Dexter alumna Jennifer Carpenter has been set as the female lead in NBC’s drama pilot The Enemy Within. Meanwhile, Battlestar Galactica alum Michael Trucco is set as a series regular in CBS drama pilot Chiefs.All this and more in today’s casting round up.
Jennifer Carpenter
Former Dexter star Jennifer Carpenter has signed on to star opposite Vince Vaughn in the indie thriller Brawl in Cell Block 99. Bone Tomahawk scribe and Hit List alum S. Craig Zahler is set to direct from his own script.
In desperation, a former boxer works as a drug courier and winds up in jail where his enemies force him to commit acts of violence.
Fans of the first two episodes of CBS’ Limitless might be disappointed by this third episode. The show took a step away from its interesting, original premise, moving in the direction towards typical police procedural.
CBS’s Limitless gave a strong second episode to follow up its very good pilot. In a short montage, the pilot episode was condensed into about forty seconds of explanatory voice-over. So if you’re coming to late to the game, Limitless will help you get up to speed.
A roundup of the week’s TV casting news!
Centers on the disappearance of six girls in a small village who were all born on the same day 18 years ago. Some villagers contest that it’s the beginning of a frightening prophecy coming true, while others believe different forces are to blame.
A cop obsessed with catching a serial killer will go to any lengths to catch the killer after his daughter mysteriously disappears.
Logline: Centers on the disappearance of six girls in a small village who were all born on the same day 18 years ago. Some villagers contest that it’s the beginning of a frightening prophecy coming true, while others believe different forces are to blame.
A recap of this week’s TV news!
Logline: Four men set out in the Wild West to rescue a group of captives from cannibalistic cave dwellers.
The Dark Tower has been bouncing beds in Hollywood… but lets recap the film, tv, casting and rewritten process from start to potential finish.
Logline: A cop obsessed with catching a serial killer will go to any lengths to catch the killer after his daughter mysteriously disappears.
Some Big Names Show Up On the New Short List For Ron Howard, Brian Grazer & Akiva Goldsman’s Stephen King Adaptation – THE DARK TOWER!
Thesps sign on for Heitor Dhalia’s kidnapper thriller!
Logline: After the police give up hope, a young woman, goes in search of those who kidnapped her sister.
Logline: Story centers upon Roland Deschain, the last gunslinger who has been chasing after his adversary, “the man in black”, through a vast desert and beyond for many years.
Logline: When his wife is raped and beaten, Nick Gerard becomes entangled in an underground vigilante organization that promises to kill his wife’s attacker in exchange for the promise that he will one day do something in return for the organization. Nick mistakenly takes them up on the offer and, eventually, finds himself in a stuck in a bind.
