Hey All,
Here are the news items for today:
TELEVISION
Actor Raphael Sbarge (Once Upon A Time) has joined the cast of the upcoming TNT drama Murder In The First as a series regular. The series is a murder mystery set in contemporary San Francisco, centering on two SFPD homicide detectives, Terry Seagrave (Taye Diggs) and Hildy Mulligan (Kathleen Robertson), as they take on a case that seems more like a maze. Sbarge will play police inspector David Molk, who works alongside Seagrave (Diggs). (The Deadline Team)
ABC has given a renewal order for the following dramas Once Upon a Time, Revenge, Castle, Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal and Nashville. (Twitter)
Actress Michelle Ryan (Bionic Woman) will have a recurring role on Covert Affairs, playing Teresa Hamilton, an agent with a shadowy past. Covert Affairs will be back on the USA Network on July 16. (Joyce Eng at TV Guide)
Actresses Angela Bassett and Patti LuPone have joined the cast American Horror Story: Coven, but there is no word yet on what characters they will play. (Liz Rafferty at TV Guide)
NBC has canceled the musical drama Smash. (Twitter)
It’s official! 24 will return to FOX next summer as a 12-week mini-series called 24: Live Another Day. (AJ Marechal at Variety)
BOX OFFICE NEWS
Here are the top 10 box office movies from this past weekend courtesy of Box Office Mojo:
1. Iron Man 3 – 72.5 million
2. The Great Gatsby, $51 million
3. Pain & Gain, $5 million
4. Tyler Perry Presents Peeples, $4.9million
5. 42, $4.7 million
6. Oblivion, $3.9 million
7. The Croods, $3.6 million
8. The Big Wedding, $2.5 million
9. Mud, $2.3 million
10. Oz the Great and Powerful, $802,000
Actress Jennifer Garner (Alias) and legendary actor Michael Caine will star alongside Al Pacino, Annette Benning and Bobby Cannavale (Nurse Jackie) in the upcoming box office move Imagine that will be about an aging rock star (Pacino) who reconnects with his grown son after opening a letter sent from John Lennon to his 19-year-old self. Garner will play Pacino’s daughter-in-law, with Caine will play his longtime friend and manager. (The Deadline Team)
Actor Tom Welling (Smallville) has joined the cast of the box office movie Draft Day, a football movie that will star Kevin Costner, Jennifer Garner and Denis Leary. Welling will play Brian Drew, a veteran quarterback in the crossroads of his career in a story about a Cleveland Browns GM (Costner) who attempts to trade up for the first pick in the NFL Draft and save football in the city. (Mike Fleming, Jr. at Deadline)
BOX OFFICE TRAILER
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