"Paul Rudd, Ken Marino, Ron Eldard, Josh Hamilton, Maura Tierney, Lauren Ambrose and Sarah Paulson have come aboard HDNet Films' "Diggers," which is filming in New York under Katherine Dieckmann's direction. Magnolia Pictures -- which, like HDNet Films, is held by Mark Cuban and Todd Wagner's 2929 Entertainment -- will distribute the film, which will have a day-and-date TV premiere on the HDNet Movies Network. Marino wrote the film, which concerns two generations of hard-living clam diggers trying to maintain their way of life in the midst of enormous changes in the Hamptons during the 1970s..." (full details)
"Jon Voight and Lolita Davidovich are starring in "September Dawn," an indie Western written and directed by Christopher Cain. Cain also is producing. "Dawn" is a love story set against the 19th century massacre of a wagon train of settlers in Utah at the hands of a renegade Mormon group. Voight plays the leader of the renegade Mormon faction, while Davidovich is a member of the wagon train who stands up to Voight's threats. The feature, which sources said is budgeted in the $11 million range, started shooting this week in Alberta, Canada..." (full details)
"Former "Roswell" star Brendan Fehr has joined the cast of "CSI Miami". Fehr made the announcement on his official site, saying : "I have taken a recurring gig on CSI:Miami as the new A/V Tech. Name. Dan Cooper. I've shot the first 2 episodes of the season and am scheduled to do the 3rd. It's just a recurring gig....an open contract meaning they just call when they need me and I'll go when I can type deal. I can still pursue movies and films since it's just episode by episode contract..." (full details)
Thanks to 'KC'.
