Former “Dexter” star Jimmy Smits is set to star in a new untitled legal drama for NBC. Produced by Conan O’Brien, the show centers on a by-the-book Supreme Court Justice (Smits) who excuses himself from the bench to go into private practice and fight constitutional injustices [More...]

Kiefer Sutherland will be looking for a new job soon. Fox have announced that the current season of “24″ will likely be both his, and the show’s, last. There is a light at the end of the tunnel though – reports suggest Jack Bauer will be heading to the big screen! [More...]

Keri Russell is in talks to join the new TV sitcom “Wilde Kingdom”, a romantic comedy pilot from Mitch Hurtwitz and fellow ”Arrested Development” scribe James Vallely. The project centers on Steve Wilde Will (Arnett), a wealthy, self-centered Beverly Hills playboy who falls for a selfless humanitarian (Russell) [More...]

John Krasinski (no longer a “Captain America” contender) has joined Ginnifer Goodwin (TVs “Big Love”) in the romantic comedy “Something Borrowed”. The script centers on a Manhattan attorney (Goodwin), the consummate good girl, who falls in love with her best friend’s fiance on her 30th birthday. Krasinski has also been contracted to do the film’s sequel [More...].

“Young and the Restless” star Wilson Bethel is reportedly one of the actors in the running to play the title character in Marvel’s “Captain America”. Chris Evans, Mike Vogel and Garrett Hedlund are also still in the mix. [More...]

Liev Schreiber says he’s not sure whether or not his character, Sabretooth, will be back for the recently-announced “X-Men Origins : Wolverine” sequel. The movie, set to lens in January, will see the titular character clawing his way through Japan. [More...]

Oscar Winner Robert De Niro will play Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi in a new ESPN Film’s biopic. The project, written by “Forrest Gump” scribe Eric Roth, tells of the man that rebuilt the Packers into a gridiron powerhouse, and five-time champions, between 1959-67. “There are few actors who could accurately portray the fire, passion and grit of Lombardi, and we’re thrilled to have Robert De Niro on our team,” said NFL vp programming Charles Coplin. “With the addition of De Niro, Eric and Tribeca Prods., we have a deep bench to produce a film worthy of the legendary coach and American icon.” [More...]