Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

The news isn’t too long again today, but there are interesting items to share with everyone. Please read on:

TELEVISION

Legendary actor William Shatner will guest star on an upcoming episode of Psych, playing the estranged con man/father of Juliet (Maggie Lawson). Viewers will meet Frank when he attempts to mend his broken relationship with Juliet, with a little help from Shawn (James Roday) and Gus (Dule Hill). However, the chance to pull off a dream con will make Frank’s decision to give up his life of crime more complicated. Psych returns in the fall on USA. (TV Guide)

TNT has picked up the off-network cable rights to the ABC hit series Castle, which means the popular series will begin to reair episodes from season 1 and season 2 on the cable network next summer. (TV By the Numbers)

Actor Mark Pellegrino (Lost, Supernatural and Being Human) will have a recurring role in the TNT police drama The Closer starting in mid-August. He will play Brenda’s high-powered defense attorney Gavin Baker, who is ruthless in court and still manages to project an air of friendly professionalism. Baker specializes in defending police officers in civil actions. Brenda will require his help after she’s sued by the family of a gang member she placed in harm’s way. (William Keck at TV Guide)

Actors Kelly Lynch, Seymour Cassel and Danny Houston have joined the cast of the upcoming drama series called Magic City that will air on Starz in 2012. The 10-episode drama stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Watchmen and Supernatural) as Ike Evans, the cool, visionary force behind Miami Beach’s newest hotel and a man with dangerous secrets; Olga Kurylenko (Quantum of Solace) as Ike’s wife Vera, a former showgirl who is deeply loyal to her husband and family and Danny Huston (X-Men Origins: Wolverine), as Ben Diamond, Miami’s most dangerous mobster. The cast also stars Jessica Marais (Legend of the Seeker) as Ben’s beautiful, caged wife, Lily; Steven Strait (10,000 B.C.), as Ike’s eldest son, Stevie; Christian Cooke (Cemetery Junction) as Danny, Ike’s innocent, hard-working younger son; Dominik Garcia Lorido (City Island) as Mercedes, a maid in the Miramar Playa who has grown up with the Evans family in the shadow of the hotel; and Elena Satine (Just Go With It) as Judi, a platinum blonde escort who works out of the Miramar Playa and helps Ike out from time to time. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Actor Danny Glover is set to co-star in the FOX drama pilot Touch, which is about a father (Kiefer Sutherland) who discovers that his genius son (David Mazouz) is communicating with him through a complex series of numbers and may even be able to predict events before they happen. Glover will play a professor who works with the boy. (Nellie Andreeva at TV Line)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actor Matthew Goode (Watchmen and Leap Year) is in talks to play the male lead in the upcoming movie called Stoker that follows a teenage girl (Mia Wasikowska from Alice in Wonderland) who, while mourning the death of her father, must deal with the unexpected appearance of a mysterious uncle (Goode). Nicole Kidman also stars. (Variety and Dark Horizons)

That’s it. Enjoy!