Hey All,
Happy Monday! Sorry for the delay with today’s update, but I decided to take a vacation day, allowing me some personal time to deal with normal real life “ stuff,” but putting me a little behind with the news for today. Here is everything I found:
TELEVISION
The USA Network Fairly Legal has been renewed for a second season with 13 episodes. But there is rumor that the show could undergo creative changes in the new season. (TV By the Numbers and Deadline)
Actress Cynthia Nixon (Sex and the City) will guest star in an upcoming episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent that will be loosely based on the recent Broadway debacle Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. She will play the Julie Taymor-esque director Amanda Reese. (TV Line and TV Guide)
Wrestler-turned actor Big Snow (aka Paul Donald Wight Jr.) will appear in an episode of Burn Notice when it returns on June 23. He will appear as Griffin Black, a low-IQ lowlife who works as a hired hand for more dangerous foes. (Sandra Gonzalez at Entertainment Weekly)
DEVELOPMENT NEWS
Actor Dylan McDermott (The Practice and Dark Blue) has been cast as the male lead in the FX drama pilot American Horror Story from Glee co-creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk. He will star opposite actresses Connie Britton and Jessica Lange. The premise is still under wraps, though. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)
BOX OFFICE NEWS
Actors Dean O’Gorman (Xena: Warrior Princess) and Lee Pace (Pushing Daisies) have joined the cast of the upcoming two-part movie The Hobbit. O’Gorman will play Fili the Dwarf while Pace will play the Elven King Thrandruil. Meanwhile, actor Hugo Weaving will reprise his of Elrond in the film. (The Dominion Post and Dark Horizons)
Actor Chris Hemsworth (Thor) is the front runner to star in Snow White and the Huntsman, that already Charlize Theron and Kristen Stewart. (Mike Fleming at Deadline)
Actress Laura Vandervoort (Smallville and V) has joined the cast of the upcoming comedy film Ted. She will play Tayna, a gorgeous salesgirl and co-worker of John (Mark Wahlberg) at a rental car service who is clueless to the gaggle of men who drool over her all day. (Mike Fleming at Deadline)
Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) will play the mayor in Rock of Ages the upcoming film adaptation of the Broadway musical. He will play the husband of an Anita Bryant-like advocate who wants to ban rock and roll to be played by Catherine Zeta-Jones. The film already stars Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Mary J. Blige, Russell Brand, Paul Giamatti, Diego Boneta and Julianne Hough. (Mike Fleming at Deadline)
Hugh Dancy (Ella Enchanted and Adam) is to play the lead role in the psychological thriller called Spree that follows a handsome and affable young man whose last “fling” before his wedding nuptials spirals out of control. (The Hollywood Reporter and Dark Horizons)
Actor Sebastian Stan (Captain America and Kings) and Australian actor Socratis Otto (Home and Away) have joined the cast of the thriller called Gone that centers on a kidnap survivor who attempts to find the same kidnapper whom she believes has abducted her sister. Amanda Seyfried, Jennifer Carpenter and Wes Bentley co-star. (Variety and Dark Horizons)
The top 10 movies at the box office this past weekend, according to Box Office Mojo and TV Guide are as follows:
1. Fast Five – 83.6 million
2. Rio – 14.4 million
3. Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family – 10 million
4. Water for Elephants – 9.1 million
5. Prom – 5 million
6. Hoodwinked Too – 4.1 million
7. Soul Surfer – 3.3 million
8. Insidious – 2.6 million
9. Hop – 2.5 million
10. Source Code – 2.5 million (approximately)
Actor Guy Pearce will appear in the sci-fi film Prometheus to be overseen by director Ridley Scott. His character has not yet been revealed. The rest of the cast includes Noomi Rapace, Charlize Theron and Idris Elba. The film is to be released on June 8, 2012. (The Playlist and First Showing)
BOX OFFICE TRAILER
Watch: First Trailer for Jim Sturgess and Anne Hathaway’s ‘One Day’
That’s it. Enjoy!
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