Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the few entertainment news items for this past holiday week:

BOX OFFICE NEWS

The upcoming live-action box office movie Voltron, based on the animated series, already includes Man of Steel star Henry Cavill, but will also now include among its cast This Is Us alum Sterling K. Brown as well as singer-actress Rita Ora, Warrior Nun (and Mrs. Chris Evans) Alba Baptista and The Librarians and 9-1-1 start John Harlan Kim. (Variety)

TV CASTING NEWS

Courtney B. Vance will be taking over for the late, great Lance Reddick as Zeus in the second season of the small screen adaptation of Percy Jackson and the Olympians. (Variety)

Rachelle Goulding (Firefly Lane) and Azita Ghanizada (Alphas and Good Trouble) have joined the cast of the upcoming NBC drama sequel (of sorts) Suits LA in recurring roles. Goulding will play Samantha, a powerful entertainment lawyer in her own right who runs the firm that competes with Ted’s (series lead and Arrow alum Stephen Amell) for top-dog status in Los Angeles. She’s also his ex-girlfriend; while Ghanizada will play Roslyn, Ted’s loyal and straight-shooting secretary who’s been with him through thick and thin. She serves as a steady hand and sounding board as Ted navigates a new set of professional circumstances. (Deadline)

Rosa Salazar (Alita: Battle Angel and the Maze Runner movie franchise) will star opposite Criminal Minds alum Matthew Gray Gubler in the potential CBS series Einstein, which is based on the German procedural of the same name, with Gubler play Albert Einstein’s brilliant but directionless great-grandson. (TV Line and Variety)

Matthew Broderick and his son James Wilkie Broderick will both guest star in upcoming episodes of the CBS drama Elsbeth, playing a man who helps Manhattan’s elite get their kids into the prep schools of their choice, and his top success trainer. (TV Line)

ORDERED TO SERIES

2024’s Sexiest Man Alive John Krasinski (Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan) and The Americans and Perry Mason alum Matthew Rhys are attached to star in the Amazon Prime drama series Silent River that was given a series order. Both will also serve as executive producers. The series will be seen through the lens of two men whose lives are far more connected than they realize, exploring the cracks of small-town America in the wake of discovering a serial killer among them. (Variety)

That’s it. Enjoy!