Hey All,
Here are the entertainment news items for this past week:
CANCELLATION NEWS
NBC has pulled the plug on the medical drama Brilliant Minds, but the network will air the remaining six episodes of the show’s current second season with the series finale set to air on NBC on July 1. (Deadline)
BOX OFFICE MOVIE NEWS
Diego Luna (Andor) has joined the cast of the upcoming Disney+ live action movie Tangled that will find Teagan Croft and Milo Manheim in the lead roles of Rapunzel and Flynn Rider. There are no details on what part Luna will play in the movie nor are their details on the plot of the movie just yet. (Deadline)
Corey Mylchreest (Queen Charlotte) and Daniela Melchior (2024’s Road House) will star in the romantic dramedy A Night in Porto that will follow two former lovers who unexpectedly reunite on a Christmas night in Porto. Their encounter sparks a reflective journey into whether life offers second chances at happiness. (Deadline)
Vanessa Kirby (The Crown and Fantastic Four: First Steps) and Lewis Pullman (Lessons in Chemistry) will star in the feature film The Spacesuit follows an astronaut (Kirby), who is forced to make an impossible decision after an incident with her co-pilot (Pullman) leaves an indelible stain on a mission in the days leading up to lift off, setting off a tense race against the clock. (Deadline)
Chris Evans will star in the crime-thriller flick My Darling California, which already stars Jessica Chastain, Chris Pine, Oscar winner Mikey Madison, Charles Melton and Don Cheadle. Set in Los Angeles 1980, the film will chart how a single crime weaves together the lives of a TV host, his restless wife, a country music idol, two small-time crooks and an ex-con, all of whom are chasing the promise of a better life. (Deadline)
Matthew Goode, Grey’s Anatomy alum Kate Walsh, Robert Patrick, Justin Bartha, Desperate Housewife’s alum Nicolle Sheridan and Yellowstone alum Ian Bohen [among others] have joined the cast of the indie drama flick Hal that will also star Alexander Ludwig and Emma Roberts. The movie is inspired by the true story behind the founding of humanitarian organization Convoy of Hope, following Hal Donaldson (Ludwig), a journalist shaped by early hardship who believes his voice is his path forward. When he meets Doree (Roberts), a gifted musician, their relationship becomes the foundation that steadies him as his career takes him to places marked by deep suffering. Character details are being kept under wraps, though. (Deadline)
STRAIGHT-TO-SERIES ORDER
Netflix has given a straight-to-series order for the new drama Lovesick based on the Israeli series The Best Worst Thing that will star Homeland alum Claire Danes in a story that is being described as a romantic epic that will follow the intense affair between two people whose lives unexpectedly intertwine. Annika (Danes), a renowned breast cancer surgeon, has just received her own cancer diagnosis. Her new patient, Nate, is a promising politician. No word yet on who will play Nate, though. (Variety)
DEVELOPMENT NEWS
It looks like Netflix is planning to move forward with a prequel to The Crown that will focus on the period from Queen Victoria’s death in 1901 through the wedding of the future Queen Elizabeth to Prince Philip in 1947. (Town & Country)
PICK UP ORDER
Jason Priestley will be back on the CW, starring in the Canadian spin-off series Private Eyes West Coast, reprising his role of Matt Shade alongside his Private Eyes co-star Cindy Sampson, who is returning as Angie Everett. The 10 episode series is expected to air on the CW later this year and has already been renewed by its Canadian home, Corus Entertainment, for a second season. In this spin-offf, Shade (Priestley) and Angie (Sampson) have left behind their P.I. firm and settled into a new life on the West Coast, but their new quiet life is shaken when a night out lands them at the scene of a murder. A woman stands over her dead boyfriend with a bloody steak knife in hand. Believing in her innocence, Shade and Angie dive headfirst back into the high-stakes world of investigation. (Deadline)
TV CASTING NEWS
Laura Dern (Palm Royale) has joine the cast of the fourth season of The White Lotus, seemingly taking the place of Helena Bonham Carter, who exited the series shortling after season four began filming. Dern will not be taking over Bonham Cater’s role, but will play a new character being developed by series creator Mike White. (Variety)
Michael Beach (Tulsa King) has joined the cast of the FOX drama The Interrogator that will center on former MI6 agent Conrad Henry (Stephen Fry) and his elite team. When conventional methods have failed, Henry’s quirky charm, superior intellect, and mind-bending behavioral maneuvers make him the only man able to lockpick the minds of the world’s most dangerous criminals. Beach will play Louis, the first member of Henry’s team. (Deadline)
That’s it. Enjoy!
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