Hey All,
Here are the news items for today:
TELEVISION
Looks like ABC might be bringing be resurrecting the recently canceled Body of Proof, the medical drama that starred Dana Delany. This return is speculation at best, but it is possible the show could be back on the primetime line-up for mid-season. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)
Actor Sean Maher (Firefly) will play super villain Mark Scheffer (aka Shrapnel), a serial bomber who places Starling City in a grip of terror and threatens the life of Sebastian Blood (recurring guest star Kevin Alejandro), on Arrow in an upcoming episode. (Philiana Ng at The Hollywood Reporter)
Actor Richard Schiff (The West Wing) will guest star in an upcoming episode of Bones, playing the “Dr. Brennan of theoretical physics”. (Entertainment Weekly)
Actress-comedienne Whoopi Goldberg will provide the voice of Mrs. Rabbit on Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. (Matt Mitovich at TV Line)
DEVELOPMENT NEWS
Actress Francia Raisa (The Secret Life of the American Teenager) has joined the cast of the Lifetime drama pilot called Unreal, which goes behind the scenes of a hit competition dating series to follow the experiences of a young staffer (Shiri Appleby from Roswell and Life Unexpected) whose lone job is to manipulate the relationships with (and among) the contestants in order to get the vital dramatic and outrageous footage producers demand. Raisa will play Inez, a lesbian producer behind the scenes of the unscripted show who has a knack for finding great talent for the show. (Lesley Goldberg at The Hollywood Reporter)
Actor Rob Lowe (Brothers & Sisters and The West Wing) is working with executive producer Kevin Falls on a new drama project for ABC called The Point that would be loosely based on the actor’s years growing up in Malibu. The project centers on a single mother and her two teenagers who move from Indiana to Malibu in the summer of 1976. The Byrd family must navigate the cross currents of colorful personalities, power land grabs, dead friends and lovers, cheating hearts, and seismic cultural changes that will transform Malibu from a quirky middle-class beach town to the iconic coastal destination of today’s rich and famous. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)
Chris Fedak, creator of the NBC fan favorite Chuck, is back with that network working on a fantasy drama that would revolve around people from different walks of life who receive an organ donation that turns out to be from “Earth’s mightiest hero.” (Cynthia Littleton at Variety)
BOX OFFICE NEWS
Actress Michelle Monaghan (Source Code) will play the lead role in the film adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks novel The Best of Me that follows a pair of former high school sweethearts who reunite when they both return to their small North Carolina hometown. (The Hollywood Reporter and Dark Horizons)
Actor Tom Hardy (The Dark Knight Rises) will star as legendary singer Elton John in the upcoming box office flick to be called Rocketman. (Dave McNary at Variety)
BOX OFFICE TRAILER
Vera Farmiga Charms Andy Garcia in First Trailer for ‘At Middleton’
Q&A SECTION (with Natalie Abrams and Adam Bryant from TV Guide and Michael Ausiello at TV Line)
Question: How will Oliver get out of being trapped by Laurel and the cops on Arrow? — Jon
NATALIE: “He doesn’t get out of it, he lowers his bow,” Stephen Amell teases. But fear not, Oliver won’t be sitting alongside his mom in prison. “He gets out of the situation with some very unlikely assistance,” executive producer Marc Guggenheim reveals. Here’s hoping it’s Canary-related!
Question: What’s coming up for Deacon on Nashville? Will he be able to play guitar again soon? — Samantha
ADAM: While you shouldn’t expect to see Deacon picking up a six-string just yet, Charles Esten tells us that his character will get back to making music very soon. “I play a little light piano in this week’s episode,” he says. (Fittingly enough, the episode will also feature a turning point for Rayna, who is also struggling to regain her singing voice.) As for Deacon’s emotional healing, look for him to continue growing closer with his daughter Maddie in the coming weeks. In fact, I hear the two might even perform together. Will he be strumming by then?
Question; Is it too early to ask for some Justified scoop? — Caleb
ADAM: Nope, and according to series star Walton Goggins, it may soon be too late! Goggins tells us that, as executive producer Graham Yost has hinted, the show is treating its fifth season as the beginning of the end. “We’re all looking at it as 26 episodes, not 13,” Goggins says, noting that he thinks that the sixth season will be its last. “I am looking at this as the longtail of my Justified experience. We’re laying the groundwork for that.” As for what Goggins’ Boyd Crowder will be up to in the wake of his wife’s arrest in last season’s finale, it doesn’t sound pretty. “He’s angry and he feels impotent. If he can’t break through that glass ceiling, he’s going to shatter it with his bullets,” Goggins says. “He is in a place of volatility… that he’s never been before in his life, and he’s acting out in ways that I could not have foreseen.”
Question: I would love some Grimm scoop. –Stacie
Ausiello: Now that Juliette is an in-the-know member of the gang, she and Capt. Renard will probably share more screen time. But don’t expect them to rehash the insanity of their Season 2 hook-up. “Sasha [Roiz] and I have chosen to play it in a certain way where there is a subtle acknowledgement when those two characters are in a scene together, but [it’s] nothing blatant,” Bitsie Tulloch tells us. “They’re not really addressing it.” (Don’t worry, we’re sure the captain will find some other reason to take off his shirt in the coming episodes.)
Question: Do you have any scoop on Nikita? The wait is killing us. —Abbie
Ausiello: TVLine’s architecture critic Meg Masters recently stepped foot in Season 4′s “lair in the air” set and issued this exclusive-to-AA review: “It does not disappoint. While it’s hard to replace the old Division digs, the new headquarters, while cozy, bear all the Nikita staples — action figures, assorted trinkets and nerd caves included.” And in case you missed the big news, Nikita‘s farewell season kicks off in less than a month.
Question: Revolution scoop, please! —Lizzy
Ausiello: Supernatural‘s Jim Beaver makes his Revo debut this Wednesday playing “the Secretary of the Interior of the great sovereign nation of Texas” whose “got a problem with these Patriots,” explains EP Eric Kripke. “Jim’s character is a lifeline to Miles, who is like, ‘If I can get Texas, which is a nation of gunslingers and lawmen, to join me in the fight against these guys, I actually have a chance at beating them.’ So Miles needs to convince Jim’s character to join the fight. But you know twists and turns and hilarity ensue.”
That’s it. Enjoy!
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