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Casting Couch: Connelly, Arnett, Lovitz

By Garth Franklin Friday May 6th 2005 03:23PM

"Jennifer Connelly has joined the long-gestating Todd Louiso adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy "Macbeth." Pic, scheduled to shoot at the end of the year, will also star Philip Seymour Hoffman, who starred in Louiso's feature directing debut, "Love Liza." Mary Jane Skalski ("The Station Agent") will produce..." (full details) ""Arrested Development" thesp Will Arnett has been cast in Red Wagon's "RV" at Columbia, joining leads Robin Williams and Cheryl Hines. Barry Sonnenfeld is directing the pic, which begins shooting this month in Vancouver. Arnett will play Todd, slave-driving boss to Bob (Williams) at the Sparkle Beverage Co., who tells Bob that if he wants to keep his job he can't go on vacation but instead has to take a meeting in Colorado. Bob opts to load his family into an RV en route to Boulder, hoping they won't realize the real reason for the trip..." (full details) "CBS is developing a primetime unscripted series to be hosted by "Saturday Night Live" alumnus Jon Lovitz. The eye network has ordered a presentation of the untitled project, which will shoot this month in Las Vegas. The series would incorporate elements of the game-show and hidden-camera genres in which Lovitz would set up unsuspecting guests in outrageous situations. One proposed segment would team a contestant with a pro golfer who would offer strange advice with a little help from Lovitz..." (full details) Thanks to 'KC'

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