O.C. Cutie Woos NBC's Chuck, More Casting News
" Josh Schwartz's superbly entertaining NBC premiere
Chuck is bringing on
The O.C.'s own Rachel Bilson for a multi-episode run as a romantic option for the titular geek, says
USA Today. For more on
Chuck and the season's other new shows, listen to the special
TV Guide Talk podcast, featuring me, Ausiello and Roush and available Friday.
"
Martin Mull has joined the TNT
light-drama pilot Family Man, playing William H. Macy's older brother who can barely hold down a job at Astroburger. (I'm already laughing!)
" Also per the
Reporter,
Anne Archer has boarded Lifetime's
Family Practice pilot as the Kennedyesque clan's matriarch, opposite Beau Bridges.
" Lifetime has inked a deal to develop a comedy project starring identical twins
Natalie and
Nicole Garza.
"
Judy Davis and
James Purefoy (
Rome) will topline
Diamonds, a $15 million miniseries about a lady senator whose daughter is murdered in Africa, says
Variety.