Hold on to your keyboards, AMC fans. There are casting reports coming out of AMC that could very well rock your SHIFT key.
According to information given to Soap Central, Anthony Addabbo (Dimitri Marick) will leave All My Children this summer.
Depending upon who you talk to, there are several different reasons for Addabbo and Dimitri's departures. Here are the most plausible of the explanations.
Another setside source tells Soap Central that the writers had always intended to write Dimitri out -- eventually. Obviously, Nader's sudden unavailability could not be immediately worked into the show and the writers needed some time to set up the character's exit. It's been reported that ABC was very, very pleased with Addabbo's work as Dimitri and that he could be offered a job on Port Charles or General Hospital. Addabbo's family is still based on the West Coast; he never made a permanent move to New York after landing the part of Dimitri.
What makes the rumors of Dimitri's exit so interesting is that it is reported that Finola Hughes' Alex will leave with her husband. The actress will remain with the show, playing the part of Anna Devane.
"The only character they're keeping is the one that doesn't belong to AMC!" remarked one user on our message boards.
The AMC source cautions fans not to necessarily fear the worst. "This does not necessarily mean the end of Alex and Dimitri. They could return." If Dimitri does return, it's unclear which actor would be cast in the role.
No official final airdates have been announced for either Addabbo or Hughes' Alex. An AMC spokesperson declined comment on this report.