Hey All,
It’s the start of another week and while there isn’t a lot of news to share with all of you, there were some interesting tidbits and, regrettably, some sad news too:
TELEVISION
Mark Sheppard has been cast in the next season of Doctor Who, playing the role of Canton Everett Delaware III. (Twitter)
Australian actress Claire Van Der Boom (The Pacific) will play Rachel, Danny’s (Scott Caan) ex-wife and the mother of their daughter on Hawaii Five-0. She will appear in November. (Michael Ausiello at Entertainment Weekly)
Jason Lee will guest star in an upcoming episode of the FOX comedy Raising Hope, playing Smokey Daniels, a washed-up rock star who is hired as the lead act at “Grocery-Palooza,” a rock concert at the supermarket where Sabrina (Shannon Woodward) works. The episode will air as one-hour special on October 26. (The Futon Critic)
David James Elliott (JAG) will guest star in CSI: NY, playing Russ Josephson, the ex-husband of Sela Ward’s new investigator, Jo Danville. (William Keck at TV Guide)
ABC Family Channel has pulled the repeats of Friday Night Lights from their schedule as of today (October 18) because “it wasn’t performing from a ratings standpoint.” The show’s final season premieres on DirecTV on October 28. (Michael Ausiello at Entertainment Weekly)
DEVELOPMENT NEWS
CBS is developing a drama series based on the best-selling novel, The Pawn, the first in Steven James’ eight book series. The story follows FBI agent Patrick Bowers as he uses geospatial investigative techniques to track high profile crimes. (The Futon Critic)
CONDOLENCES
Actor Simon MacCorkindale passed away late last week at the age of 58. He was the star of the NBC series Manimal and also appeared in Dynasty, Falcon Crest, Hart to Hart and The Dukes of Hazzard. (TV Guide)
Legendary actress Barbara Billingsley, best known as the picture-perfect matriarch June Cleaver, on Leave It To Beaver passed away this past weekend. She was 94. (TV Guide)
ME: Condolences are extended to their families, friends and fans. Moment of silence, please…
BOX OFFICE NEWS
The following is a list of the top 10 movies at the box office this past weekend according to Exhibitor Relations:
1. Jackass 3-D, $50 million
2. Red, $22.5 million
3. The Social Network, $11 million
4. Secretariat, $9.5 million
5. Life As We Know It, $9.2 million
6. Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole, $4.2 million
7. The Town, $4 million
8. My Soul to Take, $3.2 million
9. Easy A, $2.7 million
10. Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, $2.4 million
Johnny Galecki (The Big Bang Theory”) has signed on for a role in the previously titled “I’m.mortal” box office movie, which is in a society where people are engineered to stop ageing at 25-years-old and now time has become the currency of the realm. The wealthy are practically immortal while the majority of the populous struggles to bank what extra time they can. Justin Timberlake plays a ghetto rebel wrongly accused of murder who is forced to go into hiding with a beautiful and rich hostage (Amanda Seyfried). They soon begin a steamy romance. Galecki plays the best friend of Timberlake’s character. Vincent Kartheiser, Olivia Wilde, Cillian Murphy and Collins Pennie also star. (Deadline and Dark Horizons)
James Tupper (Men in Trees and Grey’s Anatomy) and Clark Gregg (Iron Man) have joined the cast of the family comedy Mr. Popper’s Penguins, which is an adaptation of Richard and Florence Atwater’s beloved 1938 children’s book. Jim Carrey plays a high-powered, New York business man named Popper who suddenly inherits six penguins. Tupper is playing Rick, the eco-fanatic boyfriend of Popper’s ex-wife Amanda (Carla Gugino); meanwhile, Gregg will play Nat Jones, a no-nonsense guy from the New York Zoo. (Risky Biz Blog and Dark Horizons)
That’s it. Enjoy!
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