Announced last week at San Diego Comic Con: Darren Davis, a Portland comic book creator and publisher, has signed a deal to develop a comic book property into a television program.
Insane Jane is based on a cult comic book by Davis Bluewater/StormFront Productions. It currently is in development and features Joss Whedons Dollhouse alum Miracle Laurie as the eponymous Jane. Shes a deluded, yet well-meaning heroine who believes she has superpowers.
The TV series will be produced by Bohemia Group Originals and Laurie. Screenwriter Tracy Morse (Creature) also has signed on for the project.
When Jane was introduced to me, I was floored, Laurie says in a news release. She is an actors dream, filled with complexity and laced with tremendous amounts of fun.
Adds Davis: What Miracle, Tracy and and the folks at Bohemia Group are doing with Jane is simply off-the-charts cool.
Production will start later this year; a distribution deal has not been secured.
For more: www.bluewaterprod.com.
Janet Jackson
The rock diva has announced the second North American leg of her Unbreakable World Tour, and shell be kicking it off with a performance in Portland at the Moda Center on Jan. 12.
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday, July 20 (www.LiveNation.com, www.Ticketmaster outlets, 1-800-745-3000). There have been 27 cities added to the tour. To pre-order her new album, go to www.janetjackson.com.
The Biggest Loser
Contestants for the 17th season of the popular weight-loss show will be considered in nine cities, including Seattle. The theme: Teams of two who have at least 80 pounds each to lose.
The Seattle auditions will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 18, at Planet Fitness, 17171 Bothell Way N.E., Lake Forest Park, Wash.
For people unable to attend the auditions, information on how to apply for the show can also be found online at www.nbc.com/casting and www.thebiggestlosercasting.com.
Pittock Mansion
The historic mansion has an upcoming exhibit, Ball Gown to Bloomers: Spotlight on the Clothing Collection, featuring clothing from the late 1800s and early 1900s and what it can tell us about the past.
The details: July 18-Nov. 15, Pittock Mansion, 3229 N.W. Pittock Drive, www.pittockmansion.org (check for
complete info).