Thanks to Multichannel blogger Mary McNamara, we now have fresh casting news about the Dead Like Me movie. The blogger, who attended the MGM panel at Comic-Con, reports that MGM's Senior Executive Vice President Finance and Corporate Development Charlie Cohen confirmed that everyone, except Mandy Patinkin and Laura Harris, was back for the direct-to-DVD movie. That is old news for TV Squad readers. But what is new is that Cohen gave the names of the actors set to replace both actors.Cohen claims that Lost's Henry Ian Cusick plays the role of Cameron (first reported to be named Calvin), the person stepping in Rube's shoes as the lead reaper who hands out the assignments. As for the role of Daisy Adair, 24's Sarah Wynter landed the role.
As we mentioned in July, if the movie sells well, the series may be back on the small screen. Charlie Cohen gave a bit more details about this potential comeback saying that it could be a series of movies or another television series. However, McNamara's post reveals that MGM has not optioned any of the cast for future DLM projects.
The Dead Like Me movie is set to hit the DVD shelves in a store near you sometime during Summer 2008.
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8-12-2007 @ 11:42AM
Eklen said...
No Laura Harris?....=[
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8-12-2007 @ 11:46AM
Isabelle Carreau said...
Eklen: As I reported before, Laura Harris was busy with the filming of "Women's Murder Club," a new TV series. She couldn't free herself for the movie.
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8-12-2007 @ 12:02PM
Christopher said...
The entertaining thing about the casting of Sarah Wynter is that she and Laura Harris played sisters in the second season of 24.
It frightens me that I know that off-hand.
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8-12-2007 @ 12:03PM
Tele-Toby said...
They should have treated the role of Daisy Adair as they did with that of Rube Sofer - get rid of the character entirely through one explanation or another and start fresh with a new character. Recasting roles always takes me out of the illusion of what I'm viewing.
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8-12-2007 @ 12:07PM
superbagman said...
Wow, it's going to be weird watching Sarah Wynter playing Daisy...especially since she played Laura Harris' sister on 24...
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8-12-2007 @ 1:16PM
Will said...
Awesome. I'm about halfway through the second season right now.
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8-12-2007 @ 4:47PM
Michael said...
Dead Like Me w/o Mandy Patankin? What's the point?
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8-12-2007 @ 5:57PM
Oreo said...
I think recasting Daisy is a bad idea. He charater in the movie seems so out of charater anyways they might as well just change the charter completely.
And the movie isn't coming out until next year? I thought they finished filming a few weeks ago. It will take 10 months for post production?
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8-12-2007 @ 6:00PM
Isabelle Carreau said...
Oreo: Indeed it's a lot time between end of production and release. I guess they want to release it during the next Comic-Con to create some extra advertising.
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8-13-2007 @ 3:11PM
Marggy said...
This is horrible news. I can't believe they really recasted Daisy. They should have either waited for Laura to be done or gotten rid of the character.
And if they'd waited, they could have gotten Mandy Patinkin. Sigh...this whole thing is so bittersweet.
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8-13-2007 @ 3:13PM
Isabelle Carreau said...
Marggy: I know it's bad news but no one knew Mandy would quit "Criminal Minds" when they gave the movie the green light. As for Harris, if her series does well, it's possible that she not be free until May 2008. So that's why they decided to go with another actress.
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8-14-2007 @ 3:26PM
Cindy said...
They actually re-cast Daisy? Oh that's all kinds of not right. That should have been re-written as a whole new character the minute they knew they couldn't get Laura Harris back. As far as Mandy Patinkin, I doubt anyone could have gotten him. I am very interested to see how Henry Ian Cusick does in the head reaper role. Regardless, its a DLM movie, and I'm excited to see it!!
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