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[Marti]

Yeah... bald können wir also gewisse Szenen "Live" nachspielen... die Veronica Mars Action Figuren sind auf dem Weg

MARS NEEDS ACTION FIGURES
‘Veronica Mars’ figures and busts are on the way

Posted July 20, 2006 11:45 AM

Warner Bros. Consumer Products (WBCP) is teaming up with Cinequest.com to launch a new line of 12” collectible figures and 6” busts based on the hit TV series, “Veronica Mars.”

The first figures and busts will be released later this year for the characters of Veronica Mars, Logan Echolls and Eli “Weevil” Navarro. These initial three figures will be followed by a full line of 12” figures and busts utilizing digital scans of the cast taken by Gentle Giant studios.

“Veronica Mars” follows the life of a young sleuth of the same name who takes it upon herself to solving every mystery in the town of Neptune. The series stars Kristen Bell, Enrico Colantoni, Jason Dohring and Francis Capra.

The cult favorite show, which originated on the UPN Network, will begin its third season on The CW Network this fall. A DVD set of the second season is slated for release on August 22.

Based in Salem, New Hampshire, CineQuest.com is one of the Internet’s largest online retailers of movie and television collectibles. The site offers various merchandise from hit shows such as “Buffy the Vampire slayer,” “Stargate SG-1” and “Battlestar Galactica.” In addition to the upcoming figures and busts, the site currently sells “Veronica Mars’ cards, autographs and magazines.

Quelle: www.wizarduniverse.com/

[chaotic4life]

Wie genial! Die müssen ja wohl her. Die von Buffy wollt ich auch immer, aber die waren mir zu teuer...aber bei VM...mmh...wie cool.
Danke Martina.

[Riemi]

auja, ich will meinen ganz persönlichen logan

[Yavanna]

Jasons Haare sind geschnitten und er sieht besser aus denn je! Der Sterifen Look scheint ihm aber wirklich zu gefallen *g* Wenn ihr auf den Link klickt findet ihr Bilder von der Comic Con. Im Text unter den Bildern sind Season 2 Spoiler enthalten, aber sonst keine Gefahr!

[manila]

Sieht schon viel besser aus, der Haarschnitt...
Wobei Michael Muhney mit dieser Cap auch nicht grad zu verachten ist




Thanks, Yavanna!

[Marti]

Ryan Hansen @ Comic Con Video

Youtube

Ich brauch nichts weiter dazu zusagen... you'll see!

So genial!

[Yavanna]

Ich find das sowas von geil! Ich kann schon gar nicht mehr vor lauter lachen

[Faith]

So geil, ich hatte schon Angst, es hätte niemand die Performance aufgenommen.

[Riemi]

jasons haare sind und ryan herrlich...danke für das video+die bilder
hihi, michael muhney hat immer angst,dass er der killer sein könnte
und auf einem bild klatschen alle, ich hab mch weggeschmissen, man sieht wieder jasons klatschen - zu geil

[Marti]

God, hab ich schonmal gesagt, wie ich diese Show und die Schauspieler liebe!?

Weitere Comic Con Videos sind aufgetaucht... *love*

Ryan Hansen speaks + Flip aus anderer Perspektive

Kristen Bell bekommt Post *g*

Kristen Bell being just cute

Kristen Bell zum Thema ob sie in der Show singen wird

[chaotic4life]

Michael hat www.boosterevents.com ein Email interview gegeben, in Hinblick auf BoosterBlowout I im August.

Und Leute fragen mich wie man Michael Fan sein kann...
DESHALB!

Questions and Answers With Michael Muhney
Michael Muhney, the real-life alter-ego of Don Lamb, the shallow, self-serving, albeit cute and hunky sheriff of Neptune, California on Veronica Mars, is a likeable guy. Buzzing with energy and wit, his only resemblance to Lamb is his cute hunkiness and the set of his jaw.

Michael graciously agreed to answer some questions posed by posters on the Booster Entertainment board. Originally agreeing to answer five or ten questions, he gamely answered them all, including those of a poster who’s never watched Veronica Mars.

Michael will be appearing at the three-day Booster Blowout convention, August 18-20, at the Burbank Hilton in Burbank, California, along with co-stars Jason Dohring (Logan Echolls) and Francis Capra (Weevil), as well as stars from several other tv shows. For further information on Michael’s appearance and the Booster Blowout, visit www.boosterevents.com.

BE: Congratulations on your series regular status. I hope you'll remain loveably hateful and that you'll occasionally wear something other than your uniform. BTW- Lamb was really creepy during the workout scene last year, when he kept staring at himself in the mirror.

MM: Thanks! And don’t worry, Lamb will be hated again quite soon...

Vicki: You are such a NICE person in reality. What do you use for inspiration to act the part of an ass?

MM: I channel the asshole I wish I could be when I really wanna be one. Don’t tell anyone, though.

Jewel: What’s the funniest practical joke that’s ever been played on you on set (any set)?

MM: I was put in full-body make-up to even my entire skin tone (I had a farmer’s tan) and was told I’d show my butt on national television ala David Caruso and NYPD Blue. I showed up to set, after having a make-up artist cover me head to toe, in a robe and a speedo. It was there that the exec. producer told me my love scene was to be shot from the waist up and asked me (while stifling laughter) what the hell I was doing so under-dressed. The whole crew was in on it. I figured "What the hell, I’ll go with it, if it’s ass they want, it’s ass they’ll get." So I took off my robe and shot the scene in speedos (which I conveniently made ride up a little far.)

The show? Turks. The exec. producer and director? Bob Singer. Yes, that Bob, the one who is the exec. producer of Supernatural. I saw him, and had fun chatting with him over fond memories, at the TCAs recently. I forgot to bust his chops. Maybe next time. Oh yes, there will be revenge.

Teacherdarling: K, to follow up Jewel’s question, what’s the funniest/best practical joke you have played on set?

MM: I’ve played a few, but the best is yet to come...

Teacherdarling: How different has your personal life become since becoming a major actor on a popular series?

MM: No difference except for less personal time to do the normal things in my day. That, and I got a really big "series regular" rash. Anyone have any special cream to take care of it?

Vicki: Who is (was) your favorite actor to work with and why?

MM: That’s a toss up. William Devane taught me things that have helped me for years. Behind the scenes stuff. David Cubitt gave me friendship and confidence, as did Paul Adelstein. Mark Harmon did a lot for me. I had an amazing time prodding Pat Morita about his career path. Enrico is so much fun to work with. Gorin V from E.R. is a big man with a big heart. Jon Noble (Lord of the Rings) played my father in Virtual Nightmare. Jason Dohring is great to just be in character with. Frank Nicotero is the funniest, improvisationally. Geez, I can’t pick, and I could keep going. Maybe I’ll just stop here.

Tracyg36: (This is a joke question in view of his personalization on someone’s picture taken at Wizard World.) Do you always keep track of fans’ hands regarding your butt, or were you just making with the funny?

MM: Hands on my ass are a "need to know" basis, at all times.

Booksniffer: Mr. Muhney, I haven’t seen season 2 (my question might have been answered there) but I just want to know, do you prefer boxers or briefs?

MM: Briefs baby. Grey or Black. They have to have a white waistband. Fine, I wish they made underoos in my size.

Booksniffer: What’s been the favorite part of the show, story-wise?

MM: No question, Lamb impregnating Veronica in season 3, episode 8. You all will flip when you see that episode. Oh, you mean of the episodes already in the can? Ummm, definitely the Grace Manning episode.

Booksniffer: Do you prefer Veronica with short hair or long hair?

MM: Either way, just as long as she has deodorant on.

Booksniffer: Did the long hair flashbacks in season 1 (were they the same in season two, too) just gross you out?

MM: I lost my lunch. How did you know?

Booksniffer: How did you feel when you took Keith Mars’ job as sheriff?

MM: Me? Or Lamb? I felt fine, I knew that’s how the show had to be. Sheriff Lamb? How did he feel? One step closer to ruling the modern world.

Booksniffer: Initially, who did you think killed Lilly Kane?

MM: I didn’t give a frak,

as long as it wasn’t Lamb

. (My guess was wrong, in case you were wondering.)


Booksniffer: Does your character ever smile?

MM: In a genuine way? With thoughts of butterflies, puppy dogs and ice cream? No. Hell, no.

Booksniffer: Do you prefer Coke or Pepsi?

MM: Cherry Coke.

Booksniffer: What’s your favorite flavor of ice cream?

MM: Mint chocolate chip. Slightly melted.

Booksniffer: What’s one of your favorite childhood memories?

MM: Getting a quarter for my tooth, and good grades, and goals in soccer. Oh, and also the day I decided to give up my heroin addiction at age 9. That was a proud moment.

PennKathy: Okay... here is my question(s)... Hello, uh. Mike is it?

MM: "Michael", actually. Mike is my dad’s name.

PennKathy: ...and you are from what show? Oh, Veronica From Mars! Right... No? Really? Damn, I thought I had the show right. Okay, Veronica On Mars... what? not on? just Mars? ohhhhhhh, so it's not a space cowboy show? What, it's not a Joss Whedon show? I thought he was raving about it... go figure.

MM: Interestingly enough, the day I gave up my heroin addiction I unfortunately got my friend here hooked.

PennKathy: Well hell, than I guess my question "Do you think Veronica is really from Mars or from Venus?" doesn't make any sense. Well I guess I do have one question...

Does it make you nuts that some nut like me is asking you questions when she hasn't seen the show yet? (I promise I will, Denise told me I had to.)

MM: You aren’t to be spoken to until you watch season 1 and 2. So there.


Teacherdarling: Ok, a really serious one for Michael. Who would win in a fight? Cavemen or Astronauts?

MM: Did you just watch Koyaanisqatsi? That is the beginning and ending of that movie. Well, you’re asking who’d win a fight, and not their technology. I would have to say a caveman, brute force over someone who has mastered nuclear physics. C’mon.

Jarrow272: Would you like to see Lamb get a romantic interest on the show?

MM: Every week a new one. Be like God, love ‘em all.

Jarrow272: Do you think Lamb is exactly what he appears to be, or do you think he has some tricks up his sleeves?

MM: He has tricks, hidden cards, and some booty-call phone numbers.

Jarrow272: What do you think is the most interesting aspect of Lamb’s character?

MM: That’s like asking which diamond sparkles the most on Liz Taylor’s necklace. "We’re all pretty."

Jarrow272: What attracted you most to the role and/or the show?

MM: The money. The drugs. The power. Okay, Rob Thomas.

Jarrow272: If you could play any other character on Veronica Mars, who would it be?

MM: Logan, Season 1. Backup, maybe?

Jarrow272: We’ve all seen that you are very much unlike your character. Which of your co-stars would you say is most like their character?

MM:

Steve Guttenberg. Just kidding. Hamlin. Kidding again.

I’d have to say Rico.

Jarrow272: Since most of your scenes are with the same few characters, what actors/characters would you like to work with more?

MM: Wallace, Logan, Mac.

Jarrow272: And finally...just how much do you love wearing that uniform all the time?

MM: Someone please get me in street clothes soon. Please? Help.

Leiden: Your abs are hot! Can you please (remove your shirt and) demonstrate some of your techniques for achieving such an award winning six pack?

MM: I am answering this questionnaire with no shirt on. As you wish.

VanyaElda: If you could have any role in any other movie or TV show, what would it be and why?

MM: Jerry Maguire, Apollo in (BSG), Sawyer in Lost, Jimmy Stewart’s role in Hitchcock’s Rope, Colin Ferrel’s role in Tigerland, Val Kilmer’s role in Heat, Paul Newman’s role in Cool Hand Luke, Redford’s roles in both Butch Cassidy and All The President’s Men. Jason Bourne in Bourne Identity, Damon’s role in Good Will Hunting, Sean Penn’s role in Dead Man Walking, Brad Pitt in both Fight Club and S7ven, Alec Baldwin in Glengarry, Sean Connery in The Man Who Would Be King, Cruise in Interview With A Vampire, Jason Lee in The Crow, Nicholson in Cuckoo’s Nest and The Shining, Hanks in Philadelphia, Gary Cooper in Pride of The Yankees, Tim Roth in Rosencrantz and Guilderstern Are Dead, Tim Robbins in Shawshank, Rod Taylor in The Time Machine, Ewan M. in Trainspotting, Christian Slater in True Romance, Stephen Baldwin in Usual Suspects, Billy Crystal in When Harry Met Sally, Bruce Willis in 12 Monkeys, and HAL in 2001.

VanyaElda: Do you prefer roles on TV or in Movies? Why?

MM: Both. I’d love to stay busy doing both. That, and burlesque theatre.

VanyaElda: What is it like playing a character that gets to tell everyone else, big and small, what to do?

MM: My new heroine addiction.

VanyaElda: What can you tell us about the movie Angst, that you co-wrote, produced and starred in? Can we expect it to be released any time soon?

MM: Getting picture-locked soon. I’ll keep you posted!

Socklover: How was it working for and with Amber Benson on her movie, Liars, Lovers and Lunatics? And could you tell us a little about the movie?

MM: Two inept robbers break into a house (me and Amber) and were expecting it to be empty. It’s not. Drama and hilarity ensues.

Amber is a doll, she’s a personal friend of mine, and I love her big brain.

Denise: Do you think Lamb secretly has the hots for Veronica and will we be seeing their love child anytime soon?

MM: Season 3, episode 8, like I said!

Quelle

EDT: Es gibt ein neues Video auf Youtube von CC. Diesmal 7min. lang und recht gute Qualität. Es ist ein Highlights zusammenschnitt...ziemlich genial.

[evenstar]

Gerade spielt Francis Capra in "Crossing Jordan" mit.
Ich weiß nicht, ob er nochmal auftaucht, aber seine Synchrostimme hört sich an als ob... es ihm nicht gut ginge

[Yavanna]

Ich muss sagen, ich hab selten so was geniales gesehen, wie das 7minütige Video von der Comic Con. Ich hab Tränen gelacht

[Marti]

Dito.. aber bitte, die Frage an Enrico hätten sie sich sparen können... schon peinlich genug, dass die schon in Austin gestellt wurde... Da sieht man mal wieder, dass im Fandom schon ein paar unintelligente Leute (um es mal nett auszudrücken) rumirren...

[chaotic4life]

Da das Sunil war, kann man glaub ich nicht von unintelligent sprechen. Da gibt es noch ne ganze Austin Backstory zu ... daher war das sooo was von genial.

[Marti]

Das war Sunil? Achherje... Ich kenn zwar seine Stimme, aber ich hätt die da im Leben nicht erkannt!

Du musst mir die Backstory unbedingt mal erzählen! *g*

Und noch eine kleine News:

Kristen Bell will appear at the 2006 Teen Choice Awards on August 20th.

[Yavanna]

Enrico Colantoni und Percy Daggs wurden für die Teen Choice Awards nominiert.

[Patr!z!a]

eine Nachricht an alle schweizer Veronica Mars fans: auf sf2 werden schon bald wieder (neue) folgen laufen

Mit Veronica Mars geht es beim Schweizer Fernsehen im Spätsommer weiter! Anfang September wiederholen wir zuerst die erste Staffel der beliebten Serie. Anschliessend strahlen wir die zweite Staffel aus, welche uns bis dann als synchronisierte Fassung zur Verfügung stehen wird.

Quelle: Schweizer Fernsehen

[Yavanna]

Wow, ihr Schweizer habts ja wirklich gut! Mann würde sich echt wünschen, dass der ZDF die Serie auch so gut behandeln würde

[manila]

Kristen sprach im Interview mit Coming Soon über "Pulse" und auch ein wenig über "Veronica Mars"

ACHTUNG: SPOILER MÖGLICH!

Kristen Bell Feels the Pulse

ComingSoon.net sat down with the actress to talk about her latest project.

ComingSoon.net: Since "Veronica Mars" has been going, have you had your choice of scripts to do?
Kristen Bell: I don't think that really happens until much further down the line than I am. I certainly had a chance at a lot of awesome scripts. I think I'm put into the category of more of a short list, which I'm very happy to be on. With "Pulse" though, I read it and liked it, but what I didn't know was that Bob [Weinstein]had already approached my agent about it and wanted me to read it to see what I felt about it.

CS: Describe your character in "Pulse."
Bell: Mattie is a college student who is very independent and very driven and also very guarded. I think that she's tough, but she has a lot of walls put up. The movie starts off with her boyfriend committing suicide and he must have been the only one she was ever vulnerable with, which is why she has to absolutely find out why he did it. And that's sort of what drives her throughout the whole movie.

CS: Do you think technology is taking over?
Bell: I think it's already taken over. I mean, we keep taking about it. It's certainly not something I think about on a daily basis, but because of all the questions surrounding it today I think what I've come up with is that all these things that are supposed to bring us closer together, like text messaging and E-mails, are actually pulling us further apart because we're all becoming more reclusive. And we end up sitting on the internet and you're like, "Oh, it's 4 AM. What have I been doing for the last nine hours?" The idea of writing a letter has become ancient and that's only happened over the last five years. I think we've come farther in the last five years than we have in the last 50.

CS: Have you seen the original Japanese film and can you talk about the differences between the two?
Bell: I didn't see "Kairo" until I had already booked "Pulse." But, when I saw it I loved it. I thought it was really smart and really eerie. And I think in Americanizing it they chose to condense a lot of the characters because Americans look at that kind of film and they look at it as more of a series of vinnettes because there are so many more characters and I think Americans are used to following the story of one person a little easier. So, to just sort of Americanize it, it's not that they simplified the storyline by any means, they just condensed it.

CS: It's a bit more explicit about what's going on.
Bell: Which, I also think is the difference between filmmaking in Japan and filmmaking in America. I think a lot of the horror movies are so great over there, but also a bit more of what Americans would consider the independent film side because they take a few more risks or they do things differently. So, I think when going commercial with the movie, obviously, a smart business move for Dimension to do was to say, "What are Americans used to seeing? What's going to not take them out of their comfort zone too much and still make a good film?"

CS: Presumably you've had your share of horror scripts sent your way?
Bell: Yeah, there have been so many floating around.

CS: What set this one apart when you read it?
Bell: I thought it was smarter than a lot of the other ones I read. I thought that it was actually using something that is very real and very tangible to all of us, because everyone is always hooked up to their cell phone or always grabbing some sort of PDA or something. As opposed to just dealing with: the murderer is out there somewhere or the ghost is in the closet. It was a much different plot line than I was used to hearing and I liked to do something different.

CS: How do you feel about them continually shifting the release date?
Bell: Bob and Harvey [Weinstein] are really smart. And it comes down to finding the right window. And there was a lot of stuff released this summer, some movies were pulled off this summer - it's all marketing and it's all their research. So, something told them recently, "No, no, no, this isn't the best window for it." And if they didn't care for this movie, they would have just released it at any time. They could put it out tomorrow. They would have put it out yesterday. They really wouldn't care. They are moving it because they are finding research and something is telling them this is a better window. And it's because of their faith in this film and that they want to succeed, that something is telling them that is a better window. They really do their research. Think of the movies you see? They know how to market movie. So, I put my trust in that and I know there was something that must have told them that this was a better window. I mean, it's weird for me, because we're doing different press conferences at different times -- I just want it to come out, because I want to go to the premiere, sit in the theater and finally watch it with my parents and stuff. But, you know that day will come - someday.

CS: Are you going to return to the stage again?
Bell: The minute that they'll let me. You saw me in "Reefer"? As soon as they'll let me, the schedule with "Veronica Mars" literally keeps me so busy I can't do anything else. And it was a smarter career move for me to take the opportunities having come off the first season that was reviewed very well, thanks to you guys and everyone like you, that I didn't want to miss that window. I'm not stupid. So, I was like, if I can do a movie now, if I can do a good commercial movie - I ultimately want to have a career where if I see a part I love, I want a good chance to get it. And I'm getting there, but it's about marketing yourself and it's a business just as much a creative place to play as an actor. The minute that I get a break, I'd love to do it. Coming off of this and "Veronica Mars" there is a better chance I'll be able to get something going. If I wanted to in a theater production. That's a great thing about having a career in both sides.

CS: Do you want to get away from genre films?
Bell: I don't know that I would specify it, because a couple that I have looked into are genre films and some of them aren't. I don't know that -- a lot of the questions I've dealt with today have been about the horror genre and what I feel about it and when I read a script I truly don't feel that I look at it like, "Oh, I don't want to do a horror movie." I want to read as much as I possibly can and some of it's going to be bad and some of it's going to be good and I can think I want a certain type of part, but it's only until I read the actual project - there may be a fairly normal role that's in an unbelievable script that , "I want to be a part of that project." Or there may be a script that's good and an unbelievable role and I think, "I gotta play that role." And I don't really look at it like a genre. I mean, after my eighth horror movie, I'll probably want to do a romantic comedy, but that day will come.

CS: Is there frustration looking for scripts after all the good ones you get on "Veronica Mars"?
Bell: I mean, "Veronica Mars" is just so stellar to begin with that the writing is just so tight and part of that also comes, because that's a team that's been working together a long time and they know each other, they know the characters dead on and I think film is a little bit more experimental in that you could bring a film to me as a writer and I could say, "What if you had the male character be a little more like this?" And you could say, "Oh, that adds something." There is not room for that in "Veronica Mars" because it's such a tight run ship. So, it's different. I think I read a script with all possibilities in mind. If I really like it, maybe you have an open mind enough to call the writer and say, "What about this? This would make it better." You know what I mean? I mean there is all types of different qualities. I go a lot on recommendations of what my friends and what people in the business recommend to me.

CS: So, did you help shape your character in this one?
Bell: Well, yeah, a little bit. Some of it was written, a lot of it was where Jim [Sonzero] wanted it to go. I thought he was dead on, so I had no reason to challenge any of it. I brought to it what I thought it needed and also tried to do what I thought he told me to do. He did so much research, I think he was pretty much dead on with all of it.

CS: Did you have a stunt double or do it all yourself?
Bell: I did all of it.

CS: Wow, so you're a really physical person in real life.
Bell: As I sit like a pretzel, I am a very physical person. I try to stay active and I find that I'm much happier and more centered and clearer in my mind when I'm paying attention to my body which just is like health and just being active in general. And I have like no time to go to the gym, like literally, so I'll just like run up the stairs 50 times until I run out of breath and that will be my workout for the day. It's ridiculous, it's like a poor man's workout.

CS: How did they shoot the scene where you're being inundated by the hands?
Bell: It's against a green screen and all the hands that are touching me are real. Which, means there is a lot of hand choreography involved. Everybody's sanitized. They were really respectful about it. And I get really claustrophobic in general, so I was a little nervous about doing it, but it was up against a green screen and they slipped holes for everyone's arms and there were 12 guys back there and they did the choreography of where they would do it and then everybody sanitized their hands and the camera was dead on. And I started to scream and then they grabbed and pulled me back. And I also pulled myself back too. It was really...

CS: Kind of scary?
Bell: Yeah, totally freaky.

CS: How has your life changed over the past year and a half?
Bell: My life on the outside has changed a lot, my life on the inside I can say very safely hasn't changed at all which I'm sort of proud of because I think that my family has strict orders to knock me off my pedestal if they ever see me on it. But, I mean I still like all the same things. I still have all the same friends, it's just I am a little more guarded now, because of having to be in an awkward situation where someone asked me some random personal question where you're like, 'Whoa, a, why do you want to know and b, why would I ever tell you?" You know what I mean? It's like people's interest in celebrity really amazes me. It's like, I love some actors, but I really don't care who they are voting for. I don't care what they think. Sometimes it's interesting to hear. But, I've certainly grown up a lot and learned a lot about this business, but I think I've generally stayed the same.

Pulse hits theatres August 11 and also stars Jonathan Tucker, Ian Somerhalder, Christina Milian, Ron Rifkin and Rick Gonzalez.