2011
06.30

‘Dollhouse’ Active Dichen Lachman Will Try ‘Being Human’

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“Dollhouse” star Dichen Lachman has been cast for the second season of the Syfy supernatural series “Being Human.” The 29-year-old Australian-Tibetan looker will play a centuries old royal vampire named Izumi.

“Being Human” centers on a trio of supernatural entities living together in a Boston loft. Every week a misunderstanding makes their landlord, Mr. Furley, believe that they are all having sex. The series stars Meaghan Rath as ghost Sally Malik, Sam Huntington as werewolf Josh Radcliffe, and Sam Witwer as vampire Aidan McCollin.

Lachman, whose Tibetan name translates to “big sin,” is best known for her portrayal of active Sierra on the Joss Whedon-produced sci-fi series “Dollhouse.” Additional creds include the Syfy monster movie Aztec Rex, the vampire thriller Bled, and an upcoming appearance on Starz’ new series “Torchwood: Miracle Day.”

Production on season two of “Being Human” is set to begin soon in Montreal.

2011
06.30

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Dimension Films’ Piranha 3-DD, the first sequel to Alexandre Aja’s well-reviewed-but-dead-in-the-water Piranha 3-D, will surface in theaters across the country on Nov. 23. Directed by John Gulager (Feast), the film promises buckets of gore, gross-out humor, and gratuitous amounts of female nudity.

Danielle Panabaker is toplining the fish-&-chicks frightener, but those expecting to see the 23-year-old babe’s lures will be sorely disappointed. The selfish star of such films as The Crazies, Friday the 13th, and The Ward is all-tease-and-no-please in the otherwise raunchy flick.

Asked if she goes nude, she tells Fearnet:

No. Absolutely not. I do spend a fair amount of the movie in my bikini, though.

Thankfully, Hollywood is filled with selfless actresses not spoiled by success who know that their naked bodies can only elevate the artistic merit of any given project. A few of these angels apparently pick up Danielle Prudishbaker’s slack.

She says:

The movie takes place in a water park. My character’s step-father owns the park, and she is coming to work there over the summer. And fishy things start to happen!

There is lots of T&A. From my first scene, there is a lot of that going on, and it just continues throughout. It will not disappoint.

Piranha 3-DD costars Katrina Bowden (“30 Rock”), Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future), David Hasselhoff (“Baywatch”), Gary Busey (Predator 2), Ving Rhames (Pulp Fiction), Meagan Tandy (Unstoppable), Chris Zylka (Shark Night 3-D), David Koechner (Final Destination 5), and a bevy of nameless, top-heavy starlets.

Danielle Panabaker made Clatto’s list of The 20 Hottest Women Working in Horror/Sci-fi Today.