The Weekly Round-Up for Jan. 4 to 8
Here are the sci-fi based entertainment news items for this week:
NEWS
It looks like True Blood will have a fourth season, as creator and executive producer Alan Ball has reportedly signed a two-year deal with HBO.
FOX has announced that Eric Milligan, who played Zack, will return to Bones for its 100th episode, which is expected to air later this season.
As of this week, box office titan James Cameron can claim the number 1 and number 2 highest-grossing films of all time with Titanic in the lead role and his new film Avatar taking a strong 2nd.
BOX OFFICE NEWS
Sebastian Stan (Gossip Girl and Kings) will star with Ashley Green (Twilight) in the supernatural horror thriller The Apparition, which follows a couple who are haunted by a supernatural presence that is unleashed during a college experiment.
CASTING SCOOP
Kevin Alejandro (Southland and Ugly Betty) will play Jesus, a Latino orderly taking care of Ruby Jean Reynolds (Alfre Woodard) on True Blood, who becomes involved with her son Lafayette.
Keisha Castle-Hughes (Whale Rider) has signed on to guest star in an episode of Legend of the Seeker. She will play a young woman claiming to be the living embodiment of a God.
RUMOR PATROL
Actor Greg Grunberg is claiming that Heroes will be back for a 5th season because the finale for this current season is a cliffhanger and is “nowhere near an end to (the) series”.
Bill Paxton has pitched an idea for a 3D sequel to Twister to producer Kathleen Kennedy, basing the premise of the possible sequel on the Tri-State Tornado of 1925, which was a mile wide and stayed on the ground for nearly four hours.
Zombieland screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick are rumored to be writing the sequel to G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra for Paramount.
There are reports floating around that a reboot is in the works for the 1980’s comedy smash Mannequin that starred Andrew McCarthy and Kim Cattrall. Writers are supposedly being sought for the project.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
The following movie will air this coming weekend:
The Syfy movie Battlestar Galactica: The Plan will air on Sunday, January 10 at 9 PM.
NEW EPISODES OF EXISTING SHOWS
Here are the new episodes of returning and new series that will be airing this coming week:
Saturday, January 9:
Demons on BBC America at 8 and 9 PM
NOTE: Legend of the Seeker will be back with all new episodes in syndication starting this weekend. Check your local listings for date, time and channel.
Sunday, January 10:
Chuck returns for its 3rd season with a two hour premiere on NBC at 9 PM
NOTE: Legend of the Seeker will be back with all new episodes in syndication starting this weekend. Check your local listings for date, time and channel.
Monday, January 11:
Chuck on NBC at 8 PM
Heroes on NBC at 9 PM
Fringe on FOX at 9 PM
Thursday, January 14:
Fringe on FOX at 9 PM
Friday, January 15:
Ghost Whisperer on CBS at 8 PM – Check local listings to determine if this is a new episode
Medium on CBS at 9 PM
Dollhouse on FOX at 9 PM
Sanctuary on Syfy at 9 PM – Two Hour Finale
NOTE: Please check your local listings for the correct air dates and times for all of the above.
Have a great weekend!
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