Casting Clack – Simpson goes to Melrose Place, Nate Coddry goes to Buffy and a villain is cast for V

by Richard Keller

scrubs_faison In “Casting Clack”, CliqueClack brings you a summary of the TV casting news released throughout the week, be it the addition of a series regular, a new recurring cast member, a guest star, or even someone making a cameo.

Spoiler Blinders On! Be warned that the casting news after the jump may contain slight spoilers about the roles the actors will play. Consult with your physician for any other questions.

This week, we have casting news for: the new Melrose Place, the new V, The Wonderful Maladys, 90210, and many more.

Current Series

Shannen Doherty will be returning to her former television zip code one more time. Doherty will be reprising her role as harlot Brenda Walsh for the season finale of 90210. What she will be back for, other than making Kelly’s life a bit more hellish, is unknown. [Source: Watch with Kristin]

The stars are coming out for an upcoming episode of NBC’s Medium directed by star Patricia Arquette. In addition to a return appearance by Angelica Huston, look for guest stints by Rumer Willis and Brothers & Sisters star Balthazar Getty. [Source: People]

New Series

Big news! Former O.C. actress Mischa Barton is NOT being added to the cast of the Melrose Place remake. However, she will be staying with the CW for the Ashton Kutcher produced A Beautiful Life. Don’t worry about this, though. Being a Kutcher produced show, it’ll probably be canceled in no time at all. [Source: The Envelope]

Over in the world of webisodes, theWB.com has cast Internet star Jessica “LonleyGirl15″ Rose for a new web horror series entitled Blood Cell. Rose will star as a woman racing against the clock to stop a psycho killer. [Source: Cynopsis]

After a couple of guest-starring stints and a recurring role on Chuck, former Arrested Development star Tony Hale is working to obtain a steady paycheck. He is set to star in the FOX comedy Cop House and will play an officer who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder. A perfect casting for Hale, in my opinion. [Source: The Hollywood Reporter]

Here come the neighbors! Joining the cast of the Melrose Place reboot is Ashlee Simpson-Wentz. The former star of the more innocent 7th Heaven will play Violet, a character whose disarming outer naivete masks a calculating sex vixen inside. [Source: Entertainment Weekly]

Get ready to feel old (like you don’t already). Former Full House sibling, and sister to Kirk Cameron, Candace Cameron Bure, is joining the cast of ABC Family’s Perfect 10. Following a group of Olympic hopeful gymnastic teenagers, Candace will star as a — ready for it — step-mom-to-be of one of the competitors. Get me my rocking chair, please! [Source: The Ausiello Files]

Last week we mentioned the casting of Scott Wolf to the remake of the ’80s sci-fi series V. This week the role of the villain was given to former Firefly Morena Baccarin. She will play Anna, the leader of the Visitors who is remarkably knowledgeable about human culture and media manipulation. [Source: The Hollywood Reporter]

Pilots

Ashley Jensen, currently starring on Ugly Betty, is moonlighting on a CBS comedy pilot titled Accidentally on Purpose. She will play the best friend to show star Jenna Elfman. [Source: The Hollywood Reporter]

Former Jericho star Skeet Ulrich is coming back to CBS in a drama pilot titled Back. He will play a man who was reported missing right after the events of 9/11. [Source: The Hollywood Reporter]

Another Ugly Betty star, Rebecca Romijn, is moving on in her television career with a role on the ABC drama pilot Eastwick. Based on the movie and novel Witches of Eastwick, Romijn has been cast as the third witch. She will join already cast Lindsay Price and Jamie Ray Newman. [Source: The Hollywood Reporter]

Now that Scrubs is finishing up its run, its cast members are out looking for other jobs. One of these is Donald (Turk) Faison. He’s joining Cedric the Entertainer in the ABC comedy pilot The Law, which focuses on the lives of a few LAPD reserve officers. [Source: seattlepi.com]

Sarah Michelle Gellar is finally getting some siblings for her HBO pilot The Wonderful Maladys. Joining the actress, who will be known as Buffy until she is laid in the ground, will be former Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and current United States of Tara star Nate Coddry and Deadwood actress Molly Parker. Coddry will play Gellar’s younger bookish brother while Parker will play her older therapist sister. [Source: Entertainment Weekly]

If you want to learn more about the actors and their roles, click on the source links at the end of each entry.

Photo Credit: ABC