Christopher John “Topher” Grace (pronounced / toʊfər/; born July 12, 1978)[1][2][3] is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Eric Forman on the Fox sitcom That ’70s Show, Eddie Brock/Venom in the Sam Raimi film Spider-Man 3, and Edwin in the 2010 film. Read the rest of this entry »

Joseph Hill “Joss” Whedon[8] (play /widən/;[9] born June 23, 1964) is an American screenwriter, executive producer, director, comic book writer, occasional composer and actor, founder of Mutant Enemy Productions and co-creator of Bellwether Pictures. He is best known as the creator band showrunner of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003), Angel (1999–2004), Firefly (2002) and Dollhouse (2009–2010), as well as the short film Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog (2008). Whedon wrote and directed the film adaptation of Marvel’s The Avengers (2012), and co-wrote and produced the horror film The Cabin in the Woods (2012).He is also notable for his work in  film, comic books, and online media. Many of Whedon’s projects, as well  , enjoy cult status.[10]

Career

 Television work

Following a move to Los Angeles, Whedon secured his first writing job on the television series Roseanne. After working several years as a script doctor for films, he returned to television, where he created four TV shows.years after having his script for the movie Buffy the Vampire Slayer produced, Whedon revived the concept as a television series of the same name. Buffy the Vampire Slayer went on to become a critical and cult hit receiving an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series in 2000. Buffy ran for five seasons on The WB Television Network before being relocated to the UPN Network for its final two seasons. Angel was a spin-off of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, featuring Buffy’s vampire-with-a-soul ex-boyfriend as the title character. Angel debuted on The WB in September 1999 and ran for five seasons; during its first two seasons, Angel episodes were broadcast immediately following Buffy episodes.

In 2002, Whedon created the Space Western television series Firefly, which was broadcast on the Fox network. The series was canceled after only 11 of the 14 completed episodes were aired, many out of intended order. After the cancellation, Whedon wrote the script for a Firefly movie, titled Serenity. In early 2004 Whedon announced that it had been greenlit by Universal Studios, and the film was widely released in the United States on September 30, 2005. In the DVD release, Whedon discusses how Serenity would not have been made if not for the dedication of the Browncoats, fans of the series.In late 2007, Eliza Dushku, with whom Whedon worked on Buffy and Angel, met over lunch to discuss possible ideas for a series for her to star in and came up with an idea which excited both of them.[17] The show, Dollhouse, was announced by Fox in November 2008 to begin airing on February 13, 2009. Dollhouse was canceled after two seasons due to low ratings.Whedon is also noted for his directing work in television, which includes two 2007 episodes of The Office (“Business School” and “Branch Wars”[18]) as well as a 2010 episode of the musical series Glee (“Dream On”) in which he reunited with his Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog star Neil Patrick Harris.[19]Although not an actor, he has made cameos in his own shows as well as others. He voiced a radio newsreader in the Buffy  I, Robot… You, Jane“. In the season two Angel episode “Through the Looking Glass“, he made a cameo appearance under heavy makeup as Numfar, a character whose entire role was to perform comical dances. In Firefly, Whedon appeared as a guest at a funeral in the final produced episode, “The Message”. He made a brief appearance as an overbearing rental-car clerk in an episode of Veronica Mars, “Rat Saw God”, in 2005; Whedon is a vocal fan of Veronica Mars. He voiced himself in two episodes of Seth Green’s television series Robot Chicken titled “Rabbits on a Roller Coaster” in 2007 and “Help Me” in 2008.

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Feature films and video

Whedon wrote or co-wrote several films, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Toy Story, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Alien Resurrection and Titan A.E.. The song “My Lullaby” from The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride was written by him and Seattle native Scott Warrender. He was nominated (along with six other writers) for an Academy Award for Toy Story’s screenplay.He also wrote uncredited drafts or rewrites of Speed, Waterworld, Twister and X-Men, although in interviews, Whedon disowned the latter three films.[citation needed]He claimed that he had a good script for Alien Resurrection, which he felt was spoiled by its director Jean-Pierre Jeunet.[20] His Waterworld script was thrown out[citation needed], and only two of his lines were kept in the final script of X-Men.[21] Even the Buffy movie bore little resemblance to his original screenplay.[22] According to Graham Yost, the credited writer of Speed, Whedon wrote most of its dialogue.[23]He wrote and directed 2005′s Serenity, based on his television series Firefly. Serenity won the 2006 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form. Beginning in January 2006, fans (with Universal’s blessing) began organizing worldwide charity screenings[24] called “Can’t Stop the Serenity” (CSTS), a play on a line in the film: “You can’t stop the signal”, to benefit Equality Now, a human rights organization supported by Joss Whedon. Over $500,000 has been raised for Equality Now since 2006.[25] As of May 1, 2011, 45 cities were registered for CSTS 2011 in 6 countries and 24 U.S. states.[26 With the cast of The Avengers, and Kevin Feige at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International.In November 2008, Whedon guest

starred in the premiere episode of The Write Environment, a direct to DVD series featuring in-depth, candid one-on-one interviews with some of TV's most prolific and well known series creator/writers.[27 Whedon wrote a horror film titled The Cabin in the Woods with Drew Goddard, which finished production in 2009. The film was produced by MGM, but once the studio went bankrupt, the film was held back. It was given a theatrical release on April 13, 2012 and was distributed by Lionsgate.[28] Goddard directed the Whedon-produced film, which starred Bradley Whitford, Chris Hemsworth, Fran Kranz, and Richard Jenkins.[29]In April 2010, it was confirmed that Whedon would direct The Avengers, a live-action adaptation of the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name.[30] The film was released on May 4, 2012.On October 24, 2011, Bellwether Pictures confirmed they had completed principal photography on an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s play Much Ado About Nothing, which is directed and produced by Joss Whedon. It was filmed in 12 days in Santa Monica.[31] Whedon is also the writer and producer of the upcoming paranormal romance film In Your Eyes. It is the second feature film under production by Bellwether Pictures.[32][33][34]

Dialogue

The dialogue in Joss Whedon’s shows and movies usually involves pop culture references both notable and obscure, and the turning of nouns into adjectives by adding a “y” at the end of the word (“listy”). According to one of the Buffy writers, “It’s just the way that Joss actually talks.”[62]Whedon also heavily favors the suffix -age (Linkage, Lurkage, Poofage, Postage, Scrollage, Slayage).[63] Also, phrasal verbs usually ending with “out” are changed into direct verbs, for example “freak” rather than “freak out”, “bail” rather than “bail out”, or “hang” rather than “hang out”. Whedon also tends to change adjectives into nouns such as “happy”, “shiny” (positive thing), “bad” (mistake), “funny” (joke) – for example, a character may say “I made a funny” instead of “I made a joke”.[citation needed] So many of Whedon’s altered usages, new words, and heavily popularized words have entered the common usage that PBS in their article series “Do You Speak American” included an entire section on “Slayer Slang”.[64]

Evan Marriott is an American reality television show that was broadcast on Fox beginning in January 2003. It was broadcast in the UK that same year. A sequel, The Next Joe Millionaire, followed in October 2003.The show was wildly successful and became a pop culture phenomenon, with over 40 million viewers in the United States tuning in to the season one finale making it the most-watched episode of any reality show since the season finale of the first season and premiere episode of the second season of Survivor. Read the rest of this entry »

Edward Regan “Eddie” Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, singer, director, and musician. Box office takes from Murphy’s films make him the second-highest grossing actor in the United States. He was a regular cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1984 and has worked as a stand-up comedian. He was ranked #10 on Comedy Central’s list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time.He has received Golden Globe Award nominations for his performances in 48 Hrs, Beverly Hills Cop series, Trading Places, and The Nutty Professor. In 2007, he won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of soul singer James “Thunder” Early in Eddie Murphy‘s work as a voice actor includes Thurgood Stubbs in The PJs, Donkey in the Shrek series and the dragon Mushu in Disney’s Mulan. In some of his films, he plays multiple roles in addition to his main character, intended as a tribute to one of his idols Peter Sellers, who played multiple roles in Dr. Strangelove and elsewhere. Murphy has played multiple roles in Coming to America, Wes Craven’s Vampire In Brooklyn, the Nutty Professor films (where he played the title role in two incarnations, plus his father, brother, mother, and grandmother), Bowfinger, Norbit, and Meet Dave. Read the rest of this entry »

Julia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus (born January 13, 1961) is an American actress and comedienne, well known for her roles in the sitcoms Seinfeld and The New Adventures of Old Christine. She was one of the regular cast members of Saturday Night Live in the early 1980s. She was later cast in the role of Elaine Benes on the NBC sitcom Seinfeld, for which she achieved critical and commercial success. In 2002, she and her husband developed the series Watching Ellie, which lasted two seasons. In 2006, she was cast as Christine Campbell in the sitcom The New Adventures of Old Christine, which lasted for five seasons on CBS. In 2012, she began to play Selina Meyers in the HBO series Veep. Read the rest of this entry »