Maggie Grace Set To Star In CBS’ Pilot

Maggie Grace Closes Deal For ‘Taken 3′, Set To Star In CBS’ Wall Street Drama Pilot

Maggie Grace is set to reprise her role in the third and final installment of the Taken movie franchise. Grace, who played star Liam Neeson’s daughter in the first two movies, is the first cast member with a deal in place to rejoin Neeson in the 20th Century Fox/ EuropaCorp triquel, which eyes start of filming at the end of the month.

Separately, Californication alumna Grace has been tapped as the female lead opposite Charlie Cox in CBS’ untitled Wall Street drama pilot,  executive produced by John Cusack. Set in the world of Wall Street power and money, the project centers Jackson (Grace), a smart, sophisticated, Wall Street hedge fund trader.

Grace will play Jaime, a newly hired in-house legal counsel at the hedge fund who is smart, ambitious, savvy and has a conscience. She was able to close a deal after a lengthy negotiation that involved synching up the dates of the pilot and Taken 3. The pilot will be directed by Niels Arden Oplev from a script by Taylor Elmore  and Ben Cavell based on a story the two co-wrote with Cusack and Kevin McCabe. Grace, repped by UTA, Wishlab and Jackoway Tyernan, will next be seen in the features We’ll Never Have Paris and About Alex.

Roger
So it's game over for me. Have to pay up real soon if the series takes off.