Media Morsels 11.16.12
The Newsroom Update Season two of The Newsroom is now in production and there are three new cast members (in recurring, not regular, roles): Patton Oswalt , Rosemarie DeWitt and Grace Gummer ( Arcadia ). (As a side note, I think DeWitt and Kate Arrington ( Grace ) should play sisters.) Oswalt and DeWitt previously shared the small screen on Showtime's darkly funny The United States of Tara . As noted in The Hollywood Reporter , "Oswalt will play Jonas Pfeiffer, the new VP of human resources at...Atlantic Cable News, while DeWitt will portray Rebecca Halliday, a litigator brought in to defend the network in a wrongful-termination lawsuit." Sorkinese fans will see traces of Aaron Sorkin's previous TV shows in these characters and scenarios. Meanwhile, Gummer, according to Broadway.com , will play a reporter following Mitt Romney's campaign. (Remember: The Newsroom is set in the recent past.) The second season ( which will not include mention of the Gener...