Fish cast in CW's 'Arrow' pilot

British thesp Colin Fish has became a member of CW pilot "Arrow." "Arrow," in line with the Electricity Comics book "Eco-friendly Arrow," has been created by Warner Bros. Television and Berlanti Prods. Premise focuses on former billionaire playboy Oliver Full who, after being stranded for 5 years on the deserted island, returns having a mysterious agenda and lethal group of new abilities he uses inside a fight against crime. Stephen Amell was formerly cast within the lead role as Full. Greg Berlanti is writing and professional creating with Marc Guggenheim and Andrew Kreisberg. David Nutter is pointing the pilot as well as receives professional producer credit. Fish will have Walter Steele, an old business connect from the late Robert Full and also the No. 2 professional at Full Consolidated who married Moira Full following her husband's dying at ocean and also the disappearance of her boy, Oliver. Around the bigscreen, Fish lately wrapped "Resident Evil: Retribution," reprising his role in the first film. Fish is repped by Steven Siebert at Lighthouse Entertainment and Curtis Brown Group. Contact Stuart Levine at stuart.levine@variety.com

'Kyle XY' Actor Joins ABC Family Comedy 'Baby Dad

ABC Household is keeping it, well, in the household.InchKyle XY" actor Jean-Luc Bilodeau continues to be cast within the cable network's new comedy series, "Baby Dad," set to premiere this summer time.Furthermore, "Reba" alumna Melissa Peterman continues to be upped to series regular. Cast people include Chelsea Kane, Derek Theler and Tahj Mowry.Within the half-hour multicamera series, Bilodeau will have Ben, who all of a sudden turns into a father to some little girl when she's left at his doorstep by an ex-girlfriend. Ben decides to boost the infant with the aid of his mother Bonnie (Peterman), his brother Danny (Theler) and the buddies Tucker (Mowry) and Riley (Kane), that has a secret crush on him."Baby Dad," which starts production early in the year and will also be shot before an active audience in La, originates from Serta Berendsen ("The Nine Lives of Chloe King").Bilodeau performed Josh Trager on "Kyle XY." Younger crowd has made an appearance on "No Regular Family" and could be seen around the giant screen in "LOL" and "Piranha 3DD." The Hollywood Reporter

Universal dates 'Identity Thief'

Universal has set a May 10, 2013 release date for Seth Gordon's crime comedy "Identity Crook."Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy are affixed to star with Scott Stuber to create through his Stuber Pictures banner, alongside Bateman and Peter Morgan for DumbDumb. Pic involves a guy whose identity is stolen with a lady.Universal used exactly the same weekend this past year for that opening of "Bridesmaids," that McCarthy received an Oscar nom."Identity Crook" will open against Warner Bros.' sci-fier "Off-shore Rim," directed by Guillermo del Toro within the tale of the alien attack threatening our planet's existence. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com

'Avengers' Trailer Decoded: Hulk, Monsters Plus Much More

"The Avengers" trailer is hero every week based on our fellow authors at MTV Splash Page, which we can not say we disagree. Carrying out a expected (and mediocre) Oscars last Sunday, the flicks community needed a pick-me-up in the large way. Signal Joss Whedon and Earth's Mightiest Heroes, who introduced us earth's mightiest trailer to awaken our senses. From Hulk and Iron Man's tender moment for the massive dragon-like menace hiding about within the finish, we come up with our ideas round the "Avengers" trailer inside the video below. Check my way through this week's Talk Nerdy.

The Nanny Star to Storm ABC's Castle

Phylicia Rashad Add Phylicia Rashad to the list of classic sitcom stars looking to make a comeback next season. But in this case, Rashad is making a move to drama, joining the cast of the NBC pilot Do No Harm. In the thriller, a modern day take on "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," Rashad will play Dr. Vanessa Young, the Chief of Surgery and the boss to brilliant neurosurgeon Jeffrey Kohl (Steven Pasquale). Kohl has a secret: He's managed to keep his dangerous alter ego, Ian Price, in check. But when he develops immunity to medicine that had kept Ian under wraps, his evil side aims to destroy the good side's career and personal life. A powerful and intimidating figure, Vanessa is Jeffrey's greatest champion but is also deeply confrontational and calls things like she sees them. Rashad joins a cast that also includes Alana De La Garza, Ruta Gedmintas, Mousa Kraish and Michael Esper. Rashad is currently on the big screen in the Tyler Perry feature Good Deeds. Her other recent credits include For Colored Girls, Just Wright and the TV movies Change of Plans and A Raisin in the Sun. She has also guested on Psych. '90s Stars Make a Comeback But Rashad, of course, is best known for her iconic 1980s role of Clair Huxtable on The Cosby Show. She partnered again with Bill Cosby in his 1990s sitcom Cosby. Rashad joins a growing number of veteran TV players starring in pilots this spring, including Roseanne Barr, John Goodman, Kirstie Alley and John Stamos. Universal Television is the studio on Do No Harm, which was written and executive produced by David Schulner. Peter Traugott and Rachel Kaplan are also executive producers, while Michael Mayer is the director. Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

TV Castings: Collette Wolfe Lands Lead In Next Caller, Terry Deck hands Joins Newsroom, Jon Dore In How You Can Accept Your Folks

EXCLUSIVE: Collette Wolfe (Youthful Adult) has arrived the feminine lead in NBC’s comedy pilot Next Caller Please. The Lionsgate/Universal TV project, compiled by Stephen Falk, focuses on Colorado public radio personality Stella Hoobler (Wolfe) who's thrilled when she’s employed to co-host an invisible show for Orbit Satellite Radio in NY City until she meets her co-host, Cam Doherty, an abrasive, hard-consuming, sexist loose cannon. Wolfe is by using Gersh and Untitled. Jon Dore continues to be cast in Claudia Lonow’s ABC comedy pilot How you can Accept Your Folks for that Relaxation of the Existence. The multi-camera/hybrid comedy, from 20th TV and Imagine, focuses on Polly (Sarah Chalke), a lately divorced, single mother, who moves along with her eccentric parents, Elaine and Max, a few whos filled with existence but knows no limitations. Dore, repped by Gersh and Diamondfield, will have Polly’s “Big Lebowski-esque” ex-husband. Shall We Be There Yet? star Terry Deck hands has arrived an arc on Aaron Sorkins approaching Cinemax series The Newsroom. The show, set behind the curtain, set behind the curtain of the cable enws network, stars Shaun Daniels as primetime anchor Will McAvoy. Deck hands will have Lonny, Will’s bodyguard and would-be-confidant or existence coach of sorts. Actor and Old Spice spokesperson Deck hands, repped by WME, next reprises his role within the Expendables 2.

Exclusive: Hugh Grant Talks Cloud Atlas

Inside an adventure with cannibalsHugh Grant, Britain's latest investigative reporter and many types of-round national treasure, can get to his normal work having a couple of peachy roles in coming several days. For those who have seen a clip for Aardman's Pirates! Inside An Adventure With Scientists you understand his knockabout Sailing Captain inside the stop-motion caper. However, explore called just as much about his role inside the genre kaleidoscope that's Cloud Atlas.For your new problem Empire sitting lower with Grant to discuss his film career so far, Leveson as well as the lure of Hollywood blockbusters within the publish-Four Wedding events heyday. Together with a cracking interview he shown being.He shared some fascinating experience into his role in Tom Tykwer and Lana and Andy Wachowski's Russian toy from the movie. Or should that be roles? "I have six cameo parts in this particular strange, ambitious film," Grant referred to. "I perform a lot of killing and raping. I placed on a lot of prosthetic constitute, too. You almost certainly won't realize that i am inside the film! However it might be fun. I believed before Someone said it that I'd change it lower, that people normally do, however i believed about meeting the Wachowskis because I have always respected them enormously. And they are so charming and fascinating."Explaining people six figures as "incredibly evil", Grant referred to the Wachowski siblings' decision to cast him against type introduced to serious soul-searching: "I slightly referred to as my own, personal bluff. Inside the parts I am a cannibal, about 2000 years afterwards, which i figured, 'I is capable of doing that. It is simple.A Then I am out of the blue browsing a cannibal skirt around the mountaintop in Germany and they are saying, 'You know, hungry! We ought to obtain that flesh-eating, as being a leopard who's so hungry...' and i am thinking, 'I can't do that! Just create a witty line!'"Cloud Atlas recently wrapped as well as the three co-company company directors coping the unenviable task of knitting all this narrative complexity together inside the editing suite. "It'll be fascinating to look for the way it calculates," marvelled Grant, who describes it the finest independent film of his career. "I have run into little products of cut footage that is just astonishing. I probably had 20 shooting days, and every one of them is shooting their unique part of the film utilizing their own deckie's. It's amazing."There's genuine anticipation building around that certain - a lot more it's true that that Hugh Grant will probably be channelling his inner leopard - together with a trailer shouldn't be too much. Expect Cloud Atlas itself round the silver screen later this year.