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Adrian Paul (Highlander: The Series, The Colbys) has been signed to star in the Sci-Fi Channel's original movie Captain Drake. Paul will play the real-life title character who sets out to find the legendary Tree of Life to save the life of his daughter. Wes Ramsey (Charmed) is also part of the cast. The film will debut sometime in 2008.

Vanessa Williams (South Beach, currently Ugly Betty) is joining the cast of Paramount Pictures' NowhereLand picture. She'll star alongside Eddie Murphy (The PJs) and Thomas Haden Church (Wings).

David Sutcliffe (Gilmore Girls) has been cast for an upcoming storyline on ABC's Private Practice. Sutcliffe will play a cop who becomes a love interest for Dr. Addison Montgomery (Kate Walsh).

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Adrian Paul and Temuera Morrison are set to face off in Sci Fi's original movie Captain Drake.

The cast of the pirate-themed fantasy-action movie also includes Wes Ramsey (Charmed) and newcomer Sofia Pernas.

Drake stars Paul (Highlander) as the title character, real-life English pirate/admiral/adventurer Frances Drake, who sets out on a quest to find the legendary Tree of Life to save the life of his daughter (Pernas). Along the way, he battles the Spanish Armada, sea monsters, a mystical Persian sorceress and the legendary Norse God-creature the NidhoggCQ. Ramsey will play Peter, Drake's first mate and Pernas' love interest.

Morrison, known for his role as Jango Fett in two of the Star Wars prequels, plays Drake's real-life adversary, the Spanish pirate Sandovate.

The movie, which is being filmed on location in the Black Sea and Eastern Europe, likely will debut late next year as part of Sci Fi's Saturday night lineup.

David Flores is directing from a script by Rafael Jordan, who has written multiple Sci Fi movies.