Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Actress Tania Raymonde (Lost) will have a multi-episode arc in the ABC Family drama Switched at Birth, playing a street artist named Zarra who becomes friends with Baby (Vanessa Marano). The series returns for the remainder of its extended-length first season on September 3. (Robyn Ross at TV Guide)

The Canadian sci-fi series Continuum has been renewed by Showcase for a second season, has been picked up by Syfy UK to air overseas and has been picked up by Syfy to be broadcast here in the States with an anticipated debut of sometime in early 2013. (Twitter and Showcase and Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actress Anika Noni Rose (Dreamgirls and The Good Wife) will make a guest appearance on the new CBS drama Elementary, playing Dr. Carrie Fox, a former colleague of Joan Watson (Lucy Liu). She will assist Joan and Sherlock Holmes (Jonny Lee Miller) in an investigation. Elementary is set to debut on September 27. (Natalie Abrams at TV Guide)

Actress Vera Farmiga (Up in the Air) will star in the A&E Psycho prequel called Bates Motel that will be a contemporary exploration of Norman Bates’ formative years, exploring his relationship with his mother, Norma (Farmiga), and will offer a look at the back story that helped forge the infamous serial killer. (Lesley Goldberg at The Hollywood Reporter)

MADE FOR TV MOVIE TRAILER
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DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Actress Salli Richardson-Whitfield (Eureka) has landed a lead role in the Lifetime hour-long drama project called The Secret Lives of Wives, which will explore the unvarnished truth behind the marriages of four different women, providing an honest portrayal of the ultimate challenge every relationship faces – emotional and sexual longevity. Richardson-Whitfield will play one of the four women, Reed, who is the sultry host of a call-in radio show that caters to women’s fantasies. But her radio persona is at sad odds with her personal life, as her marriage of 17 years is on the rocks. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actor Jason Momoa (Stargate Atlantis) will play the villain in the upcoming box office film called Wolves that centers on a young man (Lucas Till from X-Men: First Class), who transforms into a werewolf and finds himself falsely accused of murdering his parents. He goes on the run, eventually arriving at a small town named Lupine Ridge that has a history of supernatural happenings. Momoa will play the werewolf patriarch of the town. (Borys Kit at The Hollywood Reporter)

Here are the top 10 movies from the box office for this past weekend courtesy of Deadline:

1. The Expendables 2 – 13.5 million
2. The Bourne Legacy – 9.2 million
3. ParaNorman – 8.5 million
4. The Campaign – 7.4 million
5. The Dark Knight – 7.1 million [TIE]
5. The Odd Life of Timothy Green – 7.1 million [TIE]
7. Premium Rush – 6.3 million
8. 2016 Obama’s America – 6.2 million
9. Hope Springs – 6 million
10. Hit and Run – 4.3 million

Actor Thomas Dekker (The Secret Circle and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles) has joined the cast of the upcoming film called Plush from director Catherine Hardwicke. The film tells the story of a young rocker (Emily Browning) who struggles to continue writing music while juggling the death of her brother and collaborator, a jealous husband, two kids, and a mysterious and infatuated guitarist. (Just Jared and Dark Horizons)

CONDOLENCES

Legendary astronaut Neil Armstrong passed away over the weekend at the age of 82. (Deadline)

ME: Rest in Peace, Mr. Armstrong. Condolences to his family, friends and legends of fans across the globe.

MOMENT OF SILENCE, PLEASE…

Q&A SECTION (with Sandra Gonzalez at Entertainment Weekly)

Question: Any Auggie/Annie scoop?! – Shane

Gonzalez: Here’s something that might entice you: The Sept. 4 episode ends on a note you won’t see coming (it involves a betrayal and a death), and that will bring A-squared together in the following week’s episode, which is likely to go in the shipper Hall of Fame!

Question: Can I get some Alex scoop? #Nikita — Nicole

Gonzalez: When the new season begins, Alex is having what Maggie Q calls “a little bit of an identity crisis” after coming clean about her identity at the end of last season. “She can’t be as effective as a member of the team as she’d like to be because of her new-found fame,” says Maggie Q. “The downside [of her reveal] is that she is now a public figure…She’s going to struggle with that.”

That’s it. Enjoy!