Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

The week is nearly over and the holiday weekend (for those who celebrate the 4th of July) is nearly here. Hope your weekend plans have been finalized.

In the meantime, here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Actress Dichen Lachman (Dollhouse) has landed a series regular role on the Syfy version of Being Human. She will play Izumi, a reclusive, centuries-old vampire who causes upheaval when she returns to her old Boston stomping grounds. She will next be seen in Torchwood: Miracle Day, when it premieres on Starz on July 8. (Matt Mitovich at TV Line)

Actor James Tupper (Grey’s Anatomy and Men in Trees) will take over for Marc Blucas as the father of Emily Van Camp’s character in this fall’s new ABC drama Revenge. Blucas played the dad to Emily Thorne (Van Camp) via flashbacks in the original pilot, but with Blucas part of the cast of the new USA Network series Necessary Roughness, Tupper will step in, as the flashbacks will continue on through the series. (Matt Mitovich at TV Line)

Actor Russell Tovey (the UK original Being Human) is set to guest star in the second episode of the BBC One drama series Sherlock, playing a man who recruits the titular detective and his assistant Dr. Watson (Martin Freeman), after he suffers from an upsetting childhood experience. (Virgin Media)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Actor Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire) has signed on to the Aaron Sorkin HBO series More As This Story Develops, playing a supporting role in the drama, which is set behind the scenes at a sensationalist news program. He will join Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer, Sam Waterston and Olivia Munn. The series is set to debut in 2012. (John Sellers at The Wrap)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actor Chris Hemsworth (Thor) will star in the upcoming thriller film Shadow Runner that involves elite commandos, but little else is known about the plot. (The Hollywood Reporter)

It looks like actors Matthew Fox (Lost) and Ed Harris will NOT be appearing in the zombie-pocalypse thriller World War Z. Fox has a scheduling conflict stemming from his prior commitment to star in I, Alex Cross with Tyler Perry while it is unclear as to why the Harris deal didn’t work out. (Vulture)

Model turned actress Brooklyn Decker (Just Go With It) has been cast to star alongside Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Lopez in the film adaptation of the bestseller What To Expect When You’re Expecting. She will play the perky wife of a much older man who sails through her pregnancy with twins, much to the consternation of her friends. (Deadline)

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Q&A SECTION (with The TV Addict)

Question: Season 7 of SUPERNATURAL cannot come soon enough! Any scoop? — Noam

The TV Addict: Entitled “The Girl Next Door,” SUPERNATURAL’s much anticipated seventh season will kick off by not just introducing fans to an old flame friend of Sam’s, but will flashback to Sam and Dean’s teenage years where we’ll meet, as the episode’s title suggests, the girl next door… a beautiful girl who in typical SUPERNATURAL fashion harbors a terrible, emphasis on the terrible, secret.

Question: When we last left WAREHOUSE 13, Myka had left the Warehouse. Will she be back and how soon? — Ricky

The TV Addict: In the wacky mixed-up files of the WAREHOUSE 13 world, the dilemma over how to lure Myka back will be a rocky, but short road. More interesting still, it will take not a friend or a lover to lure Myka back, but a deadly foe.

Question: What should we look out for as the 4th season of EUREKA resumes on July 11th? — Jeremy

The TV Addict: Look for a trip to outer-space, someone to get cold feet, and musical mood swings that drive everyone to do crazy things. Mostly, keep an eye on Felicia Day who joins the show for an extended arc as the scintillating Dr. Holly Marten.

Question: Will HAVEN answer the question of who is the real Agent Audrey Parker, or will it be drug out through the second season? — Dylan

The TV Addict: The answer to that gigantic reveal from the first season will be answered within the first new episode when the show returns on July 15th. You will not want to miss a second of that episode to see how that doppelganger situation resolves itself.

Question: Any word on how NIKITA plans to start its second season? — Amy

The TV Addict: Remember that quasi-romantic final shot from NIKITA’s first season finale that saw Nikita and Michael peacefully drive off into the sunset mere moments after pledging to work together to bring Percy and Division down once and for all? Well, enjoy that while you can for when NIKITA returns for its second season, their first roadblock will be a doozy. Or to be more specific, a twenty-something love interest for Alex military man who has been tasked by Oversight to help Division now fronted by Amanda track down Nikita and those pesky black boxes.

That’s it. Enjoy!