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Hey All,

Here are the news items for yesterday and today:

TELEVISION

ABC has given Mistresses a third season order and it will air next summer; but actress Alyssa Milano will not be returning to the cast. (TV Fanatic and E! Online)

Actor Dominic Cooper will reprise his role of Howard Stark in the upcoming ABC drama Agent Carter that will star Hayley Atwell in the lead role of Agent Peggy Carter. The series takes place in 1946; and with World War II over, Peggy finds herself marginalized now that the men have returned home. The series will see Peggy working for the SSR (Strategic Scientific Reserve), balancing work and secret missions with Cooper’s Howard Stark. There is no word on whether Cooper will be a series regular or just appear as a guest, though. (Chris Harnick at E! Online)

Actress Yvonne Strahovski (24: Live Another Day and Chuck) has joined the upcoming ABC 10-episode drama The Astronaut Wives Club that is based on the Lily Koppel book that tells the real story of the women who stood beside some of the biggest heroes in American history during the height of the space race. Strahovski will play Rene Carpenter, an independent and confident astronaut wife who awakens to a high calling in politics, civil rights and women’s issues. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actor Ryan Hansen (Veronica Mars and Party Down) will guest star in the mid-season CW drama iZombie. Hansen will appear as a cocky, uncomplicated golden boy and pro snowboarder who is paid handsomely to put his face on things. (Vlada Gelman at TV Line)

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MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE NEWS

Actress Heather Graham will appear in the third movie in the Flowers in the Attic franchise, If There Be Thorns, reprising her role of Corrine Dollanganger. The third film follows Christopher (Jason Lewis from Sex and the City) and Cathy Dollanganger (Rachael Carpani from McLeod’s Daughters and Against the Wall) as they live together as man and wife in California with Cathy’s two sons, who are unaware of the nature of their parents’ relationship. The movie should air in late 2015. (Lesley Goldberg at The Hollywood Reporter)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actor Benjamin Walker (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter) and actress Teresa Palmer (Warm Bodies and I Am Number Four) will appear in the box office film The Choice based on the Nicholas Sparks book of the same name. Walker will play Travis Parker, who meets neighbor Gabby Holland (Palmer) in a small coastal town. The story spans a decade of their love affair, which is ultimately tested by life’s most defining events. (The Deadline Team)

Q&A SECTION (with E! Online, Adam Bryant at TV Guide and Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

Question: You were so right about Robin Lord Taylor on Gotham! He’s amazing as the Penguin. How long do we have to wait until he’s back in the city to get his revenge? – Tom

E! Online: As we all saw Monday night, Oswald Cobblepot is determined to make his way back to his city come hell or high water. And his return will come sooner than you expect!

Question: What’s the word on any female characters on Supernatural this season? – Rachel

E! Online: While females generally don’t have the longest life span on this CW fan-favorite series, the show is currently casting the role of Claire Novak, a 17-year-old tough, angry teenager described as “punk-rock-pretty.” Claire is sarcastic, smart and defiant because of her rough past: she has bounced from foster home to foster home since the death of her father and the disappearance of her mother. Even though Claire is always in trouble, underneath it all she has a big heart. Let’s hope that heart makes her a survivor!

Question: I need some Gotham spoilers! — Brandon

Adam: Yes, Batman is many years in the future, but Monday’s episode will offer up a prototype vigilante who targets Gotham’s most corrupt citizens using weather balloons! (The character and episode are fittingly titled “The Balloonman.”) The case will help Gordon realize that, as long as the GCPD is crooked, vigilantes will continue to rise.

Question: Is there any chance knowledge of the Machine could go public on Person of Interest? — Tyler

Adam: I had the exact same thought, particularly after last season’s finale when Finch seemed almost relieved to be confessing its existence during the “trial.” (His attitude about the Machine this season seemed unchanged.) But executive producer Jonathan Nolan insists that Finch’s faith will be restored. “Finch is kind of stuck in this shadow world, in which you have this group of operators who understand exactly what’s happening,” Nolan says. “We always said our show works best in the shadows. The Machine is the world’s last secret and Finch is kind of stuck with it.”

Question: What will Mary and Francis’ reunion be like on Reign after the way he left? — Bree

Ausiello: As you can imagine, “complicated” doesn’t even begin to describe Francis and Mary’s relationship in Season 2. “There is a connection between Francis and Lola, and he has to have a civil relationship with her, but he’s determined to show Mary that he cares about their relationship more than anything — and he does that through sex,” Toby Regbo says. “He just throws sex at his problems until they go away.”

Question: Some Sleepy Hollow scoop, please? —Becca

Ausiello: Next week’s hour spotlights money that has really bad mojo. “There’s a coin that
Henry puts into circulation around Sleepy Hollow that starts turning people against the ones that they love and they start killing each other, as well,” Tom Mison tells TVLine, adding that the cash has ties to at least two other severely bad moments in human history. Oh, and the Mills sisters will fall under its evil spell.

Question: Anything Ichabod-related from Sleepy Hollow would be more than welcome, thanks. —Jane

Ausiello: Ichabod’s finally learning how to drive! In an upcoming episode, “We see Ichabod and Abbie swap seats,” says Mison, who recently got his own first driver’s license and admits that his lack of experience was evident during production. At one point, the show’s stunt coordinator hopped in the passenger’s seat to talk Mison through a sequence where he was the only person in the shot. “I made one of the leading stunt coordinators on the East Coast whimper,” the actor reports, laughing.

Question: Is the Leo-Emma-Jordi triangle going to be an ongoing source of drama on Red Band Society?

Ausiello: I can answer your question in two words: Mmm. Hmm. But I’ll let series star Charlie Rowe, who plays Leo, flesh out the details. “We are shooting the last couple days of Episode 6,” Rowe reveals, “and things are escalating. We’re almost at the point where a decision is being made in terms of the triangle — and who wins who. There’s a lot of anger and upset involved from both guys, but it’s getting good and juicy.”

Question: Do you have anything to share for Hart of Dixie? —Nicole

Ausiello: A few weeks ago, Matt Mitovich regaled you with a little ditty about Dixie adding a character that sounded like the 2.0 version of Rachel Bilson’s Zoe. Well, allow me to welcome you to Dixie‘s upcoming O.C. reunion, bitch, because Autumn Reeser got the role! Reeser will play Olivia, a very attractive, fashionable and quick-witted New York attorney struggling to make sense of life in BlueBell. She’s set to appear in the Season 4 finale.

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Hey All,

Here are the new items for today:

TELEVISION

Devious Maids received a last minute renewal for a 13-episode third season by Lifetime. It will be back sometime in 2015. (TV Guide Magazine)

Actress Ksenia Solo (Lost Girl) has joined the cast of the AMC period piece drama Turn that is set during the summer of 1778, centering on a New York farmer named Abe Woodhull, who bands together with a group of childhood friends to form the Culper Ring, a group of spies who turn the tide in America’s fight for independence. Solo will play Peggy Shippen, who hails from one of the richest families in the capital of Philadelphia who is well-versed in politics, foreign affairs and finance. She heroically sacrifices her happiness for the cause she believes in and the man she loves and eventually marries: Benedict Arnold (Owain Yeoman from The Mentalist). The 10-episode second season will air sometime in 2015. (Lesley Goldberg at The Hollywood Reporter)

ABC Family has ordered the supernatural series Stitchers to series. The drama follows a young woman recruited into a covert government agency to be “stitched” into the minds of the recently deceased, using their memories to investigate murders and decipher mysteries that otherwise would have gone to the grave. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

STREAMING SERIES

Actress Valorie Curry (The Following) will have a recurring role in the online series House of Lies, playing Kelsey, a computer code writer who has all the weird, hours-alone-at-the-screen aloofness the job suggests. She’s smart, socially awkward, but confident in her coding prowess. A bit intimidating and intriguing in the way she’s unlike the usual business types. Kelsey finds it hard to suffer fools and anyone who doesn’t respect the technology she creates. What’s her connection to the pod, you ask? She works in their office suite. House of Lies will be back in early 2015. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actor Matt Bomer (White Collar) will star alongside Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe in the upcoming box office movie The Nice Guys which will take place in 1970s Los Angeles with Gosling playing a detective hired by a gangster (Crowe) to find a missing girl. In the process, he uncovers a dangerous conspiracy, and that is where Bomer’s character comes in. (Mike Fleming, Jr. at Deadline)

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

1. The Equalizer – 34.1 million
2. The Maze Runner – 17.4 million
3. The Boxtrolls – 17.3 million
4. This is Where I Leave You – 6.9 million
5. Dolphin Tale 2 – 4.8 million
6. No Good Deed – 4.5 million
7. A Walk Among the Tombstones – 4.2 million
8. Guardians of the Galaxy – 3.8 million
9. Let’s Be Cops – 1.51 million
10. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – 1.45 million

That’s it. Enjoy!

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today and yesterday:

TELEVISION

Actress Sally Pressman will be taking over for the role of the younger version of Ellis Grey, Meredith Grey’s mother, on Grey’s Anatomy. Viewers will recall that actress Sarah Paulson (American Horror Story franchise) played the role in earlier flashback episodes. Grey’s Anatomy will be back starting tonight on ABC at 8 PM. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

Actress Nina Dobrev from The Vampire Diaries will be showing in the spin-off series The Originals, playing a doppelgänger – the original doppelganger (as it turns out) named Tatia. She will appear in a November episode. (Linda Ge at The Wrap)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Actor Josh Holloway (Lost and Intelligence) has signed on to star in the USA Network pilot Colony that will be executive produced by Carlton Cuse (who was the EP on Lost). The pilot is a family drama/thriller about life in Los Angeles after a mysterious “foreign” occupation. Holloway will play the main character, Will Bowman, a former FBI agent who, to protect his family, is forced to collaborate with the occupational government to bring down the growing resistance movement inside the Los Angeles colony. (Cynthia Littleton at Variety and Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actor Zachary Levi (Chuck) just might be returning to NBC to star in a new project that he will produce with Eva Longoria (Desperate Housewives). The project is a half-hour comedy called Tuned that will showcase Levi’s musical skills; fans will recall that he sang in the animated box office film Tangled. Tuned is being described as a musical half-hour about an ambitious New Yorker whose life is upended by sudden musical hallucinations. While these vivid hallucinations threaten to completely derail his enviable life, he’ll eventually realize that they might lead him on a more fulfilling journey. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

TNT has ordered a pilot called Lumen from Steven Spielberg and Amblin Entertainment. The project would be centered on a family of four who stumble into an alternate world that was actually chronicled in the pages of books written by an author of best-selling fantasy books who recently disappeared. As they try to make their way back home, the family finds themselves stuck in the middle of a war between magical forces. (Michael Schneider at TV Guide)

For whatever reason NBC is developing a small screen adaptation of the 1985 Val Kilmer movie Real Genius as a comedy for the network. This version would be set in present-day, centering on the relationship between a rock star-like genius and a sheltered, naive co-worker. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actors Patrick Wilson (The Conjuring) and Matthew Fox (Lost) will join actors Kurt Russell and Richard Jenkins in the box office film Bone Tomahawk, the brutal tale of four men attempting to rescue a group of captives from a band of cannibals who live on the edge of civilization. Wilson will play Arthur O’Dwyer, a thoughtful cowboy whose rise to the foreman position of a cattle outfit is interrupted by an unfortunate accident that reshapes his life in unforeseen ways. Fox will play John Brooder, an eloquent gentleman whose dark inclinations have put him and his polished weapons at the very edge of the western frontier. (Jen Yamato at Deadline)

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Q&A SECTION (with Matt Mitovich at TV Line and Natalie Abrams at Entertainment Weekly)

Question: Now that Scandal‘s Sally Langston has lost the presidential election, any intel on what will become of the former VP? –Dan

Mitovich: Good question – and one that might not be answered in full for a while. “I don’t know when I’ll be back,” Kate Burton told us at the #TGIF event. “It’ll probably be the second half of the season — that’s what they’ve told me — but [Shonda Rhimes] might change her mind and say, ‘No, we’re going to do something next season.’ Who knows.” But whenever the time comes, expect juicy stuff. Says Burton with a smile, “I mean, how can Sally Langston not be juicy?”

Question: What’s the status of Mellie and Andrew’s relationship when Scandal returns? –bevoette

Mitovich: It appears their red-hot affair has cooled off considerably, in the wake of the First Family losing a child. “Andrew is not at peace with where things stand with him and Mellie,” Jon Tenney says. “That being said, at the end of last season, Mellie and Fitz just lost their first child, and so I think romance may not be the first thing on her mind.” As Bellamy Young herself tells is, mourning Mellie “is in a whole new place, an uncharted, unprecedented wilderness for her.”

Question: Do you know if The Flash is looking to introduce any more of the Rogues from the comics? – Andy B.

Mitovich: In addition to the likes of Captains Cold and Boomerang, at midseason we will also meet Hartley, a onetime mentee of Dr. Wells’ who lost his hearing in an accident and now is out to wreak havoc with an invention of his own. (Of course, you may know Hartley — who happens to be gay — as the Pied Piper.)

Question: Is Once Upon a Time planning any flashbacks to Emma’s life in the foster system? –Marissa

Mitovich: I can’t confirm they cover her time as a foster kid specifically, but we will get a good, long look at a younger Emma (likely played by a different actress). And as Jennifer Morrison teased for me, “There is a bit of a curveball in the flashbacks that I did not see coming, one that definitely adds a layer of suspense to how all of the puzzle pieces fit together.”

Question: I see everyone asking about a lot of relationships on Once Upon a Time, but they never ask about Regina/Snow. Will their relationship continued to be explored? –Ana

Mitovich: You’re in luck. Ginnifer Goodwin told us at the premiere party that fans such as yourself “will be very satisfied, because we do have many more scenes between the two of us. Lana [Parrilla] and I actually call the [producers] on a regular basis thanking them and asking them for more, because I personally find those scenes to be very powerful. The dynamic between them is so rich and we love exploring it.”

Question: Have you got anything on how things are with Mary and Francis when Reign comes back (on Oct. 2)? –Bree

Mitovich: In the season premiere? Distant. Francis is off with Lola, trying to protect them, while Mary is trying to avoid the plague in the castle. But once he returns home, things could be looking up as Mary “spends a lot of the first three episodes naked,” star Adelaide Kane reveals. “We’re sexy this season.” However, the whole Lola/baby situation will make things “awkward” around the castle for everyone involved.

Question: I was so surprised that Lucy Lawless’ character died in the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season premiere! Is there a chance to see her in any of the following episodes? Or is there any chance to watch Lucy on other shows, like Parks and Recreation? –Natalie

Mitovich: Sorry, but plan to be Hartley-broken – that was Lawless’ one and only appearance. As for returning to Pawnee, she discussed that in our Q&A.

Question: Got a scoop about the “guy that kills bad guys” aka Peter Quinn on Homeland? What’s going on with him? –Ricky

Mitovich: As made clear in the Season 4 premiere (airing Oct. 5), Quinn would rather you not remind him of that reputation. He’s kinda fried by the events of Season 3 (including but not limited to what he did to that poor kid), and as such will endeavor to pull Carrie out of the all-too-often needlessly deadly spy game. And that concern her may pave the way for a new… closeness. As show boss Alex Gansa said to me, in recounting the important people in Carrie’s life nowadays, “She’s got a burgeoning relationship – although not romantic, yet – with Peter Quinn.”

Question: Excited for Adrianne Palicki to come on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Mockingbird. Do you have any scoop on her character? — Mark

Natalie: I can tell you that the show will explore the power of sexuality when Mockingbird is introduced.” That is a quality and something that is very inherent in a lot of spy dealings,” executive producer Maurissa Tancharoen tells me. “It’s not really dealt with firsthand, and that might be something that we dive into with Mockingbird.” Check out this week’s issue of EW for more scoop on her introduction.

Question: What’s coming up on Sleepy Hollow? — Thom

Natalie: Abraham will do his best to fill Katrina’s head with doubts about Ichabod and Abbie’s relationship in a bid to win her over, but she’s got a plan up her sleeve that could benefit several parties. Meanwhile, we’ll finally get to see what has happened to Irving after he took the fall for his daughter. Let’s just say that the new sheriff has big plans for Irving, none of which are good.

Question: I want some scoop on Maleficent returning to Once Upon a Time. — Ryan

Natalie: It should come as no surprise that Maleficent’s storyline will have a connection to Aurora, a.k.a. Sleeping Beauty—which in turn brings the hope that Mulan might also return. But Aurora isn’t the only character who should be worried about Maleficent’s return. The sorceress will not be too pleased about Regina having locked her up beneath Storybrooke. “They were frenemies,” executive producer Edward Kitsis reminds everyone, noting that what’s in store for the second half of the season will be revealed in the winter finale.

Question: Any more news on Arrow’s version of Ra’s al Ghul? — Scott

Natalie: Fans of the comic books will be pretty excited for this incarnation of the Batman villain. “Now that the Arrow/Flash universe contains people with powers and contains the Mirakuru serum, it gives us a bit more license to be a little more ‘comic book-y’ than certainly even Christopher Nolan set out to do,” executive producer Andrew Kreisberg says. So, what’s the big bad really after? “A lot of the themes for Oliver’s journey that we were discussing this season are wrapped up in identity,” he continues. “Can he be both Oliver Queen and the Arrow? A lot of that turned out to get tied up with what we thought of Ra’s al Ghul and who he was and where he came from and what his ultimate goals are. All of those things lined up perfectly.”

Question: I never would’ve guessed that Naomi was Red’s wife on The Blacklist! Does Berlin plan to kill her? — Jenna

Natalie: Having previously been married to Red, Naomi is pretty formidable. Therefore, while she is being held captive, she may just get the upper hand on Berlin’s men. Meanwhile, Red will go to great lengths to hit Berlin where it hurts most in a bid to get Naomi back.

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today and yesterday:

TELEVISION

It has been confirmed that actor Vince Vaughn will join Colin Farrell in the second season of HBO’s True Detective. The story this time around will revolve around three cops and career criminal who navigate a web of conspiracy after a murder. Farrell will play Ray Velcoro, a compromised detective whose allegiances are torn between his masters in a corrupt police department and the mobster who owns him. Meanwhile, Vaughn will play Frank Semyon, a man in danger of losing his criminal empire when his move into legitimate enterprise is upended by the murder of a business partner. (Cynthia Littleton at Variety)

Syfy has given a 13-episode straight-to-order series for an alien drama tentatively called Hunters that will be based on the Whitley Strieber best-selling novel “Alien Hunter” that chronicles the disappearance of a decorated Philadelphia cop’s wife, which leads him to a secret government unit assembled to hunt a group of ruthless terrorists; shadowy figures that may or may not be from this world. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

STREAMING SERIES

Hulu has ordered a direct-to-series order for 11/22/63 that is based on the novel written by Stephen King and executive produced by the former and J.J. Abrams. This thriller is about high school English teacher Jake Epping, who travels back in time to prevent the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. (The Futon Critic)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

The USA Network has given a pilot order to an English-language adaptation of Telemundo’s blockbuster 2011 telenovela La Reina del Sur – to be called The Queen Of The South that centers on Teresa Mendoza, who is forced to go on the run and seek refuge in America when her drug-dealing boyfriend is unexpectedly murdered in Mexico. There is she teams with an unlikely figure from her past to bring down the leader of the very drug trafficking ring that has her on the run. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Spike TV is working on a sci-fi project called Red Mars, based on the Kim Stanley Robinson best-selling trilogy, which 0is about the colonization and terraforming transformation of Mars into a place where humans can sustainably live. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actor Xavier Samuel (The Twilight Saga) will star in the new contemporized version of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. The story will be set in present day Los Angeles and told from the perspective of Adam/The Monster (Samuel), who is created by a husband and wife team of eccentric scientists only to be met with nothing but aggression and violence from the world around him. (Jen Yamato at Deadline)

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Q&A SECTION (with Michael Ausiello at TV Line and Adam Bryant at TV Guide)

Question: Any more info on the new mythology on Castle and how it will shape or affect Season 7 overall? —Rachael

Ausiello: As you can imagine, Monday’s season opener sets up a very provocative, perplexing puzzle to be solved — and only a random piece or two are nudged into place by the time the hour ends, leaving Beckett decidedly uneasy. Suffice it to say, any obvious theories you’ve seen batted around out there over the summer (very likely) missed the mark. Color us definitely intrigued by the who, why and how of Rick’s vanishing act.

Question: Do we know yet who Sally Pressman is playing on Once Upon a Time? She has to be Elsa and Anna’s mom, right? —Deirdre

Ausiello: Maybe. Maybe not. The Once creators were mum on Pressman’s role at the L.A. premiere party, largely because she’s part of “a storyline that has never been introduced,” Eddy Kitsis explained. Added Adam Horowitz: “Out of context, we could tell you her [character’s] name, but it might confuse you. You’d be like, ‘So…?’”

Question: On Once Upon a Time, will Queen Elsa get a chance to bond much with another magical, emotionally closed off, formerly lonely woman who just got her family back (AKA Emma Swan)? —Robert

Ausiello: Elsa will actually play a very important role in Emma’s life, especially with regard to magic. Explains Jennifer Morrison: “Elsa’s definitely helpful in terms of her starting to figure out ways to focus her power, control her power and try to use it as effectively as possible.”

Question: How will Olivia & Co. deal with Harrison’s death on Scandal? —Sarah

Ausiello: The original Gladiator’s untimely demise will have a profound impact on Abby. “It affects her in way I never saw coming,” teases her portrayer, Darby Stanchfield. “It affects her deeply, profoundly. You will see in the very first scene how Abby is different.”

Question: Anything on Scandal? —Anet

Ausiello: It may be a while before we find out how Huck’s family reunion went; he was last seen ringing the doorbell at his ex’s house, after which she opened the door. Per Guillermo Diaz, “We’re starting to shoot Episode 6 and we haven’t really touched on it that much. But our show is all about flashbacks, so I’m sure at some point Shonda [Rhimes] is going to flash back [to that moment] and we’re going to find out what [happened].”

Question: I’m not going to be able to handle the break after Outlander‘s finale. Give me something to tide me over until next year? –Molly

Ausiello: First, pace yourself. You’ve got one episode to savor before the midseason hiatus. Second, if you haven’t read the books, this next bit is a spoiler. Proceed accordingly. Third, how about a little information on Season 2? The Starz series is casting Brianna Randall, whom fans of Diana Gabaldon’s novels know is Jamie and Claire’s 20-year-old daughter. Bree – who was raised in Boston and who calls Frank Randall her dad — is smart, strong-minded, practical, funny and stunningly beautiful (like her folks).

Question: Got anything on Sleepy Hollow? —Liz

Ausiello: Lyndie Greenwood tells TVLine that Jenny won’t be enamored of Sheriff Leena Reyes (Sakina Jaffrey from House of Cards), who debuts next week. A former Sleepy Hollow lawwoman, Reyes was around when Abbie and Jenny’s crazy mom was alive, but “Jenny doesn’t remember her, so when she finds out Reyes was around [before], she feels extremely betrayed,” the actress says. “She gets her guard up pretty quickly. She’s not a fan.” BONUS SCOOP: I hear that when Matt Barr’s Nick Hawley arrives on the scene, he’ll have a past connection to one Mills sister… but be interested in the other.

Question: I just discovered Beauty and the Beast and I’m dying to know what will happen in the new season! —Lauriane

Ausiello: Cat will still be with the NYPD when the show returns at midseason, but Tess will no longer be her partner — at least not as of Episode 5. That’s when the show will introduce Detective Harris, a relatively green cop in his late 20s who is quite chuffed to work alongside the infamous Cat.

Question: Will Laurel and Felicity become friends in the new season of Arrow? —Meg

Ausiello: Not only will Felicity and now-in-the-know Laurel be friendly this season, but our favorite geek girl will also get on great with fleeting beau Barry Allen’s No. 1 Central City gal, during the Arrow/The Flash crossover (in Episodes 8). “[Iris West] does have an opinion on Felicity, and it’s all good. She’s a fan of Felicity,” The Flash’s Candice Patton tells us. “I think viewers will be very excited to see Barry stuck between these two women. It’s so good.”

Question: Any last-minute spoilers before the Castle premiere? — Michelle

Adam: Although it’s not built as a two-parter like last year’s season-opener, don’t expect to get all the answers about who caused Castle’s car accident or why by the end of the premiere. But do be prepared for the answers that are immediately available to make every character — even Beckett — seriously evaluate how much they really know (or believe in) Castle. The only silver lining: Those immediate answers don’t necessarily paint the full picture. But will the damage already be done?

Question: I need some more Homeland scoop! Are Quinn and Carrie still working together?

Adam: Although the first episode does pair the former colleagues on a mission, they hardly see eye-to-eye. (In other words, any sparks between them aren’t necessarily romantic ones.) Could that have something to do with the fact that Quinn turned down an offer to come work on Carrie’s team? Let’s just say Quinn disapproves of Carrie’s decision-making in both her professional and personal life.

Question: I loved the Gotham pilot, particularly the portrayal of the Penguin! What else can you tell me about him? — Philip

Adam: While the other villains introduced in the pilot will take some time to become wicked, Penguin is already well on his way. (RIP, Mr. Fisherman!) “The second he gets out of that water he has immediately clicked into how he’s going to get back at the people who have harmed him and how he’s never going to let it happen again,” Robin Lord Taylor says. “That’s his transformation. It’s a rebirth in a way.” That said, look for the introduction of Carol Kane as his mother to shed light on why he’s so messed-up — and perhaps change the way viewers see him. “With any ‘bad guy,’ once you understand where they came from, it’s harder to condemn them as just an evil person,” Taylor says. “I don’t know if [viewers will] necessarily be agreeing with him or hoping that he gets what he wants, but there’s at least understanding why he’s doing what he’s doing.”

Question: Got any Once Upon a Time scoop? I can’t wait to see Queen Elsa really freeze Storybrooke! — Tina

Adam: The Ice Queen will be a stranger in a strange land, but she will recognize at least one familiar face when she hits town. Unfortunately, it will bring up painful memories, which sets her on a mission to find answers about a significant object from her past — at all costs. Also, as was reported earlier, Elsa’s anxieties will lead to the creation of a snow monster, and let’s just say it’s nothing like the cuddly, summer-lovin’ Olaf!

Question: I’m so glad that Jenny survived the car crash on Sleepy Hollow. What’s next for her? — Trisha

Adam: Jenny can’t seem to catch a break! On Monday’s all-new episode, the former mental patient will once again find herself behind bars after an unfortunate run-in with the new sheriff. And since Abbie is unable to explain the truth behind what Jenny is up to (you know, taking down the Horseman of Death), Abbie has no choice but to let her sister take one for the team. Hopefully, Abbie won’t take another decade to get Jenny out this time.

Question: I think I’m sticking with Red Band Society! What else can you tell me about it? — Valerie

Adam: Now that we’ve met the major players, it’s time to start meeting their families. And the relatives won’t waste much time adding to the drama. “Emma is going to have a sister, Dr. McAndrew has a story about his brother and Leo’s got an older brother — and someone will like him,” executive producer Margaret Nagle told us. Hmm, could that perhaps related to this little nugget about Kara? “She’s going to fall in love, but he’s not going to love her back so that’s going to be hard for her,” Nagle says.

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today, few though they may be:

TELEVISION

Actress Sally Pressman (Army Wives) will appear on Once Upon a Time, presumably playing the late mother of Elsa and Anna [from Frozen], who will be featured in the new season. Once Upon a Time will be back this Sunday, September 28. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

Actress Marisol Nichols (24) will guest star on an upcoming episode of NCIS, playing an ATF Special Agent who worked with Tony DiNozzo (series regular Michael Weatherley) years ago on the Philadelphia Police Department. NCIS is back with its 10th season on September 23. (Matt Mitovich at TV Line)

Colin Farrell has officially joined True Detective for its second season on HBO. (The Huffington Post)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

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

1. The Maze Runner – 32.5 million
2. A Walk Among the Tombstones – 13.1. million
3. This is Where I Leave You – 11.9 million
4. No Good Deed – 10.2 million
5. Dolphin Tale 2 – 9 million
6. Guardians of the Galaxy – 5.2 million
7. Let’s Be Cops – 2.67 million
8. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – 2.65
9. The Drop – 2.1 million
10. If I Stay – 1.8 million

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Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Actor Sam Elliott and Garret Dillahunt (Raising Hope) will have recurring roles in the sixth and final season of Justified, which will be back on FX in January 2015. Elliott will play Markham, a legendary Kentucky gangster who returns from exile with a private army and bags of cash, hell-bent on winning back his empire and the lost love of his life, Katherine Hale (Mary Steenburgen). Meanwhile, Dillahunt will play Walker, a spec ops veteran who’s spent much of the last decade deployed in combat zones, first as a soldier and most recently as a private contractor. He now handles security for a quasi-legal businessman, a job to which he brings all of the skills (as well as the demons) he acquired during his military career. (The Futon Critic)

Actor Daren Kagasoff (The Secret Life of an American Teenager) will have a recurring role on FOX’s new drama Red Band Society, playing Hunter, the sarcastic, intellectual bad boy who is in the hospital with a life threatening illness. (The Deadline Team)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

CBS has given a series commitment to Supergirl from executive producers Greg Berlanti (the man behind Arrow and The Flash) and Ali Adler (an executive producer on Chuck). The story, of course, is based on the DC Comics character Kara Zor-El who escaped Krypton amid its destruction. In this version, she has been keeping her powers a secret since arriving on Earth, but now at age 24 she decides to embrace her superhuman abilities and be the hero she was always meant to be. (Whitney Friedlander at Variety)

BOX OFFICE TRAILER

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Q&A SECTION (with Natalie Abrams at Entertainment Weekly)

Question: Do you have any information on who Elizabeth Mitchell is playing on Once Upon a Time? — Toni

Natalie: She is definitely playing the villain of the first half of the season. “For the first time, we’re showing a villainous side to Elizabeth Mitchell,” says executive producer Adam Horowitz says. “There’s a dark side that Elizabeth is accessing and she’s doing so in chilling fashion.”

Question: Any Castle scoop? — Sandra

Natalie: The hunt for Castle will drudge up all the suspects we’ve been guessing over the summer, including Braken and 3XK, but you’ll be surprised by where the evidence leads in regards to who actually took the author—which will be hotly debated in the precinct. The apparent truth, however, is something so shocking, it may make you question your Caskett devotion.

Question: I can’t wait for Sleepy Hollow to return. Anything you can tease? — Pablo

Natalie: Fear not, it won’t be long before Abbie and Crane are reunited, but there’s a shocking twist in the premiere that will definitely leave you scratching your head. Here are my two best cryptic teases: A familiar face will assist Abbie in her plight, and Crane’s memories of the past could be the key to unlocking a way to save one of their own.

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for yesterday and today:

TELEVISION

FX has renewed Tyrant for a 10-episode second season. (Variety)

Actor Alan Van Sprang (Reign) and actress Natasha Henstridge (The Secret Circle) will have recurring roles on Beauty And the Beast when the show returns during mid-season on The CW. They will play Bob and Carol, mirror images of Vincent (series lead Jay Ryan) Catherine (Kristin Kreuk); the married couple will share marriage and relationship advice with their engaged (GASP!) counterparts. (Tierney Bricker at E! Online)

Actress AnnaLynne McCord (90210 and Dallas) will guest star in an episode of the new CBS fall drama Stalker that follows LAPD detectives in the Threat Assessment Unit who take on stalking cases. McCord will appear as Nina Preston, a television star who needs the TAU’s help after an obsessed fan threatens her life. Stalker will debut on CBS on October 10. (Rebecca Iannucci at TV Line)

Actor Nick Tarabay (Spartacus) will have a recurring role in Arrow, playing Digger Harkness, better known as DC villain Captain Boomerang. He will be an ex-ARGUS operative skilled in martial arts and espionage, with a thirst for vengeance against his former employers. (Dark Horizons and Philiana Ng at The Hollywood Reporter)

Actor James D’Arcy (Cloud Atlas) has joined the cast of the upcoming mid-season drama Agent Carter that will find Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) now working for the covert Strategic Scientific Reserve, doing administrative work and going on secret missions. D’Arcy will play Jarvis, the butler to Howard Stark (Dominic Cooper) and ally to Agent Carter. (Dark Horizons and Variety)

Actress Toni Trucks (Franklin & Bash and Hostages) and Erick Avari (the box office film The Mummy) will both appear in upcoming episodes of Grimm. Trucks will play Deputy Janelle Farris, who will go to Nick (series lead David Giuntoli) and Hank (series regular Russell Hornsby) for help with a highway-crime scene that seems a little off. Avari will play a salvage-yard owner whose business attracts Nick’s attention in regard to a string of highway disappearances. (Kimberly Roots at TV Line)

STREAMING SERIES NEWS

Actor Nathan Parsons (True Blood, Bunheads and The Originals) will star in the online series Point Of Honor, a Civil War family drama pilot that centers on best friends and brothers-in-law, John Rodes (Parsons) and Robert Sumner, who find themselves on opposite sides of the conflict. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actors Toby Kebbell (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and the upcoming Fantastic Four) and actor Jack Huston (Boardwalk Empire) will both star in the latest adaptation of Ben-Hur. Kebbell is expected to take on the role of Messala while Huston will play the title character. (Justin Kroll at Variety and Mike Fleming, Jr. at Deadline)

Q&A SECTION (with Adam Bryant at TV Guide)

Question: What will Emma and Hook’s dating life be like on Once Upon a Time? — Val

Adam: The good news: The producers are going to let them go out somewhere other than Granny’s Diner. The bad news: “It’s going to be tricky for the two of them,” executive producer Adam Horowitz says. “Just because we saw their feelings reach a new level at the end of last season doesn’t mean that that’s the end of the story.” And Emma may be the problem. “Emma is obviously a person who has a tough time trusting people and letting her guard down,” executive producer Edward Kitsis says. “Sometimes you may feel something for somebody but your feelings hold you back.”

Question: What sort of monsters will Abbie and Ichabod face when Sleepy Hollow returns? — Andre

Adam: Remember how Judas was paid in silver to betray Jesus? What happens when someone in Sleepy Hollow literally gets their hands on the same silver? “It brings out people’s darker sides and inclinations,” Nicole Beharie said of the coin, which was also once owned by Benedict Arnold. “That’s a lot scarier … than a monster that might cut off your head because… if it’s someone you love [who has the coin] what do you do? You don’t want to kill them.”

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Hey All,

Here are the news items, few though they may be, for today:

TELEVISION

MTV picked up a new thriller drama series called Eye Candy back in February of this year, giving it a 10-episode order and announcing that Nickelodeon star Victoria Justice would be the lead. Eye Candy is about a tech genius Lindy (Justice) who begins to suspect that one of her online suitors might be a deadly cyber stalker. When her friends at the cyber-police uncover a potential serial killer in Manhattan, she works with the hackers to solve the murders while unleashing her own style of justice. Then yesterday I learned that actor Daniel Lissing (When Calls the Heart and Last Resort) will be making a guest appearance in an episode of this series; and now comes news that two new cast members have been added to the show. Days of Our Lives hunk Casey Deidrick (Days Of Our Lives) will play male lead Tommy, a dry-witted NY native who descends from a long line of cops and works as a detective in the NYPD Cyber Unit. He is skeptical of Lindy’s tactics and motivations, but he ultimately decides to work with her. Actress Kiersey Clemon (Austin & Ally) will play a new character, Sophia, Lindy’s hip, gorgeous, sophisticated, and vibrant best friend and roommate. MTV has yet to give Eye Candy an official airdate, though. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

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ONLINE SERIES NEW

Veteran actor Scott Glenn (The Leftovers) will appear in Netflix’s highly-anticipated adaptation of the Marvel Comics character Daredevil that will star Charlie Cox (Boardwalk Empire) as Matt Murdock, the man behind the mask. Glenn will play Murdock’s mentor Stick. The cast of this series includes Deborah Ann Woll (True Blood) as Karen Page and Vincent D’Onofrio (Law & Order: Criminal Intent) as Wilson Fisk. (Jonathon Dornbush at Entertainment Weekly)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actor Tom Hiddleston (Loki in the Thor franchise) will star in the upcoming King Kong origins film Skull Island. (Whitney Friedlander at Variety)

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Actress Andrea Parker (Pretty Little Liars and The Pretender) will have a recurring role on the new FOX drama Red Band Society that revolves around teenagers who are long-term hospital patients. She will play Sarah, the mother of Kara Sounders (Zoe Levin), a wealthy, driven, dedicated and fashionable woman who has connections and usually gets what she wants. She is the “alpha dog” in her lesbian relationship and is hell-bent on finding a way to move her daughter up the organ-donation list to receive a new heart. (The Deadline Team)

Actor Mykelti Williamson (Justified and 24) will have a recurring role on Nashville, playing Terry, a brilliant musician who, after suffering a terrible personal tragedy, lives as a nomad on the streets of Nashville. When his talent finally is uncovered, he works hard to reclaim the self-sufficiency he lost years ago. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actor Luke Perry (Beverly Hills 90210) will appear on the CBS series CSI: Cyber in the potentially recurring role of Nick Dalton, a former FBI agent who has ties to Special Agent Avery Ryan’s (series lead Patricia Arquette). (Liz Raftery at TV Guide)

Actress Susan Walters (Teen Wolf and The Vampire Diaries) will guest star in this December’s new Bravo series The Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce, playing Karen Klein, a mom who disapproves of how Abby (series lead Lisa Edelstein) is handling her divorce. (Andy Swift at TV Line)

Actress Amanda Pays (the original 1990 series The Flash) will appear in The CW’s The Flash, reprising her role of Dr. Tina McGee, an employee of a rival company to STAR Labs. (Philiana Ng at The Hollywood Reporter)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

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

1. No Good Deed – 24.5 million
2. Dolphin Tale 2 – 16.5 million
3. Guardians of the Galaxy – 8 million
4. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – 4.8 million
5. Let’s Be Cops – 4.3 million
6. The Drop – 4.2 million
7. If I Stay – 4 million
8. November Man – 2.7 million
9. The Giver – 2.6 million
10. The Hundred-Foot Journey – 2.5 million

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Q&A SECTION (with Matt Mitovich at TV Line)

Question: Have any scoop on what will be happening with Ryan and Esposito in the beginning of Castle Season 7? –Dani

Mitovich: Well, if you want to talk about the very beginning, know that RySpo arrive at the car crash scene just moments after Beckett, and thus are still wearing their finest. “We’re not about to let her go by herself,” says Jon Huertas, ” so there we are, in our tuxes — like a Latino James Bond with his Caucasian James Bond sidekick.” And it just may take double the 007s to temper their explosive colleague. “It’s hard to control a person when they’re going through that sort of emotive state, so we let Beckett have her time,” says Huertas. “First and foremost, though, you want to make sure Castle either is or is not in the car — and we find out pretty quickly, as you can tell in the promo.”

Question: You would make my week if you gave us some good Castle scoop! Pretty please with a Badass Beckett on top? –Ginger

Mitovich: Episode 7 will apparently saddle up Kate, Rick et al for a trip to the wild, wild west – or at least a modern-day dude ranch facsimile thereof. Thus, guest casting is underway for a sheriff and his wife, a rugged ranch hand, a “muscular, sexy gay cowboy” and other rootin’-tootin’ folk.

Question: Please (give) me any and all info on Arrow, please. –Caroline

Mitovich: A new season comes “new toys” for Oliver to play with. “In the season premiere, you’ll see a new kind of arrow,” showrunner Marc Guggenheim shares. “And in Episode 5, there’s another new kind of arrow we’ve never seen before. Season 3 is like a movie sequel, where he’s got new gadgets to play with!”

Question: When will the third season of Beauty and the Beast start? –Chiara

Mitovich: Not until “midseason,” which could mean anywhere from January to spring to (to hear some tell it) maybe even summer 2015. But at least you have this to look forward to: In Season 3’s fourth episode, Cat and Vincent will meet with a marriage counselor, as they endeavor to balance their different careers with their relationship.

Question: Any Season 6 scoop on NCIS: LA’s Nell?—Paul

Mitovich: Anyone who enjoyed the Nell/Hetty moment in the season finale “is in for some surprises in the first and second episode, and the third, too,” showrunner Shane Brennan told me. “Nell comes to Hetty’s rescue in a very interesting way.”

Question: Any Hart of Dixie scoop? —Julianna

Mitovich: Is BlueBell big enough for two Zoe Harts? The CW charmer is looking for a twentysomething actress to play “Zoe 2.0,” a very attractive, fashionable, quick-witted, New York attorney struggling to make sense of life in the quaint Alabama burg. The character’s actual name isn’t actually Zoe 2.0. That would be weird and confusing. It’s Olivia Green.

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Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Singer-turned-actress Mandy Moore will have a recurring role in the new FOX dramedy Red Band Society that is set to debut on September 17. She will play Dr. Erin Grace, Chief of Staff at Ocean Park Hospital, where the series takes place. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

Actor Owain Yeoman (The Mentalist) has joined the cast of the AMC period piece drama Turn. He will be a series regular playing Benedict Arnold. The 10-episode second season of the series will air some time in 2015. (Lesley Goldberg at The Hollywood Reporter)

TNT has given a 10-episode second season order to Murder In The First. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

The Hallmark Hall of Fame movies used to be a 16-year tradition over at CBS then it spent three years at ABC. Now, it has shifted over to a new network – the Hallmark Channel. Seems apropos enough, right? The first Hallmark Hall of Fame movie on the Hallmark Channel will be “One Christmas Eve” starring Anne Heche. It will air on November 30. (Variety)

Actress Linda Hunt will take her NCIS: Los Angeles character Hetty Lang over to the new CBS drama Scorpion to help the Scorpion team to – of all things – infiltrate a Halloween party. Also, actress Shohreh Aghdashloo (Grimm and 24) will also guest star in the series, playing Dr. Cassandra Davis, a psychologist assigned to evaluate Walter O’Brien (series lead Elyes Gabel) and the team following a chaotic and costly conclusion to one of their cases. (Natalie Abrams at Entertainment Weekly)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

It looks like TNT is getting in the superhero game, as they are developing a one-hour live-action drama called Titans, which is based on younger characters in the WB-owned DC Comics universe. The show would center on Dick Grayson, the former Robin who emerges from Batman’s shadow to become Nightwing and the leader of a fearless band of heroes who include Starfire and Raven. (Whitney Friedlander at Variety)

ABC is developing a pilot based on one of author Dan Brown’s novels. Thriller Digital Fortress will be an international thriller set in the world of the NSA during a global threat. It’s being described as a sexy cat-and-mouse game between a Snowden-esque character who is threatening to release all of the government’s secrets to the highest bidder and a female cryptographer and her elite team who are tasked to stop him. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

As if Shonda Rhimes is busy enough with Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal and the new How to Get Away with Murder all on the air she is developing a cop drama called Protect & Survive with ABC. The ensemble drama would center on the last LAPD precinct fighting to hang on in Los Angeles after a massive disaster changed life as we know it. (Lesley Goldberg at The Hollywood Reporter)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actor Theo James (Divergent and Golden Boy) will return to Underworld to reprise his role of David in the fifth film in the franchise. He will star opposite two new female characters who are yet to be cast. (Clique Clack)

Actor Michael Ealy (Common Law and Think Like A Man) will star as civil rights activist Dr. Gilbert Mason in the upcoming biopic called A Civil Right that tells the story of the Biloxi physician who led non-violent “wade-ins” against segregation on Gulf Coast beaches between 1959 and 1963, protests that sparked violence from whites and resulted in the first successful anti-discrimination suit against the state of Mississippi. Mason’s activism landed him at #3 on the FBI’s civil rights agitators most-watched list, and he went on to successfully fight for school desegregation in the state and help form the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO). (Jen Yamato at Deadline)

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Q&A SECTION (with Natalie Abrams at Entertainment Weekly)

Question: There’s been a severe lack of Melinda May scoop for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. — Monique

Natalie: Let me fix that for you: Melinda May will find herself with new duties as S.H.I.E.L.D. is being rebuilt, but her past may come back to haunt her this year. “She’s gone through something crazy in Bahrain that we’ve hinted at and we will explore in this season,” executive producer Jed Whedon teases.

Question: I need some Blacklist scoop that doesn’t have to do with Mary-Louise Parker. — Charlie

Natalie: While it sounds like Liz may show a little sibling rivalry-like jealousy towards the new agent (Mozhan Marnò) joining Red’s team, she’ll find out just how much Red cares about her when he enlists someone to shadow her and offer protection. Of course, this makes it much more difficult for her to go behind Red’s back. Yeah, it’ll be a two-way street when it comes to keeping secrets this season.

Question: Any scoop on Emma from Once Upon a Time? I’d like to know if we’ll get any flashbacks on her past? — Alex

Natalie: We will! In fact, we’re going to get a lot more information about her childhood. “In the first half of the season, we’re going to see more of Emma’s past than I think we’ve seen in all the other previous seasons combined,” executive producer Adam Horowitz tells me. Here’s hoping that means we may get to see Neal again.

Question: Any Graceland scoop on Jakes? — Etienne

Natalie: Jakes will actually go head-to-head with Briggs next season. “We’ve been discussing the idea that towards the end of this season, he was so broken, he was with a prostitute and he let Paige down, so it would push him to a point where he’d decide to shave off his dreads and really resurrect himself,” executive producer Jeff Eastin says. “That’s something we’re really looking to do next season, give him a storyline where Jakes has to step up and ultimately become the hero. That will ultimately pit him against Briggs.”

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