Archive for February, 2008

Video: Lee Pace on “Mrs. Pettigrew”

By Liz • Feb 28th, 2008 • Category: interviews, lee pace, other projects

Chuck the MovieGuy has a video interview with Lee Pace in which he discusses “Mrs. Pettigrew Lives for a Day”. You can view and download the video here.



We Interview Field Cate

By Mel • Feb 26th, 2008 • Category: field cate, interviews

Pushing-Daisies.com recently caught up with busy young actor Field Cate (Young Ned) and asked him some questions about working on the set of Pushing Daisies, his co-stars (including Orbit), Ned’s last name, and what he does in his free time. Check it out!
How did you land the role of Young Ned?
I auditioned, like I do [...]



Lee’s Old Movie is New Again

By Mel • Feb 25th, 2008 • Category: lee pace, other projects

Lee Pace’s little-seen 2006 film, The Fall, is about to gain new life as Spike Jonze and David Fincher sponsor a re-release in April 2008. The film, directed by The Cell’s Tarsem, has the following synopsis: In a hospital a little girl with a broken collar bone meets a bedridden man (Pace) who starts telling [...]



‘Daisies’ Earns 3 Saturn Nods

By Mel • Feb 20th, 2008 • Category: anna friel, awards, lee pace

The 34th annual Saturn Award nominations have just been announced, and Pushing Daisies picked up three nods.

Best Network Television Series
Best Actor in a Television Series - Lee Pace
Best Actress in a Television Series - Anna Friel

Congratulations!



Lee at Australian Press Junket

By Mel • Feb 18th, 2008 • Category: appearances, lee pace

Lee Pace is in Australia, promoting the upcoming launch of Pushing Daisies on Channel 9. He was joined by other stars such as Chuck’s Yvonne Strahovski (a native Australian) and Zachary Levi, Cold Case’s Kathryn Morris, and Supernatural’s Jensen Ackles. Here’s a photo of the group at Bondi Icebergs, a restaurant in Sydney:
 



Kristin on Leno, Confirmed for Oscars

By Mel • Feb 15th, 2008 • Category: appearances, interviews, kristin chenoweth

Kristin Chenoweth will be a guest on tonight’s The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on NBC (check local listings). Additionally, following up on the story we first reported 10 days ago, Kristin is confirmed to perform as this year’s Oscars. She’ll be singing “That’s How You Know”, one of the songs nominated from the [...]



A Conversation with Anna Friel

By Mel • Feb 15th, 2008 • Category: anna friel, interviews

Anna was interviewed for the March 2008 issue of Women’s Health.

A Conversation with Anna Friel
A household name across the pond, this Brit shines as a love-struck, fast-talking murder victim in ABC’s Pushing Daisies, Here, she dishes about doughnuts, grand dames, and a health obsession that’s just plain bananas.
Deanna Kizis
Anna Friel is a slight thing, with [...]



Lee & Anna in ‘Emmy’ Mag

By Mel • Feb 13th, 2008 • Category: anna friel, bryan fuller, interviews, kristin chenoweth, lee pace, mags, pics

The new issue of Emmy magazine features a visit to the set of Pushing Daisies just before the (now-ended) writers’ strike began and includes interviews with Bryan Fuller, Lee Pace, Anna Friel and Kristin Chenoweth. It also includes some gorgeous photos of Lee and Anna in classic Hollywood style, reposted here with permission from the [...]



ABC Officially Announces Season 2

By Mel • Feb 11th, 2008 • Category: news

ABC has just announced the official pick up of Pushing Daisies for a second season in 2008-2009! Here’s a snippet of the press release:
Today ABC Entertainment announced pickups for nine of its most popular shows, returning
broadcast television’s most successful fall series. ABC Entertainment ordered episodes of “Brothers &
Sisters,” “Desperate Housewives,” “Dirty Sexy Money,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” [...]



Looking Ahead to Season Two

By Liz • Feb 11th, 2008 • Category: airdates, bryan fuller, news, strike

Kristin at E! just posted an update from Bryan Fuller about the future of Pushing Daisies now that the strike is all but over:
Executive Producer Bryan Fuller Says:  “We’re all thrilled the strike is coming to a close and we can drop the politics and get back to the creativity. Many of the shows are getting ‘return [...]