Hey All,
Here are the news items for today:
TELEVISION
ABC has given drama Body of Proof an order for 3 additional episodes. (Deadline)
Actress Elisabeth Shue will take over as a series regular for Marg Helgenberger on CSI starting on the episode that is set to air on February 15. (CBS)
AWARD WINNERS
Congrats to the winners of last night’s American Music Awards, including (but not limited to): Taylor Swift, Adele, Maroon 5, Bruno Mars, Lady Antebellum and The Foo Fighters (E! Online)
BOX OFFICE NEWS
Actor Dwayne Johnson will to star in the box office film called Monster Hunter’s Survival Guide, a live action adventure film based on the comic book mini-series by John Paul Russ. The book series is a comprehensive guide to hunt monsters, the undead and unnatural beasts, and survive the confrontations. (Mike Fleming at Deadline)
Here are the top 10 movies at the box office this past weekend courtesy of E! Online:
1. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 1, $139.5 million
2. Happy Feet Two, $22 million
3. Immortals, $12.3 million
4. Jack and Jill, $12 million
5. Puss in Boots, $10.7 million
6. Tower Heist, $7 million
7. J. Edgar, $5.9 million
8. A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, $2.9 million
9. In Time, $1.7 million
10. The Descendants, $1.2 million
Actor Chris Evans (Captain America) will be taking over for actor James Franco in the upcoming box office film The Iceman that is based on the Anthony Bruno book about Richard Kuklinski, a contract killer for the mob. Actor Michael Shannon is attached to play Kuklinski, aka The Iceman and Evans will play his mentor, Robert Pronge. (Mike Fleming at Deadline)
Actress Amber Heard has been chosen for the female lead opposite Dominic Cooper in the upcoming film Motor City. Cooper plays a man released from prison who goes on a revenge mission, hunting down the people who framed him. (Mike Fleming at Deadline)
That’s it. Enjoy!
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