Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Fans can rejoice! The new ABC fairytale drama Once Upon a Time has been picked up for a full season. (Twitter)

ABC has ordered five more scripts of the new period drama Pan Am, despite low ratings. (Entertainment Weekly)

Actor Gregory Harrison, best known for his role on Trapper John, M.D., will have a recurring role on the CW series Ringer as Tim Arbogast, the father of the missing Gemma (Tara Summers). (Natalie Abrams at TV Guide)

It looks like Treme will not go beyond season four on HBO. The series just recently started shooting season three, which is likely to air next spring. (Variety)

MADE FOR TV MOVIE NEWS

Actress Holly Hunter (Saving Grace) has joined the cast of the BBC mini-series Top Of The Lake, which is expected to be lead by Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men) as reported yesterday. The mini will follow detective Robin Griffin (Moss) who investigates the disappearance of a five months pregnant 12-year-old named Tui who was last seen standing chest deep in a frozen lake. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actor Jack Huston (Boardwalk Empire and Eastwick) and actress Emmy Rossum (Shameless) will star in the independent crime drama called Way Down South that tells the story of a gambler and small time crook (Huston) who steals a Civil War-era sword from a museum to finance his escape from a loan shark who staked him in a losing poker game. (Variety and Dark Horizons)

Actresses Melissa Leo and Hayden Panettiere (Heroes) have joined the cast of the independent dramatic thriller called Over the Wall that is set in the world of professional stock car racing. The story focuses on how one tragic event rips apart the lives and relationships of four closely intertwined people – husband, wife, surrogate mother and best friend. Nick Stahl and Freddy Rodriguez co-star. (Variety and Dark Horizons)

Actresses Alona Tal (Supernatural and Against the Wall) and Natalie Martinez (soon to be seen in the FX pilot Powers) have landed the two female leads opposite actor Mark Wahlberg in the film Broken City, which centers on a cop-turned-private-investigator (Wahlberg) who, in an attempt to turn his life around, is thrust into a murder investigation amid a mayoral candidate (Russell Crowe) involved in a corrupt election. Tal would play Wahlberg’s assistant while Martinez will play his girlfriend. Catherine Zeta Jones also stars. (Variety)

Q&A SECTION (with Sandra Gonzalez from Entertainment Weekly)

Question: After Wednesday’s crazy game-changing fun, it has become absolutely necessary that you provide some scoop on one Mr. Nolan Ross. He’s had me intrigued from the beginning. I love his character and the two different sides we tend to see from him. And you can’t deny us something when we’ve got to wait TWO WHOLE WEEKS for a new episode of Revenge! – LG

Gonzalez: Devastating, right?! These are going to be two LOOONNG weeks. Anyhoo, I don’t have much, but according to Connor Paolo (who I chatted with this week), the next episodes will definitely dig into exactly why Nolan and Emily don’t seem happy to see each other at the party seen in the pilot. “As the season progresses more and more, they’ll continually go back to the Labor Day party and catalogue who’s there, what are they doing, what are their relationships. Clearly, Emily and Nolan are frosty to each other, so [you’ll see] what happened between them.”

Question: Help calm my fears about Chuck! I was not a huge fan of the premiere but am a huge fan of the show. I want Chuck to have the Intersect back!! — Lola

Gonzalez: Executive producer Chris Fedak was coy this week when answering questions about Chuck possibly getting the Intersect back, but I can tell you that tonight’s episode 2 is an improvement — in no small part thanks to Carrie-Anne Moss. But it’s episode 3 that will really make you feel better about the season. Let’s just say the team learns something about Morgan’s intersect that changes Chuck, Sarah, and Casey’s reaction to some less-than-charming behavior you’ll be seeing from Morgan. Also, look for a BIG Jeff twist in episode 3 that will re-define Jeffster possibly for the rest of time.

That’s it. Enjoy!

Have a great weekend!