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PILOTS: Brian Cox Joins ‘Gotham’, Nelson Franklin To Star In Mandy Moore Project, Anson Mount To Guest In ‘Penoza’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday March 19, 2012 @ 3:44pm PDTTags: ABC, Brian Cox, Gotham, Penoza
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EXCLUSIVE: Brian Cox is set to co-star in the ABC drama pilot Gotham. The 20th TV-produced project centers on Detective Annie Travers (Megan Ketch) who, while investigating the “impossible murder” of a nightclub owner, is stunned to learn that New York has a whole secret magical history of which she (and everyone else) was hitherto unaware. IFA-repped Cox will play Alderman Morrill, an intelligent, sharp-eyed gentleman and seemingly the owner of a clock shop who is actually entrusted to keep the secret magic world New York City running on an even keel. The pilot was written by Michael Green, with Francis Lawrence directing.

Nelson Franklin (Scott Pilgrim vs. The World) has landed the male lead opposite Mandy Moore in Moore’s ABC comedy pilot directed by Shawn Levy. The single-camera project, written by Bob Fisher and Stacy Traub, centers on newlyweds Annie (Moore) and Ben (Franklin), who get the opportunity of a lifetime to run a hip, new restaurant in Annie’s hometown bringing her closer to her needy and high-maintenance family. Stockard Channing and Kurt Fuller play Annie’s parents. The casting reunites Franklin, repped by WME and Principato-Young, with 20th TV where he starred on the comedy series Traffic Light last season.

Hell On Wheels star Anson Mount has been tapped for a high-profile guest starring role in ABC’s drama pilot Penoza, written and executive produced by Twilight scribe Melissa Rosenberg. Based on a Dutch format, it centers on Martha (Radha Mitchell), the widow of an assassinated criminal (Mount) who is forced to adopt her husband’s role in a crime syndicate in order to protect her family. From the pilot, Mount will segue into production on Season 2 of AMC’s Hell On Wheels, co-produced by Endemol Studios, which also co-produces Penoza with ABC Studios.

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Global Showbiz Briefs: UK, India, China

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Friday September 9, 2011 @ 9:20pm PDTTags: Bollywood, Brian Cox, Disney, Fox, Imax China, India, ITV, Simon Cowell, X Factor

Simon Cowell Tries To Deflect Flak From ‘Red Or Black?’
The music and TV mogul said today “human error” was to blame after a man who did time for domestic abuse, Nathan Hageman, won the £1M jackpot on the game show’s … Read More »

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Hot Unrated Trailer: ‘Ironclad’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday May 3, 2011 @ 1:52pm PDTTags: Brian Cox, Ironclad, James Purefoy, Jonathan English, Kate Mara, Paul Giamatti

A new unrated trailer has been issued for Ironclad, the Braveheart-style medieval action film that stars Paul Giamatti, Kate Mara, James Purefoy and Brian Cox. Jonathan English directed it. ARC Entertainment will release on VOD June 8 and in theaters July 8.

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Berlin: ARC Entertainment Acquires Medieval Actioner ‘Ironclad’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday February 10, 2011 @ 6:00am PSTTags: ARC Entertainment, Barry Gordon, Brian Cox, ContentFilm International, Danny McBride, David Gordon Green, Derek Jacobi, James Purefoy, Jody Hill, Jonathan English, Kate Mara, Paul Giamatti, Rough House Pictures
Mike Fleming

ARC Entertainment has acquired U.S. distribution rights to the ContentFilm International medieval action thriller Ironclad. ARC made the deal in collaboration with Barry Gordon’s XLrator Media, and will release the film theatrically in June. Directed by Jonathan English, the film … Read More »

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Weinstein Co In Talks To Buy ‘Coriolanus’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday February 3, 2011 @ 2:34pm PSTTags: Brian Cox, Coriolanus, Gerard Butler, Harvey Weinstein, Jessica Chastain, John Logan, Paul Rudd, Ralph Fiennes, Tobey Maguire, Vanessa Redgrave
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: The Weinstein Company is negotiating with Icon to acquire U.S. distribution rights to Coriolanus, the Ralph Fiennes-directed John Logan-scripted contemporized adaptation of the Shakespeare play. Gerard Butler, Fiennes, Brian Cox, Vanessa Redgrave and Jessica Chastain lead the cast. The … Read More »

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Kiefer Sutherland In Broadway Stage Turn

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Tuesday November 2, 2010 @ 6:15am PDTTags: Brian Cox, Broadway, Chris Noth, Jason Patric, Kiefer Sutherland, Movies, Theater
Mike Fleming

UPDATE: The Shubert Organization has announced cast on this. Joining Kiefer Sutherland and Brian Cox will be Jim Gaffigan (playing George Sikowski), Chris Noth (playing Phil Romano), and Jason Patric (playing Tom Daley). They haven’t yet set a theater.

EARLIER: Last time Kiefer Sutherland was hanging around New York, he was here saving the world as Jack Bauer in the final season of the Fox series 24. Sutherland is coming back to town, this time to star in a revival of the Jason Miller play That Championship Season. He’ll star alongside Brian Cox, with Gregory Mosher directing. Rehearsals start in January for a February 10, 2011 opening. The play is about four guys who come for a reunion with their high school hoops coach 20 years after they won the state championship. The players have all stayed in touch the coach (Cox) but never really achieved their career goals in life. The reunion might be their last, and secrets spill. Sutherland will play the role of James Daley, a local junior high school principal. The original play debuted in 1972 and won both the Tony Award and Pulitizer Prize the following year. Read More »

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