Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the news items, few though they may be, for today:

TELEVISION

Actor-singer Cheyenne Jackson (Glee) will guest star in the pilot of Mockingbird Lane, the reimagined version of The Munsters that will be coming to NBC courtesy of Pushing Daisies creator Bryan Fuller. He will play Steve, Eddie’s new Scout Master, a widower with no children who becomes smitten with Lily (Portia de Rossi). (The Futon Critic and Deadline)

Actor Adam Baldwin (Chuck and Firefly) will make a guest appearance in an episode of Leverage sometime this fall, playing Col. Michael Vance, an ex-Army Ranger who now runs a government counter-terrorism unit who often ruffles the feathers of other intelligence community bureaucrats with his unorthodox method of recruiting small teams of agents — and even civilians — from a wide range of expertise. This could potentially be a recurring role. Leverage will be back with a new season starting on July 15 on TNT. (Adam Bryant at TV Guide)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Here is a list of the top 10 movies at the box office this past weekend courtesy of Exhibitor Relations and E! Online:

1. Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted, $35.5 million
2. Prometheus, $20.2 million
3. Rock of Ages, $15.1 million
4. Snow White and the Huntsman, $13.8 million
5. That’s My Boy, $13 million
6. Men in Black 3, $10 million
7. The Avengers, $8.8 million
8. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, $2.2 million
9. Moonrise Kingdom, $2.18 million
10. What to Expect When You’re Expecting, $1.3 million

Actor Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson will star in the upcoming film called Saving Mr. Banks, which is to chronicle the behind-the-scenes story of how Walt Disney himself snagged the rights to the book on which the classic Mary Poppins is based. Hanks will play Walt Disney himself while Thompson will play author P.L. Travers. And, word has it that actor Colin Farrell will play Travers’ father, the man who inspired the Mr. Banks character in the classic 1964 musical. (Deadline and First Showing)

That’s it. Enjoy!