EXCLUSIVE: Miranda Otto, who stars as Aunt Zelda in Netflix's Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Zoë Chao from Strangers on Facebook Watch, and Silicon Valley‘s Zach Woods are set for supporting roles in Downhill. The trio joins previously announced stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Will Ferrell in Fox Searchlight’s Nat Faxon…

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details about all episodes of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.  There seems to be a trend in Hollywood of giving any and all IP a “dark reimagining” — specifically material that is normally seen in a more buoyant and hokey light. Shows like Riverdale and Titans have gone this route…

Netflix's upcoming Sabrina the Teenage Witch series has cast another key character from the comic books as a lead opposite Kiernan Shipka. Miranda Otto (Homeland) has been tapped to play Zelda Spellman on the show from Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. TV. She also joins Lucy Davis who was…

EXCLUSIVE: Miranda Otto and John Corbett have come aboard the Constantin Film/EMJAG Productions feature The Silence, along with young actor Kyle Breitkopf (Parental Guidance) They join previously announced Kiernan Shipka and Stanley Tucci. John R. Leonetti is attached to direct the film, which is based on the novel by…

Although I didn’t love 2013’s The Conjuring, the generally well-regarded first film in this new Conjuring Universe of horror movies, I had high regard for its sequel last year. The Conjuring 2 was sophisticated for the genre and completely believable. And now, as I say in my video review (click the link above to…

With its debut in 2001 less than two months after the horrific attacks of September 11, Fox's 24 captured the spirit, fears, dark underbelly and contradictions of the beginning of the Era of Terror we are living in still. In a time of travel bans and uncertainty, induced tensions over Muslims abroad and at home in…

It’s been nearly eight years since Kiefer Sutherland’s Jack Bauer kept the world safe for democracy in 24 and more than two since he returned for 24: Live Another Day. Well, this is 2016, and a new man is on the case for the revived Counter Terrorist Unit in Washington. That guy is Eric Carter (Straight Outta…

When Miranda Otto (The Lord of the Rings, The Thin Red Line) took up the role of Allison Carr in Homeland's fifth season, she was to embody one of the most dynamic and powerful female roles on television. Otto's arc as the double agent and genius manipulator felt like what would traditionally be "a man's role," she…

Following her showy season-long arc on the recent fifth season of Homeland, Miranda Otto is reuniting with Homeland executive producer Howard Gordon on 24: Legacy. Otto has been tapped as the female lead opposite Corey Hawkins in the Fox pilot, which reboots the 24 franchise with brand new characters. 24: Legacy…

It’s January, so as network drama and comedy executives are narrowing their choices of pilot scripts, their casting counterparts are compiling wish lists of actors to pursue. Pilot Season 2016 is shaping up to be another very competitive one, with some acting talent also targeted by cable and streaming projects. Last…

UPDATES with Ben Barnes taking over role of Logan: A bit of Once Upon A Time, House of Cards, Pacific Rim and Borgen is coming to the HBO series about theme park robots gone wrong. With Miranda Otto having exited Westworld, the series has a replacement plus a trio of new castings to join Ed Harris, Anthony Hopkins…

As Showtime’s Homeland moves to its new German locale for Season 5, the show is adding four new series regulars, including a new boss and a new love interest for Carrie. Joining the CIA drama are Miranda Otto (The Lord Of The Rings trilogy), top German actor Sebastian Koch (The Lives Of Others), Alexander Fehling (Ingl…