Amazon's The Last Tycoon; FOX's Untitled Lee Daniels Project; and NBC's Imaginary Friend.
FOX's UNTITLED LEE DANIELS PROJECT
- Nicholas Gonzalez (Sleepy Hollow, Jane the Virgin) has joined the cast of the drama pilot from writer-director Lee Daniels. He will play the abusive foster father to Simone (Brittany O'Grady).
AMAZON's THE LAST TYCOON
- Kelsey Grammer (Frasier), Rosemarie DeWitt (Mad Men), Mark O'Brien (Halt & Catch Fire) and Enzo Cilenti (The Martian) have been cast on the drama pilot starring Matt Bomer. Grammer will play Pat Brady, the brawny, imposing, charming and vain heard of the studio and Monroe's (Bomer) current mentor. DeWitt will play Rose Brady, Pat's wife who may be involved with Monroe. O'Brien will play Max Miner, a displaced down-and-outer who's livid at his misfortune who takes care of his younger siblings despite being homeless. Cilenti will play Aubrey Hackett, a writer at Brady-American studios under Monroe who wants to unionize the other Hollywood workers.
NBC's IMAGINARY FRIEND
- Newcomer Kalia Prescott has landed a regular role on the comedy pilot starring Megan Neuringer. She will play Mable, an attractive, ultra-cool intern at Wendy's (Neuringer) company.