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Claire Forlani Set As The Lead In ABC Pilot ‘Scruples’, Boris Kodjoe Also Cast

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday March 9, 2012 @ 9:30pm PSTTags: Boris Kodjoe, Scruples
Nellie Andreeva

EXCLUSIVE: Claire Forlani has landed the lead in ABC’s drama pilot Scruples. Also cast in the pilot, executive produced by Tony Krantz and Natalie Portman and directed by The Vow helmer Michael Sucsy, are Boris Kodjoe and Jessica McNamee. Based on the novel by Judith Krantz, Scruples centers on rich and powerful clothing designer Billy Winthrop (Forlani) in a world of sex, revenge and scandal. In the 1980 miniseries, the role of Billy (last name Ikehorn) was played by Lindsay Wagner. Kodjoe, repped by Gersh and Untitled, will play Josh Hillman, the attorney of Billy’s late husband. McNamee will play Maggie, an ambitious celebrity journalist and Billy’s close friend. She also co-starred in Sucsy’s hit The Vow. Scruples, written by Bob Brush, is produced by Warner Bros. TV. Paradigm-repped Forlani’s series credits include arcs on CBS’ CSI: NY and NCIS: LA and a co-starring role on Starz’s Camelot. Undercovers star Kodjoe, repped by Gersh and Untitled, will next be seen in Resident Evil: Retribution. The three join recently cast Karine Vanasse.

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Michelle Rodriguez, Johann Urb Join Milla Jovovich In ‘Resident Evil 5′

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Tuesday September 27, 2011 @ 7:59am PDTTags: Boris Kodjoe, Film Castings, Kevin Durand, Milla Jovovich, Paul W.S. Anderson, Screen Gems
Mike Fleming

Constantin Film and Screen Gems have cast up the fifth installment of the Resident Evil franchise. The film brings back Milla Jovovich and is directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, who wrote the script and produces with Jeremy Bolt, Robert Kulzer, … Read More »

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Boris Kodjoe, Tom Arnold And Lenny Clarke Join Pilots

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday March 18, 2011 @ 11:00pm PDTTags: Are You There Vodka? It's Me Chelsea, Boris Kodjoe, Georgetown, Other People's Kids
Nellie Andreeva

Undercovers star Boris Kodjoe has joined ABC’s pilot Georgetown, an ensemble drama about young staffers on Capitol Hill. Kodjoe, repped by Gersh and Untitled, will play the Democratic president’s fiercely intelligent senior adviser.

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TCA: ‘Undercovers’ Producers Reluctant Trailblazers For Casting Two Black Leads

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Friday July 30, 2010 @ 4:58pm PDTTags: Boris Kodjoe, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, NBC Undercovers, Race Relations, TCA, TV Casting, Undercovers

Diane Haithman is contributing to Deadline’s TCA coverage.

Is a spy drama with two black actors as the male-female romantic leads a revolution for network television? At TCA today, the producers of NBC’s upcoming Undercovers, which is just such a show — hemmed and hawed in answering the question that really shouldn’t be a question in 2010 but, well, still is.

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