Hey All,
Here are the news items for today:
First of all, congrats to all of the winners at the Golden Globe Awards from last night, including (but limited to) Cate Blanchett, Amy Adams, Jennifer Lawrence, Jared Leto, 12 Years a Slave, Her, Frozen, Robin Wright, Bryan Cranston, Elizabeth Moss, Jon Voight and Amy Poehler.
TELEVISION
Actress Dichen Lachman (Dollhouse and King and Maxwell) will appear in the new CW drama The 100 that is set to debut on March 19. The show is a post-apocalyptic series set in a future where a nuclear war has destroyed civilization with Earth’s survivors now living in a spaceship, whose leader sends 100 juvenile delinquents back to Earth with the hope that the remaining humans can once again live there. Lachman will play Anya, a mysterious survivor that “the 100” encounters when they are on the ground. (Tierney Bricker at E! Online)
WGN America has ordered a 10-part scripted event series called Ten Commandments that will air over 10 nights with 10 different, visionary filmmakers taking on a single commandment with their modern interpretation of that commandment. (The Futon Critic)
Actress Yvonne Strahovski (Chuck and Dexter) will appear in 24: Live Another Day that is set to air on FOX starting on May 5. She will play Kate Morgan, a brilliant but impulsive CIA field operative in London. This new version of 24 will pick up four years after the 24 series finale, which left Jack Bauer (series lead Kiefer Sutherland) as a fugitive from justice. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)
Actor Bill Paxton (Big Love) will have a recurring role on Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. where he will play agent John Garrett, who will team with Ward (series regular Brett Dalton) and May (series regular Ming-Na Wen). (Jethro Nededog at The Wrap)
The Newsroom has been renewed by HBO for its third and final season. (AJ Marechal at Variety)
TV TRAILER
Game of Thrones Season 4 Trailer: “There Is Only One Hell”
DEVELOPMENT NEWS
The Hallmark Channel is developing a potential primetime series for 2015 on the Chesapeake Shores book series by New York Times best-selling author Sherryl Woods. The book series focuses on the O’Brien family, a sprawling, multi-generational clan who reunite in their charming hometown on the banks of the Chesapeake Bay after years apart, to face the memories from their past and learn the importance of reconciliation. (The Futon Critic)
BOX OFFICE NEWS
Here are the top 10 box office films for this past weekend courtesy of Box Office Mojo:
1. Lone Survivor – $38.5 million
2. Frozen – $15 million
3. The Wolf of Wall Street – $9 million
4. The Legend of Hercules – $8.6 million
5. American Hustle – $8.6 million
6. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – $8 million
7. August: Osage County – $7.3 million
8. Saving Mr. Banks – $6.6 million
9. Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones – $6.3 million
10. Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues – $6.1 million
Actor Michael Douglas (Behind the Candelabra) has joined the cast of the upcoming box office film Ant-Man. He will play Hank Pym, the scientist who becomes the original Ant-Man in the comic books. (Variety and First Showing)
That’s it. Enjoy!
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