Reuters - Anyone with even a
passing interest in Liza Minnelli or Bob Fosse will soon be
thankful that producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron had dinner
with Minnelli in Los Angeles around this time last year.
BBitmaster writes “An extremely critical bug and security threat was discovered in Ubuntu Breezy Badger 5.10 earlier today by a visitor on the Ubuntu Forums that allows anyone to read the root password simply by opening an installer log file. Apparently the installer fails to clean its log files and leaves them readable to all users. The bug has been fixed, and only affects The 5.10 Breezy Badger release. Ubuntu users, be sure to get the patch right away.”
Reuters - Here’s hoping Julia
Louis-Dreyfus succeeds with her new sitcom.
Ronald D. Moore, executive producer of SCI FI Channel’s original series Battlestar Galactica, told SCI FI Wire that the show’s March 10 second-season finale cliffhanger sets up the third season.
Writer/director Joss Whedon told SCI FI Wire that he’s probably going to turn in his script for the feature-film version of Wonder Woman sometime this coming week, and added that it will feature all of the expected gadgets and costume gimmicks from the DC Comics franchise.
Nathan Fillion, who stars in the upcoming paranormal sequel White Noise 2: The Light, told SCI FI Wire that he will base his performance in part on a real-life near-death experience.
Rosario Dawson, who will reprise the role of rogue hooker Gail in the upcoming sequel to Sin City, told SCI FI Wire that director Robert Rodriguez wants Angelina Jolie to star in Sin City 2 and is delaying production to accommodate Jolie’s current pregnancy.
AquamanTV.com reported that Lou Diamond Phillips (SCI FI Channel’s original miniseries The Triangle) will play Tom Curry, father to hero Arthur Curry, in The CW’s upcoming Aquaman pilot.
Pixar Animation Studios’ Brad Bird will direct Ratatouille, the computer-animated mouse tale that was developed in-house by the studio’s Oscar-winning short-film director Jan Pinkava (Geri’s Game), according to The Hollywood Reporter.
SF author Chris Roberson told SCI FI Wire that he recently sold his novel, Iron Jaw and Hummingbird, to Firebird Books, a division of Penguin/Putnam.
The Shaggy Dog debuted in second place at the March 10 weekend box office, with an estimated $16 million, the Hollywood trade papers reported.
This was an all-around entertaining PPV, with a few minor exceptions. That four-way X Division clash was phenomenal. Everyone hit their signature spots, and the action was fast and furious throughout. The crowd was about as vocally involved as I’ve seen for an undercard match in ages. At least the James Gang-LAX mess was kept short, with limited involvement from Bullet Bob. The only negatives on this show for me were Jarrett’s awkward center ring promo and countdown for Sting, when you knew he wasn’t coming out early…