Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the news items for this past week:

RENEWALS/CANCELLATIONS

Mr. Mercedes has been given a third season renewal at Audience Network (DirecTV). (Variety)

Take Two has been cancelled by ABC. (TV Line)

Salvation has been cancelled by CBS after two seasons. (Variety)

CASTING NEWS

Actor Jaime Camil (Jane the Virgin) will guest star in an upcoming episode of Charmed, playing Mr. Morales, the brash and eccentric new Music Director of Hilltowne University’s acapella group. It should be noted that Jane the Virgin star Gina Rodriguez will be directing that episode too. (TV Line and Entertainment Weekly)

Actress Andie MacDowell will guest star in the Hulu limited series Four Weddings and a Funeral, the small screen adaptation of the rom-com. Meanwhile, actress Nathalie Emmanuel (Game of Thrones) will replace original cast member Jessica Williams. The series revolves around four American friends Maya (Emmanuel), Craig (Brandon Mychal Smith), Ainsley (Rebecca Rittenhouse) and Duffy (John Reynolds), who reunite for a fabulous London wedding. But after a bombshell at the altar throws their lives into turmoil, they must weather a tumultuous year of romance and heartbreak. Relationships are forged and broken, political scandals exposed, London social life lampooned, love affairs ignited and doused, and of course, there are four weddings and a funeral. MacDowell will play Mrs. Howard, Ainsley’s mother. (Deadline)

Actresses Jocelyn Hudon (The Strain) and Morgan Kohan (Star Trek: Discovery and The Murdoch Mysteries) will appear in the upcoming When Calls the Heart Christmas movie special next month. They will be playing Grace and Lillian (respectively), who are caretakers for traveling orphans who end up in Hope Valley. Both Jocelyn and Morgan will in the spin-off series When Hope Calls, which is currently in development and scheduled to premiere on Hallmark Movies Now in 2019. (Entertainment Tonight)

MOVIE NEWS

Veteran actress Julie Andrews (Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music) will provide her voice to the upcoming box office film Aquaman. She will voice Karathen, a character described as a sea creature who can help assist Aquaman’s quest to broker a peace between Atlantis and the surface world. (Deadline)

That’s it. Enjoy!