TCA: Billy Bob Thornton joins FX's 'Fargo' as a new character

By Tim Molloy

NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Billy Bob Thornton has signed on to FX's new "Fargo" adaptation, which will feature all new characters, network CEO John Landgraf announced Friday.

Landgraf said at the Television Critics Association summer press tour that the new, 10-episode limited series won't feature any characters derived from the film. In place of Frances McDormand's pregnant sheriff, the show will feature a young female deputy in her 20s.

Still, he said, the new film is "remarkably true" to Joel and Ethan Coen's 1996 film. Rather than give notes on Noah Hawley's script, the brothers wrote half a dozen pages, including dialogue suggestions.

"The quality of the 'Fargo' scripts is extraordinary," said Landgraf said.

Landgraf also said the story of the characters ends during the 10 episodes, so if the show returns for another run it would have to be with new characters.

Filming starts in the fall, and the show is expected to air in the spring.

It is executive produced by Hawley, the Coen brothers, and Warren Littlefield. Berstein, who is represented by ICM Partners, will also executive produce the premiere. Adam Bernstein will direct the premiere, and FX Productions and MGM Television produce.

The film "Fargo" was nominated for seven Academy Awards. The Coens won for Best Original Screenplay and McDormand won for Best Actress. It was named as one of the 100 Greatest American Movies by the American Film Institute.

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Bulgarian President Vows Justice after Deadly Coal Mine Collapse

Bulgarian president Rosen Plevneliev has assured that the officials responsible for the tragic incident in the collapsed Oranovo coal mine in Southwestern Bulgaria, will be brought to justice.

?I believe that the ones liable for the tragedy in the coal mine ?Oranovo? will be held responsible?, the Bulgarian president told reporters.

?I believe that the investigation undertaken will resolve the reasons for the accident and if it is found out that the reasons are absence of adequate control and poor safety standards, the officials liable for that will be held responsible?, assured the president Plevneliev.

The president emphasized his admiration for the actions of the rescue teams who rendered aid to victims of the accident.

?They turned out to be an extraordinary example of commitment and heroism and they got the appreciation and the respect from the whole country?, he said.

The president expressed his condolences for the victims.

On July 16, a fatal collapse at the mine Oranovo killed 2 miners (Asen Stoynev, 41, and Hristo Mladenov, 45) and left 2 others (Ivan Lazarov, 35, and Nikolay Mihaylov, 42) trapped 450 meters below the surface underneath an avalanche of mud, rocks and water.

The dead bodies of Lazarov and Mihaylov were discovered Friday morning after an 18-day search.

On Thursday, one miner passed away inside the mine from a heart attack.

The deadly rockfall on July 16 was the fourth major accident in eight years at the mine.
The mine is located about 2 km from the town of Simitli, which declared 3-day mourning.

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Anthony Weiner: I'm "100 Percent Not" Sexting Right Now, Deleted ...

Weiner Can't Recall How Many Women He Sexted

Anthony Weiner stammers as he tries to answer reporters' questions Thursday, and admits he had online affairs with as many as three women after resigning. "All I can say is, it's not dozens and dozens," he said.

Weiner's Wife: I Have Forgiven Him

New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner admits Tuesday that he engaged in explicit online affairs even after he resigned from Congress, after a gossip website posted what it said is evidence of one of those relationships. The married former Democratic congressman speaks at a press conference, alongside his wife Huma Abedin.

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Anthony Weiner tells NBC 4 New York he is "100 percent not" having any type of online relationships with anyone now, and says for the first time he has not kept any records of his past lewd affairs.

"I don't have any of the records," Weiner said in an interview Friday. "I deleted everything."

A woman came forward last month with explicit photos of Weiner and messages from him, revealing that the married mayoral candidate's affairs had continued long after he resigned from Congress in 2011. Since then, the embattled Democrat has sought to turn the conversation back to the day-to-day issues of campaigning.

He has been trailed at every appearance by reporters and photographers, and gave a series of interviews Friday in what appeared to be an attempt to close the door on the conversation.?

During his 15 minutes with NBC 4 New York, he grew weary of the topic, insisting at one point that the details of his illicit affairs, which he says ended about a year ago, didn't matter.

"The behavior that people know about, I did, over an extended period of time, with more than one person," Weiner said. "I just think at a certain point, OK, I think people know these embarrassing things about me. I think at a certain point now we have to have a conversation that goes to, alright, what else should people know?"

Timeline of Weiner's scandal

Weiner also dismissed the idea that Hillary Rodham Clinton, his wife's longtime boss, might be displeased with him.

He said he had not spoken with either of the Clintons recently.

"I have no reason to believe she's annoyed," he said.

As he has before, Weiner acknowledged that not all the details about his past affairs are known.?When asked whether more women will come forward between now and the Sept. 10 primary, he said:

"I don't know, I hope not. I certainly don't like talking about this stuff," he said.

He went on to say he did not even like engaging in the relationships when he was in the midst of it.

"I didn't like when I was doing it, it was wrong to do, it was wrong to my wife, wrong period," he said.

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