TNT has a way with female movie stars.
The network's latest big-screen recruit is Bridget Moynahan (I, Robot, The Sum of All Fears), who will be joining Donnie Wahlberg in Jerry Bruckheimer's drama pilot Bunker Hill, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Tom Brady's ex and baby momma will play the widow of a police officer and sister-in-law to Wahlberg's Mike Moriarty, a Boston cop who is working to protect the streets he grew up on from crime and corruption ...
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Donnie Wahlberg and his wife of nine years apparently don't have the "right stuff" anymore. According to People, New Kids on the Block singer-actor Wahlberg and wife Kim Fey filed for divorce on Aug. 13, citing irreconcilable differences. The couple married in August of 1999, but have been separated since January.Fey is seeking sole legal and physical custody of the couple's two sons — Xavier, 15, and Elijah, 7 — as well as spousal support and attorney's fees from Wahlberg. Wahlberg's rep said he and Fey "remain friends." — Adam Bryant
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TNT on Wednesday held its upfronts presentation, unveiling a slate loaded with drama... and including the occasional Elvis impersonator.Having previously greenlit the series Raising the Bar (from Steven Bochco and starring Mark-Paul Gosselaar), Leverage (fronted by Timothy Hutton) and Truth in Advertising (Eric McCormack and Tom Cavanagh), and the pilot Men of a Certain Age (returning Ray Romano to TV), the cabler has a development slate that includes:• Delta Blues, exec-produced by George Clooney and revolving around a Memphis cop/Elvis impersonator who lives with his momma. (What is Kurt Russell up to...?)• Morse Code, tentatively starring Donnie Wahlberg as a war hero/DEA agent working his hometown of Bah-ston. I will go out on a limb and predict his last name is... Code.• Angel City, a "six cops/three cars" drama in the vein of Adam 12 and Hill Street Blues.• A fast-paced and gritty drama from 24's Joel Surnow and centered on a BATF agent.• A quirky, Lit...
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They're back! 1980s boy band New Kids on the Block is reuniting, and will release a new album and go on tour. The announcement comes 20 years after the Boston-based fivesome scored big with their multi-platinum album, Hanging Tough.Band member Donnie Wahlberg, 38, told the Boston Herald he was onboard with the reunion when the group decided to write new music. "We absolutely will [also] do the old songs for sure," he added.Joey McIntyre, brothers Jordan and Jonathan Knight, and Danny Wood round out the quintet, which in its heyday sold 70 million albums before breaking up in 1994. — J.R. Whalen
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Question: Did anyone out there in TV land watch the Spike TV miniseries The Kill Point? I loved it and was hoping there would be talk about it but can't find anything. I guess I'm the only one who saw it!
Answer: Blame the busiest summer in TV history for this enjoyable thriller getting lost in the shuffle. If it helps ease your mind, it didn't go entirely unnoticed: I gave it a short rave review upon its premiere and included it in a recent Dispatch roundup of summer finales. If it's released on DVD, which I imagine it will be, I highly recommend it, despite a little sagging in the middle. John Leguizamo and Donnie Wahlberg were terrific as the lead hostage-taker and lead negotiator in this bank-robbery standoff, which almost make up for what happened to The Nine ...
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