Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Wiz Kids

Even as director Sam Raimi is busy working on the horror thriller Drag Me to Hell for the big screen...He's also got his eye on a project for the small screen...



Aussie actor Craig Horner (pictured) and Bridget Regan (Sex and the City The Movie) will star in Raimi's syndicated series "Wizard's First Rule" for ABC says The Hollywood Reporter.

Based upon Terry Goodkind's book of the same name, as part of the epic fantasy series "Sword-Of-Truth.

Production begins on the 22 episode order this month in New Zealand.

Horner plays a woodsman Richard Cypher, who transforms into a magical leader and joins forces with a mysterious woman named Kahlan (Regan) to stop a bloodthirsty enemy.

Raimi and Robert G. Tapert will executive produce the series. Both men worked together on the popular syndicated TV series..."Xena: Warrior Princess" and the The Evil Dead movies That's a pretty nifty track record for the producing team...We'll know when the series premieres this fall whether Wizard is a magical ratings winner...

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