MTV’s reinvention of the 1980s movie Teen Wolf is moving forward, says The Hollywood Reporter. The 1985 film starred Michael J. Fox as a teenager who discovers he is a werewolf. The MTV version will be set in high school, draw from the horror genre to explore werewolf mythology and include a romantic plot line.
“It has a fresh take and is very different from the original,” said Liz Gateley, senior vp MTV series development. “It has more of an ‘American Werewolf in Paris’ feel to it. It’s a dramatic thriller with two best friends in the center who provide a great comedy element: They are two very relatable characters on the outer circles of popular cliques.”
The new “Wolf” was written by “Criminal Minds” creator Jeff Davis, who executive produces the pilot with Marty Adelstein (Fox’s “Prison Break”) and Rene Echevarria (ABC’s “Castle”).
It would be awesome if they got Michael J. Fox to at least do a cameo on the show.
I’m not sure how accurate this information is. I also heard a rumor that Michael J. Fox will be at the Hollywood Show in Burbank promoting his new book also.
4/25/09 to 4/26/09 LA Times Festival of Books on the UCLA Campus. Los Angeles, CA. Guests scheduled to appear include: Tom Bergeron, Ray Bradbury, Diahann Carroll, Common, Michael J. Fox, Cloris Leachman, Leonard Maltin, Marlee Matlin, Maureen McCormick, Danica McKellar, Christopher Plummer, Brooke Shields, Tori Spelling, Robert Wagner, Wil Wheaton, Henry Winkler, Peter Yarrow, and more.
Fore more information:
http://www.latimes.com/extras/festivalofbooks/index.html
Zac Efron is hooked on time travelling and dreams of taking on Michael J. Fox’s role in a new Back To The Future movie.
In his new film 17 Again, Efron’s character - played as an adult by Mathew Perry - is struck by lightning and becomes a teenager again.
And now he’s keen to take on the the ultimate time travel adventure by recreating Fox’s Marty McFly character in a fourth instalment of the hit film franchise.
Efron reveals, “Growing up, my favourite thing to do was to climb into the car and play Back To the Future. I would pretend I was Marty McFly.”
The Michael J. Fox Foundation announced today that actor Ryan Reynolds has joined the Michael J. Fox Foundation’s mission to find a cure for Parkinson’s disease. Reynolds will serve as the first Celebrity Chair of Team Fox. Reynolds, along with 130 Team Fox members, will run the ING New York City Marathon on November 2, 2008, in honor of his father, who has Parkinson’s disease.
“I am proud to be a part of this team of dedicated and motivated people who are getting out there and making a difference,” said Ryan. “The Michael J. Fox Foundation is doing whatever it takes to improve patients’ quality of life and deliver a cure to people living with PD, like my father.”
Michael J. Fox says: “We’re truly grateful to Ryan for joining Team Fox and for being a part of this fight. Team Fox means so much to me and to everyone at MJFF. It’s at the heart of what we’re about - making a difference in the millions of lives touched by Parkinson’s disease. We’re thrilled that Ryan is now officially a member of our team.”
“I truly believe that Ryan’s enthusiasm for Team Fox will inspire people all over the country to get involved with this important cause,” said Katie Hood, CEO of The Michael J. Fox Foundation. “We’re thankful for his support and honored to have him on our team, working with us to put an end to Parkinson’s disease.”
Season 1 of Spin City is to be released on DVD November 4th. There is very little information available so far, but Amazon shows a $19.99 list price (they are currently discounting it to just $13.99, but that could change without notice). That price seems really low for a first season that consisted of 24 episodes.
Casting for Rescue Me’s upcoming fifth season may include Michael J. Fox. The deal for Michael J. Fox to join the cast of Rescue Me for a multi-episode arc. He’ll play a love interest for Denis Leary’s on-screen ex, Janet (Andrea Roth). An FX spokesperson confirms that Fox is circling the role, but insists “no deal is done yet.”
This marks Michael J. Fox’s first major TV gig since a 2006 guest stint on Boston Legal, where he played a CEO battling stage-four lung cancer.
Leary and Fox are longtime friends, so I’m going to assume negotiations will proceed without any problems.
An exclusive interview with Access Hollywood, airing tonight and tomorrow, Michael J. Fox talks about Parkinson’s disease, the Foundation’s progress, and his excitement to be back in Los Angeles surrounded by friends supporting MJFF at “Playing to Win the Fight against Parkinson’s,” a poker tournament benefit held at Social Hollywood.
Guests at the star-studded event included Zach Braff and Sarah Chalke of “Scrubs,” Teri Hatcher of “Desperate Housewives,” Julie Bowen of “Boston Legal,” Alan Ruck (Michael’s former castmate on “Spin City”) and his wife, actress Mireille Enos, Holly Robinson Peete and Rodney Peete, Montel Williams and his wife, Tara Fowler, and poker champion Jamie Gold.
This was on yesterday morning on NBC. MSNBC put the video up online already. It was great to see the cast back together again, and Michael J. Fox looks to be in better health than when I saw him on TV last. This was the first time the principal cast of Family Ties all gathered in 18 years.
I like to think of myself as a “Know It All” of anything back to the future related including the cast. I got stumped yesterday when someone asked me what does the J stand for in Michael J. Fox. After some quick research i found out that Michael J. Fox originally intended to use the name “Michael Fox” but when he registered for the Screen Actors Guild he had to pick a new name because they do not allow duplicate registration names.
His middle name is Andrew and did not like the sound of Michael A. Fox and wanted to avoid the Canadian stereotypes. He settled on “J” which references actor Michael J. Pollard. Sometimes he jokes around and says the J stands for “Jenius” or “Jenuine”
