Casting Round-Up: Feb. 20-24
Feb. 20
- Chloe Sevigny To Guest on ‘Law & Order: SVU’; Giancarlo Esposito To Guest on ‘Community’
- Michael Fassbender To Become Mythological Irish Hero
- Donald Sutherland Co-Stars in FOX Comedy Pilot
- Robert Downey Jr. Getting ‘Perry Mason’ Role From Green Lantern Scribe
- Robert Pattinson To Old For Return To ‘Twilight’; Cash Says Otherwise
- Adrianne Palicki in CollegeHumor Film ‘Coffee Town’
- Sharon Osbourne Gets On ‘Up All Night’
- Scott Speedman Returns in ABC Pilot ‘Last Resort’
- John Leguizamo In ABC Comedy Pilot ‘Only Fools and Horses’
- Kevin Durand and Lukas Haas in ‘Dark Was Night’
- Mary McCormack To Star in ABC Comedy Pilot From Kari Lizer
- Anthony LaPaglia in ABC Drama Pilot ‘Americana’
- Ana Ortiz in Marc Cherry’s ABC Pilot ‘Devious Maids’
- Julie White in NBC Comedy
- Jurnee Smollett Lands in NBC’s Women;s Prison Pilot ‘Bad Girls’
- Nonso Anozie Cast in ‘Ender’s Game’
Feb. 21
- Mark Millar’s ‘Kick Ass 2’ Ebgins Production This Summer, Cast To Return?
- Lucy Lawless in ‘Top of the Lake’
- True Blood Finds Jacob Hopkins
- Taylor Kinney To Star in NBC Firefighter Drama Pilot ‘Chicago Fire’
- John Turturro Directs and Stars in ‘Fading Gigolo’, May Be Seen in Michael Bay’s ‘Pain and Gain’
- Djimon Houson & Orlando Bloom in Gritty South Africa Police Procedural ‘Zulu’
- Peter Jacobson Joins ‘Ray Donovan’; Zach Cregger Cast in NBC’s Jimmy Fallon Pilot
- Brian O’Byrne Lands Starring Role in ABC Period Drama ‘Gilded Lilys’
- Cast Joins Busted Knuckle Thriller ‘Killing Angels’
Feb. 22
- Michael Fassbender Confirmed for Ridley Scott’s ‘The Counselor’ From Cormac McCarthy
- Antonio Banderas To Play Pablo Picasso in ’33 Days’
- Marcia Gay Harden in ‘Supreme Ruler’
- Idris Elba Confirms Nelson Mandela Project
- Paul Dano In ‘Night Moves For Summer Shoot; ‘He Loves Me’ Will Come Later This Year
- Shannon Woodward Stars Opposite Emma Roberts in ‘Adult World’
- Robert Englund To Scare And Juliet Landau To Vamp on ‘Criminal Minds’
- ‘Dollhouse’ Dichen Lachman in Shawn Ryan ABC Pilot ‘Last Resort’
- Monica Raymund Co-Stars in NBC Drama Pilot ‘Chicago Fire’
- Blie Larson Female Lead in CBS Nick Stoller Comedy Pilot
- Jeanne Tripplehorn In ‘New Girl’
- Titus Welliver in NBC’s ‘Midnight Sun’; CW’s ‘Arrow’ Adds Colin Donnell
- Chris O’Dowd and Others Join John Michale McDonagh’s ‘Cavalry’
- Annie Potts in Hallmark Movie
- Matt Prokop To Guest On ‘Modern Family’
- Josh Duhamel and Dan Fogler Star in ‘Scenic Route’
Feb. 23
- Geoffrey Rush Sought For ‘Divine Rapture’
- Katy Perry To Guest on ‘Raising Hope’
- ‘Heores’ Alum Milo Ventimiglia in Fran Darabont’s TNT Pilot ‘L.A. Noir’
- Dennis Quaid and Michael Chiklis in Talks for Nicholas Pileggis ‘Ralph Lamb’
- Brian de Palma Adds Cominic Cooper & Karoline Herfurth in ‘Passion’
- Lee Tergesen in ABC Pilot ‘Penoza’
- Ryan Philippe Exits CBS Nick Wooton, Greg Berlanti Drama Pilot
- Ashley Tisdale in Louis C. K. CBS Pilot
- Tyler Labine, Bobby Lee Co-Star in NBC Comedy Pilot ‘Animal Kingdom’
- Ken Olin in ABC’s ‘Americana’
- Bianc Kajlich Takes Female in Thriller ‘Dark Was The Night’
- X-Factor’s Rachel Crow Gets Nickelodeon, Columbia Records Deal
Feb. 24
- Dwayne Johnson in Brett Ratner’s ‘Hercules’
- Anthony Mackie Joins Mark Wahlberg & Dwayne Johnson in Michael Bay’s ‘Pain & Gain’
- ‘Spartacus’ Star Jai Courtney Becomes John McClane’s Son in ‘Die Hard5’
- Brandon Routh, Lucy Davis and Elizabeth Regen Join CBS Comedy Pilot ‘Partners’
- Mira Sorvino Cast in CBS Pilot ‘Trooper’
- Mena Suvari, Kyle Howard and Hilary Winston in NBC Pilot
- Sebastian Stan To Go “Mad Hatter” on ‘Once Upon A Time’
- CW Cast Robert Knepper As Co-Star in ‘Cult’
- William Fichtner Replaces Dwight Yoakam As Villian in ‘The Long Ranger’
- Rob Corddry Returns To ‘Community’
- ‘Shameless’ Steve Howey Join Joss Whedon’s ‘In Your Eyes’
- Greg Grunberg Co-Stars in CBS’s Greg Malin.Greg Berlanti Comedy Pilot
- Justin Bartha in Ryan Murphy NBC Pilot
- Bradley Whitford Co-Stars in FOX Drama Pilot ‘The Asset’
- Aimee Teegarden in CW Pilot
- Abby Elliot To Star in FOX Comedy Pilot; May Leave SNL
- Roselyn Sanchez Leads Marc Cherry’s ABC Pilot ‘Devious Maids’
- Colette Wolfe Leads ‘Next Caller’; Terry Crews Joins ‘Newsroom’; Jon Dore in ‘How to Live with your Parents’
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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.
