JAMES MURRAY IS NEW MAYOR OF SYFY'S 'DEFIANCE'! KELLY REILLY IN 'THE BLACK BOX' ABC SHOW! BBC 'THE GREAT ESCAPE' WW2 EPIC SERIES! ZHANG YIMOU TO DIRECT JOSH BROLIN IN 'QUASIMODO'! LEHOM WANG IS 'ANNIHILATOR'

KELLY REILLY IN ABC

 'THE BLACK BOX' SERIES

In TV news today, gorgeous Kelly Reilly (SHERLOCK HOLMES, famous for her sexy back and sexy front) will topline new ABC series THE BLACK BOX for which the network lead bidding wars earlier this year! To air next year in 13 episodes, the new drama will centre on Elizabeth Black (Reilly), a world- enowned neuroscientist who appears to have it all but is constantly haunted by her own struggle with mental illness. And that is not the only secret she’s kept locked away from her family and her new fiancé.

GREAT ESCAPE EPIC SERIES

BBC is planning a television remake of famous classic THE GREAT ESCAPE which starred Steve McQueen and Richard Attenborough. Based on the book by Paul BrickHill, the story is set in WW2 and follows prisoners in a German POW camp who organize a mass escape from the Nazi prison!

JAMES MURRAY IS NEW

 MAYOR OF 'DEFIANCE'

And since they've killed off tones of characters in the final episode of the first season, brought utter havoc into the futuristic town and launched a war between all kinds of alien and non alien fractions, SyFy's sf show DEFIANCE has decided to bring a new mayor into season 2! PRIMEVAL star James Murray will play a new mayor of DEFIANCE appointed by Earth Republic. Secretly attracted to the ex mayor (Julie Benz) he will appear charming and smart, but will have a dark side and will ruthlessly punish any who defy him.

LEEHOM WANG IS

STAN LEE'S 'ANNIHILATOR'
Here's something for the fans of superhero films: 'Variety' writes that Chinese music star Leehom Wang has won the lead role in ANNIHILATOR superhero movie adaptation of a Stan Lee comic! The movie tells the story of a young Chinese expatriate named Ming. He must choose whether to be to thrown in prison or enlist in a secret U.S. super soldier program. Ming chooses to take part in the nearly fatal procedure and is given remarkable power. He goes on to face a former rival, who has his own set of powers, and ends up defeating the villain.

ZHANG YIMOU TO HELM

JOSH BROLIN'S 'QUASIMODO'
In another Asian related piece of news, Zhang Yimou, who brought us spectacular movie HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS, is negotiating to direct QUASIMODO! New Warner Bros' movie adaptation of famous Victor Hugo's novel HUNCHBACK OF NOTREDAM will have Josh Brolin playing the  the deformed bell-ringer of Notre Dame Cathedral who falls for gypsy Esmeralda.