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So the Jack Ryan franchise has been rebooted more times than Charlie's Angels and Batman combined, and seemingly to diminishing returns. Not saying there haven't been really good films in Ryan's oeuvre (especially the first three - the one with Alec Baldwin and the two with Harrison Ford), but the last two (with Ben Affleck and Chris Pine) weren't as good. And after the financial disappointment of Jack Ryan: Shadow... Read More...

After the widespread acclaim for Daredevil, the first product of the Marvel Studios-Netflix partnership, all eyes are on Jessica Jones.

Here's everything you need to know about the hard-drinking superhero and the shows that are coming after her.

All 13 episodes of Jessica Jones season one will land on Netflix on November 20.

Who is Jessica Jones?

Marvel Comics superstar writer Brian Michael Bendis created Jessica Jones for the adult-oriented comic Alias, which had nothing to do with Jennifer Garner. Jones, who gained powers after a classic chemical spill that also left her an orphan, was retconned into continuity with a backstory tying into the past of various iconic superheroes.

She was cast as a classmate of Peter Parker's (hell, she even had a crush on him) and was inspired by his crimefighting as Spider-Man to become a superhero too - taking on the identity of Jewel. Yes, Jewel.

Grey’s Anatomy star Rachael Taylor will play Patricia Walker, who becomes Hellcat, in Marvel’s Aka Jessica Jones Netflix series…

Here’s an interesting one – Marvel has announced that the character Patricia Walker will be appearing in their Netflix show Aka Jessica Jones. In the comics, she eventually became the superhero Hellcat.

Hellcat, in the comics, is a member of both the Defenders and the Avengers at various points. She is gifted with telekinesis, psychic resistance, retractable claws and some respectable martial arts skills. Intriguingly, she fought alongside Doctor Strange in one of her first adventures.

However, it seems that the show – for starters, at least – will be sticking closer to Patricia’s origins in the humour and romance comic book titles of the 1940s. It took from 1944 until 1976 for her transformation into Hellcat to take place, so it’s not too surprising that Marvel Studios aren’t starting at that point.

Five episodes into its life, Fox's "Almost Human" is doing several things pretty well and is shaping up to be a fairly enjoyable hour of TV. Yet it still feels like the show is searching for, and not quite finding, an extra gear that would move it from "pretty good" to "must-see."

Monday's (Dec. 9) episode was the show's best since its pilot, and it highlighted some of the things the show has gotten right thus far, in particular the way the show is applying its near-future setting to the cop-show form. That's not the easiest thing to pull off. But so much potentially rich storytelling ground was staked out in the pilot that it's been a little frustrating to see much of that recede to the background.

Let's start, though, by talking about what's working.

The future: Among the handful of people (who are probably mostly TV critics) who recall...

Variety have revealed that Matthew Federman and Stephen Scaia - who are currently hard at work on the screenplay for Y: The Last Man's big screen adaptation - have been tapped by Ubisoft to pen the Michael Bay produced Ghost Recon movie. The Transformers: Age of Extiction director is developing the project in the hope of also helming it, so the team behind Ghost Recon have been on the hunt for writers ever since he first committed to the movie (as he has yet to find another project after the fourth instalment of the Transformers franchise is released next summer). Federman and Scaia have also worked on both Charlie's Angels and Human Target. The video game series, "revolve around a fictional unit of the U.S. Army Special Forces that essentially operates as the President’s private army, using the latest technology to infiltrate and take down threats around...

Apparently Olivia Munn and Minka Kelly got the same memo: bright, blue pants are in! The New Girl guest star and Charlie's Angels actress couldn't look more different in what is essentially the exact same outfit: a simple t-shirt and comfy pants. In fact, they're so similar that we're not sure how to judge! In situations like these, we tend to focus on who looks best in their specific style. While we love the comfy, silk look Chris Evans' main squeeze is showing, it makes her look a little sloppy. The former Daily Show correspondent keeps it sexy and sleek with her tight white tank and flowing version of the pant. In the end, Olivia's pants-pairing is closer to perfection in our book....

Violet and Daisy, Alexis Bledel and Saoirse Ronan respectively, are killers for hire, working for a Charlie's Angels type who contacts them with prospective jobs. They're supposed to be on vacation when a call comes in for what sounds like an easy hit and desperate for a bit of cash to buy some fabulous new dresses from their oh so favourite human being Barbie Sunday, the duo take the job. [Continued ...]...

"Gang Related" doesn't yet have a timeslot on either Fox's fall or midseason schedule, but the network has still released their upfront trailer for the ambitious crime saga.

The series comes from "The Fast and the Furious" writer Chris Morgan and stars Ramon Rodriguez (who played Bosley in the short-lived "Charlie's Angels" reboot). The supporting cast is packed with familiar faces including "Lost" Emmy winner Terry O'Quinn, hip-hop icon RZA, "Fast & Furious" franchise regular Sung Kang, current "Nashville" recurring player Jay Hernandez and character actor Cliff Curtis.

We think "Gang Related" could either be a cooler version of last season's "The Mob Doctor" or a show better suited to cable like "The Chicago Code," but what's your first impression of the trailer?

Related: Check out trailers and snap judgments of Fox's other new dramas for the 2013-14 season including "Sleepy Hollow" and J.J. Abrams' "Almost Human"...

The Carrie Diaries wraps its first season with brunch.

ABC's S.H.I.E.L.D. pilot (now titled Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. so that fanboys can start asking when does Kitty Pride show up) has turned into an Angel reunion with J. August Richards joining the cast in an undisclosed role.

CNN is reviving Crossfire because, at this point, the show Jon Stewart once described as "hurting America" and James Earl Jones' voice is all CNN has left.

Shonda Rhimes gets a lot of praise for the racial diversity in her shows, but there's another admirable trend in her work, all of her shows have included adoptive parents.

EW reports that American Dad is planning an episode where Stan and Francine team up with a quartet of Charlie's Angels-style flight attendants played by Becki Newton, Thandie Newton, CSI: Miami's Megalyn Echikunwoke and Gillian Jacobs.

"Castle" has reached a major TV milestone, the 100th episode. "The Lives of Others" takes an injured Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion) and turns the episode into a "Rear Window" homage. While Beckett (Stana Katic), Ryan (Seamus Dever) and Esposito (Jon Huertas) follow leads on one of their normal cases -- the death of an IRS agent -- Castle sits at home, languishing in boredom and pain medication.

But the boredom goes away as soon as Castle thinks he's witnessed a murder in the apartment across the street... What else happens? Here are five things to know about "The Lives of Others."

Has Castle actually witnessed a murder? Watch the video and decide for yourself. 

1. Despite the impressive and bandaged cast, Castle has broken only a very small bone. He whines a lot. He demands attention and food delivery. This is very irritating to Beckett.

2. "You've actually gone 'Rear Window.'...

Star Trek actor Karl Urban is to reunite with Jj Abrams in a new sci-fi drama pilot.

Human is the latest collaboration between Abrams and Fringe showrunner Joel Wyman.

Also starring Mackenzie Crook (Pirates of the Caribbean), Human is set in a world where human cops are teamed with android partners.

Urban will play John Kennex, an emotionally closed-off human detective who is partnered with a robotic cop, played by FlashForward's Michael Ealy, according to TVLine.

The 40-year-old New Zealand actor is best known for his film work, including 2012's Dredd, 2009's Star Trek, 2005's Doom and 2004's The Bourne Supremacy.

Joining Urban in Human is Minka Kelly, who will play noble police officer Valerie Stahl in the futuristic cop drama. Kelly is known for appearing on Friday Night Lights and also appeared in the short-lived Charlie's Angels revamp.

Human co-creator Wyman previously told Digital Spy that the show...

Minka Kelly and Christian Slater may be heading back to the small screen in a pair of new pilots. Kelly, formerly of "Friday Night Lights" and ABC's short-lived "Charlie's Angels" reboot, has booked a role in the untitled J.J. Abrams-produced sci-fi pilot for Fox, set in a near-future Los Angeles where cops are paired with android partners. Kelly will play the role of Valerie Stahl, a morally-grounded police officer who believes in the essential goodness of people. The potential sci-fi series (f.k.a. "Inhuman"), which comes from former "Fringe" showrunner J.H. Wyman, is also set to star Michael Ealy and Lili Taylor....

Christian Slater is giving TV another go, joining Steve Zahn in ABC's drama pilot "Influence."

The show, from Kyle Killen ("Awake," "Lone Star"), is about two brothers who run an agency that applies lessons in psychology and motivation to get its clients what they want. Slater's character is a smart and charming ex-con just out of prison after serving time for fraud. Zahn, his brother, is a genius who brings the science to their venture.

Slater has fronted a few TV series in recent years, but none has broken through. He was most recently on Fox's canceled-revived-then canceled again comedy "Breaking In."

More pilot casting:

- Minka Kelly ("Friday Night Lights," "Charlie's Angels") has joined the cast of J.H. Wyman's robot-cop show at Fox. She'll play an Lapd officer in a future where human cops are paired with lifelike androids. [Deadline]

- "MADtv" alum Stephnie Weir will play Ellie Kemper...

In a boon for "Gilmore Girls" fan fiction writers anywhere, Alexis Bledel has found her next TV role.

Bledel, who appeared on "Mad Men" last season, will star opposite Jason Ritter in Fox's comedy pilot "Friends & Family," an adaptation of British series "Gavin & Stacey." She and Ritter will play the central characters, a couple whose families don't mix very well.

The "Gilmore" connection comes from the fact that Ritter is coming off "Parenthood," where his character was in a relationship with Sarah (Lauren Graham). Graham, of course, played Bledel's mom on "Gilmore Girls" -- although there was never a story line in which they were both interested in the same guy.

More pilot casting:

- Former "Lost" star Naveen Andrews will return to ABC in the network's drama pilot "Reckless," which stars Patrick Fugit as a man trying to free his wife (Eloise Mumford) from prison in a politically unstable country.

Annie Ilonzeh (co-star on the short-lived Charlie's Angels reboot) has joined the cast of NBC's contemporary Hatfields & McCoys. Set in present-day Pittsburgh, a startling death reignites the feud between these two legendary families. Unleashing decades of resentment, the blue-collar McCoys will put the Hatfields' wealth and power at risk as they go to war for control of the city. Ilonzeh will play Shannon Hatfield, adopted daughter to Rebecca De Mornay's Mary Hatfield, and also love interest for Patrick McCoy (played by Jesse Lee Soffer), which obviously poses one crucial problem - she's a Hatflied. Shannon is willing to quit her law firm job and leave her adopted family behind...

"The X-Files" Emmy winner Gillian Anderson is ready to return to TV in her first Us series regular role since that sci-fi classic went off the air. Anderson has booked a gig in an untitled conspiracy thriller pilot at NBC from "Life" creator Rand Ravich.

The pilot focuses on an international crisis that begins when the President's son is kidnapped along with several of his classmates. Anderson will play the aunt of one of the kidnapped children. Former "666 Park Avenue" star Rachael Taylor will play Anderson's sister, the biological mother of the kidnapped child and an agent in the Secret Service.

Anderson has not been a stranger to TV since "The X-Files" came to an end in 2002. She's starred in numerous British mini-series including "Bleak House," "Great Expectations" and "Any Human Heart." She also has a recurring role on NBC's soon-to-premiere "Hannibal" and headlines the upcoming five-episode U.K. crime...

Suits wraps up its second season by putting on a tuxedo.

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Will Arnett has joined a comedy pilot from Raising Hope creator Greg Garcia, a move that makes Up All Night look even more doomed. The show focuses on a recent divorcee who realizes his own parents' marriage is pretty troubled.

America's Got Talent has found someone who can fill Sharon Osbourne's seat, adding Mel B (also known as Scary Spice) to the judges' table. Agt is not the former Spice Girl's first talent show job. She was a judge on the Australian X-Factor. EW also reports that NBC's summer staple might add a fourth judge to the table.

Mark Blucas has joined the cast of the drama pilot Killer Women as a DEA agent who solves crimes with Tricia Helfer's Texas Ranger. Wonder what this could mean for his Necessary Roughness gig?

What will the next...

Tricia Helfer has joined ABC's "Killer Women."

According to TVLine, Helfer will play the lead role of Molly Parker, the only female Ranger in the male-dominated Texas Rangers. Look for the character to ruffle a few feathers on her quest for the truth.

"Modern Family" star Sofia Vergara is a producer on the project, which is based on Argentina's "Mujeres Asesinas." Hannah Shakespeare of "The Playboy Club" wrote the script.

In other pilot news ...

"Luck" star John Ortiz will co-star in Fox's "Rake." Ortiz will play a law school friend of Greg Kinnear's character. [THR]

Bads new for Renee Zellweger. Lifetime has passed on the Oscar-winning actress' pilot "Cinnamon Girl," which she co-created and executive produced. The pilot followed four girls coming of age in the late '60s/early '70s against the La music and movie scenes. [Deadline]

Former "Charlie's Angels" star gets new gig. Ramon Rodriguez will star...

Geoff Stults will try to break a string of one-and-done shows on Fox with a comedy pilot from one of the creators of "Cougar Town."

Stults, who's coming off a recurring part on the canceled "Ben and Kate," will star in "Enlisted" from "Cougar Town" co-creator Kevin Biegel. The show follows three brothers stationed at a small Army base in Florida; Stults will play one of them, a sergeant recently sent home from Afghanistan after punching a superior officer.

Prior to "Ben and Kate," Stults starred in the short-lived "Bones" spinoff "The Finder." His other credits include "October Road" and "Happy Town."

More pilot casting:

- Ramon Rodriguez, who played Bosley in ABC's "Charlie's Angels" last season, will star in Fox's drama "Gang Related." He'll play a San Francisco gang member who infiltrates the city's police force and finds himself caught between the two cultures. The show comes from "Fast & Furious" writer Chris Morgan,...

Talk about a good-looking couple! Chris Evans and Minka Kelly held hands during their Saturday date night in L.A. The attractive twosome looked cute yet casual as they left Bootsy Bellows nightclub. The 31-year-old Avengers star and the 32-year-old Friday Night Lights alum dated briefly back in 2007. They were spotted back together in October 2012 in West Hollywood, then snapped locking lips the next day. Prior to rekindling her romance with Chris, Minka dated New York Yankees hunk Derek Jeter. They split in 2011. Safe to say this Charlie's Angels babe has a type!

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Written by: Andrew Disney

Featuring: Jason Dohring, Minka Kelly, Masi Oka, Nick Kocher, Brian McElhaney, Michael Kagan, Michael Hogan, Clarke Peters

Been to your high school reunion lately? I haven't. I was there for my fifth but, for the tenth and the fifteenth, I politely declined. It wasn't that I intensely disliked anyone from that period of my life (anymore…) or was worried about my status. I just decided that I didn't have any unfinished business, and if I did, well, I just hate the parking situation in that area, okay?

Elliot Knight (Jason Dohring, Moonlight and Veronica Mars), the protagonist of writer/director Andrew Disney's feature-length debut, Searching For Sonny, has plenty of unfinished business. When he gets a postcard about his tenth reunion, seemingly containing a message from his former high school pal Sonny Bosco (Masi Oka, Heroes and Hawaii Five-0), he decides to head home,...

To have a Manhattan apartment like those in The Drake just might take a deal with the devil.

The exquisite building on ABC's "666 Park Avenue" is the sort that lines the gracious, monied boulevard. The set, however, is in an industrial strip in Brooklyn on the edge of Williamsburg, the part where hipsters don't yet live.

Here, in an old Schaefer beer factory, the sets still smelled new before Hurricane Sandy. Though production had stopped, as just about everything else did in New York, it was scheduled to resume Tuesday, Nov. 6, despite unspecified damage to the set.

The art deco lobby to the fictional building, which certainly seems to be a portal to hell on the show, is sweeping and elegant, with mirrored tables and the sort of polished black and white floors that Fred Astaire would glide across.

When the action switches to the basement, the show moves to a church in Harlem.

New episodes of Degrassi return with an awkward family dinner.

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The internet was in shock yesterday as reports broke saying that Colton Haynes is leaving Teen Wolf, though producers denied the report. E! adds that the show decided to move on because Haynes' team took took long to respond to an offer for Haynes to stick around for two more seasons.

It's official, NBC announced that it will air the Mockingbird Lane pilot on October 26, leading into that synergestic Halloween episode of Grimm. I'm still keeping my fingers crossed it pulls a Nightingales and does well enough to get a series order (though I hope it turns out to be a better series than Nightingales).

In a bit of small mercy, TNT has cancelled the reality competition series The Great Escape. It was a great concept and they had some terrific locations for challenges but what was on screen...

Well if this isn't one of the hottest pairs in Hollywood, we don't know what is -- one of the "Charlie's Angels" is hooking up with "Captain America!"The gorgeous Minka Kelly, 32, and super-handsome Chris Evans, 31, were spotted driving away from dinner together on Monday night in Los Angeles.While they couple kept their Pda on the down-low during their exit, other photos from earlier in the day showed them engaged in some steamy mouth-to-mouth ... and no one was choking.While Minka famously dated New York Yankee Derek Jeter from 2008-2011, this coupling isn't new for the pair -- they reportedly dated back in 2007. Do you think they make a good pair? Let us know, below! Read more...

"666 Park Avenue" (premieres Sun., Sept. 30 at 10 p.m. Et on ABC) looks like the perfect home ... until you realize you've signed your life away to take up residency there.

HuffPost TV caught up with stars Terry O'Quinn and Vanessa Williams, who prove that this supernatural series has tempted several big stars from past ABC shows. (O'Quinn's name can't be said without a reference to "Lost"; Williams went from "Ugly Betty" to "Desperate Housewives" to "666 Park"; and costars include Dave Annable of "Brothers & Sisters" fame, and Rachael Taylor, who did a stint on "Grey's Anatomy" before taking a lead in the short-lived "Charlie's Angels" reboot.) "I think it's great -- I'm glad to be back. It's nice to be wanted," O'Quinn said.

Watch the video interview above to hear more about the devilish couple orchestrating things at this tony address and Henry (Annable) and Jane (Taylor), the latest residents to call the mysterious Drake building home.

The stars of new TV shows Arrow, Person of Interest, The Following and 666 Park Avenue are coming to New York Comic Con 2012.

Warner Bros Television has announced that it will be bringing the cast and crew of the upcoming series to the annual pop culture convention.

A panel and signing for Person of Interest will be held on Saturday, October 13, followed by the panels and signings for 666 Park Avenue, Arrow and The Following on Sunday, October 14.

Full details of who's coming to the event and when and where to find them are included below.

Participants include 666 Park Avenue stars Terry O'Quinn (Lost) and Vanessa Williams (Desperate Housewives); Arrow stars Stephen Amell (Private Practice), Katie Cassidy (Supernatural) and Willa Holland (Gossip Girl); The Following stars Kevin Bacon (X-Men: First Class) and James Purefoy (Rome); and Person of Interest creator/executive producer Jonathan Nolan (The Dark Knight trilogy) with series stars Michael Emerson...

Sure, horror fans hope to see "The Walking Dead", Pacific Rim, the "Virtual Drive-In", Resident Evil: Retribution, Silent Hill: Revelations, Elysium, & "Supernatural" in Hall H along with "Dexter", "True Blood", & "The Vampire Diaries" in Ballroom 20. But what if the lines are too long?

What we have here is your 2012 San Diego Comic-Con Horror Lover Survivor Guide for those times when no matter how early you thought you were for your favorite panel, it wasn't nearly early enough. So shake off the disappointment and head for the next best thing - those smaller panels that elbow their way into the Convention Center to do battle with the big Hollywood productions that have nearly taken over the show. Or maybe take in some off-site activities and get a fresh point of view. Here are our Top 13 picks for when you need a Plan B. They include some untested new TV shows,...

'Minka was kind enough to make an appearance,' Adam Levine says during the 'MTV First' premiere of 'One More Night.'

By Kara Warner, with reporting by James Montgomery

Adam Levine and Minka Kelly in Maroon 5's "One More Night' music video

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Have you seen Maroon 5's newest video for "One More Night" yet? MTV News was lucky to have frontman Adam Levine and lead guitarist James Valentine stop by to premiere the clip on MTV during "MTV First: Maroon 5" on Monday, during which we learned that, from the band's point of view, love is battlefield. Or a boxing match, rather.The concept for "One More Night" was dreamed up by Levine and directed by "Friday Night Lights" and "Battleship" director Peter Berg. It revolves around a boxer dealing with the pressures of providing for and being there for his young wife and baby. The...

Upcoming superhero TV show Arrow - based on the DC Comics archer Green Arrow - has the key to success at San Diego Comic-Con 2012.

And so do new series 666 Park Avenue and Revolution.

Warner Bros Entertainment has created a set of limited edition collectable hotel keycards which will be in use at hotels in the San Diego area during Comic-Con 2012. Artwork for each card is included here.

This marks the fifth consecutive year for the popular room key program, giving fans instant access to a usable - and collectable - piece of artwork.

Over 40,000 branded room keys will be available to fans at 38 participating San Diego-area hotels, courtesy of Warner Bros Worldwide Television Marketing.

For Comic-Con 2012, Warner Bros. has created all-new keycards for the three new fall series.

Below is a description of each series.

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Anything you desire can be yours ... for a price. Lost's Terry O'Quinn...

Rachael Taylor is to join Jason Donovan and Stephan Elliott on the panel for Channel Ten talent show I Will Survive. The Charlie's Angels actress, who is now based in the United States, has flown back to her home country especially to work on the show. I Will Survive is a talent competition which seeks to discover a 'triple threat' entertainer who can sing, dance and act. It will be hosted by Packed to the Rafters actor Hugh Sheridan. "We're absolutely thrilled to have Rachael on board. She's already fitting in really well and getting (more)...

The Fall TV Season presentations for all the new network shows take place this week with the third one announced. Here's a full breakdown of which concepts have made the final list over on ABC.

An odd year for the once mighty juggernaut which can still pack 'em in. It had surprise success stories with "Once Upon a Time" and "Revenge", the latter becoming an unexpected international hit, and several shows have gotten renewals despite more modest numbers. Still, with it battling with NBC for the third and fourth position overall, the network has to introduce ten shows over the course of the season in the hope of getting a few stickers.

Several other pilots didn't make the final cut and won't be seen include the fashion label dynasty soap "Americana", ABC's update of the 90's "Beauty and the Beast" TV series, the Roland Emmerich-produced thriller "Dark Horse", the...

Actors Wilmer Valderrama and Minka Kelly have fuelled new romance reports after they were photographed enjoying a romantic stroll during a trip to Australia.

Rumours about a budding romance between the two stars surfaced last month, but Valderrama played down the claims, insisting they had a platonic relationship and had been friends "for a long time".

But the alleged new couple has done little to dispel the romance speculation and Kelly and Valderrama have now been snapped together Down Under, where they both attended the opening party for new Sydney nightclub Marquee - The Star on Monday.

Valderrama and Kelly were caught walking along the water at Balmoral on Tuesday, smiling as they gazed into each other's eyes, while the former That 70s Show star had his arm draped around the actress' shoulders.

Valderrama has previously dated Demi Lovato and Mandy Moore, while Kelly, the star of the failed TV revamp of Charlie's Angels, parted ways with baseball ace Derek Jeter last year.

Jordan Belfi has won a recurring role on Grey's Anatomy. The Entourage actor will appear in two episodes of the CBS drama, reports TVLine. He will play Ryan, a patient at Seattle Grace with a cheery disposition, in a guest stint due to air on May 3 and 10. Belfi's recent credits include roles on NCIS: Los Angeles, Castle and ABC's short-lived Charlie's Angels reboot. He will also appear in a May episode of Fox's Bones titled 'The Suit on the Set'. (more)...

Jacqueline MacInnes Wood has joined the cast of the CW pilot Arrow. The superhero drama will star Stephen Amell (The Vampire Diaries) as comic character Oliver Queen / Green Arrow. Wood (The Bold and the Beautiful) will play Sarah Lance, according to KSiteTV. Sarah - the sister of Dinah Lance (Katie Cassidy) - will reportedly only appear in flashback sequences in the pilot. Other stars attached to Arrow include Willa Holland (The Oc), Annie Ilonzeh (Charlie's Angels), (more)...

TV star Wilmer Valderrama has played down rumours he's romancing actress Minka Kelly, insisting they're just good friends.

The former That '70s Show actor has been photographed out with Kelly on several occasions in recent weeks, and the pair was allegedly seen kissing and dancing together during a night out at West Hollywood's Greystone Manor Supperclub last weekend.

A source told UsMagazine.com, "They were kissing and grinding," adding, "I wouldn't say they're boyfriend and girlfriend, but he's started ignoring calls from some of his other girls."

But Valderrama, who split from singer/actress Demi Lovato in January, brushed off the reports during a Los Angeles radio interview with Ryan Seacrest on Thursday.

When asked about the love claims, Valderrama adopted his cartoon voice for his Disney Junior show Handy Manny and said, "Well, Minka Kelly and Wilmer Valderrama have been friends for a long time and that's all there is to it."

The actor, who has voiced the Hispanic handyman character since 2006, has also previously dated Mandy Moore and Lindsay Lohan. Kelly, the star of the failed TV revamp of Charlie's Angels, parted ways with baseball ace Derek Jeter last year.

Australian box office hit Red Dog could be turned into a stage musical, it has been reported. The film stars Charlie's Angels actress Rachael Taylor and Josh Lucas and tells the story of a roaming kelpie dog who wanders the Outback looking for his true owner. Red Dog producer Nelson Woss has joined forces with stage producer John Frost to create a new production, and the duo are now said to be on the hunt for the perfect dog to play the lead role. Frost told The Daily Telegraph that the story of Red Dog is "perfect fodder for the stage", saying: "Not only does it showcase this beautiful country, but it presses all the right emotional buttons. It's an iconic Australian story that needs to have another life.'' Frost (more)...

The Sci-Fi News: Forward Momentum on 'Y: The Last Man,' 'Paladin' and 'The 5th Wave' Let's call this one the "Oh No I'm At SXSW And Still Need To Write The Sci-Fi Blog" edition of The Last Sci-Fi Blog. With that out of the way, here's the news I desperately searched for since I haven't been following it at all this week: First off, new writers have been hired to tackle the film adaptation of Brian K. Vaughn's acclaimed comic series Y: The Last Man. Matthew Federman and Stephen Scaia got started in television, writing for Charlie's Angels, Human Target, Warehouse 13 and Jericho, but they've recently become a hot commodity in the feature world and are already working on a "Zorro origin story" for Disney. Y...

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Graphic novel fans got a bit of a treat this week with "Saga," which marks the return to monthly comics for Brian K. Vaughan, one of the medium's most acclaimed talents of the past few years. The writer has come to fame over the last decade or so from creating award-winning works like "Runaways," "Pride of Baghdad" and "Ex Machina," as well as screenplay writing for "Lost" and in the spec market. But he's still best known for "Y: The Last Man," his ongoing series about a virus that wipes out every man on the planet, bar one, failing magician Yorick, and his pet monkey, who must fight for survival in a world where women rule the roost.

With such an irresistible high concept, it's no surprise that studios were interested in a movie adaptation, and New Line Cinema snapped up the rights back in 2007, with the intention of reteaming...

It's been a year or two now since we last heard anything about New Line's upcoming adaptation of Brian K. Vaughan's Vertigo comic book series Y: The Last Man. It was definitely starting to look like the project would be forever trapped in development hell, but this week the movie is once again showing signs of life as New Line has hired a new pair of screenwriters to take another crack at a script. According to THR, they have hired Matthew Federman and Stephen Scaia (Human Target, Jericho) to take the movie "back to the drawing board." The screenwriters are not necessarily recognizable or even respected names, but at the very least, I am glad to see the movie hasn't been abandoned just yet and that we may eventually get a new director and star to replace D.J. Caruso and Shia Labeouf. For those unfamiliar with the comic, Y: The Last Man...

Annie Ilonzeh has joined the cast of The CW pilot Arrow. The superhero drama will star Stephen Amell (The Vampire Diaries) as DC Comics character Green Arrow / Oliver Queen. Charlie's Angels star Ilonzeh confirmed to Bet that she has won a recurring role in the project.

"I don't have any superpowers, but I'd love to get in there and find out my character has some, too," she said. The actress added: "I'm a tomboy and I like to kick some ass. So if you randomly see a little leg kick [in a scene], that means I couldn't help myself." Ilonzeh's past credits include a stint on ABC soap General (more)...

Vanessa Williams has joined the cast of ABC's supernatural pilot 666 Park Avenue. The drama, based on a series of books by Gabriella Pierce, will focus on one of the oldest apartment buildings in New York as it becomes home to paranormal events. Williams will play Olivia, who owns the building with her husband Gavin (Terry O'Quinn), according to TVLine. The actress currently stars as Renee Perry on ABC's Desperate Housewives and also appeared on on Ugly Betty from 2006 to 2010. Dave Annable (Brothers & Sisters) and Rachael Taylor (Charlie's Angels) (more)...

Aussie stunner Rachael Taylor has just signed on to star in the pilot for ABC's 666 Park Avenue, a show about a creepy historic New York apartment building. She'll join the previously announced Terry O'Quinn and Dave Annable. Taylor is best known to genre fans for her roles in Transformers and Shutter. She also starred in the ill-fated Charlie's Angels TV reboot. More after the jump. According to The Hollywood Reporter, "666 Park revolves around a young couple who accept an offer to manage one of the most historic apartment buildings in New York City as they unwittingly begin to experience supernatural occurrences, which complicate and endanger the lives of everyone in the...

And the casting wheel keeps right on spinning for ABC's latest genre show, "666 Park Avenue". That's right, kids, another actor has signed on for some good old fashioned devilish duty. Check it out!

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Rachael Taylor (pictured right) is going from being one of Charlie's Angels to a co-manager of a creepy apartment building. Taylor has joined ABC's spooky new pilot "666 Park Avenue"!

666 Park revolves around a young couple who accept an offer to manage one of the most historic apartment buildings in New York City as they unwittingly begin to experience supernatural occurrences, which complicate and endanger the lives of everyone in the building.

Taylor will play Jane opposite Dave Annable's Henry, the young couple at the center of the project that's based on the book series by Gabriella Pierce. Lost's Terry O'Quinn will portray the owner of the building.

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One-time "Charlie's Angels" star Rachael Taylor has a new home. The Australian actress has signed on to the ABC pilot "666 Park."

The Hollywood Reporter is saying that Taylor will join the pilot as a co-manager of a haunted Manhattan apartment building. She will star alongside Dave Annabele and former "Lost" star Terry O'Quinn.

In other casting news, Suzy Nakamura landed a gig on the NBC comedy pilot "Go On." Deadline is reporting that the show focuses on a sportscaster who checks into group therapy after a loss. Nakamura, who was most recently in "Men of a Certain Age," will be one part of the group.

Additionally, former "My Boys" star Jordana Spiro secured the lead role in the currently untitled Josh Berman/Rob Wright pilot for Fox, Deadline is reporting. The show centers around a top surgeon who moonlights as a "mob doctor" to help out her brother who has massive gambling debts.

Rachael Taylor (Transformers, "Charlie's Angels") is moving into 666 Park (aka "666 Park Avenue"), ABC's supernatural-tinged drama pilot. Per The Hollywood Reporter, "Rachael Taylor is going from being one of Charlie's angels to a co-manager of a creepy apartment building for ABC. The former Charlie's Angeles co-star has joined ABC's drama pilot 666 Park, The Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusively." The thriller, based on the Gabriella Pierce book series of the same name, "centers on a young couple (Annable and his not-yet-cast spouse) that accepts an offer to manage one of the most historic apartment buildings in New York City. They unwittingly begin to experience supernatural occurrences, which complicate and endanger the lives of everyone in the building...

George Lopez is eyeing a return to TV. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the former late night host and star of ABC's "George Lopez" is close to signing a deal similar to Charlie Sheen's latest contract.

If Lopez signs, he'd star in 10 episodes for Debmar-Mercury, a subsidiary of Lionsgate. If the sitcom, which he will co-create, takes off in the ratings, the production company would order 90 additional episodes.

Sheen's "Anger Management" sitcom follows the same model, as has Tyler Perry's TBS sitcoms.

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"My Boys" star Jordana Spiro had landed a Fox pilot. Spiro will star in a medical drama about a doctor who works for the mafia in Chicago. [TVLine]

Cuba Gooding Jr. will star in "Guilty," a Fox legal drama pilot. The "Jerry Maguire" Oscar winner will play William “Billy” Remz, a lawyer falsely convicted of fraud. After losing his legal license, the character...

George Lopez is eyeing a return to TV. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the former late night host and star of ABC's "George Lopez" is close to signing a deal similar to Charlie Sheen's latest contract.

If Lopez signs, he'd star in 10 episodes for Debmar-Mercury, a subsidiary of Lionsgate. If the sitcom, which he will co-create, takes off in the ratings, the production company would order 90 additional episodes.

Sheen's "Anger Management" sitcom follows the same model, as has Tyler Perry's TBS sitcoms.

In other casting news ...

"My Boys" star Jordana Spiro had landed a Fox pilot. Spiro will star in a medical drama about a doctor who works for the mafia in Chicago. [TVLine]

Cuba Gooding Jr. will star in "Guilty," a Fox legal drama pilot. The "Jerry Maguire" Oscar winner will play William “Billy” Remz, a lawyer falsely convicted of fraud. After losing his legal license, the...

Rachael Taylor has revealed that she will "always" support the Australian film industry. The Charlie's Angels actress, who recently starred in Aacta Award-winning movie Red Dog, said that she doesn't see why films from her home country can't appeal to international viewers. Taylor told The Daily Telegraph: "I will always come back to do Australian films. I've done four over the busiest five years of my career and I would like to keep it that way, because I am so passionate about the Australian film industry. I think it matters. "I think we can make films that people go and see. And I don't think it's too much to ask that films in this country make a profit and that we embrace them. There's (more)...

Charlie's Angels and Prime Suspect crashed, but that’s not stopping networks from developing more familiar titles than ever before. Here’s 14 of the most headline-grabbing shows in contention for next fall and beyond. We’re going to start with the tamest oh-yeah-i-can-see-that ideas, then work our way up to the most surprising reboots and the tallest of the high concepts. At the end, there’s a poll where you can let networks know which of these you’d most like to see on the air. Let’s start with this no brainer:

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Are Minka Kelly and Derek Jeter rekindling their romance?

The couple, who broke up five months ago after three years of dating, jetted to Paris over the holiday weekend, according to People.

The former "Charlie's Angels" star, 31, and her 37-year-old Mlb pro reportedly stayed with friends at a boutique hotel on the city's Left Bank, and hit up many of Paris' most popular sites, including the Musee D'Orsay.

"They looked much in love," an observer told the mag. "They were always very, very close ...

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