‘The Walking Dead’s Jon Bernthal to play the Punisher on Marvel’s ‘Daredevil’

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The Walking Dead‘s Jon Bernthal to play the Punisher on Marvel’s Daredevil
Bernthal tweeted his reaction to playing the iconic character in Season 2 of the Netflix series: “Thanks for the love yall. Let’s get it. Honored.”

Fame reboot lands at Lifetime with Nigel Lythgoe producing
Former Smash showrunner Josh Safran will write a script reimagining the 1980 hit film set at a performing arts college, which also spawned a TV series from 1982 to 1987.

NBC announces an adventure series starring Henry Winkler, William Shatner, George Foreman, Terry Bradshaw
Jeff Dye will also join Better Late Than Never, which will see the five men “travel together to Asia in search of intimate, life-changing experiences.”

Elementary‘s Lucy Liu and Jonny Lee Miller will film a Girls cameo
Expect them to play versions of themselves in Season 5, according to TV Line.

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt looking to cast Kimmy’s mom
Who will play Kimmy’s mom? “Joan Cusack played my mom in the series finale of The Office, which was amazing. That was great casting,” says Ellie Kemper. “I’m not going to name any other woman because what if a woman gets insulted that I said they could play my mom? So I’ll just name my mom: Dotty Kemper.” PLUS: Tina Fey confirms Tituss Burgess made up the lyrics to Pinot Noir “on the spot.”