Hey All,
Here are the news items for today:
TELEVISION
Actor Robert Buckley (One Tree Hill) will guest star in an upcoming episode of Hart of Dixie, playing Peter, a sweet and ordinary guy who has a chance encounter with Lemon (series regular Jamie King) while passing through Bluebell. (Small Screen Scoop and Vlada Gelman at TV Line)
Actor Alexis Denisof (Angel and Much Ado About Nothing) will have an arc on NBC's Grimm this fall, playing Viktor, Albert Wilhelm George Beckendorf, the cunning, smart, funny and ruthless first cousin to Eric Renard (James Frain). (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)
Actor Stephen Moyer (True Blood) has been cast opposite singer-actress Carrie Underwood in the upcoming live holiday production of The Sound of Music that will air on NBC on December 5. He will play World War I hero and single father Capt. Georg Von Trapp, who is living in Austria on the cusp of World War II. He falls for his governess, Maria (Carrie Underwood), who he hires to take care of his children. Apparently Moyer has musical experience from his days working in London theatre and recently appeared in a staging of Chicago at the Hollywood Bowl. (James Hibberd at Entertainment Weekly)
NOTE: Not sure how well this will work; and we can harken back to the days when all the Broadway fans were up in arms when Gerard Butler was cast as the Phantom in the box office adaptation of Phantom of the Opera opposite Emmy Rossum. Let's see if Moyer can hold his own in this role or not.
Actor and former James Bond portrayer Timothy Dalton has been cast in the upcoming Showtime drama Penny Dreadful, which is a frightening psychological thriller that will star Josh Hartnett and Eva Green. Dalton will play Sir Malcolm, a hardened African explorer on a deeply personal quest. (The Futon Critic)
Actress Sophia Bush (One Tree Hill) and actor Patrick Flueger (The 4400) have joined the cast, as series regulars, of the Chicago Fire spin-off called Chicago PD that is expected to air mid-season. The series follows the workings of the Chicago police department's investigative team. Bush will play Erin Lindsay, a member of the team with an unexpected past while Flueger will play Kyle Ruzek, a hotheaded rookie plucked by Voight (Jason Beghe) from the Academy for dangerous, delicate undercover work for the Intelligence unit. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)
DEVELOPMENT NEWS
Actor Jonathan Tucker (Parenthood and The Black Donnellys) and actress Charity Wakefield (the failed Mockingbird Lane pilot) have been cast in the 90-minute Syfy pilot High Moon, which comes from Bryan Fuller (the man behind Pushing Daisies and Dead Like Me). The pilot explores what happens when the countries of Earth establish colonies to mine the moon's resources and discover a new form of life. Wakefield will have the guest-starring role in the pilot of smart and savvy Eve St. John-Smythe, the CEO of the world's most profitable corporation that is responsible for opening up the moon by providing oxygen to the various countries there. Tucker will play Stanislav "Stan" Stavin, a handsome and outgoing miner for the Russians who may be hiding something. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)
Actress LisaGay Hamilton (The Practice) will co-star in the AMC drama pilot called Line of Sight that tells the story of Lewis Bernt, a National Transportation Safety Board investigator who survives a mysterious plane crash, bringing him on an emotionally disorienting quest to discover the accident's cause. Hamilton will play Ruby Jensen, an NTSB rep sent to investigate the crash. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)
NBC is now jumping on board a project inspired by the Wizard of Oz (much like what CBS, Syfy and some of the crew of Heroes are all working on and/or developing). This NBC version is called Emerald City is being described as a dark reimagining of the classic tale of Oz in the vein of Game Of Thrones, drawing upon stories from Baum's original 14 books. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)
BOX OFFICE NEWS
Actress Natalie Dormer (Game of Thrones and Elementary) has joined the cast of the much-anticipated 2-part adaptation of the Suzanne Collins book Mockingjay (the last book in the Hunger Games franchise). Dormer will play Cressida, a defector from the abusive overlords in the Capitol. (Justin Kroll at Variety)
BOX OFFICE TEASER TRAILER
SCOOP NEWS (from Sandra Gonzalez at Entertainment Weekly)
REVENGE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ON JACK IN SEASON 3
Put yourself in the shoes of poor Jack Porter for a hot second. Your wife is dead. Your brother is dead. You have a newborn. And your friend just revealed that she's actually your former childhood BFF who's been posing as someone else. What are you going to do? GET THE HELL OUT OF TOWN, of course. But it won't stay that way.
Over the course of Revenge's season 3 premiere, Jack will return to the Stowaway and the ghosts of the town that took so much from him. And Sunil Nayar, the show's new incoming showrunner, says Jack has a tough road ahead. "He has an absolute lot to synthesize for himself and, especially as a person who is so inherently moral and good, to have so much bad and betrayal enacted upon him has been a journey. And when we see him in the premiere, he's obviously still on that journey, but also has asked himself a lot of questions and come up with answers to a few." Which begs the question, though, why did Jack return at all? "You will get a sense of why that is," Nayar teases. "And the other thing is, there's a real connection to the Stowaway. It's the bar his father created and it is where the memories of those he's loved and lost lived. It's the one anchor he has. In some ways, it represents his past, what happened with Emily represents his present and Carl represents his future."
Throw him a bone, though, Nayar! Jack needs SOMETHING good to come his way. What about a new dog? "It's funny you should say that," he laughs. "You'll see him explore that early in the season." (Jack + puppy = best thing ever?)
TEEN WOLF: MORE SCOOPS ON SEASON 3B
I've made no secret of the fact that I loved the Teen Wolf finale. But here are three outtakes from my post-mortem with Executive Producer Jeff Davis.
QUESTION: On Isaac and Allison: Are they a 'thing' yet?
JEFF DAVIS: "It's not officially a thing, but it's definitely a relationship that's complicated. So it's going to cause a lot of complications for people and for their own lives. I think it's interesting to show a different kind of love triangle where it's not necessarily the two guys fighting over one girl but what you see is one guy doing his best to let go while realizing his best friend might be in love with his former girlfriend. And his girlfriend is trying to figure out, 'how do I date my former love's best friend?' Those things are interesting to me. Not necessarily the pull of jealousy. It's about, 'How do we make this work and still stay friends?' That's hard to do in high school. That's teenagers having to start acting like adults."
QUESTION: Will be a time jump between season 3A and 3B?
JEFF DAVIS: Just a few weeks, like 3 weeks.
QUESTION: On the Halloween episode in the second half of the season:
JEFF DAVIS: "It is the fourth episode. We do the first two episodes are a two-parter. They tell one story so we can get some breathing room in that story and the [next] episodes revolve around both mischief night and Halloween. Things move very fast in Beacon Hills and you'll see a lot of danger. I don't want to see too much about them .You may not see them in quite the costume you think. And I'll leave that up to your interpretation. You'll see what I mean when it [airs]."
Q&A SECTION (with Matt Mitovich at TV Line, TV Scoop Team at E! Online and Sandra Gonzalez at Entertainment Weekly)
QUESTION: Any fresh Once Upon a Time scoop??? Need something to hold me until the premiere! -@Bezi12
MITOVICH: During my long, in-depth Fall Preview chat with the series' creators, Eddy Kitsis excitedly touted Season 3's 11-episode trip to Neverland "as its own season, like one giant movie. And like any adventure movie, there's romance, there are things that are terrifying, and there are things that are heartbreaking. That was always our goal, to have that big, summer movie feel." Promising a mix of "uplift, romance, action and quieter moments," Adam Horowitz added, "The best kind of roller coaster is the one that goes through all of that stuff."
QUESTION: On Once Upon a Time, magic always comes with a price, so did the magic that Robin Hood used to heal Marian come with a price? -Mirza
MITOVICH: Damn straight it did. '"There's a price -- and a debt," Adam Horowitz teases of Sean Maguire's upcoming, Fairytale Land-based arc as the Prince of Thieves.
QUESTION: Lanie and Esposito are my favorite Castle characters. Is there anything you can tease about what will happen for them this season? -Marine
MITOVICH: I just spoke to Jon Huertas (who was busy the day I was on set), and while he has yet to shoot any such scenes, I am assured that there is Lanie-Esposito stuff coming up this fall. But here's the possible run: Castle creator Andrew Marlowe also tells me that Tori Ellis, the tech forensics expert Javy seemed to take a shine to at the end of Season 5, is set for an encore.
QUESTION: I'd like some Revolution scoop on the new actors. -Chris
MITOVICH: You will get scoop on one of the new players -- and only one. (For now.) With Rachel in a very bad place in the wake of the season finale, Aaron and Miles will bring her to Texas to reunite with her father Gene, played by 7th Heaven's Stephen Collins. And "this role is unlike anything Stephen's ever done before," says showrunner Eric Kripke. "He's gruff and pissed off and tough. It's really fascinating to see Stephen playing this part, all whiskered and haggard. I think people are going to be blown away by the work he's doing."
QUESTION: Thanks for all the Teen Wolf scoop lately! I'm excited for the Kitsune to come in, but can we expect any other monsters to be introduced in the new season? - Thomas L.
E! ONLINE: Executive producer Jeff Davis, take it away: "You may see others, but it revolves around the Kitsune myth. You'll see, but we have some great new bad guys this season that we're excited about."
QUESTION: Any scoop on Dean on Supernatural? Love me some Jensen Ackles? - Maddie
E! ONLINE: If you didn't love you some Jensen Ackles we're pretty sure you'd be banished by the TV Gods, just saying. As for Dean, fans will get to meet Robin, an attractive waitress at a diner she inherited from her father who happens to have shared a sweet puppy love-style romance with Dean almost two decades ago. All together now: Awww!
QUESTION: You guys are severely lacking in the Falling Skies scoop department. Any season four teases? - Amy
E! ONLINE: A major new recurring character will be introduced in the season four premiere: Mira, a young East Indian girl who is being brain-washed with Espheni propaganda, but has a bit of a rebellious streak in her. Expect to see her team up with Matt and a few other kids in order to fight back.
QUESTION: Will we actually get to meet Baby Ryan on Castle or only be told he/she was born? -- @ToZiKa
SANDRA: I have no solid answer for you yet on that front -- mostly because EP Andrew Marlowe reports they're "just starting to explore that." But, he adds, "my assumption is we will get to meet the baby and that that episode will be late this fall."
QUESTION: I was SO excited about to hear about the Castle episode with Josh Gomez! Can we expect any more fun ones or will they be mostly darker episodes? -- Marsiella
SANDRA: Same combo as usual. A few serious (the premiere) and a few funny (the Saved by the Bell-paroding episode). Plus some adventure, too! Marlowe told me that one episode during the first half of the season will have a "Da Vinci Code/National Treasure" feel to it.
QUESTION: I'm going to bug you with this NCIS: LA question until I get the answer. WHEN ARE WE GOING TO SEE WHAT'S INSIDE THE BOX? -- Rosie
SANDRA: Persistence is key. And luckily, it sounds like Shane Brennan has a plan. "I can absolutely that you will see the box in every episode, where Deeks left it. It's still there. There may be a moment this season where -- because of what he's been through and because of the kiss and because of the delicate nature of the relationship between Kensi and Deeks -- that Deeks gets that box down, and picks up those scissors, and maybe opens the box or maybe doesn't." Tease.
That's it. Enjoy!
Have a great weekend!!
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