Megan Dodds has inked a talent holding deal with Fox and 20th Century Fox TV to star in an hourlong series project.
The deal stems from Dodds' performance in the Fox/20th TV dramedy pilot "Courtroom K," which impressed executives at the network and studio.
"She just stood out," Fox head of casting Marcia Shulman said of the Juilliard-trained Dodds. "To me, she looks like a classic movie star, a woman from the 1940s. And she is just a terrific actress."
The pact with Dodds comes a week after Fox signed a talent deal with another thirtysomething actress of solid pedigree, Yale School of Drama alum Kathryn Hahn. "It's the year of strong women," Shulman said. "I think women are a great audience for television, and we should be servicing them."
Once a mostly testosterone-driven network, Fox has been opening its schedule more to shows targeting women with the runaway...
The deal stems from Dodds' performance in the Fox/20th TV dramedy pilot "Courtroom K," which impressed executives at the network and studio.
"She just stood out," Fox head of casting Marcia Shulman said of the Juilliard-trained Dodds. "To me, she looks like a classic movie star, a woman from the 1940s. And she is just a terrific actress."
The pact with Dodds comes a week after Fox signed a talent deal with another thirtysomething actress of solid pedigree, Yale School of Drama alum Kathryn Hahn. "It's the year of strong women," Shulman said. "I think women are a great audience for television, and we should be servicing them."
Once a mostly testosterone-driven network, Fox has been opening its schedule more to shows targeting women with the runaway...
- 10/28/2008
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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