The Live Feed has an article about a “test taping” of the upcoming “The Jay Leno Show” and it appears that Selma was involved with this episode…
The writers said the Green Car Challenge segment fell flat (duh), with Selma Blair driving around a race track for nearly a minute but it “felt like an hour.”
No word on whether this taping will be airing on TV, but the show does premiere on Monday, September 14th!
The actress talks about director Guillermo del Toro’s two big movie franchises
LOCATION: Middle Earth?
THE SKINNY: While promoting her new NBC comedy KATH AND KIM, Selma Blair spoke about the future of the HELLBOY franchise where she plays firestarter Liz Sherman. While the success of the second installment would seem like a third film would be a no brainer, she says she has heard no additional word, though she wouldn’t hesitate to come back for a return.
“I would be honored,” says Blair. “But I don’t know if that would happen.”
She does hint that writer-director Guillermo del Toro does have some ideas for a third HELLBOY, but nothing has been formally discussed.
“There are some ideas for a storyline,” says Blair. “He likes to keep it close to the vest and we kind of respect that.”
Considering Del Toro will be busy directing the back-to-back THE HOBBIT films for the next few years, HELLBOY III’s prospects look like a dim possibility, but what about Blair being in the director’s latest franchise? Has she bugged him about it?
“I know better than to bug him,” she says. “And I’m also involved in KATH AND KIM so there wold be no point.”
From iF Magazine
Guillermo Del Toro, Selma Blair Want To See ‘Pain’ And ‘Consequence’ In Potential ‘Hellboy III’
‘I’m going to let him tell me how he wants it to go,’ star Ron Perlman says of director Del Toro.
Making $35 million at the box office this past weekend, “Hellboy II: The Golden Army” laid the Right Hand of Doom on its competition, dominating the weekend box office by winning its opening frame.
Which, in this town, means that by Wednesday morning, the film is already old news.
Fans of Big Red, Abe Sapien and the rest of the BPRD can take heart, however, since the “Hellboy” cast and crew are eagerly eyeing part three, a film director Guillermo del Toro insists has been planned all along. (Slight spoiler warning for those who’ve yet to see “Hellboy II.”)
The ‘Hellboy II: The Golden Army’ actress has no problem handling firearms
in her movies because she became familiar with guns from a young age.
She said: “I’m from Michigan so I’m a tough girl. But my sister is even
tougher. She is a cop and was on the SWAT team for 11 years. She taught me
everything I know. I’m really good with a gun – my sister always taught me a
lot of gun safety and everything because they were around the house.”
From The Bosh
Perez Hilton has featured Selma as his quote of the day, She told Playboy Magazine:
“I’ve always thought of it as an old woman’s name, so I demanded that everyone call me Blair. In high school, when people found out my name was Selma, they’d call me things like Smell-ma or Salmonella. That stuff basically came from friends, and I never really had any enemies, so I just kind of smiled through it. I still don’t like my name. It does not fall prettily off the tongue. In fact, it’s hideous. My middle name is James, and I like to be called that.”
She said it a million times before, but just thought I’d mention it.
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HOLLYWOOD star Selma Blair has revealed she is shocked by an Australian-led blogger backlash about her US version of Kath & Kim.
Her comments came as US network NBC extended its order of its version of the show from six episodes to 13.
The Hellboy star, who will play Kim opposite Saturday Night Live comedian Molly Shannon, said she was surprised at criticism by fans of the show.
“Some people are really protective and horrified that we’re doing it in the United States,” Blair said.
“It’s a case of, ‘How could you? Oh my god, you might ruin it’. But what’s to ruin? You’re still going to have your great show in Australia – we’re just paying homage to it. Nothing takes away from the original.”
Blair, 36, revealed the US version, which was originally set in Phoenix, Arizona, was now set in the sprawling suburbs of Florida.
“We’re middle-class, celebrity-obsessed, tabloid-crazy and kind of superficial,” she said. “We think we are so fabulous and we’re not really, at all.
“My mum Kath (played by Shannon) is wonderful and perky and positive and I’m a complete downer.”
Like the Aussie series, Kim moves in with her mum after separating from her husband.
“I’m a pretty juvenile character – I’m in my mid-to-late 20s, but I dress like I’m 13,” she said.
“I think I’m a trophy wife but my husband works at (electronics chain) Best Buy. I’m a bit delusional.”
Blair revealed she gained 9kg to take on the role played by actor-writer Gina Riley, whose character loves tacky fashion.
“I was never going to let myself get, like, very big, but it was important to let myself not have any bones showing because it was a very Midwestern, middle-America diet and the girl’s always eating,” Blair said.
“The joke is I wear the same clothes from when I was 13 and when I sit down there will be a big roll over my shorts and I call myself the hottest thing.
“There will definitely be the appearance of a thong or two.
“She’s always on the couch eating Doritos so I did that for a long time and I put on 20 pounds.”
From News.com.au
