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Early buzz: New trailers, a Marvin movie, HBO cancels, more
Published 7/30/2008 by Whitney Matheson at USATODAY.com - Pop Candy
... repack my suitcase for Lollapalooza! One reader sent me an e-mail saying that Saturday is supposed to be the "hottest day of the year" in Chicago. I'm hoping the music makes up for it. A few headlines: - Here's the new trailer for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince . - Marvin the Martian is coming to the big screen . - HBO has cancelled Tell Me You Love Me . - The A.V. Club has an interview with cartoonist Jules Feiffer . - Gretchen Mol has joined the cast of ABC's Life on Mars . - The trailer for The Brothers Bloom looks ...

Casting Couch: Lucas Finds "Possible Side Effects," Mol Explores "Life on Mars"
Published 7/30/2008 by Jace (noreply@blogger.com) at Televisionary
... In other casting news, ABC's adaptation of UK series Life on Mars has added another actor to the mix, following the groundbreaking casting of Harvey Keitel last week as Gene Hunt. According to TV Guide , Gretchen Mol ( The Memory Keeper's Daughter ) has joined the cast as the female police officer Annie Norris, who was played in the original UK series by the luminous Liz White. Annie is a member of the Police Women's Bureau, whose modus operandi was to deal with the menial tasks around the precinct that none of the men wanted to be bothered with, though it's clear enough to ...

Life on Mars gets female cop, played by Gretchen Mol
Published 7/30/2008 by Allison Waldman at TV Squad
... There have been production changes, the first pilot was trashed, they've inserted new characters, they've remade the mythology of the show (with the approval of the British creators), and now more news. The character of Annie Norris on Life on Mars will be played by Gretchen Mol. Yes, the beautiful, sexy and very blond Gretchen Mol. (Okay, she can dye her hair.) ...

US Life on Mars castings
Published 7/30/2008 at OH NO!!
... arrival to the department. (The role was filled by Marshall Lancaster (<333333) on the BBC original.) Prayer circle to cancel this before it airs. I didn't watch the first pilot but I'd rather not ruin my vision and love of the best TV drama ever made. I can never envision any of these people being these characters. Some things are just better left untouched. But now that all of the major roles have been filled what do you think? Made of fail y/y? source1 source2 source3 source4