Vancouver Sinks Its Teeth Into "Underworld: Awakening"

Screen Gems' "Underworld: Awakening", the fourth entry in the "Underworld" vampire/werewolf film franchise, is currently prepping for a March 7, 2011 start in Vancouver, shooting to June 3, 2011.

To be lensed in 3-D by directors Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein, "Awakening", will star actress Kate Beckinsale reprising her role as the vampire 'Selene', for producers Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi and Len Wiseman:

"...After being held in a coma-like state for fifteen years, vampire 'Selene' (Beckinsale) learns she has a fourteen-year-old 'vampire/Lycan hybrid' daughter, named 'Nissa'. When Selene finds her, they unite to stop 'BioCom' from creating super Lycans that will kill them all..."

The previous 3 "Underworld" features, "Underworld" (2003), "Underworld: Evolution" (2006) and "Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009) internationally earned a box office total of $298,376,455.

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"Smallville: Booster" - April 22, 2011

The episode airing April 22, 2011, of the Vancouver-lensed , CW TV series "Smallville", written by Geoff Johns and directed by Tom Welling. is titled "Booster" :

"...After everything that happened with the 'VRA' ('Vigilante Registration Act') , 'Lois' (Erica Durance) tells 'Clark' (Tom Welling) it's best to make 'Clark Kent' forgettable and awkward so people don't suspect he's 'The Blur'.

"However, the two are stunned when a fame-hungry superhero from the future, 'Booster Gold' (Eric Martsolf), sweeps into town and begins making saves and posing for press ops, completely winning over the city of 'Metropolis'.

"Booster begins his campaign to take The Blur's place as the 'World's Greatest Superhero' and tries to charm Lois into writing a story about him, but she's not having his antics and begins her own campaign for The Blur.

"During one of Booster's saves, an alien weapon in the form of a scarab falls from a truck and fuses itself to a boy named 'Jaime Reyes' (Jaden Brandt Bartlett), turning him into the 'Blue Beetle'. Unfortunately, Jaime is unable to control the suit and Blue Beetle starts attacking Metropolis..."

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"Supernatural: The Anime Series" - July 26, 2011

Warner Bros. Television’s, Vancouver-lensed TV series "Supernatural" has been reimagined as a 22-episode, Japanese anime cartoon, directed by Shigeyuki Miya and Atsuko Ishizuka.

The new series mirrors the story arc of the series’ first two TV seasons, providing supplemental stories ranging from prequels and spin-offs to untold tales that fit within the series' mythology.

"...'Supernatural: The Anime Series' revisits the 'Winchester' brothers’ journey down the backroads of America as they search for clues to their father’s disappearance, hunt down the supernatural in all its unearthly forms, and enter into the unexpected mystery of their destinies.."

"Supernatural" actor Jared Padalecki reprises his role as 'Sam Winchester' for all 22 episodes, with actor Jensen Ackles providing the voice of 'Dean Winchester'.

"Supernatural: The Anime Series" will be released July 26, 2011 by Warner Home Video on Blu-ray, DVD, On Demand and for Download.

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The "Hellcats" Will Eat You For Breakfast

Sneak Peek new 'zombie' key art supporting the Vancouver-lensed TV series "Hellcats".

The CW 'cheerleader' drama returns for a new season April 19, with an episode following 'Dan' (Matt Barr) who shoots a zombie student film production and casts the 'Hellcats' as his actors.

"Hellcats" is based on the book "Cheer: Inside the Secret World of College Cheerleaders" by journalist/author Kate Torgovnick.

The series focuses on the life of college cheerleaders 'Marti Perkins' (Alyson Michalka), a pre-law college student who joins the school cheerleading team 'Hellcats', in order to maintain her scholarship.

"...'Marti Perkins (Michalka) a student at Lancer University, lost her scholarship and has no other choice but to join the college's cheer squad the 'Hellcats'. There she meets her new roommate and team captain 'Savannah Monroe' (Ashley Tisdale), the injured flyer 'Alice Verdura' (Heather Hemmens), her new partner 'Lewis Flynn' (Robbie Jones) and the Hellcats coach 'Vanessa Lodge' (Sharon Leal). Marti also has to deal with her financially unstable and sometimes irresponsible mother, 'Wanda Perkins' (Gail O'Grady), whom she often has to bail out of difficult situations and her best friend 'Dan Patch' (Matt Barr) who has just started dating Savannah.

Actor Tom Welling ("Smallville") teamed with Kevin Murphy to executive produce the series, (as part of Welling's ongoing deal with Warners TV). Pilot episode was written by Murphy and directed by Allan Arkush.

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