Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the entertainment news items for this past week:

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

It looks like Peacock is developing a reboot of the NBC supernatural drama Grimm, which ran for 6 seasons from 2011 to 2017. The original series followed Nick Burkhardt (David Giuntoli), the latest in a long line of Grimms, or slayers of fairy tale monsters. The cast included Bitsie Tulloch, Claire Coffee, Russell Hornsby, Silas Weir Mitchell, Bree Turner, Reggie Lee, Sasha Roiz and Jacqueline Toboni. The show was created by David Greenwalt and Jim Kouf, who were also the co-showrunners. Both men are involved in the potential reboot, who will be joined by original series producers Lynn Kouf, Hazy Mills Productions and Universal Television. Josh Berman (Drop Dead Diva and The Blacklist) will write and executive-produce the new series. (Deadline and TV Line)

SERIES ORDER

Disney+ has given a pilot order to the small screen adaptation of the 2003 movie Holes, which was based on the book of the same name by Louis Sachar. In this reimagining of the beloved 1998 book, a teenage girl is sent to a detention camp where the ruthless Warden forces the campers to dig holes for a mysterious purpose. (Variety)

TV CASTING NEWS

Jocko Sims (New Amsterdam and The Last Ship) and Nora Zehetner (Grey’s Anatomy and Everwood) will have recurring roles in the upcoming NBC murder drama Grosse Pointe Garden Society, which will debut on February 23. The series will focus on four very different members of the titular society — Birdie (Melissa Fumero), Catherine (Aja Naomi King), Brett (Ben Rappaport) and Alice (AnnaSophia Robb). But the group isn’t your garden variety gardening club; rather, they get bogged down by murder and mischief as they struggle to make their conventional lives bloom. Sims will play Tucker, Catherine’s dismissive husband while Zehetner will play Melissa, Brett’s ex-wife. (Deadline and TV Line)

Game of Thrones alum Rory McCann will take over the role of former Jedi Baylan Skoll, which was played by the late Ray Stevenson, in the upcoming second season of the Disney+ Star Wars series Ahsoka, which stars Rosario Dawson in the title role. (The Hollywood Reporter)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Scandal-ridden actor Armie Hammer will be making his big screen comeback in the upcoming Uwe Boll flick The Dark Knight, playing the crime-fightig character. He also will be seen alongside Thomas Jane and William H. Macy in the upcoming Travis Mills western Frontier Crucible. (Variety)

That’s it. Enjoy!