Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the news items for this past week:

RENEWALS

Freeform has renewed their drama Stitchers for a third season. (Variety)

American Horror Story has been renewed for a 7th season by FX. (Variety)

CASTING NEWS

John Noble will return to Sleepy Hollow for the show’s fourth season (airing sometime in 2017), but there are no details about his character’s appearance. (The Futon Critic)

British newcomer Cameron Cuffe has been cast in the starring role of Seg-El on the Superman-origins pilot Krypton for Syfy. Destined to be the ancestor of Jor-El, the future father of Superman, and Kal-El, the future Superman, Seg-El is the scion of the once prosperous El family and is blessed with an intuitive brilliance for all things technical. He is now living in Krypton’s lowest caste after his family was stripped of its rank. (Variety)

Actress Bridget Regan (The Last Ship and Marvel’s Agent Carter) will guest star in an upcoming episode of Grey’s Anatomy. (TV Line)

Actor John Marshall Jones (Bosch) has landed a recurring role on The Fosters, playing the wary and diligent Detective Bruckner. (Deadline)

Actress Lea Thompson (Switched at Birth) will appear on Scorpion, playing Paige’s (series lead Katharine McPhee) con artist mother, Veronica Dineen. (TV Line)

Actor Peter Weller (the original RoboCop) will have a recurring role on The Last Ship in the show’s fourth season set to air next summer. He will play Dr. Paul Vellek, a world-renowned authority in genetic modification and plant biotechnology. Vellek’s expertise will play a critical role in the latest mission for the Nathan James and her crew. (TV Line)

Actor Jason Dohring (Veronica Mars) will appear on iZombie as Chase Graves, Vivian Stoll’s (Andrea Savage) brother-in-law and part of the Fillmore Graves hierarchy. (Entertainment Weekly)

Actor Carlos Bernard will reprise his role of Tony Almeida on 24: Legacy, the reboot of the series set to air as a two-night premiere event on FOX on February 5 and February 6. (The Futon Critic)

Actress Justina Machado (Queen of the South) has landed a recurring role on Jane the Virgin, playing Darcy Factor, an all-business brassy, formidable and likes-to-be-in-control matchmaker whom Rogelio (series regular Jaime Camil) goes to see about finding a woman. (Deadline)

Actor Kenneth Mitchell (The Astronaut Wives Club) has landed a recurring role Frequency, playing Joe Hurley, a local church Deacon who isn’t quite the family man he appears to be. (Deadline)

Actor Tyrese Gibson (Fast & Furious and Transformers franchise) has landed a recurring role in the upcoming FOX drama Star that revolves around three talented young singers who navigate the cut-throat music business on their road to success. He will play Pastor Bobby Harris, a leader and confidant to many who presides over Carlotta’s (series regular Queen Latifah) warm congregation. A handsome ex-thug, who has, like Carlotta, turned his life over to God. Carlotta and Pastor Harris begin a relationship that will be challenged on many fronts and which will ultimately create a crisis of faith for them both. (Deadline)

Singer-actress Bridgit Mendler (Undateable) has landed a recurring role on Nashville (that will move from ABC to CMT), playing Ashley Wilkenson, an internet sensation who is about to record her first album. (TV Line)

STREAMING SERIES NEWS

Actor Ben Barnes (Westworld and The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian) has joined the cast of Marvel’s The Punisher, that will stream on Netflix. He will play Billy Russo, Frank Castle’s (series lead Jon Bernthal) best friend from his days in the Special Forces. (TV Line)

Actress Sigourney Weaver has landed a significant but unspecified role in the upcoming mash-up series Marvel’s The Defenders. (TV Line)

TV TEASER

MOVIE NEWS

Actor Forest Whitaker has been cast alongside Chadwick Boseman in the upcoming movie Black Panther that will include cast members Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Andy Serkis and Winston Duke. (Deadline)

That’s it. Enjoy!