Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the news items for today few though they may be:

TELEVISION

AMC has renewed The Walking Dead for a fifth season. (Variety)

Actor John Larroquette (Night Court) will have a recurring role on the upcoming FOX futuristic drama Almost Human, playing Nigel, a genius roboticist who is sympathetic, highly intelligent and a bit broken. (James Hibberd at Entertainment Weekly)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

20th Century Fox has acquired the rights to the upcoming thriller Swedish novel “De Redan Döda” by author Robert Karjel for adaptation on the small screen. The story centers on a Swedish secret service agent summoned to a remote U.S. military base to interrogate a prisoner thought to be a fellow Swede. He is drawn into the complex investigation led by a female CIA agent, where the evidence takes them from the 2004 Thailand tsunami to a terrorist attack in Topeka, Kansas, and where no one is who they seem to be. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

NBC is developing an hour-long project based on the Harlen Coben best-selling thriller “Gone For Good” that will center on Will Klein, whose endless search for his missing and allegedly murderous brother, Ken, is filled with so many twists and turns it leaves him doubting the actions of everybody he’s ever loved. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

CBS is developing a new as-yet titled project that would center on a defense attorney who takes on the most important case of his life: defending his own brother, a successful surgeon and father of two who is accused of murdering his wife. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE TRAILERS

Hot Trailer: X-Men: Days Of Future Past

Veronica Mars Movie Sneak Peek: Will LoVe Conquer All?

That’s it. Enjoy!