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James Caan And Esai Morales Join Starz Drama ‘Magic City’ For Second Season

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday September 19, 2012 @ 11:02am PDTTags: Esai Morales, James Caan, Magic City, Starz
Nellie Andreeva

EXCLUSIVE: Starz‘s Miami-set period drama Magic City is beefing up the cast for Season 2 with major additions. I’ve learned that Sonny Corleone himself, veteran actor James Caan, is joining the series in a major recurring role, along with NYPD Blue alum Esai Morales.

Set in 1959 Miami shortly after the Cuban Revolution, Magic City tells the story of Ike Evans (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), the owner of Miami’s glitzy Miramar Playa hotel, who is forced to make a deal with local mob boss Ben Diamond (Danny Huston). Caan will play Sy Berman, the head of the Chicago mob and Diamond’s boss. A father figure to Ben, Sy saw the potential in the young con and encouraged Ben’s criminal talents — creating “The Butcher.” Unbeknownst to Ben, Sy also has a secret connection to Ben’s wife Lily (Jessica Marais). Morales will play Carlos Ruiz, a former rebel who once fought beside Castro but now works to free Cuba from the man he once considered a brother.

Bringing in Caan to Magic City is fitting as the series is said to be inspired by The Godfather, which co-starred Caan in his signature, Oscar-nominated role as Sonny Corleone. On Magic City, Caan will be reunited with follow Godfather alum Alex Rocco, who recurs as Ike’s father Arthur. READ MORE »

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TV MOVIE NEWS: Lifetime Greenlights Kidnapping Saga With Teri Polo & Esai Morales, TNT’s ‘Innocent’ Casts Bill Pullman

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday July 21, 2011 @ 1:14pm PDTTags: Bill Pullman, Esai Morales, Innocent, Lifetime, Teri Polo, TNT
Nellie Andreeva

EXCLUSIVE: Lifetime has greenlighted We Have Your Husband, an original movie starring Teri Polo and Esai Morales based on the true story of American Jayne Valseca (Polo) and her … Read More »

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Tom Everett Scott, Esai Morales Among Latest Pilot Cast Additions

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday March 18, 2011 @ 12:41pm PDTTags: 17th Precinct, ABC, Bad Mom, Esai Morales, Fox, I Hate My Teenage Daughter, NBC
Nellie Andreeva

Tom Everett Scott has landed the male lead opposite Jenna Elfman in ABC’s comedy pilot Bad Mom. The project, from writer-actress Sharon Horgan, centers on Julia Lacey (Elfman), a working mom struggling to juggle her job and raising her kids … Read More »

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Sundance: Distributor Motion Film Group Launches With ‘Gun Hill Road’ Deal

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday January 27, 2011 @ 11:02am PSTTags: Esai Morales, Rashaad Ernesto Green
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: The 2011 Sundance Film Festival deals keep coming. Upstart distributor Motion Film Group has paid low seven-figures for worldwide sales and distribution rights to Gun Hill Road, the Rashaad Ernesto Green-directed drama which premiered Monday in the U.S. Dramatic … Read More »

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‘Caprica’ To Return Sooner Than Planned

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday September 9, 2010 @ 12:24pm PDTTags: Battlestar Galactica Prequel, Cable TV Scheduling, Caprica, Caprica Scheduling, Caprica Season 1, Eric Stoltz, Esai Morales, Stargate Universe, Syfy, Syfy Caprica
Nellie Andreeva

Syfy is closing the gap between the two parts of Caprica’s first season, shifting the return of the Battlestar Galactica prequel to October 5 when it will air behind new episodes of Stargate Universe. Originally, part 2 of Caprica‘s freshman season was supposed to launch in … Read More »

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