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1986: Another World's Cecile faced the guillotine.

1986: Santa Barbara's Mary died after a "C" fell on her.

1989: Guiding Light's Reva was rowed to her wedding.

2008: The Bold and the Beautiful's Bridget and Nick married."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."

― Anselm Kiefer

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

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1965: On Another World, John Randolph (Michael M. Ryan) persuaded his daughter, Lee (Gaye Huston), that going home after her battle with virus pneumonia would be alright.

1966: On Dark Shadows, Victoria Winters (Alexandra Moltke) met Carolyn Stoddard's (Nancy Barrett) boyfriend, Joe Haskell (Joel Crothers...

1984: Days of our Lives' Stefano was fooled by Roman's latest plan.

1984: General Hospital's Mike was upset about Lesley's death.

1992: Days' (new) Bo Brady unmasked himself to Carly.

2008: As the World Turns' Carly shot and killed Kit."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."

― Anselm Kiefer

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1967: CBS aired the first color broadcast of The Guiding Light. The show still ran for 15 minutes a day at that time.

1972: Australian soap Number 96 premiered. The show had a successful run, including spawning a feature film, and aired its...

1976: Another World's Mac told Iris to leave Clarice alone.

1978: Dallas' Ray fell for country singer Garnet McGee.

1984: Days' Bo found Roman dead but the body disappeared.

1985: Ryan's Hope's Jillian couldn't remember Frank."The best prophet of the future is the past."

― Lord Byron

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1957: On The Edge of Night, Billy (Pud Flanagan) asked Mary (Anne Sargent) and Roger (Allan Nourse) Harper to legally adopt him.

1963: General Hospital introduced a new opening sequence.

1969: On The Doctors, Dr. Nick Bellini (Gerald Gordon) clashed with Dr. Steve Aldrich (David O'Brien) after Nick's wife, Althea, walked out on him. Meanwhile, the staff...

1986: Another World's Cecile faced the guillotine.

1986: Santa Barbara's Mary died after a "C" fell on her.

1989: Guiding Light's Reva was rowed to her wedding.

2008: The Bold and the Beautiful's Bridget and Nick married."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."

― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1965: On Another World, John Randolph (Michael M. Ryan) persuaded his daughter, Lee (Gaye Huston), that going home after her battle with virus pneumonia would be alright.

1984: Days of our Lives' Stefano was fooled by Roman's latest plan.

1984: General Hospital's Mike was upset about Lesley's death.

1992: Days' (new) Bo Brady unmasked himself to Carly.

2008: As the World Turns' Carly shot and killed Kit."Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past; for human events ever resemble those of preceding times. This arises from the fact that they are produced by men who ever have been, and ever shall be, animated by the same passions, and thus they necessarily have the same results."

― Machiavelli

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1967: CBS aired the first color broadcast of The Guiding Light.

Twins

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Created by David Kohan, Max Mutchnick

Produced by KoMut Entertainment, Warner Bros Entertainment

Aired on The WB for 1 season (18 episodes) from September 16, 2005 – March 3, 2006

Cast

Sara Gilbert as Mitchee Arnold

Molly Stanton as Farrah Arnold

Melanie Griffith as Lee Arnold

Mark Linn-Baker as Alan Arnold

Show Premise

Highly successful lingerie company owners and married couple Alan and Lee Arnold decide to retire from their CEO position and name their non identical twin daughters as their successors. The two sisters, Mitchee and Farrah, couldn’t be more different from one another if they tried. Oddly, the two take after their parents almost exactly, with Mitchee taking after her father, who is brainy, uptight, and reserved, while Farrah takes after Lee, an alluring, uninhibited, and seemingly vapid blonde. It would seem that for the parents, the notion of “opposite attracts” is what brought them together, but for the two sisters,...

On this date in...

1984: Y&R's Jeanne Cooper (Katherine) was supposed to begin a two week tour of Ontario on this day but had to cancel when she was hospitalized after accidentally drinking coffee that contained a cleaning solution.

1986: On Santa Barbara, former nun, Mary Duvall McCormick (Harley Jane Kozak), was killed by having a giant neon letter "C" (for "Capwell" atop the Capwell Hotel) land on her while she was standing on the hotel roof.

1992: Patsy Pease returned to Days Of Our Lives as Kimberly.

1995: Loving began implementing changes that would ultimately lead to a transformation to The City.

1999: The character of Charity Standish debuted on Passions played by Molly Stanton.

2005: Terri Garber debuted on As The World Turns as Iris Dumbrowski.

2008: The mood turned tense at Bridget and Nick's garden wedding at the Marone estate on The Bold And The Beautiful when Katie momentarily interrupted.

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Here’s a list of some of the new DVD and Blu-ray releases this week we’re particularly interested in. Plus, some old favorites (and not so favorites) coming out this week for the first time on Blu-ray.

Movies

Fast & Furious ~ Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, and Jordana Brewster (DVD and Blu-ray)

Repulsion – Criterion Collection ~ Catherine Deneuve (Blu-ray)

12 Monkeys ~ Brad Pitt, Bruce Willis, and Madeline Stowe (Blu-ray)

Dragonball: Evolution ~ Justin Chatwin, James Marsters, Yun-Fat Chow, and Emmy Rossum (DVD)

This Is Spinal Tap ~ Rob Reiner, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, and Harry Shearer (Blu-ray)

Fast & Furious 4 – Movie Collection ~ Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, and Jordana Brewster (DVD)

Bart Got a Room ~ William H. Macy (DVD)

The 10th Victim ~ Marcello Mastroianni, Ursula Andress, Elsa Martinelli, and George Wang (DVD)

Miss March ~ Zach Cregger, Trevor Moore, Raquel Alessi, and Molly Stanton (DVD)

The 10th Victim ~ Marcello Mastroianni, Ursula Andress, Elsa Martinelli,...

Seen on: March 18, 2009

The players: Directors: Zach Cregger, Trevor Moore, Writers: Zach Cregger, Trevor Moore, Cast: Molly Stanton, Holly Hindman, Trevor Moore, Sara Jean Underwood, Zach Cregger

Facts of interest: None at all.

The plot: Two morons embark on a road trip to the Playboy mansion to track down one of the guys' former girlfriend.

Our thoughts: I’ve already seen plenty of utterly crappy movies this year, but Zach Cregger and Trevor Moore’s lame comedy “Miss March” may just be the worst one yet. Neither funny nor remotely interesting, this unnecessary mess of a movie is one of those failures that suck the money out of your wallet and offer you absolutely nothing in return.

I should probably preface this review by saying that I am not at all familiar with the Whitest Kids You Know, save for the fact that they are a comedy group and they apparently have a show on IFC that a number of people are fans of. Two of that group’s members, Zach Cregger and Trevor Moore, not only star in, but also write and direct Miss March. Having seen this effort, I’ll say that I’d be willing to give their show a shot -- but only if there was nothing else on.

You’ve probably already heard the plot synopsis by now, but considering how that only covers about ten minutes of the film, I’ll give you a little more. Eugene Bell (Cregger) is about to lose his virginity on prom night; but he gets too drunk and falls down a staircase landing him in a coma for four years.

Chicago – Zach Cregger and Trevor Moore – best known as members of the TV comedy troupe “The Whitest Kids U’ Know” (now on the Independent Film Channel) – make their directorial feature-film debut with the release of “Miss March”.

Rating: 2.5/5.0 “Miss March,” which opens on March 13, 2009, is a sex comedy that also stars Cregger and Moore as Eugene Bell and Tucker Cleigh, a couple of high school goofs who are looking to score. Tucker is the rampant horny boy in the scenario, while Eugene is a purer soul, hoping to lose his virginity on prom night with his girlfriend Cindi (Raquel Alessi).

HollywoodChicago.com sat down with Zach Cregger and Trevor Moore to talk about doing feature films versus sketch comedy world and where the horny boy sex comedy fits in the internet age.

Zach Clegger (left) as Eugene Bell and Trevor Moore (right) as Tucker Clegh in “Miss March”

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Movie Jungle has interview clips with Zach Cregger, Trevor Moore, Hugh Hefner, Sara Jean Underwood, Raquel Alessi and Craig Robinson as well as new clips from the Fox Searchlight comedy "Miss March." All the interviews and video clips are included within the same player. Just embed and you're good to go. Stars Cregger and Moore are known for their TV series "The Whitest Kids U'Know." They also direct and write the film with an opening date on March 13th.The film tells the story of a young man (Zach Cregger) who awakens from a four-year coma to hear that his once virginal high-school sweetheart (Raquel Alessi) has since become a naked centerfold in a men’s magazine. He and his sex-crazed best friend (Trevor Moore) decide to take a cross- country road trip in order to crash a party at the magazine’s legendary headquarters and win back the girl.

The weekend buzz is starting to wind down about "Watchmen" and its box office opening, with the Zack Snyder helmed film pulling in around $55.6 million as far as estimates go. Next weekend, the Warner Bros. Pictures film faces off against Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures' Andy Fickman helmed "Race to Witch Mountain." With Dwayne Johnson starring alongside Carla Gugino, AnnaSophia Robb and Alexander Ludwig, the family sci-fi adventure comedy opens in 3000+ theatres, aiming to snag kids and teens. Gugino will most likely be looking at a first and second place at box office as the multi-talented actress forms one of the “Watchmen” leads. Horror “The Last House on the Left” corners the genre with around 2,300 venues served. Remake based on Wes Craven’s original film of 1972, is newly screen-written by Adam Alleca and Carl Ellsworth. Sara Paxton, known for roles in TV’s “Aquamarine” and “Darcy’s Wild Life,” stars alongside,...

The “Watchmen” charge into theatres by Peter Dimako, Editor Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Watchmen,” one of the most anticipated releases ever, finally finds release this weekend in 3,611 locations nationwide. Ratings around the web from every day readers as well as writers have been positive with the majority liking the film. Two of our writers gave this a solid 4/5 ratingand were impressed with helmer Zack Snyder’s workmanship. The film stars Malin Akerman, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Carla Gugino, Billy Crudup, Patrick Wilson, Jackie Earle Haley, Matthew Goode, Stephen McHattie, Matt Frewer, Niall Matter and Sonya Salomaa. Posting a top spot is a given, the question is, how much and will the hype pay off? Naturally, since nothing would dare contend in the same weekend as “Watchmen,” it is the only wide opener of the week. The remainder of the field is limited to indie openers. They are as follows: "Phoebe in Wonderland" opens into Ltd.

Win tickets to a free screening of Fox Searchlight Pictures' hilarious comedy "Miss March," starring Zach Cregger, Trevor Moore, Raquel Alessi, Molly Stanton, Holly Hindman, Craig Robinson, Alexis Raben, Geoff Meed, Landon Ashworth, Tanjareen Martin and Eve Mauro. The film tells the story of a young man (Zach Cregger) who awakens from a four-year coma to hear that his once virginal high-school sweetheart (Raquel Alessi) has since become a naked centerfold in a men’s magazine. He and his sex-crazed best friend (Trevor Moore) decide to take a cross- country road trip in order to crash a party at the magazine’s legendary headquarters and win back the girl. The directors, writers and stars of Miss March Zach Cregger and Trevor Moore belong to New York-based comedy troupe "The Whitest Kids U'Know." Locations: Atlanta, Charlotte, Raleigh, Knoxville and Nashville on March 12th. This film is rated "R" by the M.

Win tickets to a free screening of Fox Searchlight Pictures' hilarious comedy "Miss March," starring Zach Cregger, Trevor Moore, Raquel Alessi, Molly Stanton, Holly Hindman, Craig Robinson, Alexis Raben, Geoff Meed, Landon Ashworth, Tanjareen Martin and Eve Mauro. The film tells the story of a young man (Zach Cregger) who awakens from a four-year coma to hear that his once virginal high-school sweetheart (Raquel Alessi) has since become a naked centerfold in a men’s magazine. He and his sex-crazed best friend (Trevor Moore) decide to take a cross- country road trip in order to crash a party at the magazine’s legendary headquarters and win back the girl. The directors, writers and stars of Miss March Zach Cregger and Trevor Moore belong to New York-based comedy troupe "The Whitest Kids U'Know." Locations: Atlanta, Charlotte, Raleigh, Knoxville and Nashville on March 12th...

Win tickets to a free screening of Fox Searchlight Pictures' hilarious comedy "Miss March," starring Zach Cregger, Trevor Moore, Raquel Alessi, Molly Stanton, Holly Hindman, Craig Robinson, Alexis Raben, Geoff Meed, Landon Ashworth, Tanjareen Martin and Eve Mauro. The film tells the story of a young man (Zach Cregger) who awakens from a four-year coma to hear that his once virginal high-school sweetheart (Raquel Alessi) has since become a naked centerfold in a men’s magazine. He and his sex-crazed best friend (Trevor Moore) decide to take a cross- country road trip in order to crash a party at the magazine’s legendary headquarters and win back the girl. The directors, writers and stars of Miss March Zach Cregger and Trevor Moore belong to New York-based comedy troupe "The Whitest Kids U'Know." Locations: Atlanta, Charlotte, Raleigh, Knoxville and Nashville on March 12th...

Chicago – In our latest edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 40 admit-two passes up for grabs to the Chicago screening of “Miss March,” which stars Zach Cregger and Trevor Moore along with Raquel Alessi, Molly Stanton, Holly Hindman, Craig Robinson, Alexis Raben, Geoff Meed, Landon Ashworth, Tanjareen Martin and Eve Mauro.

Cregger and Moore co-directed and co-wrote the film. To win your free pass to the advance screening of “Miss March” in Chicago courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, all you need to do is be one of the first 40 people to submit a comment in this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup. That’s it!

The screening will be held on March 12, 2009 at 7 p.m. in downtown Chicago. Directions to enter this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup and immediately win can be found beneath the graphic below.

The poster for “Miss March” with Zach Cregger and Trevor Moore.

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New images added for Fox Searchlight Pictures' comedy "Miss March," starring Zach Cregger, Trevor Moore, Raquel Alessi, Molly Stanton, Hugh Hefner and Craig Robinson. Cregger and Moore write the screenplay based on the story by Dennis Haggerty, Ryan Homchick and Thomas Mimms. Tom Jacobson, Steven J. Wolfe, Tobie Haggerty and Vincent Cirrincione produce. Miss March tells the story of a young man (Zach Cregger, The Whitest Kids U’ Know) who awakens from a four-year coma to hear that his once virginal high-school sweetheart (Raquel Alessi) has since become a naked centerfold in Playboy Magazine. He and his sex-crazed best friend (Trevor Moore, The Whitest Kids U’ Know) decide to take a cross- country road trip in order to crash a party at the magazine’s legendary headquarters and win back the girl. See the whole gallery!

New images added for Fox Searchlight Pictures' comedy "Miss March," starring Zach Cregger, Trevor Moore, Raquel Alessi, Molly Stanton, Hugh Hefner and Craig Robinson. Cregger and Moore write the screenplay based on the story by Dennis Haggerty, Ryan Homchick and Thomas Mimms. Tom Jacobson, Steven J. Wolfe, Tobie Haggerty and Vincent Cirrincione produce. Miss March tells the story of a young man (Zach Cregger, The Whitest Kids U’ Know) who awakens from a four-year coma to hear that his once virginal high-school...

New images added for Fox Searchlight Pictures' comedy "Miss March," starring Zach Cregger, Trevor Moore, Raquel Alessi, Molly Stanton, Hugh Hefner and Craig Robinson. Cregger and Moore write the screenplay based on the story by Dennis Haggerty, Ryan Homchick and Thomas Mimms. Tom Jacobson, Steven J. Wolfe, Tobie Haggerty and Vincent Cirrincione produce. Miss March tells the story of a young man (Zach Cregger, The Whitest Kids U’ Know) who awakens from a four-year coma to hear that his once virginal high-school...

Fox Searchlight Pictures comedy "Miss March" has just got its red band trailer which came out in courtesy of IGN. While some of the footage previewed are similar to the previously released trailer, the age-restricted trailer still manages to sneak up many never-before-seen footage, including the opening footage wherein Eugene asks for romantic advice from Tucker.

"Miss March" tells the story of Eugene Pratt, a young man who falls into a coma on his prom night. Waking up after four years in deep sleep, Eugene finds out that his virgin high-school sweetheart has become a centerfold in one of the world's most famous men's magazines, Playboy. Determined to win her back, he goes on a wacky cross-country road trip with his best friend to crash a party at the magazine's legendary mansion headquarters.

For this comedy film, Trevor Moore and Zach Cregger team up as the writers, directors and stars.

Check out the first poster for Fox Searchlight Pictures' comedy "Miss March," directed by, written by and starring Zach Cregger and Trevor Moore from "The Whitest Kids U Know," Fuse Network's eagerly followed comedy series. Also in the cast are Rawuel Alessi, Molly Stanton, Holly Hindman, Craig Robinson, Alexis Raben, Geoff Meed, Landon Ashworth, Tanjareen Martin and Eve Mauro...

Check out the first poster for Fox Searchlight Pictures' comedy "Miss March," directed by, written by and starring Zach Cregger and Trevor Moore from "The Whitest Kids U Know," Fuse Network's eagerly followed comedy series. Also in the cast are Rawuel Alessi, Molly Stanton, Holly Hindman, Craig Robinson, Alexis Raben, Geoff Meed, Landon Ashworth, Tanjareen Martin and Eve Mauro...

Check out the first poster for Fox Searchlight Pictures' comedy "Miss March," directed by, written by and starring Zach Cregger and Trevor Moore from "The Whitest Kids U Know," Fuse Network's eagerly followed comedy series. Also in the cast are Rawuel Alessi, Molly Stanton, Holly Hindman, Craig Robinson, Alexis Raben, Geoff Meed, Landon Ashworth, Tanjareen Martin and Eve Mauro. This one is due for release on March 13th. Miss March (Released date: 13 March, 2009 )  -   Rate & Review this! (Not released? Then add a rating on your anticipation!)    -   Add to your List! - Find similar releases!- Get Showtimes & Tickets on MovieJungle.com!Starring:Zach Cregger, Trevor Moore, Raquel Alessi, Molly Stanton, Holly Hindman, Craig Robinson, Alexis Raben, Geoff Meed, Landon Ashworth, Tanjareen Martin, Eve Mauro...

Check out the first poster for Fox Searchlight Pictures' comedy "Miss March," directed by, written by and starring Zach Cregger and Trevor Moore from "The Whitest Kids U Know," Fuse Network's eagerly followed comedy series. Also in the cast are Rawuel Alessi, Molly Stanton, Holly Hindman, Craig Robinson, Alexis Raben, Geoff Meed, Landon Ashworth, Tanjareen Martin and Eve Mauro...

Fox Searchlight Pictures have released the brand new trailer of "Miss March" via Yahoo! Movies. Chronicling Eugene Bell's road trip in winning back his high school sweetheart, the trailer starts off with a background story of how Eugene falls in coma for four years.

Finally waking up after being hit by his best friend Tucker Cleigh, Eugene finds out that his girl has since become a centerfold in one of the world's most famous men's magazines. Unable to forget her, he then decides to go on a road trip to the Playboy's mansion headquarter with Tucker in order to meet her once again. The trip is filled with many raunchy experiences as well as misadventures, like the time the two of them are being attacked by a group of firefighters.

"Miss March" is the upcoming comedy movie from Zach Cregger and Trevor Moore, who team up to write and direct the movie.

Have you ever seen a chick unlocking a door with her tongue? If not, check out the trailer for "Miss March" right after the jump.

Written and directed by Zach Cregger and Trevor Moore, this upcoming comedy follows a guy who embarks on a trip to the Playboy mansion after he wakes up from a four-year coma and discovers his former sweetheart has become a centerfold.

Okay, the basic idea doesn't sound all too rotten, but as you can see in this preview, "Miss March" looks like a pretty simplistic, raunchy comedy filled with brainless slapstick.

Besides Cregger and Moore, the film also stars Raquel Alessi, Molly Stanton and Alexis Raben, among others. Release is set for March 13.

Check out the trailer below and share your thoughts. I've had it with all these road flicks for a while.

High school students in a familiar zip code. A spy with a split personality. A woman with a year to find her soul mate. These are just some of the colorful characters dotting the landscape when the new TV season kicks off this fall. Back Stage takes a look at some of the most promising shows the networks will offer and talks with the people behind the scenes to find out what to expect in casting opportunities.90210The CWClass is back in session at West Beverly Hills High, but just as in real life, it's not the same as it was when you were last here. Sure, the place looks pretty much the same (it's being shot at the same Torrance High School location), but the faces are new. Well, not entirely. Nat (Joe E. Tata) is still discharging his duties as proprietor-avuncular figure at the Peach Pit, and hey,...

CCH Pounder and Cole Hauser have been tapped to star in CBS' drama presentation The Tower and Michael Trevino and newcomer Cassidy Freeman have been cast in the CW drama Austin Golden Hour.

Additionally, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Molly Stanton, Jolene Purdy and Brando Eaton have joined Niecy Nash in Fox's comedy The Inn, from 20th TV, Reveille and Principato-Young.

Tower, from CBS Par, revolves around a group of Chicago reporters who treat breaking news as cases to be both investigated and solved. Hauser will play a crime reporter. The Shield alumna Pounder will play the paper's managing editor.

Austin, from CBS Par follows young emergency room surgeons. Freeman, repped by attorney Geoff Oblath, will play Charlie, an easy-on-the-eyes but tough country girl in her first day as a paramedic in the Shock Trauma Unit.

Trevino (Cane) will play an aspiring musician who works as a part-time CTU medic. He is repped by Michael Greene & Associates.

Actress Molly Stanton is staying in the 20th Century Fox TV fold.

Stanton, who starred in the 20th TV's untitled Liz Meriwether comedy pilot for Fox this past development season, has inked a talent holding deal with the studio to star in a pilot or join a series.

Stanton's series credits include the CW comedy Twins and the NBC daytime drama Passions.

She is repped by CAA and Howard Entertainment.

WB Network has picked up additional episodes from two freshman series. The one-hour Related has received an order for six segments, bringing its season total to 19, while the comedy Twins, which stars Sara Gilbert, Molly Stanton and Melanie Griffith has been given a five-episode pickup for a total of 18. The reduced back-orders for Related and Twins are said to be partially related to the ongoing process of cost-cutting throughout the divisions of Warner Bros. Freshman series normally get a nine-episode back-order for a full-season 22 episodes, a procedure WB followed with its best-performing new show, hot drama Supernatural.

In a major casting coup for the WB Network, Melanie Griffith is set to star in the network's untitled Kohan-Mutchnick comedy pilot. Meanwhile, Fred Willard has been tapped to co-star in NBC's comedy pilot The Dennis, and Committed star Josh Cooke has landed one of the leads in David Kohan and Max Mutchnick's other comedy pilot, Four Kings for NBC. The untitled Kohan-Mutchnick project at the WB, from Warner Bros. TV, revolves around two fraternal twin sisters (Sara Gilbert, Molly Stanton) who have nothing in common. Griffith will play the young women's mother whose marriage is on the rocks. The WB has attracted a lot of big-name talent this pilot season. In addition to Griffith, Rebecca Romijn, Jane Leeves, Anne Heche, Don Johnson and Camryn Manheim are also toplining projects for the network. Griffith, an Oscar nominee and a Golden Globe winner for her role in Working Girl, made a successful Broadway debut as merry murderess Roxie Hart in the 2003 revival of Chicago. She next stars in CBS' original movie Heartless, which is inspired by real events. Griffith is repped by WMA, Untitled Entertainment and attorney George Hayum.

After a long search, Bradley Cooper has been tapped as the lead in Fox's comedy pilot Kitchen Confidential, while Nancy Travis is set to topline UPN's comedy pilot Talk Show Diaries. In other comedy casting news, Bill Macy and Larry Hankin have joined NBC's Early Bird, Josh Braaten, Max Greenfield and Eric Lively have been cast as the leads in the WB Network's untitled McCall-Peters project, Laura Breckenridge has landed the role of the youngest sister in the WB's untitled sisters drama pilot, Molly Stanton has been tapped to star opposite Sara Gilbert in the WB's Twins and Kevin Wheatley has landed the lead in ABC's Adopted.