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Already set to appear in Judd Apatow's This is Forty, the upcoming spin-off of the director's 2008 hit Knocked Up, Variety reports that Lithgow has been cast in the comedy Dog Fight, which stars Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis as two rival politicians running for a congressional seat in a small North Carolina district election. What role Lithgow will play exactly is unknown.
John Lithgow is known for a variety of movie roles over his long career; though two of his most memorable have been on the small screen: his Emmy Award–winning role as the quirky alien Dick Solomon in the sitcom Third Rock From the Sun and, more recently, his Emmy and Golden Globe–winning turn as the creepy Trinity Killer in the fourth season of Dexter. His last movie role, that of James Franco's sympathetic father in the Planet of the Apes prequel, Rise of the Planet of the Apes was somewhere in the middle of those two extremes, but his latest projects imply that Lithgow is looking for more comedic roles than duplicitous serial killers.
Jason Sudeikis (Horrible Bosses), Dylan McDermott (American Horror Story) and Katherine LaNasa (Valentine's Day) will co-star in Dog Fight, which will be directed by Jay Roach (Austin Powers, Dinner For Schmucks) from a script by Chris Henchy (The Other Guys) and Shawn Harwell (Eastbound and Down). Ferrell, Galifianakis and Adam McKay (Anchorman) will produce.
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Christmas in Connecticut (Classic Cheer)
TCM, 10:15 AM ET
An urban food writer (Barbara Stanwyck) posing as a farm mother must play holiday host to a Navy hero (Dennis Morgan).
Santa Claus: The Movie (Mistletoe & Mayhem)
AMC, 12:45 PM ET
Santa (David Huddleston) and an elf (Dudley Moore) foil a New York toy manufacturer's (John Lithgow) scheme to get rich off Christmas.
Christmas with the Kranks (Family Dramedy)
FX, 2 PM ET
The Kranks (Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis), who'd decided to skip Christmas, scramble to put together a last-minute celebration.
What else is showing this season? See our The 12 Flavors of Christmas - 2010 Holiday TV Movie Guide.
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Yes, Virginia (Yes, Virginia)
CBS, 8 PM ET
New animated version of the story of Virginia O'Hanlon, who inspired one of the most famous newspaper editorials.
Prancer (Family Dramedy)
AMC, 8 PM ET
A widower's (Sam Elliott) daughter (Rebecca Harrell) finds a wounded reindeer that she is sure must be from Santa's sleigh.
Santa Claus: The Movie (Mistletoe & Mayhem)
AMC, 10 PM ET
Santa (David Huddleston) and an elf (Dudley Moore) foil a New York toy manufacturer's (John Lithgow) scheme to get rich off Christmas.
What else is showing this season? See the complete Holiday TV Movie Guide: The 12 Flavors of Christmas.
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Posted 12.11.09 by reelz