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J.J. Abrams begint comedy bij Fox

J.J. Abrams is taking a comedic turn at Fox with a half-hour project written by Mike Markowitz.

Abrams, co-creator/executive producer of Fox's sophomore sci-fi drama "Fringe," is exec producing the untitled comedy, which has been given a presentation order.

Details on the premise are being kept under wraps beyond a bare-bones logline of "a comedic medical show."

Markowitz and Bryan Burk also exec produce the presentation from Warner Bros. TV and Abrams' studio-based Bad Robot Prods.

The medical drama field is crowded with stalwarts "Grey's Anatomy" and "House" as well as "Private Practice" and newcomers "Trauma," "Miami Trauma," "Mercy," "Three Rivers" and "Hawthorne." But there is room for medical comedies, with ABC's veteran "Scrubs" and Showtime's freshman dramedy "Nurse Jackie" the only players.

Markowitz, who has worked on such comedy series as "Becker" and "It's All Relative," is repped by CAA.

Bron: The Hollywood Reporter

Lost vernieuwing in Spanje

MADRID -- Terrestrial web Cuatro has bought Spanish free-to-air rights to all six seasons of "Lost" from pubcaster Radio Television Espanola after the sci-fi suspenser flopped with its older demographic.

Disney-ABC-ESPN worked with RTVE and the younger-skewing Cuatro to find a more appropriate home for "Lost."

The sale "forms part of our cost-cutting strategy," said an RTVE spokesperson, as local broadcasters react to recession by rationalizing the shows they air.

"We're excited to be launching 'Lost' with Cuatro, who are a well-matched home for the series, and have ambitious plans in terms of scheduling, marketing and promotional support," said Francesca Tauriello, Disney-ABC-ESPN TV's senior VP of program distribution in Europe, the Middle East and Asia (South).

Launched November 2005, the Sogecable-owned Cuatro has built its brand on U.S. shows such as "House," which, now in its fifth season, punched a 16.6 share and 3.2 million viewers on Tuesday, way above Cuatro's 8.9% channel average for March.

" 'Lost' fits very well with our brand, and its finale looks set to be a worldwide TV phenomenon," said Cuatro programming director, Fernando Jerez.

Cuatro will sked all six seasons of "Lost" so that its 2010 sixth-season finale will air a matter of weeks after the U.S., Jerez said.

The acquisition follows deals for HBO's "True Blood" and Warner Bros. Intl. Television's "Gossip Girl."

Bron: Hollywood Reporter

Kevin Durand gecast voor nieuwe film

Kevin Durand (Martin Keamy) is gecast voor een nieuwe film.

Durand is playing Little John, Hood's right-hand man. He is best known in the legends for fighting a duel with Hood using quarterstaves while trying to cross a river. Durand, who appears as the Blob in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," is best known for his work on ABC's "Lost," where he played a mercenary named Martin Keamy. Durand is repped by Abrams Artist Agency and Alchemy Entertainment.

Bron: Hollywood Reporter