Hey All,
Here are the news items for today:
TELEVISION
It has been confirmed that the hit BBC series Sherlock will be returning for a third season. While the announcement of the renewal of the mini-series for a second season also included a third season, it seems the media picked up on the news this week, making it a hot topic online. It is being reported the third season is in the early planning stages for 2013 while the second season will air her in the States in May. (Nancy Tartaglione at Deadline)
The hit TNT series The Closer will be coming to a conclusion this summer and the show’s spin-off series Major Crimes will pick up where The Closer left off this time with Mary McDonnell leading the cast as Captain Sharon Raydor. The cast from The Closer who will be moving over to Major Crimes will include actors G.W. Bailey (Provenza), Tony Denison (Flynn), Michael Paul Chan (Tao), Raymond Cruz (Sanchez) and Phillip P. Keene (Buzz) while actors Jon Tenney (Fritz) and Robert Gossett (Commander Taylor) will appear in recurring roles; but actors Corey Reynolds (Gabriel) and J.K. Simmons (Chief Pope) will not be back. (Dark Horizons)
DEVELOPMENT NEWS
ABC has greenlit a pilot for a period drama set in 1895 New York from Shonda Rhimes, the woman behind Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice. The series, called Gilded Lillys, revolves around the opening of Gotham’s first luxury hotel; and is said to have a touch of the PBS mini-series Downton Abbey and is being billed as a drama that will delve into all the intermingling of love, treachery and disdain between the classes. (Variety)
CBS has greenlit their first dramas for the new season: Baby Big Shot is a legal drama that centers on a working-class woman who uses her street smarts to compete with her more polished colleagues at a tony Manhattan law firm and Elementary, which is a modern-day Sherlock Holmes. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)
Actor Grant Bowler (Ugly Betty and True Blood) has landed the lead role in the new Syfy series called Defiance that is set on a future Earth where humans and aliens live together on a planet ravished by decades of war and transformed by alien terra-forming machines. It centers on Jeb Nolan (Bowler), the law keeper in the bustling frontier boomtown of Defiance that is one of the new world’s few oasis of civility and inclusion. Nolan is a former Marine who fought in the alien conflict and suffered the loss of his wife and child in the war. The trauma transformed him into a lone wanderer in the wilds of this new and dangerous world. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)
BOX OFFICE NEWS
Actress Jaimie Alexander recently confirmed she was returning to play Sif in the upcoming Thor sequel; and now recent Golden Globe-winner Idris Elba (Luther) has confirmed he will reprise his role of Heimdall as well. (MTV News and Dark Horizons)
Actress Abigail Spencer (Mad Men) has signed on for the Joss Whedon film called In Your Eyes that is described as a supernatural romance tale about two people who are polar opposites who are spiritually linked. (Vulture and Dark Horizons)
French actor and recent Golden Globe winner Jean Dujardin (The Artist) and actor Vincent will appear in a remake of One Wild Moment, a 1977 French romantic comedy about two middle-aged best friends who end up in a strange situation when one of the men begins a secret romance with the other’s daughter. (The Hollywood Reporter and First Showing)
Actor Tommy Lee Jones will join Matthew Fox (Lost) in the box office film called Emperor, which is set amidst the tensions and uncertainties of the days immediately following the Japanese surrender at the end of World War II. Jones will portray General Douglas MacArthur, the de facto ruler of Japan as Supreme Commander of the occupying forces, and he leans on a leading Japanese expert on his staff, General Bonner Fellers (Fox), to reach a decision of historical importance: should Emperor Hirohito be tried and hanged as a war criminal? (Mike Fleming at Deadline)
Q&A SECTION (with E! Online)
Question: Anything on Once Upon a Time! – tiffanyrush
E! Online: Prepare to meet Jefferson, a former criminal in the fairy-tale world who is extremely handsome. (Aren’t all TV criminals?) In Storybrooke, he’s a mysterious figure who is in the know about a certain curse and attempts to sway Emma (Jennifer Morrison) into believing as well.
Question: Something about Once Upon a Time, about Snow and Charming! Any scoop? – fotreya
E! Online: David (Josh Dallas) is about to make a big decision regarding his love life that should make David and Mary Margaret (Ginnifer Goodwin) very happy.
Question: Revenge! – Brunettenoel
E! Online: Quick and to the point, we like that in a reader. In addition to casting that high-profile defense attorney we told you about last week, Revenge is also casting the role of a very serious judge for episode 16 and beyond, so it looks like the murder trial will be moving very quickly. Color us excited!
Question: Will Nolan from Revenge have another love interest that isn’t a crazy gold digger? – whorelips:
E! Online: Gabriel Mann told me he lobbies all the time for Nolan and Ashley to get together (much to Ashley Madekwe’s dismay!). Anyone else kind dig that idea? It’s almost as good as Nolan and Emily. Assuming they aren’t, you know, also somehow surprisingly related.
Question: Any scoop on Misha Collins’ return to Supernatural? I’m counting down the days! – Bridget
E! Online: You and us both, sister! We asked Jared Padalecki for the scoop on Collins’ return when we sat down with him for some french fries. “He doesn’t come back as Castiel per say. When he and the boys see each other, it’s not like, ‘Oh, Sam and Dean!’ ‘Oh, Castiel!’ It’s amnesia of sorts,” he teases. “He’s still got great powers and we seek him out because we have an inkling that something’s going on. I think Castiel, like Bobby (Jim Beaver), they can’t come back as the good ol’ Castiel and the good ol’ Bobby because the audience starts to not take seriously what’s going on.”
Question: Is Supernatural definitely coming back next year? – Frank
E! Online: While both Padalecki and Jensen Ackles are contracted through season eight, the CW has yet to make a decision about the fate of Supernatural…or anything other show for that matter. “We are considering everything for next year. We have made no determinations on any of our shows,” CW Boss Mark Pedowitz tells us. “I’m very happy with how Supernatural has done this year, in terms of ratings and production.” He also says if they have more “juice” in them, he could see it going on for “many, many years.” Our guess? It’s coming back.
Question: Can you tell us anything about NBC’s Grimm? – indigo_15
E! Online: Don’t you hate Skalengeck (lizard-esque creatures) who are addicted to drugs? The show is currently casting two Skalengecks who are addicted to “T” and will do anything to score their next fix.
Question: Can we please have some Ezria scoop? – irutter2011
E! Online: Pretty Little Liars’ fan favorite couple Aria (Lucy Hale) and Ezra (Ian Harding) are back to their secretive ways after spilling the beans to her parents. “It’s almost like they have to start back at square one. They’re very creative with how they are going to pursue this relationship,” Hale teases. “I think the fans will be pretty happy with it. These are two people who really love and care about each other.”
That’s it. Enjoy!
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