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Timothy Olyphant lands lead in FX pilot


April 26, 2009 Timothy Olyphant has been tapped as the lead in FX's drama pilot based on Elmore Leonard's short story "Fire in the Hole." The untitled project, from Sony TV,Timberman/Beverly Prods. and creator/exec producer Graham Yost, centers on U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens (Olyphant) who returns to his hometown in Kentucky. Close did a one-season stint on another FX drama, "The Shield," before being courted by the cable channel for the lead in "Damages."

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