Hey All,
Here is the news for today:
TV NEWS
TNT has ordered 15 new episodes each of The Closer and Leverage while the network’s new show Rizzoli & Isles gets 13 new episodes. These new seasons will start in 2011. (The Futon Critic)
Ellen DeGeneres is leaving American Idol and Kara DioGuardi has reportedly been fired from the singing contest “show”. Rumors are swirling about who will replace one of them since the show is supposedly going back to a 3-judge panel. Randy Jackson is staying put, but the departure of Simon Cowell leaves a hole that will need to be filled and then the female judge will need to be found. Rumor has it that Steven Tyler from Aerosmith and J. Lo herself will be taking over, but no confirmations on the replacements has been made as of yet. (E! Entertainment Online)
The exhaustive search for a new title for the ABC comedy Cougar Town, one that better reflects the show’s evolution from single-woman-on-the-prowl sitcom to dysfunctional-family comedy, has been scrapped per executive producer Bill Lawrence. (Michael Ausiello at Entertainment Weekly)
Charles Dance (Bleak House) has been cast in the upcoming George R.R. Martin drama series on HBO called Game of Thrones. He will play Tywin, a wealthy lord and head of one of the most powerful clans in the realm. He is the father of Cersei (Lena Headey), Jaime (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), and Tyrion (Peter Dinklage). (Maureen Ryan at Chicago Tribune and Televisionary)
HBO has reportedly teamed up with Lizzy Caplan (Party Down and True Blood) and producers Will Ferrell and Adam McKay to adapt the memoir, “I Don’t Care About Your Band,” by Julie Klauser into a comedy series that will serve as a star vehicle for Caplan. The book is a gritty but comedic look at what it’s like to navigate the dating world in your 20’s, chronicling Klausner’s experiences from her preadolescent sexual awakenings through the unsavory details of sleeping with a gallery of losers throughout her 20s. (Deadline Hollywood Daily and Televisionary)
MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Terry O’Quinn (Lost) will star Taraji P. Henson (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) in the upcoming Lifetime movie, Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story, which is based on the true story of Tiffany Rubin (Henson) and the daring rescue of her six-year-old son, Kobe, after he was abducted by his biological father and taken from his home in Queens, New York, all the way to Seoul, South Korea. With the help of Mark Miller (O’Quinn) and his charitable organization The American Association for Lost Children, Tiffany was able to travel to Korea to execute a high-stakes plan to bring her son home. (E! Entertainment Online)
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CASTING SCOOP
Corey Stoll (Lost) will appear as the on-screen detective partner to Skeet Ulrich in the upcoming new NBC series Law & Order: Los Angeles. He will play Detective Tomas “TJ” Jaruszalski, who is described as a confident Los Angeles native with a disdain for the entertainment industry and an active social life. The series premieres on September 22 at 10 PM. (Deadline Hollywood Daily and TV Guide)
Gale Harold (Queer as Folk) has signed on for a guest-starring role on the new CW series Hellcats, as Marti’s (Aly Michalka) law professor. This role will be a multi-episode arc, as he becomes a mentor to Marti. (Zap2It)
Aaron Douglas (Battlestar Galactica) will also be making an appearance on Hellcats (Comic Con Scuttlebutt)
AWARD NOMINATIONS
Television Critics Award nominations: ‘Glee’ and ‘Modern Family’ showdown
BOX OFFICE NEWS
A new adaptation of the movie Total Recall is being done by Sony Pictures and will be directed by Len Wisemen (Underworld). (Nicole Sperling at Entertainment Weekly)
RUMOR PATROL
Looks like Clayne Crawford (24 and The Glades) has landed a major role in the new HBO drama pilot All Signs of Death from Alan Ball. The pilot is based on Charlie Huston’s best-selling crime novel, which revolves around a slacker-turned-crime scene cleaner (Ben Whishaw) who gets entangled in a murder mystery. Crawford will play his best friend, a sexy greaser who runs a tattoo parlor. (Michael Ausiello at Entertainment Weekly)
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