Rueben's Ramblings

Hey All,

Here are the latest entertainment news items for this past week:

RENEWAL

CBS has given the new medical drama Watson a second season order. (TV Line)

TV CASTING NEWS

Jessica Chastain and Adam Driver will star in the Apple TV+ drama series The Dealer which is being described as a biting exploration of power, class, seduction and culture set inside the glittering world of the high-end art market, told through the eyes of an aspiring super gallerist (Chastain) and the tangled relationship with her most gifted and unnerving artist (Driver). (Variety)

Tom Everett Scott has joined the cast of the Legally Blonde prequel at Amazon Prime Video, starring as Wyatt, the father of Elle Wood (to be played by Lexi Minetree). (Variety)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Grammy winner Lizzo will play Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the gospel singer who was one of the first to appeal to rock n roll and R&B audiences in the film Rosetta, which will capture a pivotal period in Thrape’s life: one of groundbreaking innovation, defiant passion and secret love. (Deadline)

The next Avengers movie – Avengers: Doomsday – has announced the large ensemble cast, which will include Chris Hemsworth as Thor; Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Captain America; Danny Ramirez as Joaquin Torres/Falcon; Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier; Paul Rudd as Scott Lang/Ant-Man; Tom Hiddleston as Loki; Letitia Wright as Shuri/Black Panther; Winston Duke as M’Baku; Patrick Stewart as Professor Charles Xavier; Ian McKellen as Magneto; Kelsey Grammer as Beast; Alan Cummings as Nightcrawler; James Marsden as Cyclops; Channing Tatum as Gambit; Rebecca Romijn as Mystique. But wait, there’s more: Pedro Pascal as Mr. Fantastic; Vanessa Kirby as the Invisible Woman, Joseph Quinn as Human Torch and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as the Thing; Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova; David Harbour as Red Guardian; Wyatt Russell as U.S. Agent; Hannah John-Kamen as Ghost; Lewis Pullman as the mysterious Bob; Simu Liu as Shang-Chi and Tenoch Huerta Mejía, as Namor (from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. And, lastly, Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom (NOT as Iron Man). Avengers: Doomsday” hits theaters on May 1, 2026. (Variety)

That’s it. Enjoy!