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*Dondre Whitfield, “Sons of Anarchy” star Merle Dandridge and Arjun Gupta of “Nurse Jackie” and have joined the CW pilot “Company Town,” reports Deadline.com. Written by Sera Gamble and directed by Taylor Hackford, it chronicles the aftermath of a scandal at a Naval base, which touches the lives of both civilians and military personnel. The [...]
*Fresh from its mysterious Super Bowl ad, CBS announces the addition of “True Blood” vet Aisha Hinds to the budding cast “Under the Dome.” Based on the book by Stephen King, the summer series follows residents in the Chester’s Mill community as they deal with the post-apocalyptic conditions that ensue when a strange dome mysteriously [...]
*The CW has just announced that “America’s Next Top Model” has been renewed for a 20th cycle and will, of course, feature a new twist. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] For the first time, male models will be added to the group of contestants vying for the crown. Cycle 20 will air next summer, which [...]
*CW has announced it will broadcast performances from the iHeartRadio Music Festival, Clear Channel’s two-day concert event in Las Vegas on Sept. 21 and 22. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The network will condense it into a two-hour show to premiere Oct. 1 as the kickoff to CW’s 2012 fall season. CW will decide after [...]
*Aja Naomi King has been cast in the CW’s medical drama pilot “First Cut.” The story, from Jennie Snyder Urman, follows a newly minted female doctor working at a hospital. King will play a surgical intern. The actress, a graduate of Yale Drama School, has previously appeared in the CBS drama “Blue Bloods” and “Person [...]
*Tyra Banks made her debut as an author with Modelland, the first of a three-book young adult series that centers on an awkward teen who gets invited to attend an elite modeling academy. Now she’s hoping that the book — which recently hit stores — might one day make it to the big screen. In [...]
*The CW has just announced the cast of all-stars returning for Cycle 17 of “America’s Next Top Models,” premiering Sept. 14 at 9 p.m. Calling it a “super-smized” edition, Tyra Banks’ veteran beauties will include: Shannon Stewart (Cycle 1), Camille McDonald (Cycle 2), Brittany Brower (Cycle 4), Lisa D’Amato (Cycle 5), Bre Scullark (Cycle 5), [...]
*Word has it that the CW is picking up to series “H8R,” a one-hour reality project from Warner Horizon, which pairs people with celebrities they absolutely detest. According to Deadline, Mario Lopez hosts the show, in which celebrities confront their biggest haters and try to convince them that their animosity is misdirected. The CW first [...]
*Former supermodel turned TV producer and talk show host Tyra Banks is stepping up her game once again. The Boston Herald is reporting that she is enrolled in an executive education class at Harvard Business School specifically for entrepreneurs. Banks has turned her successful modeling career into a $90 million brand with the creation of [...]
*Nelly will reportedly take his talents to Beverly Hills for an appearance on the CW’s “90210.’ According to Movieline, the rapper will play himself in an episode of the show early next year. The storyline is said to focus on Dixon (Tristan Wilds) and Navid (Michael Steger) getting involved in the video shoot for Nelly’s [...]
*It looks like veteran actor, Samuel L. Jackson, is getting ready to flex his talent in film by producing a detective drama for the CW. Variety states that the project, “Hackshaw,” follows a young twenty-something man who believes he’s a relative of Sherlock Holmes or is actually the great detective. The main character’s psychiatrist believes [...]
*Evan Ross — the son of singer Diana Ross — is the newest cast member of CW’s drama “90210,” TVGuide.com has confirmed. The actor will play Charlie, an older newcomer who gets tangled up in a love triangle with two current cast members. The 21-year-old actor’s resume includes “Girlfriends,” the Queen Latifah HBO movie “Life [...]
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