Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

ABC Family has canceled their new drama Ravenswood, the spin-off of Pretty Little Liars, after only 10 episodes. (AJ Marechal at Variety)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Veteran actor Gerald McRaney (Major Dad and Jericho) has joined the cast of the TNT drama pilot Agent X that is about Natalie Maccabee (Sharon Stone), the newly elected Vice President of the United States who is tasked with protecting the Constitution in times of great crisis with the aid of her Chief Steward and a secret operative designated “Agent X” (Jeff Hephner). McRaney will play Malcolm Millar, the refined Chief Steward of the Vice President’s mansion, and keeper of its many secrets. (Deadline and The Futon Critic)

Oscar winner Octavia Spencer (The Help) has joined the cast of the FOX drama pilot Red Band Society that is about a group of teenagers who meet as patients in the children’s wing of a hospital, becoming unlikely allies and friends. Spencer will play Nurse Jackson, who works in the pediatrics ward. (Deadline and The Futon Critic)

Actresses Neve Campbell (Scream franchise and Party of Five) and Elisabeth Rohm (Angel and Law & Order) have joined the cast of the TNT drama pilot called Guilt by Association that is about Rachel Knight (Campbell), a gutsy Deputy District Attorney in the Special Trials Unit of the D.A.’s office for L.A. County. She works closely with a tough-as-nails female LAPD detective named Bailey Keller (Rohm) and a stylish female prosecutor named Toni LaCollette (Rose Rollins), both of whom routinely crash at Rachel’s place. (Deadline and The Futon Critic)

Actor Warren Kole (Common Law) has joined the cast of the NBC drama pilot Salvation, which is a family saga set against the backdrop of a Texas mega church where faith, family and corruption are explored in equal measure. He will play Jacob, a charismatic, fresh-out-of-jail, fire-and-brimstone, rattlesnake-handling, poison-drinking Pentecostal preacher who found his faith in prison. (Deadline and The Futon Critic)

MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE NEWS

Lifetime is developing a new mini-series called The One that is being described as a coming-of-age story exploring Jesus’ early life and formative years as he comes to learn he is the Son of God and is destined for greatness. (Deadline and The Futon Critic)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Here are the top 10 box office movies from this past weekend courtesy of Box Office Mojo:

1. The LEGO Movie -$63.5
2. About Last Night – $28.5 million
3. Robocop – $25.6 million
4. The Monuments Men – $18 million
5. Endless Love – $15 million
6. Ride Along – $10 million
7. Winter’s Tale – $8.1 million
8. Frozen – $8.07 million
9. Lone Survivor – $4.7 million
10. That Awkward Moment – $3.9 million

That’s it. Enjoy!