Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the news items for this past two weeks

ANNOUNCEMENT

For the first time in 50 years Comic Con International has cancelled San Diego Comic Con due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Variety)

RENEWALS/CANCELLATIONS

FOX has given a renewal to both 9-1-1 and 9-1-1: Lone Star (Variety)

Freeform has cancelled Party of Five after only one season. (Variety)

God Friended Me has been cancelled after two seasons. A two-hour series finale will air on April 26. (Variety)

CASTING NEWS

Actress Emmanuelle Chriqui (Entourage) will star as Lana Lang in the DC series Superman & Lois that is set to air on The CW. The series follows the world’s most famous superhero (to be portrayed by Tyler Hoechlin) and comic books’ most famous journalist (Elizabeth Tulloch) as they deal with all the stress, pressures and complexities that come with being working parents in today’s society. (Deadline and TV Line)

Actress Annie Ilonzeh will not be coming back to Chicago Fire as Emily Foster, as the character announced she wanted to go back to med school and had even reapplied to Northwestern. (TV Line)

MOVIE NEWS

Universal Pictures and Amasia Entertainment are working to develop a film based on the classic characters of The Green Hornet and Kato, which originated as a radio show during the 1930s based on the vigilante Britt Reid character; which was then followed by the 1966 TV series and then the Seth Rogen 2011 The Green Hornet box office film. (Variety)

That’s it. Enjoy!