Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Actor Michael Trucco (Battlestar Galactica) will guest star on Scandal playing Charles Putney, the abusive ex-husband of Abby Whelan (series regular Darby Stanchfield. (Natalie Abrams at Entertainment Weekly)

The Bridge has been cancelled by FX. (James Hibberd at Entertainment Weekly)

Actress Rebecca Mader (Lost and Once Upon a Time) will guest star in an episode of Hawaii Five-0 (alongside former Lost alums Jorge Garcia and Daniel Dae Kim). She will play Nicole, the dynamic, smart and edgy recovery specialist for a big insurance company, who will work closely with McGarrett on a case. (Vlada Gelman at TV Line)

Actress Tracy Spiridakos (Revolution) has joined the cast of Bates Motel in the recurring role of Annika Johnson, a mystery woman who shows up at the motel. Bates Motel is set to reopen in March 2015. (Michael Ausiello at TV Line)

The Flash and Jane the Virgin have received full season orders from The CW. (Variety)

Actress Michelle Trachtenberg (Buffy and Gossip Girl) will appear in an upcoming episode of Sleepy Hollow, playing founding mother Abigail Adams. (Kimberly Roots at TV Line)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Actor Christian Slater has landed the title role in the USA Network drama pilot Mr. Robot that is about a programmer who suffers from a debilitating anti-social disorder and decides that he can only connect to people by hacking them. He wields his skills as a weapon to protect the people that he cares about. He then finds himself in the intersection between a cybersecurity firm he works for and the underworld organizations that are recruiting him to bring down corporate America. (James Hibberd at Entertainment Weekly)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actor Sean Bean (Legends) will star alongside Matt Damon in the Ridley Scott box office film The Martian. Damon will play an astronaut stranded on a Martian colony who struggles to survive long enough for NASA to organize a rescue mission while Bean will play a NASA flight director. Jessica Chastain, Jeff Daniels, Kate Mara, Michael Pena and Kristen Wiig also star. (Heat Vision and Dark Horizons)

Q&A SECTION (with E! Online)

Question: I need more adorable daddy/daughter moments between Diggle and his baby on Arrow. Like, right now. – Pam

E! Online: Couldn’t agree more! That’s why we took your question to new dad Diggle himself. “Yeah, you’re going to see a lot more of scenes like that,” David Ramsey said. “Diggle has reconciled all the parts of his life. He’s just as easy with being in a wonderful and loving relationship with Lyla and picking up his baby and rocking her to sleep at two o’clock in the morning, and then going and risking his life with Oliver. All those things exist in his world and he’s adjusted to it. Oliver hasn’t made that jump yet and that’s part of what this season is about, for him to make that jump to where Diggle is.”

Question: On my agenda: Revenge scoop from you! – Reenie

E! Online: Well played, but don’t you mean your “revengenda?” Sorry, couldn’t resist. But feel free to pencil in a funeral soon as death is coming to the Hamptons…again! “There probably is going to be a death this season,” Josh Bowman told us. “There should be.” And when asked if Daniel could be the one to bite the dust, Bowman answered, “Let’s hope not!”

Question: Please tell me Bellamy isn’t dead on The 100! – Lissa

E! Online: You know we can’t tell you that! We’re pretty sure if we spoiled any character’s fate, executive producer Jason Rothenberg would send a pack of Reapers after us—and just the thought of that is giving us nightmares. But we can tell you that you’ll find out Bellamy’s fate very soon into the season two premiere. In fact, after 10 minutes, you’ll learn the fate of all your favorite characters on the ground.

Question: What is Firestorm going to be like on The Flash? – Jack

E! Online: While we’re going to see Robbie Amell’s first episode of The Flash tonight, we’re only going to see him in flashbacks as Ronnie from before the particle accelerator explosion. When he returns to the CW hit show in December, that’s when we’ll meet his DC Comics alter ego, Firestorm. So will he reunite with his fiancé who thinks he died? Will he interact with Barry or Cisco? “There’s a whole lot of people involved in my first episode back,” Amell told us. “I might not even be the only Amell in the episode.” Whoa, two Amells in one episode? We’re not sure our TV’s can handle that!

Question: Anything on Nashville? – Tara

E! Online: We all know Rayna’s about to tie the knot with Luke (even though it kills us seeing her with someone other than Deacon!), so it shouldn’t come as a surprise to find out that wedding bells are ringing in an upcoming episode. But would you believe us when we say that Rayna isn’t the one saying, “I do?” That’s right, another couple on Nashville is getting hitched! Hit the comments with your guess as to who it is!

That’s it. Enjoy!