"The O.C.'s" Cast Members Surf The Waves With New Projects!

‘’The O.C.’s’’ Cast Members Surf The Waves With New Projects!’’

By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright November 8, 2005

We admit to constantly crowing about how ‘’The O.C.’’, the Fox Television Network’s delicious night time soap, is our favorite show. And so it’s great to see it’s VERY talented cast members receiving their due recognition and branch out into new, challenging, exciting projects besides ‘’The O.C.’’

‘’The Hollywood Reporter’’ reports that our blue eyed Texan BABY, the oh, so sexy, savvy actor, Benjamin McKenzie (aka Ryan Atwood), has just been cast in the major motion picture, ‘’88 Minutes’’ starring the most venerable and esteemed actor, Al Pacino.

Pacino will portray a University Professor, who also works for the FBI as a Forensic Psychiatrist. In the film, Pacino, receives a death threat that he has only 88 minutes left to live.

Ben is cast in the role of one of Pacino’s Grad students who becomes a suspect. The suspense is killing us already!

Just a few months ago, McKenzie received raves in the critically lauded, Indie, arthouse flick, ‘’Junebug’’, his very first feature film role. Way to go Ben!

Our luscious actress, Miss Mischa Barton, (aka Marissa Cooper) valuably used her time off from filming ‘’The O.C.’’ during the summer months to get all hot and heavy with Jedi knight Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader, better known to you as the GORGEOUS and talented actor, Hayden Christensen, her co-star, while shooting the film, ‘’The Decameron: Angels And Virgins’’, on location in Italy. (Buzz was Mischa even may have snogged a bit off camera with Hayden)! Hey who could blame her! Lucky!!!!

Veteran actor, the inimitable Peter Gallagher who portrays the coolest dad in the world, Sandy Cohen, hot on the heels of an ‘’O.C.’’ episode last Season 2 where he showed off his Broadwayesque standard command as a suave, sophisticated, and debonair song stylist, just released this very day, November 8, his very first album, ‘’7 Days In Memphis’’. Can’t wait to hear it Peter!

Also, today, November 8, 2005, ‘’Music From The O.C. Mix 5’’ drops in stores for its release, the 5th in the series of ultra cool music soundtracks from the show, all showcasing some of the best in new bands and music, regularly featured on the show. Mix 5 features tracks by The Subways, LCD Soundsystem, Kasabian, Imogen Heap, Phantom Planet, Gorillaz, Rogue Wave, and The Kaiser Chiefs!

And for more great ‘’The O.C.’’ updates and news, the show’s own fan magazine, ‘’The O.C. Insider’’, previously only available on ‘’The O.C.’s’’ official website, is NOW available as well, nationwide, in most retail book and periodicals stores, including Barnes and Noble and Tower Records.

The current issue on news stands features a great Cover Story/Interview with our 2 favorite O.C. gal pals, actresses Mischa Barton and Rachel Bilson who dish about their roles on the show, and living the celebrity life, from the trappings of tabloids, to getting to wear top designers' FAB high fashion couture!

We also get an insider look at what goes on in the writer’s room, conceptualizing and developing each episode and storyline.

Don’t forget to watch ‘’The O.C.’’ on Fox, Thursdays 8:00 pm EST in the USA.

To everybody involved with ‘’The O.C.’’, we love ya! Keep on rockin the best show ever!

How can you resist a show where anti-heroine/most of the time, Empress bitch Julie Cooper, bankrupt and plug broke, defiantly proclaims to her daughter, ‘’And we will get back on our feet Marissa. And we’ll be wearing expensive footwear when we do.’’

Sources:
http://www.fox.com/oc/features/qotw/304.htm
http://www.zap2it.com/movies/news/story/0,1259,---27192,00.html

Muse News And Micro Muse November 8, 2005

By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright November 8, 2005