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Hey All,

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

TELEVISION

Canadian actress Melanie Papalia (The Newsroom and the Canadian series Motive and Endgame) has landed a recurring role on the USA Network series Suits, which will be back this June with its fourth season. She will play Amy, the executive secretary for Mike (series lead Patrick J. Adams) at his new job at Sidwell. (Joyce Eng at TV Guide)

Actress Michelle Forbes (The Killing and Battlestar Galactica) will be seen in Orphan Black, which returns to BBC America for its second season starting on April 19. She will play the boss of Dr. Leekie (Matt Frewer) and “proclone” Rachel (series lead Tatiana Maslany). (Dalton Ross at Entertainment Weekly)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Talented young actress Chloe Moretz (Carrie and Kick-Ass) has landed the lead role in the box office adaptation of the Ricky Yancey 2013 young adult sci-fi novel The 5th Wave, which is the first book in a trilogy that focuses on Cassie Sullivan, who survives four waves of deadly attacks of human-looking aliens against Earth. On the run to save her younger brother, she meets a mysterious young man who may become her final hope to survive. (The Wrap and First Showing)

BOX OFFICE TRAILER

Dolphin Tale 2 Trailer

Q&A SECTION (with TV Scoop Team at E! Online)

Question: Don’t make me put a spell on you to get some Witches of East End scoop! – Elisabeth

TV Scoop Team: Please, no curses. The new season will introduce viewers to Eva, an exotic and mysterious woman. She’s sweet, yet sexy. Every guy wants to be with her, every woman wants to befriend her, but there’s a danger beneath the surface.

That’s it. Enjoy!

Have a great weekend!

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Hey All,

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

TELEVISION

Actress Tessa Ferrer (who will be leaving Grey’s Anatomy at the end of this season) has landed a recurring role in the upcoming CBS summer series Extant that will star Halle Berry as Molly, an astronaut trying to reconnect with her family when she returns after a year in outer space. Her experiences lead to events that ultimately will change the course of human history. Ferrer will play Katie Sparks, the athletic, intelligent astronaut who is the daughter of ISEA Director; she is known for being a problem-solver and over-achiever, she is forced to make a terrifying decision when faced with unimaginable terror. (The Deadline Team)

TNT has picked up a 10-episode order for The Librarians, a new series based on the network’s The Librarian franchise that starred Noah Wyle. Wyle will reprise his role of Flynn Carsen in the TV series on a recurring basis and will act as one of the executive producers. The TV version will focus on the job of Librarian, which has become more than one person can handle. To aid Flynn in his duties, the Library has recruited four people from around the world, including Eve Baird (Rebecca Romijn from Eastwick and King & Maxwell), a highly skilled counter-terrorism agent who is responsible for protecting the group and keeping them all alive; Jake Stone (Christian Kane from Leverage), an Oklahoma oil worker with an IQ of 190 and an encyclopedic knowledge of art history; Cassandra (Lindy Booth from October Road and the recent holiday movie Twelve Trees of Christmas), a quirky young woman with the special gift of auditory and sensory hallucinations linked to memory retrieval, known as synesthesia; and Ezekiel Jones (John Kim from the Aussie series Neighbours), a master of new technologies and aficionado of old classic crimes who enjoys playing the role of international man of mystery. John Larroquette (Night Court) and Matt Frewer (Orphan Black) will be seen in the series along with Bob Newhart and Jane Curtin who will reprise their roles from the telefilms. (TNT Press Release)

Scottish actor Steven Cree, who provided his voice in the animated film Brave and will be seen in the upcoming Angelina Jolie starrer Maleficent, has joined the cast of the upcoming Starz summer series Outlander that is based on the best-selling novel by Diana Gabaldon. Outlander will follow the story of Claire Randall (series lead Caitriona Balfe), a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry Jamie Fraser (series Sam Heughan), a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior, a passionate affair is ignited that tears Claire’s heart between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives. Cree will play Ian Murray, Jamie’s best friend since childhood, who lost part of his leg during battle with the English, and the husband of Jamie’s sister Jenny. (The Deadline Team)

MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE NEWS

Young actress Joey King (White House Down and The Conjuring) has joined the cast of the upcoming Lifetime original move Outlaw Prophet that will focus on the true story of Warren Jeffs (Tony Goldwyn from Scandal), the leader of a Fundamentalist Mormon polygamist sect who spent more than a year on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted List, who eluded authorities but was ultimately caught by a Nevada Highway Patrol trooper. King will play Elissa Wall, the battered young women who brings Jeffs to justice. (The Deadline Team)

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Buffy, Angel and Veronica Mars alum Charisma Carpenter will guest star in the season premiere of Lost Girl when it returns for its fifth season. (Shaw Media Press Release)

Actress Linda Hamilton (Terminator) will guest star in an upcoming episode of Defiance, playing Pilar McCawley, the estranged wife of Rafe McCawley (series regular Graham Greene). Defiance will be back for its second season starting on June 19 on Syfy. (James Hibberd at Entertainment Weekly)

Actress Salli Richardson-Whitfield (Eureka) will have a recurring role on the BET drama Being Mary Jane, playing Mary Jane’s longtime friend. (The Deadline Team)

Veteran actress Shirley MacLaine will have a multi-episode arc on Glee, playing a powerful New York socialite who has big plans to turn Blaine (series regular Darren Criss) into a star. (Natalie Abrams at TV Guide)

Actor Michael Gross (Family Ties) will have a recurring role on Suits when it returns for its fourth season this summer on the USA Network. He will play businessman Walter Gillis, the down-to-earth founder of a groundbreaking DVD distribution company, who finds himself fending off takeover bids while he tries to keep his business solvent. (Vlada Gelman at TV Line)

Actress Cobie Smulders (How I Met Your Mother) will return to the small screen in Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, reprising her role of Agent Maria Hill. She will appear in the April 29 episode and she will play a large role in a May sweeps episode. (Matt Mitovich at TV Line)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Actor-director Mario Van Peebles has landed a recurring role in the untitled CBS drama pilot from David Marshall Grant that revolves around quadruplets — three brothers and a sister — who grew up on a reality show. Peebles will play Dr. Potter, who runs the hospital where the family works. (The Deadline Team)

Actor Ernie Hudson (The Crow) has landed a recurring role in the CBS drama pilot Scorpion that centers on Walter (actor Elyes Gabel from Body of Proof), an eccentric genius and his international network of super-geniuses who form the last line of defense against the complex threats of the modern age. Hudson will play Brooks, the head Air Traffic Controller at LAX who knows how to read a computer screen and assign planes to runways but knows less than nothing about how his computer system actually works. (The Deadline Team)

WGN America is looking at another possible series in the drama pilot Radiant Doors, which is an adaptation of the short story by Michael Swanwick that explores how our society deals with the sudden arrival of a flood of refugees from a dystopian future. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

ONLINE SERIES NEWS

Actor Adam Brody (The O.C.) will be back on the small screen (albeit your computer screen) in the Amazon dramedy pilot called the Cosmopolitans that focuses on a group of young American expatriates in Paris searching for love and friendship. (Kristin Dos Santos at E! Online)

Q&A SECTION (with TV Scoop Team at E! Online, Natalie Abrams at TV Guide and Matt Mitovich at TV Line)

Question: Can’t wait for Under the Dome to come back! Any scoop on season two? – Dylan

TV Scoop Team: Three major Chester’s Mill players will find themselves in jail by episode four. The charges? Murder and attempted murder.

Question: Desperate for some answers on The Blacklist! – Meghan

TV Scoop Team: Don’t miss episode 20 then, which is titled “Berlin.” And while the episode features a whole lot of Tom (and an awesome moment with his glasses), you can expect to see a small, but significant moment between Liz and Ressler.

Question: Chicago Fire is on fire this season (I intended that cheesy pun)! I need spoilers on what’s ahead ASAP! – Reagan

TV Scoop Team: Before the end of the season, you can expect to see a wedding, a proposal and one of our beloved characters receiving life-changing news from their doctor. So yeah, you better prepare yourselves now because this all happens leading up to the finale.

Question: What’s coming up on The Blacklist? — Hiroki

Natalie: Tom and Liz won’t keep up their charade of a marriage much longer. In fact, when Tom goes on the lam, Liz finally confesses to the FBI that her husband was actually planted in her life. The good news: Liz’s separation from Tom will ultimately provide answers about what he’s been after this whole time. The bad news: Those answers point to an even larger conspiracy.  We’ll just say this: Everything is connected.

Question: Are Will and Layla actually going to make it on Nashville? — Lacey

Natalie: If Will has his way, he’ll make the couple’s quickie marriage stick. But that doesn’t mean he won’t come to regret lying about being gay. “Will is committed to the idea of keeping his secret, and in his mind, Layla is a great way of doing that,” executive producer Callie Khouri says. “It’s a terrible position for him to be in because he’s having to live a secret. He’s starting to feel increasingly bad about that.” But it may not be Will’s guilty conscience that lets the cat out of the bag. “Gunnar’s at his wit’s end with how far he’s willing to take this charade with Will,” Khouri teases.

Question: Chicago Fire scoop, please. — David

Natalie: We have not seen the last of Boden’s former love interest Donna (Melissa Ponzio), who will rekindle her relationship with the Chief in a big way. In possibly related news, I hear someone from Firehouse 51 will pop the question before the season ends. Hit the comments with your guesses!

Question: Is Laurel going to confront Oliver about knowing his secret on Arrow? — Billy

Natalie: It doesn’t sound like she will jump right into action. “Does she actually believe [Slade]?” executive producer Andrew Kreisberg says. “Laurel’s reaction to hearing that news is going to surprise people and it will also validate people’s faith in her character. For all the people who love her, they’ll love her even more. Maybe some of the people who didn’t love her will change their minds.”

Question: Any hints on Scandal‘s explosive finale? –Joanna

Mitovich: Funny your choice of words, Joanna…. “The finale explodes into a million different pieces,” Darby Stanchfield told me of the April 17 episode. “This set of characters, especially over at Olivia Pope & Associates, are more splintered off from each other than ever before. I mean, when we were shooting the episode, I actually thought to myself, ‘I wonder if they’re actually going to tear down the set and build a new one?’ It’s that extreme.”

Question: Is Arrow going to reveal the identity of Felicity’s father this season? –DreamToAspire

Mitovich: Though much is being saved for Season 3, by season’s end, “We actually will get a little bit more of Felicity’s backstory…,” executive producer Andrew Kreisberg allows. “You get a couple of hints, and when you hear what some of the hints are, you’re going to look back and realize that we actually knew [what we were planning] back in Season 1.”

Question: So, finally Laurel knows Oliver’s secret on Arrow. How will they handle this bombshell that they have dropped on her? –Spoiler Junkie

Mitovich: “I think that people have been primed to expect Laurel’s reaction to be one thing,” Kreisberg told me, “and they’re going to be very surprised by her actual reaction.”

Question: On Once Upon a Time, will we find out who Zelena’s father is this season? –Lisa

Mitovich: You absolutely will learn who sired the sorceress – in, I can only assume, the episode that brings back Rose McGowan as Young Cora and also guest-stars Eva Bourne and Lost alum Eric Lange as Young Eva and Prince Leopold. “We’re flashing back to Leopold’s younger days to fill in more Regina backstory,” Ginnifer Goodwin told me. “[Revisiting] Snow White’s childhood and her parents can take us there very easily, to show how the Evil Queen’s family, how those royals intertwine with my family’s royal lineage.”

Question: Can you offer any scoop on Once Upon a Time‘s Blackbeard (played by Charles Mesure)? –Stefanie

Mitovich: Previewing this Sunday’s episode, Colin O’Donoghue noted, “Blackbeard obviously is very much a dreaded pirate, and you get to see Hook interact a little bit with him — I can’t tell you how or why, because that will give away too much – but and it harks back a little bit to all the old Errol Flynn films and stuff like that. It’s good old-fashioned, swashbuckling fun.”

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Hey All,

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

TELEVISION

A&E has renewed Bates Motel for a third season. (Twitter)

HBO has ordered a 5th and 6th season of Game of Thrones. (Whitney Friedlander at Variety)

The CW has ordered 10 half-hour episodes of their digital studio’s comedic web series Backpackers for this summer. Backpackers follows a pair of twentysomething friends (one of whom is actor Dillon Casey of Nikita fame) on their misadventures traveling the world. The web series will be “reconstituted” into the first four episodes with six more episodes that were shot but not seen online making up the episode order. (Andrew Wallenstein at Variety)

Actors Tom Riley (Da Vinci’s Demons) and Ben Miller (Primeval) will guest star in upcoming episodes of Doctor Who. Details on who the actors will play have been clouded in mystery for now. (Doctor Who TV)

Actor Enver Gjokaj (Dollhouse and Witches of East End) will guest star in an upcoming episode of Rizzoli & Isles, playing Jack Keystone, a charming Boston University professor who enters the lives of Jane (series lead Angie Harmon) and Maura (series lead Sasha Alexander). Rizzoli & Isles will be back for a new season on TNT starting on June 17. (Vlada Gelman at TV Line)

ONLINE SERIES NEWS

The folks at Geek & Sundry (run by fan favorite Felicia Day, among others) has lined up their next new web series: Morganville: The Series. The web series is based on the Morganville Vampires novels by author Rachel Caine that follows college student Claire Danvers who discovers that her rural college town is home to the last remaining vampires. Back in July of 2013, Caine raised $82,000 on Kickstarter to adapt the novels into a web series and now they will have a home at Geek & Sundry. The cast of Morganville: The Series will include among its cast Amber Benson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Robert Picardo (China Beach and Star Trek: Voyager) as well as newcomers Lindsay Seidel, Ben Easter, Haileigh Todd and Jordan Tanner Farris. The web series will premiere this summer. (Natalie Jarvey at The Hollywood Reporter)

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

AWARDS

Congrats are extended to the winners at the Academy of Country Music, which were presented last night, including (but not limited to): George Strait, Kacey Musgraves, The Band Perry, Miranda Lambert, Jason Aldean, Justin Moore and Florida Georgia Line.

TELEVISION

Actress Amy Jo Johnson (Flashpoint and Felicity) has landed a recurring role on Covert Affairs, playing Hayley, an investigator with the National Counter Terrorism Center (NCTC) who knows how to stand her ground; a persistent woman who’s an expert at taking control, she goes head-to-head with Auggie (series regular Christopher Gorham) when the intelligence community faces a united threat. The fifth season of Covert Affairs will return to the USA Network sometime this summer. (The Futon Critic)

Syfy has picked up a 13-episode order for the new zombie series Z Nation that will debut this fall. The action-horror series depicts the epic struggle to save humanity after a zombie apocalypse. The story will be three years after a zombie virus gutted the country with a team of everyday heroes who must transport the only known survivor of the plague from New York to California, where the last functioning viral lab waits for his blood. Although the antibodies he carries are the world’s last, best hope for a vaccine, he hides a dark secret that threatens them all. With humankind’s survival at stake, the ragtag band embarks on a journey of survival across three thousand miles of rusted-out post-apocalyptic America. (The Futon Critic)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

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

1. Captain America: The Winter Soldier – 96.2 million
2. Noah – 17 million
3. Divergent – 13 million
4. God’s Not Dead – 7.7 million
5. The Grand Budapest Hotel – 6.3 million
6. Muppets Most Wanted – 6.28 million
7. Mr. Peabody & Sherman – 5.3 million
8. Sabotage – 1.9 million
9. Need for Speed – 1.8 million
10. Non-Stop – 1.79 million

Q&A SECTION (with Leanne Aguilera at E! Online and Matt Roush at TV Guide)

Question: I need some Caskett scoop from Castle pretty please. – Dianna

Leanne: In an upcoming episode, “For Better or Worse,” our couple is going to take one step closer to tying the knot. We’re not saying that there is going to be a bachelor party, but we are saying that there is going to be a stripper named Sapphire in attendance. Trust us, she’s a gem.

Question: Please tell me that I’m not the only one who loves Devious Maids? It helps fill the Desperate Housewives hole in my heart. Got something for this summer’s season? – Marcia

Leanne: Hey, no judgment! We all have our guilty pleasure shows and Devious Maids is definitely helps keeps the drama of Wistera Lane alive. Get ready to meet Molly, she’s an aspiring writer in her mid-thirties who has previously assisted some of the richest and most famous celebs in the industry. The only problem? She loves to gossip about her employers. So when she starts working for one of our Beverly Hills residents (we’re not saying who!) all hell breaks loose when we catch her spreading secrets.

Question: The new NCIS: New Orleans is so much better than the NCIS: Red team that they tried to spin off last time, with the exception of Scott Bakula’s fake accent. What do you think of it? I would love for the show to be on the lineup next year if they can get rid of that. I know sometimes shows are modified before they premiere, and hopefully they will realize everyone loves Scott Bakula for his own uniqueness and nothing needs to be added to him. — Susan

Matt Roush: They did lay on the Big Easy clichés a bit thick, starting with Bakula’s self-consciously drawling accent, but I imagine we will get used to that, and he’s otherwise perfect as a CBS series lead. I was even more impressed by the casting of Lucas Black (whose Southern accent, courtesy of Alabama, is authentic) as Agent Pride’s No. 2. Generally speaking, it’s hard for me as a critic to get excited about almost any franchise spin-off, preferring the networks to try new things, but I will agree that the introduction to the New Orleans team was far more promising than anything about the Red concept and casting.

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Actress Chloe Bridges (The Carrie Diaries) will have a recurring role on Pretty Little Liars, playing Sydney Driscoll, the newest member of the swim team, who befriends Emily (series regular Shay Mitchell). She will appear in multiple episodes when the show returns for its fifth season on June 10. (Lesley Goldberg at The Hollywood Reporter)

Actors Brendan Hines (Lie to Me and Betrayal) and DB Woodside (24 and Buffy) will both have multi-episode arcs on Suits when the USA Network drama returns for its fourth season. Hines will play Logan Sandler, the son of a millionaire entrepreneur who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and isn’t used to hearing the word “no.” His desire to prove himself by making a splashy acquisition will put him squarely in the middle of a conflict between Harvey (series regular Gabriel Macht) and Mike (series regular Patrick J. Adams). Meanwhile, Woodside will play Jeff Malone, a former SEC prosecutor who is a financial expert with a personal stake in Pearson Specter. His expertise is needed when the firm is faced with its toughest challenge yet. Suits will air its season finale (season 3) on April 10 with season four back this summer. (Maggie Furlong at YahooTV)

Actor Tom Hardy (The Dark Knight Rises and Lawless) will star in an 8-part period piece for the BBC that will be executive produced by Ridley Scott and writer Steven Knight called Taboo that will be set in 1813. Hardy will star as James Keziah Delaney, an adventurer who recently returned from Africa seeking to avenge his father’s death. James’ refusal to sell the family shipping and trade business results in a complicated battle with the East India Company. There is no word whether BBC America will broadcast the mini-series in the US, though. (Sadie Gennis at TV Guide)

Syfy has given a 13-episode order to 12 Monkeys, the new drama based on the Bruce Willis film of the same name. The series will debut in January 2015 and will star Aaron Stanford (Nikita) and Amanda Schull (Center Stage and Suits). The series is about a time traveler from the post-apocalyptic future who appears in the present day on a mission to locate and eradicate the source of a deadly plague that will eventually decimate the human race. (Lesley Goldberg at The Hollywood Reporter)

ONLINE SERIES NEWS

Actor Enrique Murciano (Without A Trace) and Katie Finneran (The Michael J. Fox Show) have landed recurring roles in the as-yet-named Netflix psychological thriller from Damages creators Todd A. Kessler, Daniel Zelman and Glenn Kessler. The 13-episode series centers on a close-knit family of four adult siblings (Kyle Chandler, Ben Mendelsohn, Linda Cardellini, Norbert Leo Butz) whose secrets and scars are revealed when their black sheep brother (Mendelsohn) returns home. Murciano will play Meg’s (Cardellini) boyfriend Marco, a member of the county sheriff’s department. Finneran will plays Kevin’s (Butz) red-haired, witty wife Belle. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actor Ryan Reynolds (Green Lantern) will star alongside Helen Mirren (Red and The Debt) in the upcoming box office film Woman In Gold, a fact-based story about real-life heroine Maria Altmann (Mirren), a Jewish WWII survivor who fought the Austrian government to get back several paintings by Gustav Klimt that were pilfered from her family during wartime. Reynolds will play the attorney who took his case despite knowing little about art. (Mike Fleming, Jr. at Deadline)

Actress Gwendoline Christie (Brienne of Tarth on Game of Thrones) will replace actress Lily Rabe (American Horror Story) as Commander Lyme in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 due to Rabe having a scheduling conflict. Commander Lyme character is one of the leaders of District 13, hailing from District 2 as a past victor of a Hunger Games. (Dave McNary at Variety)

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

DirecTV has scored the rights to the six-part thriller The Code that is set in the Australian outback, centering on two very different brothers — one a journalist, the other a hacker — who unearth information that those at the highest levels of political power will kill to keep secret. The cast includes Lucy Lawless (Xena and Battlestar Galactica) as well as Adam Garcia (Camp), David Wenham (Top Of The Lake) and Aden Young (I Frankenstein). (Nancy Tartaglione at Deadline)

The ABC drama The Astronaut Wives Club was supposed to debut on July 24 with a 10-episode limited series order, but production has been put on hold and the series will undergo a creative change. It looks like production will now begin in the fall with a midseason 2014-2015 premiere. The drama will tell the real story of the women who stood beside some of the biggest heroes in American history during the height of the space race. The cast currently includes JoAnna Garcia Swisher (Reba and Once Upon a Time), Odette Annable (House) Erin Cummings (Spartacus) [among others]. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actor Eddie McClintock (Warehouse 13) will guest star in the season finale of Castle, playing a small town hustler named Rogan O’Leary, who shares a complicated past with Beckett (Stana Katic). (Natalie Abrams at TV Guide and the actor himself via Instagram)

Actor David Meunier (Justified and Revolution) will have a major arc in the upcoming TNT drama Legends that follows deep-cover operative Martin Odum (Sean Bean from Game of Thrones), who has an uncanny ability to transform himself into a different person for each job. But his own identity comes into question when a mysterious stranger suggests that Martin isn’t who he thinks he is. Meunier will play Richard Hubbard, a high school chemistry teacher and family man who leads a quiet life with his wife and daughter. But when he and his family are abducted by gunmen, the shocking secret of his past is revealed, much to the dismay of his loved ones. Legends will debut on TNT on August 20. (Lesley Goldberg at The Hollywood Reporter)

MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE NEWS

Actress-singer Toni Braxton will star in the lead role in the OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network) made-for-TV movie My Name is Love: The Darlene Love Story. Love began cutting records for producer Phil Spector right out of high school, and went on to work with some of the greatest musical talents in history, including Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, Frank Sinatra and Bruce Springsteen. It is set to premiere this December. (The Deadline Team)

Oscar winner Octavia Spencer (The Help) will star in the OWN mini-series Tulsa, the story of the largest race riot in U.S. history, where over 300 people were believed to have been murdered in Tulsa, Oklahoma – a story that was largely covered up for decades. The mini-series will center on Mattie Clay (Spencer), a journalist from Tulsa, who moved to Chicago with the hopes of getting off the society pages and away from racism. Mattie’s journey eventually brings her back home to Tulsa where she must face the demons of her past and decide where her future lies. (The Deadline Team)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actresses Holly Hunter (Saving Grace) and Tao Okamoto (The Wolverine) and actor Callan Mulvey (300: Rise of an Empire) have joined the cast of the upcoming box office film Batman vs. Superman. (First Showing)

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

AWARDS

The 73rd annual Peabody Awards were given out, including (but not limited to) the following among its winners: Breaking Bad, The Bridge, Broadchurch, House of Cards, Orange Is The New Black, Orphan Black, The Returned and Scandal. (Cynthia Littleton at Variety)

Actor Josh Malina (Scandal) will guest star in the upcoming CBS summer series Extant that will star Halle Berry as an astronaut returning from space after a 13-month solo mission. Malina will play Dr. Scott Beck, the lead doctor in an emergency room of the near-future, who delivers some chilling news to Molly Woods (Berry). (E! Online)

Actress Erin Cummings (Spartacus: Blood & Sand) has landed a role in the upcoming ABC summer 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. Cummings will play Marge, Deke Slayton’s outspoken wife, whose colorful past is not in keeping with the cookie-cutter image that the astronaut wives are expected to present to the world. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actress Archie Panjabi (The Good Wife) has landed a role in the upcoming box office film San Andreas that will star Dwayne Johnson as a rescue worker trying to save his ex-wife and daughter during the largest earthquake in California history. Panjabi will play Serena, a reporter doing an investigation on the disaster. (The Deadline Team)

Q&A SECTION (with TV Scoop Team at E! Online, Natalie Abrams at TV Guide and Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

Question: Still not over the fact that Daniel Sharman won’t be returning for Teen Wolf’s fourth season! Are you sure he won’t appear at all? – Hannah

TV Scoop Team: Considering that Sharman requested that Isaac not be killed, there’s a good chance we’ll see those chiseled cheekbones in Beacon Hills again, as Jeff Davis assures, “Whether it’s season four or season five, I would say there’s a good possibility of it.” Someone you will be seeing in season four? A cocky lacrosse player from a rival school, who will stir up trouble for our gang in episode five.

Question: Reign is my favorite show on TV right now. Should we expect another death by the end of the season though? – Danielle

TV Scoop Team: Um, possibly one in every episode. NBD! “No one is safe in this castle,” Anna Popplewell teases. “There are deaths almost every week, but I couldn’t possibly say who will or won’t survive!” As for the finale, the lady-in-waiting says, “It’s going to be enormous. There’s plenty to look forward to and to fear and dread.”

Question: So worried about Thea in tonight’s Arrow! Slade is the worst! – Carson

TV Scoop Team: Ugh, right?! But that’s what makes him such a good villain. “I will say that Thea learns something pretty massive,” boss Marc Guggenheim previews of tonight’s outing. “And it will cause a tectonic shift in her relationship with Oliver.” Uh-oh, sounds like secret daddy issues will be coming to light soon!

Question: Anything Blacklist-related? — Pascal

Natalie: You didn’t think Red would spend all this time helping the FBI go after blacklisters without making some new enemies, did you? The hunter will soon become the hunted when Red learns that someone is dismantling his business piece-by-piece. However, the question isn’t necessarily why this person is trying to rob Red of everything he holds dear, but who he or she is actually working for.

Question: Thanks for the Once Upon a Time scoop, but what’s coming up for Zelena? — Meredith

Natalie: Once has been promising the Wicked vs. Evil battle for a while now, huh? Well, it’s finally going to happen! “This week is the showdown,” executive producer Edward Kitsis says. “We will find out why the witch is green and what she really wants.” Oz-some!

Question: Will we see more Horsemen in the second season of Sleepy Hollow? — Kiichi

Natalie: Chances are very good. “We’ll see even more how the four of them are tied together,” executive producer Len Wiseman says. But before we meet newcomers, the show will also deepen our understanding of the Horseman we already know. “We’ll see how War actually operates,” Wiseman teases. “War [is] a vehicle that Jeremy uses to do his bidding in a way that is really cool and very creepy.”

Question: Any scoop on Unforgettable? — Ronald

Natalie: This Friday’s midseason premiere finds Carrie and Al playing house for a case. But their flame won’t be rekindled until Season 3, which premieres June 29, when Boris Kodjoe’s Secret Service Agent Benjamin Hernandez makes his debut and becomes a third wheel. “They’re hitting it off and it’s safe to say that Al is jealous,” Poppy Montgomery says. “It’s bothering him, and he has to figure out if he wants to do anything about it.”

Question: I’ve been loving all of the Regina stuff this half of the season on Once Upon a Time, especially her scenes with Robin Hood. Any scoop on what’s ahead for that romance? –Stef

Ausiello: Alas, as you saw this week, now that Regina has spied Robin’s tell-tale tattoo, she will keep her fated soul mate at forearm’s length. Explaining her reaction to that reveal, Once co-creator Eddy Kitsis says, “Regina has a very hard time being happy. It frightens her. And she has spent so much time suppressing things, that when she faces them she’s not sure how to react. So for us, it’s about wanting to explore when and how will Regina open her heart, and to whom.”

Question: Do you have any news about Longmire‘s third season? —Maureen

Ausiello: Cady (Cassidy Freeman) will be visited by a former law school classmate, and, yes, sparks will be flying. According to the casting notice, the blue-collar Cameron — who will recur — still has a bit of a crush on Cady, and those feelings are bound to intensify when he agrees to act as her “shadow counsel” on a certain difficult case.

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Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

SundanceTV (formerly Sundance Channel) has picked up a new four-hour mini-series called One Child that stars actress Katie Leung (from the Harry Potter franchise) as Mei, a first-born Chinese girl adopted by English parents, who gets called back to Guangzhou when her birth mother desperately seeks her assistance in saving her son. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

It looks like Once Upon a Time in Wonderland actor Michael Socha (formerly of the UK series Being Human) will be joining the mothership show: Once Upon a Time for the show’s fourth season (should it get renewed, which has not yet happened). This casting announcement hasn’t been confirmed by the network yet either, though. (Tierney Bricker at E! Online)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Newcomer Cory Michael Smith (who will appear in the upcoming HBO mini-series Olive Kitteridge) has landed a role in the FOX drama pilot Gotham where he will play Edward Nygma (aka The Riddler). (Jen Yamato at Deadline)

HOT MUSIC NEWS

If you’re a fan of Sarah McLachlan (like I am), then you’ll want to listen to her new single from her upcoming new album “Shine On” – her first album in four years:

“Shine On” – Sarah McLachlan

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actor Toby Kebbell (Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time) has landed the coveted role of Victor von Doom (aka Doctor Doom) in the upcoming Fantastic Four reboot. (Justin Kroll at Variety)

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Actress Frances Fisher (Resurrection) will appear in the final season of The Killing, which has landed over at Netflix. Fisher will play the estranged mom of Sarah Linden (Mireille Enos). (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

Actress Diane Farr (Numb3rs and Rescue Me) will guest star in an upcoming episode of the USA Network long-running drama Royal Pains, playing Annie, a private investigator who is stricken by mysterious symptoms during an investigation. She fears her illness will prevent her from solving the most important case of her career. (Kate Stanhope at TV Guide)

Actor Sebastian Roche (The Vampire Diaries) will appear in several episodes of Scandal, but no official details have been released on who he will be playing in the ABC drama. (Andy Swift at TV Line)

TV TRAILER

Halt and Catch Fire First Trailer: Lee Pace Wages Tech War in New AMC Drama

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Actor Ryan Devlin (Cougar Town Veronica Mars Season 3) has landed a recurring role on The CW drama pilot Jane the Virgin, which is based on the successful Venezuelan telenovela Juana la Virgen. The pilot centers on Jane (Gina Rodriguez), a hardworking religious girl who, due to a series of outrageous events, is accidentally artificially inseminated. Devlin will play Andre, the brother of Jane’s boyfriend, a trouble-maker holding on to some secrets. (The Deadline Team)

ONLINE SERIES NEWS

Amazon Studios has given a second season order to its comedy series Alpha House and has also given the greenlight to four new shows, including the following:

The After, which comes from Chris Carter, the creator of The X-Files. The online series will follow eight strangers who are thrown together by mysterious forces and must help each other survive in a violent world that defies explanation. Among the cast are Aldis Hodge (Leverage), Arielle Kebbel (The Vampire Diaries), Adrian Pasdar (Heroes), Jamie Kennedy (The Ghost Whisperer) and Sharon Lawrence (NYPD Blue).

Bosch, which is based on the Michael Connelly bestselling book series about a relentless LAPD homicide detective, starring Titus Welliver (Lost and The Good Wife) and Annie Wersching (24 and Revolution). (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

The animated film Frozen has now surpassed Toy Story 3 as the number 1 animated film ever with an unbelievable 1.072 billion dollars worldwide. (Nancy Tartaglione at Deadline)

Warner Bros. is launching a trilogy of films based on the Harry Potter spin-off book “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”. Even the fictional book featured in one of the franchise films is only 54-pages long, the plan is to make three films set initially in New York seven decades before the start of Harry Potter’s story, following magizoologist Newt Scamander. (Variety and Dark Horizons)

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

1. Noah – 44 million
2. Divergent – 26.5 million
3. Muppets Most Wanted – 11.4 million
4. Mr. Peabody & Sherman – 9.5 million
5. God’s Not Dead – 9.1 million
6. The Grant Budapest Hotel – 8.8 million
7. Sabotage – 5.3 million
8. Need for Speed – 4.3 million
9. 300: Rise of An Empire – 4.3 million
10. Non-Stop – 4.1 million

Q&A SECTION (with Leanne Aguilera at E! Online)

Question: So excited that Kate is coming back to Teen Wolf! But what is she?! – Danielle

Leanne: Jeff Davis, take it away! “She’s…well, I guess I should let it stay secret. I won’t tell you! [Laughs.] But she’s specific and there’s a reason for it.” He adds, “We are really excited about Kate. We’re excited about making her a really powerful villain, about her relationships with both Argent and Derek, and now what she does now that both she and Peter are resurrected.”

Question: Anything on The Blacklist? It’s on fire lately, but I need even more answers about Tom! – Gregory

Leanne: Patience, grasshopper! “There are definitely answers coming at the end of the season, it’s not just going to be questions forever,” Ryan Eggold promises, adding that Tom is “at the point of no return. There’s no going back.” Oh, and prepare to see him improvise a lot when Liz unexpectedly brings his “brother” to town for a surprise visit for their vow renewal ceremony.

Question: I was so excited to hear that you guys are big Orphan Black fans, too! Got any news on my favorite clone Allison?

Leanne: You have no idea how deep our Clone Club devotion goes. In fact, in case you haven’t heard, it’s Orphan Black week on E! Online! We’re rolling out a new and exclusive video each and every day this week to get you all as pumped as we are for season two. (And in case you missed it check out our first two videos here and here!) Alison is going to be having a hilariously hard time in her suburban sanctuary when the BBC America hit returns. So what is her emotional outlet? The local community center play, of course! We love you, Allison, but after witnessing your opening night, maybe you should just stick to scrapbooking…

Question: I need that Emison scoop from your Pretty Little Liars interviews! – EmisonLoverr

Leanne: We hate to potentially burst your bubble, but it looks like there could be another fish swimming in Emily’s pond of pretty ladies. In season five, fans will be introduced to Sydney, a newbie on the Rosewood High swim team who is both friendly and easy on the eyes. Could Emily be abandoning both Alison and Paige for a newer model?! We caught up with Shay Mitchell for a little relationship update: “For the Paige and Emily fans, I would say to hold tight. Nothing’s ever said and done. And I will say to the Emison fans, you never know what could happen again. So stay tuned.”

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