Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

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

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Actress Eva Longoria has set up a drama project called Blackout at Lifetime through her production company. The project centers on a woman whose failed career leads her to return home after 10 years to the small blue collar town run by her estranged siblings. She tries to make amends with her family and her past but the murder of a teenage girl forces her to face her own demons. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

CBS is developing an untitled drama project with former network head of current programming David Brownfield and actor Robert De Niro that would center on a counter-insurgency expert who comes back from Afghanistan to his old police precinct and begins to use techniques he employed overseas to try to control gang violence at home. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actress Alex Kingston (Doctor Who) and actors Peter Firth (Spooks) and Tom Cullen (Downton Abbey) have joined the cast of the upcoming box office film called If You See Her that will also star Janet Montgomery (Human Target) and Sara Paxton (Blue Eyed Butcher) as a pair of estranged friends who reconnect at a wedding. (Screen Daily and Dark Horizons)

Q&A SECTION (with Matt Mitovich at TV Line)

Question: I’m addicted to Reign, and need a fix. Do you have a juicy scoop? – Caria

Mitovich: As if Mary’s betrothal to Francis hasn’t been tested enough already (most recently by Tomas), next week’s episode finds a beautiful, blonde blast from the would-be king’s past standing in his doorway unexpectedly, and she is all too ready to assume the position (minds out of the gutter!) of his mistress (OK, maybe a little gutter). It’s all enough to drive poor Mary to drink… lots… and then maybe engage in an illicit encounter of her own.

Question: Loving the new season of White Collar. But will Diana be coming back? –Adriana

Mitovich: Now that both Diana and her portrayer Marsha Thomason have delivered their babies, you can expect the character to resurface in this season’s final two episodes — and she won’t be alone. As Tim DeKay teases, “Eventually there’s a new cast member on the show — Diana has a baby, and it is the baby who helps one of our characters in an episode. That’s all I can say.”

That’s it. Enjoy!

Have a really nice weekend!!