Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Actress Jessica Collins (Zero Dark Thirty and House) will have a recurring role on the NBC post-apocalyptic series Revolution this fall, appearing in four episodes as Cynthia, a beautiful young woman of deep faith, whose winning humor and blazing intelligence capture the heart of one of Revolution’s leading characters. Revolution will be back on NBC starting on September 25. (Entertainment Weekly)

Actress Melissa George (Hunted and Alias) will have a recurring role in The Good Wife this fall, playing Marilyn, the newly-elected Governor Florrick’s in-house ethics counsel. The Good Wife is back for its fifth season on September 29 on CBS. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE NEWS

What was good for the History Channel could turn out to be VERY good for NBC. The network announced they will be working with uber-producer Mark Burnett on the sequel to the 10-part mini-series The Bible that scored high ratings for the cable network. The sequel is currently entitled A.D.: Beyond the Bible. (Lisa De Moraes at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

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

1. Monsters University 3D – $46.1million
2. The Heat – 40 million
3. World War Z 3D – 29.8 million
4. White House Down – 25.7 million
5. Man Of Steel 3D – 20.8 million
6. This Is The End – 8.7 million
7. Now You See Me – 5.5 million
8. Fast & Furious 6 – 2.4 million
9. Star Trek Into Darkness – 2 million
10. The Internship – 1.4 million

Legendary actress Helen Mirren will star in the upcoming box office film to be called The Hundred Foot Journey where she will play eccentric and famous chef Madame Mallory. This film will be the adaptation of the Richard Morais best-selling novel. (Dominic Patten at Deadline)

That’s it. Enjoy!