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CASTING UPDATE: Disney Pilot MADISON HIGH – HSM’s Ms. Darbus Gets Her Own Show!

CASTING UPDATE: Disney Pilot MADISON HIGH – HSM’s Ms. Darbus Gets Her Own Show!

Posted on 16. Mar, 2011 by .

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DISNEY CHANNEL CASTS PILOT FOR MUSICAL COMEDY “MADISON HIGH” “High School Musical’s” Alyson Reed to Reprise Role of HSM Drama Teacher Ms. Darbus A favorite star from High School Musical will be joined by 6 child actors in a new music and dance-driven comedy pilot, “Madison High” (working title). The series pilot introduces a troupe [...]

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CASTING UPDATE: 2 Top Child Actors May Be Out of The Running for Katniss in “The Hunger Games”

CASTING UPDATE: 2 Top Child Actors May Be Out of The Running for Katniss in “The Hunger Games”

Posted on 12. Mar, 2011 by .

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Hold onto your beloved, earmarked hardcover copies of “The Hunger Games,” ladies as it appears Gary Ross and Lionsgate are close to casting Katniss for the feature film version of the trilogy. Academy Award-nominated Jennifer Lawrence, 20, (Winter’s Bone) is rumored to be the actress who will be offered the lead role in the movie, based on Suzanne [...]

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CASTING UPDATES: Child Star Joey King on NBC Pilot BENT

CASTING UPDATES: Child Star Joey King on NBC Pilot BENT

Posted on 24. Feb, 2011 by .

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Child star Joey King, 11, has joined the cast of NBC comedy pilot Bent, from former Scrubs producer Tad Quill, under consideration for the 2011-2012 season.  The show will focus on a newly-divorced single mother (Amanda Peet) who finds herself attracted to her new contractor. According to Deadline Hollywood, King is set to play Peet’s [...]

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Casting News: Willow Smith to Star in Her Parents Remake of the Musical Movie “ANNIE”

Casting News: Willow Smith to Star in Her Parents Remake of the Musical Movie “ANNIE”

Posted on 27. Jan, 2011 by .

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According to MTV.com, rapper Jay-Z aka Shawn Carter’s sampling of  “It’s a Hard Knock Life” was merely a foreshadowing of a much larger endeavor. Turns out that Carter has partnered with actors Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith via their film production company Overbrook Entertainment to remake the classic film Annie. Other Overbrook partners include James Lassiter [...]

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CASTING CALL & UPDATES: New Disney Sitcom “A.N.T. Farm” Seeks Regulars, Guest Stars & Day Players

CASTING CALL & UPDATES: New Disney Sitcom “A.N.T. Farm” Seeks Regulars, Guest Stars & Day Players

Posted on 22. Dec, 2010 by .

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It’s a Laugh Productions and Disney Channel are in pre-production on a new episodic series titled “A.N.T. Farm.” The half hour sitcom pilot was written and produced by Dan Singer, who will remain as the series head writer and executive producer. Signer has worked as co-executive producer, consulting producer, and writer on the Disney Channel series [...]

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CASTING UPDATES: Director Gary Ross Says No Leading Contenders for HUNGER GAMES’ Katniss Everdeen Yet

CASTING UPDATES: Director Gary Ross Says No Leading Contenders for HUNGER GAMES’ Katniss Everdeen Yet

Posted on 18. Dec, 2010 by .

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The Hunger Games casting process has become such a highly debated subject matter online and subject of speculation around town that I’ve dubbed it the “Katniss Games.” In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Director Gary Ross reveals that contrary to widespread rumor Hunger Games heroine Katniss Everdeen has not yet been cast. Ross stated he hadn’t [...]

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“Dance of the Mirlitons” Has Been Cast! Bailee Madison to Play Jesse Urchin.

“Dance of the Mirlitons” Has Been Cast! Bailee Madison to Play Jesse Urchin.

Posted on 30. Nov, 2010 by .

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The Hollywod Reporter reports that Hollywood-It-Girl Chloe Moretz and young actress Bailee Madison (Brothers, Bridge to Terabithia) have joined the cast of the independent feature film Dance of the Mirlitons, which already features Kristen Bell as the “young, overbearing mother of an overweight, would-be ballerina (Madison) who will stop at nothing to make her daughter a star.”   Madison will star [...]

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Child Actor Colin Ford Cast as Matt Damon’s son in “We Bought a Zoo”

Child Actor Colin Ford Cast as Matt Damon’s son in “We Bought a Zoo”

Posted on 23. Oct, 2010 by .

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Director Cameron Crowe (Almost Famous, Jerry Maguire) has cast the pivotal role of  Dylan Mee in We Bought a Zoo, based on Benjamin Mee’s memoir of the same name. Seasoned Child Actor and Damon look-alike, Colin Ford has been cast as Matt Damon’s son in the movie, per the latest IMDB information on the film.  Colin is [...]

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