Casting

Who Passes Into The Hunger Games' Future?

Marcia Dawkins | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Mixed Race, Suzanne Collins, Racial-Passing, Racism, Casting, Race, The Hunger Games, Jesse Williams, Entertainment News
Marcia Dawkins

Some fans have launched a campaign to see that actor Jesse Williams gets cast as Finnick. This happens all the time in Hollywood. So what's the big deal? Well, to begin with the character's color, or lack of it, depending on how you see him, is striking.

Read Post

Two Sides of the Same Coin?

Kim Witman | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Casting, Undercover Bosses, Wolf Trap Opera Company, Don Giovanni, Arts News
Kim Witman

We had two perfect Don Giovannis and two ideal Leporellos. And they were both embodied by the same two guys. So we did what any sane and fair-minded casting company would do: give both gentlemen both roles and have them sing opposite one another in alternating performances.

Read Post

Maggie Furlong

Who Should Play Christian & Anastasia In 'Fifty Shades Of Grey'?

HuffingtonPost.com | Maggie Furlong | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Who Should Play Anastasia Steele, Fifty Shades of Grey, Video, Fifty Shades of Grey Trilogy, Fifty Shades of Grey Movie Casting, Casting, Celebrity Skin, Slidewide, Entertainment News, Who Should Play Christian Grey, Fifty Shades of Grey Movie, Entertainment News

The "Fifty Shades of Grey" book trilogy by E.L. James is currently reigning over the New York Times Best Sellers list, taking up the top three slots. ...

Read Whole Story

'FNL' Alum Books New Pilot & More Casting Scoop

Posted 03.10.2012

Read More: Angela Bassett, TV Canada, Boris Kodjoe, Claire Forlani, Counter Culture, Slidewide, Casting, Luis Guzman, Vanessa Williams, Zach Gilford, Pilot Casting, 666 Park Avenue, Julian McMahon, Maggie Furlong, TV News

Another "Friday Night Lights" alum has booked their return to TV. The Hollywood Reporter has the scoop on Zach Gilford's new gig, reporting that he's ...

Read Whole Story

Leah Remini Lands New Sitcom

Posted 03.02.2012

Read More: Gilded Lilys, Matt Lauria, Nashville, Amy Smart, Ruth Bradley, White Man Van, Leah Remini, Tess Harper, TV Spoilers, Reality-Free, TV Canada, Video, Minnie Driver, Hayden Panettiere, Bad Girls, Beauty and the Beast, Casting, Revenge, Lady Friends, TV News

Leah Remini is returning to sitcoms. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the former "King of Queens" star and ousted "Talk" host will star in "Wh...

Read Whole Story

Brett Butler's TV Comeback Plans

Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Justified, Fx, The Big Bang Theory, Brett Butler Anger Management, Trooper, TV Spoilers, Mira Sorvino, Reality-Free, Anger Management, TV Canada, Video, Adam Arkin, Tv Casting, Casting, Ashley Greene, Abc, Brett Butler, Leonard Nimoy, TV News

Brett Butler is entering "Anger Management." According to The Hollywood Reporter, the "Grace Under Fire" star will recur on Charlie Sheen's new sitcom...

Read Whole Story

Margo Martindale Gets Two New Gigs

Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Margo Martindale, Video, A Gifted Man, Counter Culture, Tv Casting, Showtime, Casting, Abc, TV Spoilers, Cbs, Reality-Free, Masters of Sex, TV News

Mago Martindale has joined not one, but two new pilots. And does that mean "A Gifted Man" is facing cancellation? Martindale, an Emmy winner for he...

Read Whole Story

No Thanks, 'Dancing With The Stars'!

Posted 02.24.2012

Read More: Gilded Lilys, Dave Annable, Emma Thompson, Brigid Brannagh, Maury Sterling, Dancing With the Stars Season 14, Giuliana Rancic, TV Spoilers, Brittany Snow, TV Canada, Video, 1600 Penn, Tv Casting, Casting, Dancing With the Stars, Abc, Walking the Dogs, 666 Park Avenue, Matt Long, Nbc, TV News

Giuliana Rancic is saying "thanks, but no thanks" to "Dancing With the Stars." According to E! Online, the TV personality has been approached to do th...

Read Whole Story

Ryan Phillippe Books CBS Pilot

TV Guide | Posted 02.10.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Ryan Phillippe, Golden Boy, Greg Berlanti, Tv Casting, Casting, TV Spoilers, Cbs, Reality-Free, TV News

Ryan Phillippe has landed the leading role in CBS's untitled pilot from Greg Berlanti....

Read Whole Story

'Scrubs' Alum Sarah Chalke Books New Pilot

TVLine | Posted 02.04.2012

Read More: TV Canada, TV News, How to Live With Your Parents for the Rest of Your Life, Tv Casting, Casting, TV Pilots, Abc, Pilots, TV Spoilers, Sarah Chalke, Maggie Furlong, TV News

'Scrubs' alumn Sarah Chalke has landed the lead in an ABC multi-camera sitcom pilot called "How to Live With Your Parents for the Rest of Your Life." ...

Read Whole Story

Is The 'X Factor' Bloodbath Over?

THR.com | Posted 02.04.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Simon Cowell, TV News, The X Factor, Tv Casting, LA Reid, Casting, X Factor, Fox, L.A. Reid, Maggie Furlong, TV News

Looks like the "X Factor" bloodbath is over ... according to a source, L.A. Reid has signed a deal to return for Season 2 of the Fox singing competiti...

Read Whole Story

'Once Upon A Time' Casts Evil Queen's Mother

Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: Once Upon a Time, Television, Vivica A. Fox, Tv Casting, Raising Hope, Casting, TV Canada, Revenge, Veronica Cartwright, TV Spoilers, Reality-Free, Video, TV News

Barbara Hershey is getting wicked on "Once Upon a Time." According to TVLine, the Academy Award nominee will play Cora, the mother to the Evil Queen o...

Read Whole Story

Lucas Kavner

Why An All-White Production Of 'Hairspray' Is Raising Eyebrows

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucas Kavner | Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: Motherfucker With the Hat, Hairspray, Broadway, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Broadway Musicals, Catch Me if You Can, Casting, Musicals, Plano Childrens Theatre, Marc Shaiman, Theatre Casting, Plano, Culture News

"Hairspray" is a musical based on the 1988 John Waters film of the same name. It takes place in Baltimore in the early 1960s and follows an overweight...

Read Whole Story

Susan Sarandon Joins 'The Big C'

THR.com | Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Tv Casting, Showtime, Canada Tv, Casting, TV Spoilers, Susan Sarandon, The Big C, Maggie Furlong, TV News

"The Big C" has booked a big new star for its third season: Oscar winner Susan Sarandon. Sarandon has signed on for a multi-episode arc as Joy, a canc...

Read Whole Story

Mamie Gummer Returning To 'The Good Wife'

The Huffington Post | Chris Harnick | Posted 01.27.2012

Read More: Video, Canada Tv, The Good Wife, Casting, The Good Wife Season 3, TV Spoilers, Mamie Gummer, The Good Wife Mamie Gummer, Cbs, Reality-Free, TV Canada, TV News

Mamie Gummer is returning to "The Good Wife." The recurring guest star will appear in an upcoming episode of the hit legal drama, Robert and Michelle ...

Read Whole Story

Kalinda's Husband Heads To 'The Good Wife'

Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Once Upon a Time, Happy Endings, Video, The Vampire Diaries, Sebastian Stan, Canada Tv, Colin Hanks, The Good Wife, Tv Casting, Casting, TV Spoilers, Reality-Free, TV News

It's been nearly a year since "The Good Wife" made a casual mention of Kalinda's (Archie Panjabi) husband during Season 2. And now, that husband is fi...

Read Whole Story

'Homeland' Star Heads To 'The Good Wife'

EW | Posted 01.25.2012

Read More: Canada Tv, Morena Baccarin, Homeland, The Good Wife, The Good Wife Season 3, Casting, TV Spoilers, Cbs, Reality-Free, TV News

If you miss seeing Morena Baccarin on "Homeland" playing dutiful wife Jessica Brody, don't fret -- she'll be popping up on "The Good Wife" very soon. ...

Read Whole Story

Kristin Chenoweth Gets 'Hot In Cleveland'

Posted 01.24.2012

Read More: Eve Best, Glee, Hot in Cleveland, Lea Michele, TV Land, Tom Riley, TV Canada, Starz, True Blood, Grey's Anatomy, Video, Kristen Chenoweth, The Glee Project Season 2, Da Vinci's Demons, Casting, Up All Night, Summer Glau, TV News

Kristin Chenoweth is stopping by TV Land's "Hot In Cleveland." According to TV Guide, Chenoweth will guest star in an episode slated to air this May. ...

Read Whole Story

Victor Garber Heads To 'The Big C'

Posted 01.20.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Canada Tv, Video, The Big C Season 3, The Big C, Tv Casting, Showtime, Casting, Victor Garber, TV Spoilers, Reality-Free, TV News

"Alias" veteran Victor Garber is checking in to Showtime's "The Big C." Garber, who also appears on Showtime's "Web Therapy," will play a man who caus...

Read Whole Story

'Will And Grace' Star Heads To 'Parks And Rec'

TVLine | Posted 01.17.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Sean Hayes, Parks and Recreation, Television, Canada Tv, Parks and Recreation Season 4, Casting, Will and Grace, Parks and Rec, TV Spoilers, Reality-Free, Nbc, TV News

"Parks and Recreation" is slowly working its way through the cast of "Will & Grace." The NBC comedy's latest hire: Sean Hayes!...

Read Whole Story

Paul Rudd Moves To Pawnee

Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Paul Rudd, Canada Tv, Paul Rudd Parks and Recreation, New Girl, The Good Wife, Geri Jewell, TV Spoilers, Alcatraz, TV Canada, Dermot Mulroney, Parks and Recreation, Video, Amy Sedaris, Tv Casting, Casting, Fox, Parker Posey, Facts of Life, TV News

Leslie Knope's campaign for Panwee City Council may hit a bump in the road thanks to a new guest star. Paul Rudd will play a political opponent on an ...

Read Whole Story

Mariska: I'm Staying On 'SVU'

Posted 01.06.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Mariska Hargitay Law and Order Svu, Mariska Hargitay, Video, Canada Tv, Law and Order Svu Season 14, Law and Order SVU, Casting, Harry Connick Jr., TV Spoilers, Reality-Free, Law and Order Special Victims Unit, Nbc, TV News

"Law and Order: SVU" fans everywhere are breathing one big sigh of relief. Series star Mariska Hargitay told reporters at the Television Critics Assoc...

Read Whole Story

Cybill Shepherd Returns To TV

The Hollywood Reporter | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Cybill Shepherd, Jennifer Love Hewitt the Client List, Canada Tv, Lifetime, Cybill Shepherd the Client List, The Client List, Casting, Jennifer Love Hewitt, TV Spoilers, TV News

Cybill Shepherd is making her return to television in a role for which she's already familiar. The well-known actress will star opposite Jennifer L...

Read Whole Story

Liza Heads To 'Cleveland'

TVLine | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Liza Minnelli Hot in Cleveland, Canada Tv, Betty White, TV Land, Hot in Cleveland, Liza Minnelli, Casting, TV Spoilers, Wendie Malick, TV News

Watch your back, Betty White! You won't be the only living legend appearing in Season 3 of TV Land's "Hot in Cleveland": The comedy's just scored Liza...

Read Whole Story

Rita Wilson Plans 'Good Wife' Return

Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: TV Canada, Video, Rita Wilson, The Good Wife, Casting, The Good Wife Season 3, The Good Wife Rita Wilson, TV Spoilers, Cbs, The Good Wife Guest Stars, TV News

Rita Wilson is returning to "The Good Wife." The star announced the news on Twitter on Sun., Dec. 25. Wilson -- who is the Editor at Large for Huff...

Read Whole Story