J.J. Abrams lures Jim Caviezel to be a 'Person of Interest' for CBS
Michael Emerson and Taraji P. Henson will co-star
Jim Caviezel
Credit: AMC
Jim Caviezel has a passion for a CBS pilot from J.J. Abrams and Jonah Nolan.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Caviezel will take one of the lead roles in "Person of Interest."
The pilot focuses on a former intelligence officer (Caviezel) who is presumed dead, but resurrects himself as a crimefighter, teaming up with an eccentric billionaire (Michael Emerson). It's like a procedural drama for people who wish Batman were two people instead of one.
The Warner Brothers TV pilot also features Oscar nominee Taraji P. Henson.
Although he's best known for features like "The Passion of the Christ" and "Frequency," Caviezel starred in AMC's reinterpretation of "The Prisoner" and, according to The IMDB, has also appeared on episodes of "The Wonder Years" and "Murder, She Wrote."
News From Our Partners
-
GIFS: 10 TV Housekeepers That Ran The Show
Megan Smolenyak: Celebrity Roots Series "Who Do You Think You Are?" Returns
This Is Going To Be AMAZING
-
T-ara Member Hyomin Shows Off Her Sexy Side in Korean InStyle [Pics]
Listen to David Guetta's Remix of Empire of the Sun's 'Alive
Demi Lovato to Have Her Tonsils Removed
-
Hear This: An early Walkmen song gets anti-nostalgic
Watch This: Thunder Road is one of the first, and finest, automotive action movies off the Hollywood lot
Cannes Film Festival: Cannes 2013, Day Six: Michael Douglas plays Liberace in Steven Soderbergh’s swan song, Behind The Candelabra
-
Seth MacFarlane's Next Film: 'Every Line Is Hilarious,' Amanda Seyfried Swears
'The Wolverine' Trailer: Five Questions It Answered
'Star Trek Into Darkness' Takes Box-Office Crown With $84 Million
-
In Pictures: The Cars of Fast & Furious
Digital Multiplex: Warm Bodies and Aftershock
Discover the Best-Reviewed Films in Summer Movie Scorecard 2013
-
Xbox One Will Require Daily Internet Connection
'Hannibal' "Trou Normand" Preview: Is Will Losing His Mind?
Quantum Break Trailer: Remedy Returns With Xbox One Exclusive
-
What to Watch Tonight: SYTYCD, Awkward., and the Finales of Grimm, The Game, and DWTS
7 Lessons We Learned from the 2012-2013 TV Season
The Big C Series Finale Review: And They Lived Happily Ever After
-
Is 'Jurassic Park 4' a Reboot? Yes, According to Sam Neill
'Return of the Jedi': 25 Things You Didn't Know About the Original 'Star Wars' Trilogy Finale
Melissa McCarthy Fires a 'Tammy' Extra for Mistreating Her Child
Comments
Option 1
Comment instantly as a guest GuestOption 2
Option 3
Login or create a HitFix account Login SignupSEEBEESSS
March 4, 2011 at 8:53PM EST Reply to CommentUgh. Can't stand that dude. And Emerson as a good guy? There goes a once promising show.
John Michael Emerson played a sadistic, terrifying villian on lost for the majority of the time he was on LOST who played this character who stole children, beat the losties and took there people, did all this and all we felt as the viewers was wow this guy is seriously terrifying but by the end of the series Emerson transformed that character into somebody we actually loved and he made some a crazy character into a sad, depressed but loveable character. So honestly what ever "type" of person Michael plays I'm 100% sure he will play the role to the fullest
March 6, 2011 at 2:47AM ESTTom3345
March 6, 2011 at 1:05PM EST Reply to CommentIs the Michael Emerson/Terry O'Quinn hitmen show not happening anymore? I thought NBC commissioned it for a pilot?