Richard T. Jones (Judging Amy, currently Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles) has been signed for the fourth picture in the Final Destination series. He'll play a security guard whose wife is killed in a car accident. Others in the film include Krista Allen (What About Brian), Mykelti Williamson (Kidnapped), and Nick Zano (What I Like About You).
Fred Savage (Crumbs) will star in a CBS comedy pilot, created by Ricky Blitt (The Winner), entitled Single White Millionaire. Savage will play an unassuming thirty-something millionaire who's ready to settle down.
James Remar (Jericho) has landed a role in David S. Goyer's Unborn film. Others in the cast include Cam Gigandet (Jack & Bobby), Carla Gugino (Threshold), Idris Elba (The Wire), and Odette Yustman (South Beach, more recently October Road).
Christian Serratos (Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide) has joined the cast of Catherine Hardwicke's Twilight film. It also features Michael Welch...
Fred Savage (Crumbs) will star in a CBS comedy pilot, created by Ricky Blitt (The Winner), entitled Single White Millionaire. Savage will play an unassuming thirty-something millionaire who's ready to settle down.
James Remar (Jericho) has landed a role in David S. Goyer's Unborn film. Others in the cast include Cam Gigandet (Jack & Bobby), Carla Gugino (Threshold), Idris Elba (The Wire), and Odette Yustman (South Beach, more recently October Road).
Christian Serratos (Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide) has joined the cast of Catherine Hardwicke's Twilight film. It also features Michael Welch...
- 4/7/2008
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Bobby Cannavale will play the title role in ABC's comedy pilot Cupid.
Meanwhile, Bob Odenkirk, Rachel Blanchard and Phil Hendrie have joined CBS' comedy pilot Mike Birbiglia's Secret Public Journal, while Ken Marino and Brook Bloom have booked the leads in Fox's comedy pilot Outnumbered.
In other pilot casting news, Alexandra Breckenridge and Adam Rothenberg have been added to the CBS drama Mythological Ex, and Rick Peters and Brooke D'Orsay have come aboard the CBS comedy Single White Millionaire.
The ABC Studios-produced Cupid is an updated version of Rob Thomas' 1990s comedy for ABC. Cannavale will play the charming and manic Trevor Hale, who thinks he is the Roman god of love, Cupid, banished to Earth until he can match 100 couples. Jeremy Piven played the role on the original series. Cannavale, an Emmy winner for his recurring role as Vince D'Angelo on "Will & Grace," starred in the NBC drama pilot M.O.N.Y. last season.
Journal, from CBS Par, stars Birbiglia as himself, a stand-up comedian who lives with his girlfriend in Brooklyn and struggles in his efforts to be a grown-up.
Meanwhile, Bob Odenkirk, Rachel Blanchard and Phil Hendrie have joined CBS' comedy pilot Mike Birbiglia's Secret Public Journal, while Ken Marino and Brook Bloom have booked the leads in Fox's comedy pilot Outnumbered.
In other pilot casting news, Alexandra Breckenridge and Adam Rothenberg have been added to the CBS drama Mythological Ex, and Rick Peters and Brooke D'Orsay have come aboard the CBS comedy Single White Millionaire.
The ABC Studios-produced Cupid is an updated version of Rob Thomas' 1990s comedy for ABC. Cannavale will play the charming and manic Trevor Hale, who thinks he is the Roman god of love, Cupid, banished to Earth until he can match 100 couples. Jeremy Piven played the role on the original series. Cannavale, an Emmy winner for his recurring role as Vince D'Angelo on "Will & Grace," starred in the NBC drama pilot M.O.N.Y. last season.
Journal, from CBS Par, stars Birbiglia as himself, a stand-up comedian who lives with his girlfriend in Brooklyn and struggles in his efforts to be a grown-up.
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James Burrows has been tapped to direct CBS' comedy pilot "Single White Millionaire", Gary Fleder is in negotiations to helm ABC's drama presentation "Finnegan", and Bharat Nalluri is set to helm ABC's comedy pilot "Cupid".
On the casting side, Rosie Perez, Ramon Rodriguez and Amy Farrington have joined Geena Davis in CBS' drama pilot "Exit 19", Lance Barber has landed a lead in "Millionaire", Bill English has come on board Fox's comedy "Outnumbered" and David Rogers has been cast in the CW's drama pilot "Austin Golden Hour".
"Millionaire", from Warner Bros., is a multicamera comedy about an unassuming millionaire in his 30s (Fred Savage) who is ready to settle down. Barber, who is repped by APA and Principato-Young, will play his best friend from college, a comptroller. Last season, ICM-repped Burrows directed the pilots for "The Big Bang Theory" and "Back to You".
"Finnegan", from ABC Studios, focuses on the organized crime/vice unit in Los Angeles. Endeavor-repped Fleder, director/exec producer of ABC's "October Road", recently helmed the feature "The Express".
"Cupid", from ABC Studios, is an updated version of Rob Thomas' 1990s series for ABC.
CORRECTED 6:59 p.m. PT April 7, 2008
James Burrows has been tapped to direct CBS' comedy pilot "Single White Millionaire", Gary Fleder is in negotiations to helm ABC's drama presentation "Finnegan", and Bharat Nalluri is set to helm ABC's comedy pilot "Cupid".
On the casting side, Rosie Perez, Ramon Rodriguez and Amy Farrington have joined Geena Davis in CBS' drama pilot "Exit 19", Lance Barber has landed a lead in "Millionaire", Bill English has come on board Fox's comedy "Outnumbered" and David Rogers has been cast in the CW's drama pilot "Austin Golden Hour".
"Millionaire", from Warner Bros., is a multicamera comedy about an unassuming millionaire in his 30s (Fred Savage) who is ready to settle down. Barber, who is repped by APA and Principato-Young, will play his best friend from college, a comptroller. Last season, ICM-repped Burrows directed the pilots for "The Big Bang Theory" and "Back to You".
"Finnegan", from ABC Studios, focuses on the organized crime/vice unit in Los Angeles. Endeavor-repped Fleder, director/exec producer of ABC's "October Road", recently helmed the feature "The Express".
"Cupid", from ABC Studios, is an updated version of Rob Thomas' 1990s series for ABC.
Amy Smart has been tapped as the lead in CBS' drama pilot Meant to Be's, and Fred Savage has landed the lead on another CBS pilot, comedy Single White Millionaire, lifting the contingency on the project. On the directing side, Desperate Housewives helmer Larry Shaw has been tapped to direct CBS' drama pilot Ny-Lon.
Meant to Be's, from CBS Paramount and creator Glenn Gordon Caron, is a romantic drama about Janine (Smart), a wealthy young gallery owner in New York who elopes one night only to be thrown from her 40th-floor balcony en route to her honeymoon. She becomes a Meant to Be, helping people on Earth head in the "meant to be" direction before she can go to heaven.
Smart next will be seen in Life in Flight, screening at the Tribeca Film Festival, and soon will reprise her role of Eve in the sequel to the indie Crank. She is repped by Endeavor and Untitled.
Millionaire, from Warner Bros. and writer Ricky Blitt, is a multicamera comedy about an unassuming millionaire (Savage) in his 30s who is ready to settle down.
Meant to Be's, from CBS Paramount and creator Glenn Gordon Caron, is a romantic drama about Janine (Smart), a wealthy young gallery owner in New York who elopes one night only to be thrown from her 40th-floor balcony en route to her honeymoon. She becomes a Meant to Be, helping people on Earth head in the "meant to be" direction before she can go to heaven.
Smart next will be seen in Life in Flight, screening at the Tribeca Film Festival, and soon will reprise her role of Eve in the sequel to the indie Crank. She is repped by Endeavor and Untitled.
Millionaire, from Warner Bros. and writer Ricky Blitt, is a multicamera comedy about an unassuming millionaire (Savage) in his 30s who is ready to settle down.
- 3/23/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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