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‘Scrubs’ Continues Series on ABC

andPOP Staff — Tue, 13 May 2008 08:52:46 +0000

“Scrubs” fans can relax: the show isn’t over after all! It’s just moving.

After NBC heavily advertised last week’s episode, a fairy tale theme, as the series finale, many fans were confused and disappointed. It contained timeline errors and did not justifiably sum up the series.

Star Zach Braff posted an explanation in a MySpace bulletin yesterday. “I was not allowed to say it until today, but Scrubs will be moving to ABC for its final season,” he confessed. “We are currently filming the 8th and final season. The true finale of the show will air on ABC in the fall. NBC merely promoted the Fairy Tale episode as the finale, as it was the last episode they owned.”

The episode featured fan favourite Dr. Cox as the chief of medicine, though he had recently left. Braff explained that the episodes had been aired out of order due to the writer’s strike.

Zach Braff: ‘I’m Depressed’

andPOP Staff — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 00:15:04 +0000

SCRUBS star ZACH BRAFF has opened up about his battle with depression in a magazine interview.

The funnyman, who recently split from pop star MANDY MOORE, told Sunday supplement Parade he thinks he suffers from “mild depression.”

The GARDEN STATE star admits his fans have helped him come to terms with his mood swings.

He says, “To have millions of people go, ‘I watched your movie and related’ was the ultimate affirmation that I’m not a freak.”

The Golden Globe Award nominee, 31, insists his moody nature and his lack of image make him the most unlikely Hollywood star: “I don’t care about image and all that nonsense. I’m in sweat pants every day. I don’t play the game at all.”

Zach Braff to Take On Chevy Chase’s ‘Fletch’?

andPOP Staff — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:50:19 +0000

Bill Lawrence, the creator of hit TV show Scrubs, is set to adapt and direct a new prequel to ’80s flick “Fletch.” And if everything goes smoothly, Scrubs star Zach Braff will be taking on the title role, originally played by Chevy Chase.

“Zach is perfect for the role,” Lawrence told the Hollywood Reporter. “I’m going to use all my pull trying to make him do it.”

E! Online reports that the new film, titled “Fletch Won,” will be adapted from Gregory Mcdonald’s comedic mystery novel of the same name. The book traces Irwin Fletch’s early days as the reporter tries to crack his first murder case.

“The coolest thing about the ‘Fletch Won’ book is that it’s an origin story,” said Lawrence in a press release. “Like ‘Batman Begins,’ I think people will enjoy seeing how Irwin Fletcher became Fletch.”

Though nine Fletch books were written by Mcdonald in the 1980s, only two were made into films. The second, “Fletch Lives,” bombed at the box office when it was released in 1989.

Zach Braff Picks Coldplay and Wainwright for Soundtrack

andPOP Staff — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 17:31:29 +0000

Actor, writer and director Zach Braff has picked a (mostly) new line-up of bands for the soundtrack to his new film, “The Last Kiss.”

Just as he did with the soundtrack for his last outing, 2004’s “Garden State,” Braff has selected a range of artists from the most popular to virtual unknowns.

Billboard reports that the compilation will include tracks from Coldplay, Snow Patrol, Fiona Apple, Aimee Mann and Rufus Wainwright, alongside Turin Brakes, Athlete, Amos Lee, Remy Zero, Ray Lamontagne and Rachael Yamagata. The album will also feature a previously unreleased duet between Joshua Radin and Schuyler Fisk called “Paperweight.”

The soundtrack will be released on September 12, three days before “The Last Kiss” hits theatres.

Through Braff didn’t write or direct the film, as he did with “Garden State,” he stars in the movie. Jacinda Barrett, Casey Affleck, and The O.C.’s Rachel Bilson are also on-board.

Here’s the full tracklist for the soundtrack:

“Chocolate,” Snow Patrol
“Star Mile,” Joshua Radin
“Pain Killer,” Turin Brakes
“Warning Sign,” Coldplay
“Ride,” Cary Brothers
“El Salvador,” Athlete
“Hide and Seek,” Imogen Heap
“Reason Why,” Rachael Yamagata
“Hold You in My Arms,” Ray Lamontagne
“Prophecy,” Remy Zero
“Paper Bag,” Fiona Apple
“Today’s the Day,” Aimee Mann
“Arms of a Woman,” Amos Lee
“Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk (Reprise),” Rufus Wainwright
“Paperweight,” Schuyler Fisk and Joshua Radin

Mandy Moore and Zach Braff Split

andPOP Staff — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 16:42:59 +0000

Celebrity couple Mandy Moore and Zach Braff have reportedly split up after dating for a year and a half, as first reported by PerezHilton.com.

Braff was apparently spotted on June 8, drinking and trying to pick up Jessica Simpson, according to Us Weekly.

“There was no drama,” said a source about the split. “They were ready. Mandy was very young when they got together and she wanted to see what’s out there, now that she’s a woman. Zach was mature and realized it was time to let her do that.”

In February, Braff quashed rumours that the two were engaged.