Hey All,
The news is pretty short today, but that is a good thing every once in awhile, right? Read on please…
TELEVISION
Anthony Michael Hall (The Dead Zone) will guest star on a February sweeps episode of No Ordinary Family, crossing paths with Jim Powell (Michael Chiklis), but no specifics on his character were provided. (William Keck at TV Guide)
Gwyneth Paltrow will reprise her role as substitute teacher Holly Holiday on Glee, but no word yet on when the episode will air. (Gina DiNunno at TV Guide)
Actor Quinton Aaron (The Blind Side) will guest star on One Tree Hill in the 14th episode, playing Tommy, a student in Nathan’s (James Lafferty) business class who is singled out by Professor Kellerman (Peter Reigert) for being an athlete. He is slated to appear in just the one episode, which will air sometime during February sweeps. (MovieLine)
DEVELOPMENT NEWS
Actor Eric Mabius (Ugly Betty) has joined the cast of the TNT drama pilot Bird Dog, which centers on Gail McGrath (Ashley Williams), a patrolling officer whose new partner is her cop dad Sam McGrath (Gerald McRaney). He will play Tim Burke, the boyishly handsome County Sheriff who is secretly attracted to Gail. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)
Actress Carla Gallo (Bones and Men of a Certain Age) is set to star opposite Amanda Walsh in the CW pilot Danni Lowinski, which is about a scrappy hairdresser (Walsh) who graduates from law school but is brushed off by law firms and sets up her own practice in a shopping mall kiosk. She will play Danni’s best friend Kaz who is brassy, a little slutty and fiercely protective of Danni. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)
One of the major US networks has signed on for a TV series based on the Jason Statham-led action film franchise The Transporter. The series is aiming to premiere early November next year with a 12 episode order. (Deadline and Dark Horizons)
Ethan Hawke is in talks to star in an upcoming CIA-set drama for FOX called Exit Strategy, which follows CIA operatives who are sent in to extricate other agents when situations go dangerously awry. Hawke would play the head of the team. (Deadline and Margaret Lyons at Entertainment Weekly)
BOX OFFICE NEWS
Here are the top 10 box office movies for this past weekend courtesy of Box Office Mojo:
1. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, $24.5 million
2. The Tourist, $17 million
3. Tangled, $14.6 million
4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, $8.5 million
5. Unstoppable, $3.8 million
6. Black Swan, $3.3 million
7. Burlesque, $3.2 million
8. Love and Other Drugs, $3 million
9. Due Date, $2.5 million
10. Megamind, $2.5 million
That’s it. Enjoy!
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