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Oxygen network gets some action

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Cable TV's Oxygen network Thursday announced Hollywood actress Taryn Manning will star in "Banshee" its first foray into the action genre.

The network, aimed at a female audience, has produced romantic comedies such as the upcoming made-for-TV film, "Romancing the Bride" starring Carrie Fisher and Laura Prepon, The Hollywood Reporter noted Thursday.

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"Banshee" will have Manning, of "Hustle & Flow" and "8 Mile," playing a car thief who steals a killer's car and is forced to go on the run.

The movie is expected to air in late summer or early fall, The Reporter said.

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