Hey All,
The news is short today, but there are some interesting items to share with everyone.
TELEVISION
Actress Sarah Jane Morris (Brothers & Sisters) will appear in a major arc on NCIS, as Erica Jane “EJ” Barrett, a new NCIS agent who hakes up the team dynamic. Her first episode is slated to air this spring. (TV Line)
The original UK series Being Human will be back with a new season of episodes on BBC America starting February 19 at 9 PM. The show is about (now) four friends — two werewolves, a ghost and a vampire — coping with the supernatural challenges in their lives while trying to blend in with their human neighbors. Mark your calendars!! (James Hibberd at Entertainment Weekly)
Actress Betsy Brandt (Breaking Bad) will appear in the February 8 episode of No Ordinary Family as a research scientist pal of Stephanie’s (Julie Benz) who falls victim to a crime. (Megan Masters at TV Line)
DEVELOPMENT NEWS
CBS has picked up two drama pilots. The first is The Doctor, from Rina Mimoun (creator of the CW series Privileged), which centers on a mother who reconnects with her adult children when she joins the family medical practice. The second is called Hail Mary, which is a buddy private investigator drama centered on a suburban single mom living in Atlanta who teams up with a hustler to solve crimes. (The Hollywood Reporter)
Actor Jeffrey Nordling (Desperate Housewives) and actress Katherine LaNasa (The Defenders) have both landed roles on the as-yet untitled Lifetime drama pilot from Michael Sardo, which is about Ann Brown (Carrie-Anne Moss), who is New York’s premiere celebrity psychiatrist who leaves town to join her sister, the Dean at a teaching hospital, and becomes the chief of staff of the hospital’s psych ward. Nordling will play Mark Maddux, a brilliant psychiatrist who was in line for the chief of staff job until Ann got hired in by the Board, while the role for LaNasa has not been specified yet. (The Futon Critic)
OSCAR NOMINATIONS
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BOX OFFICE NEWS
Writer Nick Pustay (Ramona and Beezus) is set to adapt the Sophie Jordan young-adult fantasy novel called Firelight for Mandalay Pictures. The story follows Jacinda, a young girl who is a “draki,” a descendant of dragons who can morph into human form, and who is ordained to marry another of her kind. When the girl’s mother moves the family to live among humans for safety reasons, Jacinda puts her family at risk when she falls for a member of a secret dragon-hunting society. Additional, Pustay is also working on an adaptation of the teen werewolf romance tale called Shiver for Unique Features. (Heat Vision and Dark Horizons)
Jon Bon Jovi, Seth Meyers and Til Schweiger have all joined the cast of ensemble romantic comedy called New Year’s Eve that is to follow various lovers preparing for the New Year holiday. Bon Jovi will play a successful rock star who once dumped Halle Berry’s character but who he now finds himself face to face with again at a party. Meyers and Jessica Biel will play a broke couple with a baby due who are in a race to make sure it is the first one born in the year in order to claim a $25,000 prize. It is unclear what role Schweiger will play. Among the other cast members are Abigail Breslin, Robert De Niro, Zac Efron, Ashton Kutcher, Lea Michele, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michelle Pfeiffer, Hilary Swank and Sofia Vergara. (The Hollywood Reporter and Dark Horizons)
James Gandolfini will star in the film called Twylight Zones, which will be set in 1960s New Jersey, playing a father who is concerned about his son’s (John Magaro) new role as the lead singer of a band called The Twylight Zones. (Deadline and Entertainment Weekly)
That’s it. Enjoy!
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