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Jason Isaacs To Star In CBS’ ‘Surgeon General’ Drama Pilot

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday February 14, 2013 @ 12:15pm PSTTags: CBS, Jason Isaacs, The Surgeon General
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Jason IsaacsCBS has won the Jason Isaacs sweepstakes. The Awake star, who was offered virtually every drama male lead in his age range this season, has closed a deal for CBS’ The Surgeon General. The CBS TV Studios-produced project centers on Dr. John Sherman (Isaacs)— the most powerful doctor in the nation, the Surgeon General, who has 315 million patients. As “America’s Doctor,” Sherman and his team battle the powerful forces of politics and business, fighting to protect the health of everyday Americans. In addition to starring, Brit Isaacs will serve as producer. He is with Gersh, The Collective and UK’s Paul Lyon Maris. Rod Lurie has come on board to direct the pilot, from Lie To Me creator/executive producer Samuel Baum.

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PILOT SEASON: Which Actors Are Getting The Most Offers

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday February 11, 2013 @ 3:39pm PSTTags: Christina Applegate, Jason Isaacs, Krysten Ritter, Rose Byrne
Nellie Andreeva

Jason IsaacsRose ByrneThe annual courtship known as chasing name actors for network pilots is in full force. So far, Rose Byrne, Jason Isaacs, … Read More »

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NBC Hopes Viewers ‘Awake’ To Series Possibilities: TCA

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Friday January 6, 2012 @ 6:43pm PSTTags: Awake, Jason Isaacs, NBC

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

Producers and stars of the new series Awake, created by Kyle Killen (Lone Star), tried to reassure journalists today at TCA that the storyline — about a detective living in two realities … Read More »

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Britannia Awards Taps Presenters

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday November 7, 2011 @ 11:48am PSTTags: Anne Hathaway, BAFTA LA, British Academy Of Film And Television Arts, Helen Mirren, Jason Isaacs, Robin Williams

Robin Williams, Anne Hathaway, Helen Mirren and Jason Isaacs will be among the presenters at BAFTA LA’s 2011 Britannia Awards, set for November 30 at the Beverly Hilton. Alan Cumming is hosting the ceremony, which will air December 4 on … Read More »

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UPDATE: Liam Neeson Now Ready For ‘Taken 2′ Encore

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday March 16, 2011 @ 6:22pm PDTTags: Jason Isaacs, Liam Neeson, Luc Besson, Mickey Rourke, Olivier Megaton, Ralph Fiennes, Ray Winstone, Robert Mark Kamen, Sean Bean, Taken 2
Mike Fleming

UPDATE: Liam Neeson and Luc Besson have come to a meeting of the minds and they have worked out the scheduling snafu that made him iffy for Taken 2. Neeson’s reps at CAA are now closing the deal … Read More »

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Jason Isaacs To Star In NBC Pilot ‘REM’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Sunday February 20, 2011 @ 3:42pm PSTTags: Howard Gordon, Jason Isaacs, Kyle Killen, NBC REM, REM, REM Pilot, TV, TV Deals, TV Pilots
Nellie Andreeva

EXCLUSIVE: One of the hottest actors this pilot season, Jason Isaacs, is off the market. After fielding more than half-dozen offers, Isaacs has settled on the lead role in NBC’s drama pilot REM, from Lone Star creator Kyle Killen and … Read More »

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Paul King To Direct ‘Island Of the Aunts’

By TIM ADLER in London | Wednesday February 16, 2011 @ 10:13am PSTTags: Book-to-Movie, Jason Isaacs, Kevin McKidd, Movie Deals, Movies, The Great Ghost Rescue

EXCLUSIVE: Paul King, whose first film Bunny and the Bull was picked up by IFC for the States, is directing this adaptation of Eva Ibbotson’s children’s book for BBC Films. A writer himself, King has adapted Paddington Bear for Harry Potter producer David Heyman and Warner Bros. Before that he directed the cult BBC comedy series The Mighty Boosh, which is also being turned into a movie. Enda Walsh (Chatroom) is writing the screenplay for Island of the Aunts, a Road Dahl-esque story about three aunts who go around kidnapping unhappy children and bringing them back to an island where they will be loved. This BBC Films project marks the second time Ibbotson, who died last October, Read More »

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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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