Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the news items for this past week:

CASTING NEWS

Actor J.J. Soria (Animal Kingdom and The Fosters) has joined the cast of the Crackle original one-hour drama series “The Oath,” which is set to debut in 2018. He will play Officer Pete Ramos, partner and friend of Officer Steve Hammond (True Blood’s Ryan Kwanten), and second-in-command of the Ravens cop gang. Ramos is streetwise with a nervous energy, and a family man who is driven by the need to prove himself worthy of his wife who comes from wealth and privilege. (Crackle Press Release)

Actress Christina Hendricks (Mad Men) has joined the cast of the upcoming NBC drama Good Girls, taking over the role originally set for actress Kathleen Rose Perkins (Colony), who has been recast. The show is about what happens when three suburban moms (played by Hendricks, Mae Whitman and Retta) get tired of trying to make ends meet, they decide it’s time to stick up for themselves by robbing the local supermarket at toy gunpoint. But when the manager catches a glimpse of one of them and the loot is far more than they expected, it doesn’t take long for the three best friends to realize the perfect getaway will be harder than they think. (Variety)

Actress Olivia Munn (X-Men: Apocalypse) has joined the cast of the A&E military drama Six where she will play Gina, a ruthless and smart CIA operative who rose from being a CIA shooter to a high-level operations officer. (The Hollywood Reporter)

Actress Milana Vayntrub (This Is Us) has landed the role of Squirrel Girl in Freeform’s new live-action comedy series Marvel’s New Warriors that will revolve around six young people who are learning to cope with their abilities in a world where bad guys can be as terrifying as bad dates. (Deadline)

Actress Jodie Whittaker (Broadchurch) has become the first-ever female doctor on Doctor Who, replacing Peter Capaldi. (Variety)

BOX OFFICE CASTING

Actress Lily James (Downton Abbey and Cinderella) will show off her singing chops in the movie musical Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again!, joining returning cast members Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, and Christine Baranski. James will play the role of “Young Donna” to Streep’s present-day Donna as the film goes back and forth in time to show how relationships forged in the past resonate in the present. (Deadline)

TRAILERS

Teen Wolf (Final 10 Episodes)

The Last Ship (Promo Trailer)

A Wrinkle in Time

That’s it. Enjoy!