Rock great Mick Jagger is in negotiations to appear in ABC's untitled Burnett/Beckerman comedy pilot, sources said. The Donal Logue-starring project, from Touchstone Television, revolves around a group of blue-collar guys in New York who decide to rob a celebrity (Jagger). Originally, the project was shopped around with the cheeky title I Want to Rob Jeff Goldblum, but Jeff Goldblum, who has his own pilot at NBC, was never attached. After the script was picked up to pilot in December, the show's creators, Rob Burnett and Jon Beckerman, zeroed in on Jagger as the celebrity at the center of the show. Jagger would only appear in a few scenes, and his name is not expected to be in the title of the single-camera project, sources said. But he is crucial to the plot line as the target of the planned robbery and is mentioned numerous times in the scenes that already have been filmed. DVDs with the taped pilot sans Jagger's scenes already have started floating around. If the pilot is picked up to series, Jagger would continue to appear as the plot to rob him develops. With the deal for the Burnett/Beckerman project, Jagger is poised to join another British rock star, Elton John, in the ABC/Touchstone comedy fold this season. John executive produces the single-camera half-hour pilot Him and Us. Earlier this week, Jagger and The Rolling Stones wrapped the spring leg of their world tour supporting the 2005 album A Bigger Bang, which covered North and South America, Japan, China, Australia and New Zealand. The European portion of the tour begins next month.
- 4/20/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Johnny Galecki has been tapped as one of the two leads in CBS' comedy pilot The Big Bang Theory. In other pilot-casting news, Smith Cho has been added to CW's comedy She Said/He Said, Danielle Savre has joined CBS' comedy You've Reached the Elliotts, Deren Leroy has been upped to regular in ABC's comedy Him and Us and Edward Kerr has joined ABC's comedy Girls on the Bus.
- 4/10/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Charles Shyer has signed on to direct ABC's comedy pilot Him and Us, while Arlene Sanford has been tapped to helm Fox's comedy pilot More, Patience and is close to signing on to direct ABC's comedy pilot Women of a Certain Age. In casting news, Jessica Lucas, who is currently onscreen opposite Amanda Bynes in the feature film She's the Man, and Alona Tal (UPN's Veronica Mars) have been tapped for roles in the CW's drama pilot Split Decision. Additionally, Karen LeBlanc has joined the cast of the CW's Runaway, and John Ducey and Colby Paul have been cast in Fox's comedy pilot Union Jackass. Him and Us, a single-camera comedy from Touchstone Television, centers on a gay British rock star (Anthony Stewart Head) and his relationship with his longtime manager (Kim Cattrall).
- 3/22/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Charles Shyer has signed on to direct ABC's comedy pilot Him and Us, while Arlene Sanford has been tapped to helm Fox's comedy pilot More, Patience and is close to signing on to direct ABC's comedy pilot Women of a Certain Age. In casting news, Jessica Lucas, who is currently onscreen opposite Amanda Bynes in the feature film She's the Man, and Alona Tal (UPN's Veronica Mars) have been tapped for roles in the CW's drama pilot Split Decision. Additionally, Karen LeBlanc has joined the cast of the CW's Runaway, and John Ducey and Colby Paul have been cast in Fox's comedy pilot Union Jackass. Him and Us, a single-camera comedy from Touchstone Television, centers on a gay British rock star (Anthony Stewart Head) and his relationship with his longtime manager (Kim Cattrall).
- 3/22/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Dylan McDermott has joined ABC's drama pilot A House Divided, Kim Cattrall has been tapped to star in ABC's comedy pilot Him and Us, and Wendie Malick has come on board another ABC comedy pilot, A Day in the Life. Additionally, Denise Richards has joined ABC's drama pilot Secrets of a Small Town, Julie Warner has come on board ABC's one-hour pilot Women in Law, Lizzy Caplan has landed a role in CBS' comedy series The Class, John Heard has come on board ABC's drama pilot Twenty Questions, Vanessa Ferlito has been cast in ABC's drama pilot Drift, Annie Potts has joined Fox's comedy pilot Julie Reno, Bounty Hunter, and Todd Stashwick has been added to NBC's comedy pilot Community Service. A House Divided, from Touchstone TV, explores the conflict between a Midwest farming community and the U.S. government.
- 3/10/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Dylan McDermott has joined ABC's drama pilot A House Divided, Kim Cattrall has been tapped to star in ABC's comedy pilot Him and Us, and Wendie Malick has come on board another ABC comedy pilot, A Day in the Life. Additionally, Denise Richards has joined ABC's drama pilot Secrets of a Small Town, Julie Warner has come on board ABC's one-hour pilot Women in Law, Lizzy Caplan has landed a role in CBS' comedy series The Class, John Heard has come on board ABC's drama pilot Twenty Questions, Vanessa Ferlito has been cast in ABC's drama pilot Drift, Annie Potts has joined Fox's comedy pilot Julie Reno, Bounty Hunter, and Todd Stashwick has been added to NBC's comedy pilot Community Service. A House Divided, from Touchstone TV, explores the conflict between a Midwest farming community and the U.S. government.
- 3/10/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Alec Baldwin is in final negotiations to star opposite Tina Fey in Fey's untitled comedy pilot for NBC. In other pilot casting news, Bruce McGill has been cast in ABC's drama Enemies, Sean Bean has been tapped as the lead in Fox's drama Faceless, Eric Mabius is set to star opposite America Ferrera in ABC's drama Ugly Betty, Jaime King will play the female lead in Fox's comedy The Worst Week of My Life -- with Charles Malik Whitfield also cast in the project -- and Julie Hagerty has come on board Fox's comedy Becoming Glen. Additionally, Milo Ventimiglia (Gilmore Girls) has been tapped to co-star in the NBC/NBC Uni TV drama Heroes, Jennifer Westfeldt (Kissing Jessica Stein) has joined the ABC/Warner Bros. TV comedy Notes From the Underbelly, Michael Trucco has been added to the ABC/Touchstone comedy pilot Him and Us, Charlie Finn (The Dukes of Hazzard) and Darlene Hunt (The Darwin Awards) have been cast in the ABC/Regency TV comedy pilot Help Me Help You, and Dorian Missick (Freedomland) has come on board the ABC/Touchstone drama pilot Six Degrees.
- 2/17/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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