Jewel Staite

24 November 2004

Okay.......

So I know there’s a bit of panic and disappointment in the air, re: the delaying of the premiere of "Serenity".... but this isn’t such a bad thing! The delaying, I mean.

I can say completely honestly that I am not shocked that there would be a delay. This is Hollywood. This happens all the time. And it’s for good reason, too. From what I am told, Universal is very excited about this movie. They love everything they’ve seen, and what they HAVE seen is without most of the special effects, which is saying a lot. Perhaps they came to some realizations about what needs to be done to market our movie properly. Or maybe they just want to make sure that it has the best opening weekend it can. They really do care. They’re not doing this to be assholes. They’re doing it for business reasons. Studios like to make their money back-trust me. Don’t worry. Just think of it this way: by the time the movie actually opens, you will be peeing your pants with anticipation (hopefully), and you’ll want to see it triple the times you were planning to see it in the first place!! (right?)

And also, this just gives us (meaning us as in actors and us as in the rest of you, the devotees as I proudly like to call you) more time to seek new converts. More time to buy your friends those DVD box sets. More time to get the word out about the film, so it can open successfully and so we can do a couple more. Everything, and I mean EVERYTHING happens for a reason. I am a firm believer in that.

In the mean time, we will continue making appearances at conventions, as long as we are invited and are able. There is news of one in February that a lot of us may be attending, and a lot of you know about the one in the UK in late April of next year. We are spreading the word as best we can!

For non-Serenity news, my movie I wrapped not too long ago, Widow on the Hill, will be airing on the Lifetime network at the end of January. And as far as I know, THAT has not been pushed. Ha ha. Not that funny, I know.

It will all work out for the best. And that’s not a comment from my faith. It’s just simply a fact.

Now, go watch your Firefly DVDs again!

Jewel