Buffy Season 8 Comics Due Out in 2007

The first issue of the Buffy Season 8 Comic book series will be released in March 2007, according to Dark Horse comics. The first four issue arc will be written by Joss Whedon and with pencils by Georges Jeanty. The series will chronicle the adventures of Buffy & her friends after the final episode, so Faith should appear in the series.

Last Supper At the San Diego Film Festival

Last Supper, a short film starring Eliza Dushku, her brother Nate, and good friend Mike Bartone, screened at the San Diego Film Festival this weekend. The 16 minute film is a satirical look at the betrayal of Jesus by Judas, all set in a Hollywood nightclub.

You can learn more about the film at the San Diego Film Festival's site.

Eliza Dushku to Mamba

Variety reports that Eliza will star in the independent horror flick, Mamba, with Mike Vogel, who is is best known for his roles in Poseidon and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. The film is about a group of surfers who discover a game that kills them one by one, and will be filmed in Spain. The director is Spaniard Alvaro de Arminan.

Buffy Season 8 Comics News

Comic Book Resources has a report from Comic Con last week about the upcoming Buffy Season 8 comic book series from Dark Horse:

(Dark Horse Comics Editor Scott) Allie announced that Joss Whedon has signed on for a new "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" comic and has "an outline for about 20 issues." The book is "season 8 of the [TV] series," Allie said, and picks up a few months after the end of the series. The book will feature art by Georges Jeanty and covers by Jo Chen.

Eliza Voices Video Game Character

Eliza Dushku has joined the cast of the Sega Video Game, Yakuza, a Japanese gangster drama, according to Gamasura. Eliza provides the voice of the ingénue Yumi. Other cast members include Michael Rosenbaum, Michael Madsen, Rachel Leigh Cook and Mark Hamill.

The game centers around Japanese organized crime (which is called Yakuza). Michael Madsen plays a brutal crimelord, and Rosenbaum plays one of the Yakuza members who must turn against his friends, including the character played by Eliza, who is the center of a mystery.

Yakuza will be released on September 5th for PlayStation 2.

No Final Season for Eliza

Unfortunately, Eliza Dushku will not be appearing in the baseball drama The Final Season, starring Sean Astin. According to Variety, she has been replaced with Rachel Leigh Cook. No reason has been given for the cast change.

Eliza Dushku... On Broadway

Eliza Dushku has joined the cast of an independent movie called On Broadway, which is being filmed near her hometown, according to The Boston Herald.

The movie stars several other Boston natives: former New Kid on the Block Joey McIntyre and Saturday Night Live's Amy Poehler and is written and directed by David McLaughlin. Poehler's husband, Arrested Development's Will Arnett, will also appear in a small role in the film, along with Yes, Dear's Mike O'Malley. Eliza plays one of the castmembers in the play.

The film is about an aspiring playwright putting on a performance of his play at a local bar. It's being filmed at the Skellig Irish Pub, in Waltham, Mass. Filming is expected to last three weeks, and the small budget film is being made for less than $1 Million dollars. On Broadway's producer hopes to premiere the film at next year's Sundance Film Festival.

Eliza Dushku Set to Star in Final Season

Eliza Dushku will be starring in the indie film Final Season, which is due to start filming this month in Iowa. The movie is about a high school baseball team in a small town in Iowa, similar to "Hoosiers" about a team who has won 19 straight State titles and must face their final season as their high school is forced to close.

Sean Astin (best known from the Lord of the Rings films, but he also directed the Angel episode Soulless) plays the coach who must inspire the team. Eliza plays Polly Hudson, an attorney who represents the state in the fight to close the school, but eventually becomes the coach's love interest.

The cast also includes Tom Arnold (from True Lies) as a baseball player's dad, veteran character actor Powers Boothe as the former coach, and Michael Angarano (Jack's son in Will & Grace) as one of the baseball players.

Eliza replaces Amy Acker, who was originally cast in the role, but bowed out due to her pregnancy.

It's directed by David Mickey Evans (The Sandlot) and written by Art D’Alessandro. Casting was done by Rosemary Weldon, who was also casting director for The Kiss.

Visit the Final Season official site here.

Eliza Dushku Interview in Buffy Magazine

The latest issue of the Buffy Magazine (Issue #24, April/May 2006) features Eliza Dushku on the cover. It contains a great interview with her, where she discusses Faith, Tru Calling, her latest roles, what it was like recording the voice overs for Chaos Bleeds, and her desire to play Wonder Woman in the Joss Whedon directed upcoming flick.

Oh, yeah, and she says she would love to play Faith again:

That said, there's only one person for whom Eliza avowes she would play almost any role, including reprising Faith: Joss Whedon. "I would follow that man almost anywhere! He's such a good friend and he's such a genius, and he writes women and he gets women. Every single script, and every single scene that I had with him, I felt amazing about."

Faith Meets Dawson?

According to newspaper The Acorn, indie filmmaker Theo Avgerinos has cast Eliza Dushku and James Van Der Beek (best known for playing Dawson in Dawson's Creek) in his upcoming film, Zoe. The movie is about two brothers who own a Greek restaurant who are after the same girl (played by Eliza). The movie is described as a combination of Good Will Hunting and My Big Fat Greek Wedding. It will film in Montréal at an undisclosed date.

Theo Avgerino has an affinity for WB/UPN stars, since his debut film, Fifty Pills (which just premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival) stars Veronica Mars' Kristen Bell.