Hello Folks!
Let's hear it for the latest pilot castings.
- Dennis Farina and Jon Ortiz have joined "Luck", the HBO drama pilot taking a look into the world of horse-racing and the gambling around it through the eyes of a group of characters. At the center is Ace Bernstain, who, after serving a three-year prison sentence, teams with Gus Economou (Farina), his longtime henchman and chauffeur, to develop a cunning plan involving the track. They bring Turo Escalante (Ortiz) on board, who is a successful trainer with sordid reputation. David Milch wrote the pilot, Michael Mann will direct.
- Shane West ("ER") is cast alongside Maggie Q in The CW's "Nikita". The redo of the feature film by Luc Besson, "La Femme Nikita", and the 90s TV series of the same name, revolves around a new Nikita (Q), brought in to track down the original assassin after she goes rogue. West plays the agent in charge of recruitment sent to bring in the rogue killer.
- Another "ER" alumna, Laura Innes, has landed a part in NBC's drama pilot "The Event", which chronicles the battle of Sean (Jason Ritter) against a conspiracy to kill the U.S. president from various points of view. Innes plays a mysterious inmates leader at a secret facility.
- David Lyons, who appeared in "ER"'s final season, is cast as the lead in "The Cape", the NBC drama pilot centering on Vince Faraday (Lyons), former cop framed for a crime. He becomes a masked hero to clear his name and reunite with his son.
- Ravi Patel ("Past Life") has come aboard as the lead in "Nirvana", the FOX comedy pilot about an Indian-American man (Patel) living with his white girlfriend (Rachael Leigh Cook) and butting heads with his conservative immigrant parents.
- Tommy Dewey ("Roommates") and Suzy Nakamura ("10 Things I Hate About You") have been added to "Freshman", alongside Sarah Chalke. The story revolves around the first year of three members of Congress, Cameron (Dewey), Jane (Chalke) and Vince (Ben Lawson), who live together in a row house in Washington, D.C.. Nakamura plays Cameron's chief of staff.
- Malcolm Barrett ("Better Off Ted") has been cast as one of the leads in FOX' comedy pilot "Most Likely to Succeed". It's about a bunch of highschool superstars who now have to face much-less-popular adulthood. Jay Harrington and Andrea Anders are already cast in the project. Barrett will play Oliver, once "most charming" highschooler, who now is terrible and pathetic with the ladies. For Barrett, this role is in second position to "Better Off Ted". But that show isn't expected to last another year.
- Patti LuPone ("Life Goes On") has been added to "Open Books", the CBS comedy pilot about June (Laura Benanti), a book editor at a boutique New York publishing house. LuPone is set to play her tough mother.
- Eloise Mumford ("Crash") has come aboard FOX' drama pilot "Midland", to be directed by Marc Webb. It tells the story of a con artist (Jimmy Wolk) managing two lives with two women in two cities. Mumford plays one of the wives.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
2010/02/26
Missing Actor Andrew Koenig Found Dead In Vancouver
It saddens me to report this, especially after I've seen so many people tweeting about it.
CNN reports that actor Andrew Koenig, who was reported missing last week by his parents, was found dead in a park in Vancouver on Thursday, a source close to the family says.
Andrew's father, "Star Trek" veteran Walter Koenig, was informed a bit earlier on the discovery.
My sincere condolences to his family, friends and countless fans.
CNN reports that actor Andrew Koenig, who was reported missing last week by his parents, was found dead in a park in Vancouver on Thursday, a source close to the family says.
Andrew's father, "Star Trek" veteran Walter Koenig, was informed a bit earlier on the discovery.
My sincere condolences to his family, friends and countless fans.
Second Season Of WAREHOUSE 13 Starts July 13
Actress Allison Scagliotti, who plays the spunky Claudia on SyFy's hit series "Warehouse 13", has announced on her Twitter that the second season will be premiering on July 13.
And she also promises that a lot of the fans' burning questions are going to be answered. We're gonna hold her to that, right?
And she also promises that a lot of the fans' burning questions are going to be answered. We're gonna hold her to that, right?
Newsies: Gillian Zinser New 90210 Regular, BLUE MOUNTAIN STATE Renewed, Macolm McDowell To THE MENTALIST, CSI: MIAMI
Here are a few smaller news bits.
First, from the Hollywood Reporter:
- Gillian Zinser, who plays surfer chick Ivy Sullivan on The CW's "90210", has been upped to a full-fledged series regular. The show has received an early season 3 pickup recently.
- Spike TV has officially renewed its comedy series "Blue Mountain State" for a second season. The show which centers on a bunch of college football players and their lives around it.
And per TV Guide's Adam Bryant:
- Malcolm McDowell will be guest-starring on an upcoming episode of "The Mentalist" at CBS. He is set to play a sinister cult leader, one which series creator Bruno Heller describes as a "great heavy". "He seems to have his sinister tentacles in every pie, which is really mixing horrible metaphors, but he's that kind of guy," Heller went on. "We're very lucky to get someone as great as Malcolm McDowell to play that." The episode airs April 29.
If you want to see McDowell earlier, you can catch him in another guest spot next Monday, on "CSI: Miami", in an episode directed by none other than Rob Zombie. Other guest stars include Paul Blackthorne, Sheri Moon Zombie and William Forsythe.
First, from the Hollywood Reporter:
- Gillian Zinser, who plays surfer chick Ivy Sullivan on The CW's "90210", has been upped to a full-fledged series regular. The show has received an early season 3 pickup recently.
- Spike TV has officially renewed its comedy series "Blue Mountain State" for a second season. The show which centers on a bunch of college football players and their lives around it.
And per TV Guide's Adam Bryant:
- Malcolm McDowell will be guest-starring on an upcoming episode of "The Mentalist" at CBS. He is set to play a sinister cult leader, one which series creator Bruno Heller describes as a "great heavy". "He seems to have his sinister tentacles in every pie, which is really mixing horrible metaphors, but he's that kind of guy," Heller went on. "We're very lucky to get someone as great as Malcolm McDowell to play that." The episode airs April 29.
If you want to see McDowell earlier, you can catch him in another guest spot next Monday, on "CSI: Miami", in an episode directed by none other than Rob Zombie. Other guest stars include Paul Blackthorne, Sheri Moon Zombie and William Forsythe.
2010/02/25
Pilot News: Ben Lawson, Megan Boone, Sarah Roemer, Kelly Hu, Tim Blake Nelson, John Carroll Lynch, More Get Roles
Hello Folks!
And we're back with more pilot casting news.
- Sarah Roemer and Scott Patterson ("Gilmore Girls") have both joined the cast of "The Event", NBC's drama pilot about a man named Sean (Jason Ritter), who has to battle through a conspiracy to assassinate the U.S. president. Roemer plays Sean's girlfriend who disappears to force her father (Patterson), an airline pilot, to crash a plane into the president's retreat.
- Tim Blake Nelson has come aboard "Chaos". In the CBS drama pilot about a group of rogue CIA operatives led by Rick Martinez (Freddy Rodriguez) battling bureaucracy and politics, Nelson plays a trained psychologist-turned-Core Collector at the CIA who leads the ODS (Office of Disruptive Services) team, and, as a tactical genius, has his problems with Rick being chosen as the team leader.
- Megan Boone ("My Bloody Valentine"), Sarah Jones ("Sons of Anarchy", "Big Love") and newcomer Tasso Feldman are all cast in the untitled Amy Holden James drama pilot for The CW. It centers on the freshman class at Harvard Medical School and focuses on Nell (Boone), who is intimidated by her new surroundings. Jones plays a rich aspiring surgeon, also a freshman, and Feldman is cast as a first-year student of the arrogant kind.
- Ben Lawson ("The Deep End") has been added to "Freshmen", the ABC comedy pilot already starring Sarah Chalke about three young members of Congress living together in Washigton, D.C.. Lawson is set to play another one of the three, a cheap congressman from Arizona. The role is technically in second position to "The Deep End", which aired its season finale last night, and is probably not going to get a second season.
- Kelly Hu ("Army Wives", "The Vampire Diaries") has come aboard CBS' drama pilot "The Odds". In the buddy-cop show set in Las Vegas, where the cops are as outrageous as the cases they work on. Hu plays the very tough ADA who is the moral center of the show and puts pressure on the cops to work their cases thoroughly.
- David Denman ("The Office") will co-star in FOX' comedy pilot "Traffic Light", alongside Nelson Franklin. It tells the story of magazine editor Adam (Franklin), who moves into a new home with his girlfriend and his two best friends. One of them is Mike (Denman) a married lawyer who still figuring things out about male-female relationships.
- John Carroll Lynch ("K-Ville", "Big Love"), Windell Middlebrooks ("Scrubs", "The Suite Life On Deck") and Geoffrey Arend ("Trust Me") have all been added to ABC's drama pilot "Body Of Evidence". It's a procedural about a brilliant medical examiner with neuro-surgery background. Lynch plays a detective, Middlebrooks is the deputy chief ME, and Arend plays another doctor in the ME office.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
And we're back with more pilot casting news.
- Sarah Roemer and Scott Patterson ("Gilmore Girls") have both joined the cast of "The Event", NBC's drama pilot about a man named Sean (Jason Ritter), who has to battle through a conspiracy to assassinate the U.S. president. Roemer plays Sean's girlfriend who disappears to force her father (Patterson), an airline pilot, to crash a plane into the president's retreat.
- Tim Blake Nelson has come aboard "Chaos". In the CBS drama pilot about a group of rogue CIA operatives led by Rick Martinez (Freddy Rodriguez) battling bureaucracy and politics, Nelson plays a trained psychologist-turned-Core Collector at the CIA who leads the ODS (Office of Disruptive Services) team, and, as a tactical genius, has his problems with Rick being chosen as the team leader.
- Megan Boone ("My Bloody Valentine"), Sarah Jones ("Sons of Anarchy", "Big Love") and newcomer Tasso Feldman are all cast in the untitled Amy Holden James drama pilot for The CW. It centers on the freshman class at Harvard Medical School and focuses on Nell (Boone), who is intimidated by her new surroundings. Jones plays a rich aspiring surgeon, also a freshman, and Feldman is cast as a first-year student of the arrogant kind.
- Ben Lawson ("The Deep End") has been added to "Freshmen", the ABC comedy pilot already starring Sarah Chalke about three young members of Congress living together in Washigton, D.C.. Lawson is set to play another one of the three, a cheap congressman from Arizona. The role is technically in second position to "The Deep End", which aired its season finale last night, and is probably not going to get a second season.
- Kelly Hu ("Army Wives", "The Vampire Diaries") has come aboard CBS' drama pilot "The Odds". In the buddy-cop show set in Las Vegas, where the cops are as outrageous as the cases they work on. Hu plays the very tough ADA who is the moral center of the show and puts pressure on the cops to work their cases thoroughly.
- David Denman ("The Office") will co-star in FOX' comedy pilot "Traffic Light", alongside Nelson Franklin. It tells the story of magazine editor Adam (Franklin), who moves into a new home with his girlfriend and his two best friends. One of them is Mike (Denman) a married lawyer who still figuring things out about male-female relationships.
- John Carroll Lynch ("K-Ville", "Big Love"), Windell Middlebrooks ("Scrubs", "The Suite Life On Deck") and Geoffrey Arend ("Trust Me") have all been added to ABC's drama pilot "Body Of Evidence". It's a procedural about a brilliant medical examiner with neuro-surgery background. Lynch plays a detective, Middlebrooks is the deputy chief ME, and Arend plays another doctor in the ME office.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
2010/02/24
Ravi Kapoor To Guest Star On FLASHFORWARD
TV Guide's Kate Stanhope reports today that Ravi Kapoor ("Crossing Jordan") will be guest starring on an upcoming episode of ABC's "FlashForward".
He will play Malik, who comes into contact with Aaron (Brian F. O'Byrne) when Aaron travels to Afghanistan to find answers surrounding his daughter's military service and disappearance.
"FlashForward" returns to the Alphabet on March 18.
He will play Malik, who comes into contact with Aaron (Brian F. O'Byrne) when Aaron travels to Afghanistan to find answers surrounding his daughter's military service and disappearance.
"FlashForward" returns to the Alphabet on March 18.
Pilot News: Kelli Giddish, Kurtwood Smith, Swoosie Kurtz, Leven Rambin, Ben Chaplin, Vanessa Marano, Valerie Cruz Get Cast
Hello Folks!
A bit later than usual, because I had some issues with my blog today, here's the latest from the pilot front.
- Kelli Giddish ("Past Life") has landed the lead in Jerry Bruckheimer's drama pilot "Chase" for NBC. She will play U.S. marshal Annie Frost, leader of a Texas unit devoted to tracking down the country's most dangerous fugitives.
- Ben Chaplin ("Dorian Gray") has been cast in "Kindred". The NBC comedy pilot centers on Harry Korn, former patent lawyer, who, with his misfit associates, forms an unconventional law firm. Chaplin plays a high school teacher who hires Korn & Co. in a wrongful-termination case. After that is settled, said teacher starts working for the firm as a part-time volounteer.
- Casey Wilson ("Saturday Night Live") has found "Happy Endings" after being let go from the veteran comedy program. The ABC comedy pilot revolves around a couple breaking up at the altar. In the aftermath, the two have to find a way to maintain a relationship between each other and their four friends. Wilson plays one of the friends, a bitter single.
- Domenick Lombardozzi ("The Wire", "Entourage") has come aboard FOX' drama pilot "Breakout Kings". It centers on a U.S. marshal who handpicks three criminals to help him catch fugitives. Lombardozzi plays the marshal's tough-talking partner. And no, it's not a mistake by me that this sounds a lot like "Chase"…
- Eric Lange ("Lost") and Malcolm-Jamal Warner ("The Cosby Show") have both joined the cast of "True Blue". ABC's drama pilot is about a bunch of San Francisco homicide detectives coming back together to solve the murder of one of their own. Lange plays a detective on suspension and Warner is the murdered cop's partner.
- Swoosie Kurtz ("Pushing Daisies") has joined CBS' half-hour comedy pilot "Mike and Molly", which revolves around a couple struggling with overeating. Kurtz will play Molly's mom.
- Kurtwood Smith ("24", "Medium", "Worst Week") is cast in "Hitched", Josh Schwartz' half-hour comedy pilot for CBS. It's about newlyweds (Kristin Kreuk, Jack Carpenter) dealing with friends and family. Smith plays the bride's father, a loafer-loving guy.
- Leven Rambin ("Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles", "Grey's Anatomy"), Vanessa Marano ("Without A Trace") and Carlos Bernard ("24") have all joined ABC's upcoming summer series "Scoundrels". Virginia Madsen stars in the dramedy about a family of criminals. When the patriarch (Neal McDonough) lands in jail, the matriarch (Madsen) decides it's time for her offspring to go straight. Rambin and Marano play the two daughters, and Bernard plays a detective following every member of the family closely.
- Valerie Cruz has landed a part in Shonda Rhimes' new drama pilot "Off The Map" for ABC. It revolves around three doctors opening up a tropical clinic. Cruz is set to play a local nurse.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
A bit later than usual, because I had some issues with my blog today, here's the latest from the pilot front.
- Kelli Giddish ("Past Life") has landed the lead in Jerry Bruckheimer's drama pilot "Chase" for NBC. She will play U.S. marshal Annie Frost, leader of a Texas unit devoted to tracking down the country's most dangerous fugitives.
- Ben Chaplin ("Dorian Gray") has been cast in "Kindred". The NBC comedy pilot centers on Harry Korn, former patent lawyer, who, with his misfit associates, forms an unconventional law firm. Chaplin plays a high school teacher who hires Korn & Co. in a wrongful-termination case. After that is settled, said teacher starts working for the firm as a part-time volounteer.
- Casey Wilson ("Saturday Night Live") has found "Happy Endings" after being let go from the veteran comedy program. The ABC comedy pilot revolves around a couple breaking up at the altar. In the aftermath, the two have to find a way to maintain a relationship between each other and their four friends. Wilson plays one of the friends, a bitter single.
- Domenick Lombardozzi ("The Wire", "Entourage") has come aboard FOX' drama pilot "Breakout Kings". It centers on a U.S. marshal who handpicks three criminals to help him catch fugitives. Lombardozzi plays the marshal's tough-talking partner. And no, it's not a mistake by me that this sounds a lot like "Chase"…
- Eric Lange ("Lost") and Malcolm-Jamal Warner ("The Cosby Show") have both joined the cast of "True Blue". ABC's drama pilot is about a bunch of San Francisco homicide detectives coming back together to solve the murder of one of their own. Lange plays a detective on suspension and Warner is the murdered cop's partner.
- Swoosie Kurtz ("Pushing Daisies") has joined CBS' half-hour comedy pilot "Mike and Molly", which revolves around a couple struggling with overeating. Kurtz will play Molly's mom.
- Kurtwood Smith ("24", "Medium", "Worst Week") is cast in "Hitched", Josh Schwartz' half-hour comedy pilot for CBS. It's about newlyweds (Kristin Kreuk, Jack Carpenter) dealing with friends and family. Smith plays the bride's father, a loafer-loving guy.
- Leven Rambin ("Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles", "Grey's Anatomy"), Vanessa Marano ("Without A Trace") and Carlos Bernard ("24") have all joined ABC's upcoming summer series "Scoundrels". Virginia Madsen stars in the dramedy about a family of criminals. When the patriarch (Neal McDonough) lands in jail, the matriarch (Madsen) decides it's time for her offspring to go straight. Rambin and Marano play the two daughters, and Bernard plays a detective following every member of the family closely.
- Valerie Cruz has landed a part in Shonda Rhimes' new drama pilot "Off The Map" for ABC. It revolves around three doctors opening up a tropical clinic. Cruz is set to play a local nurse.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
David Anders Joins THE VAMPIRE DIARIES - SPOILER Alert!
Per EW's Michael Ausiello, David Anders ("Heroes", "24") has joined the cast of The CW's "The Vampire Diaries" for a multi-episode arc.
He will play Jonathan Gilbert, Elena and Jeremy's uncle on the show,coming to Mystic Falls to stir up some trouble.
You might know the name. Jonathan Gilbert is the sibling's ancestor from the circa 1800s. The present-day version, played by Anders, will show up in April.
He will play Jonathan Gilbert, Elena and Jeremy's uncle on the show,coming to Mystic Falls to stir up some trouble.
You might know the name. Jonathan Gilbert is the sibling's ancestor from the circa 1800s. The present-day version, played by Anders, will show up in April.
Newsies: Bristol Palin Gets A SECRET LIFE, Elon Gold Has BONES, Charlie Sheen Goes Rehab, Jack Bauer Back On Duty
And some small news bits to follow:
- Per the Hollywood Reporter, Briston Palin, the eldest daughter of Sarah Palin, will be seen in her acting debut in an upcoming episode of "The Secret Life Of The American Teenager". Young Palin, who endured a teen pregnancy in 2008, will play herself in the series. She befriends Amy (Shailene Woodley) at a music program for teen moms.
- EW's Michael Ausiello reports that Elon Gold ("Stacked") has landed the coveted part of Cam's new love interest on FOX' veteran crime drama "Bones". He'll first show up in April.
- Charlie Sheen has exited his lead role on "Two And A Half Men" for a while to enter rehab. His publicist announced the move via a statement. "As a preventative measure, Charlie Sheen has entered a rehabilitation facility. He will take some time off his series, "Two and a Half Men". He has asked that his privacy be honored."
Sheen was arrested on Christmas day and charged with second degree assault, menacing and criminal mischief after a fall-out with his wife.
Update: CBS has issued the following statement regarding Sheen's absence:
"CBS, Warner Bros. Television and Chuck Lorre support Charlie Sheen in his decision today to begin voluntary in-patient care at a treatment center. We wish him nothing but the best as he deals with this personal matter. Production on ‘Two and a Half Men' will be temporarily suspended."
- USA Today reports that after a two-week shutdown, production on the current 8th season of "24" will resume on Monday. Kiefer Sutherland underwent surgery, and is cleared to return to work next week.
- Per the Hollywood Reporter, Briston Palin, the eldest daughter of Sarah Palin, will be seen in her acting debut in an upcoming episode of "The Secret Life Of The American Teenager". Young Palin, who endured a teen pregnancy in 2008, will play herself in the series. She befriends Amy (Shailene Woodley) at a music program for teen moms.
- EW's Michael Ausiello reports that Elon Gold ("Stacked") has landed the coveted part of Cam's new love interest on FOX' veteran crime drama "Bones". He'll first show up in April.
- Charlie Sheen has exited his lead role on "Two And A Half Men" for a while to enter rehab. His publicist announced the move via a statement. "As a preventative measure, Charlie Sheen has entered a rehabilitation facility. He will take some time off his series, "Two and a Half Men". He has asked that his privacy be honored."
Sheen was arrested on Christmas day and charged with second degree assault, menacing and criminal mischief after a fall-out with his wife.
Update: CBS has issued the following statement regarding Sheen's absence:
"CBS, Warner Bros. Television and Chuck Lorre support Charlie Sheen in his decision today to begin voluntary in-patient care at a treatment center. We wish him nothing but the best as he deals with this personal matter. Production on ‘Two and a Half Men' will be temporarily suspended."
- USA Today reports that after a two-week shutdown, production on the current 8th season of "24" will resume on Monday. Kiefer Sutherland underwent surgery, and is cleared to return to work next week.
2010/02/23
Pilot News: Jim Belushi, Jane Kaczmarek, Adam Arkin, Leah Remini, Olivia Munn, Many Others Join Projects
Hello Folks!
It's really getting busy on the pilot front. Here's the latest bunch of castings.
- Veteran comedian James Belushi has been cast in the CBS drama pilot "Defenders". It's about two Las Vegas defense attorney who go to the mat for their clients. Belushi will play one of them called Nick Mancini, who has marital and drinking problems.
- Jane Kaczmarek ("Raising The Bar", "Malcolm In The Middle"), Adam Arkin ("Life", "Sons Of Anarchy"), Andrew West ("Greek") and Derek Richardson ("Men In Trees") have all come aboard "Who Gets The Parents?", ABC's comedy pilot about a couple (Kaczmarek, Arkin) who get a divorce and start to take a more active part in the lives of their three grown-up children. West plays the youngest kid who is exceptionally smart. Richardson is set to play the middle child.
- Leah Remini ("King Of Queens", "In The Motherhood") landed the lead in another ABC comedy pilot. "It Takes A Village" centers on Karen (Remini) and Howard, who once were an item, and now, with their new significant others, have to raise their 15-year old son.
- Zeljko Ivanek ("Damages", "Heroes", "Big Love") and Ian Anthony Dale ("Day Break", "Surface") are both cast in the NBC drama pilot "The Event". It's a thriller told from various points of view, centering on Sean (Jason Ritter) fighting his way through a conspiracy to kill the U.S. president. Ivanek plays the director of the CIA, with Dale paying a government operative aiding Sean in preventing the assassination.
- Ben Koldyke has captured the lead in "Three Little Piggies". In the comedy pilot for NBC, he plays a family man who has to take in his two adult siblings, who got dealt a rough hand.
- Romany Malco is cast in ABC's "No Ordinary Family". The drama centers on a family led by Jim (Michael Chiklis) with special abilities. Malco plays Jim's best buddy.
- Julian Morris ("24"), Daniella Alonso ("Friday Night Lights", "One Tree Hill") and Kelli Garner ("Lars And The Real Girl") have all been cast in "Generation Y". ABC docu-style drama chronicles the lives of a group of young adults over 10 years. Morris plays the rich kid, Alonso is the brainiac, and Garner is tapped as the punk kid.
- Wayne Knight ("Woke Up Dead") has joined the cast of Ant' Hines untitled comedy presentation for CBS. To be directed by Larry Charles ("Borat", "Brüno"), it revolves around a British lowlife (Paul Kaye) moving overseas to reconnect with his teen superstar daughter. Knight plays the man's manager and security guard.
- Olivia Munn ("Greek") boards NBC's comedy pilot "Perfect Couples". In the story about three couples, Munn plays one half on one of them.
- Kaitlin Doubleday ("Cavemen") is one of the leads in FOX' comedy pilot "Most Likely To Succeed". It's about a group of former highschool populars who now have to face less-popular adulthood. Doubleday plays Becca, once a "most popular" student, but now with a divorce from a cheating husband behind her.
- D.J Cotrona ("Windfall") has been cast in "187 Detroit", ABC's drama pilot about a top homicide division being followed by a docu film crew. Cotrona plays an undercover detective.
- Taran Killam ("Scrubs", "How I Met Your Mother") joins the cast of ABC comedy pilot "Freshmen". It revolves around a bunch of fresh congress members (one played by Sarah Chalke) and their lives together in Washington, D.C..
- Malcolm Goowin ("Leatherheads", "American Gangster") joins the FOX comedy pilot "Breakout Kings". It tells the story of a U.S. marshal (Laz Alonso) who picked three criminals to join him in the hunt of fugitives on the run. Goodwin plays one of the criminals, a former gang-banger.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
It's really getting busy on the pilot front. Here's the latest bunch of castings.
- Veteran comedian James Belushi has been cast in the CBS drama pilot "Defenders". It's about two Las Vegas defense attorney who go to the mat for their clients. Belushi will play one of them called Nick Mancini, who has marital and drinking problems.
- Jane Kaczmarek ("Raising The Bar", "Malcolm In The Middle"), Adam Arkin ("Life", "Sons Of Anarchy"), Andrew West ("Greek") and Derek Richardson ("Men In Trees") have all come aboard "Who Gets The Parents?", ABC's comedy pilot about a couple (Kaczmarek, Arkin) who get a divorce and start to take a more active part in the lives of their three grown-up children. West plays the youngest kid who is exceptionally smart. Richardson is set to play the middle child.
- Leah Remini ("King Of Queens", "In The Motherhood") landed the lead in another ABC comedy pilot. "It Takes A Village" centers on Karen (Remini) and Howard, who once were an item, and now, with their new significant others, have to raise their 15-year old son.
- Zeljko Ivanek ("Damages", "Heroes", "Big Love") and Ian Anthony Dale ("Day Break", "Surface") are both cast in the NBC drama pilot "The Event". It's a thriller told from various points of view, centering on Sean (Jason Ritter) fighting his way through a conspiracy to kill the U.S. president. Ivanek plays the director of the CIA, with Dale paying a government operative aiding Sean in preventing the assassination.
- Ben Koldyke has captured the lead in "Three Little Piggies". In the comedy pilot for NBC, he plays a family man who has to take in his two adult siblings, who got dealt a rough hand.
- Romany Malco is cast in ABC's "No Ordinary Family". The drama centers on a family led by Jim (Michael Chiklis) with special abilities. Malco plays Jim's best buddy.
- Julian Morris ("24"), Daniella Alonso ("Friday Night Lights", "One Tree Hill") and Kelli Garner ("Lars And The Real Girl") have all been cast in "Generation Y". ABC docu-style drama chronicles the lives of a group of young adults over 10 years. Morris plays the rich kid, Alonso is the brainiac, and Garner is tapped as the punk kid.
- Wayne Knight ("Woke Up Dead") has joined the cast of Ant' Hines untitled comedy presentation for CBS. To be directed by Larry Charles ("Borat", "Brüno"), it revolves around a British lowlife (Paul Kaye) moving overseas to reconnect with his teen superstar daughter. Knight plays the man's manager and security guard.
- Olivia Munn ("Greek") boards NBC's comedy pilot "Perfect Couples". In the story about three couples, Munn plays one half on one of them.
- Kaitlin Doubleday ("Cavemen") is one of the leads in FOX' comedy pilot "Most Likely To Succeed". It's about a group of former highschool populars who now have to face less-popular adulthood. Doubleday plays Becca, once a "most popular" student, but now with a divorce from a cheating husband behind her.
- D.J Cotrona ("Windfall") has been cast in "187 Detroit", ABC's drama pilot about a top homicide division being followed by a docu film crew. Cotrona plays an undercover detective.
- Taran Killam ("Scrubs", "How I Met Your Mother") joins the cast of ABC comedy pilot "Freshmen". It revolves around a bunch of fresh congress members (one played by Sarah Chalke) and their lives together in Washington, D.C..
- Malcolm Goowin ("Leatherheads", "American Gangster") joins the FOX comedy pilot "Breakout Kings". It tells the story of a U.S. marshal (Laz Alonso) who picked three criminals to join him in the hunt of fugitives on the run. Goodwin plays one of the criminals, a former gang-banger.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
FX Renews ARCHER For Season 2
Per the Hollywood Reporter, FX has ordered up a second season of its freshman animated comedy "Archer".
And it's getting a bump as well. The first season consisted of seven episodes. Season two will have 13 episodes.
And it's getting a bump as well. The first season consisted of seven episodes. Season two will have 13 episodes.
2010/02/22
Pilot News: Bill Pullman, Becki Newton, Rachael Leigh Cook, Katee Sackhoff, Nicolette Sheridan, Lea Thompson, Others Land Roles
Hello Folks!
There's only so many names I can put in a title. So be sure to go through the bold names of this latest pilot news report. Lots of name actors have joined projects, and your favorite might just be in there.
- Bill Pullman ("Revelations") has been cast in NBC's comedy pilot "Nature vs. Nurture", alongside Jay Harrington. The story reloves around an overachieving heart surgeon (Harrington) who, 35 years after his adoption, reunites with his over-cuddly, over-praising birth father (Pullman) and underachieving brothers.
- Becki Newton ("Ugly Betty"), out of a whopping 11 pilot offers, has chosen to join the cast of "Love Bites", a dramedy pilot for NBC. Described as in the vein of "Love, American Style", the project of "Sex And The City" alumna Cindy Chupack centers on various loosely connected stories involving dating, sex, love and marriage. Newton plays permanent cast member Annie, a bubbly social worker who is a virgin.
- Nicolette Sheridan ("Desperate Housewives") has come aboard the untitled Ant Hines comedy pilot presentation for CBS. She joins previously cast Paul Kaye. The semi-scripted project centers on a British lowlife (Kaye) moving overseas to reconnect with his teen superstar daughter. Sheridan plays the girl's stage mom and long-lost love of the deadbeat dad. Larry Charles ("Borat", "Bruno") will direct.
- Neal McDonough ("Desperate Housewives", "Medical Investigation") has joined "Scoundrels", the ABC dramedy series starring Virginia Madsen. It's about a family of criminals. After the patriarch (McDonough) lands behind bars, the mother (Madsen) tries to get her offspring to go straight.
- Katee Sackhoff ("Battlestar Galactica", "24") is cast in ABC's untitled Richard Hatem drama pilot.
It centers on a female detective (Sackhoff) teaming with an ex-cop who has fallen from grace to solve crimes and unveil the conspiracy that sent him underground.
- Rachael Leigh Cook ("Psych") will play the female lead in the FOX comedy pilot "Nirvana". The story centers on two Indian-American brothers butting heads with their controlling immigrant parents over the assimilation of American culture. One of them gets it especially hard because he has a white girlfriend (Cook).
- Sean Faris ("The Vampire Diaries") is set as the lead of "The Wyoming Project", the new drama by Amy Sherman-Palladino ("Gilmore Girls") for The CW. It's about a horse trainer (Faris) who becomes the patriarch of a Wyoming ranch who has to look after his three younger sisters after their parents die. Renee Smith has also joined the cast as the oldest sister, a surrogate mother and unstoppable multitasker.
- Charles S. Dutton, Lea Thompson ("Caroline In The City") and Jeff Davis have all joined the cast of "Uncle Nigel", the hourlong TBS comedy pilot about Nigel (Gary Cole) a veteran homicide detective from Philadelphia taking his inexperienced nephew Ronnie (Matt Jones) as his new partner. Dutton plays the deputy of detectives, Thompson plays Ronnie's mother and Nigel's sister, who's also Nigel's moral compass. Davis is set as Ronnie's nemesis, another homicide detective in the team.
- Jere Burns, Aya Cash, Skylar Astin and Mo Mandel have all come aboard FOX' comedy pilot "Strange Brew" which chronicles the life of a family owning a smalltown brewery struggling work life and family life. Burns plays the patriarch and president of the brewery, which he runs with his freshly sober wife (Laurie Metcalf) and their three children (Cash, Astin, Mandel).
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
There's only so many names I can put in a title. So be sure to go through the bold names of this latest pilot news report. Lots of name actors have joined projects, and your favorite might just be in there.
- Bill Pullman ("Revelations") has been cast in NBC's comedy pilot "Nature vs. Nurture", alongside Jay Harrington. The story reloves around an overachieving heart surgeon (Harrington) who, 35 years after his adoption, reunites with his over-cuddly, over-praising birth father (Pullman) and underachieving brothers.
- Becki Newton ("Ugly Betty"), out of a whopping 11 pilot offers, has chosen to join the cast of "Love Bites", a dramedy pilot for NBC. Described as in the vein of "Love, American Style", the project of "Sex And The City" alumna Cindy Chupack centers on various loosely connected stories involving dating, sex, love and marriage. Newton plays permanent cast member Annie, a bubbly social worker who is a virgin.
- Nicolette Sheridan ("Desperate Housewives") has come aboard the untitled Ant Hines comedy pilot presentation for CBS. She joins previously cast Paul Kaye. The semi-scripted project centers on a British lowlife (Kaye) moving overseas to reconnect with his teen superstar daughter. Sheridan plays the girl's stage mom and long-lost love of the deadbeat dad. Larry Charles ("Borat", "Bruno") will direct.
- Neal McDonough ("Desperate Housewives", "Medical Investigation") has joined "Scoundrels", the ABC dramedy series starring Virginia Madsen. It's about a family of criminals. After the patriarch (McDonough) lands behind bars, the mother (Madsen) tries to get her offspring to go straight.
- Katee Sackhoff ("Battlestar Galactica", "24") is cast in ABC's untitled Richard Hatem drama pilot.
It centers on a female detective (Sackhoff) teaming with an ex-cop who has fallen from grace to solve crimes and unveil the conspiracy that sent him underground.
- Rachael Leigh Cook ("Psych") will play the female lead in the FOX comedy pilot "Nirvana". The story centers on two Indian-American brothers butting heads with their controlling immigrant parents over the assimilation of American culture. One of them gets it especially hard because he has a white girlfriend (Cook).
- Sean Faris ("The Vampire Diaries") is set as the lead of "The Wyoming Project", the new drama by Amy Sherman-Palladino ("Gilmore Girls") for The CW. It's about a horse trainer (Faris) who becomes the patriarch of a Wyoming ranch who has to look after his three younger sisters after their parents die. Renee Smith has also joined the cast as the oldest sister, a surrogate mother and unstoppable multitasker.
- Charles S. Dutton, Lea Thompson ("Caroline In The City") and Jeff Davis have all joined the cast of "Uncle Nigel", the hourlong TBS comedy pilot about Nigel (Gary Cole) a veteran homicide detective from Philadelphia taking his inexperienced nephew Ronnie (Matt Jones) as his new partner. Dutton plays the deputy of detectives, Thompson plays Ronnie's mother and Nigel's sister, who's also Nigel's moral compass. Davis is set as Ronnie's nemesis, another homicide detective in the team.
- Jere Burns, Aya Cash, Skylar Astin and Mo Mandel have all come aboard FOX' comedy pilot "Strange Brew" which chronicles the life of a family owning a smalltown brewery struggling work life and family life. Burns plays the patriarch and president of the brewery, which he runs with his freshly sober wife (Laurie Metcalf) and their three children (Cash, Astin, Mandel).
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
2010/02/20
ABC Family Renews GREEK For Fourth Season
Hello Folks!
Per EW's Michael Ausiello, ABC Family has ordered up a fourth season of "Greek".
The new season will consist of 10 episodes.
Per EW's Michael Ausiello, ABC Family has ordered up a fourth season of "Greek".
The new season will consist of 10 episodes.
Adam Rodriguez To Return Full-Time To CSI: MIAMI Next Season
Adam Rodriguez, who reduced his presence during the current season of "CSI: Miami", will be back in full series-regular capacity next season.
The actor, whose character Eric Delko left the CSI team earlier this season and occasionally came back as a forensic expert for the Miami DA's office, has announced the return via his Twitter account.
If you can't wait any longer for Adam to re-appear on your TV screen, you can currently catch him playing Hilda's boyfriend on "Ugly Betty".
The actor, whose character Eric Delko left the CSI team earlier this season and occasionally came back as a forensic expert for the Miami DA's office, has announced the return via his Twitter account.
If you can't wait any longer for Adam to re-appear on your TV screen, you can currently catch him playing Hilda's boyfriend on "Ugly Betty".
2010/02/19
Pilot News: Kristin Kreuk, Jack Carpenter Get HITCHED
This just came in shortly after I posted the latest pilot news, so here you go with another one.
Per the Hollywood Reporter, Kristin Kreuk ("Smallville") and Jack Carpenter ("I Love You Beth Cooper", "Sydney White") have been tapped as the leads in "Hitched", Josh Schwartz' ("Chuck", "Gossip Girl") new half-hour comedy pilot for CBS.
Kreuk and Carpenter will play a newlywed couple who, after tying the knot, really get to know each other, and their respective family and friends. Eugene Levy has recently been cast as the groom's father.
Kreuk currently recurs in a multi-episode arc on "Chuck".
Per the Hollywood Reporter, Kristin Kreuk ("Smallville") and Jack Carpenter ("I Love You Beth Cooper", "Sydney White") have been tapped as the leads in "Hitched", Josh Schwartz' ("Chuck", "Gossip Girl") new half-hour comedy pilot for CBS.
Kreuk and Carpenter will play a newlywed couple who, after tying the knot, really get to know each other, and their respective family and friends. Eugene Levy has recently been cast as the groom's father.
Kreuk currently recurs in a multi-episode arc on "Chuck".
FOX Cancels PAST LIFE
Per the Hollywood Reporter, FOX has officially canceled its freshman drama "Past Life" after just three episodes.
The show has been panned by critics and struggling from the get-go. Last night's episode landed in fourth place, with a measly 1.1 preliminary rating in the 18-49 demo.
Three originals of "Kitchen Nightmares" will fill the slot, and as of March 18, repeats of "Bones" & "Fringe" will take over.
The remaining episodes of "Past Life" are set to be burned off at a later date.
Now, can FOX please bring back "Lie To Me" early?
The show has been panned by critics and struggling from the get-go. Last night's episode landed in fourth place, with a measly 1.1 preliminary rating in the 18-49 demo.
Three originals of "Kitchen Nightmares" will fill the slot, and as of March 18, repeats of "Bones" & "Fringe" will take over.
The remaining episodes of "Past Life" are set to be burned off at a later date.
Now, can FOX please bring back "Lie To Me" early?
William Shatner Set To Topline SHIT MY DAD SAYS
Hi there!
Looks like Captain Kirk is gonna beef up his dirty talk.
Per the Hollywood Reporter, William Shatner, best known of course for his role as Captain James T. Kirk on the original "Star Trek", but also as "T.J. Hooker" or Denny Crane from "Boston Legal", has been cast as the lead in "Shit My Dad Says", based on the vastly popular Twiiter account which has gathered 1.16 Million followers since August, and has made owner Justin Halpern an Internet star.
The multi-camera comedy pilot for CBS received a script order back in November. Now, with the casting of Shatner, CBS has greenlit the project to pilot.
Halpern wrote the script together with Patrick Schumacker.
Wonder how much of the title will remain in the end…
Looks like Captain Kirk is gonna beef up his dirty talk.
Per the Hollywood Reporter, William Shatner, best known of course for his role as Captain James T. Kirk on the original "Star Trek", but also as "T.J. Hooker" or Denny Crane from "Boston Legal", has been cast as the lead in "Shit My Dad Says", based on the vastly popular Twiiter account which has gathered 1.16 Million followers since August, and has made owner Justin Halpern an Internet star.
The multi-camera comedy pilot for CBS received a script order back in November. Now, with the casting of Shatner, CBS has greenlit the project to pilot.
Halpern wrote the script together with Patrick Schumacker.
Wonder how much of the title will remain in the end…
Newsies: A&E Renews STEVEN SEAGAL: LAWMAN, Allison Janney Is IN PLAIN SIGHT, Harold Perrineau To CSI:NY
And here are some small tidbits from the general news front.
First, from the The Hollywood Reporter:
- A&E has ordered a second season of its reality series "Steven Seagal: Lawman". The show which follows veteran actor and martial arts expert Seagal during his work for the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office to protect and serve the people of New Orleans.
The second season will have 16 episodes, three more than the first. Scenes for the new season have been filmed during Mardi Gras.
- Allison Janney ("The West Wing") will guest star on USA's third season of "In Plain Sight". For two episodes, Janney plays a newly-appointed US Marshal for the district who is at odds with Mary (Mary McCormack). Steven Weber, Josh Cooke, Tess Harper and Rita Moreno have also landed guest spots on the show's next season.
- Harold Perrineau ("Lost") will guest star in an upcoming episode of "CSI:NY". According to EW's Michael Ausiello, he will play a death row inmate fighting for his life during a prison riot. But that's not the only twist in this episode. For more, follow the link above.
First, from the The Hollywood Reporter:
- A&E has ordered a second season of its reality series "Steven Seagal: Lawman". The show which follows veteran actor and martial arts expert Seagal during his work for the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office to protect and serve the people of New Orleans.
The second season will have 16 episodes, three more than the first. Scenes for the new season have been filmed during Mardi Gras.
- Allison Janney ("The West Wing") will guest star on USA's third season of "In Plain Sight". For two episodes, Janney plays a newly-appointed US Marshal for the district who is at odds with Mary (Mary McCormack). Steven Weber, Josh Cooke, Tess Harper and Rita Moreno have also landed guest spots on the show's next season.
- Harold Perrineau ("Lost") will guest star in an upcoming episode of "CSI:NY". According to EW's Michael Ausiello, he will play a death row inmate fighting for his life during a prison riot. But that's not the only twist in this episode. For more, follow the link above.
Pilot News: Rachelle Lefevre, Maggie Q, Donald Faison, Roselyn Sanchez, Autumn Reeser, Others Cast
Hello Folks!
A few pilot castings have emerged in the last few days:
- Rachelle Lefevre ("Swingtown", "Twilight") has been cast in CBS's untitled medical drama pilot by John Wells. It centers on a mobile medical team traveling the U.S. helping those in need of medical care, while struggling with their professional and personal lives. Lefevre is set to play a young doctor who is more comfortable in the field than in the office.
- Maggie Q ("Die Hard 4.0") has been tapped as the lead in The CW's redo of "Nikita". In the pilot based on Luc Besson's feature film hit "La Femme Nikita", which led to the remake "Point Of No Return" and the 90s TV show "La Femme Nikita". The idea with this new project is that Q will play a new Nikita after the old one went rogue.
- Carrie Wiita ("Reno 911!") and Andrea Savage ("Dinner For Schmucks") are the latest additions to NBC's "The Strip". The comedy pilot from "Reno 911!" co-creators Thomas Lennon and Ben Garant revolves around a former child star (Lennon) who now owns a Hooters-typed bar on the outskirts of Las Vegas. No word on whom the two actresses will play.
- Ben Rappaport has come aboard as the lead of the NBC comedy pilot "Outsourced". Described as an office comedy about a recently demoted manager (Rappaport) at a novelties company who is shipped to India to manage a ragtag group of customer-service reps.
- Donald Faison ("Scrubs", "Clueless") has been cast in "The Odds" for CBS. It's a buddy-cop comedy set in Las Vegas, where the police is about as outrageous as the cases they are working on. Faison plays the new lead homicide detective who inherited his position from recently demoted Wade (Sullivan Stapleton).
- Autumn Reeser ("The O.C.", "Raising The Bar") has joined the cast of the ABC drama pilot "No Ordinary Family". It's about a family with special abilities. Reeser plays the mother's perky lab assistant. Michael Chiklis plays the family's father.
- Roselyn Sanchez ("Without A Trace") has booked the lead in ABC's dramedy pilot "Cutthroat". It centers on Nina Cabrera (Sanchez), an upscale Beverly Hills widow and soccer mom, who is running an international drug cartel. Bronwen Hughes has been tapped to direct.
- Todd Stashwick ("The Riches") has landed a role in ABC's untitled Dana Gould comedy pilot. Gould plays a father of two who is a high school counselor and gets caught between his father's (Brian Dennehy) old-school parenting forms and the more modern ways of his wife. Stashwick plays Stan, Gould's older brother, a former college football star who is now married with four children and down on his luck.
- Natalie Martinez has been added to "187 Detroit", a drama pilot for ABC about Detroit's top homicide division, seen through the eyes of a documentary film crew. Martinez plays a tough detective.
- Jay Harrington ("Better Off Ted") has been cast in "Nature vs. Nurture" for ABC. The comedy centers around an overachieving heart surgeon (Harrington) who, 35 after his adoption, is reunited with his birth father and his underachieving bunch of brothers.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
A few pilot castings have emerged in the last few days:
- Rachelle Lefevre ("Swingtown", "Twilight") has been cast in CBS's untitled medical drama pilot by John Wells. It centers on a mobile medical team traveling the U.S. helping those in need of medical care, while struggling with their professional and personal lives. Lefevre is set to play a young doctor who is more comfortable in the field than in the office.
- Maggie Q ("Die Hard 4.0") has been tapped as the lead in The CW's redo of "Nikita". In the pilot based on Luc Besson's feature film hit "La Femme Nikita", which led to the remake "Point Of No Return" and the 90s TV show "La Femme Nikita". The idea with this new project is that Q will play a new Nikita after the old one went rogue.
- Carrie Wiita ("Reno 911!") and Andrea Savage ("Dinner For Schmucks") are the latest additions to NBC's "The Strip". The comedy pilot from "Reno 911!" co-creators Thomas Lennon and Ben Garant revolves around a former child star (Lennon) who now owns a Hooters-typed bar on the outskirts of Las Vegas. No word on whom the two actresses will play.
- Ben Rappaport has come aboard as the lead of the NBC comedy pilot "Outsourced". Described as an office comedy about a recently demoted manager (Rappaport) at a novelties company who is shipped to India to manage a ragtag group of customer-service reps.
- Donald Faison ("Scrubs", "Clueless") has been cast in "The Odds" for CBS. It's a buddy-cop comedy set in Las Vegas, where the police is about as outrageous as the cases they are working on. Faison plays the new lead homicide detective who inherited his position from recently demoted Wade (Sullivan Stapleton).
- Autumn Reeser ("The O.C.", "Raising The Bar") has joined the cast of the ABC drama pilot "No Ordinary Family". It's about a family with special abilities. Reeser plays the mother's perky lab assistant. Michael Chiklis plays the family's father.
- Roselyn Sanchez ("Without A Trace") has booked the lead in ABC's dramedy pilot "Cutthroat". It centers on Nina Cabrera (Sanchez), an upscale Beverly Hills widow and soccer mom, who is running an international drug cartel. Bronwen Hughes has been tapped to direct.
- Todd Stashwick ("The Riches") has landed a role in ABC's untitled Dana Gould comedy pilot. Gould plays a father of two who is a high school counselor and gets caught between his father's (Brian Dennehy) old-school parenting forms and the more modern ways of his wife. Stashwick plays Stan, Gould's older brother, a former college football star who is now married with four children and down on his luck.
- Natalie Martinez has been added to "187 Detroit", a drama pilot for ABC about Detroit's top homicide division, seen through the eyes of a documentary film crew. Martinez plays a tough detective.
- Jay Harrington ("Better Off Ted") has been cast in "Nature vs. Nurture" for ABC. The comedy centers around an overachieving heart surgeon (Harrington) who, 35 after his adoption, is reunited with his birth father and his underachieving bunch of brothers.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
2010/02/17
Maggie Grace Returning To LOST
Per EW's Jeff Jensen and Dan Snierson, Maggie Grace, who played Shannon during the first two seasons (and a season 3 guest stint) on ABC's "Lost", is set to return later in the show's final season.
No word yet on how many episodes Grace will appear in. Says executive producer Carlton Cuse: "We’re really excited about having her back on the show and we have a good story for her.”
No word yet on how many episodes Grace will appear in. Says executive producer Carlton Cuse: "We’re really excited about having her back on the show and we have a good story for her.”
Colin Egglesfield Replaces Daniel Cosgrove In BROTHERS & SISTERS Flashback Episodes
Per E!Online's Kristin Dos Santos, Colin Egglesfield, who plays Auggie on The CW's "Melrose Place", has been tapped to replace Daniel Cosgrove in the role of young William Walker on the upcoming two flashback episodes of ABC's "Brothers & Sisters".
The two episodes, which delve into the past lives of the Walker clan, are set to air this spring.
The two episodes, which delve into the past lives of the Walker clan, are set to air this spring.
Natalie Morales Leaving WHITE COLLAR
Fancast's Matt Mitovich has put a bit of bad news in his newest The Big Tease column.
When Marsha Thomason brings her character of junior FBI agent Diana Lancing back in the first season finale of "White Collar", and will be there to stay, it also means the end of the series regular run for Natalie Morales.
The "Middleman" actress, who joined the team in the second episode of the show as FBI agent Lauren Cruz, will be leaving the show, at least for a while. A USA rep tells Matt: "As we move into second season, we’re looking for new opportunities for storylines. But we always the welcome the opportunity to have Natalie return as a special guest in the future.”
What would you have preferred? That the show has two female FBI agents in its second season? Or, if only one, which one?
When Marsha Thomason brings her character of junior FBI agent Diana Lancing back in the first season finale of "White Collar", and will be there to stay, it also means the end of the series regular run for Natalie Morales.
The "Middleman" actress, who joined the team in the second episode of the show as FBI agent Lauren Cruz, will be leaving the show, at least for a while. A USA rep tells Matt: "As we move into second season, we’re looking for new opportunities for storylines. But we always the welcome the opportunity to have Natalie return as a special guest in the future.”
What would you have preferred? That the show has two female FBI agents in its second season? Or, if only one, which one?
Pilot News: Taryn Manning, Poppy Montgomery, Michelle Borth, Amy Smart, Marc Blucas, Laurie Metcalf, Others Land Parts
Hello Folks!
After a long weekend, here's the latest bunch of pilot casting news.
- Michelle Borth ("The Forgotten") and Jonathan Scarfe "Raising The Bar") have been cast as leads in ABC's drama pilot "The Matadors". It's about two feuding families, one populating the state attorney's office, the other managing an influential private law firm. Talk "Romeo & Juliet" with lawyers. Borth is set as the heroine, Juliana, who joins her dad in the states attorney's office. She falls for Alex (Zach Gilford), who works for his father in the rival family's private law firm. For Borth, the role is in second position to her current stint on ABC's "The Forgotten". Scarfe will play Alex' brother with a questionable moral compass.
- Amy Smart will star in CBS' untitled medical drama pilot exec produced by John Wells. It centers on a mobile medical team traveling the U.S. to help people in live-or-death situations. Smart plays a nurse who is tough enough to stand her ground with the doctors. Plus she sleeps with one of them.
- Brian Dennehy will star alongside Dana Gould in his untitled multi-camera comedy piilot for ABC. It stars Gould as a high school guidance counselor and two-times dad who is caught between the old-school parental forms of his father (Dennehy) and his wife's more progressive approach.
- Sullivan Stapleton, an actor who has starred in numerous series in his native Australia, but is relatively unknown in the U.S., has tapped as the lead in CBS's multi-camera pilot "The Odds". It's a buddy cop comedy set in Las Vegas, with cops as outrageous as the crimes they work on. Stapleton plays Wade, longtime head of the homicide division. After an investigation by Internal Affairs, he sees himself demoted.
- Laurie Metcalf ("Roseanne", "Easy Money") has come aboard the FOX comedy pilot "Strange Brew". In the project from "Will & Grace" creators David Kohan and Max Mutchnik, Metcalf plays the mother of a family who owns a successful small regional brewery who struggles bringing work and home life under one roof. Marc Buckland is set to direct.
- Poppy Montgomery ("Without A Trace") and Marc Blucas ("Buffy The Vampire Slayer") will take the leads in ABC's drama pilot "True Blue". It's about six former best friends who rose through the ranks of the San Francisco Police Department. They reunite after one of their own is murdered to investigate the crime. Montgomery plays one of the six, the only female police captain in San Francisco, who was once married to detective and member of the team (Blucas). Peter Horton will direct the pilot.
- Taryn Manning has been tapped as the female lead in CBS' redo of "Hawaii Five-O", alongside Alex O'Loughlin ("Moonlight", "Three Rivers") and Daniel Dae Kim ("Lost"). O'Loughlin plays the new Steve McGarrett in the new take on an elite branch of the Hawaii State Police Department, with Kim being cast as Chin Ho Kelly. Manning is set to play McGarrett's younger sister, Mary Ann McGarrett.
- Eugene Levy will co-star in Josh Schwartz' ("Gossip Girl", "Chuck", "The O.C.") multi-camera comedy pilot "Hitched" for CBS. It centers on a newlywed couple in their twenties who, while surrounded by family and friends, are still getting to know each other. Levy plays the groom's dad, a four-times-divorced lothario who is wearing tracksuits.
- Nelson Franklin ("The Office") has come aboard as the lead in FOX' comedy pilot "Traffic Light". Based on an Israeli format, the project revolves around Adam (Franklin), a magazine editor who recently moved into a new home with his girlfriend and his two best friends, a perennial bachelor and a married man.
- James Murray is set to co-star in CBS drama pilot "Chaos", about a bunch of rogue CIA operatives, led by Rick Martinez (Freddy Rodriguez). The group is constantly battling bureaucracy, blatant incompetence and politics.
- Joe Manganiello ("One Tree Hill", upcoming third season of "True Blood") has joined the cast of of "Livin' On A Prayer", created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays ("How I Met Your Mother"). It's an ensemble comedy about an unmarried couple and their friends in Pittsburgh. Manganiello plays a former football couch who is a good-guy husband and father.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
After a long weekend, here's the latest bunch of pilot casting news.
- Michelle Borth ("The Forgotten") and Jonathan Scarfe "Raising The Bar") have been cast as leads in ABC's drama pilot "The Matadors". It's about two feuding families, one populating the state attorney's office, the other managing an influential private law firm. Talk "Romeo & Juliet" with lawyers. Borth is set as the heroine, Juliana, who joins her dad in the states attorney's office. She falls for Alex (Zach Gilford), who works for his father in the rival family's private law firm. For Borth, the role is in second position to her current stint on ABC's "The Forgotten". Scarfe will play Alex' brother with a questionable moral compass.
- Amy Smart will star in CBS' untitled medical drama pilot exec produced by John Wells. It centers on a mobile medical team traveling the U.S. to help people in live-or-death situations. Smart plays a nurse who is tough enough to stand her ground with the doctors. Plus she sleeps with one of them.
- Brian Dennehy will star alongside Dana Gould in his untitled multi-camera comedy piilot for ABC. It stars Gould as a high school guidance counselor and two-times dad who is caught between the old-school parental forms of his father (Dennehy) and his wife's more progressive approach.
- Sullivan Stapleton, an actor who has starred in numerous series in his native Australia, but is relatively unknown in the U.S., has tapped as the lead in CBS's multi-camera pilot "The Odds". It's a buddy cop comedy set in Las Vegas, with cops as outrageous as the crimes they work on. Stapleton plays Wade, longtime head of the homicide division. After an investigation by Internal Affairs, he sees himself demoted.
- Laurie Metcalf ("Roseanne", "Easy Money") has come aboard the FOX comedy pilot "Strange Brew". In the project from "Will & Grace" creators David Kohan and Max Mutchnik, Metcalf plays the mother of a family who owns a successful small regional brewery who struggles bringing work and home life under one roof. Marc Buckland is set to direct.
- Poppy Montgomery ("Without A Trace") and Marc Blucas ("Buffy The Vampire Slayer") will take the leads in ABC's drama pilot "True Blue". It's about six former best friends who rose through the ranks of the San Francisco Police Department. They reunite after one of their own is murdered to investigate the crime. Montgomery plays one of the six, the only female police captain in San Francisco, who was once married to detective and member of the team (Blucas). Peter Horton will direct the pilot.
- Taryn Manning has been tapped as the female lead in CBS' redo of "Hawaii Five-O", alongside Alex O'Loughlin ("Moonlight", "Three Rivers") and Daniel Dae Kim ("Lost"). O'Loughlin plays the new Steve McGarrett in the new take on an elite branch of the Hawaii State Police Department, with Kim being cast as Chin Ho Kelly. Manning is set to play McGarrett's younger sister, Mary Ann McGarrett.
- Eugene Levy will co-star in Josh Schwartz' ("Gossip Girl", "Chuck", "The O.C.") multi-camera comedy pilot "Hitched" for CBS. It centers on a newlywed couple in their twenties who, while surrounded by family and friends, are still getting to know each other. Levy plays the groom's dad, a four-times-divorced lothario who is wearing tracksuits.
- Nelson Franklin ("The Office") has come aboard as the lead in FOX' comedy pilot "Traffic Light". Based on an Israeli format, the project revolves around Adam (Franklin), a magazine editor who recently moved into a new home with his girlfriend and his two best friends, a perennial bachelor and a married man.
- James Murray is set to co-star in CBS drama pilot "Chaos", about a bunch of rogue CIA operatives, led by Rick Martinez (Freddy Rodriguez). The group is constantly battling bureaucracy, blatant incompetence and politics.
- Joe Manganiello ("One Tree Hill", upcoming third season of "True Blood") has joined the cast of of "Livin' On A Prayer", created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays ("How I Met Your Mother"). It's an ensemble comedy about an unmarried couple and their friends in Pittsburgh. Manganiello plays a former football couch who is a good-guy husband and father.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Eric Kripke Steps Down As SUPERNATURAL Showrunner - Sera Gamble Taking Over
Per EW's Michael Ausiello, the sixth season of "Supernatural" will no longer be Eric Kripke's show.
The creator and exec producer of the show will step down as "Supernatural"'s showrunner after the fifth season has concluded. Sera Gamble, who has been an exec producer and writer for the series since season one, will take over the day-to-day showrunning duties.
But Eric Kripke and current co-showrunner Robert Singer will remain actively involved with the show, and work closely with Gamble on the just announced sixth season.
The creator and exec producer of the show will step down as "Supernatural"'s showrunner after the fifth season has concluded. Sera Gamble, who has been an exec producer and writer for the series since season one, will take over the day-to-day showrunning duties.
But Eric Kripke and current co-showrunner Robert Singer will remain actively involved with the show, and work closely with Gamble on the just announced sixth season.
2010/02/16
Breaking: The CW Renews VAMPIRE DIARIES, GOSSIP GIRL, SUPERNATURAL, 90210!
Hello Folks!
Per the Hollywood Reporter, The CW has handed out a few early renewals for the 2010-2011 TV season.
"Gossip Girl", "Vampire Diaries", "Supernatural", "90210", as well as reality series "America's Next Top Model" will all return next season.
Still on the bubble are "Life UneXpected" and "One Tree Hill". "Melrose Place" is unlikely to get picked up again, and "Smallville" is expected to get a renewal.
Start celebrating!
Per the Hollywood Reporter, The CW has handed out a few early renewals for the 2010-2011 TV season.
"Gossip Girl", "Vampire Diaries", "Supernatural", "90210", as well as reality series "America's Next Top Model" will all return next season.
Still on the bubble are "Life UneXpected" and "One Tree Hill". "Melrose Place" is unlikely to get picked up again, and "Smallville" is expected to get a renewal.
Start celebrating!
2010/02/13
Beau Garrett Takes Female Lead In CRIMINAL MINDS Spinoff
Per the Hollywood Reporter, the upcoming spinoff to the CBS hit procedural "Criminal Minds" has found its female lead.
Beau Garrett, who appeared in the "Fantastic Four" sequel "4: Rise Of The Silver Surfer", and will be seen in "Tron Legacy", the long-awaited sequel to Disney's 1982 hit "Tron", will play Gina, a tough and recent FBI recruit with a strong loyalty to team leader Cooper (Forest Whitaker) and the object of affection of Mick (Matt Ryan).
The "Criminal Minds" spinoff, who follows a different group of profilers outside FBI bureaucracy, will be launched backdoor with a spring episode of its mothership show.
Beau Garrett, who appeared in the "Fantastic Four" sequel "4: Rise Of The Silver Surfer", and will be seen in "Tron Legacy", the long-awaited sequel to Disney's 1982 hit "Tron", will play Gina, a tough and recent FBI recruit with a strong loyalty to team leader Cooper (Forest Whitaker) and the object of affection of Mick (Matt Ryan).
The "Criminal Minds" spinoff, who follows a different group of profilers outside FBI bureaucracy, will be launched backdoor with a spring episode of its mothership show.
2010/02/12
Castings: Heidi Klum, Paulina Porizkova Meet DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES, Kathy Najimy Finds UGLY BETTY, Marsha Thomason Returns To WHITE COLLAR
And some updates from the casting front of already existing series.
- Heidi Klum and Paulina Porizkova will make a visit to Wysteria Lane, according to E!Online's Kristin Dos Santos. The two will play themselves on an episode of "Desperate Housewives" airing in March, in a plot where Gabrielle (Eva Longoria), who is a former model, and Angie (Drea De Matteo) run into the two ladies in New York City.
- Per EW's Michael Ausiello Kathy Najimy ("Numb3rs") has come aboard "Ugly Betty" to play orthodontist who will be removing Betty’s trademark braces, sources confirm to me exclusively. But she'll also play a role in a fantasy subplot. Hit the link above to read more.
- And also per EW's Ausiello, Marsha Thomason will return to "White Collar" when the show comes back for its second season. And this time, she's there to stay. After re-appearing in the season 1 finale, her character of lesbian FBI agent Diana Lancing will be a series regular in season 2.
- Heidi Klum and Paulina Porizkova will make a visit to Wysteria Lane, according to E!Online's Kristin Dos Santos. The two will play themselves on an episode of "Desperate Housewives" airing in March, in a plot where Gabrielle (Eva Longoria), who is a former model, and Angie (Drea De Matteo) run into the two ladies in New York City.
- Per EW's Michael Ausiello Kathy Najimy ("Numb3rs") has come aboard "Ugly Betty" to play orthodontist who will be removing Betty’s trademark braces, sources confirm to me exclusively. But she'll also play a role in a fantasy subplot. Hit the link above to read more.
- And also per EW's Ausiello, Marsha Thomason will return to "White Collar" when the show comes back for its second season. And this time, she's there to stay. After re-appearing in the season 1 finale, her character of lesbian FBI agent Diana Lancing will be a series regular in season 2.
Pilot News: Amaury Nolasco, Kathryn Hahn, Jimmy Wolk, Damon Wayans, Jr. Get Cast
Hello Folks!
The next round of pilot castings is in.
- Jimmy Wolk has booked the lead in FOX' drama pilot "Midland", to be directed by Marc Webb. The plot sounds a bit like "Dallas", it being a soap set against the backdrop of an oil business. It centers on a polygamist (Wolk) who leads a double life.
- Amaury Nolasco ("Prison Break") has come aboard the Jerry Bruckheimer pilot "Chase" for NBC. In the story about a high-priority fugitive apprehension team in South Texas, Nolasco plays a team member who is also an intelligence specialist.
- Erinn Hayes ("Worst Week") has joined the cast of "This Little Piggy", an ABC studios comedy pilot for NBC. It centers on two adult siblings who, after life has hit them hard, are forced to move back into their childhood home with the eldest brother and his wife (Hayes).
- Kathryn Hahn ("Crossing Jordan") has been cast on FOX' comedy pilot "Most Likely To Succed". It's about a group of former child stars (one played by Hahn) who have to face adult reality.
- Laz Alonso ("Avatar") has come aboard "Breakout Kings", a FOX drama pilot about a group of ex-cons and marshals working to apprehend criminals who broke out of prison. Alonso plays a no-nonsense military man who is the group's leader.
- Damon Wayans, Jr. ("My Wife And Kids") has landed a part on ABC's comedy pilot "Happy Endings". A couple breaks up at the altar, and now has to figure out how to remain friends. Wayans plays a friend of the groom.
- Utkarsh Ambudkar joins the cast of FOX' multi-camera pilot "Nevermind Nirvana". The ensemble comedy centers on an Indian-American (Ambudkar), his brother and their friends and immigrant parents.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
The next round of pilot castings is in.
- Jimmy Wolk has booked the lead in FOX' drama pilot "Midland", to be directed by Marc Webb. The plot sounds a bit like "Dallas", it being a soap set against the backdrop of an oil business. It centers on a polygamist (Wolk) who leads a double life.
- Amaury Nolasco ("Prison Break") has come aboard the Jerry Bruckheimer pilot "Chase" for NBC. In the story about a high-priority fugitive apprehension team in South Texas, Nolasco plays a team member who is also an intelligence specialist.
- Erinn Hayes ("Worst Week") has joined the cast of "This Little Piggy", an ABC studios comedy pilot for NBC. It centers on two adult siblings who, after life has hit them hard, are forced to move back into their childhood home with the eldest brother and his wife (Hayes).
- Kathryn Hahn ("Crossing Jordan") has been cast on FOX' comedy pilot "Most Likely To Succed". It's about a group of former child stars (one played by Hahn) who have to face adult reality.
- Laz Alonso ("Avatar") has come aboard "Breakout Kings", a FOX drama pilot about a group of ex-cons and marshals working to apprehend criminals who broke out of prison. Alonso plays a no-nonsense military man who is the group's leader.
- Damon Wayans, Jr. ("My Wife And Kids") has landed a part on ABC's comedy pilot "Happy Endings". A couple breaks up at the altar, and now has to figure out how to remain friends. Wayans plays a friend of the groom.
- Utkarsh Ambudkar joins the cast of FOX' multi-camera pilot "Nevermind Nirvana". The ensemble comedy centers on an Indian-American (Ambudkar), his brother and their friends and immigrant parents.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
2010/02/11
BROTHERS & SISTERS Fleshes Out Flashback Casting
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Fancast's Matt Mitovich reports that casting has been rounded out for the two flashback episodes of ABC's "Brothers & Sisters" that will air in spring.
- Daniel Cosgrove ("Dirty Sexy Money") will play young William Walker
- Lauren Bittner ("The Black Donnellys") is set as young Nora
- Cody Longo ("Make It Or Break It") is cast as young Tommy (Joe Jonas bowed out due to scheduling conflicts)
- Anna Wood nabbed the role of young Sarah
- Kasey Campbell ("Weeds") comes aboard as young Kevin
- Kay Panabaker ("Summerland") plays young Kitty
Uncle Saul will not appear in the flashbacks, and Justin is a little 4-year old in the flashbacks that will go to 1973 and 1986, respectively.
Fancast's Matt Mitovich reports that casting has been rounded out for the two flashback episodes of ABC's "Brothers & Sisters" that will air in spring.
- Daniel Cosgrove ("Dirty Sexy Money") will play young William Walker
- Lauren Bittner ("The Black Donnellys") is set as young Nora
- Cody Longo ("Make It Or Break It") is cast as young Tommy (Joe Jonas bowed out due to scheduling conflicts)
- Anna Wood nabbed the role of young Sarah
- Kasey Campbell ("Weeds") comes aboard as young Kevin
- Kay Panabaker ("Summerland") plays young Kitty
Uncle Saul will not appear in the flashbacks, and Justin is a little 4-year old in the flashbacks that will go to 1973 and 1986, respectively.
Sarah Wayne Callies To Make A HOUSE Call
Hello Folks!
Per Fancast's Matt Mitovich, former "Prison Break" alumna Sarah Wayne Callies will check herself in to the care of "House" in an upcoming episode.
Callies plays a Princeton Plainsboro patient who lives in an open marriage.
Her appearance is set for some time this spring.
Per Fancast's Matt Mitovich, former "Prison Break" alumna Sarah Wayne Callies will check herself in to the care of "House" in an upcoming episode.
Callies plays a Princeton Plainsboro patient who lives in an open marriage.
Her appearance is set for some time this spring.
Pilot News: Freddy Rodriguez, David Strathairn, David Krumholtz, Cole Hauser, Others Get Parts
OK, things are really heating up now. Here's the next bunch of pilot castings.
- Freddy Rodriguez ("Six Feet Under", "Ugly Betty") will play the lead in "Chaos", the CBS drama pilot to be directed by Brett Ratner. It deals with rogue CIA operatives who have to battle bureaucracy, politics, and blatant incompetence. Rodriguez will play a naive but good-heared agent who still believes he can make the world a better place.
- David Krumholtz ("Numb3rs") has been tapped as the lead in the untitled Ron Howard IRS comedy pilot for FOX. It's a typical workplace comedy set at an IRS district office. Krumholtz plays a proud IRS auditor who is dogged by his boss. Krumholtz' first priority is "Numb3rs", but the renewal of the veteran crime drama chances are considered slim.
- David Strathairn is cast in ABC's drama pilot "Matadors". It's about two long-feuding Chicago families, one populating the city's District Attorney's office, with the other managing an influential private law firm. Strathairn plays the patriarch of the family at the DA's office.
- Cole Hauser ("K-Ville", "ER") has come aboard Jerry Bruckheimer NBC drama pilot "Chase", about a high-priority fugitive repprehension team. Hauser will play a seasoned ex-cop who co-heads the squad.
- Ashley Austin Morris is one of the leads on ABC's comedy pilot "True Love". The comedy about four friends in New York - Henry, Kate, Larry and Connie - who are looking for love. Minka Kelly is already cast as Kate. Morris will play Connie, cousin and best friend of Kate.
- Keir O'Donnell ("Paul Blart: Mall Cop") and Michael Stahl-David ("Cloverfield") have both landed parts on ABC's hour-long docu-style drama pilot "Generation Y". Based on a Scandinavian format, it chronicles the 10-year span of a group of young adults in Austin, Texas. O'Donnell and Stahl-David play two of them.
- Natasha Leggero ("He's Just Not That Into You"), Cedric Yarbrough and Dave Holmes have all joined the cast of "The Stip". The comedy pliot for NBC tells the story of former child star Randy (Thomas Lennon), who owns a Hooters-type restaurant in a strip mall on the outskirts of Las Vegas. Leggero plays a party-girl waitress who Randy loves. Yarbrough's and Holmes' roles have not been specified.
- Ashley Williams and Shanley Caswell have both come aboard the untitled Adam Carolla comedy for NBC. Carolla is set to play Adam, a contractor rebuilding his life after a divorce. Williams plays Adma's divorced landlady and friend, with Caswell playing Adam's daughter.
- Sean Wing has been tapped to co-star in another Jerry Bruckheimer drama pilot. "The Whole Truth", for ABC, centers on a court case chronicled through the perspectives of defense and prosecution. Wing play's a trust-fund child of a powerful family, working in the DA's office.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
- Freddy Rodriguez ("Six Feet Under", "Ugly Betty") will play the lead in "Chaos", the CBS drama pilot to be directed by Brett Ratner. It deals with rogue CIA operatives who have to battle bureaucracy, politics, and blatant incompetence. Rodriguez will play a naive but good-heared agent who still believes he can make the world a better place.
- David Krumholtz ("Numb3rs") has been tapped as the lead in the untitled Ron Howard IRS comedy pilot for FOX. It's a typical workplace comedy set at an IRS district office. Krumholtz plays a proud IRS auditor who is dogged by his boss. Krumholtz' first priority is "Numb3rs", but the renewal of the veteran crime drama chances are considered slim.
- David Strathairn is cast in ABC's drama pilot "Matadors". It's about two long-feuding Chicago families, one populating the city's District Attorney's office, with the other managing an influential private law firm. Strathairn plays the patriarch of the family at the DA's office.
- Cole Hauser ("K-Ville", "ER") has come aboard Jerry Bruckheimer NBC drama pilot "Chase", about a high-priority fugitive repprehension team. Hauser will play a seasoned ex-cop who co-heads the squad.
- Ashley Austin Morris is one of the leads on ABC's comedy pilot "True Love". The comedy about four friends in New York - Henry, Kate, Larry and Connie - who are looking for love. Minka Kelly is already cast as Kate. Morris will play Connie, cousin and best friend of Kate.
- Keir O'Donnell ("Paul Blart: Mall Cop") and Michael Stahl-David ("Cloverfield") have both landed parts on ABC's hour-long docu-style drama pilot "Generation Y". Based on a Scandinavian format, it chronicles the 10-year span of a group of young adults in Austin, Texas. O'Donnell and Stahl-David play two of them.
- Natasha Leggero ("He's Just Not That Into You"), Cedric Yarbrough and Dave Holmes have all joined the cast of "The Stip". The comedy pliot for NBC tells the story of former child star Randy (Thomas Lennon), who owns a Hooters-type restaurant in a strip mall on the outskirts of Las Vegas. Leggero plays a party-girl waitress who Randy loves. Yarbrough's and Holmes' roles have not been specified.
- Ashley Williams and Shanley Caswell have both come aboard the untitled Adam Carolla comedy for NBC. Carolla is set to play Adam, a contractor rebuilding his life after a divorce. Williams plays Adma's divorced landlady and friend, with Caswell playing Adam's daughter.
- Sean Wing has been tapped to co-star in another Jerry Bruckheimer drama pilot. "The Whole Truth", for ABC, centers on a court case chronicled through the perspectives of defense and prosecution. Wing play's a trust-fund child of a powerful family, working in the DA's office.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Alex O'Loughlin To Star In HAWAII-FIVE-O
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It's official: Alex O'Loughlin got booked.
Per the Hollywood Reporter, the Australian actor, who starred in the two short-lived shows "Moonlight" and "Three Rivers" for CBS, has signed on to topline the network's remake of classic cop drama "Hawaii Five-O".
O'Loughlin will play Detective Steve McGarrett, the role that was originated by Jack Lord. Daniel Dae Kim ("Lost") has recently been cast to play Detective Chin Ho Kelly.
CBS hopes that three times is the charm with O'Loughlin, like it was with Hill Harper ("City Of Angels", "The Handler", "CSI:NY) and Simon Baker ("The Guardian", "Smith", "The Mentalist").
It's official: Alex O'Loughlin got booked.
Per the Hollywood Reporter, the Australian actor, who starred in the two short-lived shows "Moonlight" and "Three Rivers" for CBS, has signed on to topline the network's remake of classic cop drama "Hawaii Five-O".
O'Loughlin will play Detective Steve McGarrett, the role that was originated by Jack Lord. Daniel Dae Kim ("Lost") has recently been cast to play Detective Chin Ho Kelly.
CBS hopes that three times is the charm with O'Loughlin, like it was with Hill Harper ("City Of Angels", "The Handler", "CSI:NY) and Simon Baker ("The Guardian", "Smith", "The Mentalist").
FLASHFORWARD Gets Three New Showrunners
TV Guide's Natalie Abrams reports that after David S. Goyer has left his position on ABC's sci-fi series "FlashForward", the network has now filled the vacant slot.
Jessika Borsiczky, Lisa Zwerling and Tim Lea are taking over showrunning duties. Borsiczky was an executive producer on the show, while Zwerling and Lea had been the show's head co-writers.
The show is set to return March 18.
Jessika Borsiczky, Lisa Zwerling and Tim Lea are taking over showrunning duties. Borsiczky was an executive producer on the show, while Zwerling and Lea had been the show's head co-writers.
The show is set to return March 18.
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS Sets An End Date
Per EW's Michael Ausiello, multiple sources confirm that "Friday Night Lights" will be over after the fifth season, which is set to air on DirecTV this fall.
NBC, who insists that no decision about the show's future has been made yet, has apparently informed the cast and crew that after production wraps on season 5 in June, they're free to take other offers and pursue other work.
Part of the reason for this decision might be the fact that pilot season is getting in full gear these days. The network probably informed the actors early, so they could take pilot offers without risking to be unavailable should said projects go to series.
But let's be honest: Nearly no one expected a sixth season anyway, right? Let's cherish the fact that the show will once again return in the fall, and will find a satisfying conclusion.
NBC, who insists that no decision about the show's future has been made yet, has apparently informed the cast and crew that after production wraps on season 5 in June, they're free to take other offers and pursue other work.
Part of the reason for this decision might be the fact that pilot season is getting in full gear these days. The network probably informed the actors early, so they could take pilot offers without risking to be unavailable should said projects go to series.
But let's be honest: Nearly no one expected a sixth season anyway, right? Let's cherish the fact that the show will once again return in the fall, and will find a satisfying conclusion.
2010/02/10
Pilot News: Minka Kelly, Andrea Anders, Laura Benanti, Jennifer Finnigan, Frank Grillo, More Get Parts
And here's the latest round of pilot castings.
- Minka Kelly ("Friday Night Lights") has been tapped as the lead in CBS' comedy pilot "True Love". The story centers on four friends - Henry, Kate, Larry and Connie - looking for love in New York. Kelly plays Kate, a pretty, clean-scrubbed Midwestern, a sweet yet strong-willed romantic. Kate falls for Henry atop the Empire State Building. And she often tackles her cousin and best friend, Connie, to the ground in order to get her way.
- Laura Benanti ("Eli Stone") is joining another CBS comedy pilot, "Open Books". It's about June (Benanti), book editor at a small boutique publishing house in New York.
- Jennifer Finnigan will star alongside JoAnna Garcia in the untitled Shana Goldberg-Meehan comedy pilot for ABC. The project centers on two sisters in various stages of their romantic lifes. One (Finnigan) is happy but not married, the other (Garcia) is pregnant and marries her boyfriend.
- Andrea Anders ("Better Off Ted", "Joey, The Class") has scored the female lead opposite Matthew Perry on ABC's comedy pilot "Mr. Sunshine". Nate Torrence has also been cast in the project about Ben (Perry), manager of an old San Diego stadium, who realizes that with 40, he might not get away on his charms and non-comitting ways anymore. Anders plays tomboyish Alice, who has a friends-with-benefits thing with Ben. Torrance plays the clumsy son of Ben's boss (Allison Janney).
- Jesse Metcalfe ("Desperate Housewives") and Rose Rollins ("The L Word") have both come aboard the NBC drama pilot "Chase". It's about a high-priority fugitive apprehension team in South Texas. Metcalfe plays a preppy D.C. Marshal who gets assigned to the team, while Rollins will play the squad's weapons/tactical specialist.
- Matt Jones ("Breaking Bad") will join Gary Cole as one of the leads of TBS' pilot "Uncle Nigel". Nigel (Cole) is a veteran homicide detective from Philadelphia who takes his inexperienced nephew (Jones) as a partner.
- Eamonn Walker ("Kings") is cast in ABC's drama pilot "The Whole Truth". The Jerry Bruckheimer project tells the story of a court case from both the perspective of defense and prosecution. Walker plays a senior assistant DA.
- Frank Grillo ("Prison Break") has landed the lead in ABC's supernatural drama pilot "The Gates", which is already greenlit to series for summer. Luke Mably ("The Prince and Me"), Janina Gavankar ("The L Word") and Chandra West ("90210") have also joined the cast. The show revolves around a big-city cop (Grillo) who becomes chief of police in a seemingly sleepy planned community only to discover there's much more to the residents than meets the eye. Mably plays one of the residents, a cardiologist who is a vampire-like creature. Gavankar will play a local cop with a dark secret. West is cast as the owner of a tea shop.
- Patrick Flueger will join Virigina Madsen in ABC's "Scoundrels", another pilot with a series launch set for summer. Based on New Zealand show "Outrageous Fortune", "Scoundrels" tells the story of a family of criminals whose patriarch goes to jail. Upon that, the matriarch (Madsen) decides it's time for her offspring to go straight. Flueger plays two roles: Twin brothers Logan, the only honest family member about to graduate from law school, and Cal, a career criminal of the not-so-smart kind.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
- Minka Kelly ("Friday Night Lights") has been tapped as the lead in CBS' comedy pilot "True Love". The story centers on four friends - Henry, Kate, Larry and Connie - looking for love in New York. Kelly plays Kate, a pretty, clean-scrubbed Midwestern, a sweet yet strong-willed romantic. Kate falls for Henry atop the Empire State Building. And she often tackles her cousin and best friend, Connie, to the ground in order to get her way.
- Laura Benanti ("Eli Stone") is joining another CBS comedy pilot, "Open Books". It's about June (Benanti), book editor at a small boutique publishing house in New York.
- Jennifer Finnigan will star alongside JoAnna Garcia in the untitled Shana Goldberg-Meehan comedy pilot for ABC. The project centers on two sisters in various stages of their romantic lifes. One (Finnigan) is happy but not married, the other (Garcia) is pregnant and marries her boyfriend.
- Andrea Anders ("Better Off Ted", "Joey, The Class") has scored the female lead opposite Matthew Perry on ABC's comedy pilot "Mr. Sunshine". Nate Torrence has also been cast in the project about Ben (Perry), manager of an old San Diego stadium, who realizes that with 40, he might not get away on his charms and non-comitting ways anymore. Anders plays tomboyish Alice, who has a friends-with-benefits thing with Ben. Torrance plays the clumsy son of Ben's boss (Allison Janney).
- Jesse Metcalfe ("Desperate Housewives") and Rose Rollins ("The L Word") have both come aboard the NBC drama pilot "Chase". It's about a high-priority fugitive apprehension team in South Texas. Metcalfe plays a preppy D.C. Marshal who gets assigned to the team, while Rollins will play the squad's weapons/tactical specialist.
- Matt Jones ("Breaking Bad") will join Gary Cole as one of the leads of TBS' pilot "Uncle Nigel". Nigel (Cole) is a veteran homicide detective from Philadelphia who takes his inexperienced nephew (Jones) as a partner.
- Eamonn Walker ("Kings") is cast in ABC's drama pilot "The Whole Truth". The Jerry Bruckheimer project tells the story of a court case from both the perspective of defense and prosecution. Walker plays a senior assistant DA.
- Frank Grillo ("Prison Break") has landed the lead in ABC's supernatural drama pilot "The Gates", which is already greenlit to series for summer. Luke Mably ("The Prince and Me"), Janina Gavankar ("The L Word") and Chandra West ("90210") have also joined the cast. The show revolves around a big-city cop (Grillo) who becomes chief of police in a seemingly sleepy planned community only to discover there's much more to the residents than meets the eye. Mably plays one of the residents, a cardiologist who is a vampire-like creature. Gavankar will play a local cop with a dark secret. West is cast as the owner of a tea shop.
- Patrick Flueger will join Virigina Madsen in ABC's "Scoundrels", another pilot with a series launch set for summer. Based on New Zealand show "Outrageous Fortune", "Scoundrels" tells the story of a family of criminals whose patriarch goes to jail. Upon that, the matriarch (Madsen) decides it's time for her offspring to go straight. Flueger plays two roles: Twin brothers Logan, the only honest family member about to graduate from law school, and Cal, a career criminal of the not-so-smart kind.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU Sets Midseason Return For March 29
ABC Family has just announced that its comedy "10 Things I Hate About You" will have its midseason return with 10 new episodes on March 29.
The show, based on the feature film of the same name, launched with its first 10 episodes last summer.
The show, based on the feature film of the same name, launched with its first 10 episodes last summer.
Molly Shannon Joins GLEE
Hello Folks!
EW's Michael Ausiello reports today that "Saturday Night Life" veteran Molly Shannon will join the cast of "Glee" later this season.
She is set to play the nemesis of Sue Silvester, a 45-year old woman named Brenda Carlisle. She's the new astronomy teacher and badminton coach at McKinley High. But there's more: She's addicted to pills and an alcoholic on top.
Shannon's first appearance in this recurring part is set for May.
EW's Michael Ausiello reports today that "Saturday Night Life" veteran Molly Shannon will join the cast of "Glee" later this season.
She is set to play the nemesis of Sue Silvester, a 45-year old woman named Brenda Carlisle. She's the new astronomy teacher and badminton coach at McKinley High. But there's more: She's addicted to pills and an alcoholic on top.
Shannon's first appearance in this recurring part is set for May.
Rena Sofer Finds Some BONES - SPOILER ALERT!
Hello Folks!
According to EW's Michael Ausiello, Rena Sofer, who currently recurrs on "NCIS" as a possible love interest for Gibbs (Mark Harmon), has set her gorgeous blue eyes on the lead of another popular crime show.
Sofer is joining "Bones" in the recurring role of marine biologist Dr. Catherine Klein from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. She comes to the Jeffersonian with the human remains found inside a tiger shark. And while working on the case, she and Booth (David Boreanaz) seem to find each other, well, tasty. They'll even agree on a date. Yes, it screams "potential love interest".
What Mike wrote in his article goes for me as well: Don't shoot the messenger!
According to EW's Michael Ausiello, Rena Sofer, who currently recurrs on "NCIS" as a possible love interest for Gibbs (Mark Harmon), has set her gorgeous blue eyes on the lead of another popular crime show.
Sofer is joining "Bones" in the recurring role of marine biologist Dr. Catherine Klein from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. She comes to the Jeffersonian with the human remains found inside a tiger shark. And while working on the case, she and Booth (David Boreanaz) seem to find each other, well, tasty. They'll even agree on a date. Yes, it screams "potential love interest".
What Mike wrote in his article goes for me as well: Don't shoot the messenger!
2010/02/08
NBC Announces Season Finale Dates
NBC just handed out a press release announcing the dates for the various season finales that will be coming in a few months.
Wednesday shows:
"Trauma" (Monday, May 10, 9-10 p.m.)
"Mercy" (Wednesday, May 12, 8-9 p.m.)
"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (Wednesday, May 19, 10-11 p.m.).
Thursday shows:
"Community" (Thursday, May 20, 8-8:30 p.m.)
"Parks and Recreation" (Thursday, May 20, 8:30-9 p.m.)
"The Office" (Thursday, May 20, 9-9:30 p.m.)
"30 Rock" (Thursday, May 20, 9:30-10 p.m.)
"The Celebrity Apprentice" (Sunday, May 23, 9-11 p.m.)
"Chuck" (Monday, May 24, 8-10 p.m., 2-hour finale)
"Law & Order" (Monday, May 24, 10-11 p.m.)
"The Biggest Loser" (Tuesday, May 25, 8-10 p.m., 2-hour finale).
Wednesday shows:
"Trauma" (Monday, May 10, 9-10 p.m.)
"Mercy" (Wednesday, May 12, 8-9 p.m.)
"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (Wednesday, May 19, 10-11 p.m.).
Thursday shows:
"Community" (Thursday, May 20, 8-8:30 p.m.)
"Parks and Recreation" (Thursday, May 20, 8:30-9 p.m.)
"The Office" (Thursday, May 20, 9-9:30 p.m.)
"30 Rock" (Thursday, May 20, 9:30-10 p.m.)
"The Celebrity Apprentice" (Sunday, May 23, 9-11 p.m.)
"Chuck" (Monday, May 24, 8-10 p.m., 2-hour finale)
"Law & Order" (Monday, May 24, 10-11 p.m.)
"The Biggest Loser" (Tuesday, May 25, 8-10 p.m., 2-hour finale).
Christopher Lloyd Goes On Mission With CHUCK
Per EW's Michael Ausiello, Christopher Lloyd will join NBC's "Chuck" for this season's 16th episode.
Lloyd will play a therapist whom Chuck turns once his missions start to take their mental toll on him.
Lloyd will play a therapist whom Chuck turns once his missions start to take their mental toll on him.
Newsies: FLASHFORWARD Loses Showrunner; Emily Rose Finds HAVEN, Henry Winkler Feels ROYAL PAINS; More
And some short news items that deserve a mention (even if they're not the freshest ones in some cases...)
- David S. Goyer has stepped down from his showrunning duties on ABC's sci-fi series "FlashForward". Goyer remains "involved" with the show, but wants to focus more on movies and other projects in the future. A new showrunner has not yet been appointed.
- Emily Rose has landed the lead in SyFy's new series "Haven", (very loosely) based on Stephen King's novella "The Colorado Kid". Rose plays a headstrong FBI agent who arrives in the small town of Haven, Maine. She sets out to solve the murder of an ex-con, but during the investigation she finds out that Haven is actually a long-time refuge for people with supernatural powers. And they hold secrets, including one of the agent's own past.
- Henry Winkler joins USA's "Royal Pains" next season. He will play Hank's (Mark Feuerstein) and Evan's (Paulo Costanzo) absentee father, Eddie R. Lawson on the show.
- Sheryl Crow will be heavily recurring on ABC's "Cougar Town" later this season, when she will join the cast as Grayson's (Josh Hopkins) girlfriend. Her first appearance is set for March.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter, EW's Michael Ausiello
- David S. Goyer has stepped down from his showrunning duties on ABC's sci-fi series "FlashForward". Goyer remains "involved" with the show, but wants to focus more on movies and other projects in the future. A new showrunner has not yet been appointed.
- Emily Rose has landed the lead in SyFy's new series "Haven", (very loosely) based on Stephen King's novella "The Colorado Kid". Rose plays a headstrong FBI agent who arrives in the small town of Haven, Maine. She sets out to solve the murder of an ex-con, but during the investigation she finds out that Haven is actually a long-time refuge for people with supernatural powers. And they hold secrets, including one of the agent's own past.
- Henry Winkler joins USA's "Royal Pains" next season. He will play Hank's (Mark Feuerstein) and Evan's (Paulo Costanzo) absentee father, Eddie R. Lawson on the show.
- Sheryl Crow will be heavily recurring on ABC's "Cougar Town" later this season, when she will join the cast as Grayson's (Josh Hopkins) girlfriend. Her first appearance is set for March.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter, EW's Michael Ausiello
Pilot News: Flurry Of Actors Join Projects
Hello Folks!
OK, now we're talking. Pilot season is really gearing up, so expect pretty much a daily update for the next few weeks, since they will be several announcements every day.
- Enrique Murciano ("Without A Trace") has joined "Off The Map", the Shonda Rhimes drama pilot for ABC, as one of the leads. It's the story of three doctors looking for a fresh start at an isolated tropical clinics, where they'll face personal and medical challenges, both exotic and unusual. Murciano plays a former plastic surgeon who relocates to said clinic. Martin Henderson has already been cast as the doc running the house.
- Laura Prepon ("That 70s Show") has come aboard "Awkward Situations For Men", the ABC comedy pilot starring British on-air personality Danny Wallace, who relocates to the US with his wife Meg (Prepon), only to find that American values might not go so well with his own.
- Bret Harrison ("Reaper") is joining the untitled Adam Goldberg comedy pilot for FOX as the lead. The single-camera project centers around computer geniuses (one of them played by Harrison), who crack computer security systems.
Michael Chiklis ("The Shield" has joined "No Ordinary Family", the ABC comedy pilot for ABC by Greg Berlanti ("Dawson's Creek"). Chiklis plays the father of a family with special abilities.
- Michael Kelly ("The Sopranos") has joined the "Criminal Minds" spinoff at CBS, playing one of the member of a new profiler squad led by Cooper (Forest Whitaker), who works outside of FBI bureaucracy. Kelly plays a former gang member looking for redemption with his work in the squad.
- Daniel Dae Kim ("Lost") has been cast in CBS' "Hawaii Five-O" remake. Kim will play Det. Chin Ho Kelly. The role was played by Kam Fong in the original series.
- Jason Ritter ("Joan Of Arcadia" "Parenthood") has taken the lead in NBC's drama pilot "The Event". It's a thriller about a regular guy fighting his way through a conspiracy, told from different points of view.
- Zach Gilford ("Friday Night Lights") has joined the cast of ABC's drama pilot "Matadors". The project centers on two conflicting Chicago families, one in the district attorney's office, the other in one of the city's most influential private law firms. Gilford plays a third-generation Chicago defense attorney.
- Todd Williams has been cast in FOX' drama pilot "Ridealong". It revolves around one of Chicago's toughest cops and his struggle to fight corruption in town.
- Aisha Hinds ("True Blood", "Hawthorne") has joind the ABC drama pilot "187 Detroit". It's about a documentary film crew following Detroit's top homicide division. Hinds plays an underpayed and overworkde lieutenant.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
OK, now we're talking. Pilot season is really gearing up, so expect pretty much a daily update for the next few weeks, since they will be several announcements every day.
- Enrique Murciano ("Without A Trace") has joined "Off The Map", the Shonda Rhimes drama pilot for ABC, as one of the leads. It's the story of three doctors looking for a fresh start at an isolated tropical clinics, where they'll face personal and medical challenges, both exotic and unusual. Murciano plays a former plastic surgeon who relocates to said clinic. Martin Henderson has already been cast as the doc running the house.
- Laura Prepon ("That 70s Show") has come aboard "Awkward Situations For Men", the ABC comedy pilot starring British on-air personality Danny Wallace, who relocates to the US with his wife Meg (Prepon), only to find that American values might not go so well with his own.
- Bret Harrison ("Reaper") is joining the untitled Adam Goldberg comedy pilot for FOX as the lead. The single-camera project centers around computer geniuses (one of them played by Harrison), who crack computer security systems.
Michael Chiklis ("The Shield" has joined "No Ordinary Family", the ABC comedy pilot for ABC by Greg Berlanti ("Dawson's Creek"). Chiklis plays the father of a family with special abilities.
- Michael Kelly ("The Sopranos") has joined the "Criminal Minds" spinoff at CBS, playing one of the member of a new profiler squad led by Cooper (Forest Whitaker), who works outside of FBI bureaucracy. Kelly plays a former gang member looking for redemption with his work in the squad.
- Daniel Dae Kim ("Lost") has been cast in CBS' "Hawaii Five-O" remake. Kim will play Det. Chin Ho Kelly. The role was played by Kam Fong in the original series.
- Jason Ritter ("Joan Of Arcadia" "Parenthood") has taken the lead in NBC's drama pilot "The Event". It's a thriller about a regular guy fighting his way through a conspiracy, told from different points of view.
- Zach Gilford ("Friday Night Lights") has joined the cast of ABC's drama pilot "Matadors". The project centers on two conflicting Chicago families, one in the district attorney's office, the other in one of the city's most influential private law firms. Gilford plays a third-generation Chicago defense attorney.
- Todd Williams has been cast in FOX' drama pilot "Ridealong". It revolves around one of Chicago's toughest cops and his struggle to fight corruption in town.
- Aisha Hinds ("True Blood", "Hawthorne") has joind the ABC drama pilot "187 Detroit". It's about a documentary film crew following Detroit's top homicide division. Hinds plays an underpayed and overworkde lieutenant.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
2010/02/04
TRUE BLOOD Recruits THE MIDDLEMAN's Brit Morgan
According to EW's Michael Ausiello, Brit Morgan, who played Wendy Watson's (Natalie Morales) quirky roommate on ABC Family's "The Middleman", has landed one of the coveted parts of the third season of HBO's vampire drama "True Blood".
Morgan is cast as Debbie Pelt, the psychotic girlfriend of werewolf Alicde (Joe Manganiello). Her role has been extended, and she'll be in more episodes than initially planned, exec producer Alan Ball mentioned.
With this casting, all the major roles for the third "True Blood" season are filled.
Morgan is cast as Debbie Pelt, the psychotic girlfriend of werewolf Alicde (Joe Manganiello). Her role has been extended, and she'll be in more episodes than initially planned, exec producer Alan Ball mentioned.
With this casting, all the major roles for the third "True Blood" season are filled.
Lexa Doig, Nicholas Lea & Charles Mesure Join "V"
TV Guide's William Keck reports today that when ABC's sci-fi drama "V" returns this spring, there will be a few fresh faces to be discovered.
(Highlight to read spoilers)
- Lexa Doig ("Andromeda") will play Dr. Leah Perlman, an OB/GYN treating Valerie Stevens (Lorudes Benedicto), who turned out to be pregnant in last November's fall cliff-hanger.
- Nicholas Lea ("The X-Files") will be jining the drama as Erica's ex-husband who re-enters Erica and Tyler’s (Logan Huffman) lives at a crucial point in a two-episode arc.
- British thesp Charles Mesure comes aboard as mercenary Kyle Hobbes. Kyle is an in-demand black ops expert forming an unlikely alliance with the resistance. He’s hired by Erica (Elizabeth Mitchell), Ryan (Morris Chestnut), Jack (Joel Gretsch) and Georgie (David Richmond-Peck) to be an asset in their fight against the Vs.
(Highlight to read spoilers)
- Lexa Doig ("Andromeda") will play Dr. Leah Perlman, an OB/GYN treating Valerie Stevens (Lorudes Benedicto), who turned out to be pregnant in last November's fall cliff-hanger.
- Nicholas Lea ("The X-Files") will be jining the drama as Erica's ex-husband who re-enters Erica and Tyler’s (Logan Huffman) lives at a crucial point in a two-episode arc.
- British thesp Charles Mesure comes aboard as mercenary Kyle Hobbes. Kyle is an in-demand black ops expert forming an unlikely alliance with the resistance. He’s hired by Erica (Elizabeth Mitchell), Ryan (Morris Chestnut), Jack (Joel Gretsch) and Georgie (David Richmond-Peck) to be an asset in their fight against the Vs.
HBO Has BIG LOVE For Season 5
Hello Folks!
HBO has officially renewed its drama "Big Love" for a fifth season, the Hollywood Reporter reports.
The show boasts stronger numbers with its current fourth year than with season 3, making it an easy call for HBO.
If you want to know a bit more about where the show will be headed, hit the link above.
HBO has officially renewed its drama "Big Love" for a fifth season, the Hollywood Reporter reports.
The show boasts stronger numbers with its current fourth year than with season 3, making it an easy call for HBO.
If you want to know a bit more about where the show will be headed, hit the link above.
2010/02/03
Sarah Chalke Joins ABC Pilot FRESHMAN
Per EW's Michael Ausiello, Sarah Chalke ("Scrubs", "How I Met Your Mother") has come aboard ABC comedy pilot "Freshman", which is produced by Arianna Huffington.
In the story about three rookie politicians living together in Washington, D.C., Chalke is set to play a smart, funny freshman congresswoman who succeeds at everything - except relationships.
In the story about three rookie politicians living together in Washington, D.C., Chalke is set to play a smart, funny freshman congresswoman who succeeds at everything - except relationships.
How REAPER Would Have Ended - The Creators Spill The Beans
I'll keep this one really brief: If you want to know how The CWs canceled "Reaper" would have gone ahead and ended, click here.
Virginia Madsen Joins SCOUNDRELS
Per EW's Michael Ausiello, Virginia Madsen has joined the ABC dramedy "Scoundrels". It's about a family of small-town criminals vowing to go straight after the patriarch lands in jail. Madsen plays the mother.
The project, which is based on New Zealand series "Outrageous Fortune", has an eight episode order, slated to air this summer.
The project, which is based on New Zealand series "Outrageous Fortune", has an eight episode order, slated to air this summer.
Pilot News: Matthew Broderick, Allison Janney, Tony Hale, More Land Roles
Hello Folks!
Here's another update from the pilot casting front.
- Tony Hale ("Chuck", "Numb3rs") and Matt Letscher ("Eli Stone") have both joined ABC hybrid comedy pilot "Awkward Situations For Men".
The pilot stars british on-air personality Danny Wallace. He moves to the US with his wife, but his behavior clashes with American values, which triggers lots of trouble.
Hale plays Will, Wallace's first US friend who looks out for him, with Letscher playing the insecure boss of a smoothie place.
- John Michael Hill has been cast in "187 Detroit" a new drama pilot for ABC about a fictional documentary film crew following a top homicide division. Hill plays a rookie detective and father-to-be.
- Matt Ryan is close to coming aboard the "Criminal Minds" spinoff over at CBS. The new project follows a different team of profilers who work outside the FBI bureaucracy. Forest Whitaker is in talks to play the team leader. Ryan is set to play Mick, a Cambridge-educated British ex-Mercenary, formerly of the British Special Forces, an expert sniper and a ladies man.
- Matthew Broderick heads to series television with a starring role in the NBC multi-camera comedy pilot "Beach Lane". It tells the story of a celebrity author (Broderick) hired by an irresponsible millionaire heir to run his struggling small-town newspaper in the Hamptons.
Allison Janney is cast in "Mr. Sunshine", co-starring Matthew Perry. The ABC single-camera project is about the manager of an aging San Diego stadium (Perry), who notices that in his 40's his non-comitting, charming ways are over. Janney plays Crystal, his boss who runs the stadium.
Janney is also attached to Showtime's pilot "Shameless".
- Reno Wilson, Billy Gardell and Katy Mixon have both joined the CBS comedy pilot "Mike & Molly" from Chuck Lorre. It's described as a romantic multi-camera comedy about charming, overweight police officer Mike (Gardell), and plump but pretty Molly, who meet at an Overeaters Anonymous. Wilson plays Mike's teasing partner at the police department, and Mixon plays Molly's older sister.
Megan Hilty has been cast in NBC's untiled Adam Carolla single-camera comedy pilot. Corolla plays a contractor trying to get his life back together after a divorce. Hilty will play a trophy wife. Described as a ball-busting client from hell, she hires Carolla and his crew to remodel her kitchen.
- Veteran Bollywood actor Harish Patel is coming aboard the FOX comedy pilot "Nirvana". It's about grown-up Indian-American brothers and their immigrant parents, of which Patel plays the father.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Here's another update from the pilot casting front.
- Tony Hale ("Chuck", "Numb3rs") and Matt Letscher ("Eli Stone") have both joined ABC hybrid comedy pilot "Awkward Situations For Men".
The pilot stars british on-air personality Danny Wallace. He moves to the US with his wife, but his behavior clashes with American values, which triggers lots of trouble.
Hale plays Will, Wallace's first US friend who looks out for him, with Letscher playing the insecure boss of a smoothie place.
- John Michael Hill has been cast in "187 Detroit" a new drama pilot for ABC about a fictional documentary film crew following a top homicide division. Hill plays a rookie detective and father-to-be.
- Matt Ryan is close to coming aboard the "Criminal Minds" spinoff over at CBS. The new project follows a different team of profilers who work outside the FBI bureaucracy. Forest Whitaker is in talks to play the team leader. Ryan is set to play Mick, a Cambridge-educated British ex-Mercenary, formerly of the British Special Forces, an expert sniper and a ladies man.
- Matthew Broderick heads to series television with a starring role in the NBC multi-camera comedy pilot "Beach Lane". It tells the story of a celebrity author (Broderick) hired by an irresponsible millionaire heir to run his struggling small-town newspaper in the Hamptons.
Allison Janney is cast in "Mr. Sunshine", co-starring Matthew Perry. The ABC single-camera project is about the manager of an aging San Diego stadium (Perry), who notices that in his 40's his non-comitting, charming ways are over. Janney plays Crystal, his boss who runs the stadium.
Janney is also attached to Showtime's pilot "Shameless".
- Reno Wilson, Billy Gardell and Katy Mixon have both joined the CBS comedy pilot "Mike & Molly" from Chuck Lorre. It's described as a romantic multi-camera comedy about charming, overweight police officer Mike (Gardell), and plump but pretty Molly, who meet at an Overeaters Anonymous. Wilson plays Mike's teasing partner at the police department, and Mixon plays Molly's older sister.
Megan Hilty has been cast in NBC's untiled Adam Carolla single-camera comedy pilot. Corolla plays a contractor trying to get his life back together after a divorce. Hilty will play a trophy wife. Described as a ball-busting client from hell, she hires Carolla and his crew to remodel her kitchen.
- Veteran Bollywood actor Harish Patel is coming aboard the FOX comedy pilot "Nirvana". It's about grown-up Indian-American brothers and their immigrant parents, of which Patel plays the father.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
2010/02/01
Matthew Fox & Evangeline Lilly To Quit TV After LOST
Hello Folks!
E!Online's Kristin Dos Santos was at the "Lost" final season premiere party in Honolulu last Saturday, and brought some info back that is probably gonna get many fans of the show pretty sad.
Stars Matthew Fox and Evangeline Lilly have both confirmed that after the final episode is shot in roughly two months, they both tend to quit the Television business for good.
"I think this will be the last time you see me on TV," Matthew Fox said. "I'm either going to do the kind of things I want to do in the film world, or maybe I'll just do something else entirely."
And Evangeline Lilly has plans to not only quit the TV biz, but the acting biz altogether.
"Acting is something I appreciate, and I think it's been an amazing experience," Lilly explains. "But I'm not passionate about acting the way you probably should be to call yourself an actor. [I want to] drop off the radar a little bit and enjoy a little bit of normalcy again."
For the whole interviews, as well as other chats with "Lost" castmembers, head over to the original story per the link above.
E!Online's Kristin Dos Santos was at the "Lost" final season premiere party in Honolulu last Saturday, and brought some info back that is probably gonna get many fans of the show pretty sad.
Stars Matthew Fox and Evangeline Lilly have both confirmed that after the final episode is shot in roughly two months, they both tend to quit the Television business for good.
"I think this will be the last time you see me on TV," Matthew Fox said. "I'm either going to do the kind of things I want to do in the film world, or maybe I'll just do something else entirely."
And Evangeline Lilly has plans to not only quit the TV biz, but the acting biz altogether.
"Acting is something I appreciate, and I think it's been an amazing experience," Lilly explains. "But I'm not passionate about acting the way you probably should be to call yourself an actor. [I want to] drop off the radar a little bit and enjoy a little bit of normalcy again."
For the whole interviews, as well as other chats with "Lost" castmembers, head over to the original story per the link above.
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