Hey All,
Here are the news items for today:
TELEVISION
Actor Jim Beaver (Supernatural and Justified) will guest star in Revolution this fall, playing John Franklin Fry, a hard-ass, whip smart Texas Ranger who allies with Miles. Revolution will be back on NBC on September 25. (Vlada Gelman at TV Line)
Actor Warren Kole (The Following and Common Law) will guest star in an episode of Person of Interest this fall, playing a real lothario in a case that will find Detective Carter, Agent Shaw and Zoe Morgan all gunning for him. Person of Interest will be back on CBS on September 24. (Matt Mitovich at TV Line)
Syfy has given a greenlight to the TV adaptation of the box office film 12 Monkeys, the 1995 Bruce Willis film about a convict from a post-apocalyptic future sent back in time to acquire intel on a virus that will wreak havoc on humanity. (Deadline and Yahoo TV)
Actress Jaime Ray Newman (Red Widow, Eureka and Drop Dead Diva) has joined the cast of the upcoming ABC drama Mind Games, playing Anna Gordon, a seasoned con woman who is trying to turn over a new leaf. This new drama has yet to be given an airdate by ABC. (Deadline and The Futon Critic)
Actor Rockmond Dunbar (Prison Break) will appear in at least three episode of The Mentalist this fall, playing a tough, no-nonsense cop who doesn’t suffer fools and isn’t overly impressed by Patrick Jane’s skills or charm. (Deadline and The Futon Critic)
DEVELOPMENT NEWS
FOX has landed a potential drama called Kill Zone that will be built around an intense, edgy, humor-laced relationship between Dole Green, a 10-year vet of the Secret Service and his rookie partner. (Deadline and The Futon Critic)
NBC has ordered a new pilot for Ricochet that focuses on a professional hitman who is trapped in a coma and forced to serve as a guinea pig for a secret NSA espionage program; a project that uses technology discovered while researching near-death-experiences to send operatives into other people’s bodies. (Deadline and The Futon Critic)
BOX OFFICE NEWS
Here are the top 10 box offices movies from this past weekend courtesy of Box Office Mojo:
1. Lee Daniels’ The Butler, $17 million
2. We’re the Millers, $13.5 million
3. The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, $9.3 million
4. The World’s End, $8.9 million
5. Planes, $8.6 million
6. Elysium: $7.1 million
7. You’re Next, $7.1 million
8. Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, $5.6 million
9. Blue Jasmine, $4.3 million
10. Kick-Ass 2, $4.2 million
BOX OFFICE TRAILER
That’s it. Enjoy!
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