Holt McCallany Boards Michael Mann’s Cyber Crime Pic

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday May 13, 2013 @ 1:31pm PDT

EXCLUSIVE:  Lights Out star Holt McCallany has booked a lead role opposite Chris Hemsworth and Viola Davis in the untitled Legendary Pictures movie being directed by Michael Mann that centers on cyber terrorism. The thriller is expected to begin shooting this month in China. The plot is being kept quiet, but McCallany will play a street-smart U.S. Marshal charged with the custody of Hemsworth’s character. McCallany played heavyweight champ Patrick “Lights Out” Leary on the FX series that lasted one season. That jump-started a string of feature roles including in Gangster Squad and Bullet To The Head. He is repped by APA and Mosaic.

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Holt McCallany Cast In CBS’ ‘Golden Boy’, Tate Donovan Joins NBC’s ‘Notorious’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday March 15, 2012 @ 7:29pm PDT
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Lights Out star Holt McCallany has joined the cast of CBS’ drama pilot Golden Boy, from Nick Wootton and Greg Berlanti. The project, produced by Warner Bros TV and Berlanti Prods. and directed … Read More »

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Holt McCallany Joins ‘Gangster Squad’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday July 14, 2011 @ 9:05am PDT

EXCLUSIVE: Holt McCallany, who starred in FX’s now-canceled but critically acclaimed boxing drama Lights Out this past season, has landed a role as the bodyguard and main enforcer to Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn) in Warner Bros’ Gangster Squad. He joins … Read More »

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Slow Start For FX’s Latest ‘Lights Out’

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FX’s latest series Lights Out premiered to mostly disappointing ratings last night. The boxing drama starring Holt McCallany, which had gotten strong reviews, averaged 1.5 million viewers at 10 PM, 793,000 of them in the adults 18-49 demographic. The audience … Read More »

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TV TEASER: FX’s New Drama ‘Lights Out’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Saturday September 18, 2010 @ 10:40pm PDT
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FX’s new boxing drama Lights Out won’t premiere until January, but the network has already started airing the first teaser for it. Since the promo skimps on the story to go for an emotional impact, here is a little about the show: It stars Holt McCallany as Patrick “Lights Out” … Read More »

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