May Updates
May 1st, 2008
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UPDATE
• Jeff’s film Wizard of Gore in which he plays a Circus Geek finally has a tentative release date of August 19th! Thanks to Joe for this info. More details soon!
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NEWS
• Jeff will be featured in a new film called Mineville that starts production in the fall. Directed by Beyond Re-Animator co-star Jason Barry, the film focuses on Irish immigrant mineworkers in 1910 who forged iron ore, the material from which much of the Manhattan we know today was built. The story deals with a friendship between two boys from different backgrounds and their struggle to leave their pasts behind and grow into adulthood.
The big budget period drama will film for 10 weeks in New York.
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• Jeff has just completed filming a new sci-fi feature entitled, The Darkest Evil which is a modern retelling of H.P. Lovecraft’s classic tale, “The Dunwich Horror.” Jeff plays Wilbur Whateley, part of a strange, inbred family that threatens to unleash an other-worldly evil on the earth. The film will have a limited theatrical release in the fall with a possible airing on the Sci-Fi channel. More exclusive info here.
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• There is early word that Jeff will be part of the sequel to Ryan Schifrin’s 2006 fun sasquatch horror movie, Abominable! He will return as the loveable Buddy and have a lead role! Written by Larry Hama, who is best known for his G.I. Joe comic series, the plot will have a military aspect. Schifrin has described this second film as, “Think Aliens and Predator, but with Buddy and Preston thrown into the mix….”
At the end of the first film, Buddy’s fate was uncertain and Schifrin, a fellow fan, had expressed interest in bringing Jeff back for a sequel (jokingly called Abominables) soon after the first film was completed in 2006.
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• Jeff has also recently lent his distinct voice to an adaptation of the graphic novel, The Night Driver which he describes as a “dark, noir-ish Night Gallery type of thing.” He plays the lead, Hurdis Jones, a traveling salesman who picks up a mysterious hitchhiker. Soon afterwards, Hurdis begins experiencing bizarre hallucinations and his trip becomes a terrifying descent into the unknown. The man once known as Hurdis Jones has become The Night Driver.
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Click here for more info on Jeff’s upcoming projects
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Phew! Jeff is already incredibly busy and it’s not even halfway through the year yet! Take care of yourself, Jeff! We’re all excited about your many upcoming projects. There’s so much to look forward to! 
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• Jeff’s episode of Cold Case entitled “Spiders”, will premiere in the UK on May 15th at 10pm GMT on Sky One. It will repeat the next evening, May 16th at 9pm GMT on Sky Two. A reminder will be posted closer to the airdate.
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CONVENTIONS
Jeff just had his first convention appearance of the season last month at I-Con 27 and really seemed to enjoy himself! What a great start to his con season!
Several fans were fortunate enough to attend and sent great con reports and photos. Etha even got some amazing videos of Jeff doing his hilarious (and very accurate!) impression of Captain Kirk. Read about their adventures here.
Jeff is always so sweet and kind to his fans, it’s wonderful to hear such great feedback from them. If anyone else wants to contribute to the I-Con 27 con report, please email me.
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Jeff has also just been added to the HorrorHound Weekend from August 29-31 in Indianapolis, IN!
Click here for Jeff’s other upcoming conventions
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DVD NEWS
• Season 4 of Jeff’s amazing show, The 4400 is out on DVD in the U.S. on May 6th.
The boxset will include these special features:
• Director’s Cut of “The Great Leap Forward”
• Season IV: Factions At War
• Jordan Collier: The Grey Man
• Season IV Blooper Reel
• Audio Commentaries
• Deleted Scenes
You can pre-order the set (and watch a small teaser clip of a featurette) from amazon.
And North Americans can enter to win the boxset here. Thanks to The 4400 Guide for the link!
UK and International fans can pre-order the set at HMV UK.com and it will be out for you on June 30th.
Let’s hope Jeff is on one of the commentaries this time! His commentaries are always interesting, informative, and a lot of fun. It’s always wonderful to hear his thoughts and insights. Jeff was in a few scenes of the blooper reel on the Season 3 boxset and was absolutely hilarious. Here’s hoping he’s making more mischief on the Season 4 reel as well!
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• Also on May 6th, Jeff’s film Abominable will be re-released by Anchor Bay in both North America and Europe with new cover art. All of the awesome special features (including a fantastic commentary with Jeff over his scenes as well as a really great featurette) remain the same on this issue as the original DVD, only the cover is new. If you haven’t seen this movie, here’s your chance to pick it up. For more info on the film, check out last month’s Combs Cameos. And for more info on the upcoming sequel, check out this post.
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Watch out this month for a special in-depth, three-part series on Jeff’s wonderful (yet sadly cancelled) television series, The 4400 and more!