Anthony E. Zuiker‘s reputation as a creative genius has long been established thanks to his work on the most-watched franchise in television history CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, and CSI: New York; and with his new deal at ABC, his résumé is soon to become even more impressive. One of the top innovators in the movement to introduce new platforms for consuming entertainment, Zuiker is hard at work creating groundbreaking projects for his new venture at Google while working concurrently on television development at ABC. The executive producer discusses his upcoming development slate and the future of the CSI franchise with CSI Files’ Shane Saunders.
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Interview: Anthony E. Zuiker
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012Check Out Pics From Helgenberger’s Walk Of Fame Ceremony
Saturday, January 28th, 2012As CSI Files previously reported, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation’s former leading lady Marg Helgenberger (Catherine Willows) was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame this past Monday, January 23. You can find some pictures from the ceremony below. The first image features Helgenberger alongside past and current CSI stars David Berman (David Phillips), Robert David Hall (Dr Al Robbins), Jorja Fox (Sara Sidle), Ted Danson (DB Russell), Marc Vann (Conrad Ecklie), Liz Vassey (Wendy Simms), Jon Wellner (Henry Andrews), Wallace Langham (David Hodges), Archie Kao (Archie Johnson), Elisabeth Harnois (Morgan Brody) and Eric Szmanda (Greg Sanders). The other pictures include CSI creator Anthony Zuiker, Producer Jerry Bruckheimer, Executive Producer Carol Mendelsohn and Consulting Producer Dustin Lee Abraham. Click to enlarge:
Review: ‘Dark Revelations: A Level 26 Thriller Featuring Steve Dark’
Sunday, January 8th, 2012CSI creator Anthony Zuiker releases the final digi-novel in the bestselling Level 26 trilogy.
Interview: Joshua Caldwell
Friday, December 30th, 2011In 2009, Anthony E. Zuiker launched a brand new media platform. The Digi-novel concept was featured throughout the entire Level 26 franchise, Zuiker’s first project after leaving CSI. Now, just a little more than two years since Level 26: Dark Origins was released, the book series comes to an end, and with it, a final installment of cyber-bridges, a video feature that takes you beyond the pages of the book. Level 26: Dark Revelations contains eight cyber-bridges, each directed by Joshua Caldwell. Born in Bellevue, Washington, Caldwell joined Zuiker’s Dare to Pass Company in 2009, and has since taken the position as Director of Digital Media. In this interview with CSI Files’ Shane Saunders, the Dark Revelation director gives background to what his duties at the company involve, talks what it’s like working with the creator of CSI and being behind the camera for the epic conclusion of Level 26.
‘Dark Revelations’ Hits Store Shelves
Thursday, December 29th, 2011The third and final digi-novel in CSI creator Anthony Zuiker’s Level 26 series is now available. Dark Revelations can be purchased in stores, or you can get it from online retailers such as Amazon.com. CSI Files will be posting a review of the book in the near future. In the meantime, Zuiker shared the first cyber-bridge from the digi-novel on Twitter, and you can find the video embedded after the jump (warning: contains strong language).
Zuiker Discusses ‘Mr CSI’ With Google Talks
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011CSI creator Anthony Zuiker sat down with @Google Talks to discuss his life and career, including his memoir Mr CSI and the soon-to-be-concluded Level 26 digi-novel series. You can find the 30-minute video embedded after the jump!
Check Out Promotional Material For The Final ‘Level 26′ Installment
Monday, December 12th, 2011Steve Dark, we hardly knew ya. This morning the trailer for the final Level 26 novel Dark Revelations posted on YouTube, just a few weeks prior to its December 29 release. The trailer is one-minute and forty-three seconds in length, and features material from the cyber-bridges, directed by Anthony Zuiker‘s Director of Digital Media Joshua Caldwell. You can pre-order the novel on Amazon and check out the trailer and a few behind-the-scenes photos after jump.
Zuiker’s Book Soup Event Cancelled
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011Zuiker Visits Book Soup To Discuss & Sign ‘Mr CSI’
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011Edited to add: This event has been cancelled.
CSI creator Anthony Zuiker will head to the Book Soup bookstore in Los Angeles, California this Wednesday, December 7 to discuss his memoir, Mr CSI. Zuiker will be introduced by CSI Files’ own Shane Saunders, and there will be a book signing after the discussion. The event begins at 7:00pm.
Watch Zuiker On ‘The Early Show’
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011CSI creator Anthony Zuiker visited The Early Show on Tuesday, November 29 to discuss his memoir Mr CSI. You can check out two pictures below from his visit, and the video can be found here. Click to see each image full-sized:
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Zuiker Shares His ‘Rags-To-Riches’ Story In ‘Mr CSI’
Friday, November 25th, 2011CSI creator Anthony Zuiker answered five questions for USA Today about his memoir, Mr CSI: How a Vegas Dreamer Made a Killing in Hollywood, One Body at a Time, which was released this past Tuesday. Zuiker explained that the memoir offers CSI fans the opportunity to “read the rags-to-riches story behind the visionary of it all.”
Zuiker’s Memoir ‘Mr CSI’ Available Tuesday
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011As CSI Files previously reported, CSI creator Anthony Zuiker signed a deal with Harper Collins to pen his memoir back in 2008. Mr CSI: How a Vegas Dreamer Made a Killing in Hollywood, One Body at a Time will be released this Tuesday, November 22—the book is available in bookstores and from online retailers like Amazon.com.
CBS To Release ‘Grave Danger’ On Blu-ray/DVD Combo Set
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011The season five finale of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, “Grave Danger”, will be released in a Blu-ray/DVD combo package on February 7:
Director Quentin Tarantino brings his edgy, pulse-pounding style of filmmaking to CSI: Crime Scene Investigation in this gripping, feature-length offering from the acclaimed, top-rated crime-drama series. … “To this date, ‘Grave Danger’ goes down in history as one of the greatest CSIs ever filmed…It quite simply is a masterpiece” (Anthony Zuiker, Creator of CSI).
“Grave Danger” was aired as a two-part finale back in 2005, and it has an 85-minute run time. The combo set will include the Blu-ray and DVD versions of the episode, as well as a special featurette called “Tarantino Style”. This set will only be available in the USA.
Interview: Alex Carter
Tuesday, November 15th, 2011Though CSI: Crime Scene Investigation has featured a bevy of rotating detectives throughout its twelve season run, one name certainly sticks out amongst the rest: Detective Vartann. Alex Carter plays one of Las Vegas’ finest detectives–in more ways than one, some will argue–but also gets the very high honor of playing a member of law enforcement who shares somewhat of a romantic relationship with a CSI. In an exclusive interview with CSI Files’ Shane Saunders, Carter discusses where his relationship stands with Catherine Willows, name changes, and which CSI star he’s hoping to work with again. Spoilers after the jump!
Former ‘Top Model’ Hopeful Joins The ‘CSI’ Family For A Day
Monday, October 24th, 2011As CSI Files previously reported, CSI creator Anthony Zuiker was a judge on America’s Next Top Model earlier this month. (You can watch the full episode here.) The contestants auditioned for a role in an upcoming episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and Bre Scullark won the guest spot. “I can’t talk about it yet, but CSI is like the biggest franchise in the world as far as TV series go,” Scullark told Buddy TV. “I’m just happy to be part of that family even if it’s just for a day!”