Although the "Simpsons" voice actor took a pay cut to help keep the series on the air, his other TV project -- NBC freshman Free Agents -- got the ax.
Michael Buckner/Getty ImagesThe cast of “Lovelace” has recruited some new talent, bringing on Hank Azaria, Chris Noth, Bobby Cannavale and Robert Patrick to act alongside Amanda Seyfried and Peter Sarsgaard.
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Seyfried portrays porn icon Linda Lovelace while Sarsgaard plays her husband, Chuck Traynor. Azaria (“The Simpsons,” “Love and Other Drugs”) is slated to play Jerry Damiano, the director of “Deep Throat,” the erotic 1972 film that made Lovelace famous; Cannavale (“Win Win”) and Noth (“The Good Wife”) are set for the respective roles of the film’s financiers, Butchie Peraino and Anthony Romano.
Patrick (“Big Love”) will play Lovelace’s father, John.
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Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman are directing the movie, from a script by W. Merritt Johnson and Andy Bellin. Lovelace also will feature Sharon Stone, Juno Temple, Wes Bentley and Romeo Brown, the most recent new addition.
Filming was scheduled to begin Tuesday in Los Angeles.
