitentiary, a project that would be perfect for Michelle Rodriguez once she concludes some previous obligations. [THR] · Jessica Biel will star in the United Artists of Tom Cruise-produced thriller Die a Little, a project during which the actress will be evaluated for her potential fitness as Katie Holmes’ inevitable replacement. Hey, Holmes can’t stay young enough to pretend to have his robot babies forever. [Variety] More »
‘Prison Break’ Character’s Gruesome Demise Business As Usual At Fox Business Affairs
8:00AM Defamer Hollywood | Viewers of Fox’s drama Prison Break got an unpleasant gift last night (giant spoiler ahead): The fate of Sara, played by actress Sarah Wayne Callies, was revealed when a bloody box was opened, containing her decapitated head inside. Lest Break fans assume the character’s gruesome demise was the product of writers’ room revenge after a difficult and failed negotiation (Callies had a baby recently and reportedly declined producers initial offer of 13 episodes), EP Matt Olmstead explained the creative process that left them with no option but to serve up their star’s head in a box: TV Guide: Let’s discuss the way you killed her off. Some might view it as you guys exacting revenge on Sarah for not returning. Olmstead: We really had no way of using her image other than the existing images that we had. Those Polaroids we used are old wardrobe shots from Season 1 and 2. She didn’t give us any new photos. So [we had to devise a way to] kill her [and still] show a body…. More »
