Dushku & Whedon set up Dollhouse
Josh Whedon (creator of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER) and actress Eliza Dushku are reteaming for a science-fction series titled DOLLHOUSE, which has received a seven-episode commitment from Fox TV, according to Hollywood Reporter:
“Dollhouse,” from 20th Century Fox TV, is Whedon’s first TV project since his 2002 Fox drama “Firefly.”
The drama, whose license fee is said to be in the $1.5 million-$2 million-per-episode range, stars Dushku as Echo, a member of a group of men and women who are imprinted with different personalities for different assignments. In between tasks they are mind-wiped, living like children in Dollhouse, a futuristic dorm/lab. They have no memories of their previous lives, until Echo begins to try to find out who she was.
“Joss has been my favorite friend, genius, ally and confidant in the business since I was 17,” said Dushku, who also will serve as a producer on the project. “It’s incredible how much energy and excitement I have for this; I can’t wait to be this Echo character.”
“Dollhouse” came out of a lunch between Whedon and Dushku in September, shortly after the actress had signed a development deal with 20th TV and Fox. Whedon was giving her advice about writers and types of shows that might be good for her but wasn’t interested in venturing into TV himself because he was trying to get a couple of movie projects off the ground at the time.
“In the middle of the conversation, I went, ‘Oh, God. I thought of the show, and I had the title,’ ” Whedon said. Dushku came on board immediately. Within a week, the show was set up Fox and 20th TV.
Whedon has not started writing episodes yet, and he may not be able to finish all seven episodes if potential writers’ strike becomes a reality.
Although it interferes with his work on “Dollhouse,” Whedon is in favor of a strike.
“I think the issues are extremely serious, and I think the studios are extremely entrenched,” he said. “No one wants a strike, but it has to happen because (the studios) would not listen. I support it and will do anything to fight for the creative rights that the people deserve.”
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Whedon talks about stance on the strike in pretty good detail in a recent video (http://dollhouseforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=43) I wonder if this show will be ready to air in Fall 2008.