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'Killing Lincoln' Casts Its John Wilkes Booth and Mary Todd Lincoln

July 16, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 48 weeks ago

The National Geographic Channel film "Killing Lincoln," based on a Bill O'Reilly book, begins production Monday for a 2013 premiere

  

CBS Orders Pilot From 'How I Met Your Mother' Producer

July 10, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 48 weeks ago

Single-camera comedy will revolve around a young man who befriends a group of more experienced males in a short-term rental complex

  

Stephen Gaghan Signs Pod Deal With Fox 21

July 10, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 49 weeks ago

"Syriana" director Stephen Gaghan will write cable projects as well as supervise other writers as part of two-year deal

  

Tim Roth to Star in David Cronenberg's 'Knifeman' Series

June 20, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 51 weeks ago

"Lie to Me" star Tim Roth will headline a series about a self-educated surgeon obsessed with uncovering the secrets of the human body

  

Jeremy Sisto Joins 'Air Force One Is Down' Miniseries

June 19, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 51 weeks ago

"Law & Order" alum Jeremy Sisto will star in adaptation of Alistair MacLain novel

  

CBS Buys Game Show Pilot Based on Draw Something

June 15, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

Teams of celebrities and regular users will compete in small-screen version of online app Draw Something

  

MTV Launches Late-Night Comedy Show With 'You Had to Be There' Duo

June 14, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

"The Nikki and Sara Show" will premiere later this year

  

Andy Samberg Follows 'SNL' Run With BBC Comedy 'Cuckoo'

June 12, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

New "SNL" alum Andy Samberg will play "a slacker full of outlandish, New Age ideas"

  

'House' Chief David Shore Inks Overall Deal With Sony Pictures TV

June 7, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

Under new three-year pact, "House" creator David Shore will develop new projects

  

Charlize Theron Sells Hatfields & McCoys Project to NBC

June 7, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

"Snow White and the Huntsman" star Charlize Theron will produce modern-day retelling of the Hatfields and McCoys feud, recently the source of a huge hit for History

  

Jim Jefferies, D.J. Qualls Comedy Series 'Legit' Ordered by FX

June 6, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

New comedy from Australian stand-up comic Jim Jefferies will focus on -- what else? -- a comedian named Jim

  

Jerry O'Connell to Play Herman in NBC's 'Munsters' Reboot

June 4, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

"The Defenders" star Jerry O'Connell gets a monster gig as the head of a freakish clan in "Mockingbird Lane"

  

Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall Strike Overall Deal With CBS Television Studios

May 30, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall, the team behind "War Horse" and many other theatrical features, will receive a pilot commitment from CBS as part of the agreement

  

Gary Oldman Signs on for 'RoboCop' Remake

May 23, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

"Batman Begins" actor Gary Oldman will play the scientist who creates RoboCop

  

Gabriel Byrne Signs on for History's 'Vikings'

May 21, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

"In Treatment" star Gabriel Byrne will play a challenger to Viking king Ragnar Lothbrok

  

TBS Picks Up Series From Ashton Kutcher, 'Conan' Writer

May 10, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

"Punk'd" honcho Ashton Kutcher once again takes on prank-based entertainment with "Who Gets the Last Laugh?"

  

'Do No Harm,' 'Infamous' Picked Up to Series by NBC

May 10, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

Jekyll and Hyde-type drama starring "Rescue Me" alum Steven Pasquale gets the go-ahead for a full season

  

David E. Kelley Medical Drama Gets Series Order from TNT

May 8, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

"Monday Mornings," based on a book by Dr. Sanjay Gupta, gets a 10-episode order and marks David E. Kelley's return to the medical-drama genre

  

AMC Picks Up Two More Scripted Pilots

May 3, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

New projects from AMC revolve around a cop-on-cop murder and a district attorney exploring an old murder case

  

Jewel to Play June Carter Cash in Lifetime Biopic

May 3, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

"Pieces of You" singer Jewel will portray Johnny Cash's wife and musical partner in film to be released later this year

  

Michael Bay Pirate Series Picked Up By Starz

May 3, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

Series from "Transformers" boss Michael Bay will be a small-screen prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island"

  

Fox Picks Up Celebrity Dating Show 'The Choice'

May 2, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

Cat Deeley-hosted show "The Choice" will pit male celebrities against each other in pursuit of potential suitors

  

Naomi Campbell Signs on for Oxygen Reality Show 'The Face'

May 1, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

Supermodel Naomi Campbell to give aspiring catwalkers advice on making it in the modeling business, and perhaps a few anger-management tips

  

Wolfe Picks Up 'Gayby' Comedy at SXSW

April 24, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

Jonathan Lisecki film "Gayby" -- about a gay man and a straight woman who attempt to have a child -- will be released theatrically later this year

  

Lindsay Lohan Officially on for Elizabeth Taylor Biopic

April 23, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

"I am very honored to have been asked to play this role," Lindsay Lohan says of taking on the part of screen icon Elizabeth Taylor for Lifetime

  

'Hunger Games' Sequel Finds a Director

April 19, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

"I Am Legend" director Francis Lawrence will be offered the director's seat for "Catching Fire" after Gary Ross' departure

  
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