Melina Kanakaredes leaving "CSI: NY"

Actress Melina Kanakaredes is hanging up her badge as she say goodbye to "CSI: NY."

Melina, who played police Detective Stella Bonasera felt that its time to move on after her six seasons stint with the series.

Kanakaredes said, “I made some amazing and lifelong friendships during my six seasons on CSI: NY, and I will treasure them forever.”

CBS expressed disappointment but they respect her decision, “We hoped Melina would return to CSI: NY for another season, but we respect her decision to move on. Her amazing talent and invaluable contribution to the success of the series are greatly appreciated and will not be forgotten. She will forever remain a friend to the network and studio and we wish her the very best.”

In a new development, veteran actress Sela Ward is reportedly in negotiations as replacement.

[Photo courtesy by PacificCoastNews.com]

"The Stepfather" (2009 remake) - trailer

Checkout the latest trailer for the thriller remake of "The Stepfather" by Sony Screen Gems.

Dylan Walsh stars as David Harris, very much a "family values" man who mysteriously comes into the lives of single mothers with children and becomes the dream man they always wanted. When he woos Susan Harding (Sela Ward) and eventually moves in with her family, her teenage son Michael (Penn Badgley) begins to suspect that David is not quite the dream man he pretends to be.

Starring Penn Badgley, Dylan Walsh, Amber Heard, Christopher Meloni, Sela Ward, Jason Wiles, Jon Tenney, Sherry Stringfield, Skyler Samuels, Braeden Lemasters, and directed by Nelson McCormick.

It will hit the theaters on OCTOBER 16 2009.

Watch the trailer below...



[video courtesy of fangoria]