****************************************************************** ShadowGram Online Dark Shadows Updates List Marcy Robin's Cyberspace "Dark Shadows" Update List An Internet Publication of SHADOWGRAM < ShadowGram@aol.com > Number 114. April 15, 2004. ****************************************************************** Hello, Dark Shadows Fan, ShadowGram (SG) announces the following breaking news for Dark Shadows (DS), including premiere announcements. --- FINAL CASTING FOR THE NEW DARK SHADOWS Hawaiian-born actress Kelly Hu has been hired to play Dr. Julia Hoffman in the highly-anticipated WB pilot for a proposed new weekly DS series this fall. Hu is best-known for her roles in the films "X-2: X-Men United" and "The Scorpion King," as well as TV work on "Nash Bridges" and "Martial Law." Michael D. Roberts is playing Sheriff George Patterson. Selected credits: FILMS: Rainman, Suckers, Hitman's Run, The Golem, Heartbreaker. TV: Double Trouble, The District, Arliss, Friends, Beverly Hills 90210, Seinfeld. --- PILOT PRODUCTION NOTES Filming on the new DS project, which is a co-production between Dan Curtis Productions, John Wells Productions, and Warner Brothers Television, began on April 2 in Los Angeles at the Warner Brothers Studios in Burbank and will continue until April 23. The Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills again serves as the exterior of Collinwood, as it did in the 1991 NBC DS. Some Collinwood interiors also have been filmed at the estate. Currently there are no plans to use Greystone as the Old House, inside or out, as in 1991. Another location is being used for the Old House interiors and exteriors. Ports O' Call in San Pedro, as in 1991, is being utilized as the village of Collinsport. Because the current pilot is for a one-hour time period instead of two hours as in 1991, a couple of regular DS characters, Maggie and Sam Evans, are not included in the pilot as originally scripted. However, they will appear in future episodes should the series go into production. There is keen interest on the part of the new DS producers to feature performers from the original 1966-71 DS in special roles if the new DS is made into a series. This is a plan that everyone involved with the new production wants to happen. It therefore is not necessary for fans to write to Warner Brothers, John Wells Productions, or Dan Curtis Productions with such a request. John Karlen recently visited the set. Jonathan Frid was approached to play a cameo role in the pilot of a mysterious old man on the train with Victoria Winters. Jonathan, who is essentially retired in Canada, respectfully declined the offer, however. --- DAN CURTIS BOOK DEBUTS The first-ever book devoted to the career of DS Creator Dan Curtis is now available from MPI Home Video. The coffee table-sized, hard-cover volume is 224 pages with over 300 rare B&W and color photographs. Included are entries for all of Dan's productions with credits, storylines, notes, and reviews. Additionally, there is a Foreword by Herman Wouk (author of "The Winds of War" and "War & Remembrance"), an introduction/overview by Mark Dawidziak, and dozens of tributes by actors and other colleagues. The book, titled "Produced and Directed by Dan Curtis," is not available in stores. It is only available directly from MPI for $24.95 + shipping. To order now, call weekdays 1-800-323-0442. The book will be available later on the MPI website: www.mpihomevideo.com --- KATE JACKSON IN 2 EPISODES OF THIRD WATCH Kate (Daphne Harridge, NODS' Tracy) guests on 2 episodes of NBC's "Third Watch," filmed in NYC in March. She plays the wife of a lawyer (portrayed by Henry Winkler); her character is accused of child abuse. The episodes are set to air April 23 and April 30. --- MARSHA MASON IN TV MOVIE Marsha (Vampire Audrey) stars as horse-ranch owner Mary Lou O'Brian in "The Long Shot," debuting on Hallmark 4-18, repeating 4-21. This Updates List will bring further brief news bulletins. The upcoming SG #101 print issue of ShadowGram will feature detailed updates and SG-exclusive news and photos of the new actors in costume, plus more on the above and all the latest DS news. Thank you. Marcy Robin ShadowGram Editor / Publisher Marcy Robin, P.O. Box 1766, Temple City, CA 91780-7766 E-mail: ShadowGram@aol.com ***************************************************************** SHADOWGRAM (SG) is the * Official * "Dark Shadows" Newsletter. Much of its news is provided by the show's personnel and those involved in the 1966-71 TV series, the 1991 TV series, and the 2004 pilot. 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