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  • Stana Katic: ‘Castle’ Fans Can Relax, Kate Beckett Will Return For Season 8

    Stana Katic will return in her role os NYPD Detective Kate Beckett in Season 8 of Castle, ABC announced Tuesday , and fans are rejoicing.

    For weeks, Stana Katic seemed on the fence over her decision to return or not. Her co-star, Nathan Fillion, who plays mystery writer Richard Castle, confirmed his return weeks ago.

    “I’m so pleased to announce that, after talking with our new show runners, Terence Paul Winter and Alexi Hawley (both of whom I’ve had the pleasure of working with on the show before) I’m excited about the future plans for Beckett and delighted to be returning for a Season 8 of Castle,” Katic tweeted.

    “In the Season 7 finale, Castle revealed some of his backstory for becoming a mystery writer, while Beckett was faced with a choice about her future — will she choose to pursue a new challenge or stay where she is?” the network said in a news release.

    The remaining cast, which includes Tamala Jones as Medical Examiner Lanie Parish, Jon Huertas as NYPD Detective Javier Esposito, Seamus Dever as NYPD Detective Kevin Ryan, Penny Johnson Jerald as NYPD Captain Victoria Gates, Molly Quinn as Alexis Castle and Susan Sullivan as Martha Rodgers are all returning.

    The Season 7 finale, which aired Monday night, left the couple’s fate in limbo land, which is no surprise really. In the show, Beckett has a decision to make — whether to leave the precinct to run for the New York state senate or remain where she is, according to the New York Post.

    ABC also announced that Season 8 would no be the final season.

    Are you excited that Stana Katic is returning?

  • Stana Katic of ‘Castle’ Marries Long-Time Love Kris Brkljac in Romantic Croatian Monastery

    Stana Katic of Castle married her long-time love Kris Brkljac over the weekend in Croatia.

    Stana Katic, whose alter-ego Kate Beckett also married this season, walked down the aisle to become Mrs. Brkljac.

    The 37-year-old bride and her new husband, a business efficiency consultant tied the knot “in a private family monastery on the Dalmatian coast,” according to Stana Katic’s rep, Nancy Seltzer.

    Few other details were released, apart from a snapshot of the couple’s wedding bands.

    According to The Los Angeles Times, Stana Katic, the Canadian-native actress has Croatian and Serbian roots and has been dating Brkljac for several years.

    Not only did Stana Katic celebrate her wedding, she also celebrated her 37th birthday on Sunday.

    She’s played detective Kate Beckett on ABC’s Castle for the past seven seasons, and this season may turn out to be the series’ finale.

    Katic is slated to next appear in writer-director Evan Oppenheimer’s romance The Tourist.

    However, Stana Katic may be thinking of settling down to a simpler life one of these days. She told People magazine earlier this month about her Alternative Travel Project. She told the mag that growing up the child of immigrants inspired her environmentalism today.

    “My ‘normal’ has always been to have a veggie garden and a few fruit trees in the backyard,” she said.

    Maybe Stana Katic will find that somewhere in Croatia!

  • Stana Katic Leaving ‘Castle’? The Show Without Beckett Looms

    Stana Katic leaving Castle? Unthinkable.

    Fans of the ABC show may have to imagine Castle without Beckett if Stana Katic does not renew her contract to return for Season Eight.

    Aficionados of the show can rest assured that Rick Castle will still be sleuthing about. Nathan Fillion has renewed his contract to return should the eighth season be ordered, which is still unclear at this point. However, Stana Katic has yet to sign a new deal, according to TVLine.com.

    Stana Katic hinted that she may chose to move on in an interview with TVLine in November.

    “If the character is complete, if there is nowhere else to go creatively, then I think it’s better to stop when you’re on top…. [F]or me it’s about art over finance, and as long as we’re creating something that is compelling and that has somewhere to go, then we’re good to go. And when we find that we’re not… then it’s time for everyone to pack up and move onto the next thing,” said Stana Katic.

    Showrunner David Amann, who replaced creator Andrew W. Marlowe this season, will not return, and there is no word yet on who will replace Amann.

    Castle has not yet been renewed for an eighth season, and without Stana Katic, there may be no hope. It’s hard to imagine a Rick Castle without his Beckett.

    Cast member Seamus Dever’s contract is also set to expire this season and it’s not clear if he will sign. He told TVLine that the future of the show was “really up in the air.”

    Castle‘s Season 7 finale is set to air on Monday, May 11, and will find Beckett at “a crossroads,” according to the synopsis.

    That can’t be good.

    Hey Castle fans, would you watch the show without Stana Katic?

  • Laura Prepon Sparks Wedding Rumors with White Dress Fitting

    Laura Prepon Sparks Wedding Rumors with White Dress Fitting

    Laura Prepon sparked short-lived wedding rumors when she was seen being privately fitted for a white evening gown at Bergdorf Goodman on Tuesday.

    In reality, the 34-year-old star of Netflix’s hit series Orange is the New Black will wear the custom-made Isabelle Armstrong gown when she hosts Bella New York City magazine’s All White Party in the Hamptons on July 26.

    Prepon shot to stardom when she landed the role of Donna Pinciotti on That ’70s Show in 1998.

    When the show’s run ended in 2006, she went on to star in the drama series October Road which was canceled after only two seasons.

    From there she made brief appearances on television series such as Castle, House M.D., How I Met Your Mother, and Medium.

    Prepon struck gold when she landed the role of Alex Vause on the Netflix original series Orange is the New Black in 2013.

    Based on Piper Kerman’s bestselling memoir Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison, the series released its much-anticipated second series on June 6, 2014.

    In May news broke – via Prepon’s Instagram feed – that the series had been renewed for a third season.

    Prepon recently revealed that she’ll appear in every episode of season three.

    Many of Prepon’s fans were disappointed when she appeared in only a few episodes of the second season due to schedule conflicts.

    Prepon, who appeared on the cover of the July issue of Women’s Running said she’s never been more comfortable with her body than she is now, partially in thanks to Orange is the New Black:

    “All the women on the show are different shapes, sizes, colors and creed – everything! You really embrace who you are, your curves and everything … So if anything on this show, it’s the most comfortable I’ve ever been because all of us just really embrace who we are. It’s wonderful.”

    Image via Instagram, Orange is the New Black

  • Wedding Hall Owner Shot in Oheka Castle Parking Lot

    The owner of Oheka Castle in Huntington, New York was shot Monday in the property’s parking lot.

    Gary Melius was entering his car when a gunman disguised in a mask attacked him. The 69-year-old succumbed to a gunshot to the head.

    A 911 caller reported hearing the shots around 12:30 p.m.

    When police officers arrived at the scene, the palace owner had already been rushed to the hospital by a relative.

    The shooter or the motive behind the shooting has yet to be verified.

    Melius is said to be in stable condition following surgery Monday night.

    The Associated Press provided some background information that could possibly be a lead in the case.

    In 2013, Melius was engaged in a controversial election lawsuit involving Nassau County Police Commissioner Thomas Dale:

    The district attorney found that Dale had instructed officers to arrest a 29-year-old Roosevelt man, who had testified in an unrelated case that he had been paid to collect signatures for a third-party candidate. Melius, a supporter of the third-party candidate, then contacted Dale seeking to have the young man investigated. The young man was arrested on an outstanding warrant while riding a county bus on Oct. 5.

    Dale soon after turned in his resignation when the “district attorney found no evidence of criminal wrongdoing.”

    Melius, who lives in the castle, purchased and repaired the abandoned estate in 1984. He then sold it, but repurchased the property in (image)2003.

    The palace was built in early 1919 and was previously the home of financier Otto Kahn. After Kahn’s death in 1934, the 443 acre estate served as the location for health care purposes and military job training.

    After Melius reclaimed the property as his own, he turned it into a party venue for political conventions, fundraisers, and photo shoots. It has recently become the go-to-spot for celebrity wedding ceremonies.

    The 127-room mansion was also turned into a lavishing hotel. Thirty-two rooms are used as guest rooms and suites.

    As the second largest private home in America, the Oheka Castle is now valued at $30 million.

    Image via Wikimedia Commons

  • Lisa Edelstein: Cast for ‘Castle’s’ 6th Season

    Most people know Lisa Edelstein for her long running role on the hit television show, House. From 2004-2011, she played character Dr. Lisa Cuddy who was the hospital administrator and the love interest of Dr. Gregory House. Everyone, including Hugh Laurie, her long time co-star, was shocked when Lisa publicly announced that she would be leaving House following the 7th season.

    I loved playing Cuddy for all this time, but I definitely wanted to shift out of that, because I’ve been playing this sort of repressed control freak for seven years. I want to have a little bit of fun.

    Since leaving House,Lisa has gone on to pursue other television roles including guest starring on The Good Wife, Elementary, Scandal, and her upcoming role during the 6th season of the TV series, Castle.

    Lisa was cast in a multi-episode arc, and she will appear on the 6th season’s first episode. Her character, Rachel McCord, is described as “tough and talented” federal investigator who will have a part in Kate Beckett’s future decisions concerning her career and love life. Season 5 of Castle left the audience anxiously awaiting the decision of whether or not Kate would choose to follow her career or her relationship with Castle, after he proposed on the season finale.

    Filming for Castle’s 6th season is scheduled to start this week and the premier will air in the fall. The show will return to it’s regular day and time, on Monday nights at 10/9c.
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  • “The Avengers” Promo With Robert Downey Jr. And Nathan Fillion

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    Tony Stark and Malcom Reynolds Frank Castle on the same stage? Check out this great cross promo with Nathan Fillion and Robert Downey Jr. talking about their respective projects of The Avengers and Castle. It’s always funny to hear two big time people from geekdom interact with eachother especially when talking about their characters.

    “the Avengers” is Marvels huge summer blockbuster that is coming out on May 4th in the United States. “Castle” is a series on ABC Mondays at 10:00pm.