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HBO Gets on the Wrong Side of the Hells Angels
In a throwdown between a notorious biker gang leader and a major pay-cable network, who wins? We're about to find out, as Hells Angels founder Sonny Barger has filed a lawsuit saying HBO stole his ideas without credit when creating the upcoming biker-gang drama 1%.
The show, which stars Donal Logue, was about to start production on its pilot.
Buzz News Roundup, 4/11
- Despite rumors that Universal Pictures did not want Rose McGowan to play Barbarella in an upcoming remake, she insists she's got the role and has the contracts to prove it, ComingSoon reports.
- Adrien Brody is set to star in a thriller called Giallo about a search for a woman abducted by a serial killer named Yellow, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
- Heroes creator Tim Kring has signed on to co-write a book trilogy, USA Today reports.
- Mariah Carey's having a good week as her single "Touch My Body" has scored a second week at No. 1, Billboard reports.
- Neil Patrick Harris doesn't think How I Met Your Mother needs any more guest stars, the Associated Press reports.
- EW has new details about the Sex and the City movie soundtrack that will include Fergie and Jennifer Hudson.
- In pilot casting news, Zap2it reports that Donal Logue has joined the cast of 1% on HBO, while TV Guide reports that Marcia Gay Harden has been cast in The Tower, a CBS journalism drama. Source
Buzz News Roundup, 8/26
- The foul-mouthed kiddos of "South Park" will be around through at least 2011, writes the New York Times.
- Mexican actor Demian Bichir is signed on to play Fidel Castro in Steven Soderbergh's upcoming films The Guerrilla and The Argentine while Benicio Del Toro plays Che Guevara, Variety reports.
- "Buffy" and "Tru Calling" star Eliza Dushku has signed a deal with Fox in which the network will develop projects for her, writes the Hollywood Reporter.
- London theaters are all about taking cues from Hollywood these days as a stage adaptation of Pedro Almodovar's All About My Mother readies to open tomorrow and Christian Slater takes on Kevin Spacey's role in a stage version of Swimming With Sharks, says Variety.
- ComingSoon reports that Keanu Reeves will star in a remake of the sci-fi classic The Day the Earth Stood Still.
- Roger Ebert and Disney are squabbling over the use of the critic's famous thumbs, Variety reports.
- Donal Logue will star in a Fox comedy called "Hackett," about a "bad-boy literary luminary" who ends up teaching at a public school.
- ComingSoon reports that Warner Bros will release an extended version of High School Musical 2 on December 11.
The "Knights" Will Rob Again Tonight
I always got a kick out of "The Knights of Prosperity," ABC's canceled comedy about a band of inept robbers trying to break into Mick Jagger's apartment. It was great fodder for the Buzz Reel back in the day, and I thought the show's offbeat humor managed to stay on the right side of stupid.
The show got pulled in February and missed the cut for a second season, but at least we can get one last little taste of the crew when the show returns tonight with two of its previously unaired episodes.
"The Knights of Prosperity": Off the Air, but Still Funny
"The Knights of Prosperity" is gone from ABC's schedule, but the comedy may not be dead yet. It hasn't been officially canceled, and according to Variety, some of ABC's higher-ups are fans, which might give it a shot at a second season. Plus, some fans are rallying around the show too.
TV Tonight: "The Knights of Prosperity"
Looking for alternatives to "American Idol"? You actually have some options tonight. The 8 p.m.
TV Preview: "The Knights of Prosperity"
Lots of clips are surfacing for the new ABC comedy "The Knights of Prosperity," which premieres Jan. 3 at 9 p.m. It follows a band of down-on-their-luck folks who decide their ticket to the good life will be robbing Mick Jagger's apartment.
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