Starry Night Events is proud to announce its inaugural event, Whedon Fest, a convention for fans of Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, Serenity, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog and Dollhouse). Whedon Fest is set for Oct. 1-3, 2010, at the Sheraton Hotel and Conference Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Headliners include actress Amy Acker (Angel, Dollhouse, Happy Town), in her first Canadian appearance, and Nicholas Brendon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Criminal Minds). More guests will be announced as the event nears.

Whedon Fest will give Whedon fans an opportunity to get together, meet some of their favourite stars and engage in programming celebrating Whedon’s television and movie creations. Programming will include autograph and photograph sessions, guest talks, a Geek-Off tournament, a Saturday night dance, dessert party meet and greet, contests, giveaways and much more! Fans will also get the chance to give back by participating in a charity auction in support of SickKids Foundation.

Ticket memberships to Whedon Fest start at $85 for the whole weekend and go up to $225 for Gold memberships. More information on the event can be seen at www.starrynightevents.com

Exciting news! It looks like Amy may be currently filming a new project — I did wonder since Amy has posted on her official Twitter that she’s in Texas (from April 30) as well as a lovely pic with Tony Hale & the tweet regarding a night shoot.

Also, IMDB has the project listed on Amy’s resume, albeit rumoured, and offers the following synopsis:

A singer-songwriter beat up by the L.A. music machine who moves with his wife to Sironia, Texas.

So, for now, I shall add this project to the sidebar & hopefully we’ll have further confirmation and/or information regarding this project later on.

Thanks to my good friend Riikka for the heads up! Amy is listed as a guest (with further guests pending) for the upcoming UK convention titled Echo 2 for fans of Dollhouse — you may remember that she was scheduled to attend last year but had to drop out at the last minute, which we later learned was due to filming her small part on The Cabin in the Woods.

The convention is due to take place on 1-3 April, 2011 in Heathrow, England.

The worlds second scheduled unofficial three day convention for fans of Joss Whedon’s DOLLHOUSE featuring:
• guest talks
• photo and autograph sessions
• competitions
• parties
• and much more

Be sure to visit the official website for further details!

Exciting news! Amy has revealed on her Twitter that as well as looking forward to the upcoming premiere for Happy Town, Amy will also be guest starring on the season finale of The Good Wife, alongside her husband, James Carpinello — marking their first appearance on screen together!

At the moment, it is unclear which episode Amy will be guest starring in — although it does look to be episode 23, which is airing on May 25, 2010 — and whether she’ll share scenes with her husband, so be sure to check back for further information as it becomes available.

Amy will be appearing at WonderCon this year on Saturday, April 3 for the Happy Town panel, along with co-stars Geoff Stults and M.C. Gainey — there will be an exclusive screening of Happy Town and a Q&A session with the cast & producers.

For more details, visit the official website.

Amy will be appearing on the season finale of FOX’s Human Target — nice to see Amy in other roles while we wait for Happy Town to start! The airdate shall be posted when it becomes available. Confirmation of Amy’s role is posted below; read the full interview at MovieWeb.

So what’s in store for the season finale?

Mark Valley: Well, in the season finale, Baptiste comes back. Amy Acker shows up and plays this one character who is very pivotal in Chance’s past in that she was sort of the catalyst for his ultimate change into becoming Christopher Chance. Lee Majors is in that episode. Armand Assante plays Chance’s old boss. There’s a couple of major confrontations there. I think, what’s fun, is Jackie Earle Haley and I have our first fight, even though it takes place in the past, but you can see the roots of their relationship and why they have such a trusting bond as well.

Looks like Amy took part in another small project. Details are below, courtesy of FEARNet.

Juliet’s documentary, Take Flight, offers a behind-the-scenes look at Oldman directing his music video for the band Chutzpah entirely with cell phones, one of which Oldman himself operates. “It’s like being inside his brain…seeing through his eyes,” says Juliet.

Because Take Flight is about the creative process, Juliet’s also interviewed some of her acting colleagues for the documentary, including a fistful of names very familiar to fans of Buffy, Angel and other favorite genre shows, as well as a handful of music stars.

Check out the guest list: Kat Von D, Michael Rosenbaum (Lex Luthor on Smalllville), Sam Anderson (Bernard from Lost, Holland Manners from Angel), Amy Acker (Angel, Alias, Dollhouse), Christian Kane (Angel), David J (bassist for Love and Rockets, Bauhaus), Armin Shimermn (Quark from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Principal Snyder from Buffy), Harry Groener (The Mayor from Buffy) and Andrea Romano (voice director for all of Warner Bros animation.)

The madness premieres on julietlandaustakeflight.com, where you can watch a trailer for the film now. We’ll definitely be checking this one out.