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Four Join Amanda Seyfried In ‘Lovelace’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday December 20, 2011 @ 9:37am PSTTags: Bobby Cannavale, Chris Noth, Hank Azaria, Lovelace

Hank Azaria, Bobby Cannavale, Chris Noth and Robert Patrick have joined the cast of Lovelace, the Millennium Films biopic about porn star Linda Lovelace from directors Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman. Shooting is set to begin today on location in Los Angeles. Amanda Seyfried has been set to play the lead role, and Peter Sarsgaard is playing her husband Chuck Traynor. Azaria will play Jerry Damiano, director of Lovelace’s iconic film Deep Throat; Cannavale and Noth will play the film’s financiers Butchie Peraino and Anthony Romano, respectively; and Patrick will play Lovelace’s father. Wes Bentley, Sharon Stone and Juno Temple also are in the cast. Andy Bellin wrote the script, and the film is being made with the cooperation of the Lovelace estate.

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NBC Cancels New Comedy ‘Free Agents’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday October 6, 2011 @ 9:51am PDTTags: Free Agents, Hank Azaria, Kathryn Hahn, NBC, TV Cancellations, Whitney
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UPDATE 11:30 AM: NBC has made it official: Starting next week, repeats of Whitney will air in the Wednesday 8:30 PM slot vacated by Free Agents.

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TCA: NBC Looks To Break Into Comedy Club With “Crooked” ‘Free Agents’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday August 1, 2011 @ 1:22pm PDTTags: Al Madrigal, Free Agents, Hank Azaria, Joe Lo Truglio, John Enbom, Kathryn Hahn, TCA, Television Critics Association

Diane Haithman is contributing to Deadline’s coverage of TCA.

TCA: NBC Renews Overall Deal With Greg Daniels, Signs Pacts With Gary Sanchez Prods, Sean Hayes & More From Exec Panel
In his executive session this morning at TCA in Beverly Hills, NBC entertainment chairman Robert Greenblatt, addressing the idea that NBC wants to raise its stakes in the scripted comedy business, admitted only half-jokingly that introducing a new comedy in any time slot in today’s TV landscape is like “standing in the middle of the 405.” And at TCA, NBC’s new comedy Free Agents, based on the British series, was the first to merge onto the freeway in a late-morning panel.

The Wednesday night show, described by the network as a “crooked romantic comedy” from creator John Enbom and director-producer Todd Holland, stars Hank Azaria and Kathryn Hahn as two corporate PR executives — read damage control experts — whose own personal lives are more of a mess than the people they represent. Hahn’s character drinks too much to cover her pain over the death of her fiance. Azaria’s character is a divorced dad who apparently is as outspokenly miserable as Ray Romano’s character in TNT’s recently cancelled dramedy Men of a Certain Age. In the series, the two grapple with the aftermath of an unexpected romantic tryst. Read More »

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Kathryn Hahn Tapped As Female Lead In NBC’s Comedy Pilot ‘Free Agents’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday March 21, 2011 @ 5:00pm PDTTags: Free Agents, Hank Azaria, Kathryn Hahn, NBC, Pilot
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Kathryn Hahn is set as the female lead opposite Hank Azaria in NBC’s single-camera comedy pilot Free Agents. The romantic comedy, based on the UK series of the same name, explores the attraction between two quirky PR executives working together … Read More »

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Hank Azaria To Star In NBC’s Comedy Pilot ‘Free Agents’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday March 7, 2011 @ 11:25am PSTTags: Free Agents, Hank Azaria, NBC, TV, TV Deals, TV Pilots
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EXCLUSIVE: Hank Azaria has been tapped to star in NBC’s single-camera comedy pilot Free Agents, lifting the contingency on the project. The romantic comedy, based on the UK series of the same name, explores the attraction between two quirky PR … Read More »

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