Hey All,
Here are the news items for today:
TELEVISION
Oscar-winning actress Helen Mirren will guest star in the January 17 episode of Glee, but in a twist she will be heard but not seen. She will provide the “inner voice” of a character who is going nameless right now. This could potentially be a recurring thing too if all goes well. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)
BOX OFFICE NEWS
Acting legend Harrison Ford will appear in the film adaptation of Ender’s Game based on the Orson Scott Card novel. The film is set in Earth’s utopian future, starring Asa Butterfield (Hugo) as the title character, a genius strategist who’s recruited by the government to help destroy an insect-like alien race. Ford will play Colonel Hyram Graff, who’s in charge of training the young male recruits at an elite military academy. Abigail Breslin will play Valentine Wiggin, Ender’s older sister, while Hailee Steinfeld will play Petra Arkanian, Ender’s ally and trusted right hand Knight. The film is set to release on March 15, 2013. (Variety)
BOX OFFICE TRAILER
The Hobbit Teaser Trailer Is Out
Q&A SECTION (with Adam Bryant and Natalie Abrams from TV Guide and Michael Ausiello from TV Line)
Question: Please tell me Castle and Beckett will still be in a good place when the show returns in January? —Anna
ADAM: They’ll be in a good place, but maybe not for long. When a dead woman ends up in the mayor’s car, Beckett will find herself afraid of pursuing the most obvious suspect. “The stakes are enormous,” creator Andrew W. Marlowe tells us. “If something happens to the mayor, Castle is not going to be able to continue his partnership with Beckett. How do you deal with an investigation when you’re compromised because of the way you feel?”
Question: So Rebecca’s coming back on The Vampire Diaries? Please tell me that doesn’t mean Elena is in danger! — Hayley
ADAM: Well, somebody is in danger. Big danger. (I mean, isn’t someone always on this show?) “There is definitely a major character whose fate is looking bleak,” executive producer Julie Plec tells us. But not, like, Aunt Jenna bleak, right? “[He or she] may not come out the other side of a terrible life-or-death situation,” Plec teases. Eek! Any guesses?
Question: Anything good happening on Rizzoli & Isles? —Sammy
NATALIE: The most difficult part of being a cop is putting those you love in the way of potential harm. The ladies will learn this the hard way when two family members are the victims of a hit-and-run as well as a shooting.
Question: Is there any hope for Adam and Diana on The Secret Circle? —Jaime
NATALIE: Sorry to break it to you, Jaime, but Diana is moving on. “She’s going to be struggling for a bit,” executive producer Andrew Miller says, “but you can’t keep that girl away from love because she’s too amazing, so there will be love for Diana in this half of the season. It’ll just come from an unexpected place.”
Question: How about some scoop on Shaw’s return to Chuck this Friday? —Joel
Ausiello: How about it, indeed! “We’ll realize that Decker and his plan has all been manipulated by Daniel Shaw from his [prison] cell,” reveals EP Chris Fedak. “We wanted to do a monster story. We wanted to do a Christmas story. Christmas is such a haunted holiday, like in the Charles Dickens tradition. So when we started thinking about this year’s Christmas story, we thought, ‘Let’s bring back a monster from our past.’ At the end of Season 3, Brandon [Routh] was such a good ‘Mwahaha’ bad guy. I was like, “We gotta bring back the ‘Mwahaha.’” Fedak calls the hour “one of our most crazy, intense” episodes ever, adding, “It’s Daniel Shaw haunting Sarah Walker. Brandon came back, and he was great. He just plays an icy killer like nobody else.”
Question: Can you tell me something about Episode 200 of NCIS? —Bianca
Ausiello: Sadly, I can’t. That information is under lock and key. I can, however, tell you that Sarah Jane Morris isn’t the only NCIS alum returning in the episode airing Jan. 3. CBS confirms that Scott Wolf will also be back, reprising his role as Agent Stratton. “Stratton intends to finish what he started and influence some unexpected lives in the process,” teases exec producer Gary Glasberg, “including Gibbs’.”
Question: Just about a month until Justified is back… and I can hardly wait! Any scoop? Please? —Michele
Ausiello: File this under “W” for “WTF?!?!?!” Early into Season 3, Boyd is desperately trying to stay in prison and Raylan is desperately trying to get him out.
That’s it. Enjoy!
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