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Felicity to Marcia: Stay Away From New Melrose Place!

Tue., Mar. 3, 2009 10:58 AM PST by Marc Malkin

Fox

If Marcia Cross is asked to appear on the new Melrose Place, we sure hope she doesn’t seek Felicity Huffman's advice on what she should do.

"Oh God, no!" Huffman said with a laugh at the premiere of her new movie, Phoebe in Wonderland, when we asked if she'd like to see her Desperate Housewives costar pop up on the MP remake. "She's done it. She's a brilliant actress. She's on to new things."

Aw, come on. Who doesn't want to see Cross return as the sinister Dr. Kimberly Shaw? Sure, she was killed off with cancer, but anyone can come back from the dead on TV.

In fact, during Cross' run on the hit series, Kimberly's mother once told everyone she was dead after a horrible car accident left her in a coma. Not only was she still alive, but she returned to Melrose more evil than ever, with that nasty scar hidden under a wig that caused terrible migraines.

Only time will tell if Cross returns, since casting is still under way for the CW's upcoming revival, with the most recent rumor being that Mischa Barton may be up for a role.

Supernatural's Katie Cassidy has signed on to play publicist Ella Flynn, while Michael Rady of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants has landed the role of aspiring filmmaker Jonah Miller.

Now, back to Huffman's new flick. Phoebe in Wonderland follows a young girl (played by Dakota Fanning's 10-year-old little sister, Elle) who bonds with a drama teacher (Patricia Clarkson) when she has trouble following the rules. Huffman and Bill Pullman play her parents.

Elle said she totally relates to her outsider character.

"One boy made fun of me because one day, I had really curly hair, and I wear glasses normally, and I also bite my nails," she said. "I feel like everyone is different in their own way, so, people shouldn't try to make them feel bad because of that."

—Additional reporting by Dahvi Shira