I really don't get the trend of film stars moving to TV in regular shows (we've seen it this year with
James Caviezel, Patrick Wilson, and
Ashley Judd and
Paul Bettany will get their shows next year), but this is a really shocking example: one of the most beloved movie actors
Ewan McGregor is also moving to TV.
According to "MovieWeb" he will join HBO's
THE CORRECTIONS, in his first regular role in a TV drama. This will be an adaptation of the acclaimed novel of the same name by
Jonathan Franzen in which the story traces the lives of a Midwestern couple and their three adult children.
Ewan McGregor will play the middle child, a Marxist academic who loses his tenure position after indulging in an affair with a student.
HOLLYWOOD SPY HEADLINES
One of the producers of
AMC's mega hit
THE WALKING DEAD is preparing a new show. It will be
AREA 51, based on
Annie Jacobsen's book "Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's
Top Secret Military Base". "Deadline" reports that the show will revolve around two men working at Area 51, who uncover a vast government secret that could jeopardize both their lives.
And speaking of
THE WALKING DEAD, which is breaking records as the show with the biggest number of countries (more than 130) in which it is aired within the same week, the hottest gossip says that one of the lead cast members wants to leave the show! Nobody knows who it is, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed it's sheriff's horrid wife! The catch is that the cast member changed their mind in the meantime, but it is apparently too late to reverse the granted release.
One of the biggest pieces of movie news in the Thanksgiving aftermath is the latest one from
SKYFALL, the latest installment in the
James Bond franchise which started shooting this week
directed by
Sam Mendes. Apparently, the latest addition to the cast which already includes
Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Ralph Fiennes and
Javier Bardem is young
Ben Whishaw whom we mostly remember from his outstanding role in the famous PERFUME. He will now play Q, the head of the armory division of MI6 dubbed Branch Q, who comes up with all of those crazy gadgets for Bond. Not only that he will be the first Q younger than Bond, but he will also be the first Q in almost ten years ever since
John Cleese played the character back in DIE ANOTHER DAY. Before that, the character was played for amazing 36 years by Desmond Llevelyn.
And the winner of
Samuel Park's bestselling novel
THIS BURNS MY HEART in our exclusive giveaway is
Melissa Bradley! Congrats, Melsy!
Top Secret Military Base". "Deadline" reports that the show will revolve around two men working at Area 51, who uncover a vast government secret that could jeopardize both their lives. And speaking of THE WALKING DEAD, which is breaking records as the show with the biggest number of countries (more than 130) in which it is aired within the same week, the hottest gossip says that one of the lead cast members wants to leave the show! Nobody knows who it is, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed it's sheriff's horrid wife! The catch is that the cast member changed their mind in the meantime, but it is apparently too late to reverse the granted release. 
