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Kerry Washington is 'In Crisis,' 'Lost' alum joins 'Ringer'
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More casting news, including a lead actress for Shonda Rhimes and a "Lost"-"Buffy" teamup at CBS:Kerry Washington has landed the lead role in "In Crisis," a Shonda Rhimes-written pilot at ABC. Washington ("Ray," "Mr. and Mrs. Smith," "For Colored Girls") will play a crisis-management consultant who helps her clients get out of any number of messes. The pilot has also cast Columbus Short ("Stomp the Yard," "Studio 60") as one of her employees. [Deadline]
"Lost" veteran Nestor Carbonell is joining Sarah Michelle Gellar in CBS' drama "Ringer." He'll play an FBI agent assigned to protect Gellar's character from a mob vendetta. In other casting news, Broadway actress Megan Hilty ("9 to 5") has joined NBC's "Smash," Anthony Carrigan ("The Forgotten") has signed on to a USA project called "Over/Under" and Kelen Coleman has been cast in Comedy Central's cop comedy "Playing with Guns." [Deadline]
"Twilight: Eclipse" director David Slade is in talks to direct NBC's pilot "REM." The drama from "Lone Star" creator Kyle Killen is about a detective who is living in two parallel worlds after an accident. [Variety]
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More power to Kerry , Columbus, and crewe! This isn't a flattering pic of her, however. She looks old and thin here. There are a ton of beautiful photos to choose from. Why this one?
@Sayer
That's how she looks now, skinny and anorexic unless she's botoxing, wearing a weave, and lots of makeup. She doesn't look hot anymore, no _ss to speak of, and appearing older unless she wears the usual body hugging or revealing designer parade. I prefer if she'd focuses on her acting, and become authentic, like a few years back.