Chances are if you’re visiting this website it’s because you’re a fan of Alan Tudyk.? Right now you have the opportunity to buy a comic personally autographed by Alan Tudyk himself in support of the I Am A Softwire campaign established to combat industry statements like “Science fiction is dead” and “Kids don’t read science fiction”.? Of course, many people believe these kinds of statements are completely inaccurate so the group has set up to try and raise awareness of the issue and support the future of Sci-Fi novels.
So, if you agree with Alan Tudyk that Science Fiction is NOT dead, and that Kids are eager to read Science Fiction books if they’re actually made available to them, then do yourself a favour and pick up one of these autographed comics from the I Am A Softwire group on Ebay.
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Reports are starting to find their way to the internet from members of the live audience present for the filming of the still unnamed pilot.? The filming took five hours and all the audience seats were filled.? Thanks to Joss’d for this report – link to full review below.
…I don?t want to spoil the pilot for anyone who is interested in watching, but it (not surprisingly) feels a lot like Will & Grace.? Even though I haven?t watched a lot of that show, the feel is very Will & Grace-y. I do like Josh and Alan together, I think they play off each other well and you do feel like these two characters are very good friends. Alan seemed (to biased old me) to steal the show with his performances. I was reminded again what a FACIAL actor he is. His body language speaks volumes and many times the larger laughs were because of his expressions (without dialogue)…
…Now, to Alan?s wardrobe. It really suited his body type, his hair and his eyes. I really like Alan in the more professional attire, which he wears throughout this episode. I particularly like his first wardrobe which was a blue shirt that really brought out his eyes. I?ve never noticed that Alan has great eyes until I saw him in that shirt (and, least you think I?m a raving Tudyk fangirl, I really am not – I just really liked that shirt).
Alan likes to run through his lines right before the director starts the scene. I watched him several times as he was running through and he also tries out different emphasizes and different facial expressions as he goes through them.
I think Alan?s character (Drew) had some of the best lines…
If you ordered audience tickets for the filming of Alan Tudyk’s new pilot this Wednesday you should have received an email from Warner Bros stating that there has been a date change.? In case you didn’t, please be aware that the filming has been delayed by a day and will now be on Thursday 19th instead of Wed 18th.
untitled KOHAN-MUTCHNICK project
Thursday, June 19 – 6:00pm
Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank, CA
For more Info or to order tickets go to http://www.tvtickets.com/pilots.htm
Alan Tudyk’s “untitled KOHAN-MUTCHNICK” comedy pilot is to be filmed Wednesday, June 18 at 6:00pm at the Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank, CA and free studio audience tickets are available to people over the age of 18.
Sign up for your free tickets now, before they’re “sold out” for your chance to see Alan Tudyk live in what could be the latest hit comedy series.
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Former “Firefly” star Alan Tudyk has piloted himself to ABC, where he’ll star in Max Mutchnick and David Kohan’s comedy pilot.
The Kohan-Mutchnick project is based on the partnership between the two writers, who created “Will & Grace.” It centers on two long-time friends and business partners, one straight and one gay; Tudyk will play the latter role, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Tudyk has some comedy experience, including “Dodgeball” and guest spots “Frasier” and “Arrested Development.” “Firefly,” on which he played pilot Hoban “Wash” Washburne, had a healthy dose of humor as well. The role will be his first regular gig on a comedy, however.
Tudyk starred in another pilot earlier this season, a legal drama from Luke Reiter that was set up at NBC. He’s the second cast member to depart that project; Kurtwood Smith (“That ’70s Show”) was recently cast in CBS’ comedy “Worst Week.”
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The first issue of the Dark Horse Comics 3 part series “Serenity: Better Days” will be released this month (12 March 08).
“Serenity: Better Days” is based on the planned plot-line for the TV series “Firefly” and will take place before the events of the movie “Serenity”.
Because it’s set to fill in the gap between the series and the movie, fans hope that this means the door is being left open for another movie to carry on where “Serenity” left off.
Parts 2 & 3 will be released in April and May of this year. Another new comic is being planned for 2009. Co-written by Joss Whedon, “A Shepherd’s Tale” will tell the story of Shepherd Book’s past.
Serenity: Better Days Comic
Writer: Joss Whedon, Brett Matthews
Artist: Will Conrad
Cover Artist: Adam Hughes
Colorist: Michelle Madsen
Genre: Science-Fiction, Action/Adventure
Format: Full color, 40 pages
Price: $2.99
Release Dates: Part 1 – 12 March, Part 2 – 9 April, Part 3 – 14 May
From an interview about casting chemistry with Casting Directors Amy Lippens & Stephanie Laffin…?
Amy Lippens: There’s a longer rehearsal process, so if something really isn’t working in theatre, they can replace the person. Stephanie has a really good story about our new pilot, which is now called All Rise, like “All rise for the great judge.” It’s a law pilot directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and written by Luke Reiter, and it’s almost finished being shot in New York.
Stephanie Laffin: Alan Tudyk needed a love interest on the show. I met Alan when he was just out of Juilliard, and we always wanted to work with him. We had tested the role to play his love interest once and then sort of went back to the drawing board and tested again, and everybody weighed in, and they were like, “Can you take us one more step? Because we want to make sure that this is a realistic relationship.” So we ended up having to do a screen test with them in our office. [The actors] both went for it to the point that it felt like you were seeing into their relationship.
Lippens: They made it steamy because they had to, because it was a love scene of them together just getting into bed and talking about things. It was just Stephanie and I in my office. Stephanie had to film it, and we’re normally not those people. We got a little embarrassed. But the actress, Christina Vidal, got the part. And her character is in a relationship with Andrew Lincoln. It’s an interesting trio because she works for one and is having a bit of an affair with another, and he’s sort of a rival. She really showed in both of those things that she could have chemistry with both the leads of the show, which is fantastic.
Alan Tudyk was nominated for “Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture” in the 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.
The awards were held on the 25th of Jan 2008.
The Nominations for the category were:
- American Gangster (Universal Pictures)
- Hairspray (New Line Cinema)
- Into The Wild (Paramount Vantage)
- No Country For Old Men (Miramax Films)
- 3:10 To Yuma (Lionsgate)
- Christian Bale / Dan Evans
- Russell Crowe / Ben Wade
- Peter Fonda / Byron Mcelroy
- Ben Foster / Charlie Prince\
- Logan Lerman / Will Evans
- Gretchen Mol / Alice Evans
- Dallas Roberts / Grayson Butterfield\
- Vinessa Shaw / Emmy Roberts
- Alan Tudyk / Doc Potter
The recipient of the award was No Country For Old Men (Miramax Films).