Hey All,
Here are the entertainment news items for this past week:
RENEWALS/CANCELLATIONS
CBS has given a 5th season renewal to The Equalizer, but the network has pulled the plug on NCIS: Hawai’i after its current third season. (TV Line)
Looks like Law & Order: Organized Crime just might be moving from NBC to their streaming service Peacock for its 5th season. (TV Line)
TV CASTING NEWS
Luke Kleintank, who is the series lead of FBI: International will the leave show as it nears the end of its current 3rd season, and Colin Donnell (Chicago Med and Arrow) will be coming in to guest star for the show’s final two episodes, but no details have been released about what role he will play or if he will be replacing Kleintank. (TV Line)
Thandiwe (formerly Thandie) Newton has joined the cast of Wednesday for its second season, but exact details on her character are being kept under wraps. (Variety)
Dule Hill (Psych) and Sarayu Blue (Expats and To All the Boys movie franchise) will have recurring roles opposite Ellen Pompeo (Grey’s Anatomy) and Mark Duplass (The Morning Show) in the 8-episode Hulu limited series Orphan, which is the working title. The series is inspired by the true story of a Midwestern couple, Michael and Kristine Barnett (Duplass and Pompeo), who adopt a girl with a rare form of dwarfism. But as they begin to raise her alongside their three biological children, questions emerge around her age and background, and they slowly start to suspect she may not be who she says she is. As they grow to believe their new daughter is a threat, she fights her own battle to confront her past and what her future holds, in a showdown that ultimately plays out in the tabloids and the courtroom. Hill will play Brandon Drysdale, the detective investigating the criminal allegations made against the Barnetts while Blue will play Valika, the parent of one of the kids at Kristine’s daycare center. (Deadline)
Jensen Ackles (Supernatural and The Boys) will appear in Tracker, playing Colter’s (series lead Justin Hartley) estranged brother Russell. (TV Line)
Callum Turner (Masters of the Air) will have the lead role in the Apple TV+ series adaptation of Neuromancer from author William Gibson. The 10-episode drama will follow a damaged, top-rung super-hacker named Case (Turner) who is thrust into a web of digital espionage and high stakes crime with his partner Molly, a razor-girl assassin with mirrored eyes, aiming to pull a heist on a corporate dynasty with untold secrets. (Variety)
BOX OFFICE MOVIE NEWS
Toni Collette (The Power), Andy Garcia (Ocean’s 11), Alex Pettyfer (The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare) and Eva De Dominici (The Cleaning Lady) will star in the upcoming rom-com movie Under the Stars that will also star Rob Estes (the After movie franchise). The picture follows a struggling romance novelist stuck in a passionless relationship. When he goes to Italy looking for inspiration, he unexpectedly finds the girl of his dreams. (Deadline)
Jodie Comer (Killing Eve), Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Kiss-Ass and Bullet Train) and Ralph Fiennes (Harry Potter franchise) will star in the box office film 28 Years Later, which is a continuation of the 28 Days Later franchise. Plot details, though, are being kept under wraps. (Variety)
Bella Ramsey (Game of Thrones and The Last of Us), Louis Partridge (Enola Holmes) and Ruby Stokes (Lockwood & Co.) will star in the box office film Sunny Dancer, which follows Ivy (Ramsey), a teenager in remission from cancer, whose gloriously outspoken mum and well-intentioned dad insist she attend Children Run Free Camp, a summer retreat for young adults affected by cancer. The camp’s slogan, “Where kids come to kid,” does little to alleviate Ivy’s apprehension, and a quick Google search confirms her fears when she stumbles upon a cringeworthy promotional video filled with tacky messages and clichéd sunsets. As if conquering cancer wasn’t enough of a challenge, Ivy now faces the prospect of spending her summer at what she calls “chemo camp.” However, as Ivy is reluctantly dragged through camp experience, she discovers new feelings with new friends. (Variety)
That’s it. Enjoy!
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