Hey All
Here are the news items for today:
TELEVISION
Actor Dylan Walsh (Nip/Tuck) will have a multi-episode arc on the ABC soap Revenge, playing Jason Prosser, a rival hedge fund manager to Conrad Grayson (Henry Czerny). (James Hibberd at Entertainment Weekly)
Actor Kyle MacLachlan (Desperate Housewives) will have a multi-episode arc in The Good Wife; but there are no specific details on the character he will play except that he will interact with Eli (Alan Cumming). (Kate Stanhope at TV Guide)
Actress Grace Gummer (Gigantic and daughter of Meryl Streep) has joined the cast of The Newsroom in the recurring role of Hallie Shea, an embedded reporter covering the Mitt Romney campaign. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)
DEVELOPMENT NEWS
Actor Brandon T. Jackson (Percy Jackson) has landed the lead role in the Beverly Hills Cop reboot being developed by CBS. The series centers on Axel Foley’s blue-collar police officer son, Aaron (Jackson), who helps take down the criminal elements of the rich and famous in Beverly Hills while trying to escape the shadow of his larger-than-life father. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)
Writers-producers Gretchen J. Berg and Aaron Harberts (Revenge) and the Mark Gordon Company have sold two hour-long project. The first project set with ABC, based on an original idea by actor Josh Duhamel (Las Vegas) takes place behind the scenes of a daytime soap and explores the loves, lives, and lunacy at an on-the-bubble series, where the antics of the cast and crew are crazier than any of the plot lines they broadcast. The second project is called Graveyard Queen and is in development at NBC. It centers on a beautiful young cemetery restorer cursed with the ability to see the dead who, at great risk to her physical and mental well-being, joins forces with a haunted homicide detective to solve a string of brutal murders in Charleston, SC. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)
Writer-producer Andrew Miller (The Secret Circle) has sold two hour-long projects. The first is called SAGA and is in development at ABC. This project could be a potential companion to Once Upon A Time, when the author of a best-selling book series goes missing before she can complete the final installment in her epic fantasy saga. A family of fans discovers she’s been kidnapped into the very real world of her books and attempts to rescue her. The second project is as yet untitled Miller and is in development with FOX. It is a drama set in the world of Texas ranches and rodeos in which multiple generations of two families on either side of the American Dream struggle for love, power and glory. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)
BOX OFFICE NEWS
Actress Evan Rachel Wood (True Blood and Across the Universe) has landed the female lead in the upcoming box office film called 10 Things I Hate About Life that will be set in Los Angeles and focuses on a young man and woman who meet while each is attempting to commit suicide, and they find in each other some great reasons to keep on living. (Mike Fleming at Deadline)
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Q&A SECTION (with Team Watch with Kristin at E! Online and Michael Ausiello at TV Line)
Question: Gimme something on Castle that doesn’t have to do with the couple’s relationship. – Melissa in Omaha
Team Watch with Kristin: The 12th episode of the season, entitled “Under the Influence,” finds Beckett and Castle on the case of a murdered DJ. Among their list of suspects: Regina Cane, a fading pop star desperate to stay in the spotlight; an image-conscious rapper named Bone Thug; and an orphaned 14-year-old street kid with a growing rap sheet. Look for Esposito, who didn’t exactly have the easiest upbringing himself, to take a special interest in helping out the troubled teen.
Question: Anything on Vampire Diaries? —Kelley
Ausiello: How about some exclusive casting scoop? Madeline Zima of Heroes and Californication fame will guest-star in Episode 8 as Charlotte, a character rumored to share a romantic past with — wait for it — Damon!
Question: Please give me some Scandal spoilers, particularly of the Olivia/Fitz variety! I love them. —Nicole.
Ausiello: If you loved the Season 1 flashback episode that showed us how those two crazy kids met, you won’t want to miss the 11th episode of Season 2. Once again, the show will travel back in time, but a bit further down the campaign trail. There, it becomes clear what, exactly, stands between Grant and the White House. (Hint: Obama can relate.) And the reason for this flashback? Let’s just say that it ties into the Quinnspiracy and that “defiance” word that oil tycoon Hollis Doyle has been lobbing around.
Question: Awesome news about Nashville getting a full-season pickup. Any info on upcoming episodes? —Lori
Ausiello: If you’re wondering if/when Scarlett and Gunnar’s B-story will intersect with Rayna and Juliette’s A-story, wonder no more. “They’re [all] getting closer,” previews Scarlett’s portrayer, Clare Bowen, “and there are signs that their worlds are about to collide.”
Question: Counting the seconds until Pretty Little Liars returns. Scoop, please?! —Justine
Ausiello: Remember when PLL EP Oliver Goldstick told us that Lucas might crack in the new season? Well, it sounds like Madhouse Mona could be the trigger. According to Lucas’ portrayer, Brendan Robinson, the bonkers brunette’s return to Rosewood High will impact “everybody involved with this whole situation, including Lucas.” In fact, “We’re going to learn a little bit more about Lucas’ relationship with Mona,” he teases, before adding that Lucas will make “some kind of confession. But I can’t say to who, or how or what it involves.”
That’s it. Enjoy!
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