In a last-minute switch, Uma Thurman has replaced Mary-Louise Parker in NBC’s upcoming all-star miniseries The Slap, TVLine has learned.
Parker was forced to step aside due for health reasons (the actress is recovering from a bout of pneumonia).
An eight-hour take on the 2011 Australian series, The Slap is about how one man’s punishment of another couple’s child explodes into a complex family drama.
The Oscar-nominated Thurman takes over the role of Anouk, a TV writer who is dating her show’s young leading man (Gossip Girl‘s Penn Badgley).
The cast also includes The cast also includes Peter Sarsgaard (The Killing) and Zachary Quinto (American Horror Story).
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Such a shame that MLP had to drop out, I hope she gets better. On the plus side, Uma Thurman is quite a big casting coup in itself.
ReplyDeleteThey are both brilliant actresses.
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