Movies
TV: Sci Fi Channel Updates: ‘Hellhounds’ Casting, ‘Warehouse 13’ Greenlit
A double dose of Sci-Fi Channel updates this morning as Amanda Brooks (Dragon Wars: D-Wa) will star in Sci Fi Channel telepic HELLHOUNDS, directed by Rick Schroder. The movie, set in 500 B.C., also stars Scott Elrod as Kleitos, a Greek warrior who with his companions fights against the hellhounds of Hades to rescue his bride from the Underworld and bring her back to life. In addition, THR writes that the Sci-Fi Channel has given a series pickup to WAREHOUSE 13, an hourlong dramedy that’s described as part “X-Files,” part “Raiders of the Lost Ark” and part “Moonlighting.” Read on for the skinny.
Sci Fi Channel has given a series pickup to “Warehouse 13.”
The hourlong dramedy, from Universal Cable Studios, is described as part “X-Files,” part “Raiders of the Lost Ark” and part “Moonlighting.”
It revolves around two FBI agents — rule-bender Peter (Eddie McClintock) and by-the-book Myka (Joanne Kelly) — who, after saving the life of the U.S. president, are relocated to Warehouse 13, a location that houses supernatural objects the government has collected over the centuries.
The cable channel originally ordered a two-hour pilot of the project, written by “Farscape” creator Rockne O’Bannon, “Battlestar Galactica” co-exec producer Jane Espenson and D. Brent Mote.
“13” is one of three two-hour pilots commissioned by Sci Fi in the past year, along with the “Battlestar Galactica” prequel “Caprica” and “Revolution.” “Caprica” and “Revolution” are said to still be in contention for a series pickup.
The order for “13” also comes on the heels of Sci Fi’s greenlighting a new “Stargate” series, “Stargate: Universe,” last month.
Sophie Thatcher stars in Nicolas Winding Refn’s new genre movie Her Private Hell, and the official trailer has been released by distributor NEON today.
Nicolas Winding Refn’s Her Private Hell will be released in theaters July 24 via Neon.
Watch the dazzling new trailer below, which blends sci-fi and giallo in vibrant style.
In the film, when a mysterious mist engulfs a futuristic metropolis, unleashing a deadly and elusive entity, a troubled young woman searches for her father. Her quest collides with an American GI on a harrowing odyssey to rescue his daughter from Hell.
Sophie Thatcher (“Yellowjackets”), Charles Melton (“Riverdale”), Kristine Froseth (How to Blow Up a Pipeline), Havana Rose Liu (No Exit), and Diego Calva (Babylon) star.
The ensemble also includes Dougray Scott (Hitman), Aoi Yamada (Perfect Days), Shioli Kutsuna (Deadpool & Wolverine), and Hidetoshi Nishijima (Shin Ultraman).
Nicolas Winding Refn directs Her Private Hell from a script he co-wrote with Esti Giordani (“Vida”). Pino Donaggio (Carrie, Don’t Look Now) composed the score.
Refn produces under his byNWR Originals banner. Executive producers include Takuma Takasaki, Kimberly Willming, Christina Erritzøe, and Lene Børglum.
Her Private Hell is rated ‘R’ for “some strong/bloody violence, sexual content, and language.”