Hey All,
Here are the news items for today:
TELEVISION
NBC has given Grimm, the new fairytale procedural, a full season order. (The Hollywood Reporter)
Actor Eric Roberts will appear in an upcoming episode of the new series The Finder, the Bones spin-off that is set to begin airing in January. Roberts will play Uncle Shadrack, the revered head of a gypsy family to which Willa (series regular Maddie Hasson) happens to belong. (Michael Slezak at TV Line)
DEVELOPMENT NEWS
HBO has signed a deal with Akiva Goldsman for an untitled Western drama about Doc Holliday that will be inspired by the book “Doc” by Mary Doria Russell. In this version, however, Holliday will appear as an educated Southern gentleman and dentist by trade, thrust into the cruel and violent world of the Old West. It will also feature the unexplored love triangle between Holliday, his prostitute wife Kate, and his best friend Wyatt Earp. (Deadline and Dark Horizons)
Graham King’s TV division has acquired global distribution rights to the upcoming Canadian sci-fi series Out of Time with actress Thandie Newton circling the lead role of a female cop in the year 2077 who is transporting a group of terrorists en route to their execution when suddenly the group is sent time traveling back to 2012 where they can reconstitute their violent agenda. (Variety and Dark Horizons)
Actress Vanessa Ferlito (CSI: NY) has joined actor Aaron Tveit in an untitled USA pilot from White Collar creator Jeff Eastin. The project follows agents from various federal and local agencies (DEA, FBI, LAPD) who all live at an undercover house in Southern California. Ferlito will play Catherine “Charlie” Lopez, a very attractive and strong-willed DEA agent. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)
Film actor Ewan McGregor is set to co-star in the HBO drama pilot called The Corrections continues that stars Chris Cooper and Diane Wiest in a story based on the Jonathan Franzen book that revolves around the troubles of an elderly Midwestern couple (Cooper and Wiest) and their three adult children as they trace their lives from the mid-20th century to “one last Christmas” together near the turn of the millennium. McGregor will play Chip, the middle child, a Marxist academic who lost his tenure-track position over an affair with a student and now works for a Lithuanian crime boss defrauding American investors. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)
Syfy is looking to bring the DC Comics franchise Booster Gold to life on the small screen in the form of a one-hour drama from Greg Berlanti (Brothers & Sisters and No Ordinary Family). The story will center on Booster Gold, a washed-up athlete from the future who travels back to the present in hopes of becoming the greatest super hero of all time. Instead of chasing criminals, however, his main priority is chasing fame and money. But Booster Gold discovers that being a hero takes more than just a megawatt smile, and that the future doesn’t happen without first protecting the present. (The Hollywood Reporter)
Q&A SECTION (with Kristin at E! Online)
Question: We saw Snow White, Cinderella and soon Belle will arrive. Which other Fairy princesses can we expect on OUAT?
Kristin: While we’re not sure which princesses will be making appearance in Storybrooke soon, we do know the show is currently casting a “beautiful, alluring and seductive” woman to play the siren. It’s almost impossibly for any man to ignore her temptations and we hear she may set her sights on a certain charming man.
Question: Some Once Upon a Time scoop would be great!
Kristin: Remember Dr. Whale (David Anders), David’s slimy doc who was in cahoots with Regina (Lana Parrilla)? We’ll soon learn who he was in the fairy tale realm. Speculate away!
Question: I do not approve of anyone dying on Once Upon a Time! Any hints?!
Kristin: We love all the characters so we’re bummed to see anyone go…but that doesn’t mean it isn’t happening. We can officially eliminate Henry and Ruby from the guessing game. Also,
Question: Any scoop on The Lying Game’s Ethan and Emma? Thanks.
Kristin: From what we’re hearing, Ethan (Blair Redford) and Emma (Alexandra Chando) will be going strong when the ABC Family show returns, much to her (or, you know, Sutton’s) father Ted’s (Andy Buckley) dismay. In fact, the couple is going so strong, there’s a moment so cute in episode 13 that might just melt fans’ hearts. Also, the show is currently casting a love interest, named Ryan, for Mads (Alice Greczyn).
Question: Revenge scoop!
Kristin: Revenge is taking a cue from its sister show Once Upon a Time and drawing from fairy tales for inspiration. OK, not really, but Nolan (Gabriel Mann) is the Hamptons’ version of the little boy who cried wolf, at least according to Jack (Nick Wechsler). “I continue to try and advise him, but he doesn’t want to listen to me anymore,” Mann tells us. “I gave him terrible advice as far as he’s concerned, but this time he really, really, really should listen to me.” Hmmm…we’re guessing this has to do with the real Emily Thorne (Margarita Levieva) setting her sights on Jack.
Question: Revenge question! Will the Real Emily tell Jack that she’s ‘Amanda’? I don’t like those two getting close…
Kristin: Nor do we, but close they are going to get! The show is currently casting a darkly handsome tattooed local named Lee who will come between “Jack and Amanda.” Something tells us the Amanda they are talking about is not played by Emily VanCamp.
Question: Revenge is my new favorite show! I’m obsessed. Anything you can share?
Kristin: Prepare for even more flashback goodness, including “clumsy ’90s” Nolan! “Oh, flashback a plenty, yes,” Mann says. “Lots of flashback coming. In episode nine, you’re going to start to see more of Nolan in the past.” Mann says he’s excited for the writers “to connect the dots from the person that he was early in that business, and how he
Question: Do you expect NBC’s Smash to be the NBC version of a Glee spinoff? It looks like what I would expect from a Glee spinoff, but what’s your take?
Kristin: They’re both musical-driven shows, but that’s where the similarities end with Glee and Smash. For starters, Smash is set entirely in the world of Broadway, and you won’t find any standard high school drama from this group. That being said, Glee fans will certainly enjoy Smash. Tell you what, we just might have crashed the set of Smash recently (OK, we totally did), so we’ll let the cast tell you why the show isn’t just a Glee copycat. Stay tuned!
Question: Teen Wolf. Apparently, it’s started filming season two. So, to quote Buffy Summers, “What do you know?”
Kristin: Quoting Buffy? You earn a gold star for excelling at life! Congratulations! As for Teen Wolf, prepare to meet at least two new wolves this season who will be part of Derek’s (Tyler Hoechlin) pack, Isaac and Erica, who both become more confident and attractive after being bitten. Thanks, Derek!
Question: Please give us some Psych or Covert Affairs scoop! My USA shows need some love.
Kristin: You obviously have excellent taste, but we’ve got some bittersweet news for you. Dec. 6 marks the second-season finale of Covert Affairs, and it’s a real tear-jerker—especially for Auggie-Annie shippers. After receiving some terrible news, Auggie (Christopher Gorham) abandons Annie (Piper Perabo) along with his hope for a different future. At least we have Psych to cheer us up: Its midseason finale (Dec. 14 ), “Neil Simon’s Lover’s Retreat,” serves up a double serving of 90210¬-awesome with original Beverly Hills star Jason Priestley guesting alongside the relaunched series’ Lori Loughlin.
That’s it. Enjoy!
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