This just in from Variety:
Posted: Tue., Apr. 13, 2004, 10:04pm PT
WB decides Hu will be in 'Shadows'Thesp to play physician in '60s remakeBy MICHAEL SCHNEIDERThe WB finalized a few last-minute castings Tuesday, adding Kelly Hu ("X2: X-Men United") to the net's "Dark Shadows" pilot, and placing Heath Hyche ("Style and Substance") on the netlet's "Blue Collar" comedy sketch project.
In "Dark Shadows" Hu will play Dr. Julia Hoffman, a physician who soon discovers that Barnabas Collins is a vampire.
Warner Bros. TV and John Wells Prods. are behind "Dark Shadows," which is exec produced by Mark Verheiden, Dan Curtis and Wells. The remake of the classic '60s Goth soap also stars Martin Donovan, Matt Czuchry, Alexander Gould, Blair Brown, Marley Shelton, Ivana Milicevic, Alec Newman and Jessica Chastain.
Hu's other credits include "The Scorpion King," as well as TV series "Martial Law" and "Nash Bridges."
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Date in print: Wed., Apr. 14, 2004, Los AngelesNow the hunt for Hu photos online.