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News archives 2007:
The Terminator finally confirmed!
From several sources
Jan 03, 2008
"This season a mother will become a warrior, a son will become a hero, and their only ally will be a friend from the future."
We've been guessing and waiting for more information on the new tv-series Terminator: the Sarah Connor Chronicles and Dean's part in it. Now it seems the thing is finally official, since a few major websites finally have him listed. Our dear mr. W will be playing the part of Charley Dixon, a former lover of Sarah Connor. Swell!
The pilot episode will be aired on Jan 13th, and Dean will be seen in action starting right from the second episode, aired on Jan 14th.
A big letter writer!
By Amanda Gordon
Dec 13, 2007
It seems that our beloved mr. Winters likes to write a lot of the good ol' fashioned letters. The New York Sun has an article about a lunch with the actors from P.S., I Love You, including Dean. Since the movie is about writing romantic letters, the actors had their say about the subject too.
Mr. Winters is a big letter writer, but he doesn't do Christmas cards, he said as a waiter leaned in to offer a chocolate dessert (he passed). Instead, he writes letters on plain stationery to a small number of people with whom he feels he needs to get in touch. "Every year it's a different combination of friends, family, maybe someone I just met yesterday," Mr. Winters said. "Letter writing is very powerful."
The whole story can be read here.
New series?
Is Dean going to appear in the new Terminator TV series (release date 14 January 2008)?
Nov 13, 2007: A fan who accidentally bumped into Dean at Newark Airport, found out that Dean is working on a new Fox tv-series called Terminator: the Sarah Connor Chronicles. The credits don't have him listed yet, so we'll just have to wait! There's a nice article about the series on IGN Entertainment.
(Thanks a lot Toolrjm!)
Dec 6, 2007: A fan spotted Dean at a Rescue Me book signing later on and asked about the series.
"And 'confirmation' on the Sarah Connor Chronicles...he had to be cagey and call it a show on Fox about The Terminator (or as he put it "Da Terminatah") and I basically shrieked it in Borders so if people didn't know already...he's perfect for the show", says cherrysher on the IMDb DW message board.
Dec 15, 2007: "From what I've found, it's a recurring character with a multi-episode arc. He plays Sarah Connor's former lover who 'is pursuing Sarah for his own reasons.' He also replaced an actor originally included in the pilot. Can't find a character name yet...", says fmrbruin on the IMDb DW message board. Finally some REAL rumors! Thumbs up!
Thanks for the info! :)
Writers brave rain at Sony protest
By Gregg Goldstein
Nov 21, 2007
NEW YORK -- "What to Give, What to Get?" asked a sign in the Sony storefront window at the conglomerate's Madison Avenue headquarters. Some 150 WGA picketers who braved the rain with their own signs outside the building Tuesday had a quick answer: a share of Internet revenues for their work.
The windows bathed a giant inflatable protest pig in red and green holiday lights, along with such protesters as "Crash" writer/director Paul Haggis, who said he's now developing a stealth viral internet campaign for the strike but declined to give details. "The CEO of Netflix told me 'Crash' is the No. 1 rental on their site," he said. "I checked with the WGA and found I got only $88,000 from all video sources. I might have made more, but it would cost $200,000 to audit to find out. I haven't made money from any other projects on DVD or online."Sony headquarters were just the latest stop for strikers, prompted in part by a comment distributed on their flyers, stating that "in 10 years, half of Sony's revenue could come from digital." Sony Pictures Entertainment CEO Michael Lynton's talk at a Milken Institute Global Conference in April was cited as the source. "Sony is one of the giants making billions and billions," WGA East president Michael Winship. "All we're asking for is $200 million or less over three years, and that includes raises." A Sony rep declined comment.
"Sony has a lot of terrific executives like Amy (Pascal) and Michael (Lynton)," added Haggis, "but I think the producers and distributors are going to split up sides on this. They don't have the same long-term interests."
Haggis, like others, expressed some hope for planned negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers scheduled for Monday, but said "it's difficult negotiating with someone who says you can have zero."
The picket line was filled with top Hollywood screenwriters, several of them clustered together and trading jokes. "Did you hear Tom Fontana's proposal?" asked writer/director Richard LaGravenese ("P.S., I Love You"). "If they stop giving us notes, they can have Internet." His audience was his "Beloved" screenwriting partner Adam Brooks, writer/director Peter Hedges ("Dan in Real Life") and scribe Rafael Yglesias ("Fearless"), who added, "It's a very dangerous thing when writers stop writing. It's hard to get them to start again."
Amidst chants of "We're wet, we're cold, but we ain't gonna fold," others took a more serious tone. "The press coverage has been good, but one thing that hasn't been reported is that 1,500 WGA writers didn't make the $30,000 they need to keep their health coverage," said "August Rush" co-screenwriter James Hart. "This is what we're fighting for."
Several actors joined the writers, including Robert Klein, Chris Elliott and "Saturday Night Live" star Seth Meyers, who a spokesperson said hasn't missed a day on the picket lines. "Between this and the stagehands strike, you can just feel a deadness in this town," said Dean Winters, who joined his brother (and former "Oz" colleague) Brad Winters in the line.
Julianna Margulies, on hiatus from her Fox series "Canterbury's Law" due to the strike, said the outcome of negotiations will have a big impact on the potential Screen Actors Guild strike next summer. "One reason I'm here is that I'm hoping they'll come out for us when we're on strike," she said.