Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the entertainment news items for this past week:

RENEWALS

Apple TV+ has given a second season renewal to Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, and there is a deal in play to develop multiple spinoff series set in the so-called Monsterverse. Exact plot details for the spinoffs are being kept under wraps. (Variety)

Paramount+ has renewed Star Trek: Strange New Worlds for a 4th season. The third season is currently in production for a 2025 premiere). (TV Line)

S.W.A.T. is back again. The long-running CBS drama has been given a season 8 renewal. Also, the network has given FBI another 3 seasons, running through the spring of 2027 while FBI: International has been renewed for a 4th season and FBI: Most Wanted has been renewed for season 6. And, NCIS has been renewed for a 22nd season, but a decision has yet to be made on NCIS: Hawai’i. (Variety and TV Line)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

It looks like Tim Kring is working on ANOTHER sequel to his former successful series Heroes. The new iteration – Heroes: Eclipsed – will be set years after the events of the original show’s series finale and will center on new Evos being awakened and discovering their life-altering powers. (Deadline and TV Line)

TV CASTING NEWS

The third season of Dark Winds on AMC will see Jenna Elfamn guest starring as FBI Special Agent Sylvia Washington while Bruce Greenwood will play Tom Spencer and Christopher Heyerdahl will play Dr. Reynolds. (TV Line)

Malcolm Jamal Warner will guest star in 4 upcoming episodes of 9-1-1 on its new home: ABC. He will play Amir, a nurse in a hospital burn unit who is connected to Bobby’s past. (Deadline)

Paul Bettany will star opposite The White Lotus star Will Sharpe in the upcoming limited series Amadeus that will air on the BBC channel Sky. Sharpe will play the title character while Bettany will play Italian composer Antonio Salieri, Mozart’s longtime rival. (Variety)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Glen Powell (Anyone But You and Top Gun: Maverick and the upcoming Twister sequel) will play the lead in the box office remake of the Arnold Schwareneggar cult film The Running Man. (Variety)

Henry Cavill, Jake Gyllenhaal, Rosamund Pike and Eiza Gonzalez will star in the next Guy Ritchie feature film In the Grey. Set to release in theatres on January 17, 2025 the movie will follow a group who operate in the middle of criminality and the law. (Collider)

Julianne Moore and James McAvoy will star in the upcoming action thriller Control, which will revolve around the troubled Dr. Conway (McAvoy), who wakes up one morning to the sound of a mysterious voice in his head. With his reality now in question, the voice makes a series of escalating demands he must follow or devastating consequences will unfold. Specifics on Moore’s role have not been disclosed. (Deadline)

Peter Dinklage will provide the voice of Dr. Dillamond in the upcoming movie adaptation of Wicked. (The Hollywood Reporter)

It looks like Renee Zellweger will be back as Bridget Jones in the adaptation of Helen Fielding’s best-selling novel Bridget Jones: Mad About a Boy. Hugh Grant and Emma Thompson will be back with newcomers to the franchise including Chiwetel Ejiofor and Leo Woodall (The White Lotus and One Day). The movie will debut in cinemas internationally and on Peacock in the U.S. on Valentine’s Day 2025. (Variety)

That’s it. Enjoy!