Hey All,
Here are the entertainment news items for this past week:
RENEWALS
ABC has given the new drama High Potential a second season renewal. (TV Line)
Netflix has given The Lincoln Lawyer a fourth season renewal. (TV Line)
HBO has given The White Lotus a fourth season premiere ahead of the show’s upcoming third season premiere. (TV Line)
NEW SHOW DEVELOPMENT
It looks like there will be another FBI spin-off in the works at CBS. A backdoor pilot is slated to air in the spring with the prospective spin-off to be FBI: CIA, focusing on a dedicated, strait-laced FBI agent and a street-smart CIA agent who join forces as part of a new, clandestine task force charged with solving and preventing domestic terrorism in and around New York City. (TV Line)
TV CASTING NEWS
Netflix is all set with the next adaptation of another Harlan Coben story. This time it will be Run Away, which will follow Simon (James Nesbitt), who seemingly had the perfect life. But then, his eldest daughter Paige ran away and everything fell apart. When he finds her, vulnerable and strung out on drugs in a city park, he finally has the chance to bring his little girl home. The cast will include Minnie Driver and Alfred Enoch. (The Hollywood Reporter)
Suits LA will find Patton Oswalt, Brian Baumgartner and Enrico Colantoni all playing versions of themselves in guest roles in the new spin-off that is set to debut near the end of February. (NBC)
Lucien Laviscount will return as series regular on the upcoming 5th season of Emily in Paris. His character Alfie was introduced in season two and became a series regular in season three, but then he only appeared in four episodes of season four, but now he’ll be back full time in season 5. (Deadline)
BOX OFFICE MOVIE NEWS
Tom Blyth (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes and Billy the Kid) has joined the cast of the upcoming box office movie The Cry of the Guards. The story unfolds over the course of one night near a construction site in Senegal, where a group of workers are confronted by a man seeking justice for his brother’s death at the site. (Variety)
Looks like Ryan Gosling (The Fall Guy and Barbie) just might be starring in an untitled Star Wars movie that will be directed by Shawn Levy. The movie is said to be a standalone project that isn’t connected with the Skywalker Saga, but all other plot details are being kept under wraps. (Variety)
Shogun star Cosmo Jarvis has landed a role in the upcoming movie Wife & Dog from director Guy Ritchie, which will be set in the colorful, backstabbing world of the British upper class, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Rosamund Pike and Sir Anthony Hopkins. Jarvis is expected to play the son of Hopkins’ character and the brother of Pike’s character. (Variety)
Awkwafina will star alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger and Alan Ritchson in the upcoming holiday family comedy The Man with the Bag. The film revolves around Santa’s (Schwarzenegger) magic bag and after it is stolen, he turns to his naughty list to find Vance (Ritchson), a thief, to help him get it back. Along with his daughter, Santa, and a group of misfits, Vance will have to pull off the greatest heist of his life to save Christmas. Details for her role are being kept under wraps, though. (Deadline)
An impressive ensemble cast is being put together for the film adaptation of the smash hit novel Children of Blood and Bone by author Tomi Adeyemi. The story is set in a mythical African fantasy kingdom named Orïsha, following a young woman, Zélie, who is a member of the group known as the maji, citizens who had special powers before the king attempted to rid the world of magic. When she discovers a way to bring those powers back, and, in turn, help the former maji, who have been disenfranchised and mistreated, she goes on a quest with her brother to ally with the daughter and son of the tyrannical king to fight back against his brutal rule. The cast will include Thuso Mbedu (The Woman King), Amandla Stenberg (The Acolyte), Damson Idris (Snowfall), Tosin Cole (Supacell and Doctor Who), Viola Davis (How to Get Away With Murder), Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), Idris Elba (Luther and The Wire), Lashana Lynch (Captain Marvel) and Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave). Also, Regina King (Watchmen and If Beale Street Could Talk) is in talks to appear in the movie as well. (Variety)
That’s it. Enjoy!
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