Eddie Izzard is moving to "Mockingbird Lane."
The "United States of Tara" and "The Riches" actor Izzard has signed on for a starring role in "Mockingbird Lane," NBC's upcoming revamp of the classic comedy series "The Munsters." Izzard will play Grandpa, a character played by Al Lewis in the 1960s series.
Izzard will also produce on the series.
The pilot -- which was initially passed on by the network, then revived by NBC Entertainment chairman Robert Greenblatt -- will represent a radical departure from the CBS series of yore. Billed as a "radical reinvention" of the original, "Mockingbird Lane" will be "a visually spectacular one-hour drama." Yes, drama.
Bryan Fuller, of "Dead Like Me" and "Pushing Daisies" renown, is writing and executive-producing the pilot. "X-Men" helmsman Bryan Singer will direct.
