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Rob Zombie Shares Memory of Directing Michael Madsen in ‘CSI: Miami’ Episode
The entertainment industry is mourning the loss of veteran actor Michael Madsen, who passed away at the age of 67 on July 3. Madsen is of course best known for his films with Quentin Tarantino, including Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill, and The Hateful Eight, but what you might have forgotten is that Madsen was also directed by Rob Zombie once upon a time.
It was back in 2010 that Rob Zombie directed an episode of the series “CSI: Miami,” which was the sixteenth episode of the eighth season. It was titled “L.A.,” and it came along just one year after Rob Zombie wrapped up his time on the Halloween franchise. Before he returned to the director’s chair for The Lords of Salem, Zombie first made his mark on the world of “CSI.”
In the horror-themed episode of the Miami-based spinoff series, “Horatio and Delko must travel to Los Angeles when a secret from Jesse’s past may allow a killer to go free.”
The episode featured guest stars including past Rob Zombie collaborators William Forsythe, Malcolm McDowell, Kristina Klebe, and Sheri Moon Zombie, and it also marked Zombie’s first and only collaboration with Michael Madsen. In a post on Instagram this afternoon, Zombie recalls the filming of the 2010 episode and shares a fun Madsen anecdote from the set.
Zombie writes, “Bummed to hear about the death of Michael Madsen. I only worked with him once on an episode of CSI: Miami. I had heard he was difficult to deal with but we had a great time together. Super cool and very professional. He said he was happy to be back on an organized professional set. I guess he had many bad experiences over the years.”
“During one scene we were shooting with Michael and David Caruso, Michael took me aside and said ‘he (Caruso) thinks he’s the cool guy in the scene, but I’m the cool guy in the scene.’ So true,” Zombie continues. “Another time he whispered to me that if Johnathan Togo kept adding smart ass comments to the scene he was going to break a chair over his head.
“I could tell he wasn’t joking.”
You can watch the original TV spot for Rob Zombie’s episode of “CSI: Miami” underneath his IG post, and you can stream the episode on platforms including Hulu and Paramount+.
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Netflix announced today that the fan-favorite series “Devil May Cry” has been renewed for a third and final season following the recent debut of season two.
Created by “Castlevania” showrunner Adi Shankar, the animated adaptation of the popular Capcom game introduces a world where sinister forces seek to open a portal between the human and demon realms.
Caught in the middle is orphaned demon-hunter-for-hire Dante, unaware that the fate of the balance falls to him.
Across its two seasons, the series has appeared on the Netflix Global Top 10 for four weeks, with season one accumulating 21.7M views in 2025, and season two already off to a strong start, accumulating 6.4M views in just two weeks. All of which to say that the rapid renewal for the third and final season doesn’t come as a surprise.
“For those of you who have been paying attention to the episode names, I have been showing you the structure the entire time. This was always Dante’s Divine Comedy with guns and a red coat. Season 1 was Inferno. Season 2 was Purgatorio. Season 3 will be Paradiso. These three seasons make up ‘The Force Edge Saga.‘ Since its inception, ‘The Force Edge Saga‘ was designed as a movie trilogy disguised as a television series,” Shankar said of the announcement.
The voice cast for “Devil May Cry” Season 2 is led by Johnny Yong Bosch (“Mighty Morphin Power Rangers”) as Dante, Robbie Daymond (“Critical Role”) as Vergil, and Scout Taylor-Compton (Rob Zombie’s Halloween) as Lady.
Daniel Kurland wrote in his second season review for BD, “Winning chemistry between Dante and Vergil, as well as a narrative that isn’t afraid to put other characters in the spotlight, helps this season overcome some of the past season’s hurdles. This is a tight, economical season that doesn’t overstay its welcome, but part of the charm and impact is weakened the second time around. “
Created by Hideki Kamiya, the first Devil May Cry game was released in 2001. There are now five main games in addition to several reboots, spin-offs, special editions, and mobile games.
Catch up on the first two seasons now streaming on Netflix.
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