Casting News Round-Up: Mar. 5-9
March 5
- Bruce Willis Joins ‘Five Bullet’
- Zachary Quinto, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Lily Rabe Join Jessica Lange on Returnings to ‘American Horror Story’
- Brad Pitt Now Starring in Andrew Dominik’s “Cogans Trade” Retitled as ‘Killing Them Softly’
- ‘Human Centipede 3: Final Sequence’ Has Returning Director and Cast
- Dan Byrd Cast in Comedy Pilot as 2nd Position
- Taissa Farmiga in ‘Bling Ring’
- Owen Wilson May Join Tina Fey in Paul Weitz’s ‘Admission’
- Harvey Weinstein Woo-ing Katy Perry For Paul Potts Biopic
- Gabrielle Union in BET Pilot
- Judd Hirsch and Karine Vanasse Join Broadcast Pilots
- Paul Blackthorne and Jamey Sheridan Join CW Pilot ‘Arrow’
- Liev Schreiber As Lead in Showtime Pilot ‘Ray Donovan’, Adds Cast
March 6
- Idris Elba and Taraji P. Henson in ‘No Good Deed’; Emmy Rossum in ‘Beautiful Creatures’
- Jeff Goldblum in Sarah Silverman NBC Comedy Pilot
- Zoe Saldana In Talks To Join Christian Bale In ‘Out of the Furnace’
- Anthony Anderson in Jimmy Fallon NBC Pilot
- Mamie Gummer Lands Lead in ‘CW Drama Pilot ‘First Cut’
- Backstreet Boy Coming To ‘90210’
- Paul Blackthorne Guests on ‘CSI’
- Eric Close in ABC Drama Pilot ‘Nashville’
- Billy Burke in ‘Revolution’ At NBC
- Rachelle Lefevre In CBS Drama; Austin Butler in CW ‘Carrie Diaries’
- Karina Lombard Coming To ‘NCIS’
March 7
- Connie Britton in ABC Drama Pilot ‘Nashville’
- Dwayne Johnson Joins ‘Hercules’ & ‘Ciudad’
- Casey Affleck May Join ‘Out of the Furnace’
- John Barrowman Cast in Shonda Rhimes ‘Gilded Lilys’ Pilot
- Eddie Murphy In Talk For Spike Lee’s James Brown Biopic
- Rufus Sewell and Anne Heche in ‘Occult’; Julianne Margulies in ‘Stand Up Guys’
- Forest Whitaker in White House ‘Butler
- Woody Allen To Star (Not Direct) in ‘Fading Gigolo’
- Thomas Mann In Talk To Join ‘Beautiful Creatures’
- Pilot Season Casting Many Non-American Actors
- Leslie Mann, Israel Broussad Join Sofia Coppola’s ‘The Bling Ring’
- Christine Adams Cast in ABC Pilot ‘Americana’
- Brianna Brown Cast in Marc Cherry’s ‘Devious Maids’ Pilot
March 8
- Carrie Anne-Moss in ‘Ralph Lamb’; Sigourney Weaver in ‘Political Animals’
- Keri Russell Joins FX Spy Drama
- Michael Clarke Duncan and S. Epatha Meckerson in ‘The Challenger’
- ‘Bridesmaids’ Wendi McLendon Covey in ABC Pilot ‘Fools and Horses’
- ‘Hell on Wheels’ Anson Mounth Goes Villain in ‘Supremacy’
- Jay Harrington in FOX Pilot ‘Guilty’
- Genesis Rodriguez in Paul Walker Indie Film
- Michael Pena To Play Cesar Chavez
- Anthony Edwards in ABC Drama Pilot ‘Zero Hour’
- Colin Salmon Joins CW Pilot ‘Arrow’
- Jake Gyllenhaal in ‘Motor City’
March 9
- … And Then Drops Out of ‘Motor City’
- Nicolas Cage To Have His ‘Action Comic No. 1’ Stolen Again
- Jeremy Renner, Javier Bardem, Natalie Portman In Negotiations To Join Michael Fassbender in Ridley Scott’s ‘The Counselor’
- Amy Poehler Reteams With Adam Scott for ‘A.C.O.D.’
- Tom Hardy in Outlaw Biker Movie
- Neal McDonough To Star in ‘L.A. Noir’ From Frank Darabont
- Dwayne Johnson and Josh Hutcherson May Return For ‘Journey 3’
- Dexter Reunion: Julie Benz and Jamie Murray in Syfy Series ‘Defiance’ Pilot
- Jeremy Piven May Lead ITV Series ‘Mr. Selfeidge’
- Kyle McLaughlin Joins ‘Baby Big Shot’
- Jamey Sheridan Now A Regular on Showtime’s ‘Homeland’
- Denise Richards in ‘Blue Lagoon’ Remake
- Martin Donovan Cast in CW’s ‘The Selection’…
- … As Well as Peta Sergeant in ‘Hunger Games’ Style Pilot
- Ken Marino in Judy Greer ABC Comedy Pilot
- ABC ‘Mistresses’ Casts 2 Leads
- Aidan Quinn Co-Stars In Sherlock Holmes CBs Pilot ‘Elementary’ Opposite Lucy liu and Jonny Lee Miller
- Allison Miller in NBC’s ‘Go On’
- Justine Lupe Upped To Series Regular on ‘Harry’s Law’
- Theo James in CBS Pilot
- Radha Mitchell in ABC Pilot ‘Penoza’
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About Mario Melidona
Mario has produced and written several screenplays and recently directed and edited a Black & White Short filmed on 16mm. His newfound love for postmodernism and the rise of existential cinema has been a great influence on his writings.
