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Hey All,

It’s over the Hump Day and the news just keeps coming. Here is what I found for today:

TELEVISION

TNT has announced finale dates for their summer lineup. Dark Blue will have a two-hour finale on September 22. Hawthorne and Memphis Beat will finish up on August 24. Leverage is done on September 5 with The Closer and Rizzoli & Isles concluding on September 13. Both The Closer and Leverage will then return this winter for their remaining installments, presumably to help launch the new seasons of Men of a Certain Age and Southland and/or newcomers Franklin & Bash and Fallen Skies. (The Futon Critic)

HBO has picked up the series Luck, which stars none other than Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte. The series is set in the world of high stakes horseracing. The pilot featured an ensemble cast including Richard Kind, John Ortiz, Kevin Dunn, Jason Gedrick, Richie Coster, Ian Hart, Tom Payne, Kerry Condon and Gary Stevens. The pilot episode included a guest appearance from Jill Hennessy. (The Wrap)

CASTING SCOOP

Glee is adding a new high school jock named Sam, who is described as very good looking. Though he plays football, Sam must also have a strong singing voice. CSI is searching for a new female named Kacey Monohan, who is in her 20’s and is a bomb expert who becomes the team’s new tech. It looks like she’ll team with Nick. Life Unexpected will add a forty-something character named Emma as a possible older love interest for Baze. Just one catch: she works for Baze’s father and is a bit stuffy. Torchwood is searching for one series regular and two supporting roles. Rex Matheson is a white, twenty-something CIA agent who sounds sort of like FX’s animated Archer spy: a fearless, cocky thrill seeker. Recurring characters include Esther Katusi, a newbie Watch Analyst in the CIA who is deeply (and secretly) in love with Rex. And Oswald Jones is the dangerous psychotic villain. He’s a forty-something murderer and pedophile who gets sprung from the slammer into the spotlight. (William Keck at TV Guide)

D. B. Woodside (24 and Buffy, the Vampire Slayer) will play Derrick Altman, a handsome young physician who takes care of the cheerleaders on the fall CW series Hellcats. (Zap2It)

Josh Stewart (Criminal Minds and Dirt) will play Watcher to Michael Chiklis’ nascent superhero clan on the ABC fall drama No Ordinary Family. He will recur throughout the first season. (Michael Ausiello at Entertainment Weekly)

Maxine Peake (Criminal Justice), Rupert Penry-Jones (Spooks), Natalie Dormer (The Tudors), Tom Hughes (Sex, Drugs And Rock And Roll) and Neil Stuke (Reggie Perrin) have been cast in BBC legal drama series Silk, which revolves around the lives, loves and hard cases facing barristers on the front line of criminal law. (BBC and Televisionary)

Dolph Lundgren will guest star in the season premiere of the NBC series Chuck this fall. No details have been made available, yet, as to his character. Harry Dean Stanton (Big Love) is also confirmed to guest-star in the season premiere. (Michael Ausiello at Entertainment Weekly)

Betty White will appear in the season premiere of the NBC comedy Community, as an esteemed anthropology professor who is slightly unhinged. (The Wrap)

MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE

Taraji P. Henson (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) has been cast as the lead in the upcoming Lifetime made-for-TV movie Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story. She will play a woman who underwent a daring rescue mission to locate and free her seven-year-old son Kobe, who was seized by her ex-husband during a custody battle and taken to South Korea. (Deadline Hollywood Daily and Televisionary)

DVD ANNOUNCEMENTS

Supernatural

http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Supernatural-Season-5-Press-Release/14069

Smallville

http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Smallville-Season-9-Press-Release/14070

Persons Unknown

http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Persons-Unknown-Box-Art/14067

BOX OFFICE

Noomi Rapace’s grip on a gripping role

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-noomi-20100714,0,2413375.story

It looks like Tom Cruise will be back in the fourth Mission Impossible film. (The Hollywood Reporter and Dark Horizons)

Emma Stone, Woody Harrelson, Patricia Clarkson, Richard Jenkins, Andy Samberg and Jenna Elfman have all joined the cast of the romantic comedy Friends With Benefits. Justin Timberlake will play a headhunter who agrees to sleep together with a female magazine editor friend (Mila Kunis) with no strings attached. He soon falls for her, despite the fact she’s dating someone else. (The Wrap and Dark Horizons)

REVAMPED WEBSITE LAUNCHED

Welcome to Blastr, the next step in the evolution of SCI FI Wire

http://blastr.com/2010/07/welcome-to-blastr-the-nex.php

VOTING

Tater Top Awards: Vote for the Best Newbies!

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b189442_tater_top_awards_vote_best_newbies.html

Q&A SECTION (with TV gurus at TV Guide)

Question: Got any Bones season premiere scoop? — Meg

ADAM: Brennan, Angela and Hodgins are all lured back to D.C. to help Cam, who comes under fire from the local news media during a homicide investigation. Some people don’t appreciate her argument that veterans are suffering brain damage caused by combat.

Question: There are so many stories and new characters on True Blood. Please tell me it gets better! — Carol

MICKEY: We’ve spoken to quite a few cast members about this common complaint, and they’ve all assured us that the season’s multiple plot splinters will eventually coalesce. “I never got to eat at Merlotte’s, but I certainly visit the front porches of many people’s houses,” says Denis O’Hare, who plays Russell Edgington, King of Mississippi. He goes on to defend the new kids on the bayou. “Pam and Eric’s relationship really blossoms this season, in part because of his interaction with people like me.”

Question: When does Dark Blue start up again? — Hal

ADAM: TNT’s undercover cop drama returns with two new episodes on Wednesday, Aug. 4 at 9/8c. Battlestar Galactica’s Tricia Helfer joins the cast this season as an FBI agent who steps all over Carter’s case, getting one of his closest allies killed in the process. Ultimately he forgives her — and sleeps with her for good measure.

Question: We’re so excited for more White Collar! Scoop, please. — Aaron and Carrie

MICKEY: It’s like The West Wing meets Ocean’s Eleven when Neal goes undercover as a shrewd political operative in a corrupt senatorial campaign. Meanwhile, Peter will investigate a high-class escort service, much to Elizabeth’s chagrin and Diana’s delight.

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Hey All,

Lots of news to share with all of you, so let’s get right into it.

TELEVISION

Shaun Sipos (Melrose Place) will have a recurring role in Life Unexpected when it returns to the CW with new episodes this fall. He will play Eric, a new teacher at Westmonte High School, where Lux (Britt Robertson) attends. (Fan Cast)

In other Life Unexpected news, Arielle Kebbel (Gilmore Girls and Vampire Diaries) will play Paige, the new hottie in town who may well wind up tending more than bar for Baze (Kristoffer Polaha). Also, Amy Price-Francis (24 and The Cleaner) will play Kelly, a conservative author/chatterbox who becomes a partner on the radio show that Cate (Shiri Appleby) and Ryan (Kerr Smith) front. Both roles are recurring. (Michael Ausiello at Entertainment Weekly)

Peter Weller will join Dexter for eight of the 12 episodes of the upcoming 5th season. He will play a Miami Metro cop who gets entangled in an internal affairs investigation. The series returns to Showtime on September 25. (Zap2It)

Aidan Gillen (The Wire) will be a series regular on the upcoming HBO drama series Game of Thrones, playing Littlefinger, who is described as a scheming “adviser to King Robert who manipulates those in power to fit his own agenda. (The Hollywood Reporter and Televisionary)

Timm Sharp (‘Til Death) has been cast in the HBO comedy series Enlightened, where he will play the new boss of Laura Dern’s formerly self-destructive character who returns to work after a spectacular meltdown. Sharp replaces Mos Def, who exited the series due to “deal issues,” according to Deadline’s Nellie Andreeva. (Deadline Hollywood Daily and Televisionary)

Among the actors lending their voices to Adult Swim’s Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III are: Zac Efron, Donald Glover (Community), and Mike Henry (The Cleveland Show), as well Seth Green, Breckin Meyer, Seth MacFarlane, Abraham Benrubi (ER and Men In Trees), Donald Faison, Rachael Leigh Cook, Adrianne Palicki and Billy Dee Williams [among many others]. The special will air December 12. (Variety and Televisionary)

Joe Jonas will guest star on TV Land new comedy Hot in Cleveland, playing the son of Valerie Bertinelli’s character. (Michael Ausiello at Entertainment Weekly)

The FOX series Bones will undergo a big transition as the investigative team finally closes the case on its greatest adversary. But as the dust settles, an even worse threat will emerge — and one fan favorite will not survive! Watch for Deidre Lovejoy to reappear for her final turn as murderous Heather “Gravedigger” Taffet, who has one last card to play after being convicted. Executive producer Hart Hanson says the same episode will introduce “someone much worse, who will dog us for the season.” Who could possibly be worse than the Gravedigger? “It’s someone highly motivated to do great harm to our people — a personal vendetta,” teases Hanson. “One of our characters will be a victim.” Hanson won’t give up any clues, though. (William Keck at TV Guide)

As announced yesterday, Melina Kanakaredes will not be returning to CSI: NY in the fall. Sela Ward will join the show as an experienced investigator from Washington, D.C., whose work is driven by her empathy for the victim. (Entertainment Weekly)

FOX has announced the premiere dates for their shows. The following are the dates for their dramas: House at 8 PM and Debut of new show Lone Star at 9 PM on September 20; Glee at 8 PM on September 21; Bones and Fringe at 8 and 9 PM respectively on September 23; Human Target at 8 PM and The Good Guys at 9 PM on September 24 and Lie To Me at 8 PM on November 10. Mark your calendars. (FOX Broadcasting)

Laura Vandervoort (V) will make a return guest appearance as Clark’s cousin Kara on Smallville for its final season on the CW. The episode is tentatively set to air in October. (Michael Ausiello at Entertainment Weekly)

FIRST LOOK AT TONIGHT’S TV

THE FUTON’S FIRST LOOK: “COVERT AFFAIRS” (USA)

http://www.thefutoncritic.com/rant/2010/07/13/the-futons-first-look-covert-affairs-usa/20100713_covertaffairs/

‘Covert Affairs’ review: Exciting and endearing espionage

http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/07/covert-affairs-review-exciting-and-endearing-espionage.html

A Neighborhood of Voluntary Spies: An Advance Review of the Series Premiere of USA’s Covert Affairs

http://www.televisionaryblog.com/2010/07/neighborhood-of-voluntary-spies-advance.html

Television review: ‘Covert Affairs’

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv/la-et-covert-affairs-20100713,0,1036045.story

‘White Collar’: Where did we leave off? What do we want for Season 2?

http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/07/white-collar-where-did-we-leave-off-what-do-we-want-for-season-2.html

MADE-FOR-TV MOVIES

Emma Roberts stars in the coming-of-age comedy Wild Child, which will premiere on the ABC Family Channel on August 8 at 8 PM. The movie will premiere during the network’s annual 10-day summer programming event called Campus Crush, which runs from August 1 – August 10. Roberts stars as 16-year-old Poppy, an LA teen diva who does what she wants whenever she wants. But after an over-the-top prank pushes her father (Aidan Quinn) one step too far, she finds herself shipped off to the one place where everything will change – British boarding school. No cell phones, no designer clothes, no way. Desperate to break free, she sets in motion the ultimate escape plan involving the son (Alex Pettyfer) of the head mistress (the late Natasha Richardson) – only to discover that this could be the reason she wants to stay. (The Futon Critic)

DVD ANNOUNCEMENTS

CSI

http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/CSI-Season-10/14061

Being Erica

http://tvshowsondvd.com/n/14065

FALL PREVIEW

Fall Preview ‘10: HAWAII FIVE-0

http://thetvaddict.com/2010/07/12/fall-preview-%E2%80%9810-hawaii-five-0/#more-15615

‘Glee’: Rachel and Finn stay together, plus Kristin Chenoweth, Jonathan Groff, and more

http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/07/glee-rachel-and-finn-stay-together-plus-kristin-chenoweth-jonathan-groff-and-more.html

BOX OFFICE

Amanda Seyfried has been cast in the lead role in the box office movie called I’m.mortal. The description of the movie is: “Time has become the currency. The rich are immortal, while the rest struggle to stay alive. When a “rebel” from the ghetto is falsely accused of murdering a wealthy man for his time, he is forced to go on the run with a beautiful hostage (Seyfried). Together, they rage against the system, living minute to minute. They discover that love is more powerful than all the time in the world.” (Variety and First Showing)

Sam Trammell (True Blood) will appear in the indie crime thriller Guns, Girls and Gambling, playing a sheriff working with a corrupt sheriff (Dane Cook). (Variety and Entertainment Weekly)

Allison Janney (The West Wing) will play Charlotte Phelan, the mother to heroine Skeeter Phelan, in the film adaptation of Kathryn Stockett’s best-selling novel The Help. Emma Stone (Zombieland) is set to star as aspiring writer Eugenia “Skeeter” Phelan, while Viola Davis will play Aibileen. Octavia Spencer has been cast as Minnie, and Bryce Dallas Howard is set to play Hilly, Skeeter’s childhood friend and adult nemesis. The Help will open in theaters next year. (Entertainment Weekly)

VOTING

Tater Top Awards: Shows You Love (and Love to Hate!)

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b188665_tater_top_awards_shows_you_love_love.html

POLL: Who should star in the movie version of Broadway’s ‘Wicked’?

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2010/07/poll-who-should-star-in-the-movie-version-of-broadways-wicked.html

Q&A SECTION (with Kristin at E! Entertainment Online)

Question: Brandon in Oregon: I saw some Team WWK Twitter action about Showtime’s new series Shameless. What else can you guys spill?

Kristin: Besides the fact that it’s far and away one of the best series pilots we’ve seen in recent history, Showtime announced today that we can all mark our calendars for its much-anticipated premiere date: Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011 at 10 p.m. And get ready to see some acting genius coming from Emmy Rossum, who is easily an awards season shoo-in next year. The picture on the right is a little misleading though, sadly, because Alison Janney (aka West Wing’s C.J. and evilish mother of Lost’s Jacob) is no longer a part of the project because of her new gig on ABC’s Mr. Sunshine.

Question: Pete in Boston: Shower us with some Vampire Diaries love today?

Kristin: Thanks to Ian Somerhalder and the clever tweeter that he is, we’re now in custody of a photo of the season premiere script, titled: “The Return.” So who’s returning?! Our guess is that it’s referencing Katherine or possibly Uncle John (David Anders), who’s not quite dead yet.

Question: Joyce in Maryland: Give me the goods on Pretty Little Liars, please!

Kristin: One of the Pretty Little Liars ladies is going to discover A’s identity sooner than you’d think. Troian Bellisario (Spencer) tells us: “A lot of things are coming to a head. One of the biggest things is one of us finding out who A is.” Even better? A wants to be found out! “We get invited to Mona’s party, and it’s nowhere that any of the PLLs, except Hanna, until we get a text that says that it’s a scavenger hunt, and that A is the prize. Then we’re all very interested in going.” Guesses as to who the lucky lady is?

Question: Betty in Boise, Idaho: Anything else on Pretty Little Liars?

Kristin: Hanna and her hot mamacita (Laura Leighton) are headed for some major financial woes. Like scary, house-losing money probs.

That’s it. Enjoy!

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Hey All,

Welcome to another new week and also let the countdown begin to the 2010 Comic Con, which starts on July 21 with preview night. I’m looking forward to the convention even with the crazy schedule I will have each day in order to make all the panels for which I would like to attend. Fingers are crossed that all works out.

In the meantime, here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Taylor Kinney (Trauma) will be seen in the second season of The Vampire Diaries in the recurring role of Mason Lockwood, the younger brother of late Mayor Lockwood. “Uncle Mason” is sexy and athletic and possesses an easygoing charm. Though he has more control than his nephew, he can “flip in an instant” if crossed. Kinney will make his first appearance in Diaries’ second-season premiere on Sept. 9. (Michael Ausiello at Entertainment Weekly)

Michael Gambon and Welsh singer Katherine Jenkins will guest star in this year’s Doctor Who Christmas special. The story is said to be a spin on “A Christmas Carol” and will be entitled “Father Who?” (The Guardian and Dark Horizons)

Frederic Lehne will reprise his role of the Yellow-Eyed Demon on Supernatural, at least according to what the actor stated at a Supernatural convention in New Jersey this past weekend. (Zap2It)

Andre Royo (The Wire) will guest star in the third season premiere of Fringe, reportedly playing Henry, “a soulful taxi driver who is unexpectedly forced into a tense situation with Olivia (Anna Torv).” (Michael Ausiello at Entertainment Weekly and Televisionary)

Despite the fact that the actor options have expired, the CW’s medical drama pilot HMS is said to still be in contention for a series order. “There is still no final word from the CW but I hear producer Warner Bros. TV is not giving up and is still hoping for a series order for the project, written/executive produced by Amy Holden Jones, co-executive produced by Hayden Panettiere and directed by Mark Piznarski. The actors are aware of the studio’s efforts and appear willing to return if there is a pickup soon.” (Deadline Hollywood Daily and Televisionary)

ABC is renewing its summer drama series Rookie Blue after only three weeks on the air. The series has averaged 7.1 million viewers since its debut. No word yet on when the second season of episodes will be aired, however. (The Hollywood Reporter)

Showtime will bring in the New Year with the premieres of the new drama series Shameless on January 9 at 10 PM; the new comedy series Episodes on January 10 at 10:30 PM and the fourth season premiere of the hit comedy series Californication on January 10 at 10 PM. Shameless is based on the long-running hit UK series with William H. Macy playing a far-from-stellar working class patriarch of an unconventional Chicago brood of six motley kids (headed by eldest sibling Emmy Rossum) who keep the home afloat while he’s out drinking and carousing. Episodes Matt LeBlanc and focuses on a British couple whose hit, erudite UK show is turned into an Americanized sitcom starring LeBlanc (as himself). Californication, of course stars David Duchovny as hedonistic novelist Hank Moody who struggles to raise his teenage daughter Becca (Madeleine Martin), with on-again, off-again girlfriend Karen (Natascha McElhone). (The Futon Critic)

Another long-running CBS procedural has been rocked by a high-profile departure: Melina Kanakaredes is leaving CSI: NY. (Michael Ausiello at Entertainment Weekly)

MADE-FOR-TV MOVIES

The first photos have been released for the BBC’s new take on Sherlock Holmes, which stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman as Holmes and Watson respectively. The three 90-minute made-for-TV movies will kick off in the UK in late July/early August. (Digital Spy and Dark Horizons)

FIRST LOOK AT TONIGHT’S TV

THE FUTON’S FIRST LOOK: “RIZZOLI & ISLES” (TNT)

http://www.thefutoncritic.com/rant/2010/07/12/the-futons-first-look-rizzoli-and-isles-tnt/20100712_rizzoliandisles/

BOX OFFICE

Marcia Cross (Desperate Housewives) will star opposite Milla Jovovich in the indie drama Bringing Up Bobby. Famke Janssen (X-Men) is making her feature directorial debut working from a script which she also wrote herself. The film tells the story of a European con artist and her 10-year-old son who find themselves in Oklahoma in an effort to escape her past and build a better future. The two move quite successfully through a myriad of adventures until the mother’s criminal past catches up with her. Cross plays a woman who’s able to deal with the loss of her own child by becoming the adoptive mother of the son, and Bill Pullman plays her husband. (Variety and First Showing)

Gillian Anderson will appear as MI7 secret agent Pamela Head in the silly sequel Johnny English Reborn. Rowan Atkinson is returning as the clumsy British spy as he embarks on a search for traitors within Her Majesty’s Secret Service. (Deadline Hollywood Daily and First Showing)

Kathryn Morris (Cold Case) has joined the cast of the box office movie Moneyball, playing second wife to Brad Pitt’s Billy Beane, while Chris Pratt (Parks and Recreation) has signed on to play ball player Scott Hatteberg. (The Hollywood Reporter and Entertainment Weekly)

Here is the list of the top 10 movies at the box office for this past weekend courtesy of The Wrap:

1. “Despicable Me” ($60.1 million)
2. “Twilight Saga: Eclipse” ($33.4 million)
3. “Predators” ($25.3 million)
4. “Toy Story 3” ($22.0 million)
5. “The Last Airbender” ($17.2 million)
6. “Grown Ups” ($16.4 million)
7. “Knight and Day” ($7.8 million)
8. “Karate Kid” ($5.7 million)
9. “The A-Team” ($1.8 million)
10. “Cyrus” ($1.4 million)

VOTING

Tater Top Awards: Out With the Old, In With the New

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b188632_tater_top_awards_out_with_old_in_with.html

That’s it. Enjoy!

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Hey All,

It’s the end of the week, finally! Doesn’t it seem like this week just lasted forever despite it being a short week. And maybe it’s me, but it seems like Fourth of July was a LONG time ago. It’s weird how the mind works sometimes, huh?

Anyway, here are the news items for today, covering television and the box office:

TELEVISION

Lee Pace (Pushing Daisies) and Linus Roache (Law & Order) have joined the HBO drama pilot Miraculous Year. The pilot has been described as an examination of a New York family as seen through the eyes of a charismatic, self-destructive Broadway composer (played by Tony winner Eddie Redmayne). Hope Davis, Frank Langella, and Patti LuPone are also part of the cast. Oscar winner Kathryn Bigelow is set to direct the pilot. (Michael Ausiello at Entertainment Weekly)

Brian Austin Green (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles) has signed to Desperate Housewives for next season, playing a hot contractor in his 30s, who catches the eyes of some of the neighbors on Wisteria Lane. (Access Hollywood)

The new HBO series Boardwalk Empire will premiere on September 19 (IGN)

Ryan Murphy has confirmed that season two of Glee will include an episode featuring the music of Britney Spears. But according it looks like Spears will not be appearing in the episode. (Buzz Sugar and Kristin at E! Entertainment Online)

Alan Ball, the creator and show runner for the HBO hit series True Blood is launching a new pilot for the network. Adapted from the novel The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death by Charlie Huston, the series is to be called All Signs of Death and is to be considered a comedic drama, following a 20-something slacker who stumbles into a career as a crime scene cleaner, only to find himself entangled with a murder mystery, a femme fatale, and the loose ends of his own past. (Deadline Hollywood Daily, Zap2It and The Hollywood Reporter)

TV finally gets weight in focus

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv/la-ca-overweight-20100711,0,159922.story

FIRST LOOK AT TONIGHT’S TV

The Futon’s First Look: Syfy’s Haven

http://www.thefutoncritic.com/rant/2010/07/08/the-futons-first-look-haven-syfy/20100708_haven/

Once for Luck: An Advance Review of Season Four of Syfy’s Eureka and New Series Haven

http://www.televisionaryblog.com/2010/07/once-for-luck-advance-review-of-season.html

10 developments will change everything on Eureka (spoilers)

http://scifiwire.com/2010/07/10-developments-will-chan.php

Three mini-reviews: ‘The Glades,’ ‘Eureka’ and ‘Haven’

http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2010/07/three-minireviews-the-glades-eureka-and-haven.html

FIRST LOOK AT THIS WEEKEND’S TV

THE FUTON’S FIRST LOOK: “GLADES, THE” (A&E)

http://www.thefutoncritic.com/rant/2010/07/09/the-futons-first-look-glades-the-a-and-e/20100709_glades/

Surprisingly, The Glades is Not Just Another Florida Cop Show

http://www.tv.com/surprisingly-the-glades-is-not-just-another-florida-cop-show/story/23375.html?tag=news_hub_stories;

FIRST LOOK AT FALL TV

‘Lone Star’: FOX welcomes James Wolk as a con man deep in the heart of Texas

http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/07/lone-star-fox-welcomes-james-wolk-as-a-con-man-deep-in-the-heart-of-texas.html

BOX OFFICE

Ralph Fiennes, Colin Firth and Michael Fassbender have all joined the movie adaptation of the espionage-themed literary classic by John le Carre Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, which is set in the mid-70’s during the height of the Cold War. Gary Oldman will play George Smiley, a judicious, reserved, middle-aged intelligence expert who is recalled out of forced retirement to hunt down a Soviet mole in the “Circus”, the highest echelons of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). (Variety and Dark Horizons)

More casting news has come out for the movie X-Men: First Class. Nicholas Hoult (About a Boy and Clash of the Titans) is set to play a young Beast/Hank McCoy. Official cast members of the movie so far include James McAvoy (Xavier), Michael Fassbender (Magneto) and Alice Eve (Emma Frost). Also recently added to the cast is Caleb Landry Jones (No Country for Old Men and Friday Night Lights), who will play Banshee, an Irish mutant who possesses a sonic scream, capable of harming auditory systems and causing physical vibrations. And, Lucas Till (Hannah Montana: The Movie) will play Havok, while Kevin Bacon is in talks to play a key villain. (Dark Horizons, Ain’t It Cool News, SlashFilm and First Showing)

Amber Entertainment and Chicagofilms plan to bring South Pacific to the big screen. (Variety and Entertainment Weekly)

VOTING

Tater Top Awards: Sexiness and Sobfests

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b188603_tater_top_awards_sexiness_sobfests.html

That’s it. Enjoy!

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