Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

There isn’t a lot of news for today, but here is what I found:

TELEVISION

Actress Kate Burton (Grey’s Anatomy) will appear in the new upcoming ABC drama Scandal (yet another Shonda Rhimes series) as Vice President Sally Hewitt in what will be a multi-episode appearance. The series follows a professional fixer (Kerry Washington) who formerly worked at the White House. Scandal is expected to premiere sometime in late February or early March. (Natalie Abrams at TV Guide)

The cable network Starz has given a second season renewal to the Kelsey Grammer drama called Boss that hasn’t even debuted yet. It will begin its first season next month, but the network must have a lot of faith in the show to give it a renewal. The series is about a powerful Chicago mayor (Grammer) who is hiding a deteriorating mental condition. (Cynthia Littleton at Variety)

MADE FOR TV MOVIE NEWS

Coming off the recent success of the newest update to Upstairs Downstairs, BBC One (one of the major networks in Britain) is moving forward with a 6-episode follow-up that will include, among other stars, Alex Kingston (who plays recurring character River Song on Doctor Who). (BBC)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Film District, the company behind this year’s releases Drive and Insidious, is finalizing a deal with MGM to allow the movie studio to finally distribute the remake of Red Dawn sometime next year. The cast includes Chris Hemsworth, who, since the filming of this remake, has gone on to star in this summer’s Thor and Josh Hutcherson, who, also since the filming of this remake, has gone on to film The Hunger Games which will be out next March as well as Adrianne Palicki (from Friday Night Lights and the failed Wonder Woman TV pilot), Isabel Lucas (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and who will be seen in Immortals this November) and Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Watchmen and Supernatural). (24 Frames and First Showing)

That’s it. Enjoy!