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Undercovers, JJ Abrams' new NBC pilot about a married couple, Steven and Samantha Bloom, that gets recruited to work for the CIA, has cast Boris Kodjoe (Love and Basketball) and Gerald McRaney (Deadwood). Kodjoe will play Steven and McRaney will play the Blooms' CIA handler. [imdb]
Emmy Rossum (Phantom of the Opera) will play Fiona, a smart, resourceful 18-year-old looking after her unemployed, alcoholic father and five younger siblings in the American remake of UK comedy series Shameless. The pilot being made by Showtime revolves around the Gallaghers, a working-class Chicago clan dealing with the recession. William H. Macy, Allison Janney, and Justin Chatwin are also part of the cast. (THR)
Trailer for Christopher Nolan's new thriller Inception, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Cillian Murphy, Ellen Page, Michael Caine, Ken Watanabe, Tom Hardy, Tom Berenger. [imdb]
Red-band trailer for Repo Men, set in a near-future where organs can be purchased on installment plans - and repossessed - much like cars, or apartments. Less music, more Jude Law than Repo! The Genetic Opera! All you need to know is that Alice Braga (City of God, I Am Legend) is in it, and she is looking awesome. [imdb]
First stills from period action-drama, The Eagle of the Ninth, based on the novel by Rosemary Sutcliff. In Roman-ruled Britain, a young Roman soldier (Channing Tatum) endeavors to honor his father's memory by finding his lost legion's golden emblem. Jamie Bell, Donald Sutherland, Mark Strong, Denis O'Hare, and Tahar Rahim also star. The Eagle of the Ninth is one of two upcoming films about the legendary Ninth Legion - the other is Neil Marshall's Centurion, starring Michael Fassbender and Olga Kurylenko. [imdb]
British drama about a group of superpowered teens, Misfits, gets a second series on E4. (Guardian)