Hey All,
Here are the news items for today (few though they may be):
TELEVISION
Actor James Cromwell (American Horror Story: Asylum) will appear in multiple episodes of the new NBC drama Do No Harm, which is a Jekyll and Hyde story about a brilliant surgeon (Steven Pasquale from Rescue Me), who struggles to contain “Ian,” a dangerous alter ego who threatens to wreak havoc on the good doc’s personal and professional lives. Cromwell will play Jason’s mentor who may or may not have his best interests at heart. The series is set to debut on January 31. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)
British actor Julian Ovenden (Any Human Heart and the UK series Foyle’s War) will appear in the NBC drama Smash playing John F. Kennedy in the musical within a musical. His character will actually be Simon, the actor portraying the legendary President opposite Marilyn Monroe portrayed by Karen Cartwright aka actress Katharine McPhee. Ovenden will appear in multiple episodes of the series that is set to have it season premiere on February 5. (Matt Mitovich at TV Line)
DEVELOPMENT NEWS
Looks like NBC is moving forward with a new project for summer TV (even though we are barely out of winter right now). The network has greenlit a 13-episode hour-long drama called Camp from the creator of the upcoming NBC series Deception (which will debut tonight). This summer series will be set at Little Hawk Family Camp, where parents decompress with gin while teens make mischief and fall in and out of love. (Lesley Goldberg at The Hollywood Reporter)
BOX OFFICE NEWS
Here are the top 10 box office films for this past weekend courtesy of TV Guide:
1. Texas Chainsaw 3D – 23 million
2. Django Unchained – 20 million
3. The Hobbit – 17.5 million
4. Les Miserables – 16.1 million
5. Parental Guidance – 10.1 million
6. Jack Reacher – 9.3 million
7. This Is 40 – 8.5 million
8. Lincoln – 5.2 million
9. The Guilt Trip – 4.5 million
10. Promised Land – 4.3 million
Actress Anjelica Huston (Smash) and David Thewlis (Harry Potter franchise will star as Lady Astair and Count Zurov in the upcoming box office film called The Winter Queen, which is an . adaptation of the Boris Akunin best-selling novel which follows intrepid young police detective Erast Fandorin, who is looking into the suicides of several wealthy young men throughout Russia in 1886; soon uncovering an extensive plot for global domination. (Seven Arts Entertainment and Dark Horizons)
That’s it. Enjoy!
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