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Sinise Takes "CSI: New York"
Gary Sinise is about to join New York's finest in their fight against crime.
The thesp, known for his film and TV movie work, has signed on for his first series, playing the lead in CSI: New York, the third installment in CBS' hit franchise.
"Gary Sinise brings to CSI: New York all of the class and cachet into the growth of an amazing franchise. Gary Sinise and New York is solid gold," says Anthony Zuiker, creator of the original CSI and one of the franchise's executive producers.
While no female lead has been announced, 24 costar Vanessa Ferlito has also been added to the cast.
Sinise's TV debut was announced Thursday by CBS after weeks of speculation.
CBS and the show's producers had reportedly been in talks with Sinise for the last six weeks and only just sealed the deal.
For his efforts, the actor will take home approximately $120,000 to $150,000 per episode.
To earn that paycheck, he'll play Detective Rick Calucci, a crime-scene investigator who leads a team of forensic experts. The character will be a widower who lost his wife on 9/11, which purportedly gives him added sensitivity.
"He has a soulfulness about him and really represents the pulse of New York," Zuiker tells Variety. This series is "going to be far more character-driven. We'll attempt to open up the characters more right from the start."
Sinise's character is set to be introduced in an episode of CSI: Miami during May sweeps, when Miami lead Horatio Caine (played by David Caruso) travels to the Big Apple to pursue a murder investigation--a homecoming of sorts for Caruso, who got his big break on ABC's NYPD Blue.
Other notes of interest on the spinoff: Zuicker created and is set to serve as showrunner for the New York version.
Zuicker also announced he plans to take the show on the road during the season as part of the storyline--the destination could be anywhere from Iraq to Alaska, said the TV hitmaker.
Music is also going to be key for this series with songs from the '60s and '70s setting the mood--a technique used to some success on another Jerry Bruckheimer-produced crime show, Cold Case. And per a tradition begun with the first CSI, the show's theme comes from the Who's rock library.
Sinise won a Golden Globe for the telepic Truman and an Emmy for his portrayal of the former Alabama governor in the TV movie George Wallace. He was nominated for an Oscar for his role of Lt. Dan in Forrest Gump. Other big-screen credits include Apollo 13, The Green Mile and The Human Stain.
Meanwhile, the original CSI, set in Las Vegas, continues to intrigue. It is the nation's most watched show, averaging 26 million viewers per week. CSI: Miami is no slouch either, ranking ninth in the Nielsens this season with 17.9 million viewers a week.
However, the Eye network could soon find itself with a stiff on its hands--CSI star William Petersen recently announced that next year would be his last season. The thesp is allegedly peeved at the conveyor-belt rate at which CBS is churning out spinoffs.
"Hey, they can do the show five nights a week with five different casts, but as long as they don't have my guys, they're not going to do it as well," Petersen told Playboy.There's one Oscar nominee who might beg to differ.
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