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"Powers Boothe has joined the cast of ABC pilot Nashville. The drama project - written by Thelma &amp;amp; Louise scribe Callie Khouri - will focus on the eponymous city&amp;#039;s music scene. Boothe will play a character named Lamar Hampton, according to Deadline. A powerful figure in Nashville, Hampton disapproves of his daughter Rayna&amp;#039;s country music career. The actor&amp;#039;s past television credits include HBO drama Deadwood, the sixth season of Fox&amp;#039;s 24 and forthcoming mini-series Hatfields &amp;amp; McCoys.  The Hour actor Sam Palladio and General Hospital actor Jonathan Jackson have also won roles in the Nashville pilot. RJ Cutler will direct. Other drama pilots under consideration at ABC include a remake of Dutch series Penoza, Marc Cherry&amp;#039;s Devious Maids and Last Resort from The Shield creator Shawn Ryan. &amp;gt; Chris Egan joins ABC pilot Beauty and the Beast "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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