http://dysfunkshunell1.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] dysfunkshunell1.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] criminalxminds2010-01-29 11:52 pm
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another one added to the spin-off cast

From the Futon Critic
CRIMINAL MINDS (CBS) - Matt Ryan ("The Tudors") is on track to join the cast of the potential spin-off, about "a new group of profilers who work outside the FBI bureaucracy." He'll reportedly play Mick Fleming, "a Cambridge-educated British ex-Mercenary, formerly of the British Special Forces, an expert sniper and a ladies man." Forest Whitaker also stars in the hour, which Richard Shepard is directing from a script by Chris Mundy and Ed Bernero. ABC Studios, CBS Television Studios and The Mark Gordon Company are co-producing.

[identity profile] weaselistic.livejournal.com 2010-01-31 08:41 am (UTC)(link)
Well, on the bright side, putting the sole African American in the role of the team leader, mentor-type, instead of the ex-convict as previously intended, that's an improvement.

[identity profile] eiko82.livejournal.com 2010-01-31 11:33 am (UTC)(link)
Well, you never know. Maybe they merged the two together e.g the ex-convict became the team leader.

Anyways, I agree with you that having an African-American as team leader is definitely an improvement.

[identity profile] weaselistic.livejournal.com 2010-01-31 12:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Nah, they still have the ex-convict listed, so unless they want to have tow ex-cons... XD we should be safe.

But you never know how the characters change during and after the casting process. And then comes the writing... they could all turn into very cool characters, or not, regardless of the initial casting call. :3