Hey All,
Here are the entertainment news items for this past week:
RENEWALS
Emily in Paris has been renewed for a 6th season by Netflix. The streaming service has also renewed Black Mirror for an 8th season. (Variety)
Paramount+ has renewed Mayor of Kingstown for a 5th and final season. (Variety)
The Pitt has been renewed for a 3rd season by HBO Max. (Variety)
FX and Hulu have given The Lowdown a 2nd season renewal. (Variety)
TV CASTING NEWS
Austin Nichols (One Tree Hill and The Walking Dead) has joined the cast of The Rainmaker on USA Network, playing Bruiser’s (series regular Lana Parilla) ex-husband, a minor league baseball coach and former player who finds himself in the middle of a dangerous conspiracy. (Deadline)
The small screen adaptation of Tomb Raider on Amazon has confirmed that Jason Isaacs and Sigourney Weaver will star in the series as Atlas DeMornay, one of the canon roles, and Evelyn Wallis, a mysterious, high-flying woman who is keen to exploit Lara’s talents, respectively. Game of Thrones alum Sophie Turner will play the lead role of Lara Croft. (Deadline)
Once Upon a Time and Manifest alum Josh Dallas will guest star in The Hunting Party, appearing alongside his Manifest sister Melissa Roxburgh. He will play Elliot Carr, aka the Connecticut Cobbler, a master craftsman and high-end shoemaker who specialized in extraordinary custom shoes made from only the rarest and most exotic of leathers — think alligator, rhino and people, skinning his victims alive. Fresh off his escape from the Pit, Elliot is on the loose and making a whole new set of kicks, this time with a twist. (TV Line)
BOX OFFICE NEWS
The live-action roles of Rapunzel and Flynn Rider in Tangled have been cast. Teagan Croft (Titans) and Milo Manheim (School Spirits and the Disney Zombie movie franchise) will play those roles with Kathryn Hahn (Agatha All Along) in talks to play Mother Gothel. (Variety)
Sebastian Stan is in talks to join the cast of the upcoming sequel to The Batman Part II. (Deadline)
Billy Bob Thornton (Landman) and Arianna Greenblatt (Barbie) will star in the upcoming feature film Somedays that follows a weary delivery driver with months to live who saves a brilliant but troubled teenage girl. The two form an unlikely, life-changing bond that teaches them both what it truly means to live. (Deadline)
Michelle Randolph (1923 and Landman) will star alongside The Summer I Turned Pretty alum Chrisopher Briney in the upcoming feature film Clashing Through the Snow. (Deadline)
It looks like Gal Gadot and Paramount Pictures just might be working together to bring the Janet Evanovich “Recovery Agent” book series to the big screen. The books center on Gabriela Rose, a globe-trotting recovery agent who specializes in retrieving stolen or lost high-value items, typically under dangerous circumstances. Paired with her unpredictable ex-husband and partner Rafer Burke, she bounces from tropical islands to international hotspots, outsmarting criminals, rival treasure hunters, and law enforcement alike in the pursuit of the goods. (Deadline)
REALITY NEWS
I rarely, if ever, talk about reality programming, but the hosts selected for the reboot of Star Search that is being set at Netflix have been announced: Jelly Roll, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Chrissy Tiegen will be the judges while Anthony Anderson will be the host of the five-week event that will air on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. (Variety)
That’s it. Enjoy!
Rueben's Ramblings 