Hey All,
Here are the news items for today:
TELEVISION
Veteran actor James Cromwell has joined the cast of the AMC 1980’s set drama Halt And Catch Fire, which focuses on the early days of the computer industry. He will play Jacob Wheeler, a self-made Texas millionaire and energy company CEO, who is looking to expand his corporate reach. That expansion brings him both close alliance and in conflict with the ever ambitious Joe MacMillan (series lead Lee Pace). (Dominic Patten at Deadline)
Actress Sarah Carter (Falling Skies) has landed a series regular role opposite actress Thandie Newton and actor Cole Hauser on the third season of the DirecTV series Rogue. She will play Harper Deakins, a mid-level DEA agent who doesn’t always know when to shut up. (The Deadline Team)
Actors Lee Tergesen (Oz) and Conrad Coates (The Strain) will both appear in the Syfy series Defiance that will pick up its third season on the eve of an impending military siege on the town of Defiance. Tergesen will play Castithan General Rahm Tak, a ruthless, arrogant leader in the Votanis Collective who sees Defiance — now free of Earth Republic oversight — as a symbolic target in his pursuit of power; and Coates will play T’evgin, the leader of the Omec who reluctantly carries the burden of his species’ survival on his shoulders. Defiance is set to premiere this summer. (Matt Mitovich at TV Line)
TV TEASER TRAILER
ONLINE SERIES NEWS
Actor Richard Gunn (Dark Angel and Granite Flats) has joined the cast of the Netflix series Hemlock Grove that is going into its third and final season. He will play Aitor Quantic, a mysterious stranger who comes to town. (The Deadline Team)
Actress Carrie-Anne Moss (the Matrix franchise) will have a recurring role in the upcoming Netflix series Marvel’s A.K.A. Jessica Jones that will star Krysten Ritter (Veronica Mars) in the lead role. Moss will play a no-nonsense woman who could be a powerful ally to Jessica if she’s not completely alienated by her first. (Elizabeth Wagmeister at Variety)
BOX OFFICE NEWS
Actor Sam Heughan (Outlander) will star in the upcoming indie movie When the Starlight Ends, a surreal dark comedy that follows a struggling writer who, in a deep depression after losing the love of his life, must confront the decisions he made that compelled her to leave. (Jeff Sneider at The Wrap)
Here are the top 10 box office movies for this past weekend courtesy of Box Office Mojo:
1. American Sniper – 31.9 million
2. Paddington – 8.505 million
3. Project Almanac – 8.5 million
4. Black or White – 6.5 million
5. The Boy Next Door – 6.1 million
6. The Wedding Ringer – 5.7 million
7. The Imitation Game – 5.2 million
8. Taken 3 – 3.7 million
9. Strange Magic – 3.4 million
10. The Loft – 2.9 million
That’s it. Enjoy!
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