Hey All,
Lots of news to share with you today, including some great movie trailers, so let’s get this thing started, shall we?
TELEVISION
Broadway star Cheyenne Jackson will in at least one episode (if not more) of Curb Your Enthusiasm. No details seem available as yet on what part he will be playing. (PaperMag)
Looks like when Vampire Diaries returns in the fall, viewers will be introduced to the “much younger and cooler brother of recently deceased Mayor Lockwood (Robert Pralgo) who has “been estranged from the family.” The brother will introduce a lot of questions about what is so special about that creepy Lockwood family. (William Keck at TV Guide)
The rejected FOX pilot Breakout Kings has found a new home: A&E. The cable channel has picked up the highly regarded hour-long drama for 13 episodes. The series, created by Prison Break’s Matt Olmstead, revolves around a group of U.S. marshals and ex-cons that team up to apprehend escaped criminals. It stars Jason Cerbone, Domenick Lombardozzi, Laz Alonzo, Malcolm Goodwin, and Nicole Steinwedell. (Michael Ausiello from Entertainment Weekly)
Janeane Garofalo (24) may be joining the Criminal Minds spin-off, aptly titled Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior. The series already stars Oscar winner Forest Whitaker as the leader of an elite team of agents within the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit. Garofalo would play one of those agents. (Michael Ausiello from Entertainment Weekly)
Steve Carell has confirmed that he will leave the NBC comedy The Office following the conclusion of next season, the series’ seventh. (Kristin at E! Entertainment Online)
Mitch Pileggi is officially returning to Supernatural as Sam and Dean’s presumed-dead grandpa on a recurring basis throughout season 6. The show is also looking for an actor in his late-30s to mid-40s to play the recurring role of Christian, who is “capable, calm under pressure, and very good at his job.” Christian has a special relationship to Sam and Dean. (Michael Ausiello from Entertainment Weekly)
Shawn Spencer (played by James Roday) on Psych will meet his match – and then some – when Nestor Carbonell (Lost) joins the series for a multi-episode arc. Carbonell has been cast in the role of Declan Rand, a criminal profiler who over the course of two episodes will shape up to be Shawn’s professional – as well as romantic – rival. So savvy is Declan at what he does that Gus (Dule Hill) will dub him “Shawn 2.0.” Psych premieres on July 14. (Matt Mitovich at Fancast)
Want to Join the ‘Glee’ Club? Audition on New Reality Series
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/29/want-to-join-the-glee-club-audition-on-new-reality-series/?src=tptw
VOTING
Tater Tops Are Here! Vote Now For Breakout TV Star
Tater Top Awards: What Was the Best TV Shocker?
http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b188136_tater_top_awards_what_was_best_tv.html?
MOVIES
You can expect to see Katie Holmes and Guy Pearce in the remake of the 1973 horror movie “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark,” which opens on January 21st 2011. The story centers on a young girl (Bailee Madison), sent to live with her father (Pearce) and his new girlfriend (Holmes), who discover sinister creatures that live in a formerly sealed off basement fireplace. (Variety and Dark Horizons)
Tyler Hoechlin (“7th Heaven”) and Agnes Bruckner (“24,” “Private Practice”) have signed on for the indie film noir “Open Gate”. Hoechlin plays a rodeo clown and bull fighter in a small East Texas town, who discovers that the bulls are being used to smuggle drugs. (The Hollywood Reporter and Dark Horizons)
Alexander Skarsgard (“True Blood”) is attached to star in the action thriller “The Elephant”. Based on Magnar Jonsgaard’s novel “Black Rain”, the blond hunk will play a Norwegian roustabout who tangles and then bonds with a redneck American driller as they attempt to stop a building oil rig explosion in the frigid North Sea. Casting is currently under way for three American stars. Shooting will kick off either in late Fall or early 2011. (The Wrap and Dark Horizons)
MOVIE TRAILERS
First Trailer for final Harry Potter
http://scifiwire.com/2010/06/first-trailer-for-harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows.php?
Julia Roberts’ Eat Pray Love Final Official Trailer
First Teaser for Johnny Depp’s Animated Rango
http://www.firstshowing.net/2010/06/29/must-watch-first-teaser-for-johnny-depps-animated-rango/
MUSIC INTERVIEW
A genuine piece of Sarah McLachlan
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-et-sarah-mclachlan-20100629,0,5311977.story
Q&A SECTION (with Kristin from E! Entertainment Online)
Question: Do you have any other info on that lost Lost scene?
Kristin: As a matter of fact, we’ve confirmed reports from our pal over at PopWrap that the unseen story of Hurley and Ben will be called “The New Man in Charge”—how exciting is that?! The DVD extra will run exactly 11 minutes, 40 seconds long…just enough time to find out what went down between Jacob’s reign and the end of our beloved Lost. Also, we’ll get the scene on the Season Six DVD and also the complete compilation, so you can drop to your knees and thank whatever deity you like (Jacob?).
Question: I’m in love with Pretty Little Liars. Please tell me there’s hope for more after this season?
Kristin: Why wait? ABC Family is loving it as much as the fans and just this morning upped the first season episode order to 22—that’s 12 more hours of Pretty Little Liars for your viewing pleasure!
NOTE: The remainder of the Q&A Section contains spoilers – SPOILER ALERT! – so please tread lightly:
Question: Alright, give it to me straight. What’s the deal with Sam’s little brother on True Blood?
Kristin: What, you mean little ol’ Tommy? He’s harmless—in the sociopath, crazy-person sorta way! Marshall Allman, aka Sam’s little bro Tommy, is in it for the long haul this season, and a source tells us he intends on “bringing Bon Temps to its knees.” Sounds fun, right? “I go in and have a lot of fun,” Marshall tells us. “There’s not an impulse that I don’t act on. I’m tons of fun. And then I’ll take your wallet, [and] I’ll also steal your girl.” Yes, we’re hearing some girl-stealing is afoot. Any guesses as to which lovely lady Tommy might have on his arm?
Question: True Blood, please.
Kristin: Marshall tells us he’ll be around well into the “shocking” season finale, and that even though he’ll do some pretty terrible things to Bon Temps during his stay (yep, he’s moving in!), don’t judge too quickly. “People will see that I have a heart, but they’re just going to be frustrated that I’m not being who I was meant to be,” he says, “I suffered a lot of dysfunction, and I just need a lot of love.” Sources have also revealed that Tommy might be working to Sam at Merlotte’s soon enough, so watch out for that, ’cause that seems to be where all truly terrible people end up at one time or another. (Note: Hands off Arlene, too, buddy. She’s with child.)
Question: Anything good coming up for Tara on True Blood?
Kristin: That depends on your definition of good. Rutina Wesley tells us our ever-troubled bartender “is gonna struggle with this vampire lover named Franklin Mott. He’s very psychological and very hard. So this relationship is not necessarily by choice.” Probably not your definition of good, huh? One thing you don’t have to worry about? Tara becoming a vamp herself. “Probably not,” she says. “I love being human. It’s like I’m one of the only humans on the show!”
Question: I’m intrigued by USA’s new series Covert Affairs. Piper Perabo and Chris Gorham would make a cute couple! Got scoop?
Kristin: Do I ever! But it will burst your Piper/Chris hookup bubble, so gird your loins. Chris Gorham says that while Auggie “takes Annie under his wing” right from the get-go, the prospect of a romantic pairing is not in the cards for these two. At least not yet. “There’s a real connection. And it’s definitely a big part of the show,” Chris tells us. “I think when they first met, he kind of assumes that they’re going to hookup. But the relationship with her for some reason quickly moves past the casual hookup and into a real friendship.”
Question: Are Jack and Allison finally going to hook up for real in season four of Eureka?
Kristin: Um, remember that heartbreaking alternate timeline in Eureka’s first-season finale when Sheriff Jack Carter (Colin Ferguson) and Allison (Salli Richardson-Wakefield) were married with a baby on board? The opening of season four involves another Jack and Allison time-travel hookup. This time they both remember their encounter, but as usual (sniff) circumstances conspire against them—and everyone else involved in their blast to the past. As new cast member James Callis (Battlestar Galactica) told us, “It’s a reset button for this series…it’s exactly the same and everything’s different. Everybody in the show now has things that they can’t quite cope with.” At least Jo and Fargo finally got the promotions they deserve (and how!).
Question: Any details on the new season of Warehouse 13?
Kristin: Like Eureka, time travel is also the theme (it is Syfy, after all!) of Warehouse 13’s second-season premiere. Instead of retrieving an artifact, the team is after a person: original time-traveler H.G. Wells (Dexter’s Jaime Murray). She (it is Syfy, after all!) has been released from the Warehouse by Artie’s (Saul Rubinek) nemesis, MacPherson (Roger Rees). Will they ever defeat this guy? Yes. Soon. The beautiful Wells, however, will probably be back to torment the agents.
That’s it. Enjoy!
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