Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the news items for this past week:

RENEWALS AND PICK-UPS

TNT has renewed Claws for a third season and Animal Kingdom for a fourth season. (Variety)

Netflix has picked up a 10-episode order of the FOX pilot Mixtape that didn’t go to series at the major network. Mixtape is a romantic musical drama that will look at the love stories connecting a diverse, disparate group of people in contemporary Los Angeles through the music that lives inside their hearts and minds. The cast will include Jenna Dewan, Callie Hernandez and Madeline Stowe [among others]. (Deadline)

TV CASTING NEWS

Actress-singer Brandy Norwood has been promoted to series regular for season 3 of the FOX drama Star, playing Cassie Brown, the sister of Carlotta (Queen Latifah). (Deadline)

MOVIE CASTING NEWS

Actress Vanessa Kirby (The Crown) and actor Idris Elba (Thor and Luthor) have joined the spin-off of the Fast and Furious franchise to be called Hobbs and Shaw (the characters played by Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham. Elba is expected to play the main villain. (Variety)

That’s it. Enjoy!