May 26, 2013

Tom Hanks cast as Walt Disney in ‘Saving Mr Banks’

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Tom Hanks has played some iconic characters but none as  beloved as Walt Disney. The man has touched every soul on the planet in the last 60+ years. Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke remain known to this day for their portrayal of a nanny and a chimney sweep in Mary Poppins. To learn the story [...]

Sons of Anarchy Season 6 casting news

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Why oh why is there so much time between “Sons of Anarchy“seasons? Those living vicariously through the outlaw biker dudes of SAMCRO need some news.. right? SOA Season 6 will pick up right about where Season 5 left off according to series creator Kurt Sutter. Donal Logue will be back for 7 episodes and former U.S. [...]

Jimmy Smits joins cast of Sons of Anarchy for season 5 FX

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Casting news from the “Sons of Anarchy” showrunners reveal that Jimmy Smits (NYPD Blue, Cane, The West Wing) has been cast in a major season-long story arc for Season 5 of SOA. Smits will play Neron “Nero” Padilla, a Latino gangbanger who becomes a mentor for Jax (Charlie Hunnam). Smits has played bad guys before but usually [...]

Melissa Leo joining Denzel Washington in Paramounts movie: Flight

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Director Robert Zemeckis continues to cast for Flight a Paramount drama starring Denzel Washington. Today he brought Oscar winner Melissa Leo and James Badge Dale into negotiations to join the drama. Washington will play an alcoholic drug addicted pilot who become an unlikely hero when the plane engine malfunctions. We haven’t had a good airplane [...]

The Mentalist casting news: pulls in Lie To Me, Melrose Place & ET stars

The New guy Luther Wainwright (Michael Rady) at CBI on The Mentalist first shot of him on screen CBS

CBS is pulling in a several guest stars with familiar faces for the fourth season of The Mentalist   A new kid is coming on the block to boss around (or at least try to) Patrick Jane (Simon Baker) and he’s just that, a kid! Luther Wainwright (Michael Rady) a very educated, fresh-faced special agent  is replacing [...]