Archive for March, 2010

Mar 31,2010

The Examiner Interviews Kevin Rankin/Herc

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Kevin Rankin in character as Tyler on NBC’s Trauma.

Publicity photo

Kevin Rankin is probably best known for his role as wheelchair bound Herc, who befriends Jason Street in the show Friday Night Lights or as Tyler Briggs on the NBC show Trauma. Now, he plays the Devil in FX’s new original series “Justified” with Timothy Olyphant. Mr. Rankin took time out of his busy shooting schedule to talk about his characters on both Trauma and Justified.

Q. Tell us about your character Tyler. I know you came out in the Halloween episode as being gay with a partner that does not seem too happy about that. Can you discuss that?

A. Tyler is a guy that is addicted to the job. He deals with the pressures thru a very odd sense of humor. He is gay, but it doesn’t in any way define who he is or how he conducts himself. His relationship with his partner, Cameron Boone (Derek Luke), is a very important part of the show because it shows the dynamic between 2 completely different people that spend more time together than with their own families. It shows 2 people that can put their personal lives aside and really work together for a solution. His partner Boone is accepting of Tyler, and by that I mean he really accepts him as a person, human, friend.

To read the rest of this interview go to: Examiner.com

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Mar 31,2010

FNL Looking for Paid Extras in Austin

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From Austin360:

On Location Casting is seeking local residents, aspiring actors and “those just looking for an interesting new experience” to appear on the show, which films between April 7 and the early August. Applicants need not have experience, but must be U.S. citizens with a valid photo ID and Social Security card. The agency is open to extras of all ages, ethnicities and types.

Some specific types the show is seeking include:
Football Players: ages 18-24, all ethnicities especially African American and Hispanic, male, athletic types preferably with some football experience
Cheerleaders: ages 18-24, all ethnicities especially African American and Hispanic, MUST have previous cheerleading experience
Football Sideline Trainers and Managers: ages 18-24, male and female, all ethnicities, athletic types
Football Coaches: ages 35-65, male, all ethnicities especially African American and Hispanic, athletic types
High School Students: ages 16-23 and College Students: ages 18-28
Teachers, Boosters, Parents, Townspeople
Prisoners: ages 18-60, all ethnicities, tough criminal looking types
African American extras: all types and ages

Interested? Visit www.onlocationcasting.net, fill out a talent application and upload 1-2 photos. Further information can be obtained by emailingfnl_extras@yahoo.com.

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Mar 30,2010

Kyle Chandler Requests That We Vote for Wish for Our Heroes Foundation

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A Video Plea From Kyle (with a quick deadline)

Kyle Chandler has a special plea for all of us folks out there to vote for a film submission to the Pepsi Refresh Project by “Wish for Our Heroes Foundation.” If their submission makes it into the Top 10, the Foundation receives $50,000 that will go directly to granting wishes to our Servicemen and Women.

Deadline is Wednesday, Midnight.

Kyle Chandler Wants YOU to Vote for Wish for Our Heroes Foundation

Filed in Kyle Chandler/Coach Taylor, Video

Mar 30,2010

New Info on Minka Kelly’s Guest Role on Parenthood

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Illana in Maine: Save Parenthood! Sorry, wrong article, but I just love this show. What’s happening on it?
When Minka Kelly arrives as Max’s new Asperger’s aid on Parenthood, things take a rocky jealous turn for Kristina (Monica Potter) and Adam (Peter Krause). Can we just take a second to welcome Minka back to our television screens? We Friday Night Light fans have missed you so. And poor Julia (Erika Christensen). She’s still trying to wiggle her way back into her daughter’s life, this time by teaching Sydney a little self-defense. Hope this yields better results than those swim lessons.

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Mar 29,2010

Another Actor Leaving Friday Night Lights?

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SPOILER: It seems that we’re losing another cast member in season 5 of Friday Night Lights. Read the rest of this entry »

Filed in FNL, Jeremy Sumpter/JD, Season 5, Spoilers

Mar 29,2010

Pre-Order Your Copy of Friday Night Lights Vol. 2 Soundtrack Today!

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NBC will be releasing the second volume of the Friday Night Lights Soundtrack on May 6th, but you can pre-order your copy of the CD today! Click the link below.

Friday Night Lights Vol. 2 Soundtrack at NBC Store

Filed in FNL, Music

Mar 29,2010

Alicia Witt/Cheryl Joins Cast of the film “Joint Body”

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Jim Parrack (Hoyt Fortenberry on True Blood) will join Mark Pellegrino (Jacob on LOST) and Alicia Witt (Friday Night Lights) in the indie drama “Joint Body,” of writer/director Brian Jun with shooting set to start next month in Illinois. James Choi and Max Velez are producing.

Story centers on a parolee who’s abandoned by his ex-wife and barred from seeing his young daughter. He develops a relationship with a lonely stripper, saves her from an unlikely assailant and is forced to re-evaluate his freedom as he evades the law and faces demons from his past.

source: Variety

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Mar 29,2010

Friday Night Lights Welcomes Back Assistant Director Carla Bowen

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Friday Night Lights Assistant Director Carla Bowen announced on her Twitter that she’s returning to the show after leaving in in 2007 to pursue work on LOST. Bowen has been on hiatus from FNL since season 1, and according to her IMDb hasn’t worked on an episode of the show since season 1’s “Best Laid Plans”.

Filed in Carla Bowen, FNL, Season 5

Mar 29,2010

Austin360 Reports on Generation Y and How it Will Continue What FNL Started in Austin

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You might have heard that Season 5 of “Friday Night Lights,” which films in and around Austin this summer, might be the show’s last. There’s been no official word from NBC, but it seems as if the fictional denizens of Dillon, Texas, might soon be saying their final farewells. Read the rest of this entry »

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Mar 28,2010

More Stills of Zach Gilford in “The River Why”

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