92.9 NIN Today’s Hit Music » casting news

Actors Who Almost Got The Big Role – Superhero Edition

Tony Kerns — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 11:00:00 +0000

Last week when I was working on the post Actors Who Almost Got The Big Role, I quickly realized that I could do a full list just on Superhero films. And with "Iron Man 3" taking over the world box office and "Man of Steel" due ou

James Spader and Rainn Wilson Leaving "The Office"

Tony Kerns — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:41:50 +0000

It looks like in a few months Dunder Mifflin is going to have to hold a job fair to replace not one, but two of their employees when James Spader and Rainn Wilson depart at the end of the current season. After Steve Carell left the series last season, James Spader was selected as his replacement, but the deal was [...]

Kristin Kreuk From 'Smallville' Cast As Lead In Remake of 'Beauty & The Beast' TV Show

Tony Kerns — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:00:28 +0000

Its a show that not many remember, but still has loyal fans. “Beauty and the Beast” ran for two and a half seasons from 1987 to 1990, and was a modern re-telling of the classic tale set in New York and starring Ron Pearlman and Linda Hamilton. After two successful seasons, Linda Hamilton became pregnant [...]

Movie Rumors: Bradley Cooper is Lex Luthor and James Bond Has a New Boss

Tony Kerns — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:12:21 +0000

When reading this, keep in mind that this is just in the rumor category and not to be taken as the absolute truth… yet. First, when casting for “The Man of Steel”, a lot of people wondered why Superman’s iconic nemesis Lex Luthor was not on the casting list for the new reboot. Instead, Academy [...]

New America's Got Talent Judge… Howard Stern

Tony Kerns — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:41:13 +0000

Early Thursday morning, NBC confirmed the rumors that shock jock Howard Stern will be joining Sharron Osbourne and Howie Mandel as a judge on “America’s Got Talent”. The Sirius XM host will be replacing Piers Morgan who left the competition show to replace Larry King on CNN. “Howard Stern’s larger-than-life personality will bring a thrilling [...]

"Buffy The Vampire Slayer" Star Almost Cast As Bella Swan

Tony Kerns — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:11:59 +0000

With the criticisms thrown at the acting abilities of the members of the "Twilight" cast, and I admit I've thrown many of those criticisms myself, it's interesting to think about what could have been in the town of Forks. It would have been seriously ironic to see an actress who spent years killing vampires on TV being in a movie about falling in love with and becoming a sparkling one. But we're not talking about Buffy herself.

James Bond Has A New Q For "Skyfall"

Tony Kerns — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 02:19:29 +0000

With the new James Bond film “Skyfall” starting principle photography, it was only a matter of time until some of the mystery characters were revealed. Weeks ago during the press conference announcing the title to the 23rd official Bond film, several actors were confirmed as part of the cast, but their respective roles were kept [...]

Marg Helgenberger Out, Elisabeth Shue In

Tony Kerns — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 01:45:23 +0000

This just goes to show how long its been since I’ve watched the original “CSI”. I had no idea that Marg Helgenberger is leaving the series after 12 years as Catherine Willows. Instead of leaving at the end of the season, Helgenberger will bow out shortly after the return from the Christmas hiatus. Taking over [...]

Dan Aykroyd Talks Script & Casting For "Ghostbusters 3″

Tony Kerns — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 01:48:43 +0000

“Ghostbusters 3″ has been in developmental hell since the early 1990s. Though “Ghostbusters 2″ did not live up to the original, it was still a success and warranted a third film. Aykroyd wrote a script in the early 90s that centered around the Ghostbusters being transported to a demonic universe with a new crew of [...]

Laurence Fishburne Is The New Head Of The Daily Planet

Tony Kerns — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 03:47:28 +0000

Matrix, CSI, and Pee-Wee’s Playhouse star Laurence Fishburne has been cast in “The Man of Steel” as the editor of The Daily Planet, the newspaper Clark Kent and Lois Lane work for. Fishburne joins the already heavy hitting cast that includes Diane Lane, Kevin Costner, Amy Adams, Russell Crowe and Michael Shannon. Unfortunately, with the [...]

James Bond Gets Two New Bad Guys and a New Moneypenny

Tony Kerns — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 03:12:28 +0000

Finally, MGM’s financial troubles are a thing of the past and they can get underway with the next installment of the James Bond franchise, unoffically titled “Bond 23″, due out in theatres November 2012. Daniel Craig is set to return as Agent 007 and Judi Dench will come back at Bond’s boss and head of [...]

"Glee" To Recast When Characters Graduate

Tony Kerns — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 01:10:38 +0000

Its a problem almost every TV series with a young cast in school has had to face, they are going to graduate. To avoid having the same characters in high school longer than they should, “Glee” creator Ryan Murphy told Ryan Seacrest that the current plan for the hit show is to have the current [...]

Russell Crowe Joins "The Man of Steel" Cast As Superman's Father

Tony Kerns — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:05:18 +0000

Kevin Coster may be playing Pa Kent, Superman’s adoptive father, but we now know who will be Kal-El’s biological father Jor-El, Academy Award winner Russell Crowe. Crowe is the latest big name actor to join the cast of “The Man of Steel”, the upcoming Chrisopher Nolan produced and Zack Snyder directed Superman film. Already cast are [...]

"The Three Stooges" Have Found Their Moe [VIDEO]

Tony Kerns — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 01:24:04 +0000

The Official Three Stooges Website is reporting that actor Chris Diamantopoulos is the front-runner for the role of Moe in the upcoming “Three Stooges” film from the Farrelly Brothers. After appearing as Robin Williams in a made-for-TV biopic, Diamantopoulos was immediately noticed by the Farrelly Brothers as a candidate for the leader of the Stooges. [...]

Bradley Cooper Up For "The Crow" Remake

Tony Kerns — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:58:58 +0000

According to Variety, Bradley Cooper recently flew to Spain to meet with director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (“28 Weeks Later”) about starring in the remake of “The Crow”. If cast in the role, production could start as early as this Fall. The original “Crow” film, about a dead rock star ressurrected to avenge the death of himself and [...]

Kneel Before Michael Shannon!

Tony Kerns — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 03:19:23 +0000

Another week, another bit of casting news for the new Superman movie. Not only have we found out who the villian for the movie will be and who will be playing him, but the title of the film has been confirmed, “The Man of Steel”. Today, director Zack Snyder confirmed Academy Award Nominated actor Michael [...]

Two Stooges Down, One To Go

Tony Kerns — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 23:57:13 +0000

Two weeks ago I happily reported that former Mad TV star Will Sasso is set to play Curly in the upcoming Farrelly Brothers “Three Stooges” movie. Now today, we have our Larry. Former “Will & Grace” star Sean Hayes has signed on to play the role of Larry Fine, whom many consider to be the [...]

One Stooge Down, Two To Go

Tony Kerns — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 23:59:11 +0000

The Farrelly Brothers (“Dumb & Dumber”, “There’s Something About Mary”) have been trying to get their “Three Stooges” film off the ground for almost ten years now. One year ago, they had a cast locked in with Sean Penn set to play Larry Fine, Jim Carrey playing Curly Howard and Benicio Del Toro as Moe [...]