Casting news:
Dominic Monaghan
BBC America, OLN and Channel 5 announced Tuesday that the LOST and Lord of the Rings actor will star in a new travel-adventure series, already in production. Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan will find the British actor globetrotting in search of “the biggest, scariest and weirdest insects on the planet.” In a statement from BBC America, Monaghan explained that this isn’t a new interest for him. “I have been obsessed and interested in nature all my life,” he said. “This show brings together years of excited preparation by finally creating a series that demonstrates my love for travel, animals, adventure and people.”Titus Welliver
LOST‘s Man in Black, Titus Welliver, is keeping things mysterious with a role on NBC’s drama pilot Midnight Sun. Welliver will play the charismatic and manipulative leader of a group — aka Midnight Sun — that lives on a cult-like commune in Alaska. After the members mysteriously disappear, a female FBI cult specialist leading the investigation uncovers a larger conspiracy. The thriller is being adapted from the Israeli format by Lisa Zwerling (The Event, FlashForward).
