Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are all of the news items for today:

TELEVISION

ABC has renewed Grey’s Anatomy, Castle, Once Upon a Time and Revenge. (The Wrap)

Cougar Town will indeed be going over to TBS for its fourth season. (E! Online)

CBS has made it official: A Gifted Man will not be back for another season (Variety)

Parenthood has been picked up for another season by NBC. (The Wrap)

Actor Johann Urb (Eastwick and Resident Evil: Retribution) has been cast in a major recurring arc Californication. He will play Robbie Mac, an openly gay movie star who is picked up for representation by Charlie (Evan Handler). (Deadline)

Actress Jorja Fox will remain with CSI for its upcoming season. (Lesley Goldberg at The Hollywood Reporter)

Actor Ian Gomez (Cougar Town) will make a guest appearance on Drop Dead Diva this summer, playing Warren Patton, a wheelchair-using con man who is suing Harrison & Parker’s newest client after being hit in a crosswalk by the defendant’s gourmet food truck. Being a bit of a legal eagle-slash-lizard, Warren argues his own the case and in doing so proves to be both crafty and manipulative. Drop Dead Diva will be back on Lifetime with an all new episodes starting on June 3. (Matt Mitovich at TV Line)

Awake has been canceled by NBC. (The Hollywood Reporter)

FALL PICK-UP ORDERS

NBC has given the pilot Do No Harm, which stars Steven Pasquale (Rescue Me) a series order for fall. The series revolves around a brilliant neurosurgeon who wrestles with his dangerous alter-ego that threatens to wreak havoc with his personal and professional life. (The Wrap and The Hollywood Reporter)

NBC also picked up the drama Infamous (formerly known as Notorious) for the fall. This series will follow a female detective who returns undercover to the wealthy family she grew up in — as the maid’s daughter — to solve the murder of a notorious heiress who was once her closest friend. (The Wrap and The Hollywood Reporter)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones has joined the cast of the upcoming film RED 2, the sequel to the hit action comedy about a group of contract killers drawn back into action after they’ve retired. She will join returning cast members Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren and Mary-Louise Parker. There are no details, though, on the part she will play. (The Hollywood Reporter)

That’s it. Enjoy!

Have a great weekend!!