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Melissa George joins lipstick jungle 2006-03-10

LATEST: ALIAS star Melissa George is the latest actress to join the cast of LIPSTICK JUNGLE, the highly anticipated follow-up to SEX AND THE CITY.


George will take on the part of NICO O'NEILLY, the glamorous editor of fictional Bonfire Magazine - a pop-culture bible on celebrities, fashion and politics.


US network NBC is making the pilot based on author CANDACE BUSHNELL's best selling book Lipstick Jungle.


Actress GINA GERSHON has already been cast as movie industry mogul WENDY HEALY.


The third lead role - fashion designer VICTORY FORD - has yet to be cast.


Australian George was most recently seen opposite CLIVE OWEN in DERAILED and alongside RYAN REYNOLDS in THE AMITYVILLE HORROR.


As with Sex In The City, the show will be set in New York, but will feature a group of women who are in their 40s.