J.J. Abrams' 'Undercovers' spies Boris Kodjoe
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NBC has found the male lead for its J.J. Abrams pilot "Undercovers" in the form of former "Soul Food" star Boris Kodjoe.Kodjoe, who starred in the Bruce Willis movie "Surrogates" earlier this year, will play one half of a married couple who work together as spies, according to The Hollywood Reporter. If the show gets picked up, he would become one of only a handful of African-American actors with a lead role on a network series.
The "Undercovers" cast also includes Gerald McRaney, who was cast earlier in the week as the couple's supervisor at the CIA.
Kodjoe played Damon Carter on Showtime's "Soul Food" and also starred in the UPN series "Second Time Around" (with his real-life wife, Nicole Ari Parker). His credits also include "Madea's Family Reunion," "Love & Basketball" and the upcoming "Resident Evil: Afterlife."
Abrams co-wrote "Undercovers" with Josh Reims and may direct the pilot.
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How many blatant failures will Hollywood need before it stops acting as if J.J. Abrams had the key to the public's interest..?
As to his directing, the less said the better.
J.J.'s track record speaks for itself. Many seasons of entertainment that we are greatfull for....Alias, LOST, Fringe as well as the fantastic remake of Star Trek that has dug the franchise out of the toilet in a spectacular way!
To deny this only means that you are blinded by some other motivation Rena.
Any new show with J.J. attached to it is worth checking out. It will then live or die on it's own merits.
I can't wait for this show... the cast looks great! I'm not sure how often Zap2It updates on the show but I've started visiting http://www.UndercoversBlog.com -- they update like crazy on this show.