Cannavale, Odenkirk cast in pilots
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.
- 4/7/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Robinson, Bridges take leads
Dreamgirls co-star Keith Robinson is set to star in Fox's drama pilot The Apostles, while Beau Bridges has been tapped to headline Fox's comedy pilot Two Families.
Additionally, Lindsay Price will star in NBC's one-hour pilot Lipstick Jungle, Bret Harrison has been tapped as the lead in the CW drama pilot Reaper, and Mary Steenburgen has joined ABC's untitled Rina Mimoun drama pilot.
In other pilot casting news, Amanda Righetti has joined ABC's drama Marlowe, Linus Roache is set to co-star in Fox's drama Canterbury's Law, Carmen Ejogo has been cast in NBC's drama M.O.N.Y., and Ayda Field has come onboard ABC's untitled Sachs/Judah comedy.
Apostles, from 20th Century Fox TV, focuses on a close-knit group of LAPD cops. Robinson will play one of the leads, a decorated officer who is deeply religious. Robinson, who is onscreen as C.C. White in Dreamgirls, will next be seen in CBS' Comanche Moon. He is repped by Stone Manners and the Firm.
Two Families, from 20th Century Fox TV and HIP, centers on a man (Bridges) with two families whose two sets of adult children don't know the others exist.
Additionally, Lindsay Price will star in NBC's one-hour pilot Lipstick Jungle, Bret Harrison has been tapped as the lead in the CW drama pilot Reaper, and Mary Steenburgen has joined ABC's untitled Rina Mimoun drama pilot.
In other pilot casting news, Amanda Righetti has joined ABC's drama Marlowe, Linus Roache is set to co-star in Fox's drama Canterbury's Law, Carmen Ejogo has been cast in NBC's drama M.O.N.Y., and Ayda Field has come onboard ABC's untitled Sachs/Judah comedy.
Apostles, from 20th Century Fox TV, focuses on a close-knit group of LAPD cops. Robinson will play one of the leads, a decorated officer who is deeply religious. Robinson, who is onscreen as C.C. White in Dreamgirls, will next be seen in CBS' Comanche Moon. He is repped by Stone Manners and the Firm.
Two Families, from 20th Century Fox TV and HIP, centers on a man (Bridges) with two families whose two sets of adult children don't know the others exist.
- 2/21/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Cannavale in the 'M.O.N.Y.'
Emmy winner Bobby Cannavale has been tapped as the lead of M.O.N.Y., NBC's drama pilot from Tom Fontana and Barry Levinson, which is being directed by Spike Lee.
Meanwhile, Rachelle Lefevre has landed the female lead in Life on Mars, David E. Kelley's drama pilot for ABC, Malcolm in the Middle star Bryan Cranston has signed on for the lead in AMC's drama pilot Breaking Bad, Justice co-star Rebecca Mader has landed a co-starring role on ABC's drama pilot Mr. and Mrs. Smith and former "ER" co-star Michael Michele has been cast in the ABC drama pilot Judy's Got a Gun.
M.O.N.Y., from NBC Universal TV Studio, centers on a socially conscious New York public advocate (Cannavale) who is thrust into the position of becoming interim mayor and struggles to balance his moral center with the hardball realities of New York politics.
Cannavale has a long-standing relationship with NBC and NBC Uni TV. He won an Emmy for his recurring role on the NBC/NBC Uni comedy "Will & Grace." He also had a development deal with the network and the studio and starred in their pilot NY-70. This season, Cannavale has been among the thirtysomething actors in hot demand for leads in pilots.
Meanwhile, Rachelle Lefevre has landed the female lead in Life on Mars, David E. Kelley's drama pilot for ABC, Malcolm in the Middle star Bryan Cranston has signed on for the lead in AMC's drama pilot Breaking Bad, Justice co-star Rebecca Mader has landed a co-starring role on ABC's drama pilot Mr. and Mrs. Smith and former "ER" co-star Michael Michele has been cast in the ABC drama pilot Judy's Got a Gun.
M.O.N.Y., from NBC Universal TV Studio, centers on a socially conscious New York public advocate (Cannavale) who is thrust into the position of becoming interim mayor and struggles to balance his moral center with the hardball realities of New York politics.
Cannavale has a long-standing relationship with NBC and NBC Uni TV. He won an Emmy for his recurring role on the NBC/NBC Uni comedy "Will & Grace." He also had a development deal with the network and the studio and starred in their pilot NY-70. This season, Cannavale has been among the thirtysomething actors in hot demand for leads in pilots.
- 2/2/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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