Hey All,
There is a lot of great news to share with everyone today so please read on:
TELEVISION
Actress Molly Parker (Deadwood) is headed to Dexter where she will appear as Lisa Marshall, the sister of Colin Hanks’ mysterious new character, Travis. Hanks will appear in all 12 episodes of Dexter‘s sixth season as a brilliant expert on ancient artifacts who somehow becomes linked to a series of grisly murders in Miami. It remains unclear if Travis will turn out to be a friend or foe of a certain Dark Passenger. (Megan Masters at TV Line)
Actress Julie Benz (most recently seen in the short-lived series No Ordinary Family) will appear in an episode of Royal Pains (expected to air on August 3), playing a young mother named Elyse. After an accident on the family farm leaves her with a nasty wound that won’t heal, Dr. Hank (Mark Feuerstein) is called into action by her daughter Libby (Meredith Hagner). (William Keck at TV Guide)
Some great faces from the world of sci-fi will be guest starring in upcoming episodes of Warehouse 13, including actress Jeri Ryan (Star Trek Voyager and currently seen on Body of Proof) will appear as a bride named Amanda while actress Kate Mulgrew (Star Trek Voyager) will have a 4-episode arc as Warehouse protector Jane. It’s said that both characters share a shocking connection to a series regular. Also actor Rene Auberjonois (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) will reprise of computer expert Hugo Miller. And, actor Sasha Roiz and actress Alessandra Torresani (both late of the short-lived series Capria) will appear in upcoming episodes. Roiz will be a mysterious part of the “Big Bad” on the show for this year while Torressani will play a girl in trouble that needs help from Myka (Joanne Kelly) and Claudia (Allison Scagliotti). (William Keck at TV Guide)
Actor Drew Van Acker (Tower Prep and the online series The Lake) will take over the role of Jason DiLaurentis (the brother of the departed Allison) on Pretty Little Liars, which returns for its second season on June 14 at 8 PM on ABC Family. (New York Post)
MADE FOR TV MOVIE NEWS
HBO will team with BBC2 on turning the historical novel I, Claudius by Robert Graves into a mini-series. (Mike Fleming at Deadline)
BOX OFFICE NEWS
Actor Garret Dillahunt (Raising Hope) is set to co-star in the independent film called The Boys of Abu Ghraib, which follows a US soldier at the infamous Iraq prison who befriends a detainee accused of murder. (Variety and Dark Horizons)
BOX OFFICE TRAILER
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Q&A SECTION (with Sandra Gonzalez from Entertainment Weekly)
Question: Covert Affairs, please! This season started off awesome! — Nikki
Sandra: How about some scoop from Christopher Gorham about this season’s Auggie-centric July 19 episode? “He gets way out of the office. He’s on vacation in Istanbul for this big international jazz festival, and we end up doing flashbacks to Iraq before he lost his sight. We have the big reveal — finally the truth about how he lost his sight. There’s some romance in that episode for him as well. It’s a great episode.”
Question: Loved the premiere of White Collar! And totally agree with you, I thought the Peter-Neal tension was great. Any idea on where this is headed? — Alex
Sandra: Their battle will continue, but eventually, it will get physical. Sort of. Matt Bomer explains: “We shot this really fun scene where we run a con on somebody by setting up a fake OTB [off track betting site] and in order to sell the con, [Peter and Neal] have to pretend they’re in a fight. And he’s firing my character, and it erupts into a fight where some more personal things start to surface. [Laughs] At first they’re pretending and then it starts to get a little more real.” But in the end, he says, “it was like free couples therapy.”
Question: I’m so excited about The Big C. Loved, loved, loved the first season. Spoilers on the return? — Cindy
Sandra: If you’re a fan of the show, then you probably just recently stopped crying about the finale, right? I know I couldn’t stop bawling over the part when Adam found the loot of milestone presents from his mom. But this season, don’t expect huge changes from Adam (Gabriel Basso) as a result of that heartbreaking scene. “I was a little punk in the first season and I am actually kind of a bigger punk this season. It is still all denial on his part. He is trying to distance himself from his mother now that he knows she is sick and could die despite seeking treatment. I think he is trying to accept it and deal on his own, and that’s a mistake,” says Basso. And Parker Posey, who guest stars on this season, only complicates matters. “I meet Parker Posey on a kids-with-sick-parents website, and we strike up an interesting relationship. But before that I go a little crazy with the ladies.”
Question: Thanks for the Burn Notice scoop. Any more up your sleeve? –Chris
Sandra: You know me too well. I saved this little nugget from my chat with Jeffrey Donovan (Michael), where he talks about this season’s bigger and better stunts. “You’re going to see Michael far more physical than he ever has. Not necessarily fights, because we’ve done them before, Michael in fights and he handles himself pretty well. But pretty dangerous stuff: Motorcycle driving, repelling off of buildings, a lot of stuff that we’ve kind of touched on that Michael can do, but you’re going to see me much more physical. I will say this: They’re having me take my shirt off a lot more this year than they ever have. Which I’m not happy about.” I’m going to go out on a limb and say some fans feel the exact opposite.
Question: Any Drop Dead Diva scoop for me? ANY hope for Grayson and Jane? — Jane
Sandra: Do you have any idea how much I would love it if you had a boyfriend named Grayson? Sorry… moving on, there’s definite hope. But their bond will hit a snag in the season premiere when he wakes up — and can’t remember who she is! (It’s only temporary.) But let me say, Brooke Elliott is killing it this season. Particularly, the last scene of the June 19 premiere got me a little choked up.
That’s it. Enjoy!
Have a great weekend!
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