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James Spader To Topline NBC’s ‘Blacklist’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday March 12, 2013 @ 4:30pm PDTTags: James Spader, NBC, The Blacklist
Nellie Andreeva

Former Boston Legal and The Office star James Spader is set to star as the male lead opposite Megan Boone in NBC‘s drama pilot The Blacklist. Written by Jon Bokenkamp, the project centers on Red (Spader), the world’s most wanted criminal who mysteriously turns himself in and offers to give up everyone he has ever worked with. His only condition is he will only work with a newly minted FBI agent, Elizabeth Keen (Boone), with whom he seemingly has no connection. Red is described as a former Army intelligence officer who went AWOL and now serves not as a spy but a facilitator…brokering deals for criminals. Emmy winner Spader, repped by ICM Partners and Melanie Cook, had been pursued for multiple pilots this season, ultimately settling on the Sony TV-produced drama.

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James Spader Not Staying At ‘The Office’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday February 27, 2012 @ 5:43pm PSTTags: James Spader, Paul Lieberstein, The Office

The Office executive producer/showrunner said today that James Spader will not return to the NBC comedy next season. The actor, who parlayed a two-scene appearance at the end of last season as Robert California into a full-season gig, had only … Read More »

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TCA: NBC Renews Overall Deal With Greg Daniels, Signs Pacts With Gary Sanchez Prods, Sean Hayes & More From Exec Panel

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday August 1, 2011 @ 9:31am PDTTags: Gary Sanchez Prods, Greg Daniels, James Spader, NBC, Sean Hayes, TCA, Television Critics Association, The Office, The Voice
Nellie Andreeva

NBC has signed a new major two-year overall deal with The Office executive producer Greg Daniels, co-creator/exec producer of another NBC comedy series, Parks and Recreation. NBC chairman Bob Greenblatt announced the pact, which will encompass scripted live-action and animated … Read More »

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TOLDJA! James Spader Joins ‘The Office’, But Not To Replace Steve Carell

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday July 6, 2011 @ 10:41am PDTTags: James Spader, NBC, The Office, TV Castings

We told you a week or so ago that James Spader was returning to NBC’s The Office in a boss role after his memorable guest stint at Robert California last season, but outlets like The Hollywood Reporter got it wrong when they reported he was arriving to replace Steve … Read More »

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James Spader Picking Out An ‘Office’ Chair?

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Friday June 24, 2011 @ 2:12pm PDTTags: James Spader, NBC, The Office, TV Casting

James Spader is working on a deal to return to NBC’s The Office this season — but he might have loftier ambitions than Michael Scott’s desk. According to Entertainment Weekly, Spader is in talks to return as Robert California, … Read More »

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Steven Spielberg’s Abe Lincoln Film Casts Up

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday May 5, 2011 @ 4:05pm PDTTags: DreamWorks Studios, James Spader, John Hawkes, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lincoln, Steven Spielberg, Tim Blake Nelson, Tommy Lee Jones
Mike Fleming

LOS ANGELES, CA (May 5, 2011) – Tommy Lee Jones, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Hal Holbrook, James Spader, John Hawkes, Tim Blake Nelson, Bruce McGill and Joseph Cross are in negotiations to join the cast of DreamWorks Studios’ “Lincoln,” it was announced today by DreamWorks partners Steven Spielberg and Stacey Snider.

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Who Are The Most Sought-After Actors This Pilot Season?

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday February 2, 2011 @ 6:00am PSTTags: Becki Newton, Christina Applegate, Debra Messing, Ethan Hawke Exit Strategy, James Spader, Jason Bateman, Jason Isaacs, Kyle Chandler, Lizzy Caplan, TV, TV Pilot Casting, TV Pilots
Nellie Andreeva

It is the end of January, and pilot offers to actors are going out fast and furious. Like every year, there are several actors that attract the lion’s share of … Read More »

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