Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the news items for the past week:

CASTING NEWS

Actress Ivana Milicevic (Banshee) has landed a recurring role on Gotham where she will play the long-lost mother of Selina Kyle. Her character, Maria Kyle is described as a tough-as-nails operator with an arsenal of street smarts; she is a world-class drifter who is able to hide her true self behind a variety of personas. (TV Line)

Actress Lexa Doig (Andromeda) will recur on Arrow, playing Talia al Ghul, the daughter of the late Ra’s al Ghul (Matt Nable) and the half-sister of Nyssa (Katrina Law). (Entertainment Weekly)

Actor Patrick Heusinger (Jack Reacher 2 and Royal Pains) has landed the lead role opposite Stana Katic (Castle) in the straight-to-series crime thriller Absentia that centers on an FBI agent (Katic), who while hunting one of Boston’s most notorious serial killers, the agent disappears without a trace and is declared dead. Six years later, she is found in a cabin in the woods, barely alive and with no memory of the years she was missing. Returning home to learn her husband (Heusinger) has remarried and her son is being raised by another woman, she soon finds herself implicated in a new series of murders. (Deadline)

Actress Mariana Klaveno (True Blood and Devious Maids) will have a recurring role on Designated Survivor, playing a mysterious and calculating Dark-Haired Woman, a clandestine operator in league with the people behind the Capitol attack. (Deadline)

Actress Abbie Cornish (the Limitless film) will star opposite John Krasinski (The Office) in the upcoming Amazon series Jack Ryan that follows an up-and-coming CIA analyst (Krasinski) thrust into a dangerous field assignment for the first time. Cornish will play Cathy Mueller, an infectious diseases doctor and Jack’s future wife. (TV Line and Deadline)

RENEWALS

Netflix has given Longmire a 10-episode sixth and final season renewal. (Variety)

MOVIE NEWS

Actor Rami Malek (Mr. Robot) will portray legendary late singer Freddie Mercury in the long-in-development biopic film Bohemian Rhapsody. (Deadline and Variety)

TRAILERS

Wonder Woman:

A Series of Unfortunate Events Teaser: Meet Count Olaf:

That’s it. Enjoy!