Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

AWARDS

The 73rd annual Peabody Awards were given out, including (but not limited to) the following among its winners: Breaking Bad, The Bridge, Broadchurch, House of Cards, Orange Is The New Black, Orphan Black, The Returned and Scandal. (Cynthia Littleton at Variety)

Actor Josh Malina (Scandal) will guest star in the upcoming CBS summer series Extant that will star Halle Berry as an astronaut returning from space after a 13-month solo mission. Malina will play Dr. Scott Beck, the lead doctor in an emergency room of the near-future, who delivers some chilling news to Molly Woods (Berry). (E! Online)

Actress Erin Cummings (Spartacus: Blood & Sand) has landed a role in the upcoming ABC summer drama The Astronaut Wives Club that is based on the Lily Koppel book that tells the real story of the women who stood beside some of the biggest heroes in American history during the height of the space race. Cummings will play Marge, Deke Slayton’s outspoken wife, whose colorful past is not in keeping with the cookie-cutter image that the astronaut wives are expected to present to the world. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actress Archie Panjabi (The Good Wife) has landed a role in the upcoming box office film San Andreas that will star Dwayne Johnson as a rescue worker trying to save his ex-wife and daughter during the largest earthquake in California history. Panjabi will play Serena, a reporter doing an investigation on the disaster. (The Deadline Team)

Q&A SECTION (with TV Scoop Team at E! Online, Natalie Abrams at TV Guide and Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

Question: Still not over the fact that Daniel Sharman won’t be returning for Teen Wolf’s fourth season! Are you sure he won’t appear at all? – Hannah

TV Scoop Team: Considering that Sharman requested that Isaac not be killed, there’s a good chance we’ll see those chiseled cheekbones in Beacon Hills again, as Jeff Davis assures, “Whether it’s season four or season five, I would say there’s a good possibility of it.” Someone you will be seeing in season four? A cocky lacrosse player from a rival school, who will stir up trouble for our gang in episode five.

Question: Reign is my favorite show on TV right now. Should we expect another death by the end of the season though? – Danielle

TV Scoop Team: Um, possibly one in every episode. NBD! “No one is safe in this castle,” Anna Popplewell teases. “There are deaths almost every week, but I couldn’t possibly say who will or won’t survive!” As for the finale, the lady-in-waiting says, “It’s going to be enormous. There’s plenty to look forward to and to fear and dread.”

Question: So worried about Thea in tonight’s Arrow! Slade is the worst! – Carson

TV Scoop Team: Ugh, right?! But that’s what makes him such a good villain. “I will say that Thea learns something pretty massive,” boss Marc Guggenheim previews of tonight’s outing. “And it will cause a tectonic shift in her relationship with Oliver.” Uh-oh, sounds like secret daddy issues will be coming to light soon!

Question: Anything Blacklist-related? — Pascal

Natalie: You didn’t think Red would spend all this time helping the FBI go after blacklisters without making some new enemies, did you? The hunter will soon become the hunted when Red learns that someone is dismantling his business piece-by-piece. However, the question isn’t necessarily why this person is trying to rob Red of everything he holds dear, but who he or she is actually working for.

Question: Thanks for the Once Upon a Time scoop, but what’s coming up for Zelena? — Meredith

Natalie: Once has been promising the Wicked vs. Evil battle for a while now, huh? Well, it’s finally going to happen! “This week is the showdown,” executive producer Edward Kitsis says. “We will find out why the witch is green and what she really wants.” Oz-some!

Question: Will we see more Horsemen in the second season of Sleepy Hollow? — Kiichi

Natalie: Chances are very good. “We’ll see even more how the four of them are tied together,” executive producer Len Wiseman says. But before we meet newcomers, the show will also deepen our understanding of the Horseman we already know. “We’ll see how War actually operates,” Wiseman teases. “War [is] a vehicle that Jeremy uses to do his bidding in a way that is really cool and very creepy.”

Question: Any scoop on Unforgettable? — Ronald

Natalie: This Friday’s midseason premiere finds Carrie and Al playing house for a case. But their flame won’t be rekindled until Season 3, which premieres June 29, when Boris Kodjoe’s Secret Service Agent Benjamin Hernandez makes his debut and becomes a third wheel. “They’re hitting it off and it’s safe to say that Al is jealous,” Poppy Montgomery says. “It’s bothering him, and he has to figure out if he wants to do anything about it.”

Question: I’ve been loving all of the Regina stuff this half of the season on Once Upon a Time, especially her scenes with Robin Hood. Any scoop on what’s ahead for that romance? –Stef

Ausiello: Alas, as you saw this week, now that Regina has spied Robin’s tell-tale tattoo, she will keep her fated soul mate at forearm’s length. Explaining her reaction to that reveal, Once co-creator Eddy Kitsis says, “Regina has a very hard time being happy. It frightens her. And she has spent so much time suppressing things, that when she faces them she’s not sure how to react. So for us, it’s about wanting to explore when and how will Regina open her heart, and to whom.”

Question: Do you have any news about Longmire‘s third season? —Maureen

Ausiello: Cady (Cassidy Freeman) will be visited by a former law school classmate, and, yes, sparks will be flying. According to the casting notice, the blue-collar Cameron — who will recur — still has a bit of a crush on Cady, and those feelings are bound to intensify when he agrees to act as her “shadow counsel” on a certain difficult case.

That’s it. Enjoy!