The Facebook page for RE Xtreme has provided a live stream for tomorrow's Tokyo Premiere of Resident Evil: Retribution. I have no idea if Shawn will be there (the only ones I've heard for sure are Milla Jovovich, Paul W.S. Anderson, and Mika Nakashima), but can't hurt right?
Live stream should get underway in about 14 hours.
As we know, FanExpo is underway in Canada (it's basically their version of San Diego Comic Con) and, also as we know, the cast and crew of A Little Bit Zombie was scheduled to be on hand for a meet and greet with fans.
I've been hard at work trying to find the goods, 'cause really, there has to be something... and S-R.net has come through! They've found this nice little interview of Shawn conducted at FanExpo. Covers everything from ALBZ to RE:R to what video game currently has Shawn's goat.
Shawn-Roberts.net has once again come through with the caps! For everyone blocked out of getting to enjoy Shawn on The Listener (like me), the ladies at S-R.net have got you covered.
For more (warning: mild gore), head over to the source.
According to IMDB, Shawn is rumored to be playing the role of "Ryan" in a new crime thriller set for release next year entitled Somebody Else.
The synopsis:
"A young ex-con breaks parole to hitch west to be with her lover. But when she catches a ride with a rich, party girl and a young hustler, she becomes entangled in the hustler's plot. She winds up trapped in a police interrogation room impersonating the now-dead rich girl."
The rest of the cast (the whole two of them) is also rumored, so I wouldn't get my hopes until more details are released. (IMDB is the new Wikipedia. Any user can edit it, take all news with a grain of salt unless it's backed up elsewhere.)
The official website for RE:Retribution has gone live and included are write ups for some of the characters. One of the lucky ones was Wesker and here's what they had to say:
WESKER (Shawn Roberts)
Returning as the film’s larger-than-life villain, Umbrella Corporation chairman Albert Wesker, is Shawn Roberts. Virtually indestructible as a result of being infected with the T-virus, Wesker seems to be evil incarnate. “Wesker is probably the biggest villain from the games and definitely a fan favorite,” says [Paul W.S.] Anderson. “We blew him up with an atom bomb in the last movie, but even that was not enough to keep him down.”
Not much, I know, but, hey, not everyone got a website write up!
Not necessary new Wesker footage, but he is in it. (Though there is lots of other new footage, so be aware of that if you're trying to avoid spoilers.)
Straight from the ALBZ Facebook page - Canandian fans can now pre-order their copy on Amazon with the release date being August 21st.
Bonus! The director and cast will be at FanExpo in Toronto giving away posters and signing swag.
Meanwhile, in the U.S. fans will have to wait a while longer to own it - no official release date has been announced for us yet besides "soon" - but, it is apparently available on Video on Demand.
Here are some Behind-the-Scenes videos from Shawn's latest TV movie, The Music Teacher. (Which, by the by, premiered last night on Hallmark; if you missed it, it's re-airing tonight and next Saturday, the 18th, as well. Check your local listings.)
Also, The Cast on Being in a Musical. (:35, and fun fact - it's not him singing. I guessed as much, after watching the film, but still *frowny face.* Lol.)
MovieFIX's Rebekah Burgess-Smith travelled to the outskirts of Toronto to pay a visit to the set of Resident Evil: Retribution. She had an in-depth chat with butt-kicking leading ladies Milla Jovovich and Michelle Rodriguez, and director Paul W.S. Anderson.
Wearing a jacket that looks more like a sleeping bag, I'm all rugged up to meet the clever people who rebirthed the zombie genre for this side of the millennium.
Milla, the woman who is the Resident Evil franchise, sums up what it is about the series that keeps her coming back for more.
The airdate for Shawn's episode of Canada's "The Listener" has changed. Now, I've seen a couple different replacement airdates, but I'm inclined to believe the one listed on TV.com. (Mainly because IMDB's listing is a mess: seriously, they've got two episodes airing the same night, episodes out of order...)
You should now, for all Canadian viewers, be able to see it on Wednesday, August 8th. The rest of us will have to check it out on the official site.
The blog writer also provided a review of ALBZ from the screening he saw.
"What happens when a mosquito takes a nibble out of a shambling fleshbag? What if a human victim of the ensuing undead insect bite retained his humanity whilst losing his pulse? These are two of the many novel spins on gut-munching lore that first time feature screenwriters Trevor Martin and Christopher Bond have contemplated, and while the humorous scenarios occasionally strain credibility, there’s little denying the high spirited approach. Two young white-bread couples (affianced Kristopher Turner and Crystal Lowe, already hitched Shawn Roberts and Kristen Hager) retreat to a wooded cabin for some pre-wedding R&R, a vacation that takes a wicked turn after one quarter of their party starts salivating for gray matter. At the same time, zombie hunters Emilie Ullerup and Stephen McHattie patrol the countryside looking for brainpans to air out. Director Walker and his likeable ensemble (save for Lowe’s by-design love-to-hate-her ballbusting Guidette) energetically trade zingers and physical comedy bits – some work, some don’t, but there’s rarely a dull moment to be found."
Last but not least, perhaps the best moment was this (and explains the laughter/shocked expressions in the second pic):
"...I think it’s safe to say that [Stephen] McHattie is one likeable but undeniably quirky dude, along the lines of Michael Rooker (those who have met the Slither/Walking Dead star know what I’m talking about). For example, during the post-screening chat with director Casey Walker and cast, the question came up as to how each of them became involved in the production. The assembled actors dutifully gave a brief recap of how they became aware of the script and came aboard…until the mike was passed to McHattie, who proceeded to give the audience a three-minute reading from one of the saucier bits of Fifty Shades of Grey from his Kindle, then handed it back with a satisfied smirk."