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Syfy’s PROTOTYPE Gets a Lead

March 2, 2016 Jason P. Hunt 1002 Views 1 Comment casting, Jack Davenport, physics, Prototype, Silicon Valley, Syfy

Syfy’s new show PROTOTYPE has a lead. You know him from his pursuit of a particular pirate captain through the waters of the Caribbean…

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TIME for Matt Lanter

February 29, 2016 Jason P. Hunt 805 Views 0 Comments Abigail Spencer, casting, Eric Kripke, Matt Lanter, NBC, Shawn Ryan, time travel

NBC is moving forward with a pilot called TIME, about a team of time travelers tasked with stopping the villain from altering history.

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PLAYER ONE is READY

February 27, 2016 Jason P. Hunt 972 Views 0 Comments casting, Ernie Cline, Ready Player One, Steven Spielberg, Tye Sheridan, Video Games, virtual world

After an extensive worldwide and online search, Steven Spielberg has finally found the right actor to play teen gamer Wade Watts in the adaptation of Ernie Cline’s novel READY PLAYER ONE.

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Pilot Season: Networks Announce Casting for New Shows

February 27, 2016 Jason P. Hunt 1004 Views 0 Comments Archie, Archie Comics, casting, CW Network, Future Man, Greg Berlanti, Iron Fist, Kevin Williamson, Making History, Marvel Comics, Marvel Studios, Marvel's Iron Fist, Netflix, Riverdale, Seth Rogen, The CW

Lots of casting news this week – several networks have announced cast additions for their pilots. Will you be watching?

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MARY POPPINS Sequel Adds a Lamplighter

February 25, 2016 Jason P. Hunt 1166 Views 0 Comments casting, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mary Poppins, P.L. Travers, Remakes & Reboots, The Walt Disney Company, Walt Disney Pictures

Did you know Disney is working on a sequel to MARY POPPINS? Lin-Manuel Miranda (of the Broadway musical hit HAMILTON) will play a lamplighter named Jack, opposite Emily Blunt as Mary, in the sequel to the classic film.

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The CW Announces Lead Actresses for New Genre Pilots

February 24, 2016 Kathryn Sanders 1403 Views 0 Comments casting, CW Network, Frequency, Laura Brent, Peyton List, pilot season, Remakes & Reboots, The CW, Transylvania

The CW announces casting for two of their six new pilots — TRANSYLVANIA and the remake of FREQUENCY — with some familiar faces.

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POWERLESS Adds to Cast

February 23, 2016 Jason P. Hunt 1320 Views 0 Comments Alan Tudyk, Ben Queen, casting, Christina Kirk, Danny Pudi, DC Comics, NCB, Powerless

NBC’s new DC Comics workplace comedy POWERLESS has announced more cast members!

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Vanessa Hudgens First to Be POWERLESS at NBC

February 22, 2016 Jason P. Hunt 876 Views 0 Comments Ben Queen, casting, NBC, Powerless, Vanessa Hudgens, Warner Bros. Television, workplace comedy

NBC has announced casting news for POWERLESS, the new workplace comedy set in the universe of DC Comics.

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STAR WARS Episode VIII Begins Filming

February 15, 2016 Jason P. Hunt 862 Views 0 Comments Benecio Del Toro, casting, Daisy Ridley, Disney, Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern, Lucasfilm, Rian Johnson, Star Wars, Star Wars news, Star Wars: Episode VIII

Disney and Lucasfilm shared this announcement: production on STAR WARS: EPISODE VIII has officially begun, with Rian Johnson directing a cast that now includes Benecio Del Toro, Laura Dern, and Kelly Marie Tran.