Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the news items for the past two weeks:

First of all, congrats to the winners at the Golden Globes last night, including (but not limited to) Hugh Laurie, Tom Hiddleston, Claire Foy, The Crown, Sarah Paulson, Ryan Gosling, Viola Davis and Emma Stone.

CASTING NEWS

Actor Daniel Lissing (When Calls the Heart) will guest star in an upcoming episode of the NBC drama Timeless, portraying Jesse James. Also, actor Jim Beaver (Supernatural) will appear in the final three episodes of the show, playing NSA Agent Neville, who comes to Mason Industries to lock horns with Agent Christopher (Sakina Jaffrey). (Memorable TV, Twitter and TV Line)

Actor James Kyson (Heroes) will make a guest appearance on Elementary as Joey, the fast-talking CEO of a game gear company and owner of an eSports franchise. (TV Line)

Actress Alexis Bledel (Gilmore Girls) will have a recurring role in the upcoming Netflix drama The Handmaid’s Tale, starring opposite actress Elizabeth Moss (Mad Men) [who has the lead role] in the series that is based on the novel by Margaret Atwood that follows Offred (Moss), who is forced into subjugation in an attempt to repopulate the fictional, male-dominated society of Gilead. Bledel will play Ofglen, Offred’s fellow handmaid and companion. (Variety)

Veteran actor Gerald McRaney (most recently seen on This Is Us) has landed a series regular role on 24: Legacy. He will play Henry Donovan, the father of presidential candidate John Donovan (series regular Jimmy Smits), a powerful oil man and passionately devoted father who is dedicated to putting his son in the White House, no matter what the obstacles. (Deadline)

Actor Harold Perrineau (Lost) has landed a major recurring role on Criminal Minds, playing Calvin Shaw, a former FBI agent incarcerated for killing one of his informants. Shaw has a run-in with a BAU agent and the team must determine whether he’s a friend or foe. (TV Line)

Actor Peter Gadiot (Once Upon a Time in Wonderland) will play the nefarious role of Mr. Mxyzptlk on Supergirl. (TV Line)

RENEWALS

Amazon has given The Man in the High Castle a third season renewal. (Variety)

The CW has given an early renewal to seven of their existing series, including Arrow, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash, Supergirl, Jane the Virgin, Supernatural and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. The CW will also resurrect DC’s Constantine as an animated series starring the voice of Matt Ryan on their digital outlet CW Seed. (Variety)

MOVIE CASTING NEWS

Actor Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us) has joined the cat of the upcoming box office film Black Panther. He will play N’Jobu, a figure from T’Challa’s (aka the Black Panther) past. (Deadline)

BOOKS TO MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE NEWS

Best-selling author Melissa de la Cruz has signed a production deal with Brad Krevoy Television (the production company behind the Hallmark Channel TV series When Calls the Heart) for three TV projects that will air at Christmastime in 2017 on Hallmark Channel. The first movie, called Angel Falls, is about a fallen angel who falls in love and wins back her halo during the Christmas season with actress Rachel Boston (Witches of East End) starring. The second movie, called Pride, Prejudice, and Mistletoe, will be a gender-swapped re-telling of the classic novel; and the third movie, called Nanny State, will tell the story of an FBI agent who goes undercover working for New York’s finest families to solve a child’s kidnapping during the Christmas holidays. (Deadline)

TV TRAILER

NOTE:  The series is set to debut on February 23 on CMT.

That’s it. Enjoy!