Selena Gomez to Produce & Possibly Star in STXfilms’ Psychological Thriller “Dollhouse”

Selena Gomez is entering the dollhouse

The 28-year-old Mexican American singer/actress has boarded STXfilms’ psychological thriller Dollhouse as a producer with an eye to also star.

Selena Gomez

The project is billed as being in the vein of Black Swan. 

 

Gomez will produce through her July Moon Productions along with 21 Laps’ Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen. A search is underway for a director for the script penned by Michael Paisley set in the upper echelon of New York City’s fashion scene.

“Selena’s involvement is an exciting direction for this project. She is supremely talented as both a star and a producer,” sayid STX films Motion Picture Group chairman Adam Fogelson. “Teaming Selena with Shawn and Dan’s expertise in the horror-thriller genre will elevate Dollhouse and we couldn’t be more thrilled by the way this is being developed.”

Gomez recently served as executive producer on Tri-Star’s romantic comedy Broken Hearts GalleryShe signed on to reprise her lead female role in Sony’s Hotel Transylvania 4 and will also executive produce. She can currently be seen on her HBO Max cooking series Selena+Chef, which she executive produces. Gomez will produce and star opposite Steve Martin and Martin Short in Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building.

Her feature acting credits include The Dead Don’t DieThe Big Short, and the Netflix original Fundamentals of Caring.

Gomez also executive produced Living Undocumented and the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why.

Lapira to Star in Fox’s Comedy Series “The Guide to Surviving Life”

Liza Lapira is breathing new life into a Fox project…

The 33-year-old part-Spanish American actress has been cast as a regular on Fox’s midseason comedy series The Guide to Surviving Life.

Liza Lapira

The young ensemble comedy, created by Jay Lacopo, centers on a group of friends living together for the first time and celebrates the mistakes and misadventures of post-college life.

Lapira will portray Leslie Barrett, the wife of Josh Barrett (Justin Bartha).

Lapira replaces Maureen Sebastian who played the role in the pilot.

While Sebastian comes from drama background, Lapira has comedy series experience with co-starring roles on ABC’s Don’t Trust The B— and Super Fun Night as well as CBS’ comedic drama Battle Creek.

At Fox, she previously co-starred on comedy Traffic Life and drama Dollhouse. The network also cast her as a lead in its comedy pilot The Perfect Stanleys this past season.

Lapira’s feature credits include Crazy Stupid Love and Fast & Furious.

The Guide To Surviving Life will start production in August for a midseason launch behind New Girl

Del Arco Promoted to Series Regular on TNT’s “Major Crimes”

Prepare to see more of Jonathan Del Arco on TNT’s Major Crimes

The 47-year-old Uruguayan-born actor, who has been a recurring actor on TNT’s The Closer and its spin-off series Major Crimes, has been upped to series regular for Major Crimes’ second season.

Jonathan Del Arco on Major Crimes

Del Arco has portrayed the prickly but endearing medical examiner Dr. Morales.

He gained acclaim for his role as Hugh the Borg on Star Trek: The Next Generation. His other credits include appearances on Nip/Tuck, 24, The Sopranos and Dollhouse.

Major Crimes will return for its second season on TNT later this year.