Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the news items for this past week:

CASTING NEWS

Actors Steven Cree (Outlander) and James Purefoy (The Following) have joined the cast of A Discovery of Witches for its second season. Cree will play Gallowglass De Clermont, a vampire and soldier of fortune who is particularly fond of his uncle, Matthew (series lead Matthew Goode) while Purefoy will play Philippe De Clermont, founder of the Congregation, commander of the Knights of Lazarus, mate of Ysabeau, and stepfather to Matthew. (SkyGroup Press Release)

Actor Goran Visnjic and actress Claudia Doumit (both from Timeless) will both have recurring roles in the season two of the Amazon superhero drama The Boys, which revolves around a group of vigilantes known informally as “the Boys” who set out to take down corrupt superheroes with no more than blue-collar grit and a willingness to fight dirty. Visnjic will portray Alistair Adana, the charismatic and shadowy leader of a mysterious church while Doumit will play Victoria Neuman, a young wunderkind congresswoman. (Deadline)

Actor Gary Sinise (Forrest Gump and CSI: NY) is joining the cast of 13 Reasons Why for the shows fourth and final season, playing Dr. Robert Ellman, a compassionate, incisive, no-nonsense adolescent and family therapist who works to help Clay Jensen (series lead Dylan Minnette) battle anxiety, depression, and grief. Ellman helps guide Clay to accept the help he needs and come to terms with the trauma in his past. Season 4 will focus on the core cast’s graduation from Liberty High. (Variety)

Actress Gillian Anderson (The X-Files) will play Margaret Thatcher in season four of the Netflix drama The Crown. (FOX News)

Actor Milo Ventimiglia (This Is Us) will play daredevil Evel Knievel in the upcoming USA Network limited series entitled Evel, based on the story of the larger-than-life 1970s daredevil as he prepares for his greatest death-defying feat, the historic Snake River Canyon jump. (Variety)

Actor Wentworth Miller (Prison Break and Legends of Tomorrow) will have a recurring role on Madam Secretayr for its sixth and final season. He will play a ruthless politician who hates the fact that Elizabeth McCord (series lead Tea Leoni) has been elected President. (TV Line)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actress Hayley Atwell (Agent Carter and the Avengers franchise) has joined the cast of the next Mission: Impossible film, but there are no details on what character she will play. (Deadline)

That’s it. Enjoy!