Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

BBC One (in the UK) has given a renewal order for a third season to the acclaimed series Luther, which stars Idris Elba. Folks here in the US can expect that new season to air via BBC America at some point. (Mandi Bierly at Entertainment Weekly)

USA has announced they will not be picking up the drama Fairly Legal or the mini-series Political Animals back for a new season, which basically means they have been cancelled. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line and Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actress Annie Wersching (24) will guest star in the second season of Touch, which stars her former 24 co-star Kiefer Sutherland. She will play Dr. Kate Gordon, a smart and caring family therapist specializing in early childhood trauma and behavioral issues. Touch will be back on FOX starting on February 1. (Lynette Rice at Entertainment Weekly)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Feature film director Alex Proyas (I, Robot and Dark City) will direct and executive produce a new drama project called Evolve that will be written and executive produced by Jaime Paglia (the co-creator of the popular Syfy series Eureka. This project is based on the Toxic City trilogy of novels by British author Tim Lebbon, which is set two years after a mysterious biological agent is released over Los Angeles. When the city is still deemed too toxic to inhabit and remains sealed off from the rest of society, a small group of ordinary citizens outside the quarantined zone, who do not believe the government’s story, embark on a mission to uncover the truth of what happened to their family members who were inside the affected area. What they discover is a world where once-ordinary humans now have extraordinary abilities and powerful government forces seek to destroy them. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

British actor James D’Arcy (Master And Commander) will star opposite Chloë Sevigny in the A&E drama pilot called Those Who Kill, which is an adaptation of a Danish format that revolves around police detective Catherine Jensen (Sevigny) and forensic profiler Thomas Schaffer (D’Arcy) who possess a deep understanding of the serial killers they hunt. Thomas is described as a handsome and intellectual college psychology teacher with a PhD who focuses on serial killer behavior. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actor Patrick Dempsey (Grey’s Anatomy) and actress Amanda Seyfried (Red Riding Hood) will star in the upcoming romantic comedy called Wonderful Tonight that chronicles an unlikely love affair between a wealthy bachelor and a free-spirited woman whose one-night stand results in a child. (Tim Kenneally at The Wrap)

Actors Colin Firth and Michael Fassbender are set to star in the true story drama called Genius based on the biography called Max Perkins: Editor of Genius that deals with the real-life tender and complex friendship between literary giant Thomas Wolfe (Fassbender) and renowned editor Max Perkins (Firth). Wolfe became famous from a young age for both his talent and larger-than-life personality. Perkins is one of the most respected literary editors of all time who discovered talent such as F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway. While most writers struggle with their words, Wolfe had the opposite problem and butted heads with Perkins who demanded he keep to a tight word limit. It was a volatile relationship, but one that changed both their lives. (Dark Horizons)

The failed TV pilot Locke & Key could possibly be coming to the big screen in the form of a trilogy with screenwriters Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman producing. The official synopsis for Locke & Key tells the story of Keyhouse, an unlikely New England mansion, with fantastic doors that transform all who dare to walk through them and home to a hate-filled and relentless creature that will not rest until it forces open the most terrible door of them all. (Latino Review and First Showing)

Q&A SECTION (with Team Watch with Kristin at E! Online and Matt Mitovich at TV Line)

Question: I need some Arrow scoop Please!!!! I’ve become so obsessed with this show, it’s easily my favorite new show of the year. – Grizzelle

Team Watch with Kristin:  Join the club! Arrow has also shot us through our TV-lovin’ hearts. In episode 12, we’re going to meet Laxer, who will be a potential recurring villain for our hero, Oliver Queen. And he’s not some run-of-the-mill nemesis; he’s intense, scary and a real badass.

Question: Any scoop on my favorite Teen Wolf couple Sterek? – Fernanaberry

Team Watch with Kristin: Sadly no, but we can tell you that the MTV hit series is currently looking to cast the role of the strikingly beautiful Heather, a long-time friend of Stiles who is celebrating her 17th birthday. Also popping up in Beacon Hills is the mysterious and raven-haired Cora, a beautiful young woman who’s been hardened by a life on her own and has secret ties to the town’s werewolves.

Question: Do you have any scoop on Tyler, Caroline and Klaus on TVD? – Nelson22

Team Watch with Kristin:  Klaroline fans, you may want to stand up before reading this next tease as you’ll probably start doing a happy dance while reading it: Klaus will continue to drive a wedge between Caroline and Tyler (using his powers of evil) and he’ll be pretty successful as he manages to land the reigning Miss Mystic Falls as his date to this year’s pageant!

Question: Any scoop on Castle you can share? –BJ

Mitovich: You’re starting to see the video sneak peeks of Monday’s Comic-Con-flavored episode, and based on the interview I did today with director/Star Trek: TNG alum Jonathan Frakes, the hour will be chockablock with crowd-pleasing moments. Frakes promises to deliver Nathan Fillion (as Rick) doing an “incredible” William Shatner impression, “much more comedy” than the Season 2 Castle he helmed and all-in-all a “wonderful forum for Beckett to reveal her fangirl side.” (Said simply: There’s photographic evidence of Kate once getting her geek on as a character from the episode’s Nebula-9 show-within-a-show – and her costume just might resurface in an extremely different context before the hour is over.)

Question: I’m absolutely loving the addition of Killian Jones (aka Captain Hook) to Once Upon a Time. Do you have scoop on what’s next for our favorite TV pirate? Any romance in the air, or is it all revenge-y stuff? –Stef

Mitovich: Yes, revenge is important to Hook. But I am told the eyeliner-lovin’ swashbuckler might also develop a soft spot for a certain blonde in a leather jacket.

Question: I am completely in love with Nashville! Got any news on what’s ahead for Deacon and Rayna? –Hilla

Mitovich: Well on Rayna’s side of things, watch for Peggy (played Kimberly Williams-Paisley) – the woman from husband Teddy’s past — to cause friction and doubt in that marriage throughout November sweeps. Meanwhile, Juliette is drawn ever closer to Deacon as he helps her with her drug-addicted mom … until her publicist sets her up in a fauxmance with a Tim Tebow-type football player (played by Pretty Little Liars‘ Tilky Montgomery Jones). Ironically, that all-for-show first date takes a wild turn that could jeopardize the jock’s career.

Question: Any chance that vampire Elena will go head to head with Katherine on The Vampire Diaries? That would be awesome! –Rashad

Mitovich: And showrunner Julie Plec can only agree. “I think it would be a tragic missed opportunity if we didn’t get to see that,” she shares with TVLine. Alas, that’s all she was willing to say on the hot topic. If the face-off of fierce femmes does come to fruition this season, it won’t be any time terribly soon. But you gotta figure it’ll be more than worth the wait.

Question: I was wondering if Death aka Julian Richings will return to Supernatural this season. He always puts people on their toes with his looks and voice he is the perfect Death. –Brad

Mitovich: Taking a page from TVD boss Julie Plec’s playbook, Supernatural showrunner Jeremy Carver had this to say about your fervent wish: “As always on our show, anything can happen.”

Question: Any chance that fans of Haven‘s Nathan/Audrey (Naudrey) will have something to look forward to anytime soon? All this angst and moments with other people is killing us. –Aimee

Mitovich: Your patience, it seems, will be rewarded. “Audrey has been pushing Nathan away to protect him from her own fate,” EP Jim Dunn notes. “But very soon, Audrey will confront a tragedy that makes her realize just how deep her feelings for Nathan really are.” In other news, I have nailed down Laura Vandervoort’s Haven visit: The Smallville alum will appear in the final two episodes of the season, airing Friday, December 14 and Friday, December 21.

That’s it. Enjoy!

Have a fantastic weekend!