Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the entertainment news items for this past week:

RENEWAL/CANCELLATION

Disney+ has announced that a 2nd season of Ahsoka is in development. (TV Line)

The Good Doctor will end after its upcoming 7th season on ABC. (TV Line)

TV CASTING NEWS

Carrie Coon (The Gilded Age) has joined the cast of The White Lotus for its 3rd season, but there are no details on what role she will play. (TV Line)

Kaitlyn Dever (Dopesick) has been cast in the 2nd season of The Last Us, playing Abby, a skilled soldier whose black-and-white view of the world is challenged as she seeks vengeance for those she loved. Also, actor Young Mazino (BEEF) will play Jesse, a pillar of his community who puts everyone else’s needs before his own, sometimes at terrible cost; and Isabela Merced (Sweet Girl and the upcoming box office movie Madame Web) will play Dina, who is warm, brilliant, wild, funny, moral, dangerous and instantly lovable. (TV Line and Variety)

Laurence Fishburne has joined the cast of season 4 of The Witcher on Netflix. He will play Regis, a world-wise Barber-surgeon with a mysterious past who joins Geralt (now to be played by Liam Hemsworth – since Henry Cavill left at the end of season 3) on his journey. (Variety)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

The Mandalorian & Grogu, a theatrical film, has been put into production by Walt Disney Studios and Lucasfilm with Jon Favreau set to direct. (TV Line)

John Krasinski and Natalie Portman will appear in the upcoming Guy Ritchie global heist movie Fountain of Youth. The film centers on two estranged siblings (Krasinski and Portman) who partner on a global heist to find the mythological Fountain of Youth. They must use their knowledge of history to follow clues on an epic adventure that will change their lives — and possibly lead to immortality. (The Playlist)

Selena Gomez will play singer Linda Ronstadt in an upcoming biopic. (Variety)

NEW SERIES

Great American Family is adding its first original scripted series to its line up. County Rescue, the 5 episode series, is an action-adventure medical drama about an EMT in training who is vying for one of three openings on the team. The series will debut on February 17. (Deadline)

That’s it. Enjoy!