Rueben's Ramblings

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Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Actress Kristen Hager, who has recurred as werewolf Nora Sergeant on the Syfy series Being Human for two seasons, has been promoted to series regular status for the upcoming third season, which is set to premiere in 2013. (Philiana Ng at The Hollywood Reporter)

In other Being Human news, Actress Amy Aquino (The Finder) has landed a major recurring role for the upcoming third season. She will play Donna, a vibrant, strong woman who runs the local soup kitchen and is sought out to help find Sally who became lost in the season 2 finale. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actor Dylan Neal (Blood Ties) has been cast as a lead opposite Andie MacDowell in the Hallmark Channel’s first scripted series Cedar Cove, which is based on the book series by Debbie Macomber. The series revolves around the residents of the small town of Cedar Cove, centering on Judge Olivia Lockhart (MacDowell). Neal will play the new editor of the small town’s newspaper and potential love interest for Lockhart. Cedar Cove will film a two-hour pilot/backdoor pilot that will air later this year, followed by the series, which is slated for an early 2013 debut. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actor Greg Grunberg (Alias and Heroes) will guest star in an August episode of the new ABC Family comedy Baby Daddy that is set to debut on June 20. The sitcom centers on a young man (Jean-Luc Bilodeau from Kyle XY) raising his newly discovered daughter with the help of his brother (Derek Theler from 90210) and best friends (Chelsea Kane from One Tree Hill and Tahj Mowry from Smart Guy). Grunberg will guest as the boys’ absentee father, who returns home to meet his granddaughter and make amends with his sons. (Megan Masters at TV Line)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actress Jena Malone, who just starred in the History Channel mini-series Hatfields & McCoys, will play the female lead in the LA noir thriller called The Go Getters. She will play Danneel Dobson, a struggling actress who gets caught up in a heist planned by two underworld brothers. (Dominic Patten at Deadline)

Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal is joining the cast of the upcoming box office film White House Down that just might star Jamie Foxx has the President of the United States [that casting has not been confirmed just yet though]. The film will star Channing Tatum as a single father and Secret Service agent who is tasked with protecting the president when bad guys initiate a hostile takeover of the White House. Gyllenhaal will play a fellow agent. (Variety and First Showing)

Actress Abbey Cornish (Sucker Punch) has joined the cast of the upcoming reboot of RoboCop that will star Joel Kinnaman (The Killing) in the title role. Cornish will play his wife, who is led to believe her husband is actually dead. (Deadline and First Showing)

That’s it. Enjoy!

Have a terrific weekend!