Hey All,
Here are the news items for today:
TELEVISION
Actress Frances Conroy (American Horror Story and Six Feet Under) will appear in a multi-episode story arc on Royal Pains, playing Blythe Ballard, a member of the Hamptons “royalty” who lives in the estate next to Hank (series lead Mark Feuerstein) and Evan’s (series regular Paulo Costanzo) residence, Shadow Pond. (The Deadline Team)
Continuum has been picked up for a second season in Canada already and now news comes out that Syfy will also air the second season of the sci-fi series starting on June 17, airing all 13 planned episodes of the new season. (Matt Mitovich at TV Line)
ABC Family has given the greenlight on a spin-off series for Pretty Little Liars called Ravenswood that will debut after the planned Halloween episodes of the latter this October. The new series will center on a town, not far from Rosewood, Pennslyvania (where Pretty Little Liars) is set. The town has suffered under a deadly curse for generations, and five strangers suddenly find themselves connected to it. They try to discover the town’s mysterious and terrible history before it’s too late. (Tim Molloy at The Wrap)
BOX OFFICE NEWS
Actor Jack Huston (Boardwalk Empire) has joined the cast of the untitled movie from David O. Russell that will star Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Jennifer Lawrence. The film is inspired by a true story of a notorious financial con artist and his mistress/partner in crime, who were forced to work with an overly ambitious federal agent to turn the tables on other con artists, mobsters and politicians. (Mike Fleming, Jr. at Deadline)
Actress Katherine Heigl (Grey’s Anatomy) and Patrick Wilson (A Gifted Man) have joined the upcoming dark comedy called North of Hell. Wilson will play Don Champage, a successful businessman who seems to have it all, including an obsessive wife, to be played by Heigl, who relentlessly controls everything in his life. (Dominic Patten at Deadline)
Q&A SECTION (with Team Watch with Kristin at E! Online)
Question: Is Laurel’s sister really alive on Arrow or is this whole thing a scam plot? – Ali
Team Watch with Kristin: As if Laurel isn’t dealing with enough emotional drama right now, Katie Cassidy seems skeptical herself! “How do we even know she’s telling the truth? I mean, isn’t that the first place you go?” she tells us. “She could be wrong or maybe she just has bad information. If Laurel’s sister is alive, the girl’s gonna have to take on a lot more! As an actor though, I love that stuff. More information, more stuff I can build on, I’m sure it’ll be crazy, but so much fun.” Fun for you, and fun for us viewers! Win-win.
Question: Nashville scoop! Now that Deacon kissed Rayna in the elevator, are they actually gonna get together? – Annabelle
Team Watch with Kristin: After Deacon said, “I’m done talkin’ Rayna,” he had us all in a swirl! So, straight from the mouth of that guitar playing hunk: “She had that coming, right?” Charles Esten teases. “I think it depends on all of your definitions. Like are we are gonna get together, will it ever be easy, will it ever be done, will it ever be happily ever after? That’s going to be very tricky.” So will it ever be public?! “I think so. I think somewhere down the road that will happen, but public doesn’t mean easy. You see all the public relations in Nashville of all places, especially in country music. It’s hard, maybe it’s even harder in the public eye.” Let’s hope these two can stand the heat!
That’s it. Enjoy!
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