Vanessa Williams Speaks Out About The New Melrose!

E! Online had spoken with original Melrose Place alum Vanessa Williams who played Rhonda Blair during the first season. Williams had expressed great interest in returning to her role on the new show if an opprtunity is presented. At the Kids' Choice Awards, Williams stated "Rhonda could come back and own her own line of studio workout places and doing Pilates and married with children. It would be great."

Ryan Eggold Joining "Melrose Place" as his "90210" Character?

It looks like the CW's upcoming Melrose Place remake has another tenant, and he’s coming straight from a familiar zip code. 90210’s Ryan Eggold, who plays West Beverly High teacher Ryan Matthews, says he will likely be joining the cast of the spin off next fall. Does that mean he's leaving his wealthy students to fend for themselves? Not at all.

“It’s looking like I’m gonna be on both,” Eggold told TV Guide at our annual Sexiest Stars party. “That would be kind of cool, because I’m gonna be the teacher on 90210, and [we’ll see] more of his personal life on Melrose Place as a 20-something guy.”

What the cross-over means for Ryan's already complicated relationship with Kelly (Jennie Garth, who was the tie-in character between the original shows) is too early to tell, but the real mystery is what will happen when Ryan meets Riley, an inner-city elementary school teacher played by Jessica Lucas, who also played Kimberly, an undercover narc and Ryan's love interest on 90210. We can’t wait to see how the creators of the MP reboot explain this one. Is it ever too soon to play the evil twin card?


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Melrose Reboot Casts It's Call Girl Med Student!

Stephanie Jacobsen ("Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles") has just signed on to play Lauren, a med student who moonlights as a high end call girl.

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Ex-Daytime Hunk Cast as Auggie!

From a daytime soap to a primetime one -- "All My Children" hunk Colin Egglesfield is the latest actor to check into CW's "Melrose Place."

On the CBS Par-produced ensemble drama, Egglesfield will play one of the leads, Melrose Place's resident Auggie. An avid surfer, Auggie works as a sous-chef at a hot restaurant while dreaming of one day working for himself.


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Lisa Rinna: Desperately Seeking Melrose Place!

good evening! are you excited over the upcoming CW reboot of melrose place? i'll definitely tune-in this fall ... i'm not quite sure i can deal with ashlee simpson but i'll at least watch the first few episodes! of course i'd love to see some of the old cast members back - my top pick would have to be heather locklear which might happen (actually it's not as of today) and of course i'd pick marcia cross next (but that's not happening either) we'll probably end up with lisa rinna who has already been quite vocal about wanting to star on the show's new incarnation - she was hanging out with intern ross matthews earlier today - the two were holding up signs on the real melrose place here in los angeles - asking people to honk to bring back lisa to melrose! (according to ross' blog - the stunt was filmed for the insider - the segment will air this coming monday - at least she wasn't doing this as a serious PR stunt) i don't mind her at all but i was never really crazy about her character 'taylor mcbride' - if she does in fact return - it probably won't be a huge part - so i say let the lady come back - i guess desperate times call for desperate measures! popbytes over & out for tonight ... xoxo

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The Bitch Won't Be Back ... Locklear Turns Down MELROSE!

One person who won't be moving back into Melrose Place? Heather Locklear. The actress -- who played the key role of Amanda Woodward on the original series -- has turned down an offer to join the cast of the CW's update of the hit Fox serial, EW has learned. "There wasn't a way to bring her back that made sense," says a source close to the situation. While the network and studio won't comment, her reps do confirm that Locklear has passed. It's no secret that the CW was aggressively pursuing Locklear and will likely want to secure another star from the original show. The reboot, which is slated for the fall, has already cast Ashlee Simpson-Wentz, Jessica Lucas, Michael Rady, and Katie Cassidy.


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Riley Cast ... Jessica Lucas Joins MELROSE!

"Cloverfield" star Jessica Lucas has landed a lead role on CW's new "Melrose Place."

She will play Melrose Place resident Riley Richmond, a wealthy and beautiful 24-year-old who works as an inner-city elementary school teacher. She is engaged to Jonah (Michael Rady) but has second thoughts about marrying him.

Lucas already has ties to the "Melrose" franchise. She recurred on the first season of CW's "90210," an update of the original Fox series that was spun off into the original "Melrose Place."

On the "Melrose" redux, Lucas also joins previously cast Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and Katie Cassidy.

source: thr.com