The Hollywood Reporter reveals that former Broadway stars Julianne Moore (The Vertical Hour) and Christina Applegate (Sweet Charity), along with Maria Bello, Matt Dillion and Jason Isaacs Every are on the hot list for pilot season this year. All have been offered several shows.
Moore, who recently guest-starred on NBC's "30 Rock," has been tapped for a Prime Suspect remake by NBC and a Scoundrels remake by ABC. Scoundrels is based on Outrageous Fortune, a New Zealand series. Bello has reportedly also been tapped for Prime Suspect, while Demi Moore is reportedly another contender for Scoundrels.
Jerry Bruckheimer's Chase, for NBC, has allegedly been considering Christina Applegate, Maria Bellow and Tea Leoni for the lead. Applegate additionally has an offer from CBS for the comedy series Open Books.
Matt Dillon has been pursued by NBC for The Rockford Files created by David Shore (House), and by Fox for the cop drama Ridealong. Jason Isaacs, best known from the Harry Potter franchise, has also been tapped for Ridealong, in addition to ABC's 187 Detroit, another cop drama.
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