Casting Kenzie

This item comes from In Reference to Murder:

The Originals star Joseph Morgan has landed the lead role in the TV adaptation of Gone Baby Gone, playing private eye Patrick Kenzie, the role played by Casey Affleck in the original 2007 film. Based on the book by Dennis Lehane and adapted for television by Black Sails co-creator Robert Levine, Gone Baby Gone follows Boston detectives Kenzie and Angela Gennaro who investigate a little girl’s kidnapping, which ultimately turns into a crisis both professionally and personally.

Fox-TV greenlighted the pilot for this series in early February.