'Wonder Woman' Recruits Cary Elwes, Watch a Preview of Audrina Patridge's Reality Show and More
The 'Wonder Woman' cast has added yet another awesome actor to its ranks: Carey Elwes, otherwise known as Westley from 'The Princess Bride.'He'll play Henry Detmer, the acting CEO of Themyscira Industries and an uncle-like figure to Adrianne Palicki's Diana Prince who could potentially turn into a love interest, according to Deadline.
Meanwhile, TV Line reports that Becki Newton, one of pilot season's most sought-after stars, has signed on for the Fox comedy pilot formerly known as 'Home Grown.' The casting is in second position to her as-yet-unaired NBC series, 'Love Bites.'
Jim Cavizel, also known as Mel Gibson's Jesus in 'The Passion of the Christ,' has booked the leading role in the J.J. Abrams/Jonah Nolan pilot 'Person of Interest,' according to Vulture. He joins the already-cast Taraji P. Henson and Michael Emerson.
In other TV news ...
• 'Greek' alum Scott Michael Foster is getting around. The actor, who recently booked an arc on 'Parenthood,' will appear on ABC Family's 'Melissa & Joey' for three episodes as a potential love interest for Melissa Joan Hart. [TV Line]
• NBC's Don Johnson pilot, 'A Mann's World,' has cast another actress. Caitlin Crosby joins Taylor Kinney and Kelly Hu in the series about a fiftysomething Beverly Hills hairdresser. [THR]
• Despite two of the 'Off the Map' leads booking roles in an NBC pilot, one of their costars says the show has a 50/50 chance of coming back for a second season. "Five percent of the shows are out-of-the-box hits, 5 percent are canceled on arrival, and 90 percent of shows, which is where we are, ride the bubble. And it's all on how the fans respond, you know. Like, hit ABC.com," Jason George said. [EW]
• 'Roswell' star Nick Wechsler is trying his hand at TV again. The actor has signed on to play Ben in the ABC pilot 'Revenge,' which stars Ashley Madekwe. [THR]
• Is TLC hoping to find its next 'Jon and Kate Plus 8' in the form of 'What the Sell?!'? The show, about a Chicago antique store run by three generations of the same family, will premiere the first of its 14 episodes on March 29. [Deadline]
• Emmy-nominated 'Captain Kangaroo' director Frank Alesia died Feb. 27 at age 65. The sometimes-character actor also appeared in shows like 'That Girl,' 'The Odd Couple,' 'The Flying Nun' and 'Laverne & Shirley.' [THR]
• Finally, Audrina Patridge's new reality show, 'Audrina,' premieres April 17 at 9PM ET, but People directed us to this new promo. Check it out below:

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