Hey All,
Here are today’s tidbits for the world of entertainment.
MINI-SERIES NEWS
HBO and BBC have given the green light to a 5-part mini-series set during World War I that will star actor British actors Benedict Cumberbatch and Rebecca Hall. The mini called Parade’s End is based on the series of four books by British novelist Ford Madox Ford, which were published between 1924 and 1928. It will be set against the backdrop of World War I, telling the story of a complex and destructive love triangle among a conservative English aristocrat (Cumberbatch), his beautiful but cruel socialite wife (Hall), and a vibrant young suffragette. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)
MADE FOR TV MOVIE NEWS
Actors Anne Heche and James Tupper are set to star in the Lifetime movie called Girl Fight, that is inspired by the true story of Florida cheerleader Victoria “Tori” Lindsay, a 16-year-old, stellar high school student whose life spirals downward when her “friends” brutally beat her up and then upload a video of the attack onto the Internet. Heche and Tupper will play the girl’s parents. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)
BOX OFFICE FILMS
Actors J.K. Simmons, Olivia Wilde, Zoe Saldana, Ben Barnes and John Hannah have joined the cast of the upcoming film called The Words, which stars Bradley Cooper as a writer who, at the peak of his literary success, discovers the price he must pay for stealing another man’s work. Jeremy Irons and Dennis Quaid also star. (First Showing)
Actor Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock Holmes, the PBS mini-series version) has dropped out of the upcoming box office adaptation of the Tolstoy classic Anna Karenina due to the above mentioned mini-series with actor Matthew Macfayden taking his place. The story focuses on a 19th century Russian woman (Keira Knightley) trapped in a loveless marriage who becomes a social outcast when she has an affair with the aristocrat Count Vronsky (Aaron Johnson). Meanwhile, actresses Olivia Williams and Andrea Riseborough have joined the cast. (Daily Mail and Dark Horizons)
CONDOLENCES
Legendary Gunsmoke actor James Arness passed away at the age of 88. Gunsmoke was the longest-running series in American television history. (Entertainment Weekly)
ME: Rest in Peace, Mr. Arness. Condolences to his family, friends and fans.
MOMENT OF SILENCE, PLEASE…
BOX OFFICE TRAILERS
Hot Trailer: ‘The Whistleblower’
Watch: Rachel McAdams & Channing Tatum in Sappy ‘The Vow’ Trailer
Must Watch: Stellar ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ Theatrical Trailer
That’s it. Enjoy!
Have a great weekend!
Rueben's Ramblings 
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