John Schneider hits the big and small screens ... and a little bit 'o Jack Coleman, too

John Schneider, our own Bo Duke of "The Dukes of Hazzard" has so much going on in his post-"Smallville" world that it's going to take us two days to cover it all. Today, we hit on some movie projects ...

Schneider's press agent Chad told BRBTV he doesn't know the release date of this first one, or what channel it will air on, but boy-oh-boy does it just reek of a Saturday-night Sci Fi Channel creature-feature! It's called "Ogre," and it's the tale of "a vicious ogre ruling over a town that has been stuck in time since the 1800s," according to the IMDb. Schneider's role is Henry Bartlett, and he's joined on screen by Ryan Kennedy of the "Blade" TV series and Katharine Isabelle, who's done lots of sci-fi stuff and also did a guest spot on "Smallville." Directed by Steven R. Monroe and written by Thomas E. Szollosi, the TV movie is classified as in postproduction.

Schneider will also (reportedly) appear in "Blood Pressure" as a character named Walter. He's attached, according to the IMDb, but fan rumors say he disavows any knowledge of the thriller film, directed by Gregory Doucette. Skipping on to the next ...

Now, we can be pretty sure Schneider's going to be in the film "Beautiful Loser," because we've seen a photo of him in it -- at the Beautiful Losering blog (thanks to the All-John blog for pointing to it). The film is directed and written by John Nolte. When Schneider plays Andre, he'll be sharing the screen with William Katt of "The Greatest American Hero" fame. AND ... this one also features our own Jack Coleman, second Steven Carrington of "Dynasty," playing Jimmy. A BRBTV double-shot! The director reports that he's going to wrapping up the film in Canada in early April.

More schtuff tomorrow ...