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Hey All,

Here are the news items for the past few days:

TELEVISION

Actress Barbara Hershey will co-star in the upcoming Lifetime thriller series Damien based on the 1976 feature film The Omen that will star Bradley James (Merlin and Homeland) in the lead role. The series will focus on Damien who has grown up and is seemingly unaware of the satanic forces around him. Haunted by his past, Damien must now come to terms with his true destiny — that he is the Antichrist, the most feared man of all time. Hershey will play Ann Rutledge, the world’s most powerful woman who has been tasked with making sure Damien fulfills his destiny as the Antichrist. (Lesley Goldberg at The Hollywood Reporter)

VH1 has given a second season order to their series Hindsight. (The Futon Critic)

Actor Robbie Kay (Peter Pan on Once Upon a Time) will star alongside Jack Coleman and Zachary Levi (Chuck) in the upcoming NBC 13-episode event series Heroes Reborn. Details on the character he will play have not been revealed yet. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Amazon Studios has given the online series Bosch a second season order. (Dominic Patten at Deadline)

Actor Ed Quinn (Eureka) will have a long-running story arc on the ABC summer series Mistresses where he will play Dr. Alec Adams, an internist at the hospital. (Denise Petski at Deadline)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Jeff Davis (the series creator of the MTV thriller series Teen Wolf) will team up with actor Brandon Boyce to adapt the Swedish vampire film Let the Right One In for A&E. The potential series centers on a bullied teen boy who befriends a female vampire just as a string of murders occurs in their town. (Rebecca Iannucci at TV Line)

Actress Karen Gillan (Doctor Who) has landed a role in the HBO Salem Witch Trials pilot called The Devil You Know, which is to be written by Jenji Kohan, the creator of Orange Is the New Black. She will play Jane Porter, the youngest daughter of Israel Porter, the head of a powerful family involved with the historic trials. (Andy Swift at TV Line and Deadline)

PALEY FEST TRAILERS

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actor Freddie Stroma (Pitch Perfect and the upcoming Lifetime series UnReal) has joined the cast of the upcoming Michael Bay film called 13 Hours about the assault on the U.S. compound in Benghazi. He will play a brash Yale grad who is an undercover CIA agent in Libya. The cast includes John Krasinski, James Badge Dale, Max Martini and Pablo Schreiber. (Erik Pederson at Deadline)

Actor Christopher Gorham (Covert Affairs) will appear in the upcoming movie Po, where he will play a recently widowed man who must learn to cope with becoming a single father to his 9-year-old autistic son, Po (Julian Feder). (Erik Pederson at Deadline)

Actor Jack Huston (Boardwalk Empire) and Jessica Brown Findlay (Downton Abbey) will star in the reboot of The Crow, playing the lead roles. (Dread Central and Dark Horizons)

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

1. Cinderella – 67.9 million
2. Run All Night – 11 million
3. Kingsman: The Secret Service – 6.2 million
4. Focus – 5.73 million
5. Chappie – 5.70 million
6. The Second best Exotic Marigold Hotel – 5.68 million
7. The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water – 4 million
8. McFarland, USA – 3.6 million
9. American Sniper – 2.86 million
10. The DUFF – 2.85 million

BOX OFFICE TRAILER

Q&A SECTION (with Natalie Abrams at TV Line and Kristin do Santos at E!)

Question: Lauren Bowles as Mellie’s sister on Scandal is perfect. Is there anything you can tell me about her arrival? — Katrina

Natalie: As I mentioned in the casting story, Harmony is going to shed light on where Mellie came from. “For Harmony to come to the White House is Mellie’s personal Armageddon,” Bellamy Young tells me. “Mellie is paddling so hard to make people believe that she is who she is pretending to be right now, and all the water just falls away and she’s fully exposed for who she is, where she came from and what’s really inside of her. That’s the most terrifying thing to Mellie. It is not pretty.”

Question: I was wondering if we would ever get some insight on how Iris feels about Barry? I just adore their relationship on The Flash! — Janneh

Natalie: That question will be answered very soon—like in next week’s episode. When the Weather Wizard returns seeking vengeance on Joe, Barry and Iris will be caught in the crosshairs, causing them both to reevaluate some secrets they’ve been keeping.

Question: The Outlander hiatus has driven me insane. Please pony up some scoop. — Tina

Natalie: Fans of the novel already know what’s coming in the aftermath of Jamie rescuing Claire from Black Jack. But even when Jamie faces temptation, the subsequent tension between the newlyweds won’t last too long, especially since not everyone will welcome them back home with open arms.

Question: With May’s husband appearing on this week’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., does that mean we’ll finally find out what happened in Bahrain? — Jimmy

Natalie: Not exactly, but you will get a big clue about it that surprisingly relates to Skye. In related news, the team will also discover a debilitating side effect of Skye’s powers that could jeopardize her future with the team.

Question: Any Once Upon a Time scoop this week??? — Sunny Mom

Natalie: I know the RumBelle fans are probably freaking out over Belle hooking up with Will Scarlet, but executive procure Adam Horowitz will tell you why it’s actually a good thing: “Belle has to be strong,” he says. “If [RumBelle] are to have any chance to be together, she has to be a strong person. What [Rumple] has to do is probably pretty difficult. That activates him in a way and starts him on a new quest that he’s really energized about.” Adds EP Edward Kitsis: “He is going to do his Rumplest to get it all back. You’re going to see full Rumple.”

Question: Is it too early for Under the Dome scoop? — Jo

Natalie: It’s never too early. There may be more rough waters ahead for Julia and Barbie as I’ve learned that Twisted alum Kylie Bunbury has landed a guest-starring role—with the possibility to recur—as Eva Sinclair, a potential love interest for Barbie. “Eva Sinclair is a beautiful, young anthropologist who has mysteriously arrived in Chester’s Mill,” executive producer Neal Baer teases. “How she got there and what her relationship is with Barbie—and how she will come between him and Julia—will be revealed, providing stunning answers to why the Dome dropped over Chester’s Mill.”

Question: Is Bash going to figure out that Catherine killed his mother on Reign? — Elena

Natalie: It’s hard to imagine that the writers would let that one go. “I’m sure at some point, [Bash] must get a little curious about that,” Torrance Coombs says. “There’s a gold mine there, and I don’t know how he’ll react.” However, the question is when he’ll learn the truth. “Catherine is very good at hiding bodies, so it might take him a while to find out,” Coombs says.

Question: Outlander!! I could watch Caitriona, Tobias and Sam playing “Ne’er Have I E’er” until the end of time! Was so amazing…did they spill any scoop *after the Paley panel? – Francesca1132

Kristin: If they did, that would have been the whiskey talking so I’d never repeat! However, I have seen the next 5 episodes, and in the spirit of the drinking game, I can tell you that Jamie would have to drink at: “Ne’er Have I E’er been completely naked standing up out of a river, with my hands serving as a wee bitty sports cup.” And also “Ne’er Have I E’er passed out drunk and then been taken to task by my ladylove.” And yes, I am talking about things that happened ON THE SHOW, in upcoming episodes, just to be perfectly clear! The next five episodes are FANTASTIC.

Question: What can we expect for Olicity in the upcoming episodes? Will we see Oliver realizing what he’s missing and fight for them? – Asparkinyou

Kristin: We will, but we don’t know if he’ll fight for it right away after he find out about her hookup with Ray in Wednesday’s ep. “There’s no real fallout for Oliver. He’s upset and disappointed, but when he says he wants her to be happy, he wants her to be happy,” Stephen Amell explains. “He doesn’t like it, I don’t think he’s going to be high-fiving ray anytime soon, but if Ray can be good for her then fantastic.”

Question: Dying for any info on The Flash and Arrow! – Annie S.

Kristin: Good because we’ve got some kissin’ scoop on both that we’ve been dying to share. While Emily Bett Rickards tells us she’s kissed three different men as Felicity, Grant Gustin reveals Barry actually has her beat, kissing four ladies. Yes, four.

Question: I need Arrow scoop now! – Mike

Kristin: You know how Det. Lance is the only one left on the show who has yet to put together that Oliver Queen is the Arrow? Don’t judge him too harshly, because he’s about to catch on to that secret sooner than you think…and with deadly consequences.

Question: Give me something, anything, on Chasing Life! – Sarah

Kristin: Remember how mad we all were when Chasing Life ended on a cliffhanger involving Leo’s surgery during the midseason finale?! There will be another Leo/April cliffhanger in the season finale, but this time, you won’t have to wait months to find out the resolution. Thank goodness, right? Our advice: make sure you watch until the very last second of the episode if you’re watching live, and if you’re recording it, set your DVR to record an extra minute in case your recording cuts off before the episode ends. Trust us, you do not want to miss the final moment of the episode.

That’s it. Enjoy!

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