HBO's The Flight of the Conchords has taken off for the last time. The comedy starring the New Zealand duo will not return.
"We are today announcing that we won't be returning for a third season. We're very proud of the two seasons we made and we like the way the show ended," a statement on their Web site from stars Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement and fellow executive producer James Booth read. "We'd like to thank everyone who helped make the show and also everyone who watched it. While the characters Bret and Jemaine will no longer be around, the real Bret and Jemaine will continue to exist."
McKenzie and Clement, under the name Flight of the Conchords, gained a reputation for their mix of comedy and acoustic folk music in their native New Zealand. The duo hosted a BBC radio series before Flight of the Conchords premiered on HBO in August 2007. On the half-hour comedy, McKenzie and Clement played fictional versions of themselves who move to New York in search of fame and fortune.
The series' second season premiered in February to 826,000 viewers, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Over its two seasons, the show was nominated for 10 Emmys, including best comedy series and best actor in a comedy series for Clement following Season 2.
HBO declined to comment.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
TNT Has a New Take on Dallas
TNT has a new take on "Dallas" and has hired Cynthia Cidre ("Cane," Mambo Kings) to write the project, says The Hollywood Reporter. Warner Horizon is producing the series.
TNT and Warner Horizon are not giving away story details, but the trade says the initial idea was to have the series revolve around J.R. and Sue Ellen's son John Ross and Bobby and Pam's adopted son Christopher.
They add that Patrick Duffy, who played Bobby in the original series, Larry Hagman (J.R.) and Linda Gray (Sue Ellen) were approached two months ago about potentially reprising their roles.
"Dallas" premiered in 1978 on CBS and ran for 13 seasons.
TNT and Warner Horizon are not giving away story details, but the trade says the initial idea was to have the series revolve around J.R. and Sue Ellen's son John Ross and Bobby and Pam's adopted son Christopher.
They add that Patrick Duffy, who played Bobby in the original series, Larry Hagman (J.R.) and Linda Gray (Sue Ellen) were approached two months ago about potentially reprising their roles.
"Dallas" premiered in 1978 on CBS and ran for 13 seasons.
Big Boi Finishes Album, Predicts Busy 2010 For Outkast
If Antwan Andre "Big Boi" Patton has his way, 2010 will be a busy year for he and Outkast mate Andre "3000" Benjamin -- collectively and apart.
After leaking tracks for more than a year and a half, Big Boi has just turned in his new solo album, "Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty." He tells Billboard.com it will be the first of a batch of new music from the Atlanta duo. "This is all in the next year or so," Big Boi says, "starting with my album coming at the top of the year, Dre 3000 right after me...and when the solo albums come out, depending on how the fans support them, then we're gonna give them the Outkast album."
Big Boi did not predict whether Outkast will play any live dates in 2010, but he does plan to hit the road in support of "Sir Lucious...," which he's already started to do with a spot on this year's Rock The Bells tour and some sporadic, "high-powered funk energy extravaganza" solo shows in the fall and winter. The rapper has also given fans a generous taste of the music he's been working on for nearly three years via several leaked tracks: Royal Flush," which features Andre 3000 and Raekwon; "Sumthin's Gotta Give" with Mary J. Blige; "Dubbz"; "Fo Yo Sorrows" with George Clinton and Too $hort; and most recently, "Shine Blockas" with Gucci Mane.
"It's almost like giving them a little sampler from the album and showing how diverse it is," explains Big Boi, who also worked with T.I., Lil Jon, Jamie Foxx and newcomer B.o.B. on the album. "Every song that I put out sounds totally different from the previous songs I put out. I slow-cooked this album and, man, I'm just so happy it's about to come out. I cannot wait to give it to the fans."
Several release dates have been mentioned during the past year for "Sir Lucious...," but Big Boi says he wanted to make sure that both the creative and business aspects of the album were in sync before putting it out.
"There's been a lot of stops and stars with this project," he acknowledges. "I've just been trying to make sure we've got the right avenues and the right brains and mindsets together to get the marketing and promoting behind it. When you work on something for, like, two years and 11 months, it's like your baby. You want to make sure that everybody has taken the project the way they're supposed to be taking it and the set-up is right."
Besides "Sir Lucious...," Big Boi also guested on the Gucci Mane track "She's Got a Friend" with Juelz Santana, did a remix of Mariah Carey's "H.A.T.E.U." and worked on tracks for Janelle Monae's next album.
After leaking tracks for more than a year and a half, Big Boi has just turned in his new solo album, "Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty." He tells Billboard.com it will be the first of a batch of new music from the Atlanta duo. "This is all in the next year or so," Big Boi says, "starting with my album coming at the top of the year, Dre 3000 right after me...and when the solo albums come out, depending on how the fans support them, then we're gonna give them the Outkast album."
Big Boi did not predict whether Outkast will play any live dates in 2010, but he does plan to hit the road in support of "Sir Lucious...," which he's already started to do with a spot on this year's Rock The Bells tour and some sporadic, "high-powered funk energy extravaganza" solo shows in the fall and winter. The rapper has also given fans a generous taste of the music he's been working on for nearly three years via several leaked tracks: Royal Flush," which features Andre 3000 and Raekwon; "Sumthin's Gotta Give" with Mary J. Blige; "Dubbz"; "Fo Yo Sorrows" with George Clinton and Too $hort; and most recently, "Shine Blockas" with Gucci Mane.
"It's almost like giving them a little sampler from the album and showing how diverse it is," explains Big Boi, who also worked with T.I., Lil Jon, Jamie Foxx and newcomer B.o.B. on the album. "Every song that I put out sounds totally different from the previous songs I put out. I slow-cooked this album and, man, I'm just so happy it's about to come out. I cannot wait to give it to the fans."
Several release dates have been mentioned during the past year for "Sir Lucious...," but Big Boi says he wanted to make sure that both the creative and business aspects of the album were in sync before putting it out.
"There's been a lot of stops and stars with this project," he acknowledges. "I've just been trying to make sure we've got the right avenues and the right brains and mindsets together to get the marketing and promoting behind it. When you work on something for, like, two years and 11 months, it's like your baby. You want to make sure that everybody has taken the project the way they're supposed to be taking it and the set-up is right."
Besides "Sir Lucious...," Big Boi also guested on the Gucci Mane track "She's Got a Friend" with Juelz Santana, did a remix of Mariah Carey's "H.A.T.E.U." and worked on tracks for Janelle Monae's next album.
Monday, December 7, 2009
The Blind Side Tops New Moon
The ComingSoon.net Box Office Report has been updated with studio estimates for the weekend.
In their third weekend facing each other, Warner Bros.' The Blind Side took over the top spot from Summit's The Twilight Saga: New Moon, the former earning an estimated $20.4 million for a total of $129.3 million. The Sandra Bullock-starrer, made for just $29 million, dropped 49% in ticket sales from Thanksgiving weekend.
"New Moon" added $15.7 million, a drop of 63.4%, to take its three-week domestic total to $255.6 million. Internationally, the Twilight sequel earned another $40.7 million for a foreign sum of $314.5 million and impressive worldwide total of $570.1 million.
Out of the newcomers, Lionsgate's Brothers fared best as it opened with $9.7 million from 2,088 theaters, an average of $4,646 per location. Directed by Jim Sheridan, the drama stars Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal and Natalie Portman.
Climbing a spot to fourth was Disney's A Christmas Carol, which collected $7.5 million its fifth weekend for a total of $115 million so far. The Robert Zemeckis adaptation cost $200 million to make.
Disney comedy Old Dogs rounded out the top five with $6.9 million for a total of $33.9 million. The movie carried a budget of $35 million.
2012 and new action-thriller Armored both earned an estimated $6.6 million. The former was released by Columbia Pictures and latter by Screen Gems, both companies owned by Sony. The $200 million Roland Emmerich disaster pic is at $148.8 million after four weeks.
Warner Bros.' Ninja Assassin lost 62.2% in sales from its opening weekend, making $5 million for a total of $29.8 million. The action film cost $40 million to produce.
Moviegoers didn't show much interest for Miramax release Everybody's Fine, starring Robert De Niro, Drew Barrymore, Kate Beckinsale and Sam Rockwell. The film debuted with just $4 million from 2,133 locations, an average of $1,888.
The other two newcomers opened in completely opposite ways. Jason Reitman's Up in the Air, with George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, earned an impressive $1.16 million from just 15 theaters, a strong average of $77,333 per site. On the other hand, comedy Transylmania opened to just $252,000 from 1,007 theaters, which is the third-worst ever for a wide release.
In their third weekend facing each other, Warner Bros.' The Blind Side took over the top spot from Summit's The Twilight Saga: New Moon, the former earning an estimated $20.4 million for a total of $129.3 million. The Sandra Bullock-starrer, made for just $29 million, dropped 49% in ticket sales from Thanksgiving weekend.
"New Moon" added $15.7 million, a drop of 63.4%, to take its three-week domestic total to $255.6 million. Internationally, the Twilight sequel earned another $40.7 million for a foreign sum of $314.5 million and impressive worldwide total of $570.1 million.
Out of the newcomers, Lionsgate's Brothers fared best as it opened with $9.7 million from 2,088 theaters, an average of $4,646 per location. Directed by Jim Sheridan, the drama stars Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal and Natalie Portman.
Climbing a spot to fourth was Disney's A Christmas Carol, which collected $7.5 million its fifth weekend for a total of $115 million so far. The Robert Zemeckis adaptation cost $200 million to make.
Disney comedy Old Dogs rounded out the top five with $6.9 million for a total of $33.9 million. The movie carried a budget of $35 million.
2012 and new action-thriller Armored both earned an estimated $6.6 million. The former was released by Columbia Pictures and latter by Screen Gems, both companies owned by Sony. The $200 million Roland Emmerich disaster pic is at $148.8 million after four weeks.
Warner Bros.' Ninja Assassin lost 62.2% in sales from its opening weekend, making $5 million for a total of $29.8 million. The action film cost $40 million to produce.
Moviegoers didn't show much interest for Miramax release Everybody's Fine, starring Robert De Niro, Drew Barrymore, Kate Beckinsale and Sam Rockwell. The film debuted with just $4 million from 2,133 locations, an average of $1,888.
The other two newcomers opened in completely opposite ways. Jason Reitman's Up in the Air, with George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, earned an impressive $1.16 million from just 15 theaters, a strong average of $77,333 per site. On the other hand, comedy Transylmania opened to just $252,000 from 1,007 theaters, which is the third-worst ever for a wide release.
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