Hey All,
Here are the news items for this past week:
TELEVISION
Actor Greg Grunberg is set to reprise his role of Officer Matt Parkman in a guest arc of Heroes Reborn, the reboot (of sorts) of the once popular series, which will air this fall on NBC. (Jessica Roy at TV Guide)
Actor Skeet Ulrich (Jericho) will take over the role of Eddie Martin from Michael Dempsey in the former CBS drama Unforgettable that will air its fourth season on A&E. Martin showed up in the season 3 finale claiming to be Carrie’s (series lead Poppy Montgomery) husband. (TV Guide News)
Actor Frank Whaley (Blue Bloods, The Blacklist and Gotham) will have a recurring role on the CBS summer series Under the Dome, playing Dr. Marston, a brilliant doctor and scientist whose motives are suspicious. (Rebecca Iannucci at TV Line)
MTV has given their sophomore drama Finding Carter 12 additional episodes. (Andy Swift at TV Line)
Canadian actress Maxi Roy has joined the cast of the upcoming ABC Family drama Shadowhunters based on the Mortal Instruments book franchise. She will play Jocelyn Fray, the mother of lead protagonist Clary (Katherine McNamara from Happyland. (Andy Swift at TV Line)
TV TRAILER
BOX OFFICE NEWS
Here are the top 10 box office movies for last weekend courtesy of Box Office Mojo:
1. Pitch Perfect 2 – 70.3 million
2. Mad Max: Fury Road – 44.4 million
3. Avengers: Age of Ultron – 38.8 million
4. Hot Pursuit – 5.7 million
5. Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 – 3.6 million
5. Furious 7 – 3.6 million
7. The Age of Adaline – 3.2 million
8. Home – 2.7 million
9. Ex Machina – 2.1 million
10. Far From the Madding Crowd – 1.3 million
It would seem that actress Reese Witherspoon will appear as Tinker Bell in the planned live-action film Tink. (First Showing)
MOVIE TRAILER
Q&A SECTION (with Michael Ausiello at TV Line)
Question: I can’t believe I have to wait (for) the Outlander season finale. I know someone at TVLine has seen it. Can you tell us anything, pretty please? —Janet
Ausiello: Those who’ve read the book know that a major revelation happens in the last few pages. I can tell you (via Kim Roots) that a) said revelation is in the finale, but b) it doesn’t happen in the same place or in the same way that it does in Diana Gabaldon’s novel.
Question: I’ll get right to the point. Is Mark Harmon leaving NCIS? —BC
Ausiello: He’d be breaching his contract if he walks so… no?
Question: Supergirl intel, please. I’m obsessed with the trailer. —Jonathan
Ausiello: Nashville‘s Laura Benanti, who plays Kara’s Krypton mom Alura Zor-El, acknowledges that she can’t spill the superbeans, but offers this tantalizing bit: “You’ll see me in flashbacks, you’ll see me in hologram and then you’ll see me in one other capacity, which I can’t tell you [about] — but it is the thing that makes me the most excited and is why I wanted to do the show.”
BONUS SPOILER: Benanti adds that Kara’s Supergirl outfit is based on the long, blue gown Alura wears in the trailer. “I have the same belt that she has and the S — which is our family crest, it actually doesn’t stand for ‘super’ — in the top,” she says, laughing. “It’s very ‘hot Yoda.’”
Question: Should Person of Interest fans be worrying about the shortened episode count? Is next season it? —Jess
Ausiello: Not necessarily…? At least according to CBS boss Nina Tassler, who weighed in on the show’s future not long after Season 5 got halved. “[Showrunners] Jonah Nolan and Greg Plageman came in and pitched really terrific ideas for the new season. So, we have to see,” she said. “It’s always been a very smart, creative show; we don’t know yet whether it’s going to be the end or not. If it is, we’ll have a great ending.”
Question: Too soon to ask about Arrow Season 4? —Rae
Ausiello: Theoretically, it’s way too soon. But in actuality, maybe not. Because when showrunner Marc Guggenheim told us that they knew at this time last year that Malcolm would wind up as the new Ra’s, we of course had to ask if they could tease the plan for next May’s finale. “The funny thing is I could,” the EP told Matt Mitovich, “because we are in the writers’ room right now working on the plan for Season 4. And though we don’t always start with where we’re going to end, where we’re going to end is an important part of our conversation. And the room today generated, I think, a potential ending that is very, very interesting. But the first step in surprising all of you is surprising us.”
Question: I heard a rumor that Jane the Virgin plans to introduce Rogelio’s ex in Season 2. Any truth? —Gerry
Ausiello: Yes, exec producer Jennie Urman confirms that we’ll meet Ro’s first wife, “who’s a very, very beautiful hoarder and former telenovela star,” adding that the yet-to-be-cast character’s arrival will put “stress and pressure on Ro and Xo.” What are you waiting for?
That’s it. Hope you’re having a great Memorial Day weekend!
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