Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the news items for the past week:

CASTING NEWS

Actress Angela Bassett will appear in the box office movie Black Panther, playing Ramonda, the mother of T’Challa, aka Black Panther (actor Chadwick Boseman) in the Marvel mythology. (Deadline)

Actress Elisabeth Rohm (The Last Ship) has booked a recurring role on Jane the Virgin, appearing as Eileen, a guru who is soft-spoken, exuding tranquility – and dating Luisa (Yara Martinez). (Deadline and The Futon Critic)

Actress Parker Posey has joined the cast of the upcoming Netflix adaptation of Lost In Space where she will appear as Dr. Smith. No other details have been provided. (Deadline and The Futon Critic)

Actor Robbie Kay (Once Upon A Time) will recur in Sleepy Hollow, playing Logan MacDonald, a handsome Internet star loved by tween girls around the world, including Molly Thomas (Oona Jaffe), the daughter of new series regular Diana Thomas (Janina Gavankar). (Deadline)

Actress Michelle Yeoh (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) will take over the captain’s chair in Star Trek: Discovery that will air on CBS in May before moving exclusively to CBS All Access. She will play Han Bo, the captain of the Shenzhou. Executive producer Bryan Fuller stepped down as showrunner and was replaced by Aaron Harberts and Gretchen Berg. (TV Line)

Actor Tim DeKay (White Collar) has landed a recurring role on Lucifer, playing Dr. Jacob Carlisle, a brilliant neuroscience professor whose encounter with Lucifer will have deadly ramifications on someone the Devil cares about. (TV Line)

CANCELLATIONS

No Tomorrow and Frequency have not been given additional episode orders by The CW. The shows haven’t been officially cancelled by the network, though. (Variety)

CBS is not extending the episode order for Pure Genius. (Variety)

TRAILERS

Emerald City:

Four-Series Epic Crossover Event (Supergirl, Arrow, The Flash and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow)

That’s it. Enjoy!