Hey All,
Here are the news items, few though they may be, for today:
TELEVISION
Actress Annet Mahendru (The Americans) will guest star on Grey’s Anatomy this fall, but in true Shonda Rhimes TV style, there are no details on what part she will play. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)
Actor John Stamos (Full House) has landed the male lead in the upcoming ABC mid-season series Members Only that will be an upstairs/downstairs drama set at an exclusive Connecticut country club, centered on the club’s leisure-class members and the working-class employees that make the place tick. Stamos will play female lead Mickey (series regular Natalie Zea)’s fast-talking hedge-fund billionaire husband whose marriage to Mickey has bought him what his money never could: membership. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)
Actress Torrey DeVitto (The Vampire Diaries and Pretty Little Liars) will guest star in an episode of Major Crimes, playing Nicole Flynn, the daughter of Lt. Andy Flynn (series regular Tony Denison). (Matt Mitovich at TV Line)
TV TRAILER
DEVELOPMENT NEWS
FOX has given a pilot commitment to a new take on the 1981 sci-fi dramedy The Greatest American Hero. The new version will chronicle inner-city teacher Isaac’s adventures after his discovery of a superhero suit that gives him superhuman abilities. Unfortunately for Isaac, he hates wearing the suit and has to learn how to use its powers by trial and error because he quickly misplaces the suit’s instructions. He also has to deal with a government handler who has very different objectives than him and struggles as to whether he should use his newfound gifts to help others or just himself. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)
BOX OFFICE NEWS
Here are the top 10 box offices movies for this past holiday weekend courtesy of Box Office Mojo:
1. Guardians of the Galaxy – 16.3 million
2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – 11.7 million
3. If I Stay – 9.2 million
4. As Above/So Below – 8.3 million
5. Let’s Be Cops – 8.2 million
6. The November Man – 7.6 million
7. When the Game Stands Still – 5.6 million
8. The Giver – 5.2 million
9. The Hundred-Foot Journey – 4.6 million
10. The Expendables 3 – 3.5 million
That’s it. Enjoy!
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