Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Actor Greg Finley (Star-Crossed and The Secret Life of the American Teenager) has landed a recurring role on The Flash that will debut in October on The CW. He will play the Tony Woodward (aka Girder), who – much like Barry Allen – was affected by the S.T.A.R. Labs explosion, given him the ability to turn his skin into living metal. (Brian Gallagher at Movie Web)

Oscar nominee Shohreh Aghdashloo (24 and Grimm) will co-star in the upcoming space opera The Expanse on Syfy. The series is based on the James S. A. Corey best-selling book series that is set 200 years in the future, following a missing young woman who brings a hardened detective (actor Thomas Jane from Hung) and a rogue ship’s captain (Steven Strait from Magic City) together in a race across the solar system to expose a conspiracy. Aghdashloo will play Chrisjen Avasarala, a smart and passionate member of a political family legacy who has risen high in the ranks of Earth’s governing body without once standing for election. The 10-episode series debuts next year. (James Hibberd at Entertainment Weekly)

Actress Molly Hagan (Longmire and Switched at Birth) will take over the role of Eva Moore, the overbearing mother to Liv (Rose McIver from Once Upon a Time) in the mid-season CW series iZombie. She replaces SNL alum Nora Dunn, who played the role in the original pilot. This isn’t the first casting change for the series, as actress Alexandra Krosney (Last Man Standing) played Liv’s best friend Peyton in the pilot, but actress Aly Michalka (Hellcats) will take over the role in the series. Also, actress Judy Reyes (Devious Maids) will guest star in an upcoming episode of the series, playing Lola Abano, an artsy bohemian who becomes the prime suspect when her artist husband is murdered. (Rebecca Iannucci at TV Line and Natalie Abrams at Entertainment Weekly)

Actor Brian Patrick Wade (Teen Wolf) will appear as Carl “Crusher” Creel (aka the Marvel villain Absorbing Man) on Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. He will put Coulson and his team through their paces in the season premiere. (Marvel.com and Natalie Abrams at Entertainment Weekly)

Spike TV has announced more casting for their upcoming six-hour event series Tut that will chronicle the youngest Pharaoh ever to rule Ancient Egypt. Actor Nonso Anozie (Game of Thrones and Dracula) will play the savvy military, yet power hungry, strategist General Horemheb; Sibylla Deen (Tyrant) will play Ankhe, the calculating and conniving sister-wife of King Tutankhamun; actor Alexander Siddig (Da Vinci’s Demons and Atlantis) will play High Priest Amun, a major political figure who holds great influence in King Tutankhamun’s inner sanctum; actor Peter Gadiot (Once Upon a Time in Wonderland and Matador) will play Ka, King Tutankhamun’s close confidant and seemingly loyal friend from childhood who harbors a secret love for Ankhe, Tut’s sister-wife; Iddo Goldberg (Salem and Mob City) will play Lagus, an Egyptian soldier who develops a special bond with King Tutankhamun; and – announced yesterday – actress Kylie Bunbury (Twisted) will play Suhad, the beautiful and endearing girl of Mitanni descent who develops a strong bond with the young Egyptian king, despite the fact she is not of royal bloodlines. The lead role will be played by Bunbury’s Twisted co-star Avan Jogia and legendary actor Ben Kingsley will play Ay, the Grand Vizier to King Tutankhamun, who wields tremendous power and influence as the top advisor to the young Egyptian ruler. The event series will debut on Spike TV in 2015. (The Futon Critic)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

ABC is developing a new series based on the Derrick Storm novels written by TV character Richard Castle from the TV series Castle with Castle creator Andrew W. Marlowe and series executive producer Terri Edda Miller on board as executive producers for this new potential series. The series would focus on Derrick Storm, the private investigator-turned-CIA freelancer. (Matt Mitovich at TV Line)

That’s it. Enjoy!