Hey All,
Here are the entertainment news items for this past week:
RENEWAL
The Apple TV drama starring Tatiana Maslany, Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed has been given a second season renewal. (The Hollywood Reporter)
TV PILOT NEWS
Moana star Catherine Laga’aia and Deacon Phllippe (son of Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe) are set to star in the Disney+ TV pilot Spaceship Earth, which is inspired by the Disney World EPCOT attraction of the same name. Character details are being kept under wraps, though, but the story will follow what happens when a mission to avert an imminent global cataclysm goes awry, a small band of teenagers from Earth’s past and future must join forces to confront a threat as vast and mysterious as time itself. (Deadline)
PICK UP ORDER
The X-Files reboot from director Ryan Coogler has been picked up to series by Hulu. The reimagining of the 1990s sci-fi drama will star Danielle Deadwyler and Himesh Patel as two highly decorated but vastly different FBI agents who form an unlikely bond when they are assigned to a long-shuttered division devoted to cases involving unexplained phenomena. (Variety)
TV SERIES ORDERS
Hallmark+ has announced the new series Change of Heart which will premiere on the streaming service sometime next year. The series will center around Charlie Wyatt (Sam Jaeger), the most unlikely of romantic heroes: a renowned divorce attorney known for winning no matter the cost. When a life-altering heart transplant cracks something wide open inside him, Charlie finds himself pulled— almost against his will—toward a more hopeful way of moving through the world. One where he’s compelled to help others find their way back to each other in ways he can’t explain. And alongside it all is his younger sister, Brit (Modern Family alum Ariel Winter). An unexpected anchor, and partner-in-matchmaking that represents the emotional truth Charlie can’t out-argue: that love isn’t something you win or lose, but something you deserve and choose. Other cast members of the show include Hallmark alums Rachel Boston and Julie Gonzalo). (Just Jared)
The upcoming Paramount+ series Laird, set in the Scottish Highlands will star Kenneth Branagh and Peter Sarsgaard as well as Jennifer Ehle (Lioness), Holliday Grainger (C.B. Strike) and Queen Charlotte alum Corey Mylchreest [among others]. The story will follow a proud Scot and Laird of Castle Drummoch (Branagh) who defies a shadowy American billionaire (Peter Sarsgaard) hellbent on buying up the glens. Amidst family feuds, buried secrets and star-crossed romances, he remains determined to protect his ancestral lands from oligarchical land grabbing. (Variety)
BOX OFFICE NEWS
Garrett Hedlund (Tulsa King), Jake Lacy (Furious) and Jessica Biel (Matchbox: The MOvie) are set to star in the dramedy film Downriver about a recently divorced writer and his surgeon best friend who head to Montana for a week of fly-fishing and martinis. Their friendship is put to the test when they meet a beguiling fishing guide and their relaxing getaway begins to unravel in ways neither of them saw coming. (Deadline)
Milo Manheim (School Spirits, who will also be seen in the upcoming live-version of Tangled and is the son of actress Camryn Manheim) has landed arole in the “redo” of the box office rom-com Serendipity, but there are no character or scripts details just yet. (Deadline)
Wicked star Cynthia Erivo along with Hamilton star Jonathan Groff, Aussie singer Kylie Minogue as well as comedian and Doctor Who alum Catherine Tate will provide their voices to the upcoming animated musical comedy Bad Fairies, which is set to premiere on May 21, 2027. The movie will be set in contemporary London, following a delightfully subversive gang of fairies as they shake up their magical world. Minogue will voice Clowder, the Cat Witch; Groff will voice Robin Goodfellow while Tate will voice the Fairy Gothmother. Meanwhile, Erivo will play the lead character of Jayne Staplegun. (Deadline)
Another animated film Lizard Music will feature voices provided by Colman Domingo, Jeff Goldblum, Rachel McAdams and David Krumholtz. The film will follow a boy (Theo Leber), left to his own devices, who stumbles upon a secret late-night broadcast of lizards playing otherworldly music. Thus, a hidden door to the extraordinary swings open. Leber’s search for answers leads him to an eccentric and whimsical old man nicknamed The Chicken Man (Dwayne Johnson) and his beloved companion, an 85 year-old chicken named Claudia. The boy and the old man become two kindred spirits who found each other at just the right time. United by a shared vision, they set off on an adventure that begins as a hunt for a hidden society but blossoms into something far greater: a voyage through invisible worlds, unexpected harmonies, and the unbreakable bond between lost souls who discover magic not only in what they find, but in each other. Other voices will be provided by Alicia Silverstone, Regina Hall and Andrew Dice Clay. (Deadline)
TV CASTING NEWS
Veteran actor Bill Nighy and Rosemarie DeWitt (Untamed) will guest star in the upcoming second and final season of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy on Paramount+. Nigy will play Nyk Ake, Nahla’s (series lead Holly Hunter) estranged father while DeWitt will play Laytha Sadal, the First Lady of Betazed, the mother of Tarima (cast member Zoe Steiner). (Deadline)
Pretty Little Liars alum has joined season 9 of The Rookie, playing Stevie, the latest LAPD rookie for John Nolan (series lead Nathan Fillion). Meanwhile, Psych and The West Wing alum Dule Hill will play the new watch commander. It should also be noted that Fillion, Melissa O’Neil and Eric Winter will all be doing crossovers with the new spin-off series The Rookie: North. (Entertainment Weekly)
Film veteran Antonio Banderas will join Nicolas Cage for the upcoming 5th season of True Detective. Few character details are known, but Banderas will play Rai García while Cage will play Henry Logan. (Variety)
That’s it. Enjoy!
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