Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the news items, few though they may be, for today:

TELEVISION

Actor Noah Bean has been promoted to series regular on Nikita; that means now that the show has been renewed, Ryan Fletcher will be a regular member of Team Nikita. (Megan Masters at TV Line)

CONDOLENCES

The Queen of Disco, Donna Summer, passed away this morning at the age of 63 after a battle with cancer. (TMZ and Twitter)

ME: Rest in Peace, Ms. Summer. Deepest condolences to her family, friends and fans.

MOMENT OF SILENCE, PLEASE…

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actress Lily Rabe (American Horror Story) will play silent actress and key film industry pioneer Mary Pickford in the as-yet untitled upcoming movie based on the Eileen Whitfield biography about the film legend. (Deadline and Dark Horizons)

Actresses Helena Bonham Carter and Kathy Bates will star in the English-language 3D project called The Young and Prodigious Spivet, which is based on the Rief Larsen novel. The story follows a 12-year-old boy (Kyle Catlett) with extraordinary skills who leaves his family in Montana and takes off on a cross-country adventure to the Smithsonian Museum to receive a prize. Callum Keith Rennie (The Killing and The Firm) has already been cast as the boy’s father. (Variety and Dark Horizons)

BOX OFFICE MOVIE TRAILER

Watch: Bradley Cooper & Jeremy Irons in First Trailer for ‘The Words’

That’s it. Enjoy!