Rosie O’Donnell joins showtime comedy pilot “SMILF”November 10, 2016 - 16:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Rosie O’Donnell has been cast in the Showtime pilot “SMILF”, TheWrap has learned. Set in Boston, the show will follow single, 20-something Bridgette (Frankie Shaw) whose desires for relationships, sex, and a career collide with the realities of young, single motherhood. It is based on Shaw’s short film of the same name. O’Donnell, a multiple Emmy winner, will play Tutu, Bridgette’s mother, who is completely oblivious to social convention. Despite her troubled upbringing in the projects of Southie, she shows up for her daughter and grandson as best as she possibly can, which isn’t always up to Bridgette’s standards. If the project were to be picked up to series, O’Donnell would have a series regular role. Most recently, she has had a recurring role as foster care mentor Rita Hendricks on Freeform’s “The Fosters” and appeared on the hit CBS show “Mom” alongside Anna Faris and Allison Janney. O’Donnell is represented by WME. In addition to Shaw and O’Donnell, the series will star Samara Weaving and Ismael Cruz Cordova. Shaw will star, write, produce and direct the semi-autobiographical pilot, with Oscar nominee Michael London and Emmy nominees Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky executive producing. Shaw’s short was previously a finalist in TheWrap’s 2015 Shortlist Film Festival and won the Sundance Jury Award in 2015. The pilot will be produced by ABC Signature as a co-production with Showtime. Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. |