Justin Chambers has been cast as the male lead in the CBS untitled Bruckheimer/Steihm drama pilot. Also at CBS, Charlie Sheen is now set to star in the comedy pilot Two and a Half Men (HR 2/21). Closing the deal lifts the cast-contingency on the project. Over at ABC, Bruno Campos and Aunjanue Ellis have joined Steven Weber in the drama pilot The DA, while Danny Nucci and Ernie Hudson lead the ensemble cast of the drama pilot 10-8. In other ABC drama pilot casting news, Hal Holbrook has joined The Street Lawyer, while Mary Catherine Garrison has been locked as the second lead opposite Liz Vassey in The Partners. For Your Love star Holly Robinson Peete is returning to the WB Network with the comedy pilot Family Friends. Meanwhile, Amy Pietz has been tapped to star in the UPN drama pilot Newton.
Sex and the City's Willie Garson has been cast in the CBS comedy pilot Harry's Girl. Meanwhile, Jennifer Esposito, who was cast as the lead in the Warner Bros. TV/CBS Prods. comedy, has departed over what were described as creative differences. Additionally, John Carroll Lynch has been cast as one of the three leads in David E. Kelley's new drama series for CBS, The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire. Also cast in the project are Ann Cusack, Megan Henning, Angela Goethals and Cleo King. In other casting news, Christopher Gorham (Showtime's Odyssey 5) has been tapped as the lead in the UPN drama pilot Weapon X, Liz Vassey has been recruited as one of the two leads in ABC's drama pilot The Partners, and David McCallum has been cast in the CBS/Paramount Network TV JAG spinoff, which focuses on the work of the Naval Criminal Investigative Services.
- 2/28/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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