Hey All,
It feels good to know that the weekend is nearly here, right? And, the start of the 2011 Paley Fest is tomorrow night. Safe travels are wished to all those who are traveling from far and wide to attend the annual fete.
In the meantime, here are the news items for today:
TELEVISION
What is expected to be the final episode of the new NBC series The Cape – that was to air this past Monday night as part of double-header – will now air online only later this month. No more specifics have been provided, but check NBC.com for more details if you are a fan of the show. (TV Line)
DEVELOPMENT NEWS
Actress Abigail Spencer (Mad Men) has landed the female lead opposite Eric Roberts in the ABC drama pilot called Grace that focuses on a dysfunctional family drama set in the world of professional dance. It centers on Michael Grace (Roberts), a famous choreographer who tends to sleep with his dancers and has three daughters with different mothers. He is in danger of losing his studio until his daughter Sarah (Spencer), a former dancer-turned-lawyer, decides to buy her father’s studio and run it for him before he loses it. Newcomer Anabelle Acosta will play Eden, a beautiful and talented dancer who is the daughter Michael Grace never knew he had. (Deadline)
Actress Alex Breckenridge (Life Unexpected) will play one of the two leads in the CW pilot called Cooper & Stone that is about Jenna Cooper (Breckenridge) and Stone (still to be cast), two smart young female detectives on Chicago’s North Side who are best friends, equally adept at discussing fashion, music, pop culture as they are solving homicides. (Deadline)
Actor Martin Henderson (who is currently starring in the ABC drama Off the Map) has been cast in the NBC drama pilot called The Crossing. He is expected to play Jason, a Civil War soldier who crosses the country and settles into a complicated town where he is welcomed as its savior – whether he likes it or not. This casting is in second position to his current series, though. (Deadline)
Actress Sarah Paulson is to star in an as-yet untitled comedy pilot from Warner Bros. TV, about a relationship-challenged woman (Paulson) who, with the help of her co-workers, guides people through unexpected career transitions and downsizings. (Deadline)
Actress Lauren Ambrose (Six Feet Under) will appear in the FOX drama pilot called Weekends at Bellevue that centers on Ellie (Ambrose), the psychiatrist in charge of the weekend shift of Bellevue Hospital psychiatric unit. (Deadline)
Actress Ginnifer Goodwin (Big Love) has joined the ABC drama pilot called Once Upon a Time where she will play Snow White/Sister Mary Margaret Blanchard. The details for the show are as follows: When a young boy who purports to be her son shows up on her doorstep, Anna Swan is drawn into a town where the magic and mystery of fairytales may be real and hold the key to unlocking the mysteries of her troubled past. (The Hollywood Reporter)
Actress Angela Bassett (ER) has joined the ABC drama pilot called Identity that is set at the Identity Crimes Division, the FBI’s first cyber-crime unit mixed with traditional investigators. She will play Martha Adam, the head of the ICD. Also, actor Jay Paulson (Happy Town) is expected to play Jose Rodriguez, a junior member of the team. Orlando Jones also stars and Wentworth Miller is in talks to join the pilot. (The Futon Critic)
Actress Jaime King (My Generation) has joined the cast of the CW drama pilot Hart of Dixie that is about Zoe Hart (Rachel Bilson), a young big-city doctor who inherits a medical practice in the oddball town of BlueBell, Alabama. King will play Lemon Breeland, an overly effusive member of the Blue Belles, elite young ladies chosen to keep the town’s history alive. (The Futon Critic)
Actress Elizabeth Hurley announced via Twitter that she will play the “evil villain” in the much-talked-about drama pilot Wonder Woman. (Twitter and Coming Soon)
MADE FOR TV MOVIES NEWS
Mark Harmon (NCIS) will star in an in-development made-for-TV movie for USA Network based on the John Sandford “PREY” novels. This particular movie will be based on the 10th novel in the series called “Certain Prey” that pits popular antihero, Minneapolis Deputy Police Chief Lucas Davenport, against a duo unlike any he’s ever encountered; a lethal hit woman and a ferociously cunning killer determined to hunt him down. (The Futon Critic)
BOX OFFICE NEWS
Actress Diane Lane will play Martha Kent in the upcoming Superman movie that stars Henry Cavill (The Tudors) in the lead role. (The Hollywood Reporter and Dark Horizons)
Actress Alison Brie (Community and Mad Men) is joining the cast of the upcoming movie Five-Year Engagement that charts the ups and downs of the relationship between a couple (Emily Blunt and Jason Segel). Brie will portray the younger sister to Emily Blunt’s character. (Variety and Dark Horizons)
That’s it. Enjoy!
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