Rosemarie DeWitt & Patton Oswalt Join Aaron Sorkin’s "Newsroom" as Recurring
By NELLIE ANDREEVA
Friday November 9, 2012


HBO‘s "The Newsroom" has added Rosemarie DeWitt and Patton Oswalt to the cast heading into Season 2. Both will play recurring roles on the show, from creator/executive producer Aaron Sorkin and exec producer Scott Rudin.



DeWitt will play Rebecca Halliday, a litigator who’s been hired to defend Atlantis in a multimillion-dollar wrongful-termination suit.

Oswalt is playing Jonas Pfeiffer, the new Vice President of Human Resources of ACN.



DeWitt and Oswalt previously worked together on Showtime’s "United States of Tara".

http://www.deadline.com/2012/11/rosemarie-dewitt-patton-oswalt-join-aaron-sorkins-newsroom-as-recurring/

Rosemarie DeWitt Leaving HBO's "Newsroom"
1/17/2013
by Kimberly Nordyke


Rosemarie DeWitt is leaving HBO's "The Newsroom".

The actress was originally cast in a recurring role for the second season of Aaron Sorkin's drama, playing Rebecca Halliday, a litigator who defends the fictional Atlantis Cable News channel when it becomes embroiled in a wrongful termination lawsuit.



"As the production schedule for season two of The Newsroom has shifted, Rosemarie DeWitt has encountered scheduling conflicts and will no longer be able to continue in her role," HBO said in a statement.

DeWitt's role will now be recast, with her character's scenes set to be reshot.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/rosemarie-dewitt-leaving-hbos-newsroom-413529

Breaking "Newsroom" Recast Scoop: Marcia Gay Harden Tapped to Replace Rosemarie DeWitt
by Michael Ausiello
1/22/13


Rosemarie DeWitt’s loss is Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden‘s gain.

"The Newsroom" has tapped Harden to replace DeWitt in the HBO drama’s upcoming second season, TVLine has confirmed.

Harden will play the recurring role of Rebecca Halliday, a litigator who defends Atlantis Cable News in a wrongful termination suit.

http://tvline.com/2013/01/22/newsroom-season-2-cast-marcia-gay-harden/