Amazon Original Series Goliath has cast actor, filmmaker and producer Mark Duplass (Togetherness, Room 104) as a series regular for its second season debuting next year on Prime Video. Duplass will play Tom Wyatt, a successful Los Angeles developer who wants to give the city a distinct skyline. A prominent philanthropist, he is a major contributor to mayoral candidate Marisol Silva (Ana De La Reguera).
The new season of Goliath is executive produced by Peabody Award winner Clyde Phillips (Dexter) and Lawrence Trilling (Parenthood). The series’ cast is led by Billy Bob Thornton (Fargo), who in January won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Drama Series for Goliath’s first season, and has also won an Oscar for his role in Sling Blade. Goliath is created by David E. Kelley (Ally McBeal) and Jonathan Shapiro (The Practice).
Duplass is an award-winning actor, filmmaker and producer. He was first recognized in the early 2000s for writing, directing and producing several acclaimed independent and studio films with his brother Jay, such as The Puffy Chair, Cyrus, and Jeff, Who Lives at Home. In 2014, Mark and his brother Jay created the critically acclaimed television series Togetherness in which Mark also starred. They also created Room 104, which debuted last month, in which Jay also stars.
Duplass has starred in a number of critically lauded films. His credits include: Alexander Lehmann’s romantic drama Blue Jay, Lynn Shelton’s Gotham-award winning Your Sister’s Sister, Charlie McDowell’s sci-fi romance The One I Love, Patrick Brice’s horror-comedy Creep, Colin Trevorrow’s Independent Spirit award-winning Safety Not Guaranteed, the Sundance sensation Humpday and Katherine Bigelow’s Oscar-winning Zero Dark Thirty.
“Scandal” cast will reunite for online script reading for hurricane relief in western North Carolina
The cast of ABC's hit political drama "Scandal" may need to brush up on their snappy, speedy delivery known as "Scandal-pace," because they're reuniting for a good cause. Its stars including Kerry Washington, Tony Goldwyn and Bellamy Young will take part in a live virtual script reading on Nov. 17 to raise money for hurricane relief in western North Carolina.
Beginning Friday, fans can go online and donate to reserve a spot for the online reading. Proceeds will benefit United Way of North Carolina. Everyone who donates will be able to take part in a virtual pre-event with the cast and Shonda Rhimes will give an introduction.
Additional guest stars will also be announced. The online fundraising platform Prizeo is also holding a contest where one person who donates online via their site will be selected to read a role from the script with the actors. The winner should not worry about the "Scandal"-pace, assured Young over Zoom.
"Whomever the lucky reader is can read at whatever pace they want," she said.
Young, who played Mellie Young, the first lady and later Republican presidential nominee on "Scandal," was born and raised in Asheville, North Carolina. She came up with the idea for the effort with a friend and took it to her fellow "Scandal" actors, who all jumped on board. Young said this is the first script reading the cast has all done together since the show ended after seven seasons in 2018.
Which episode they will be reading has not been announced yet.
Young said it's "been devastating" to see so many parts of her hometown badly damaged by Hurricane Helene, which ravaged western North Carolina one month ago.
To research the best use for donations, Young spoke with numerous political leaders, including North... Read More