Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Actor Colin Ferguson (Eureka and Haven) will be showing up on The Vampire Diaries this fall in a role that has yet to be specified, but he will be giving “Caroline’s mom a run for her money”. (Sydney Bucksbaum at Zap2It)

Actress Cara Buono (Mad Men) will have a heavy recurring role on Person of Interest this fall, playing a femme fatale, who is uniquely qualified to navigate the new world order of the drama. (The Deadline Team)

Actress Michael McManus (Awake) and actor David Meunier (Justified) have joined the cast of the NBC mid-season 1960’s set Charles Manson drama Aquarius that will find actor David Duchovny (The X-Files and Californication) playing a Los Angeles police sergeant investigating a then-unknown young cult leader named Charles Manson (Gethin Anthony). McManus will recur as his ex-girlfriend whose daughter has gone missing while Meunier will play a menacing biker who serves as Manson’s enforcer. (The Live Feed and Dark Horizons)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Spike TV will be working with Irish DreamTime (the production company of actor Pierce Brosnan) [among others] on an event series based on the Crusades. The series will take place during the Third Crusade, after the fall of Jerusalem to Saladin’s armies, centering on two very different knights who journey from Scotland to the Holy Land for very different reasons. There, bound together in the crucible that is war, politics and betrayal, they will encounter and be forced to overcome, among others, Richard the Lionheart, Saladin, the Hashshashin and ultimately their own personal demons. (The Futon Critic)

BOX OFFICE TRAILER

Q&A SECTION (With Tierney Bricker at E! Online)

Question: Got any scoop on Teen Wolf? – Penelope

Tierney: While we’ve still got a whole lot of craziness to get through before the finale, newcomer Dylan Sprayberry told us viewers “don’t even know” the insanity that will come in the season four closer later this summer. “The finale will wrap some things up and start some new crazy, crazy relationships.”

Question: Confession: I am still obsessing over Revenge’s finale! What’s next for Emily now that she’s gotten her revenge? – Meg

Tierney: Our heroine will attempt to put all the lies and revenge behind her and will be “living in truth,” this season, per executive producer Gretchen Berg, with EP Aaron Harberts adding that “having to deal with the blowback from what she’s done, how does that push her relationship forward? She’s going to have to own a lot of the things she’s done.” And that will definitely be happening with Charlotte. And bonus scoop: there won’t be a time-jump in the premiere. “Everything we left the audience with, we want to explore,” Harberts said.

Question: I’m glad to see Downton Abbey get so much Emmy love this year, even if last year was a bit of a downer for my faves Anna and Mr. Bates. Are they back on the track to happiness? – Zoe

Tierney: Funny you should ask because Joanne Froggatt, Anna Bates herself, gave us a call after receiving her second Emmy nomination, sharing “Anna and Bates do start season five in a more positive place than they were in season four, but obviously such an event is not something that dissipates or goes away. It’s something that people live with for the rest of their lives,” Froggatt told us. There’s still a cloud over Anna and I think she’s definitely changed after what’s happened to her, but with her and Mr. Bates, they’re both trying to get through each day and rebuild their lives together, but as I said there is a cloud hanging over them still.

Question: Please tell me we will get to see Felicity on The Flash! I like her with Barry, not Oliver! – Olivia

Tierney: Relax, Arrow and The Flash are definitely not going to shy away from some travel between Starling City and Central City. “There are going to be crossovers from both shows,” Grant Gustin spilled, adding that fans may see a cross-show love triangle. “It’s sounding like that’s what they’re building up for.”

That’s it. Enjoy!