Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the few news items for today:

TELEVISION

Manhattan has been given a second season order by WGN America. (The Futon Critic)

Actor Hunter Parrish (Weeds and The Good Wife) will appear in the third season of The Following, which will air in early 2015. He will play Kyle, one half of a “murderous” couple. (Andy Swift at TV Line)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Pretty Little Liars executive producer and co-showrunner Oliver Goldstick is set to write and executive produce a drama project called The Town for The CW. The project is based on the 2012 ITV mini-series that centers on a young man who starts to investigate his parents’ suicide and begins to suspect they were actually murdered and the entire town is culpable. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Marc Cherry, creator and executive producer of Desperate Housewives and Devious Maids will team with Under the Dome showrummer Neal Baer on an action-adventure mystery drama project for The CW called Cheerleader Death Squad (I couldn’t make that name up if I wanted to, by the way). This project is described as Heathers meets Alias, centering on a disgraced CIA agent-turned-teacher at an elite Washington D.C. prep school. When he realizes that his students have high-level access through personal connections, he trains a select few to be his eyes and ears into the world of international espionage and help him earn his way back into the agency. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actress Odeya Rush (The Giver) has been cast in the upcoming action-thriller called Hunter’s Prayer. She will play Ella, a young girl who teams up with the assassin hired to wipe out her family to find the person responsible. Actor Sam Worthington is in place to play Lucas, the contract killer who helps Ella navigate the tangled web of hitmen and thugs on her quest for justice. (Jen Yamato at Deadline)

Actor Javier Bardem is in talks to take on the villain role in the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean film. (First Showing)

Q&A SECTION (with Kristin dos Santos at E! Online)

Question: I literally cannot wait until Sunday to see Emily and David finally come face to face! What can we expect from Revenge’s big reunion? – Jeaneen

Kristin: Fireworks, of course! “You’re going to see a father and daughter probably bond, although it’s going to be in a very tumultuous way,” Madeleine Stowe spilled to E! News. She also teased that we’ll see more of Victoria’s past, mainly her decision to betray David. “You’re going to find out Victoria never really understood why she did what she did and it’s actually very obvious because Conrad was involved with terrorists and Victoria knowing this, had to choose between her lover or her son’s life.”

Question: How is Sara’s death on Arrow going to affect Laurel and Oliver’s relationship? – Leah

Kristin: Producer Marc Guggenheim promises that their relationship won’t take a hit in the aftermath of that brutal and shocking murder (which I’m still not over, BTW). “It’s funny, I just watched a scene between the two of them in episode 6 where it’s like the sweetest scene,” he said. “I think Sarah’s death pulls them closer together rather than further apart. That’s not to say there aren’t some significant moments of conflict between them also. I mean, that’s one of the reasons we killed Sara off. The amount of story and richness that we get out of it…there’s a scene in episode two where they’re going at it and can’t stand each other. And there’s also a scene in episode 2 where they’re the closest they’ve ever been. And it’s all in the same episode.”

Question: I am a total sucker for the love triangle on Red Band Society! Who will Emma choose? – Madison

Kristin: How’s this for complicated? In an upcoming episode, Emma will kiss one of the boys, but hold hands with the other. And further complicating matters? A new guy possibly catching Emma’s interest.

That’s it. Enjoy!