Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the news items for the past week:

CASTING NEWS

Actress Connie Britton (9-1-1 and Nashville) is set to star in the Bravo drama series Dirty John, which received a two-season order back in January. The anthology series is based on the published article by the Los Angeles Times’ last fall about a charismatic con man, John Meehan, and the consequences of an ill-fated romance. Britton will star as Debra Newell, a single mother who fell in love with Meehan. (Variety)

Actress Willa Holland will depart from The CW series Arrow at the end of the show’s current, sixth season. (The Futon Critic and TV Line)

Veteran actress Sissy Spacek will have a recurring role alongside Julie Roberts in the upcoming Amazon series Homecoming, a psychological thriller that centers on Heidi (Roberts), a caseworker at a secret government facility, and a soldier (Stephan James) eager to rejoin civilian life. (Deadline)

Actress Elena Satine (Revenge and The Gifted) will appear opposite Rupert Friend (Homeland), Jack Reynor (Detroit) and Bella Heathcote (The Man in the High Castle) in the CBS All Access drama Strange Angel that is based on the George Pendle book of the same name. The series is inspired by the real-life story of Jack Parsons (Reynor), exploring the dramatic intersection between genius and madness, science and science fiction. Satine will play Maggie, Ernest’s (Friend’s) wife. (Deadline)

Actress Gina Rodriguez (Jane the Virgin) will star in the live-action feature adaptation of the popular 1990’s franchise Carmen Sandiego that will air on Netflix. The franchise started as an educational computer game series then was adapted as an animated series, centering on the globe-trotting thief that is the nemesis of the ACME detection agency. (The Hollywood Reporter)

Actor Tobias Menzies (Outlander) will take over the role of Prince Philip from Matt Smith (Doctor Who) in the Netflix streaming series The Crown for the show’s 3rd and 4th seasons. Olivia Colman (Broadchurch) takes over the role of Queen Elizabeth from Claire Foy while Helena Bonham Carter (Cinderella and the Harry Potter franchise) will take over the role of Princess Margaret from Vanessa Kirby. (Variety)

RENEWALS/CANCELLATIONS

CBS has renewed both S.W.A.T. and SEAL Team for a second season. (Variety)

Cinemax has given a second season renewal to Strike Back. (The Futon Critic)

Freeform has cancelled the sci-fi action series Beyond after two seasons. (The Hollywood Reporter)

MOVIE CASTING NEWS

Marvel Universe veteran Clark Gregg will appear in the upcoming box office film Captain Marvel, as his on-screen persona of Phil Coulson. Audiences could potentially see how Coulson first got started working with Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. Gregg isn’t the only Marvel Studios alum to return for the film: Lee Pace and Djimon Hounsou (Guardians of the Galaxy) will appear in the film also. (ComicBook.com)

MOVIE TRAILER

The Darkest Minds Trailer:

That’s it. Enjoy!