Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the news items for today (few though they are):

TELEVISION

TNT has given the Michael Bay drama thriller The Last Ship a 10-episode order. The series will revolve around a submarine crew that survives a nuclear disaster, starring Eric Dane (Grey’s Anatomy) as Captain Tom Chandler, a career Navy man who is authoritative and decisive, but also fair and courageous. The cast also includes Rhona Mitra (Strike Back) as Rachel Scott, a strong-willed, intelligent and fearless paleomicrobiologist; Adam Baldwin (Chuck) as Slattery, the ship’s second-in-command who occasionally clashes with Dane’s Captain Chandler and Tracy Middendorf (Boardwalk Empire) as Darien Chandler, the captain’s wife. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline and Cynthia Middleton at Variety)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actress Jada Pinkett-Smith will produce and star in the upcoming box office film called Salsa that will co-star Latin hunk (and former Dancing with the Stars alum) William Levy. Amy Heckerling (the woman behind the cult classic film Clueless) will write and direct the film. The movie is about a woman (Pinkett-Smith) at a turning point in her life who meets a salsa teacher (Levy). Through the dance of salsa she begins to get her life back on track. (Mike Fleming, Jr. at Deadline)

Actress Sophia Myles (Moonlight and Underworld) will have a major recurring role in the upcoming box office film Transformers 4. She will play a scientist in the film, though the specifics of her role are unknown. The cast includes Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz, Jack Reynor and Kelsey Grammer also star. (The Wrap and Dark Horizons)

Q&A SECTION (with Team Watch with Kristin at E! Online)

Question: Beauty and the Beast scoop if you’ve got it! – Andy

Team Watch with Kristin: Now that the show’s been officially renewed for a second season, executive producer Jennifer Levin says fans can expect to see more of Vincent and Catherine’s relationship struggles next year. “We spent this season really bonding Cat and Vincent, and they are so strong together,” she explains. “I think next year we want to put some obstacles in their way and really challenge their relationship, so that’s what we’ve been talking about, how to do that.”

Question: Got anything on Grimm? – Sebastian

Team Watch with Kristin: The Grim Reaper is a-comin’ for a visit in the finale! When we chatted with David Guintoll, Silas Weir Mitchell and Bree Turner recently, they revealed that one of the three of them might not make it out of the finale alive. Gulp!

That’s it. Enjoy!