Hey All,
Here are the news items for today:
TELEVISION
Actress CCH Pounder (Warehouse 13) has booked a multi-episode arc on the new ABC drama Revenge where she will play the tough-as-nails Warden Stiles, the woman in charge of the juvenile detention center once occupied by Emily Thorne (née Amanda Clark) [Emily VanCamp]. Her character is slated to appear in both the present day and in the series’ signature flashbacks. (Megan Masters at TV Line)
The 7th season of Doctor Who won’t premiere until autumn 2012, but details are still very murky in terms of details, a schedule prediction has been compiled by fan site Doctor Who TV:
2012
Easter Special
Autumn – Series 7 Part 1
Christmas Special
2013
Spring – Series 7 Part 2
Autumn – Series 8
Christmas Special
DEVELOPMENT NEWS
BBC and Cinemax have commissioned an 8-episode order of a new spy thriller called Nemesis (aka Morton) that will star Melissa George (Alias and Grey’s Anatomy) in the lead role. The new series will be in the vein of Bourne Identity, set in the world of international espionage, centering on a highly skilled operative for an elite private intelligence firm who survives an attempt on her life that may have been orchestrated by members of her own team. Once she returns to the firm, she must perform her secretive duties without knowing who to trust and who wants her dead. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)
MADE FOR TV MOVIE NEWS
ABC Family enters into the world of music with its first musical, a two-hour original movie tentatively titled Elixir” that is slated to air on the network sometime in 2012. The story is thus: Harper (Jane Seymour) was one of the best dancers to hit Broadway, but an injury caused her to leave the spotlight, become a choreographer, and raise her daughter, Mirabella (Sara Paxton from Aquamarine). When Mirabella, the star of Harper’s next big production, decides to quit the show to get married, her mother is determined to put a stop to the wedding and show Mirabella that she cannot give up her career for love, especially to marry playboy Marco (Alexander John from 90210). After the long flight to the Italian wedding site, Harper takes a swig from a strange bottle that is supposed to dull the pain of an old dance injury. Instead, the elixir magically turns Harper 30 years younger. Harper’s younger appearance (Chelsea Kane plays Young Harper) allows her to secretly infiltrate the wedding – only to confront a huge obstacle in Mirabella’s father, Ryan (Tom Wopat), who can recognize his ex-wife in any form. After he too experiences the reverse-aging effects of the elixir (Drew Seeley plays Young Ryan), Ryan teams with Harper to reverse the damage she’s done to Mirabella and Marco’s relationship, hopefully in time to save the wedding. Throughout this fairytale romance, Harper, Mirabella, Ryan and Marco express themes of life and love through song and dance in a magical story examining life, love and family bonds. (The Futon Critic)
BOX OFFICE NEWS
Actress Paula Patton (soon to be seen in Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol) has joined the cast of the indie drama film called Disconnect that follows several disparate lives that intertwine as the digital technologies intended to bring people closer together push families further apart. The cast includes Alexander Skarsgard, Andrea Riseborough, Frank Grillo and Jason Bateman. (Deadline and Dark Horizons)
Actors Don Cheadle and Bruce Greenwood have joined the cast of the upcoming film called Flight that stars Denzel Washington as a pilot who rescues his passengers from a dangerous situation. But, as it turns out, he seems he is not as heroic as he appears as his negligence (due to an addiction) was partly responsible for the danger in the first place. Kelly Reilly also stars. (Moviehole and Dark Horizons)
BOX OFFICE TRAILER
Watch: 4-Minute Trailer for Fincher’s ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’
Watch: First Official Trailer for ‘Big Miracle’ with Barrymore & Krasinski
That’s it. Enjoy!
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