Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Actor Thom Barry (Cold Case) has landed a recurring role on the TNT series Perception, playing Special Agent In Charge William Parsons, the skeptical and no-nonsense special agent in command of the Chicago FBI office and Kate Moretti’s (series lead Rachel Leigh Cook) boss. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actresses Mary Elizabeth Winstead (A Good Day to Die Hard), Sandrine Holt (Hostages and House Of Cards) and Agnes Bruckner (24) have joined the cast of the upcoming 10-episode A&E drama The Returned (based on the French series of the same name) that focuses on a small town turned upside down when several local people who have been long presumed dead suddenly reappear, bringing with them both positive and detrimental consequences. Winstead plays Rowan, the girlfriend of late musician Simon (Revolution’s Mat Vairo) who had a very difficult time getting past his death 10 years ago and now will have to adjust to his return. Holt will play Julie, a competent and compassionate doctor who is struggling in her personal life. Bruckner will play the sheriff’s chief deputy. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actor James Tupper has been promoted to series regular on Revenge when the ABC soap opera returns for its fourth season. He has played the presumed dead father of lead character Emily/Amanda (series lead Emily VanCamp) in flashbacks over the course of the show’s three seasons. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

Actor Michael O’Keefe (King & Maxwell and Michael Clayton) and actress Spencer Grammer (Greek and the short-lived Ironside remake) will guest star in upcoming episodes of Royal Pains. Grammer will play an aspiring NASCAR driver who is distracted from an important race by the health issues of her father and NASCAR crew chief (O’Keefe). Royal Pains will be back with new episodes on the USA Network starting on June 10. (Kate Stanhope at TV Guide)

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MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE NEWS

Model turned actress Yaya DaCosta has landed the lead role in the upcoming made-for-TV movie about late singer-actress Whitney Houston that will focus on the relationship between the singer and her ex-husband Bobby Brown from the time they met through the dissolution of their tumultuous marriage. Actress Angela Bassett will direct the film. (Natalie Abrams at TV Guide)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

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

1. The Fault in our Stars – 48.2 million
2. Maleficent – 33.5 million
3. Edge of Tomorrow – 29.1 million
4. X-Men: Days of Future Past – 14.7 million
5. A Million Ways to Die in the West = 7.2 million
6. Godzilla – 6 million
7. Neighbors – 5.2 million
8. Blended – 4.1 million
9. Chef – 2.6 million
10. Million Dollar Arm – 1.8 million

Actors Brandon Routh (Superman Returns), Ben Feldman (Mad Men and Drop Dead Diva), Tom Cavanagh (Ed and the upcoming The Flash), Grant Bowler (Defiance) and comedian-actor Dane Cook and actress Caity Lotz (Arrow) will star in the upcoming sci-fi thriller 400 Days that centers on four astronauts sent on a simulated mission to a distant planet to test the psychological effects of deep space travel. Locked away for 400 days, the crew’s mental state begins to deteriorate when they lose all communication with the outside world. Forced to exit the ship, they discover that this mission may not have been a simulation after all. (Mike Fleming, Jr. at Deadline)

That’s it. Enjoy!