Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the entertainment news items for this past week:

RENEWALS/CANCELLATIONS

Hulu has renewed the Kerry Washington and Delroy Lindo dramedy UnPrisoned for a second season. (TV Line)

Amazon Prime has cancelled The Horror of Dolores Roach after only one season and the dramedy With Love after two seasons. (TV Line)

Disney+ has pulled the plug on The Muppets Mayhem after only one season. (TV Line)

Netflix has renewed Black Mirror for a 7th season. (Variety and TV Line)

All good things come to an end: Blue Bloods will wrap its run on CBS with its upcoming 14th season. The show will be back starting on February 16 and then the final 8 episodes will air next fall. (TV Line and Deadline)

NBC has confirmed that season 3 of La Brea will be the sci-fi show’s last. (TV Line)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Superman: Legacy, the superhero reboot (AGAIN!), has added Nicholas Hoult to the cast as Lex Luthor while Skyler Gisondo (The Righteous Gemstones) will play Jimmy Olsen and Portuguese model Sara Sampaio will play Eve Teschmacherr. David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan will play Clark Kent and Lois Lane respectively. (Variety)

Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chen are teaming up for a brand new Karate Kid movie that will release sometime next year, where they will reprise their roles. The movie will fuse and continue the movies’ mythology. This new version will focus on a teen from China who finds strength and direction via martial arts and a tough but wise mentor. A global search for a Chinese actor to play the new “Karate Kid” has officially launched. (The Hollywood Reporter and TV Line)

It would seem that Universal is in early development on a new movie about super spy Jason Bourne. Sources familiar with the project have stressed that it’s still in early development, so any grand return to the world of Jason Bourne may be far into the future. There’s currently no script in the works, nor is there a writer attached to the prospective film, so it’s unclear if the plan is to bring back original cast members or entirely reboot the property. (Variety)

TV MOVIE NEWS

Cameron Mathison has signed a multi-picture deal that will run over several years with Great American Media. (Deadline)

TV CASTING NEWS

Reid Scott (Veep) has joined the reboot of Law & Order, filling the void left by Jeffrey Donovan’s departure. (TV Line)

Michael Sheen and Ruth Wilson will star in the Amazon Prime limited series A Very Royal Scandal that will focus on Prince Andrew’s disastrous interview with Newsnight journalist Emily Maitlis. Sheen will play Prince Andrew, while Wilson will play Maitlis. (Variety)

Jeremy Irons and Sam Claflin will star in the limited series adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo. (Variety)

Hill Harper will not return to The Good Doctor for season 7 because of his intentions to run for a U.S. Senate seat. (TV Line)

Veteran actor Ciaran Hinds and Jacob Elordi (from Euphoria and the box office movie Priscilla) will star in the Australian mini-series The Narrow Road to the Deep North, which is an adaptation of the Booker Prize-winning novel by Richard Flanaghan. The 5-part series is a love story set against the backdrop of World War II, chronicling a century dominated by war, with the forced labor on the Thai-Burma Railway as its dramatic heart. The story is told by an Australian doctor who was taken prisoner during World War II and became an unlikely and uncomfortable hero after the war’s end. (Variety)

FESTIVAL NEWS

A Suits reunion will take place at the ATX TV Festival, that is held annually in Austin, Texas. Following its record-breaking streaming year, the festival will host a five-year anniversary panel for the cast and creatives of Suits. So far stars Sarah Rafferty (Donna), Patrick J Adams (Mike) and Dulé Hill (Alex) as well as creator/EP/showrunner Aaron Korsh have confirmed their attendance. (TV Line)

That’s it. Enjoy!