Early last month we gave you a heads up about SCREAM scribe Kevin Williamson whipping up a CW witchcraft series called “The Secret Circle.” Well, it appears the circle has found its lead!
Deadline has it that Thomas Dekker (A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, “The Sarah Connors Chronicle”) has been awarded the starring role in “The Secret Circle.” Goody for him…
Based on L.J. Smith’s series of books, here’s the synopsis for the first entry:
Shy, sixteen-year-old Cassie (Britt Robertson) falls in love with the mysterious Adam (most likely Dekker, seen right)) before moving to New Salem, thinking she’ll never see him again. But as it turns out, Adam is there, too, at a high school where a strange elite rule. Beautiful fair-haired Diana, whom Cassie learns to love as a sister; voluptuous dark Faye, who wants to turn Cassie into her puppet. The greatest surprise: Cassie, like the other elite boys and girls, is a witch!
As far as genre work goes, Dekker has the upcoming CHROMESKULL: LAID TO REST 2, not to mention ALL ABOUT EVIL, which came out late last year. Out of genre, you can find him on the upcoming HBO movie CINEMA VERITE.
Britt Robertson!