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Despite having starred in many of the biggest movies of the last thirty years, including Good Will Hunting, Saving Private Ryan, the Jason Bourne films, The Martian and many more, Matt Damon once said that the movie fans most often quote to him is Eurotrip, with fans frequently approaching him, singing “Scotty Doesn’t Know.” A notable flop when it came out in 2004, thanks to DVD and streaming, Eurotrip went on to become a cult classic, and one that’s suddenly become a lot more bittersweet due to the tragic passing of one of its stars, Michelle Trachtenberg, who died recently at only thirty-nine years old. While mostly known for Harriet the Spy, and for her roles on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Gossip Girl, many, us here at JoBlo included, are fond of her charming performance in this underrated flick, which might have been considered just another comedy back in 2004, but in our current,...

All of us were shocked with the news of Michelle Trachtenberg’s sudden passing at just 39 years old. Whenever someone in the prime of their life passes, it can hit harder than others. There was clearly so much more life left for her to live and it’s truly tragic. People coming out of the woodwork with their opinions on her life, her career, and even her death. It’s clear that Michelle was a very special person that her friends and family will truly miss. We here at JoBlo are big fans of the actress and felt the need to highlight some of her best roles/performances. So let’s take a look at all the times that Michelle stole our hearts.

Harriet the Spy

The film that put Trachtenberg on the map showed so much potential as the young sleuth. Her comedic timing was impeccable and she was genuinely cool.

On February 26, news broke that Michelle Trachtenberg, an actress who got her start as a child star in the 1990s, passed away at the age of 39. This is a gutting loss on so many levels; not only was Trachtenberg far too young, but she was a stunningly talented performer who pretty much always made a project better simply by showing up. For millennials in particular — who basically grew up with Trachtenberg's body of work — this is a gutting loss, and it's also a major loss for the entertainment industry as a whole. In fact, two millennial writers for /Film who did, in fact, grow up with Trachtenberg's body of work are helming this article, so rest easy.

Trachtenberg had 62 acting credits to her name when she passed, and if you think of her performances on both the big and small screen, a few specific ones will probably come to mind,...

The popularity of The CW's Supernatural has resulted in several attempts at a spinoff series. Since its 2005 release, Supernatural ran for a total of 15 seasons, covering the exploits of the Winchester brothers as they traveled across America, hunting monsters on the trail of their estranged father. While the main series centered on Sam and Dean and later, the show's resident fallen angel, Castiel the wider world of Supernatural offers rich material to expand on. Other fantasy series, such as The Originals and Chris Carter's Millennium, have proved that spinoffs can be as successful as their flagship shows.

Unfortunately, in Supernatural's case, many of its attempted spinoffs were ill-fated. The absence of the series' beloved main duo was felt in shows like The Winchesters, which focused on Sam and Dean's parents. Earlier spinoffs which were introduced through backdoor pilots were never picked up by the network. Following Supernatural's...

It seems to be a CW-tribute week of sorts on CBS tonight. Not only is Travis Wester (Ghostfacers’s Harry Spangler from Supernatural) on NCIS, but Cassidy Freeman (Tess Mercer of Smallville) returns to NCIS: New Orleans. Cassidy’s character, Eva Azarova, first appeared last year in a crossover event with NCIS as a “person of interest.” […]...

Hey, NCIS fans. We got some interesting new information from CBS for the upcoming "NCIS" episode 3 of the current season 15. It turns out that someone from the NCIS team is just going to vanish right in the middle of case, and it's going to cause the NCIS team to have to look into a decade old murder! This new episode 3 is labeled,"Exit Strategy." CBS' recent press release for this recent episode reveals that Agent Torres and his partner will be on a stakeout with the Metro P.D. Then all of a sudden, Torres' partner is going to come up missing! The whole thing will be a total mystery prompting the NCIS to team to launch an investigation into it. This new investigation will eventually lead to them uncovering new evidence from a murder that took place a whole freaking decade ago! What will this new evidence entail? That's...

Recently, CBS released the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "NCIS: Los Angeles" episode 11 of season 6. The episode is entitled, "Humbug," and it turns out that we're going to see Hetty tell Callen to take a hike from the team's newest case as his girlfriend is the lead witness, and more. In the new, 11th episode press release: The team is going to investigate a burglary at a cyber-security company, but Hetty will order Callen to stay away from the crime scene when his girlfriend becomes a lead witness. Press release number 2: The team will investigate a burglary at a cyber-security company, but Callen is going to have to steer clear of the crime scene after Hetty reveals his girlfriend, Joelle, is one of the lead witnesses. Also, the team is going to discuss their personal holiday travel plans. Guest stars feature: Elizabeth Bogush (Joelle Taylor), Aunjanue Ellis...

Sam and Dean are still in the midst of their brotherly spat, but the Winchesters weren’t the only dynamic duo having relationship troubles in this week’s episode of Supernatural. The other pair of embattled buddies? None other than the Ghostfacers, who made their reappearance this week after a five-season (!) absence.

As you might be able to guess, it wasn’t exactly a happy reunion between the brothers and “supernaturalists”/official pains in the rump Harry (Travis Wester) and Ed (A.J. Buckley). In fact, Ed and Harry were probably the last people Sam and Dean expected to encounter while...

The Ghostfacers try to stand up to the Winchesters in this sneak peek of "Supernatural" Episode 9.15, "#Thinman," but Dean's having none of it. Let's hope he had none of the food at that dirty diner they're visiting either!

"Supernatural" Episode 9.15 - "#Thinman" (airs 3/4/14, 9-10pm)

The Ghostfacers Return — A teenage girl (guest star Ali Webb) is killed, and the final selfie she took before the attack shows a ghostly figure in the background.

Looking for something to keep them busy, Dean (Jensen Ackles) and Sam (Jared Padalecki) head to Washington to find the ghost.

While the two interview the girl’s mother, Betty (guest star Maria Marlow), they are surprised when she starts talking about cold spots and fritzing. When they ask her about bringing up paranormal signs, Betty replies that the “supernaturalists” who called earlier brought it up.

Enter Harry (guest star Travis Wester) and Ed (guest star A.J. Buckley), the famous supernaturalists.

We were happy to see "Supernatural" return to the airwaves tonight, and we're already looking ahead to next week's Episode 9.15, "#Thinman," since it includes the fan favorite Ghostfacers. Here are several new photos and the promo for the ep to get you ready.

"Supernatural" Episode 9.15 - "#Thinman" (airs 3/4/14, 9-10pm)

The Ghostfacers Return — A teenage girl (guest star Ali Webb) is killed, and the final selfie she took before the attack shows a ghostly figure in the background.

Looking for something to keep them busy, Dean (Jensen Ackles) and Sam (Jared Padalecki) head to Washington to find the ghost.

While the two interview the girl’s mother, Betty (guest star Maria Marlow), they are surprised when she starts talking about cold spots and fritzing. When they ask her about bringing up paranormal signs, Betty replies that the “supernaturalists” who called earlier brought it up.

Enter Harry (guest star Travis Wester...

It has been ten years since EuroTrip, riding the raunchy teen comedy revival of the late ’90s and early naughts, burst into theaters and exposed an entire generation of teens to a beach full of dangling male genitalia. And even a decade later, those involved with the cult classic are still proud of it — every sex organ included.

At least, that was the vibe taken away from the audience Wednesday night in Hollywood, where cast members Scott Mechlowicz (“Scotty”), Jacob Pitts (“Cooper”), Michelle Trachtenberg (“Jenny”), Travis Wester (“Jamie”) joined producers Jeff Schaffer, Alec Berg, and David Mandel and several others for a Q&A session.

We’re back with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes trailers for Zombie Hamlet, Cowboy Zombies, and Antisocial, details on an apocalyptic card game, release information for 7E, and much more:

Zombie Hamlet Trailer and Release Details: “The All-Star comedy feature film, Zombie Hamlet, will be available exclusively on DVD from Level 33 Entertainment beginning on December 31, 2013. Following a successful film festival run, the movie sets its sights on entertaining audiences everywhere that DVDs are available for rental or sale by capitalizing on a uniquely funny story and a long list of recognizable names and faces including: Travis Wester, Jason Mewes (Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back), Emmy Award winner Shelley Long (“Cheers”), Vanessa Lee Evigan, with Emmy® Award nominee John Amos (“Good Times”) and June Lockhart (“Lost In Space”).

Directed by John Murlowski, written by John McKinney, and produced by Tom Shell,...

The All-Star comedy feature film, Zombie Hamlet, will be available exclusively on DVD from Level 33 Entertainment beginning on December 31, 2013 at an Srp of $14.99.

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“Is this the end of zombie Shakespeare?” It would appear not, as John Murlowski’s comedy Zombie Hamlet makes its way onto DVD on December 31st. Written by John McKinney and with original music by Jackson Rathbone, whom you might remember from Twilight or, if you’re too ashamed to admit you knew that, the indie horror flick Dread.

The film stars Travis Wester, Jason Mewes, Shelley Long, Vanessa Lee Evigan, John Amos, and June Lockhart.

Zombie Hamlet tells the story of first-time film director, Osric Taylor (Travis Wester), as he finally manages to get his dream movie financed. He envisions Shakespeare's Hamlet set against the epic backdrop of the American Civil War. Osric heads to a small Louisiana town to start filming when his production funding unexpectedly dries up. With no other options, he agrees to accept southern matron Hester Beauchamp's offer to finance his movie, as long as...

DVD Release Date: Dec. 30, 2013

Price: DVD $14.99

Studio: Level 33

The rest is silence for Jason Mewes in Zombie Hamlet.

The undead get Shakespearean in the inevitable 2012 comedy film Zombie Hamlet.

Desperate filmmaker Osric Taylor (Travis Wester, TV’s Ghostfacers) dreams of making his Civil War-era Hamlet, but when production funding dries up, he agrees to take southern matron Hester Beauchamps’ (June Lockhart, TV’s Lost in Space) offer to fund the film if he throws some zombies in it to make their money back. But when Hester dies in mid shoot, Osric dresses up as Hester to cash the last check and awakens the suspicions of both the local police and ambitious local news reporter Shine Reynolds (Shelley Long, TV’s Cheers).

Directed by John Murlowski and written by John McKinney, the independent movie also features Jason Mewes (Jay And Silent Bob Get Old), Melora Hardin (The Dukes) and John Amos...

After adding an exclusive TV spot recently, we now have a look at an God Bless America clip exclusive to Yahoo Movies. The cast of the Bobcat Goldthwait directed-and-scripted comedy includes Joel Murray, Tara Lynne Barr, Melinda Page Hamilton, Mackenzie Brooke Smith, Rich McDonald, Maddie Hasson, Larry Miller, Dorie Barton, Travis Wester and Lauren Phillips. Catch it in limited theaters on May 11th, and currently playing on VOD from April 6th. In this clip called Completely Rando, Frank (Joel Murray) plays balooon Russian Roulette.

After adding an exclusive TV spot recently, we now have a look at an God Bless America clip exclusive to Yahoo Movies. The cast of the Bobcat Goldthwait directed-and-scripted comedy includes Joel Murray, Tara Lynne Barr, Melinda Page Hamilton, Mackenzie Brooke Smith, Rich McDonald, Maddie Hasson, Larry Miller, Dorie Barton, Travis Wester and Lauren Phillips. Catch it in limited theaters on May 11th, and currently playing on VOD from April 6th. In this clip called Completely Rando, Frank (Joel Murray) plays balooon Russian Roulette.

After adding an exclusive TV spot recently, we now have a look at an God Bless America clip exclusive to Yahoo Movies. The cast of the Bobcat Goldthwait directed-and-scripted comedy includes Joel Murray, Tara Lynne Barr, Melinda Page Hamilton, Mackenzie Brooke Smith, Rich McDonald, Maddie Hasson, Larry Miller, Dorie Barton, Travis Wester and Lauren Phillips. Catch it in limited theaters on May 11th, and currently playing on VOD from April 6th. In this clip called Completely Rando, Frank (Joel Murray) plays balooon Russian Roulette.

Update: Working video source added (see below)

While Supernatural fans wait patiently for the Season 7 premiere next month, a previously unreleased episode of the tongue-in-cheek web series Ghostfacers has mysteriously appeared online.

For the uninitiated, Ghostfacers is the fictional show-within-a-show starring paranormal investigators Harry Spangler (Travis Wester) and Ed Zeddmore (A. J. Buckley). The pair was introduced in a 2008 episode, lampooning the real-world trend of Ghost Hunters and similar series. The popularity of the farcical characters led to the development of ten Ghostfacers webisodes, each about three minutes long.

Until now, the webisode below had been kept under wraps, probably due to its more canonical ties with the full Supernatural series. In the short video, Castiel (Misha Collins) appears to warn Harry and Ed about the forthcoming Apocalypse -- this ...

Click to continue reading Unreleased ‘Supernatural’ Ghostfacers Webisode With Castiel Revealed [Updated]...

"Supernatural" doesn't return to The CW until Sept. 23, but we've got a fun mid-hiatus treat for all of you Castiel fans!

Last year, we loved the "Supernatural" spin-off web series "Ghostfacers," featuring our favorite fumbling ghost hunters Ed (A.J. Buckley) and Harry (Travis Wester). But we didn't get to see all of it.

In the middle of "Supernatural's" fifth season, series star Misha Collins approached Buckley and Wester about their hilarious characters, who he didn't have the opportunity to interact with on The CW show. "He came up to us and told us he wanted to be on our show," Buckley told FearNet. "We pitched an 'Interview With an Angel' piece to ['Supernatural' creator Eric Kripke, who loved it.  We had a blast shooting it."

After "Supernatural" was picked up for Season 6, however, the "Facers" were asked to keep the segment under wraps. Until now!

Check out the episode below, in which the Ghostfacers are introduced to Castiel - who they refer...

Considering I produce a ghosthunting parody show of my own, the subject of Ghostfacers is one very near and dear to my heart: a group of "professional" ghosthunters documenting their investigations with hilarious results. This first season, the team is tracking down the spirit of a murdered actress (played by Kelly Carlson of Nip/Tuck) who was forced to watch herself get her face slashed in the theatre dressing room where she performed. What is even more interesting about the show itself is the story of how it came to be. I had a chance to interview Aj Buckley (CSI: NY, Skateland) who plays Ed, the team’s enthusiastic leader, and Travis Wester (Euro Trip, Cold Case) staring as Harry, the co-founder of the team and tactical specialist, about the shows origins. "Ghostfacers was an incredibly original idea developed and written by Ben Edlund, one of the writers on Supernatural", they explained.

As you may recall, Supernatural's web series spin-off "Ghostfacers" debuted on April 15 with two new episodes being added each week. In honor of the occasion, The CW has provided us with video interviews of stars Travis Wester, Aj Buckley, Austin Basis, Brittany Ishibashi, and Mircea Monroe along with a chat with Jim Beaver (aka Bobby from Supernatural) and some footage of the premiere party.

The web series on Cwtv.com stars Aj Buckley as Ed, the team’s enthusiastic leader, and Travis Wester as Harry, the co-founder of the team and tactical specialist. Brittany Ishibashi is Maggie, Ed’s adopted sister and the team’s tech genius. Austin Basis co-stars as Kenny, the videographer and occasional shaman, and Mircea Monroe portrays their new intern Ambyr.

“Ghostfacers” follows a team of fearless and sometimes comical “professional” ghost hunters who investigate other-worldly sightings and record their own adventures in documentary-style episodes.

Photo of A.J. Buckley and Travis Wester of "Supernatural's" Ghostfacers copyright Collin Stark. Some heavy things happen on "Supernatural," which is why the CW show about demons, angels and ghouls has always found ways to lighten the vibe. When the Ghostfacers, a team of amateur spook-hunters, arrived on the show in Season 1, they were an amusing counterpoint to the brave and savvy Winchester brothers (who frankly found the Ghostfacers annoying). The main Ghostfacers, Ed (A.J. Buckley), Harry (Travis Wester), may have had a couple of specter-savvy Web sites, Hellhound's Lair and Ghostfacers.com, but hunting ghosts for real turned out...

If you remember the Ghostfacer team from their three "Supernatural" episodes, you're probably expecting their new web series, which premieres today (April 15) to be a bucket of laughs.

Zap2it was on the scene when the cast and crew of "Supernatural" at the "Ghostfacers" premiere in Hollywood on April 14. We've seen the whole series, and we can say that while you'll definitely laugh, you might be surprised by the more emotional moments from the series. As Travis Wester explained to us, the story has plenty of "pathos" -- his buzzword of the night.

He's the expert. After all, he and A.J. Buckley are not only the stars of the series -- along with "Life Unexpected's" Austin Basis and Brittany Ishibashi --  but also writers and directors. It made sense for them to be on the writing staff, because the original "Supernatural" episodes were largely improvised. They were so funny...

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Avid 'Supernatural' fans are certain to remember the names Ed (A.J. Buckley) and Harry (Travis Wester), a very different demon-hunting dynamic duo than the hunky pair of Winchesters we've come to know and love, and founders of the ill-advised paranormal investigation team, the Ghostfacers.

From as far back as season 1, Ed and Harry have brought their own brand of bumbling, semi-suicidal "ghost facing" to our screens as part of the 'Supernatural' universe, but on April 15, coinciding with the series' landmark 100th episode, the Ghostfacers will launch their very own Webseries on Cwtv.com.

Lucky 'Super' fans who attended Creation Entertainment's recent "Salute to Supernatural" convention in Los Angeles already got a sneak peek at the spooktastic (and undeniably hilarious) Webseries, but now, thanks to the magic of the Internet, you can see it too. Check out the preview after the jump.

As mentioned in our coverage of the 2010 Streamy Awards, the first two episodes of “Ghostfacers” – the new original shortform series/brand extension of The CW's Supernatural – is set to premiere Thursday, April 15, on Cwtv.com; and now we have a few more details to share.

The debut of the “Ghostfacers” digital series, starring Aj Buckley and Travis Wester as the world’s greatest self-proclaimed ghost hunters on a quest for the paranormal, coincides with the broadcast of the 100th episode of Supernatural, "Point of No Return", starring Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles.

The first two episodes will launch on April 15 at 10 a.m. on Cwtv.com, followed by two additional episodes each Thursday for the next four weeks, for a total of 10 episodes. Each episode is approximately three to four minutes in length. On Monday, June 7, all 10 episodes of “Ghostfacers” will migrate from Cwtv.com to TheWB.com.

“Ghostfacers” follows...

When Travis Wester ("EuroTrip") and "CSI: NY's" A.J. Buckley shot their first episode of "Supernatural" in 2006, there were already rumors of a spin-off. Their characters, reckless amateur ghost hunters Harry and Ed, returned to the show in 2008 for "Ghostfacers."

The first episode after the writers strike ended, "Ghostfacers" defied the usual "Supernatural" format and was instead written and shot to look like the pilot episode of Ed and Harry's new reality show. Unfortunately, the faux-pilot was never picked up.

"The Winchesters erased our pilot," Buckley tells Zap2it.

"Douchebags," Wester interrupts.

"Yeah. Douchenozzles. When something happens like that, you grow from it. You get stronger, you get wiser. We looked at the grand scheme of the playing field and went, 'The Internet! Let's take it there.' One click of a button, we can talk to Obama if we want."

"Ghostfacers" has been a passion project for Wester and...

The actors who play the Ghostfacers on the CW's Supernatural discuss their new Internet spin-off series and returning for season six

If you are a fan of the CW's hit series Supernatural then you know exactly who the Ghostfacers are. Ed Zeddmore (A.J. Buckley) and Harry Spangler (Travis Wester) were first introduced into the series during the season one episode, Hell House, as bumbling paranormal investigators running an urban legend website called Hell Hound's Lair. We next met up with Zeddmore and Spangler in the season three episode, Ghostfacers, when the two once again bumped heads with the show's main characters, Sam and Dean Winchester (Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles, respectively). In the episode, the Winchester brothers find that the two hapless investigators are now shooting a pilot for a Ghost Hunters type TV show called "Ghost Facers." When they all become locked in a haunted house, they must work...

On a windy, overcast Sunday afternoon the 2010 Streamy Awards took over the Orpheum Theater in downtown Los Angeles. Even though the FearNet webseries “Fear Clinic,” directed by Robert Hall and starring genre favorites Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Danielle Harris, and Lisa Wilcox, stood alone to represent our favorite genre, that doesn’t mean there wasn’t a gaggle of horror-related goodies to indulge in while working the red carpet event before the show.

Before the Streamy Awards were under way, Dread Central’s red carpet team of Heather Wixson and Brian Smith had the opportunity to catch up with some new faces in horror as well as some of the genre’s most beloved personalities.

Since we never want to deprive our readers of any sort of awesomeness, Dread Central has cooked up two videos from the Streamy Awards red carpet event. The first video is chock-full of interviews.

Being...

Zap2it is spending the weekend live on the scene with the stars of "Supernatural" at Creation Entertainment's Salute to Supernatural in Los Angeles, and it seems that all of Jared Padalecki's co-stars have a bone to pick! Kurt Fuller already shared the story of an on-set prank Jared played on him, and he's not the only one.

When Misha Collins, who plays Castiel, the rogue angel, is asked about his acting techniques, he sighs. "Here's what it is. Usually it's just me, going in there, and as Jared fondles my balls, I try not to laugh. That's my approach to nuanced acting."

"When Jared and Jensen Ackles are both in a scene," he continues, "that's when it gets really hard. When you're trying to do your closeup and another actor has his foot in your crotch, it's complicated. Castiel's characterization is just me trying to muscle through being molested,...

After killing off Jo and her mom (sigh, catch you later, Alona Tal) “Supernatural” is on a bit of a holding pattern for the next few episodes, including last week’s asylum-set filler. Until the show does rebound back to its main demon apocalypse storyline, there’s new “Supernatural” content to be found on the net in the form of 10, 3-minute webisodes based on the “Ghostfacers”. You remember the Ghostfacers, don’t you? Those “Ghost Hunters”-wannabes who the brothers Winchester ran across in year one, then again in year three? Well they’re back. The original web series will star A.J. Buckley (“CSI: NY”), Travis Wester (“Bones”), Brittany Ishibashi (“Supernatural”) and Austin Basis (“Life Unexpected”), and will follow the Ghostfacers as they investigate various hauntings, presumably with comedic results. After all, the Ghostfacers themselves were originally created to parody all the ghost-chasing shows on TV, so there’s a...

“Ghost! Ghostfacers! We face the ghost when others will not. We’re ghost, Ghostfacers! Staying in the kitchen when the kitchen gets hot!”

Need I say more? Fans of Supernatural will know this as the anthem for one of the greatest ghost hunting groups in the history of the world, Ghostfacers, and Warner Bros. TV (the company that produces Supernatural) must feel the same way as they’ve decided to give Ghostfacers their own web series.

The series, named after the group, will be produced by McG’s Wonderland shingle and Warner Bros. TV as 10 three-minute episodes to initially air on the video-on-demand website TheWB.com and later on The CW’s website.

Says Wonderland big-wig, Peter Johnson;

“It felt like the nature and style of what they do with their show-within-a-show would be fun to see in new media. It’s a fun, subversive way to allow these characters to play in the margins.

Warner Brothers is teaming up with an old friend again—single-word director McG. Having last collaborated on the 2008 online drama Sorority Forever, today came word that Ghostfacers, a new 10-episode sci-fi comedy web series from McG's Wonderland Sound and Vision production company and Warner's Studio 2.0 is currently in production in Los Angeles. The series appears to be a spin-off of Warner Bros. Television's Supernatural series which airs on The CW. They are calling this a "shortform brand extension" of the TV series, which means this is really a companion web series, instead of a purely original project. Ghostfacers will follow a "a team of fearless and sometimes comical “professional” ghost hunters who investigate the paranormal and record their own adventures in documentary-style episodes." That same team actually made its debut on Supernatural's first season during the "Hell House" episode, and later resurfaced on season three. The series...

Not content with dominating TV, books, comics, and magazines, Supernatural is getting its own spin-off in the form of a webseries. Ghostfacers, based on the fan-favorite characters that appeared in season 1's "Hell House" episode and season 3's "Ghostfacers" episode, will start as three 10-minute episodes that will run on TheWB.com and Cwtv.com.  According to Variety, the webseries will follow the Ghostfacers as they investigate haunted happenings, shot documentary-style.  A.J. Buckley and Travis Wester will return as the Ghostfacers, and will also be writing the webisodes.  Supernatural executive producers McG, Peter Johnson, Jeff Grosvenor, Eric Kripke, and Phil Sgriccia will also be...

McG's Wonderland shingle and Warner Bros. TV are plotting an Internet spinoff to the CW's Supernatural titled Ghostfacers according to Variety. Wonderland has already begun production on the project, which will initially run as 10 three-minute episodes, which follows a team of ghost hunters who tape their exploits in documentary fashion. The somewhat comedic group first appeared on the first season of Supernatural (and were created for the show by Trey Callaway for the episode "Hell House") and also returned in season three, in the episode " Ghostfacers ," by Ben Edlund. Ghostfacers stars A.J. Buckley ("CSI: NY"), Travis Wester ("Bones"), Brittany Ishibashi ("Supernatural") and Austin Basis ("Life Unexpected")....

Warner Bros. TV's 2.0 and director McG's production company Wonderland will produce a spinoff to the CW's Vancouver-lensed TV series "Supernatural", titled "Ghostfacers".

The series will debut on TheWB.com and also play on the CW's website, initially running as three-minute episodes, starring actors A.J. Buckley, Travis Wester, Brittany Ishibashi and Austin Basis. Buckley and Wester are also writing the show with Patrick Doody and Chris Valenziano.

Executive producers are McG, Peter Johnson, Jeff Grosvenor, Eric Kripke and Phil Sgriccia.

Premise of the series follows a team of 'ghost hunters' who tape their exploits on the run, complete with shaky "Blair Witch Project" camera effects.

The "Ghostfacers", a deliberately stupid name, debuted on the first season of "Supernatural", created by writer Trey Callaway for the "Hell House" episode, then reappeared in the season three episode "Ghostfacers"...

Any "Supernatural" fan out there (and there should be more of them because this show kicks a copious amount of ass) is well acquainted with the "Ghostfacers" -- a bumbling group of paranormal investigators who have taken on a life all their own in terms of fan popularity. In what seems like a truly no-brainer of an idea, we're about to get even more of these cats' antics right here on the world weird web!

Variety reports that a new spin-off show, "Ghostfacers", is heading straight for the Internet.

From the article

"Ghostfacers" represents the latest expansion into the digital studio space for Wonderland, which is producing the "Supernatural" spinoff with Warner Bros. TV's Studio 2.0. In a twist, "Ghostfacers" will premiere on TheWB.com -- the interactive/video-on-demand website that emerged from the ashes of the WB television network (where "Supernatural" first bowed). The series will also appear on the CW's website.

Ghostfacers is coming as a web series McG's Wonderland shingle and Warner Bros. TV are developing a new series, Ghostfacers, which is a spinoff of Supernatural destined for the Internet, rather than TV. According to Variety, Ghostfacers will premiere on TheWB.com -- the interactive/video-on-demand website that emerged from the ashes of the WB television network. The series will also appear on the CW's website. Wonderland has already begun production on the project, which will initially run as 10 three-minute episodes.Ghostfacers follows a team of ghost hunters who tape their exploits in documentary fashion. "It felt like the nature and style of what they do with their show-within-a-show would be fun to see in new media," said Wonderland TV topper Peter Johnson. "It's a fun, subversive way to allow these characters to play in the margins." The somewhat comedic group first appeared on the first season of "Supernatural...

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Just as National Lampoon's Vacation begat "National Lampoon's European Vacation," so, too, has 2000's hit Road Trip paved the way for Eurotrip. And while it might have been tempting to this dismiss teen comedy as Eurotrash, it really isn't that bad, sophomorically speaking.

Although a number of the gags fall flatter than a crepe, the accent is on the charmingly juvenile as opposed to the purely puerile, with a fresh-faced cast of amiable young performers on hand to make the trek relatively painless.

Obviously DreamWorks, which is giving the picture the slot occupied this time last year by Old School (also from the Road Trip producing team), is looking to capture some of that boxoffice magic, and while Eurotrip isn't nearly as comically inspired, it should still play well with young male-skewing audiences.

Back when Road Trip hit the streets, the gross-out comedy was in full American Pie-fertilized bloom, but with the subgenre having thankfully bottomed out, the new breed likes to mix a little more naivete in with the naughty bits.

Hence the central character of Scotty, played by newcomer Scott Mechlowicz with the same sort of Jason Biggs nice-guy goofiness, a high school grad who finds himself en route to Europe to hook up with his German Internet pen pal Mieke (Jessica Boehrs) shortly after he was very publicly dumped by his girlfriend Fiona (Kristin Kreuk).

But before he gets to Berlin, Scotty and his sex-obsessed Buddy Cooper (Jacob Pitts) make pit stops in London and Paris -- where they hook up with friends Jenny (Michelle Trachtenberg) and her Frommer's Guide-wielding twin brother Jamie (Travis Wester) -- before moving on to Amsterdam, Bratislava, Rome and Vatican City.

Along the way they must deal with British soccer hooligans, annoying French human robots, a merciless Dutch dominatrix (Lucy Lawless) and a creepy, lascivious Italian guy on the train (Saturday Night Live's Fred Armisen).

Not all of it works, but the bright cast makes it mainly agreeable, as do the supporting players, including Matt Damon in a cameo as a tattooed rocker who performs (courtesy of the band Lustra) the very funny and very catchy Scotty Doesn't Know, which takes stock of Scotty's ex-girlfriend's various infidelities.

Making his directorial debut is Jeff Schaffer, who, along with fellow scripters Alec Berg and David Mandel, were former editors of the Harvard Lampoon before graduating to Seinfeld and more recently collaborated on Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat.

Their gently risque style seems better suited to the teen sex comedy than to Dr. Seuss, but the most impressive work here is done by production designer Allan Starski (Schindler's List) and visual effects supervisor Kevin Blank, who manage to create reasonable facsimiles of all the above-mentioned destinations without ever setting foot off of the production's Prague home base.

Eurotrip

DreamWorks Pictures

DreamWorks Pictures presentsa Montecito Picture Co. productionA Berg/Mandel/Schaffer film

Credits:

Director: Jeff Schaffer

Screenwriters: Alec Berg & David Mandel & Jeff Schaffer

Producers: Daniel Goldberg, Jackie Marcus, Alec Berg, David Mandel

Executive producers: Ivan Reitman, Tom Pollick, Joe Medjuck

Director of photography: David Eggby

Production designer: Allan Starski

Editor: Roger Bondelli

Costume designer: Julia Caston

Music: James L. Venable

Cast:

Scotty Thomas: Scott Mechlowicz

Jenny: Michelle Trachtenberg

Cooper Harris: Jacob Pitts

Jamie: Travis Wester

Mieke: Jessica Boehrs

Madame Vandersexxx: Lucy Lawless

Mad Maynard: Vinnie Jones

Creepy Italian Guy: Fred Armisen

Donny: Matt Damon

Fiona: Kristin Kreuk

Running time -- 92 minutes

MPAA rating: R...

DreamWorks has put up the sails to acquire The Island from scribe Caspian Treadwell-Owen for mid-six against seven figures with Michael Bay attached to direct. The sci-fi thriller is being described as a cross between The Fugitive and The Matrix. Specifics of the plot are being closely guarded. At the studio, production topper Michael De Luca and production executive Adam Goodman brought the script in and will oversee its development. The Beyond Borders scribe Treadwell-Owen is repped by CAA. Bay is repped by WMA and Robert Offer at Offer, Weber & Dern. He last directed Bad Boys II starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence for Columbia Pictures. He signed with WMA in October, the week after The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, which he produced through his Platinum Dunes along with Mike Fleiss, opened at No. 1. DreamWorks next releases the Montecito Picture Co. comedy Eurotrip. Penned by Alec Berg, David Mandel and Jeff Schaffer, the film stars Michelle Trachtenberg, Scott Mechlowicz, Jacob Pitts and Travis Wester.

The director tangle with the DGA over the untitled Montecito comedy (aka Ugly Americans) at DreamWorks Pictures has been sorted out. When Montecito picked up the project last year from Alec Berg, Jeff Schaffer and David Mandel, the intention was that the trio would make it their directorial debut. DGA rules, however, doesn't allow three directors on a film, and the guild recently denied a request from the trio for a waiver. So the three have decided that Schaffer will take sole credit, though they still are expected to collaborate on helming duties, sources said. In other news on the project, Scott Mechlowicz has joined Michelle Trachtenberg, Travis Wester and Jacob Pitts as the fourth lead in the story of four friends' misadventures as they crisscross Europe after graduating from high school. The part is Mechlowicz's first major role following UCLA drama school. He's repped by Meridien Artists' Mark Bass. The comedy is scheduled to start shooting May 3.