Bonnie Berns Path to ICM
Bonnie Bernstein, who after 10 years at Endeavor, just left the combined WME, has joined ICM. Bernstein is expected to bring most of her longtime clients, a list that includes Paul Giamatti, Bobby...
View ArticleYup, More Pilot Casting News!
As pilot castings are starting to ramp up, Jason Ritter has landed the lead in NBC drama pilot “The Event,” Zach Gilford has been tapped to topline ABC’s pilot “Matadors,” Todd Williams has joined...
View Article“The Event” Pilot Finds Its President
Blair Underwood will play the U.S. President on NBC’s drama pilot “The Event.” “The Event” is a thriller chronicled from multiple points of view that centers on Sean (Jason Ritter), a regular man...
View ArticleIt’s Ten/Four for Exec Cubine’s New Digs
Ten/Four Pictures has tapped veteran exec Steve Cubine as VP of production. Cubine recently co-produced Ten/Four’s dark comedy “Lucky,” starring Colin Hanks and Ari Graynor and directed by Ten/Four...
View Article“Bones” Star Joins “Perfect” Indie Drama
Emily Deschanel is set to topline Anne Renton’s indie pic “The Perfect Family,” opposite Kathleen Turner. From producers Cora Olson and Jennifer Dubin, “Perfect Family” also stars Jason Ritter, Michael...
View ArticleNBC Gets the “New Show” Train Running
NBC has said yes to three more shows for the 2010-2011 season. First up is the high-concept drama “The Event,” starring Jason Ritter as a man who, in an attempt to find his missing fiance, exposes one...
View ArticleIndie Film Casts Its “Brooklyn Brothers”
Indie comedy “The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best” will star Michael Weston, Arielle Kebbel, Andrew McCarthy, Christopher McDonald, Melissa Leo, Jason Ritter and Wilmer Valderrama. Project is the...
View ArticleActor Webber’s Toddler Getting Some Indie Cred
A filmmaker’s true life relationship with his son is center stage in a new indie drama in which Michael Cera, Amanda Seyfried, Shannon Sossamon and Jason Ritter either co-star or cameo as heightened...
View ArticleCanceled Shows Pose No Problems For Molina And Ritter
Fresh off of canceled shows, Jason Ritter and Alfred Molina have found new homes on NBC. Ritter will return to “Parenthood” in the role of Mark, the sometimes boyfriend to Lauren Graham’s Sarah. Ritter...
View ArticleHospital Drama In L.A., Fire Department Drama In Chicago, NBC Wants It All
NBC has given pilot orders to drama projects from Jason Katims and Dick Wolf. Katims will write and executive produce “County,” a drama set in a morally compromising L.A. County hospital and will see...
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