If Wanteds Angelina Jolie seems badass Robert Rodriguez is upping the ante with a remake of Red Sonja starring Rose McGowan as the vengeful comic-book icon The film which centers on a woman whos hell-bent on avenging her familys deaths will revisit the graphic vixens tale on the big screen The original Sonja 1985 starred modern-day icons of sorts with Brigitte Nielsen as the red-head and Arnold Schwarzenegger as the muscle-y pre-Governator Kalidor Neither Rodriguez nor McGowan is new to such dark material but is this a story youre ready to see play out again For some of us it invites a viewing of the original cinematic take before a modern-day opinion can be slashed together Anna DimondMore Movie News149 Its All Greek Gods and Titans Battling to the Finish149 The Dark Knight to Pay Tribute to Ledger
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Fox is still pondering Prison Break: Cherry Hill.HBO and Alan Ball are bringing Bad Girls across the pond.But lest the tube not have enough women-in-prison drama, the Reporter says that film auteur Robert Rodriguez is shopping around Women in Chains! (yes, with the bang), a "violent drama" fronted by no less than his fiancée, Rose McGowan (whom he met and fell in love with on the Planet Terror set). Currently being eyed by networks such as NBC and FX, WiC! would be directed by R-Rod and feature "1970s exploitation" touches like mud wrestling. I know, you're like, "What is NBC waiting for?!" — MWMMore casting news:• Young Frankenstein Lawyers Up for ABC• Battlestar Boss' New Starship Starts Staffing Up
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While The Essentials (Saturdays at 8 pm/ET, TCM) is all about celebrating classic cinema, the series gets a very contemporary cohost tonight when Charmed vet and cult-film favorite Rose McGowan joins Robert Osborne to discuss March's top-notch titles, starting with 1969's The Apartment. She can also be seen this weekend in Quentin Tarantino's 2007 action flick, Grindhouse Presents: Death Proof (Saturday at 9 pm/ET, Starz), and from what we can tell, this lovely and well-informed Rose is capable of rising to any occasion.
TV Guide: With your edgy résumé, this isn't a gig most folks would imagine you doing.Rose McGowan: Misconceptions abound about me. I guess I'm not one of those people who demystifies everything by discussing their personal life. But there are different aspects to me and I've been really obsessed [with film] for as long as I can remember.
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The Rachael Ray Show on Jan. 18 will tape on location at New York City's Bryant Park ice rink (aka right across the street from TV Guide's snazzy new offices).... One Tree Hill fans have the chance to win a walk-on role and hang with the cast in Wilmington, N.C., via an "Ultimate Fan Weekend" promotion. Go to cwtv.com/macys for details.... Rose McGowan replaces Carrie Fisher as host of The Essentials when the TCM series returns in March.... With this year's Globes a bust, Steven Spielberg will instead receive the Cecil B. DeMille award for lifetime achievement in 2009. Provided the strike is over by then. And provided he doesn't tank his career during the next 12 months.
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Jessica Simpson has renewed her deal with Proactiv — to the tune of $3 mil, Page Six hears — and will star in new commercials to break out before Christmas.... History Channel premieres Bob Woodruff's Baghdad Diary on Nov. 17.... Rose McGowan is engaged to Robert Rodriguez, who directed her (at the very least, apparently) in Grindhouse, a source tells People. Yeesh, you only have to sleep with the director, kids.... My Girl Anna Chlumsky's bid for a prettier last name is closer to fruition, as she is now engaged to Army reserve member Shaun So.
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