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Here are the few news items for today:

ONLINE SERIES NEWS

Actor Sam Page (Mad Men) and actress Molly Parker (Deadwood) have joined the cast of the Netflix online series House of Cards, but details on the characters for which they will play are being kept under wraps. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Legendary actress Glenn Close is reportedly going to play a leadership role in the upcoming box office film Guardians Of The Galaxy. The cast already includes Chris Pratt (Parks & Recreation), Zoe Saldana (Star Trek) and Lee Pace (Pushing Daisies) [among others]. (Mike Fleming, Jr. at Deadline)

Actor Cheyenne Jackson (Glee) has joined the cast of the upcoming box office film Love Is Strange that already includes among its cast actors Michael Gambon and Alfred Molina. The film focuses on the characters played by Gambon and Molina, who play Ben and Jorge, a couple who after 38 years together finally marry at City Hall in Manhattan. Trouble begins when they return from their honeymoon, though, as Jorge gets fired and the couple is forced to temporarily separate. (The Deadline Team)

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Actress Barbara Niven (One Life to Live and The Bold and the Beautiful) has joined the cast of the upcoming Hallmark Channel first-ever scripted series Debbie Macomber’s Cedar Cove. She joins Andie MacDowell (Jane By Design), Dylan Neal (Blood Ties) and Bruce Boxleitner (Scarecrow & Mrs. King) in the series that will focus on Judge Olivia Lockhart (MacDowell) whose Cedar Cove Municipal Court is the professional milieu and social microcosm of issues the judge will face in her own day-to-day life with family and friends. Niven will play Peggy Beldon, the wife of Bob Beldon (to be played by Boxleitner). (The Futon Critic)

Eight of the best words put together in one sentence: Neil Patrick Harris to return as Emmy host. (Twitter)

NOTE: This fact alone might be the only reason I watch the awards show, which I have not watched in YEARS!!

Actor Warren Kole (The Following and Common Law) will have a recurring role on White Collar when it returns for its 5th season later this year. He will play Agent David Seigel, Neal’s overly ambitious new FBI handler who takes over for the now-jailed Peter. In addition, actor Richard Thomas (The Americans and The Waltons) will guest in an upcoming episode of the season, playing the patriarch of a wealthy family. (HuffPost TV and TV Line)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Actor Noah Taylor (Game of Thrones) will star opposite actor Logan Marshall-Green in the Cinemax drama pilot Quarry that is based on the series of novels by Max Allan Collins. The pilot is set in the 1970s, centering on a Marine sniper (Marshall-Green) who, upon his return home from Vietnam in 1973, finds himself shunned by those he loves and demonized by the public. Taylor will play Buddy, a hitman who helps Quarry learn the ropes. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

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

Question: Only two episodes of Game of Thrones left this season! Give me some scoop or I’m going to weep manly tears into my ale! — Jorge

NATALIE: Get ready to make love and war with a new colorful yet charismatic warrior, as the producers are looking to cast Oberyn in Season 4. This highly skilled and cultured man with a vendetta will run afoul of at least one of the Lannisters, while cultivating another to his side. But will his bloodlust overshadow his lust for a string of diverse lovers? Let’s just hope he doesn’t peak too soon!

Question: What’s Jane’s history with the new guy on Rizzoli & Isles? — Rebecca

ADAM: You won’t have to wait very long to find out. All will be explained via flashback in the new season’s second episode, when Lt. Det. Rafael Martinez (Amaury Nolasco), the new head of the Boston PD drug unit, arrives. The case-of-the-week involves the drowning of Martinez’s confidential informant. The ordeal brings back painful memories of a case Jane was involved in nearly a decade earlier. Let’s just say she clearly understands what Martinez is going through.

Question: How does Wonderland fit into the world of Once Upon a Time? — Betty

NATALIE: Let us take a look back to what executive producer Edward Kitsis told reporters before the show was picked up to series: “Wonderland takes place post-curse, so the pilot actually starts when magic comes and the Wraith happens.” Note the Wraith, because that’s very important to where the spin-off actually picks up, with fans seeing a different character’s point of view that won’t make you angry. Also look for the spin-off to feature other lands in a mash-up style similar to Once that may make you question who a past character really was.

Question: How is Agent Coulson alive in Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.? — Matt

NATALIE: Gregg promises the reveal will be realistic and won’t undermine the integrity of The Avengers. In my very humble comic-book-nerd opinion, I would put money on Coulson being a Life Model Decoy.

Question: What’s next on White Collar after Peter’s arrest? — Maria

ADAM: Surprisingly, It doesn’t take long for Peter to get back into the FBI’s good graces, and once he does, he looks into starting a new joint task force with the NYPD for large-scale busts. In the meantime, Peter and Neal will fall into their old routine quickly. In fact, before you know it, Neal will be posing as a butler for an affluent family Elizabeth knew way back when so that he can investigate the rebellious eldest son. Call me crazy, but I’m not so sure that Neal will be very good at taking orders.

Question: Do you know if Thea or Roy will become Speedy on Arrow? — Zach

NATALIE: Even though DC Comics fans have always suspected that Roy would go on to become Oliver’s sidekick Speedy, the Season 1 finale seemed to indicate that he might skip over that and go on to become Red Arrow or Arsenal. (He is always wearing that red hoodie!) “One of the fun elements is what I call the comic book destinies for each of the characters and seeing how much they’ll follow those destinies and how much they’ll deviate,” executive producer Marc Guggenheim says of Roy’s future. “As we’ve probably shown a couple times in Season 1, we like to be unpredictable.”

Question: I’m going through serious Suits withdrawal. Please say you have a scoop! —Emily

Ausiello: I have a scoop! The July 16 premiere finds Mike and Rachel trying to “navigate a relationship,” reveals Meghan Markle. “There is an episode that is sort of like Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, where Mike comes to the Zane household, which will be pretty great to shoot.” Rachel, meanwhile, is still coming to terms with Mike’s big Harvard bombshell. “It’s a lot to take in,” Markle acknowledges. “And also, you have to think, Donna knew about it, so that really challenges Rachel and Donna’s friendship, that she wouldn’t reveal that to her. This season is a lot of Rachel trying to determine who has been truthful with her and if she can forgive them.”

Question: Longtime reader and fan. Is it too early to ask for some Sons Of Anarchy scoop? I will take anything you got. —Rachel

Ausiello: Here’s what I got: Beauty and the Beast head-turner Bridget Regan has signed on to appear in a relatively minor multi-episode arc, sources confirm to me exclusively. There are zero details on her character, but Kurt Sutter previously told us Season 6 would delve deeper into the escort world so I’m thinking maybe possibly she’s playing what my Aunt Joan still refers to as a streetwalker?

Question: I’m curious about NCIS‘ four-month time jump in the finale — will the show flash back to those intervening months when it returns this fall? —Jacob

Ausiello: Not sure if we’ll get actual flashbacks, but exec producer Gary Glasberg promises that “everything that happened that led up to Gibbs looking through that rifle will be explained,” adding, “All the pieces will fit together.”

Question: With so many Vampire Diaries peeps migrating to the Originals spin-off, what kind of new characters can we expect to populate the show next season? —Warren

Ausiello: Prepare for a rush of college kids! “We’re definitely going to be entering an entire new world at Whitmore College, so we’ll get to meet new friends and new enemies,” reveals exec producer Julie Plec. “There’ll be a lot of new people entering our universe that we’ll get to know well — and then also maybe some new romantic interests for some of our characters.”

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today and yesterday:

TELEVISION

Actor Matthew Rhys (The Americans and Brothers & Sisters) will star as Mr. Darcy in the three-part mini-series Death Comes To Pemberley for the BBC (in the UK). He will be joined by Anna Maxwell Martin (Becoming Jane) as Elizabeth and Matthew Goode (Chasing Liberty) as Wickham. The story is based on the book by writer P.D. James and is set six years into Elizabeth and Darcy’s marriage as they prepare for the annual ball at their magnificent Pemberley home. When Elizabeth’s wayward sister Lydia arrives, she brings a shocking halt to the proceedings. A murder investigation unfolds and a web of secrets and deceit threatens all that the Darcys hold dear. (Nancy Tartaglione at Deadline)

Actor Ian Anthony Dale (The Event) has joined the cast of the TNT drama pilot Murder In The First as a series regular. The project is a murder mystery, centering on San Fransisco PD homicide detectives Terry Seagrave (Taye Diggs) and Hildy Mulligan (Kathleen Robertson), as they take on a case that seems more like a maze. Dale will play Lieutenant Jim Koto, a no-nonsense homicide police lieutenant with movie star good looks who is Hildy and Terry’s superior. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actor Aaron Hill (Greek) has landed a recurring role on the new, upcoming ABC Family drama Twisted that is centered around a charismatic 16-year-old (Avan Jogia) with a troubled past who becomes the prime suspect when a fellow student is found dead in her home. Hill will play Eddie, the kind of guy that you would bring home to meet your parents who is also a brave and fearless cop. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Rob Lowe, Ginnifer Goodwin and Michelle Trachtenberg will star in the upcoming two-hour National Geographic Channel event movie Killing Kennedy with Lowe playing JFK, Goodwin playing Jackie Kennedy and Trachtenberg playing Marina Oswald. An official airdate has yet to be set. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actress and Oscar winner Melissa Leo (The Fighter and Treme) will alongside Matt Dillon in the M. Night Shyamalan event series called Wayward Pines which is being eyed for a 2014 debut. The event series is based on the Blake Crouch novel Pines that centers on Secret Service agent Ethan Burke (Dillon) who arrives in the bucolic town of Wayward Pines, ID, on a mission to find two missing federal agents. But instead of answers, Ethan’s investigation only turns up more questions. Leo will play Pam, the intense, unpredictable nurse who first takes care of Ethan when he wakes up in the Wayward Pines hospital. But it soon seems Pam may be more interested in harming than healing. Nurse Pam and Ethan grow into deadly rivals, and her role in the town of Wayward Pines proves much deeper than it first appears. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

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

1. Fast & Furious 6 – $98.5 million
2. The Hangover Part III – $42.4 million
3. Star Trek Into Darkness – $38 million
4. Epic – $34.2 million
5. Iron Man 3 – $19.4 million
6. The Great Gatsby – $13.7 million
7. Mud – $2 million
8. 42 – $1.2 million
9. The Crood – $1.2 million
10. Oblivion – $815,000

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actor Evan Peters (American Horror Story) has been cast as Quicksilver (the son of Magneto) in the upcoming box office film X-Men: Days Of Future Past. (The Deadline Team)

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

Question: I’m down on my knees here begging you for any and all info you might be in possession of on Psych! I’ll bake cookies, or send you a pineapple. Just please give me something! –Melinda

Mitovich: If you’ve longed to hear Arnie Becker let loose with a tune, the USA series’ musical episode — a two-parter set to unspool on one night in November or December – will not fill the bill. “I must tell you the truth, I don’t sing — and that’s probably why I only speak three words” in the much anticipated outing, Corbin Bernsen tells me. The pipes boasted by the rest of the cast, however, are “extraordinary,” Henry’s portrayer raves. “It sounds like Broadway stuff — the sort of stuff that I can’t do.”

Question: Got any Castle or Suits scoop to help me through finals? –Christina

Mitovich: Suits up! At the USA Network upfront event, I asked Gabriel Macht what sets the stage for the new season’s flashback episode, which dives 10 years into the past. “The DA played by Gary Cole in the first season is brought back, so we’re going to see the origin episode of why Harvey left the DA’s office,” he shared. And what surprised him most about this latest bit of time travel? “It was interesting to find out where Harvey gets the value of not sleeping with the people he works with.” On a related note, Macht says the issue of where “Scottie” (played by Abigail Spencer) lands – New York or London – “is explained in the premiere, [airing July 16], so she’s back for that episode.”

Question: I really hope to see more “Esplanie” on Castle next season. Anything you can tease so far? – Marine

Mitovich: Know who else hopes to see more Esposito/Lanie scenes? Andrew W. Marlowe, that’s who. Acknowledging that things are “complicated” between the detective and the M.E., (“I think that Lanie isn’t sure about wanting to commit “), the series’ creator says, “There is much more going on in that relationship than we have had time to show. There’s some great storytelling that we’ve talked about, but to give it the real breadth we want to, we need a bit more time. So we’re going to have some hallmarks next season on that front.” So I in turn ask fans: What hallmarks would you like to see?

Question: Can you tell us more about what’s coming in the second season of Beauty and the Beast? –Sakran

Mitovich: Presumably in addition to Catherine’s biological father, “We’ve got some new people joining us [for Season 2], which is going to amp things up,” Jay Ryan says. “Fresh blood!” As for the show’s sophomore run as a whole, Vincent’s portrayer has these expectations: “I think we’ve found our footing, as far as what the tone of the show is — and we can only grow bigger and better from there.”

Question: Does Hart of Dixie’s Scott Porter think George and Zoe will finally be more explored in Season 3? And what would be his dream storyline for George Tucker? –Stephanie

Mitovich: What if I told you that his dream storyline does not involve Zoe…? Porter told me his No. 1 Season 3 wish is that “George is single, for most of the year. That we get to see him more fleshed out and go on some solo adventures as opposed to always being tethered to a relationship.” The actor noted that in Season 2, George “was single for one episode, and then had a revolving door of women coming through his life, and I want to see George outside of that.” As such, this storyline in which George shutters his law practice for a bit to indulge his musical leanings has a good ring to it. “There’s a part of George that is a little bit more wild — and he needs to start letting that side out.”

Question: On NCIS: Los Angeles, will we ever meet Kensi’s ex-fiancé Jack? –Lauren

Mitovich: No sooner did I utter your question to show boss Shane Brennan did he respond, “Yes.” But was that a yes as in sometime soon-ish…? “I answered you pretty quickly,” Brennan smiled, “so perhaps it’s something we are already thinking about.” As for what Jack might be like, Brennan isn’t locked into a type just yet, though he did venture: “Kensi likes Deeks, so maybe he’s a Deeks lookalike, another ‘shaggy dog’?”

Question: Does Neal/Bae come back in Once Upon a Time Season 3, or is he really dead?? –Jessica

Mitovich: Judging by the fact actor Michael Raymond-James has been made a full-time cast member, he sure seems to be alive. (Unless he has another identity, that of Casper the Friendly Ghost.)

Question: Covert Affairs is back filming and @ChrisGorham is tweeting cryptic teases. Any info on the upcoming season? –Janice

Mitovich: Kari Matchett shared a taste of the tempestuous times ahead for the USA drama’s resident marrieds. In addition to the budding Annie/Auggie romance, she said, “There are some really interesting personal things going on [in Season 4] that inform the professional life in a bigger way for Joan and Arthur. I can say there is a very serious breaking point that comes up. I can’t tell you what the outcome is, but there is a very, very serious breaking point.” (Could Matchett’s real-life pregnancy play into this relationship drama? “Viewers will have to tune in and see,” I am told.)

That’s it. Enjoy!

Have a terrific long, holiday weekend! I’ll be back with news on Tuesday!

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Hey All,

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

TELEVISION

Actor Chris Zylka (The Secret Circle and The Amazing Spider-Man) will have a guest role in the new ABC Family drama Twisted that is set to debut on June 11. (Danielle Turchiano)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Actor Logan Marshall-Green (Prometheus) has landed the lead role in the drama project called Quarry based on the novels by Max Allan Collins. The project is set in the 1970s, centering on a Marine sniper who, upon his return home from Vietnam in 1973, finds himself shunned by those he loves and demonized by the public. Combat-hardened and disillusioned, he’s recruited into a network of contract killers and corruption spanning the length of the Mississippi River. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Legendary director Steven Soderbergh is in talks to team with actor Clive Owen for the a 10-episode project that is up for consideration at Cinemax. The project is called The Knick and will be set in New York in 1900. The basic set-up for the project is this: It’s downtown New York in 1900, a tumultuous time of massive change and great progress; it will center around the groundbreaking surgeons, nurses and staff at Knickerbocker Hospital, who are pushing the bounds of medicine in a time of astonishingly high mortality rates and zero antibiotics. (Mike Fleming, Jr. at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actors Diego Boneta (Rock of Ages) and Jackson Rathbone (the Twilight franchise) will star in the box office thriller called The Dead Men that centers on an American running from his past who is brought into a group of young underground radicals called The Dead Men, only to discover a centuries-old spiritual battle. (Heat Vision and Dark Horizons)

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Hey All,

Here is the news for today:

TELEVISION

Actress Emma Roberts (Scream 4) has landed a role in American Horror Story: Coven. She will play a party girl named Madison. (Tim Stack at Entertainment Weekly)

Actor Billy Baldwin (Gossip Girl) will appear in the final two episodes of the upcoming season of Copper on BBC America, playing a tough and charming Tammany Hall fixer in the Five Points New York period drama. Copper will start its second season on June 23. (Michael O’Connell at The Hollywood Reporter)

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

Question: I can’t believe I have to wait all summer for more Castle. Is there any way Beckett will turn down Castle’s proposal? — Lauren

ADAM: Depends on who you ask. Cast member Tamala Jones thinks that Beckett’s desire for career advancement in Washington, D.C., could outweigh her feelings for Castle. “Beckett is a strong woman, and she’s not going to forget who she is,” she says. “So she may say no — or not right now.” Susan Sullivan, who plays Castle’s mother, has a different take. “What woman in her right mind would say no to him?” she says. “Therein would lie the problem: I may actually have to move out. Yikes!”

Question: Do you have any scoop on Laurel and Oliver next season on Arrow? —Jim

NATALIE: Here’s some Laurel scoop from executive producer Marc Guggenheim that may involve Oliver: “Because her building has been destroyed, Laurel is looking for a new job and she will not be returning to CNRI next year,” he says. “She’ll have a new job and a new mission and I’ll leave it to people to speculate for the next three months as to what that mission could be.”

Question: What will the dynamic be like between Michael and Fiona when Burn Notice returns for its final season? — Nancy

ADAM: Put it this way: If those two are going to reunite before the end of the series, they have a lot of emotional and physical distance to overcome. When the series returns, nine months have passed and Michael is now an alcoholic loner working undercover on an eight-year-long mission in the Dominican Republic. Although Michael has cut his mom and friends out of his life and Fiona now has a new business partner/boyfriend, look for the gang to reunite sooner than expected when a bad guy in Miami threatens to blow up Michael’s entire mission — and with it, his friends’ immunity deals — permanently.

Question: Will we see a lot of Elena and Katherine facing off on The Vampire Diaries next season? —Marie

NATALIE: Maybe not facing off, but perhaps switching off? “One thing we’re looking forward to so much next season is Elena on her own as a vampire and living her new life in college,” executive producer Julie Plec explains. “And to see a vulnerable Katherine, who is able to be hurt and able to be killed and in need of the protection much like the first Elena we met four years ago.” Oh, and get this — she says it’ll be fun.

Question: What’s going to happen to Vincent next season on Beauty and the Beast? — Lara

ADAM: Now that Vincent has been captured, clearly he’s going to need someone to rescue him. But however that turns out, Jay Ryan has some other wishes for Season 2: “I’d like him to find his mother and some of his platoon, if they are still alive, and give him a sense of community he could bring to his relationship with Catherine,” he says. Speaking of family, Ryan says that the introduction of Catherine’s biological father in the finale will create some major obstacles for he and Catherine. How major? “[He] could break them up,” Ryan warns.

Question: What’s going to happen to Storybrooke on Once Upon a Time? —Lauren

NATALIE: Just because most of the ABC’s fairy-tale drama’s main characters went through a portal to Neverland does not mean we won’t be seeing Storybrooke next season. In fact, Emilie de Ravin, whose Belle has been left in charge of the town, confirms that she’ll continue to be a series regular in Season 3. The Lost alum also notes that even though Belle’s memories are all intact, it doesn’t mean she’ll write Mr. Gold off for his actions while she was Lacey. “She was going along with it though, so therefore you can’t blame him if you’re the one saying, ‘Kick that guy’s a–,” she says, noting that Belle will be devastated about his absence when the show returns. “But also she’ll gain her strength back and she’ll have to if she’s going to protect an entire town.”

Question: Since Harvey will have a British counterpart on Suits, will we see anyone else’s? — DeAnna

ADAM: At the moment, no. “As far as I know, there’s no British Donna… yet,” Sarah Rafferty tells us. “But I kind of hope they add one because that’d be fun to see their interaction and her relationship with [British Harvey].” As for our Donna and Harvey’s relationship, we’ll get a deeper look at that when the show flashes-back 10 years. “We did a five-year flashback last season and now we go back even further and you’ll see the origins of their relationship, and how Harvey became who he is,” Rafferty says.

Question: Will Emily and Jack team up next season on Revenge? —Jeremy

NATALIE: In the wake of Declan’s death and Emily’s reveal that she’s actually Amanda, Jack will have a hard time trusting anyone next season. “I think he’s going to be hurt and not trust her,” Nick Wechsler says. “She’s got to earn his trust back. If he does team up with her, it’s only because they have a common enemy, not because she’s out of the doghouse.”

Question: So what’s happening with Divya and Rafa on Royal Pains after their shotgun wedding in Vegas? — Beth

ADAM: Sadly, after deciding to annul the wedding, Divya and Rafa’s relationship is pretty much kaput when the show returns. But Paige is eager to help Divya move on, and she even sets her up with one of her handsome, intelligent co-workers . However, there’s a specific reason that Divya isn’t overly eager about jumping back into the dating pool. Let’s just say that annulments can’t void all contracts.

Question: I’m so excited for Switched at Birth to come back. What can you tell us? —Josephine

NATALIE: This season will feature a “what if?” episode that explores all the characters’ lives had Regina told everyone about the switch when she first figured it out so many years ago. “In the first season, Regina had a bad rap for keeping the secret for so long and had that cloud over her, so [in this episode] Regina finally has a good reputation,” Constance Marie says. The episode will play with physical changes for both Bay and Daphne, a relationship change for John and Kathryn, and for the first time viewers will see Daphne, Bay and Toby as babies!

Question: I bet if you put your finger to your head and I send you a pineapple you could give me scoop on Psych. —Vicki

Ausiello: How ’bout I save you the postage and just tell you that Psych‘s musical episode finds Lassiter and Shawn hitting the dance floor. Together. Meaning, with each other. “James [Roday] and I have a tango and it’s rather romantic,” Timothy Omundson tells TVLine’s Matt Mitovich with a laugh. “We sing and tango with each other. So let’s just say this: It takes [our] relationship to a whole new level.”

Question: I’m almost scared to ask, but is there any hope of Nikita getting more than the initially-ordered six final episodes next year? —AJ

Ausiello: Not a chance in hell. But here’s something you can hold out hope for: A prominent role for Division-less Ryan right up until the end. “Ryan’s talents when we met him [involved] peeling back the layer of a grand conspiracy — and there is no more grander conspiracy than the one we have for Season 4,” teases exec producer Craig Silverstein. “So, he’ll be instrumental is spotting the patterns and forming their front against The Shop and what they’re trying to bring about.” (BTW, Silverstein says the entire cast will be back for the farewell season, and that includes Devon Sawa’s Owen/Sam.)

Question: Do you know if Revenge will be doing a time jump between seasons? —Jeremy

Ausiello: Sounds like there’s one on the drawing board. A little birdie who happens to be a staff writer on Revenge shared some preliminary Season 3 intel with Nick Wechsler (Jack), and a flash forward was involved. “If it happens — and that’s a big “if” because it hasn’t been run by anyone else — we would pick up later,” shares Wechsler. ”[If] it’s months later or a year or more, I don’t know. But it would pick up later.”

Question: Please tell me Zoe is going to go back to Wade after she takes some time for herself on Hart of Dixie? —Amanda

Ausiello: Wilson Bethel says a full-fledged Zoe-Wade “scenario” in Season 3 “seems pretty logical,” although he believes it was smart for the show to end the season with Zoe pulling a Kelly Taylor. “It’s probably good that there’s a bit of anticipation about what she will do” heading into the fall.

Question: Jack Bauer is coming back to TV! Surely you have a 24 scoop for us? Can you at least tell us if fan favorites Chloe and Tony will be back alongside Jack? —Fin

Ausiello: Mary Lynn Rajskub is being eyed to return as Chloe, but my gut tells me you shouldn’t hold your breath re: Carlos Bernard/Tony.

Question: I’m bummed Downton Abbey isn’t returning until January 2014. (Was hoping the new season would air simultaneously with the UK run in the fall.) Any scoop to tide me over? —Connie

Ausiello: The bitch is back. Exec producer Gareth Neame tells TVLine that former Ice Queen Mary will freeze back over in the wake of Matthew’s death. “She mellowed with Matthew [and] opened up a lot more,” he notes. “But I think [after losing Matthew and Sybil], she would be just so devastated that I think it would lock her down and [she would] go back into a lot of the traits that she had before – that very difficult to read characteristic she’s got. I think we’ll see a lot of those very dark and complex things about Mary.”

Question: Do you have anything on Covert Affairs? —Allyson

Ausiello: The USA hit is moving full steam ahead with Annie and Auggie. In the wake of the pair’s season-ending smooch, “Annie and Auggie start Season 4 in a relationship. Yes, we go there,” reveals Christopher Gorham. “We really explore how that works and what that is. It plays into what I think is the theme of the year, which is secrets, because everybody’s got one, or two. Joan’s got a secret, Arthur’s got a secret… Everybody! Auggie’s got a whopper of a secret, and when they all start eventually coming out, it creates some great, great drama.”

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Hey All,

Here are the news for yesterday and today:

TELEVISION

Actor Bruce Boxleitner (Babylon 5 and Scarecrow and Mrs. King) will join the cast of the first-ever scripted drama series Debbie Macomber’s Cedar Cove set to debut on the Hallmark Channel on July 20. He will play Bob Beldon, owner of the local Cedar Cove Inn called Thyme and Tide. (The Futon Critic)

ABC will air the four remaining episodes of last fall’s new thriller 666 Park Avenue starting on June 22. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Doctor Who has been renewed for an 8th season by the BBC. (The Deadline Team)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Actress Mia Maestro (Alias and Breaking Dawn Part 2) will star opposite actor Corey Stoll in the FX drama project called The Strain, which is an of the Guillermo del Toro vampire novel trilogy that tells the story of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather (Stoll), the head of the Centers for Disease Control Canary Team in New York City. He and his team are called upon to investigate a mysterious viral outbreak with hallmarks of an ancient and evil strain of vampirism. Maestro will play Dr. Nora Martinez, who works so closely with Ephraim, they finish each other’s sentences and stumble into an affair. The project is being eyed for a 13-episode pick-up by the network. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Legendary director Steven Spielberg is set to produce a live-action TV series based on the popular video game Halo for Microsoft, who is attempted to move into Netflix and Amazon territory of producing original content for its VOD service. (Dark Horizons)

Actress America Ferrera (Ugly Betty) is set to star in the potential limited series for ABC called Pedro & Maria, a modern day twist on Romeo and Juliet. Here is the tagline for the project: Pedro and Maria are two opposites cut from the same cloth caught in the trap of forbidden love. He is a second generation Dominican from the mean streets of Washington Heights. She is a Puerto Rican whose parents made millions as real estate developers. (James Hibberd at Entertainment Weekly)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

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

1. Star Trek Into Darkness – 70.2 million
2. Iron Man 3 – 35.8 million
3. The Great Gatsby – 24 million
4. Pain and Gain – 3.2 million
5. The Croods – 3 million
6. 42 – 2.8 million
7. Oblivion – 2.3 million
8. Mud – 2.2 million
9. Tyler Perry Presents Peeples – 2.1 million
10. The Big Wedding – 1.2 million

Actor Liam Hemsworth (The Hunger Games) is set to star in the upcoming box office film called Aurora Rising, playing a Southern California surfer turned military fighter pilot who, after acing a complicated and messy first combat mission, gets recruited to be part of an elite team to test the next generation of aircraft. (Mike Fleming, Jr. at Deadline)

Actor Christian Borle (Smash) will star in the upcoming cyber crime movie from Michael Mann that is as-yet untitled. The film will feature Chris Hemsworth, Viola Davis and Holt McCallany as part of the cast. (The Deadline Team)

Actress Sarah Hyland (Modern Family) and actor Gabriel Byrne (Vikings) have joined the cast of the anticipated adaptation of the Vampire Academy books by Richelle Mead. Byrne will play Victor, one of the leaders of the Academy while Hyland will play Natalie, Victor’s daughter and the best friend of the lead characters, Rose and Lissa. Actresses Lucy Fry and Zoey Deutch will play the lead characters. (Dominic Patten at Deadline)

Actress Shannyn Sossamon (Moonlight) will play architect and designer Eileen Gray in the upcoming biopic called The Price Of Desire with singer-actress Alanis Morissette set to play her lover. (Nancy Tartaglione at Deadline)

Actress Carey Mulligan (The Great Gatsby) and actor Matthias Schoenaerts (Rust And Bone) will star in the adaptation of the Thomas Hardy 1874 novel Far From The Madding Crowd. They will play Bathsheba Everdine and Gabriel Oak in the story of the ill-fated passions of a willful young woman and her three suitors. (Nancy Tartaglione at Deadline)

BROADWAY NEWS

Actor Zachary Levi (Chuck) will star opposite actress Krysta Rodriguez (Smash) in the Broadway play First Date. He will play Aaron, who is set up on a first date with Casey (Rodriguez). As the date unfolds in real time, the couple quickly finds they are not alone on this date as Casey and Aaron’s inner critics take on a life of their own when other restaurant patrons and the wait staff get into the act. (The Deadline Team)

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today, as there wasn’t any news of note from yesterday:

TELEVISION

Good news/Bad news: Syfy has renewed Warehouse 13 for a fifth season that will consist of only 6 episodes as that will be the show’s final season. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actor Colin Firth will star in the upcoming spy thriller called A Foreign Country based on the Charles Cumming novel that follows a disgraced MI6 officer called Thomas Kell. (Screen Daily and Dark Horizons)

Q&A SECTION (with Sandra Gonzalez at Entertainment Weekly)

Question: Did I see mermaids in that Once Upon a Time in Wonderland trailer? AMAZING! Any chance we’ll see THE most important mermaid Ariel next season?? — Holli

Sandra: It’s up in the air according to EPs Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. “Obviously Neverland brings up mermaids and it brings up fairies,” says Kitsis. “We have ideas for Ariel. When we introduce her is up in the air because we’re still figuring out what we want to do. There’s a possibility we’ll see her.” Horowitz adds that she’s “one of our favorite characters” and “if and when we do it, we just want to make sure we do it right.” One thing you can count on? Her story will very much follow the Once model — surprises on top of surprises. “The thing that we love to do and that we will continue to do is, we do love to be able to say, here’s the backstory of an iconic character, but it’s not what you think,” Kitsis says. “So for Beauty and the Beast, we realized the beast was Rumpelstiltskin. And we realized Bae was with the Darlings, and that Red Riding Hood was the wolf. We still want to be able to show you our versions of things, and of course Ariel is at the top of the list.”

Question: Any Psych scoop?! — Lizzie

Sandra: The upcoming season finale is going to shake up the precinct in a way that will make you wonder exactly how next season will unfold. Specifically, someone might be exiting the PD with a box of their belongings in-hand!

Question: Falling Skies?! — Tara

Sandra: Glad you asked! Because as we prepare for the June 9th premiere, executive producer Remi Aubuchon reveals that the third season will be about “figuring out at what cost victory is.” “We begin with the 2nd Mass and the humans winning, and we’re winning because we have allied ourselves with another set of aliens. And part of what we wanted to kind of explore this season in a very sort of general way was how does that change things.” He adds: “I think, in some ways, the story is a little more complex this season in that it doesn’t depend on just one conflict. There’s many conflicts that are established within this third season.”

Question: Any Teen Wolf scoopage! I saw some people got screeners! — Michelle

Sandra: I, indeed, have the first episode in my grasp. What I can tell you? Lydia is cured!…of the heartache caused by the departure of Jackson. Well, rather, she’s getting there. How? Lots of ***! Elsewhere, despite Scott and Allison’s desire to ignore each other at every cost, they do have an encounter early on in the episode. Call it fate — or a deer.

That’s it. Enjoy!

Have a terrific weekend

NOTE: I will be back with an update on Tuesday, as I’ll be busy all weekend, rolling over into Monday.

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Actress Sarah Shahi (Fairly Legal) has been promoted to full series regular on Person of Interest when it returns to CBS this fall. (The Futon Critic)

Actor Michael Raymond-James has also been promoted to full series regular on Once Upon a Time when the show returns this fall to ABC. (Matt Mitovich at TV Line)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actress Cate Blanchett will star in the upcoming David Mamet box office film called Blackbird that will be a present-day Hitchcockian nail-biter turning on a secret explanation for the 1963 assassination of U.S. president John F. Kennedy. Blanchett will play Janet, who travels to Los Angeles for the funeral of her grandfather, a Hollywood visual effects artist who moonlighted for U.S. special ops agencies. Her grandfather’s well-kept secrets become a threat to her, forcing Janet to discover the truth about a man who dedicated his life to making illusion reality. (John Hopewell at Variety)

BOX OFFICE TRAILERS

Watch: Vin Diesel is a Tough Man to Beat in New Trailer for ‘Riddick’

Shake Your Tail Feather with First Musical Teaser Trailer for ‘Rio 2’

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

Question: Any last bits of scoop on the Hawaii Five-0 finale? — Jessica

ADAM: Like last year, the finale will explore all of the team members’ personal issues separately. “We’re going to touch on some questions we’ve had for a while,” executive producer Peter Lenkov says. “Is there more going on between Wo Fat and Doris than we know? What happened the night Michael Noshimuri took Kono’s gun? … [These] are issues that need resolutions. Some of our characters are going to have to make tough choices.” How tough? By the finale’s end, somebody will likely be dead. “The English translation of our finale title is “farewell and take care. You can take want you want from that,” Lenkov teases.

Question: I can’t believe Irene Adler is alive! Got any scoop on the Elementary finale? —Anne

NATALIE: If you’re thinking that the reunion between Sherlock and Irene will be a wholly joyous one, think again. Sherlock will make a surprising, uncharacteristic decision about Irene’s captor.

Question: What can you tell me about the Bates Motel finale? — Brad

ADAM: Norma will struggle to come up with Abernathy’s money before his deadline. So Norman will somehow come to her rescue, right? Maybe not. But Norman’s conspicuous absence won’t actually damage the too-close mother-son relationship. “They’re moving into their separate worlds, but the finale brings them back together, and they both openly reveal stuff about each other that forces them to reconnect and reassert their relationship,” Freddie Highmore tells us. “It’s like an elastic band. No matter how much you stretch [the relationship], it doesn’t snap.”

Question: Ack! Monroe has Nora. What’s going to happen on Revolution? — Ben

NATALIE: Suffice it to say, Nora being in Monroe’s custody is not a good thing, but according to Daniella Alonso, she may use her plight to her advantage. “Even though she’s chained up and has a lot of guards on her, she does her best to try to kill him,” she says. And worry not, though we’ll see moments of weakness, Alonso assures us that there’s no way Nora will be turned to the militia’s side.

Question: What can you tease about this beast-on-beast fight in the Beauty and the Beast finale? — Marion

ADAM: It’s not exactly a fair fight. “Now that Vincent has been taking medication his strength is weakened,” Jay Ryan tells us. “So at the beginning of the fight he doesn’t have his beast qualities and he has to refer back to his military training.” Gabe, meanwhile, is quite a scary contender. He will show us just how vicious the original beast that Muirfield created can be.

Question: I’m so excited about the return of Falling Skies. What’s coming up? — Micah

NATALIE: When it appears that the aliens have a mole within the 2nd Mass, Tom enlists Manchester to track down him/her/it — a job that will have dangerous consequences. With a new, surprising Overlord in place, the mole’s identity will be a huge shocker.

Question: Any word on when Nick’s mother might be returning to Grimm? —Amanda

Ausiello: “There will be references” to the Woman in Black in next Tuesday’s finale, per David Giuntoli. “There will be communiqués involved. I’m not sure in what capacity she’ll be back next season, but I’ve been ‘hearing things.’” (I have too; she’ll be back). Speaking of the finale, Giuntoli offers up the following teases: “There are going to be zombies; one of the main characters kinda-sorta dies and may or may not be coming back; and Nick and Juliet – romance!”

Question: Any information on Once Upon a Time‘s casting of Peter Pan? —George

Ausiello: The role of Peter Pan will be played by… a dude! “I can confirm that it will be a male playing the part,” exec producer Adam Horowitz tells TVLine. Beyond that, “Anything to do with that casting we don’t want to talk about, because that would be a big spoiler. Our approach to Peter Pan is one we’re super-excited about. Since Season 1, the Peter Pan mythology was something we wanted to do, but we couldn’t because of the rights issues. Once they were dealt with, we were able to finally go to town and open that world up. We started with Captain Hook, and we knew we wanted to build to what we’re about to do in Season 3.”

Question: How about a scoop on the Nashville finale? —Missi

Ausiello: “It’s bloody,” reports Sam Palladio, all but confirming reports of multiple season-ending deaths. “It’s shocking, actually. When I read the script, it made me go, ‘Wh-wh-whoa! Wow!’ I can’t wait to see the episode.”

Question: Any Veronica Mars movie spoilers?! — Ted

Ausiello: Before the flick goes into production, it’s looking to cast… well, Rebel Wilson, basically. For the juicy supporting role of Ruby, the powers that be want a plus-sized (check) funny lady (check) who can do a British accent (check). Rebel, you can drop my commission check (check) in the mail.

Question: Please tell me you got some Revolution scoop out of the NBC upfront. Something, anything? — Kyle

Ausiello: Not only did Matt Mitovich score you some scoop, he scored it directly from Giancarlo Esposito, who told him, through the finale, “Tom’s next move is to try and cover his own butt, first. But also, there is a race to figure out who really is in control of the power. The final episode will blow your mind in terms of all of the elements coming together, and some questions you haven’t even thought of asking will be answered.”

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Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Actress Britne Oldford (American Horror Story) has landed a series regular role on Ravenswood, the spin-off to Pretty Little Liars. She will play Remy, who can fit anywhere but doesn’t belong to any one crowd. She is described as inquisitive and determined; someone who will not stop looking for the truth until she finds it. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

HBO has picked up the seven-part limited run series Criminal Justice that will star James Gandolfini (The Sopranos). This will be a New York-set crime drama loosely inspired by the acclaimed 2008 BBC series of the same name created by Peter Moffat with Gandolfini playing an ambulance-chasing New York City attorney who gets in over-his-head when he takes on the case of a Pakistani accused of murdering a girl on the Upper West Side. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actor Brandon W. Jones (Pretty Little Liars) has joined the cast of the upcoming new ABC Family Channel drama The Fosters. He will appear in at least four episodes as Liam, a charming young man with a forceful intensity lurking beneath the surface. The Fosters is set to debut on June 3. (Philiana Ng at The Hollywood Reporter)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actor Holt McCallany (Lights Out and Golden Boy) will star opposite Chris Hemsworth and Viola Davis in the as-yet untitled upcoming box office film from director Michael Mann that centers on cyber terrorism. (The Deadline Team)

Actress Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit) will appear alongside Sam Worthington in the upcoming box office film For The Dogs that centers on a solitary assassin (Worthington) who agrees to help a precocious teenager (Steinfeld) exact revenge on those who murdered her parents and younger brother. His guidance unleashes events that ultimately stoke her thirst for vengeance while he desperately seeks peace and absolution. (Mike Fleming, Jr. at Deadline)

Legendary actor Sam Elliott will join Tom Welling, Kevin Costner and Jennifer Garner in the upcoming box office film Draft Day. He will play a college coach whose quarterback is a top NFL draft pick in the football movie. (Dominic Patten at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE TRAILER

Must Watch: First Trailer for Richard Curtis’ Sci-Fi Film ‘About Time’

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