GENERAL HOSPITAL casting new female role
GH is hunting for an African-American actress, 25-37, to fill a contract role slated to begin shooting in September. "She changes a room just by entering it," the character description says.
ONCE UPON A TIME IN WONDERLAND Taps Naveen Andrews as Jafar
"We always wanted to have Jafar be a part of this story," executive producer Edward Kitsis told fans at Saturday's Comic-Con panel. "It's going to be a very, very evil villain... When we had this character in mind, we knew we wanted Naveen to play it and when we asked him he said yes."
Peter Dinklage to guest on FAMILY GUY
He just got another nomination for best supporting actor on GAME OF THRONES and now he’s booked a fun gig — Peter Dinklage will appear on the next season of Fox's FAMILY GUY, along with a score of other guest stars. The full roster: Liam Neeson, Dennis Farina, Ashton Kutcher, Conan O’Brien, Bryan Cranston, Jeff Daniels, Jon Cryer, and Adam Levine.
The CW Developing SUPERNATURAL Spin-Off
Executive producer Bob Singer first announced the project during a press event at Comic-Con on Sunday.
Details are few and far between right now — it’s still early in the process — but here’s what we’ve gleaned: A new character will be introduced in or around Episode 20 (which will serve as a planted pilot for the new show). That character will then anchor the spin-off.
REVOLUTION Adds Stephen Collins as Rachel's Dad, Makes Season 2 Tweaks
Collins' casting was announced Saturday when producers unveiled a new teaser trailer for Season 2 at the show's Comic-Con panel.
Collins will be play Rachel's (Elizabeth Mitchell) father. "[He] brings an entirely new perspective on her, her upbringing," executive producer Rockne S. O'Bannon said. "He's a very important part of the world we got to inhabit in the first part of the season."
Cast additions are far from the only changes being made on the sophomore series. Creator and executive producer Eric Kripke said he and the writers have gone to great lengths to improve upon Season 1. "As good as it was, it needs to be better," Kripke said. "It was a lot of story about a light switch."
ABC FALL PREVIEW SPECIAL PRESENTED BY THE CHEW, airing Sunday, September 1 at 7 p.m. ET/PT on ABC, will offer viewers a sneak peek at the network's new fall primetime lineup. Hosted by entertaining and style guru Clinton Kelly from Walt Disney Studios in California, the hour-long special features exclusive interviews conducted by the hosts of THE CHEW with many of ABC's hottest stars, as well as first-look footage and behind-the-scenes access usually only accorded to television insiders. The special will feature the casts of the highly anticipated new dramas MARVEL'S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D., LUCKY 7, BETRAYAL, ONCE UPON A TIME IN WONDERLAND, along with upcoming comedies SUPER FUN NIGHT, TROPHY WIFE, BACK IN THE GAME and THE GOLDBERGS.