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Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

The cable network Starz has given a 10-episode order to the drama series called The One Perfect from director Alejandro Iñárritu. The series will star Ed Helms (The Office) in a story that will revolve around a struggling farmer (Helms) who encounters a bizarre twist of fate that might save or ruin his family farm. Oscar winner Hilary Swank is in final negotiations for the role of his wife. (Cynthia Littleton at Variety)

Actor Danny Masterson (That 70’s Show) will guest star in an upcoming episode of Royal Pains, playing Danny Van Dyke, a wealthy hedge fund manager who needs a kidney transplant but is reluctant to accept his brother’s organ. His brother? Dr. Paul Van Dyke, returning guest star Kyle Howard from My Boys, a physician at Hamptons Heritage who later joined HankMed as one of Hank’s replacements; but after Hank rejoined the business, Paul eventually left to start his own concierge practice in Miami. (Kate Stanhope at TV Guide)

ONLINE SERIES NEWS

Fan favorite Jim Beaver (Bobby on Supernatural) will join the cast of the online series The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy, which is heading into its second season. He will play George Darling, the father of the Darling clan. The online web series currently has an IndieGoGo campaign happening right now to fund the second season. You can learn more about that here. (Rae Votta at The Daily Dot)

Q&A SECTION (with Kristin Dos Santos at E! Online along with additional reporting by Tierney Bricker, Sydney Bucksbaum and Lauren Piester)

Question: How long do we have to wait to see Claire and Jamie together? Loving this show. – Winnie234

E! Online: It will be a slow burn. As of episode six, he still hasn’t lifted his kilt (that sounded way more dirty than intended but you can blame this damn show), but there is enough chemistry between Claire and Jamie to make you spontaneously burst into flames. It’s a slow and crazy-hot burn. Oh, and you know that the man watching Claire in the window outside in the 1940’s was Jamie’s ghost, right? Chilling!

Question: I LOVED Outlander. Will the flashbacks continue so we keep seeing Claire’s husband Frank? – Monica

E! Online: Yes, but the flashbacks are sprinkled. It’s not overly done. The show’s big boss Ronald D. Moore explains: “So much of the show is her drive to get back to that life and to get back to Frank and I didn’t want to lose touch with that. I thought it was important that the audience keep understanding why she keeps trying to get back to those stones. What’s waiting for her? What’s that life she led? Otherwise, why wouldn’t she just hang around here? You have to understand her relationship with Frank and understand that for her, that’s home. You have to remind the audience each week and show them more, because they’re going to get really invested in the show in the 18th century but she’s trying to go to this other place. It’s important to keep touching it every once in a while to remind everyone.”

Question: Got any Downton Abbey spoilers to share, maybe about Lady Mary? – Christina

E! Online: Let’s just say season five could easily be subtitled “How Lady Mary Got Her Groove Back.” “She’s very much out of mourning by series five. For me, it’s like a new Mary,” Michelle Dockery previews. “She’s got her spirit back…she’s got her bite back.” And yes, that includes her romantic bite. But it will be a slow-burn, as Dockery says Lady Mary is “giving herself time romantically with Gilliam and Blake. She’s still not making any quick decisions.”

Question: Anything on Pretty Little Liars? – Yessica9239L

E! Online: Tonight’s episode has one of the best twists form all season long. It’s harkens back to the first episode ever, and it’s pretty awful and twisted. Guesses?

Question: Will Belle and Gold get to be happy for a little while on Once Upon a Time? – Monica

E! Online: Don’t bet on it! Robert Carlyle (Gold) teases that they’ll be content “maybe in the first episode, but then that’s it.” Wah! Emilie De Ravin (Belle) points out that Gold is “bipolar” and we shouldn’t start thinking he’s a good guy. Double wah!

Question: What’s coming up for my favorite troublemaker Juliette on Nashville? – Jenna M.

E! Online: Oh, aside from the fact that Hayden Panettiere’s real-life pregnancy is definitely being written into the show, setting the stage for some major baby daddy drama? Well, Juliette is heading to Hollywood in an attempt to headline a major biopic about one of country music’s most iconic singers. (Hint: her last name starts with a C!) But will an it boy actor, whose already been cast as her onscreen hubby, get in her way?

Question: Bring on the Revenge scoop, please! – Shawn

E! Online: David Clarke (James Tupper) is back, as you know, and I am hearing crazy-good things about his storyline! “I’m really excited to be back with the cast, it’s super fun,” James Tupper says of being resurrected. As for what version of David fans will be meeting? “I think he’s been through a lot in his life, he’s working it out. He’s got a lot of issues. Maybe he needs a therapist?” Because that always goes so well on Revenge.

Question: Do you have any scoop on Wade and Zoe? – Umgirl119

E! Online: While we don’t have anything specific on our favorite Hart of Dixie couple, we do have some extra juicy scoop on the upcoming season of the CW’s sweet, southern charmer. Remember when the network president Mark Pedowitz told E! News, “[Creator] Leila Gerstein is planning to have a pregnancy eventually happen to the character of Zoe Hart” when asked about how Rachel Bilson’s real-life pregnancy might affect the show? That may be happening sooner than you think, since the show is currently casting a female obstetrician in her 40s for episode six. She is described as “a complete professional.”

Question: Do you have more Demon Dean scoop? – @welovejackles

E! Online: We do, and straight from the mouth of the man himself, Jensen Ackles, who gave us a bit of info on just how Demon Dean differs from Regular Dean. “It was a tough season for old Dean last year. He was going through a lot. I wanted to take all of that away, all the weight of the world, all the heavy, the guilt, all of that stuff, remove all of that, because Demon Dean does not care. That’s kind of where I went with this character. He is Dean without a care in the world. It’s not comedic, it’s almost scarier. He cares so little for everything and everybody, and he loves it.”

That’s it. Enjoy!

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Actress Zuleikha Robinson (Lost and Once Upon a Time in Wonderland) is joining the cast of The Following, playing Gwen, an ER doctor and single mom who is the love of murder-magnet Ryan Hardy’s (series lead Kevin Bacon) life and his first real chance at a family and true happiness. Their relationship will be seriously challenged by the dark conspiracy that is putting New York City under siege and reigniting Ryan’s personal obsession with ending it. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

Actress Geena Davis will have a major guest arc on Grey’s Anatomy this fall, playing a surgeon, but no other details on her role are available. (Natalie Finn at E! Online)

Actresses Bridget Regan (White Collar and Legend of the Seeker) and Azie Tesfai (Franklin & Bash) will appear in the new CW series Jane the Virgin. The series stars Gina Rodriguez as Jane, a religious young Latina who becomes accidentally artificially inseminated. Regan will have a major recurring role, playing Rose, a beautiful trophy wife and a whip-smart former attorney whom the doctor involved in the insemination turns to for help in the face of a malpractice suit. Tesfai will recur as sexy ball-buster Detective Nadine Hansan, a fellow police detective and rival of Jane’s fiancé, Michael (Brett Dier). (Michael Ausiello at TV Line and Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actor JR Bourne (Teen Wolf) and actress Siobhan Williams (Black Box and Hell On Wheels) have landed recurring roles on the upcoming Lifetime drama Un-Real that goes behind the scenes of a hit competition dating show. It will follow the experiences of Rachel (Shiri Appleby from Life Unexpected and Roswell), a young staffer whose sole job is to manipulate her relationships with (and among) the contestants to heighten the drama. Bourne will play Quinn’s (Constance Zimmer) old lover and writing partner, who once had a drug habit but is now clean and running a surf charter company. Williams will play Lizzie, the new makeup girl on the show. (The Deadline Team)

Veteran actor Clancy Brown (Sleepy Hollow) will have a pivotal recurring role on The Flash this fall, playing General Wade Eiling, also known as The General, the head of a black ops army team pursuing Plastique (guest star Kelly Frye) in the hopes of using her as a human weapon. (Philiana Ng at The Hollywood Reporter)

Actor William Mapother (Lost) will appear in at least one episode, and possibly recur, on the Lifetime drama The Lottery, Tyler Waters, an engaging, messianic tech visionary who presents a genuine alternative to the government, and a provocative vision of the future. (Matt Mitovich at TV Line)

Actress Alex Vega (The Tomorrow People and the Spy Kids franchise) will have a multi-episode arc on Nashville this fall, playing Kiley, Gunnar’s (series regular Sam Palladio) first love and high school sweetheart who is now a struggling single mother. She arrives in Nashville with the intention of providing some stability for her (suspiciously-aged) 10-year-old son. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

The USA Network has given a 16-episode fifth season order to Suits. (James Hibberd at Entertainment Weekly)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

The casting list for the HBO drama pilot Westworld just keeps growing with actors Ed Harris and James Marsden have jumping on board the story that is inspired by Michael Crichton’s 1973 sci-fi movie set at an amusement park. The project is described as a dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the future of sin. Harris will play the “Big Bad” in the reboot while Marsden will play Teddy Flood, a mysterious new arrival to a small frontier town who quickly proves both his charm, and his talent, with a revolver. (The Deadline Team and The Hollywood Reporter)

Spike TV is developing a contemporary and high-octane version of The Count of Monte Cristo; but it is still in its early stages and it is unclear if the development will be in the form of a mini-series or limited series. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

TV TRAILER

BOX OFFICE NEWS

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

1. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – 65 million
2. Guardians of the Galaxy – 41.5 million
3. Into the Storm – 18 million
4. Hundred-Foot Journey – 11.1 million
5. Lucy – 9.3 million
6. Step Up All In – 6.6 million
7. Hercules – 5.7 million
8. Get On Up – 5 million
9. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes – 4.4 million
10. Planes: Fire & Rescue – 2.4 million

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Actor Henry Simmons (Ravenswood and NYPD Blue) has landed a recurring role on Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. this fall, playing Alphonso “Mack” Mackenzie, a mechanic in his 30s who will be ally of Coulson’s team. (Marvel.com)

ABC has officially pulled the plug on the limited series Black Box. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actor Matt Long (Private Practice and Jack and Bobby) has joined the cast of the Syfy drama Helix, playing Dr. Kyle Sommer, a world-class toxicologist and the newest member of the CDC team. (The Deadline Team)

Actor Robert Knepper (Prison Break) will reprise his role of the Clock King this time in the Arrow spin-off The Flash. There will also be crossover episodes between the two shows later in the upcoming TV season. (Samantha Highfill at Entertainment Weekly)

Actor David Hoflin (Crossbones) and Julian Works (the upcoming made-for-TV movie The Unauthorized Saved By The Bell Story) have joined the cast of the ABC mid-season drama American Crime that explores the pre-conceived notions about race, crime, and gender in the aftermath of a brutal home invasion and homicide. Hoflin will play Mark Skokie, son of Barb and Russ Skokie (Felicity Huffman and Timothy Hutton) while Works will appear in a multi-episode arc as Edgar, a young man who becomes a friend and protector of Tony (Johnny Ortiz), who gets caught up in the juvenile system. (The Deadline Team)

Actress Lolita Davidovich (The L Word) will appear on FOX’s midseason drama Backstrom as the mother of Thomas Dekker’s character. (Vlada Gelman at TV Line)

Actress Ana Ortiz (Devious Maids and Ugly Betty) will guest star in an upcoming episode of the new ABC drama How to Get Away With Murder; but no details about her character are currently available. (Vlada Gelman at TV Line)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

CBS has given a pilot order to Austen’s Razor, a drama about a brilliant bioethicist who is called in at crisis moments to solve the most complicated, dynamic and confounding medical issues imaginable. (Vlada Gelman at TV Line)

ONLINE SERIES NEWS

Netflix will stream the BBC drama Happy Valley in the US and Canada, starting on August 20. The six-part drama revolves around the personal and professional life of a hard-working, dedicated police woman in a small town where drunkards, drug addicts and teenage pregnancies are a way of life. Her world is turned upside down when the man she thinks is responsible for her daughter’s death is released from prison. (Vlada Gelman at TV Line)

MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE NEWS

Lifetime is working on a biopic about Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe that will tentatively be called Marilyn. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE TRAILERS

Q&A SECTION (with Samantha Highfill at Entertainment Weekly)

Question: The coming ‘love’ triangle between Hal/Maggie/Ben has a lot of us on edge. Can you give us any information about Hal and Maggie’s future that can boost our spirits? We need them together! – Nettie

Samantha: I would feel really bad if I had to tell you Hal and Maggie were done, so it’s a good thing I don’t! Sunday’s episode of Falling Skies, which is titled “A Thing With Feathers,” shows the 2nd Mass trying to pick up the pieces after an alien attack. Bad news: That attack leaves Maggie fighting for her life. Good news: It also leaves Hal fighting for Maggie!

Question: On Gotham is there any chance we will see Bane or Ra’s al Ghul and his daughters? —Álaric

Samantha: I can tell you that from seeing the pilot myself, there are quite a few hints at future villains, though sadly, neither Bane nor Ra’s made the cut. And considering how the show focuses on the upbringing of these villains, it seems unlikely we’ll see Bane anytime soon. After all, at least in the comics, he spent his childhood imprisoned outside of the U.S. As far as Ra’s is concerned, at least we know he’s coming to Arrow, right?

Question: I’ve been dying for information on Oliver Queen and Felicity Smoak on Arrow as its third season approaches. It sounds like their date blows up (literally?) and I’m wondering how this affects them for the rest of the season—both romantically and as teammates. I think they’re a fabulous couple and I’m rooting for them to come out of this stronger, together, at the end. —Nancy

Samantha: I fully understand your desire for Olicity scoop. I don’t have any specifics on their explosive first date, but it sounds like there’s something—or should I say someone—else who will play a bigger role in potentially hurting Oliver and Felicity’s relationship this year. Executive producer Andrew Kreisberg talked about how they cast Brandon Routh as Ray Palmer, and how one of the key things they loved was his chemistry with Oliver’s Girl Wednesday. “[Brandon] actually did a chemistry test with Emily [Bett Rickards] and we didn’t have any doubt [before], but when everyone saw that, the two of them just jumped off the screen together. It’s funny because we had a picture of Stephen, Stephen’s headshot, and we had Emily’s headshot, and there was a blank on the board. Once you put Brandon’s up there, you’re like, ‘Oh yeah, these are two guys.’” So perhaps we’re worried about the wrong type of explosion?

Question: Have you got any spoilers about NCIS’ Tony going to NCIS: New Orleans? Or any Tony/McGee spoilers? —Marla

Samantha: One storyline that was being discussed involves Michael Weatherly, Pauley Perrette, and David McCallum all partaking in a crossover. As for the New Orleans show itself, don’t expect it to have the same feel as Washington. The writers are working to really infuse the stories with the local culture, not to mention that the New Orleans office doesn’t have nearly as many resources as Washington. Seriously, we’re talking like three or four people working hard.

Question: I’d love some scoop on Sam in season 10 of Supernatural. Will he be having more of a central role, after being sidelined for much of the last season? Will he be the one who gets to save Dean? Thanks! —Frances

Samantha: Fear not, Sam lovers! Despite Dean having such a big storyline with the whole being-a-demon-now thing, executive producer Jeremy Carver assured me that both brothers will get their share of screen time. “I know there’s always this concern of one brother having the story, one brother not having the story, but both brothers will very much be having stories,” Carver said. “It just so happens that at the beginning of this year, their stories very much revolve around the well-being of each other, which we like.”

That’s it. Enjoy!

PS: Have a terrific weekend!

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Actor James Van Der Beek (Dawson’s Creek and Friends With Better Lives) has joined the cast of the upcoming CBS spin-off series CSI: Cyber. He will play FBI agent Elijah Mundo, an expert in battlefield forensics recruited by Special Agent Avery Ryan (Patricia Arquette). Mundo is a savant in weaponry, vehicles and bombs while Ryan brings her expertise in psychology. (Alex Stedman at Variety)

Actress Aly Michalka (Easy A and Hellcats) will have a recurring role on the mid-season CW series iZombie, based on the DC comic of the same name that centers on med student-turned-zombie Olivia “Liv” Moore (Rose McIver from Once Upon a Time), who takes a job in the coroner’s office to gain access to the brains she must reluctantly eat to maintain her humanity. Michalka will play Peyton, Liv’s best friend, which was a series regular role, played by Alexandra Krosney in the pilot, but changed to recurring. (The Deadline Team)

Actor Michael Beach (Third Watch and Sons of Anarchy) will have a recurring role on the upcoming ABC drama Secrets & Lies that stars Ryan Phillippe as a family man who finds the body of a young boy and quickly becomes the prime murder suspect. Beach will play Jim Fenton, a charming, genuine, trustworthy guy who can make anyone feel at ease. (The Deadline Team)

Actor Kyle MacLachlan (Believe and Twin Peaks) will appear in Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. this fall, playing a character best described as Skye’s (series regular Chloe Bennett) father. The question of Skye’s parentage, including who her mom and dad are, how she ended up at an orphanage and why she is classified as an 0-8-4, loomed large during show’s debut season. (Matt Mitovich at TV Line)

Actress Alysia Reiner (Orange is the New Black) will guest star in an upcoming episode of Hawaii Five-0, playing an FBI agent who works with McGarrett on an upcoming case with a dangerous man. (Vlada Gelman at TV Line)

Actress Morena Baccarin (Homeland and Firefly) will reprise her role as Erika Flynn, a sexy sociopath, on The Mentalist when the series returns during mid-season on CBS. (Vlada Gelman at TV Line)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

The HBO drama Pilot Westworld that already includes Anthony Hopkins and Evan Rachel Wood has added more to its cast, including Jeffrey Wright (Boardwalk Empire), Rodrigo Santoro (300 and Lost), Shannon Woodward (Raising Hope), Ingrid Bolsø Berdal (Hercules), Angela Sarafyan (The Good Guys), and Simon Quarterman (The Devil Inside). (The Deadline Team)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actor Lee Pace (Pushing Daisies and Halt and Catch Fire) will star in the sci-fi thriller called Prisoner Of War, a story about an American soldier and a French foreign aid worker who team up in Africa amid humankind’s last stand against a cataclysmic alien invasion. (Jen Yamato at Deadline)

Actors Ian McShane (Deadwood) and Nelsan Ellis (True Blood) have joined the upcoming biopic called Bolden that will focus on legendary musician Buddy Bolden (Gary Carr from Downton Abbey), who is considered by many as the father of jazz. (The Deadline Team)

Actress Alice Eve (Star Trek Into Darkness) will join actors Kevin Costner, Gary Oldman, Tommy Lee Jones and Ryan Reynolds in the CIA thriller flick Criminal that is about a dangerous and unpredictable criminal who finds himself in unfamiliar territory when a dead CIA operative’s skills, secrets and memories are implanted into his brain, with the government agency hoping that he will finish the mission for them. (Linda Ge at The Wrap)

BOX OFFICE TRAILER

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

Question: Do you have any scoop about Once Upon a Time’s Belle that doesn’t involve Rumplestiltskin’s dagger? –Natalie

Mitovich: What if I told you that we just may get to see some of Belle’s life before she met Rumplestiltskin.

Question: In Season 10 on NCIS, we finally met McGee’s dad. Will we see him this season or at least get an update on his cancer? –Linda

Mitovich: “I don’t know if we’ll see McGee’s dad or not,” show boss Gary Glasberg said when I brought your question to him, “but we’ll certainly revisit that storyline.”

Question: I’ve heard a rumor that Emily Wickersham (Bishop) will only be back for a couple of NCIS episodes in Season 12. Can you confirm or deny? –Antonia

Mitovich: Let’s dismiss this tall tale, seeing as the show has plans to explore the probie’s past and personal life. Says Gary Glasberg, “We’ll be getting into Bishop’s background a little and meet her husband Jake, understand what their relationship is all about.”

Question: Any scoop at all about the second season of Sleepy Hollow? –Advanteege

Mitovich: When Abbie goes to vote in a November election, Ichabod must take note of the remarkable occasion. “What I like about this moment is it is special for both of them,” says EP Mark Goffman. “Crane, seeing how our society has gotten to the point where [blacks] can actually vote, and having a point of view about that fact that no one is at the polling station. And also the fact that Abbie can vote. It took two constitutional amendments before Abbie got the right to vote.”

Question: Do you have any scoop on Syfy’s Defiance, especially regarding Nolan and Irisa? –Mena

Mitovich: Yes, but no – because this piece of news is about the show’s other dysfunctional family. Ingenue Amy Forsyth, who just landed a gig on MTV’s Scream pilot, will appear in an end-of-season arc as Andina, a Castithan who unwittingly becomes entwined in Tarr family politics.

Question: On Major Crimes, are we going to discover Dr. Morales’ first name? –Ilona

Mitovich: Series creator James Duff likes how you think, Ilona! “If you guys really want to know Dr. Morales’ first name, I will give him a first name,” he told me. “Jonny [Del Arco] has come to me a couple of times and said, ‘Can I have a name?’ — it’s like that episode in Voyager when The Doctor tells Janeway, ‘I’d just like to have a name’ — so I’m thinking about how to introduce it and what the name will be. You know, it took me six seasons to give Provenza a first name! I just wouldn’t do it.”

Question: Please, please, give me anything you´ve got on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 2! –Ana

Mitovich: I can confirm the rumblings started over at io9 that Adrian Pasdar and a big, fake mustache will reprise the role of Colonel Glenn Talbot in the season opener.

Question: When can we expect to get some details on why and how the kidnapping went down on Finding Carter? –Bruce

Mitovich: Before the MTV drama directly addresses the kidnapping, we’re going to see a little more of Carter’s life with Lori, beginning this Tuesday. “You keep seeing flashbacks of things Lori did, and they start to seem a bit weird,” star Kathryn Prescott teases. “There’s a scene where they’re looking at babies, and Lori asks Carter which one she wants, but Carter doesn’t get that there’s more to the joke. Over the course of the episode, Carter starts to think, ‘Maybe Lori’s not who I thought she was.’”

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

The upcoming Syfy drama 12 Monkeys (based on the 1995 Bruce Willis-Brad Pitt film) has added some actors in recurring roles. They include actor Lyriq Bent (Rookie Blue) as Dr. Henri, a brilliant and cutting edge virologist; actor Todd Stashwick (The Originals) as Deacon, the cunning leader of a brutal band of scavengers in the year 2043 called The West 7 and actor Demore Barnes (The Unit and Hemlock Grove) as Whitley, one of the last remaining soldiers of the American military in 2043. The series will star actor Aaron Stanford (Nikita) and actress Amanda Schull (Suits and Center Stage) as a man sent from the future to stop a plague and the current-day scientist who helps him in that endeavor. The series is expected to have a January 2015 premiere. (Matt Mitovich at TV Line)

Actress Angelique Cabral (Enlisted) will guest star in the FOX mid-season drama Backstrom that stars Rainn Wilson (The Office) in the lead role. Cabral will play Samantha Orland, a Fire Bureau investigator who calls Backstrom and his team to help her stop a serial arsonist who is preying on high-end homes in Portland. (Tierney Bricker at E! Online)

Actress Monique Curnen (Lie to Me) will have a recurring role on Person of Interest, playing Captain Felicia Moreno, Fusco’s (series regular Kevin Chapman) latest boss at the 8th precinct. (Matt Mitovich at TV Line)

BOX OFFICE TRAILER

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/33296/new-trailer-the-guest

NOTE: This is the same actor who played Matthew Crawley on Downton Abbey. Be prepared for a VERY different character!!

Q&A SECTION (with Natalie Abrams at TV Guide and Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

Question: Do you know if Once Upon a Time’s Frozen adaptation takes place before or after the movie? — Dave

Natalie: A little bit of both, actually. “There may be some things with the parents we didn’t know about pre-Arendelle,” executive producer Edward Kitsis tells me. Well, that takes care of the flashbacks for the season! As for present-day Storybrooke, it’s pretty obvious that, with Elsa in her Frozen duds, her escape from the urn comes after the movie. “What happened to her to get her into that urn and what was going on in her life at that point is what’s going to be revealed and what’s going to be pushing the story forward,” executive producer Adam Horowitz says. “Hopefully you’ll find that there will be some cool surprising connections between Arendelle and our world.”
Question: Will Castle have amnesia on Castle? — Crystal, via Twitter

Natalie: Unlikely. In fact, given creator Andrew W. Marlowe’s refusal to characterize the events of the season finale as a “near-death experience,” we’re not certain Castle was even seriously injured. But Castle will certainly need all his wits to piece together exactly what’s happened and why. “There are going to be some unanswered questions and some really great mysteries that Castle himself is going to be investigating moving forward,” executive producer David Amann teases. Adds Marlowe: “Why does he do what does? Why is he interested in murder? What has gone on in his past? These are rich questions we haven’t really explored.” Pretty hard to do some soul-searching if you can’t remember anything!

Question: Is there any chance that Ressler and Liz will get together on The Blacklist? — Jon

Natalie: Don’t hold your breath. The producers want to spend more time getting to know the man before they actually pair him up with Liz. Then again… “In doing that, [we’ll] put him in emotionally vulnerable places,” executive producer John Eisendrath says. “By putting him in those positions, it will give Liz an opportunity to reach out to him and support him in a way that will deepen their relationship.” Unfortunately, some of the ways Ressler is coping with the horrors of last season might be a turn-off.

Question: Any scoop on Arrow? —Seana, via Twitter

Natalie: The third season will explore themes of identity, but that won’t just apply to Oliver and his struggle between being a man and being a hero, according to executive producer Marc Guggenheim. “For Thea: Am I Thea Queen or am I Thea Merlyn?” he says. “With Diggle: Am I sidekick or am I my own man? Felicity: Do I exist outside the lair? Do I exist as something more than just Oliver’s crush object? Lance: If I’m confined to a desk job, am I still a cop? Laurel: Am I Laurel or am I my sister? Or can I be my sister?” Let’s hope the answer to that last question is yes!

Question: Can you tell us anything about this new woman that Tony will meet this season on NCIS? —Mel

Ausiello: As previously reported, the woman due to enter DiNozzo’s life will do so via a case, and as such his dynamic with her will be “completely different” than what he shared with NCIS colleague Ziva David, show boss Gary Glasberg tells us. “The trick will be casting somebody where the chemistry [with Michael Weatherly] is there, but we’re excited about the opportunity,” Glasberg adds. “We’ll give it a shot and see what we can do.”

Question: Please give us scoop on Jude and Connor from The Fosters before Season 2A ends! —Julius

Ausiello: I will do nothing of the sort! Instead, I can offer you fresh details on the major new love interest the show is introducing for — apologies in advance, Jesus — Emma. His name’s Gabe, he will first air in the Season 2B premiere, he’s a charismatic, easy-on-the-eyes Latino student from a rival school, and, last and most importantly, he’s a fellow wrestler. Gabe becomes infatuated with Emma, and he’s not the least bit concerned about a certain ex-factor. (Again, deepest sympathies Jesus.)

Question: In a previous Falling Skies promo, we saw Ben and Maggie kissing. Any news when this is gonna be shown? —JustinAnn

Ausiello: In the time since you sent this in, that “dream” hook-up has already aired. But what if I told you a real lip-lock ‘tween the two was on the horizon…?

Question: Any scoop on 24‘s return? Comic-Con came and went with no announcement. Are we getting more or has Jack Bauer finally run out of time? —Matthew

Ausiello: All signs point to more 24, but probably not until the 2015-16 season at the earliest. Everyone connected with the stellar Live Another Day — namely, Kiefer Sutherland and his fellow EPs — are taking a little breather.

Question: So I shamelessly binged both Seasons 1 and 2 of Orphan Black last week, and now I’m in Clone Club withdrawal. Got any details on next season? —Syd

Ausiello: Oh, do I. I’ve been saving my exclusive Comic-Con Q&A with EPs Graeme Manson and John Fawcett for a special occasion, and I think the first Ask Ausiello of August qualifies as such. In the following video, the pair not only (sorta) confirm that trans clone Tony will make a reappearance in Season 3, but they share behind-the-scenes scoop on how Tatiana Maslany was able to perfect the character’s deep, masculine voice (spoiler alert: she had help!)

Question: Do you have any Once Upon a Time scoop that isn’t related to the Frozen storyline? —Katia

Ausiello: I think so…? For Season 4’s fourth episode, the ABC series is casting the role of an elderly, grizzled and unflappable knight who for many, many years has dedicated himself to serving a righteous cause. Anyone else getting a Holy Grail vibe from this…?

Question: Any chance we are going to get a Laurel and Felicity friendship on Arrow, now that Laurel knows the secret, instead of some ridiculous catty girl nonsense? —Samantha

Ausiello: EP Marc Guggenheim says that with Laurel now in on everyone’s secret, the dynamic between her and Felicity will be “a lot of fun” — and decidedly not in a catty way. “These characters [including Sara] should all be more than just who they are to Oliver,” Guggenheim notes. “We’re always trying to flesh out Felicity’s character and Laurel’s character and Sara’s character beyond whether or not they’re going out with Oliver that week.”

Question: Any cool Crane-Abbie moments coming up on Sleepy Hollow? —Jeff

Ausiello: I haven’t seen the Season 2 premiere yet, but exec producer Mark Goffman promises the Sept. 22 opener contains a “pretty shocking moment in purgatory” between the two, adding, “I don’t think anyone’s going to see it coming.”

Question: Just wondering if I can get any spoilers on season 2 of Reign. Especially if any of those spoilers feature Francis. — Michelle

Ausiello: I hope you like demons because Francis has plenty of them. “When Henry died, he talked about what it was like to take a life — it’s a big weight you carry with you,” executive producer Laurie McCarthy says. “One of the things you’re going to see this season is that Francis is carrying that weight; he’s carrying that guilt from killing his father. It was a justified killing, but a killing nonetheless.”

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TELEVISION

Actor David Cubitt (Medium) will appear in episode three of Arrow’s third season, playing Mark Shaw (who becomes Manhunter). (Philiana Ng at The Hollywood Reporter)

Actress Joelle Carter (Justified) will guest star in the new NBC thriller Constantine this fall, playing Jasmine Fell, a beautiful but damaged ex-model and back-up singer who is married to a rock star. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

Actor Adam Campbell (Mixology and Touch) will play the younger version of Dr. Donald “Ducky” Mallard on NCIS this fall in a flashback episode. (Jim Halterman at TV Fanatic)

MTV has announced the cast for the network’s upcoming small screen adaptation of Scream. The young stars include Willa Fitzgerald (Royal Pains), Amy Forsyth (Defiance), Carlson Young (Pretty Little Liars) and newcomers John Karna and Amadeus Serafini. Fitzgerald will play Emma Duval, popular but shy and intelligent; Forsyth will play Emma’s former best friend, the artistic loner Audrey; Karna plays Noah, Audrey’s best friend; Young will play Brooke, the leader of the popular clique and Serafini will play Kierna, the mysterious new kid. (Linda Ge at The Wrap)

Actor Eddie McClintock (Warehouse 13) will appear in the FOX mid-season drama Backstrom, playing Lt. Sam D’Agostino, a neighborhood bully who grew up with Backstrom (Rainn Wilson). (Vlada Gelman at TV Line)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Syfy is developing a pilot for Ghost Brigades, which is based on the John Scalzi “Old Man’s War” book series. The potential series would follow John Perry, who at 75 enlists into the Colonial Defense Force to fight a centuries-long war for man’s expansion into the cosmos. Technology allows experiences and consciousness to be transplanted into younger bodies that are outfitted to endure the harsher rigors of war in space. However, soon after John arrives, he finds himself involved with a mysterious woman, and at the same time, at the center of an unraveling conspiracy involving an elite fighting force known as The Ghost Brigades. (The Deadline Team)

MINI-SERIES NEWS

Actor Avan Jogia (Twisted and Victorious) has landed the lead role in the Spike TV mini-series Tut, playing Tutankhamun (King Tut). He will star alongside Sir Ben Kingsley. The mini is expected to air sometime in 2015. (Lesley Goldberg at The Hollywood Reporter)

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Q&A SECTION (with Kristin Dos Santos at E! Online)

Question: Got any scoop to share on Pretty Little Liars? – Lauren D.

Kristin: Will Bradley (The Normal Heart) has been cast as a new character that Spencer will be spending some time with in Rosewood this season. He’s a painter named Johnny Raymond who is cute, edgy and charismatic. I’m told he will first appear in episode 15 (set to air in 2015), and will be sticking around for a little bit (at least three episodes, we’re hearing), mostly interacting with our brainiest Liar.

Question: Saw your tweet about Outlander….welcome to the club! I have seen episode one online. Where does it go from there? – Free2beG

Kristin: It’s a slow burn, and you need to be patient, but the show is GORGEOUS and impeccably well done, and I am so in. The tension/action really ratchets up by the end of episode 6, to the point where I was literally hunched over into a ball watching it with one eye open.

Question: Supernatural. Please. – Sarah

Kristin: Even though Dean’s a demon now, Jared Padalecki promises that Sam’s resolve to find and help his brother is unwavering. “I think seeing his brother as a demon will actually stiffen his resolve since he knows that it wasn’t his brother’s choice,” Padalecki reveals. “When Sam finds out—and he does find out—he doesn’t think it’s Dean’s fault. He doesn’t know if it’s the Mark of Cain, or Crowley, or something else entirely but when he sees what’s happened with his brother, he feels as if someone has wronged his brother and it steels his resolve to fix things.” Now that’s the Sam Winchester we all know and love!

Question: Update me on my favorite TV couple: NCIS: LA’s Deeks and Kensi! – Christina

Kristin: “There’s a lot of love between these characters, whether they’ve established it as being a romantic love or sexual tension or friendship or brotherly and sisterly love,” Daniela Ruah spills. “There’s obviously a really strong connection between these characters and we’ll have to keep watching the build or destruction of the relationship.” Translation: Prepare for more will-they-or-won’t-they goodness.

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TELEVISION

Actor Peter MacNicol (Numb3rs) will be a series regular on the upcoming CBS spin-off CSI: Cyber that will star Patricia Arquette as Special Agent Avery Ryan, who heads the Cyber Crime Division of the FBI, a unit at the forefront of solving illegal activities that start in the mind, live online, and play out in the real world. MacNicol will play Ryan’s supervisor, Assistant Director Stavros Sifter, a career FBI insider and savvy networker who quickly rose up the ranks and positioned himself in a job where he is the clearinghouse between FBI Cyber and all other branches of government. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actress Natalie Zea (The Following and Justified) will star in the upcoming ABC series Members Only, an upstairs/downstairs drama set at an exclusive Connecticut country club, centering on the club’s leisure-class members and the working-class employees that make the place tick. Zea will play the beautiful, pedigreed, well-educated Mickey, the most together member of the Club’s founding family. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

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

1. Guardians of the Galaxy – 94 million
2. Lucy – 18.3 million
3. Get On Up – 14 million
4. Hercules – 10.7 million
5. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes – 8.7 million
6. Planes: Fire & Rescue – 6.4 million
7. The Purge: Anarchy – 5.5 million
8. Sex Tape – 3.5 million
9. And So It Goes – 3.34 million
10. A Most Wanted Man – 3.32 million

Actress Jennifer Connelly will join actor Ewan McGregor in the upcoming box office film American Pastoral that is being adapted from the screenplay by John Romano that follows Seymour “Swede” Levov, a legendary high school athlete, who grows up to marry a former beauty queen and inherits his father’s business. Swede’s seemingly perfect life shatters when his daughter rebels by becoming a revolutionary and commits a deadly act of political terrorism during the Vietnam War. (Jeff Sneider at The Wrap)

Actor Viggo Mortensen will star in the upcoming film called Captain Fantastic, a comedy-drama (not a superhero flick) that follows an idealistic father (Mortensen) who, after a decade of living off the grid in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, must return with his six young kids and assimilate back into society. The cast will include Steve Zahn (Dallas Buyers Club), Kathryn Hahn (Tomorrowland), Missi Pyle (Gone Girl), and Erin Moriarty (True Detective). (Nancy Tartaglione at Deadline)

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TELEVSION

Actress Charlotte Ross (NYPD Blue) will appear in a November episode of Arrow, playing Felicity Smoak’s (series regular Emily Bett Rickards) mother. It is unclear, though, whether it will be a scene set in present day or a flashback. (Natalie Abrams at TV Guide and Matt Mitovich at TV Line)

Actor David Zayas (Dexter) will have a recurring role in the upcoming FOX drama Gotham, playing mob boss Salvatore Maroni, one of the city’s most dangerous gangsters. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Actress Ellen Pompeo is teaming with ABC Family to adapt the 2013 novel “Debt” by Rachel Carey into a potential series for the cable network. The story follows Lillian, a woman in her 20s, who works as an SAT tutor to try to pay off her college loans and explores how everyone she knows — even her tutee’s billionaire father — is in somebody’s debt. ABC Family is targeting older women in an attempt to be perceived as a young-adult network rather than one that caters to families with kids. (Lesley Goldberg at The Hollywood Reporter)

BOX OFFICE MOVIE NEWS

Actor Joseph Fiennes (FlashForward) and Tom Felton (Murder In the First) will star in the upcoming early first-century epic film called Clavius that will be told through the eyes of an agnostic Roman Centurion (Fiennes) charged by Pontius Pilate to investigate rumors of a risen Messiah and locate the missing body of Jesus of Nazareth in order to subdue an uprising in Jerusalem. Along the Centurion’s high-stakes mission, his doubts of such a supernatural occurrence are challenged as he encounters the Apostles and other historical characters while piecing together the mysterious events that unfolded after the crucifixion. (Mike Fleming, Jr. at Deadline)

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Q&A SECTION (with Samantha Highfill from Entertainment Weekly)

Question: I want to hear how involved Hook will be in the Once Upon a Time storyline this season! —Jordan

Samantha: How about some Frozen scoop instead? This season, we’ll be traveling back in time to Elsa’s kingdom of Arendelle to find out how, exactly, she became a prisoner of Rumplestiltskin—and how Anna and Kristoff fit into the fold.

Question: Do you have any Witches of East End scoop? —Chelsea

Samantha: Here’s what I can tell you: Having characters with past lives has its perks (aka endless story opportunities), and fans can get ready to explore one of Freya’s past lives with the hunk of all hunks, Killian. As for Ingrid, she’s also bonding with someone—the Mandragora. And the bond is only getting stronger.

Question: Got any scoop on Stiles and Lydia from Teen Wolf? —Amy

Samantha: Executive producer Jeff Davis gives some information about the next episode that could definitely affect the couple. Let’s just say that the episode is titled “Weaponized,” and it brings in a brand new assassin called The Chemist. According to Davis, the episode “will also include a crucial moment between Stiles and Malia that may threaten to destroy their relationship.”

Question: I’m always looking forward to some scoop on #BATB. Where will the show go from the S2 finale with Vincent & Catherine? —Val

Samantha: For starters, CW president Mark Pedowitz let it be known that season 3 of Beauty and the Beast will pick up a couple months later, with Cat and Vincent out in public. That’ll change their dynamic in terms of finding cases and working together. Speaking of working together: Vincent will get his medical license back.

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TELEVISION

Tony Award winner Laura Benanti (Royal Pains) will recur on several episodes of Nashville this fall, playing Sadie Stone, an up-and-coming artist in the country music biz. (Andy Swift at TV Line)

Actor Warren Kole (Common Law and The Following) will have a recurring role on this fall’s new CBS drama Stalker that stars Dylan McDermott and Maggie Q as detectives from the Threat Assessment Unit who investigate cases of stalking. Kole will play Detective Trent Wilkes, a lead detective in the Robbery Homicide Division of the LAPD who gets into a turf war with Jack (McDermott). (The Deadline Team)

Actress Bella Thorne (Shake It Up) will guest star on CSI as a popular high school student who becomes the prime suspect in the murder of a classmate. (E! Online and Vlada Gelman at TV Line)

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MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE NEWS

Actress Teri Polo (The Fosters) will have the lead role in the upcoming made-for-TV movie from the Hallmark Movies and Mysteries Channel entitled The Christmas Shepherd. She will play Sally Browing, a children’s book author and illustrator who’s devastated when her beloved German Shepherd, Buddy, runs away during a thunderstorm. Buddy miraculous ends up in Boston with Mark Green (Martin Cummins from When Calls the Heart and Dark Angel) and his teenage daughter who are recovering from losing his wife and her mother three years ago. Sally connects with Mark and Emma in her search for Buddy and everyone is given the best Christmas present possible, the gift of Love. (The Deadline Team)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actor-dancer-singer Harry Shum, Jr. (Glee) has landed one of the lead role in the sequel to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon that will be set 20 years after the events of the original film, revolving around four heroes of the martial arts world – Silent Wolf (Donnie Yen), Yu Shu-lien (Michelle Yeoh), Tie-Fang (Shum Jr.) and Snow Vase — who must use their courage and skills to keep the legendary sword Green Destiny from the hands of the villainous Hades Dai. (Heat Vision and Dark Horizons)

Actress Elle Fanning (Maleficent) will star as Frankenstein author Mary Shelley in the period film A Storm in the Stars that will tell the story of the passionate love affair between charismatic poet Percy Shelley and the well-educated 17-year-old Mary Wollstonecraft (Fanning). A year later, after they were married, she would pen one of history’s most famed literary works, Frankenstein. (The Hollywood Reporter and Dark Horizons)

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TELEVISION

Actor Simon Kassianides (Nikita) will recur on Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., playing Bakshi, a right-hand man who’s not afraid to do the dirty work. (Tierney Bricker at E! Online)

Actress Elena Satine (Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) has landed a major recurring role on Revenge this fall, playing Louise, the black sheep daughter of a wealthy Southern family who will stir up trouble when she finds herself out east. (Deadline and Matt Mitovich at TV Line)

Actress Allison Williams (Girls) will star as Peter Pan in the upcoming NBC live musical production of the classic stage show, which will air on December 4. (Chris Harnick at E! Online)

Actress Claire Holt (The Originals) will star in the upcoming NBC drama Aquarius as a series regular. The show will be set in the 60’s, starring David Duchovny as an undercover cop tracking down infamous killer Charles Manson and his followers. She will play Office Chairmain Tully, a beautiful young female police officer who is trying to be taken seriously in the male-dominated world of the LAPD in 1967. (Tierney Bricker at E! Online)

Actress Kelly Frye (Rake) will appear on The Flash this fall as Bette Sans Souci, aka Plastique, who was a bomb disposal expert in Iraq who, following exposure to the energy released by the S.T.A.R. Labs meltdown, now has the ability to turn any object she touches into an explosive device. (Tierney Bricker at E! Online)

VH1 has given their drama Hit The Floor a third season renewal. (The Futon Critic)

Actor J.R. Ramirez (Emily Owens, MD) will appear in the potentially recurring role of Ted “Wildcat” Grant on Arrow this fall. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actor Tom Lipinski (who played Mike’s former roommate on Suits) has been promoted to series regular on the upcoming Cinemax 1900’s-set period drama The Knick that will debut on August 8. Lipinski will play Phillip Showalter, a charming and aristocratic young man whose father is a millionaire rubber king. The series stars Clive Owen and centers on the Knickerbocker Hospital and the groundbreaking surgeons, nurses and staff who push the bounds of medicine in a time of astonishingly high mortality rates and zero antibiotics. (The Deadline Team)

Actor Tiffany Hines (Nikita and Bones) will have a recurring role on the new USA Network medical drama Rush that follows Dr. William Rush, a medical fixer, who privately caters to LA’s elite. Hines will play Steffi, an expert at drumming up drama and chaos in any situation. (The Deadline Team)

Actor Mark Valley (Human Target and Body of Proof) will recur on CSI, as a former detective/current P.I. (Entertainment Weekly and Kimberly Roots at TV Line)

Stage and screen actress Donna Murphy (Tangled) will have a recurring role on Resurrection as a mysterious government agent who will be in charge of monitoring Agent Bellamy (series lead Omar Epps) and the activities in Arcadia. (Philiana Ng at The Hollywood Reporter)

Actress Krysten Ritter (Veronica Mars) will guest star in an upcoming episode of The Blacklist, playing a troubled data security firm analyst. (Matt Mitovich at TV Line)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Syfy has a new futuristic thriller in development called Absolute Zero that will be set in 2124, following the denizens of a remote mining colony who discover a dangerous new species on a moon of Jupiter, setting off the first stage of an alien invasion ultimately heading for Earth. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

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BOOK TO FILM NEWS

Warner Bros. has optioned the book series Dragonriders of Pern by author Anne McCaffrey for the big screen. The 22-volume sci-fi book series focuses on an elite group of warriors who take to the skies on the backs of giant, fire-breathing dragons with telepathic powers. They try to save the exotic planet of Pern from a terrifying airborne menace — a rain of deadly spores that comes with the orbit of the Red Star. (Anita Busch and Mike Fleming, Jr. at Deadline)

Q&A SECTION (with Natalie Abrams at TV Guide)

Question: Do Anna and Elsa have a connection to any of our favorite Once Upon a Time characters? — Nathan

Natalie: You mean other than Elsa having been locked up in Rumple’s vault all those years? It sure sounds like it! “Maybe there is an unlikely friendship that Charming had in his past that maybe literally changed the entire path of his life,” Josh Dallas told me at Comic-Con when I asked the exact same question. Safe money is on him being friends with Anna over Elsa, though.

Question: I’m so excited to see Mary-Louise Parker on The Blacklist. Do you know anything about her role? — Harold

Natalie: Talk about being guilty by association! Parker’s character, Naomi Hyland, has such a deep connection to Red’s past that she’ll find herself in Berlin’s crosshairs when the NBC drama returns for Season 2. In other Blacklist news, I hear Liz won’t waste much time officially cutting ties to faux-husband Tom Keen — though there’s at least one part of him she won’t be able to shed.

Question: I still can’t believe someone is going to die on Chicago Fire! What else can you say about Season 3? — Mitch

Natalie: Executive producer Matt Olmstead hints that the loss will be especially devastating for Chief Boden. “[He’s] at the pinnacle of being happy in his life — [he] just got married, a baby on the way — and then this tragedy happens,” he says. “So, he’s trying to stay present in these great moments in his life while also dealing with the grief of other people, and himself in particular.” Can’t we just pretend no one is going to die?

Question: Anything on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., specifically how Ward might factor into the first couple of episodes? —Mary, via Twitter

Natalie: Don’t worry, Ward will still play a big role in Season 2 — as will Hydra. “He spent his whole life being a follower and being told what to do,” executive producer Maurissa Tancharoen tells me. “Now he’s in our custody and alone, so what does that mean for him? Season 2 is Ward continuing to discover what he wants.”

Question: Is Irving out of the fight now that he’s stuck in Tarry Town Psychiatric Hospital on Sleepy Hollow? — Tara

Natalie: Nope. In fact, he’ll play a pivotal role in the new season, what with his battling demons and all! “He’s up against forces that are incredibly powerful,” executive producer Mark Goffman says. “As we find out, Tarry Town Psychiatric has a history with ghosts. Since it’s a mental institution, they’re not just ghosts, they’re crazy ghosts. He’s got his hands full. Over the course of the season, he will help lead a rebellion.”

Question: Thank you so much for all the Arrow scoop lately! Any more tidbits lying around?

Natalie: Oliver’s list is gone! Stephen Amell revealed to me that when Arrow returns for Season 3, Ollie will be busy picking off all the major crime bosses, whose names are now kept neatly organized on a board in his lair. That could problematic when Ray Palmer (Brandon Routh) comes into the picture. “We both bid for Queen Consolidated in the season premiere,” Amell says. “Spoiler alert: He gets it.”

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