Jason Patric Joins Increasingly Star-Studded “Tilda” Cast

HBO’s new comedy “Tilda,” which is about a Hollywood blogger who may or may not be based on Deadline’s Nikki Finke, has already attracted quite the A-list of acting talent. Diane Keaton is in the title role. Cisco spokeslady Ellen Page, who was in that movie where people talk really fast, is also in the fold. As is Wes Bentley. Remember Wes Bentley? Someone unearthed him just for this show! And now, here comes the incomparable Jason Patric to play Keaton’s nemesis. The scoop comes from – where else? – Nellie Andreeva of Finke’s Deadline blog:

Bill Condon is bringing more feature talent to his HBO comedy pilot Tilda. In his first TV gig, Jason Patric has signed on to co-star opposite Diane Keaton in the project, which centers on Tilda (Keaton), a powerful female online Hollywood journalist with a no-holds-barred style. Patric will play her nemesis, Andrew Brown, the mastermind behind the media empire RMG, which Tilda is trying to expose the inner workings of.

This is Patric’s first foray in TV acting. He did a cameo as himself on “Entourage,” but that doesn’t really count. Patric chooses projects very carefully. He averages less than a movie a year. And he’s never done comedy before, unless you’re the kind of person who thought “Your Friends And Neighbors” was a comedy, in which case I’d like you to stay 500 yards away from me at all times.

So here we have a comedy pilot from the man behind “Dreamgirls” with perhaps the most impressive A-list movie star cast any pilot has ever seen. And we have Patric coming out of hiding to play a role unlike any he’s played before. Very interesting. You can feel the hype building already. And yet, this is still a show about a blogger. Bloggers, in general, are not that interesting. I know. I am one. Also, I suffered through the Amy Adams parts of “Julie & Julia.” So the question is: Will the material here match the talent?

I don’t know, but the fact that this is a show about Hollywood and it doesn’t star Adrian Grenier makes it awfully appealing.

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