Hey All,
Here are the news items for today:
TELEVISION
FOX has given a third season order to the psychological thriller The Following. (TV By The Numbers)
Actress Joanna Going (House Of Cards) will be a series regular in the DirecTV drama series Navy St., that is set against the backdrop of Navy Street, a Venice, CA-based mixed martial arts gym owned by Alvey Henderson (Frank Grillo), a former fighter who never made it big due to a drug addiction but is now sober. Going will play Christina Hyatt, Alvey’s ex wife and mother to Jay (Jonathan Tucker) and Nate (Nick Jonas). (The Deadline Team)
Actor Josh Duhamel (Las Vegas) has joined the cast of the straight-to-series CBS drama Battle Creek that follows two disparate detectives, FBI Special Agent Milton Chamberlain (Duhamel) and Battle Creek PD, Det. Russ Agnew (Dean Winters), as they labor to clean up the semi-mean streets of Battle Creek, Michigan, in the face of a complete lack of resources. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)
TV TRAILERS
TV Trailer: Fox’s 24: Live Another Day
Lifetime’s Promos Beginning Of The End For Drop Dead Diva
TNT Unveils Summer Drama Premieres
DEVELOPMENT NEWS
Actor Aaron Ashmore (Warehouse 13 and Smallville) has joined the cast of the ABC drama pilot Agatha that centers on a former convict-turned-big-city criminologist who is brought in to help local police crack a case involving a perplexing disappearance. Ashmore will play Jimmy McAuliffe, a handsome, good-humored and good-natured guy who is a beat cop with the Philly PD and lives in the shadow of his father. (The Deadline Team)
Actor Robert Buckley (One Tree Hill and 666 Park Avenue) has joined the cast of The CW drama pilot iZombie, based on the DC Comics title of the same name brought to the small screen by Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas. The pilot will center on Liv (a role that has yet to be cast), a medical student-turned-zombie who takes a job in the Coroner’s Office in order to gain access to the brains she must reluctantly eat so that she can maintain her humanity. However, with every brain she eats, she inherits the corpse’s memories. With the help of her medical examiner boss and a police detective, she solves homicide cases in order to quiet the disturbing voices in her head. Buckley will portray Major, Liv’s former fiancé who is trying to transition back to being her friend despite still being in love with her. He’s a former college football player-turned-environmental engineer who is extremely likable. (Lesley Goldberg at The Hollywood Reporter)
Actor Malik Yoba (Alphas and Revolution) has joined the cast of the FOX drama pilot Empire that set in the world of a hip-hop empire. He will play Vernon Turner, Lucious’s (series lead Terrence Howard) long-time friend from the streets and business associate who is now the chairman of the board of Empire Entertainment. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)
Actress Jennifer Beals (The Chicago Code) has landed the lead role in the TNT drama pilot Proof, a supernatural medical drama that will be executive produced by Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer). The pilot centers on Dr. Kathryn Russo (Beals), a skeptical, hard-science, brilliant female surgeon with a caustic edge who has been struggling with the devastating loss of her teenage son and a growing estrangement from her surviving daughter. She is persuaded to investigate cases of reincarnation, out-of-body experiences, hauntings — all of it looking for verifiable proof to answer one of life’s greatest questions: Is death truly the end, or is there something else beyond? (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)
Actor Robert Patrick (The Unit) has joined the cast of the CBS drama pilot Scorpion that centers on an eccentric genius and his international network of super-geniuses who form the last line of defense against the complex threats of the modern age. Patrick will play Cabe Gallo, a no non-sense, blue collar Federal Agent who works with the group. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)
Actress Alana de la Garza (Law & Order) has landed the lead role opposite actor Ioan Gruffudd (Ringer) in the ABC drama pilot Forever that centers on Dr. Henry Morgan (Gruffudd), New York City’s star medical examiner., who studies the dead for a reason – he is immortal. His investigative work with recently widowed Detective Jo Martinez (de la Garza), a recovering alcoholic, and relationship with best friend Abe (Judd Hirsch) will peel back the layers of Henry’s colorful and long life. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)
Actor Mehcad Brooks (Necessary Roughness) has joined the cast of The CW drama pilot Identity that centers on Mia (Ahna O’Reilly), a young New Yorker who learns she needs an organ transplant to survive and her only living relative is a newfound half-brother, Davis (Matt Barr), the only son of a wealthy and powerful Charleston family. She connects with them only to find they’re the target of a CIA investigation for involvement in domestic terrorism, and the agency wants her as their newest informant. Brooks will play Brennan, a driven, unorthodox CIA agent who finds himself with a perfectly positioned, but very green, new asset in Mia. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)
BOX OFFICE NEWS
Here are the top 10 box office films for this past weekend courtesy of Box Office Mojo:
1. 300: Rise of An Empire – 45 million
2. Mr. Peabody & Sherman – 32.5 million
3. Non-Stop – 15.4 million
4. The LEGO Movie – 11 million
5. Son of God – 10 million
6. The Monuments Men – 3.1 million
7. 3 Days to Kill – 3.06 million
8. Frozen – 3 million
9. 12 Years a Slave – 2.1 million
10. Ride Along – 2 million
BOX OFFICE TRAILER
Colin Firth and Reese Witherspoon in Trailer for The Devil’s Knot
Q&A SECTION (with TV Scoop Team at E! Online)
Question: Who’s the new girl Bash is hanging out in the wood with on Reign?! I’m still devastated over Mary choosing Francis over him, so please tell me it’s not a new love interest! – Parker
TV Scoop Team: Hate to break it to you, but Rowan, said lady in the woods, may just be the Ygritte to Bash’s Jon Snow (Game of Thrones reference, duh). “I suppose you could say there’s parallels there,” Torrance Coombs says, before teasing, “We pick it up a couple months later, and Rowan actually seems to be a bit of a pain in the ass at first, but she actually ends up saving Bash from a bear trap, and they have a little adventure. In many ways she’s quite a good match for him so we’ll have to see what happens between them.”
Question: The Fosters is my new obsession, I love every episode. Got any news on what’s coming up? – Michelle
TV Scoop Team: Get ready to rock out because we’re about to be introduced to one of the best bands in the history of ABC Family TV. Brandon will soon meet Lou (short for Lucy) is an 18-year-old singer who is as attractive as she is charismatic—just don’t criticize her work or you’ll be met with a whole lotta attitude. And Mateo is a friend of Wyatt’s who quickly realizes that Brandon’s classical music background could be exactly what their band needs.
Question: I can’t wait to find out more about the Wicked Witch on Once Upon a Time! What can you tell us about her? – Lauren
TV Scoop Team: Well first of all, our gal’s name is Zelena, and secondly there’s a very important reason why she is oh-so green. According to the lovely Lana Parilla, we will soon get the wicked witch’s entire background. “There’s some real deep-rooted issues there, with this Zelena character,” she said. “It manifests in jealousy, it comes out in envy, but there’s some deeper issues there that I can’t share with you.” Aww, snap! Not to worry, we’ll have more scoop from Lana and OUAT’s magical creators Adam Horowitz and Eddy Kitsis as we get closer to Sunday night’s episode.
Question: I can’t believe Ali’s mom might be “A” on Pretty Little Liars! Why would she be doing this to the girls?? – Tiana
TV Scoop Team: Well first of all, we’ve all known that something has been kind of “off” with Mrs. D for quite some time now. Executive Producer Marlene King revealed that all will be revealed at the end of the season. “Well a lot of that comes out in the finale. Alison really does share with the PLL’s what happened the night she died and it’s in a chronological order,” she said. And believe us, you’re not going to want to miss the final 30 seconds. It’s absolutely mind-blowing.
That’s it. Enjoy!
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