Posts with tag Blair Underwood
The 'Weather Girl' Nabs Mark Harmon and Tricia O'Kelley
Filed under: Comedy », Independent », Romance », Casting »
You just can't trust that pesky Mark Harmon, even if he is with the NCIS and used to be a doctor. According to The Hollywood Reporter, he's just signed on to a new indie romcom that has him cheating on his girlfriend. He and Tricia O'Kelley (Luke's ex-wife on Gilmore Girls) have both nabbed roles in Blayne Weaver's new flick, Weather Girl. So far, the film, which will begin production this month, is bringing together a pretty decent collection of talent, all to come together under that "crazy woman" cliche.As THR describes it, the film's about "a Seattle morning show weathergirl (O'Kelley) who, after learning her boyfriend (Harmon) has cheated on her, is fired after freaking out on-air. Forced to move in with her little brother and to cope with being 35, single, and unemployed, she begins an unlikely romance with a younger man -- her brother's best friend." Wacky comedies are good and all, but can't we move away from flicks where the girl goes crazy in public and then flips about being single? At the very least, have her deal with it with some discretion! Heck, in comparison, Ingrid Bergman was completely discreet in Indiscreet. Anyway...
Most of the cast is now in place. It looks like Harmon might be the host of the television show, because Kaitlin Olson is listed as his co-host. Patrick J. Adams will be Byron, the younger man that O'Kelley falls for. Jane Lynch will play the manager of a restaurant where O'Kelley goes to work, Marin Hinkle and Alex Kapp Horner have also signed on, and Andy Richter and Blair Underwood are finishing up negotiations for roles as well. Beyond that, there's also two Veronica Mars alums to top things off. Ryan Devlin (Mercer) will play her younger brother, and Enrico Colantoni (Keith) is also attached.
Blair Underwood Turns to Directing
Filed under: Drama », Independent », Casting », Deals », Cinematical Indie »
Aside from a few big, feature films like Deep Impact and Rules of Engagement, Blair Underwood has always been a man of television. He was one of the stars of L.A. Law, and more recently he was the sultry doctor that Miranda dumped for Steve on Sex and the City (she was just plain crazy!). Along with another television show, In Treatment, Underwood is about to make his directorial feature debut with an indie drama called The Bridge to Nowhere. And this isn't a film about that Alaskan bridge, nor is it a family book-to-film adaptation about a little seventh-grader named Hallie.Instead, his debut is about hookers. Coming from a script by Chris Gutierrez, Bridge will detail the rise and fall of a group of blue-collar men who decide to team up with a destitute prostitute to whip up a high-priced escort service. So, basically we're talking about American Summer without the mirth. Do we really need another film about prostitution? We're already up to our ears in female sex workers. At the very least, they could change it to male workers to mix things up a bit. Anyhow, with lensing beginning next month in Pittsburgh, Underwood also has a star in notorious tough guy and Mission: Impossible III star, Ving Rhames. I can't say that I'm surprised.











