Ian Somerhalder cast in lead role for miniseries

Ian Somerhalder, who played Boone until he met his untimely demise on the first season of Lost, will play the lead role in a miniseries about Venetian traveler Marco Polo. The miniseries is about Polo's travels to Mongolia in the 13th Century and subsequent adventures. Co-stars are Brian Dennehy and B.D. Wong (Law & Order: SVU). So far, no television network has picked up the miniseries. Filming began this week in China.

A quick check of his IMDB profile shows he recently finished filming the new National Lampoon's movie, called TV: The Movie, and another film called The Sensation of Sight. It looks as though Somerhalder has supporting roles in both those flicks.