By Erin Martell,Tv Squad There are different explanations about the marriage's failure. According to one popular story, Henry agreed to marry Anne after seeing her portrait, but was displeased with her looks at their first meeting. I'd be surprised if Stone's Anne of Cleves is presented as unattractive, although TV's version of ugly is vastly different from reality.
R&B singer Joss Stone is giving television acting a try. Stone is taking on the role of Anne of Cleves in season three of Showtime's The Tudors. Anne of Cleves was Henry VIII's fourth wife; the marriage was annulled after less than a year. The role is Stone's first significant part on a TV series. She previously appeared in an episode of American Dreams and in the film Eragon.
Fans of the singer will have to wait a while for Stone to turn up on the drama series. The third season begins with the king's marriage to Jane Seymour (played by Anita Briem), with Anne of Cleves coming into the picture later on.
On the heels of Season 2's Peter O'Toole, The Tudors is adding another prestigious veteran actor to the cast. Variety reports that Max von Sydow will be joining Season 3 of the series, playing Cardinal Von Waldburg. Von Waldburg is a German-born clergyman who attempts to bring about the defeat of Henry VIII (Jonathan Rhys Meyers). Von Sydow will appear in four episodes of Season 3, which will be comprised of eight episodes in total.
Von Sydow's numerous credits include his Oscar nominated work in Pele the Conqueror along with films as diverse as Flash Gordon, Hannah and her Sisters, Needful Things and Conan the Barbarian. In recent years he's been seen in Rush Hour 3, Minority Report and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, but his place in pop culture history is cemented with his work as the title character in The Exorcist.
Friday, August 8, 2008
The Tudors Casting News
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Damages casting news
Mario Van Peebles will return to FX's Damages for six episodes, reprising his role as Agent Harrison. He was briefly seen as the FBI agent who approaches Ellen about going after Patty Hewes (Glenn Close). Indications are that Ellen will work with the Feds in some way, because Patty has definitely crossed the lines of legality -- and morality -- multiple times. Agent Harrison only cares about the former.
In other casting news,Oscar-winner Marcia Gay Harden will be a regular on the second season of Damages.
Source:Tv Squad
Monday, May 19, 2008
Nip/Tuck casting news
With Battlestar ending, and Bionic Woman ended, the lovely and talented Ms. Sackhoff could use a new gig. Why not Nip/Tuck? Sackhoff is set to join the FX series for a four episode arc as Dr. Theodora "Teddy" Lowe. She's said to present a challenge for Sean (Dylan Walsh). But wait, there's more. What's better than Katee Sackhoff on Nip/Tuck? How about some Morgan Fairchild? She will be appearing for one episode as a movie star. Tv Squad
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Tv news:Knight Rider,Boston Legal
-After the TV-Movie pilot received strong ratings this February, NBC has greenlit the new Knight Rider as an ongoing series to debut this fall, says Variety. It's possible the show will be given a Friday night timeslot when NBC announces its fall schedule at their Upfront presentation this coming Wednesday.(IGN.com)
- Boston Legal is going to move to Wednesdays at 10pm starting the next day, April 30 (the show will run in its regular time slot when it returns from the strike hiatus on April 8 and then move to Wednesdays on the 30th).
This is only a temporary change though, for three weeks, until its season ends in late May. Then, Men In Trees takes over that Wednesday time slot. And because I know you probably have a headache from reading about this particular time shuffle, I won't go into what's going to happen with the regular Friday night slot that Men In Trees usually finds itself in."(Tv Squad)
