3:03 PM PST, February 4, 2014
Oscar-winner Mira Sorvino, best known for her role in Romy and Michele's High School Reunion and the Woody Allen comedy Mighty Aphrodite, has signed on for a recurring role on the CBS drama Stalker, Deadline reports.
Stalker stars Maggie Q and Dylan McDermott, and follows detectives who investigate stalking cases as part of the Threat Assessment Unit of the LAPD.
Sorvino, who recently starred in BBC America's sci-fi thriller Intruders and guest starred on the TNT action horror series Falling Skies, will play Vicki Gregg, an accomplished FBI agent who once ran the Threat Assessment Unit, and has come back to assist her former colleagues.
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Oscar-winner Mira Sorvino, best known for her role in Romy and Michele's High School Reunion and the Woody Allen comedy Mighty Aphrodite, has signed on for a recurring role on the CBS drama Stalker, Deadline reports.
Stalker stars Maggie Q and Dylan McDermott, and follows detectives who investigate stalking cases as part of the Threat Assessment Unit of the LAPD.
Sorvino, who recently starred in BBC America's sci-fi thriller Intruders and guest starred on the TNT action horror series Falling Skies, will play Vicki Gregg, an accomplished FBI agent who once ran the Threat Assessment Unit, and has come back to assist her former colleagues.
Stalker stars Maggie Q and Dylan McDermott, and follows detectives who investigate stalking cases as part of the Threat Assessment Unit of the LAPD.
Sorvino, who recently starred in BBC America's sci-fi thriller Intruders and guest starred on the TNT action horror series Falling Skies, will play Vicki Gregg, an accomplished FBI agent who once ran the Threat Assessment Unit, and has come back to assist her former colleagues.
Peter Dinklage
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The celebrated Game of Thrones star has joined the cast of the upcoming Melissa McCarthy comedy Michelle Darnell, according to Variety.
The film, written by McCarthy and her husband, Ben Falcone, and directed by Falcone, follows McCarthy's eponymous business mogul who goes to prison after being convicted of insider trading. Once released, she tries to restart her career and regain her former glory, but the people she wronged in the past are out to make sure she doesn't succeed.
The last film McCarthy and Falcone wrote and directed together was the 2014 comedy Tammy, which was also Falcone's directorial debut.
There's no word yet on what role Dinklage will play, but the film is set for release on Aug. 8, 2016.
The film, written by McCarthy and her husband, Ben Falcone, and directed by Falcone, follows McCarthy's eponymous business mogul who goes to prison after being convicted of insider trading. Once released, she tries to restart her career and regain her former glory, but the people she wronged in the past are out to make sure she doesn't succeed.
The last film McCarthy and Falcone wrote and directed together was the 2014 comedy Tammy, which was also Falcone's directorial debut.
There's no word yet on what role Dinklage will play, but the film is set for release on Aug. 8, 2016.
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The Giver's Katie Holmes has signed on to reprise her role as the former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in the upcoming miniseries The Kennedys: After Camelot, according to THR.
ReelzChannel picked up the program, which is a sequel to the 2011 miniseries The Kennedys. The original series set a new viewership record for Reelz and earned itself four Emmy nominations.
It will air as a four one-hour episodes, and Holmes will not only be appearing again as Mrs. Kennedy, but will also be serving as a producer on the series, as well as director of one of the installments.
The series is based on the J. Randy Taraborrelli non-fiction novel After Camelot: A Personal History of the Kennedy Family 1968 to the Present.
Production on the historical miniseries is scheduled to begin in Spring of 2015.
ReelzChannel picked up the program, which is a sequel to the 2011 miniseries The Kennedys. The original series set a new viewership record for Reelz and earned itself four Emmy nominations.
It will air as a four one-hour episodes, and Holmes will not only be appearing again as Mrs. Kennedy, but will also be serving as a producer on the series, as well as director of one of the installments.
The series is based on the J. Randy Taraborrelli non-fiction novel After Camelot: A Personal History of the Kennedy Family 1968 to the Present.
Production on the historical miniseries is scheduled to begin in Spring of 2015.
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NeNe Leakes is Broadway bound!
The Real Housewives of Atlanta star has been cast to play the wicked stepmother in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella on Broadway, EW reports.
According to the news source, the Leakes will be taking over for the current stepmother, Sherri Shepherd, from November 25 to January 3, 2015.
Leakes will be playing opposite Keke Palmer, who stars as Cinderella.
The Real Housewives of Atlanta star has been cast to play the wicked stepmother in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella on Broadway, EW reports.
According to the news source, the Leakes will be taking over for the current stepmother, Sherri Shepherd, from November 25 to January 3, 2015.
Leakes will be playing opposite Keke Palmer, who stars as Cinderella.
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Paging Geena Davis! The Oscar winner is heading to Grey's Anatomy to play the newest surgeon at Seattle Grace, Variety reports. No other details about Davis' role on the ABC hospital drama have been released but the show returns for season 11 in September 2014.
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Jessica Biel will be facing off with Zooey Deschanel in season 4 of New Girl, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Jess (Zooey Deschanel) and her pals challenge one another to see who can get some at their last wedding of the season, and Justin Timberlake's wife is "playing an obstacle in Jess' mission to get lucky at the wedding."
New Girl returns to FOX on Sept. 16, 2014.
New Girl returns to FOX on Sept. 16, 2014.
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Looks like Alec Baldwin is running for mayor after all! The 30 Rock star is planning his return to TV to play a "Rob Ford-type Mayor of New York City," Deadline reports. For those unfamiliar with this name, Rob Ford is the Mayor of Toronto who started making headlines when he was caught on camera smoking what looked to be crack-- hence the nickname "Crack-smoking Mayor."
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Sean Hayes has been cast as a series regular for The Millers' second season, Variety reports.
According to the news source, Hayes, 44, will play Kip Withers, the new best friend to Margo Martindale's character, Carol Miller. While Kip gets along with Carol, not as much can be said for her son Nathan (played by Will Arnett).
"After years of being a fan and hearing from others how wonderful he is to work with, I couldn't be more excited about Sean Hayes joining The Millers," Greg Garcia, series creator and executive producer, told Variety. "The thought of he and Margo Martindale as BFF's makes me smile every time I think about it. We're only just getting started, and writing this season's stories has been a blast."
The Millers second season premieres October 30 at 8:30 p.m. on CBS.
According to the news source, Hayes, 44, will play Kip Withers, the new best friend to Margo Martindale's character, Carol Miller. While Kip gets along with Carol, not as much can be said for her son Nathan (played by Will Arnett).
"After years of being a fan and hearing from others how wonderful he is to work with, I couldn't be more excited about Sean Hayes joining The Millers," Greg Garcia, series creator and executive producer, told Variety. "The thought of he and Margo Martindale as BFF's makes me smile every time I think about it. We're only just getting started, and writing this season's stories has been a blast."
The Millers second season premieres October 30 at 8:30 p.m. on CBS.
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Taye Diggs is set to guest star on the sixth season of The Good Wife, Deadline reports.
In the upcoming season, Diggs will reportedly play an equity partner at Lockhart/Gardner named Dean Levine-Wilkins. Dean eventually joins Diane Lockhart (Christine Baranski) in teaming up with Alicia (Julianna Margulies) and Cary's (Matt Czuchry) company, Florrick/Agos.
"We couldn't be more excited to have Taye on the show," The Good Wife executive producers/showrunners Robert and Michelle King said in today's announcement. "We've been huge fans for years, and love his ability to play comedy and drama with equal ease."
The Good Wife returns to CBS on September 21.
In the upcoming season, Diggs will reportedly play an equity partner at Lockhart/Gardner named Dean Levine-Wilkins. Dean eventually joins Diane Lockhart (Christine Baranski) in teaming up with Alicia (Julianna Margulies) and Cary's (Matt Czuchry) company, Florrick/Agos.
"We couldn't be more excited to have Taye on the show," The Good Wife executive producers/showrunners Robert and Michelle King said in today's announcement. "We've been huge fans for years, and love his ability to play comedy and drama with equal ease."
The Good Wife returns to CBS on September 21.
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Relatively unknown actors Crystal Clarke and Pip Andersen are flying off to the Star Wars universe, according to Variety. The two actors, who have yet to appear in any major releases, will be taking on unspecified roles.
Anderson is best known for an incredible UK Sony commercial that features him showing off his parkour skills around London, while Clarke’s debut feature The Moon and The Sun is set for a 2015 release.
Principle photography for Episode VII is currently underway at Pinewood Studios in London and is helmed by Star Trek rebooter J.J. Abrams. The film is currently slated for a December 18, 2015 release.
Anderson is best known for an incredible UK Sony commercial that features him showing off his parkour skills around London, while Clarke’s debut feature The Moon and The Sun is set for a 2015 release.
Principle photography for Episode VII is currently underway at Pinewood Studios in London and is helmed by Star Trek rebooter J.J. Abrams. The film is currently slated for a December 18, 2015 release.
Georgina Haig
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After casting Kristoff and Anna for their Frozen storyline, Once Upon a Time saved the best for last, and now we know who will play Elsa.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Australian actress Georgina Haig (Fringe) will play the Disney character for OUAT's fourth season.
Georgina joins Greek star Scott Michael Foster and newcomer Elizabeth Lail to play Frozen characters Kristoff and Anna, respectively.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Australian actress Georgina Haig (Fringe) will play the Disney character for OUAT's fourth season.
Georgina joins Greek star Scott Michael Foster and newcomer Elizabeth Lail to play Frozen characters Kristoff and Anna, respectively.
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So, we have good news and bad news. Bad news is Tina Fey is not working on a sequel to Bette Midler's 1993 comedy Hocus Pocus. The good news is that the comedienne is reportedly in talks with Disney to make a witchcraft-centered film.
According to Variety, Fey would produce and star in the currently untitled movie.
According to Variety, Fey would produce and star in the currently untitled movie.
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Jennifer Love Hewitt is returning to CBS. The Ghost Whisperer star has been confirmed as a series regular on Criminal Minds, Variety reports. The actress will play Kate Callahan, "a seasoned undercover agent whose work at the FBI has landed her a position within the Behavioral Analysis Unit." A new season of Criminal Minds premieres Oct. 1, 2014 on CBS.
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Tom Hardy is reportedly set to reconnect with his Inception co-star Leonardo DiCaprio for the upcoming Western The Revenant.
Variety reports that Hardy has now fully committed to the role after being linked to the project for several weeks.
The film, reportedly shooting this fall, is based on the Michael Punke novel that follows a vengeful 1820s frontiersman on his path to make even with those who left him for dead after he was mauled by a bear.
Hardy, 36, last starred in the 2013 indie thriller, Locke.
Variety reports that Hardy has now fully committed to the role after being linked to the project for several weeks.
The film, reportedly shooting this fall, is based on the Michael Punke novel that follows a vengeful 1820s frontiersman on his path to make even with those who left him for dead after he was mauled by a bear.
Hardy, 36, last starred in the 2013 indie thriller, Locke.
Lindsay Lohan
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Lindsay Lohan is entering new territory, making her stage debut in a London revival of David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The news source reports that the play will bow this fall at the Playhouse Theatre in the West End.
The original production debuted on Broadway in 1988, starring Madonna, Joe Mantegna and Ron Silver.
LiLo, 27, will be playing Madge's role as Karen, a temporary secretary to a Hollywood producer, who gets her project greenlit by derailing her boss's plan to make a blockbuster movie for an A-list star.
Lohan recently appeared in her own reality show, Lindsay. The embattled actress's last movie role was the 2013 thriller, The Canyons.
The news source reports that the play will bow this fall at the Playhouse Theatre in the West End.
The original production debuted on Broadway in 1988, starring Madonna, Joe Mantegna and Ron Silver.
LiLo, 27, will be playing Madge's role as Karen, a temporary secretary to a Hollywood producer, who gets her project greenlit by derailing her boss's plan to make a blockbuster movie for an A-list star.
Lohan recently appeared in her own reality show, Lindsay. The embattled actress's last movie role was the 2013 thriller, The Canyons.
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Harry Potter star Rupert Grint is coming to Broadway!
The 25-year-old actor will debut on The Great White Way in the fall revival of Terrence McNally's It's Only a Play as young theater director Frank Finger, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Grint joins cast members Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, F. Murray Abraham, Stockard Channing, Megan Mullally and Micah Stock in the production opening October 9 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre.
The 25-year-old actor will debut on The Great White Way in the fall revival of Terrence McNally's It's Only a Play as young theater director Frank Finger, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Grint joins cast members Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, F. Murray Abraham, Stockard Channing, Megan Mullally and Micah Stock in the production opening October 9 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre.
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Game of Thrones star Jason Momoa will play Aquaman in the highly anticipated Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice Warner Bros. Film, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Momoa will join Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman and Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor in the Zack Snyder-directed film.
Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice hits theaters on May 6, 2016.
Momoa will join Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman and Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor in the Zack Snyder-directed film.
Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice hits theaters on May 6, 2016.
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Pitch Perfect star Anna Kendrick – who is currently working on nine different films - will be lending her voice to DreamWorks' upcoming animated musical feature Trolls, according to Variety.
Kendrick is set to voice the relentlessly cheery Princess Poppy in the film, which based on the popular line of children's dolls that were big in the 1990s - the ones with the belly-button jewels and crazy, brightly-colored hair.
"Anna has proven herself to be a brilliant actress with an amazing singing voice. She'll inject Poppy with the exact mix of spirit, sass and song that will no doubt give a whole new life to the iconic Troll dolls," said director Mike Mitchell, in a press release. Mitchell's other directing efforts include the live action Sky High, Shrek Forever After, and Alvin And The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked.
Kendrick has received heaps of critical acclaim over the last few years for her work in movies like Up In The Air, for which she was nominated for an Oscar, 50/50 and Drinking Buddies.
However, this won't be the first animated film she's voiced a character for. In 2012, she provided the voice of cheerleader Courtney Babcock in the critically beloved Paranorman.
Trolls is currently scheduled to hit theaters November 4, 2016.
Kendrick is set to voice the relentlessly cheery Princess Poppy in the film, which based on the popular line of children's dolls that were big in the 1990s - the ones with the belly-button jewels and crazy, brightly-colored hair.
"Anna has proven herself to be a brilliant actress with an amazing singing voice. She'll inject Poppy with the exact mix of spirit, sass and song that will no doubt give a whole new life to the iconic Troll dolls," said director Mike Mitchell, in a press release. Mitchell's other directing efforts include the live action Sky High, Shrek Forever After, and Alvin And The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked.
Kendrick has received heaps of critical acclaim over the last few years for her work in movies like Up In The Air, for which she was nominated for an Oscar, 50/50 and Drinking Buddies.
However, this won't be the first animated film she's voiced a character for. In 2012, she provided the voice of cheerleader Courtney Babcock in the critically beloved Paranorman.
Trolls is currently scheduled to hit theaters November 4, 2016.
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Shake It Up! star Zendaya Coleman has been tapped to portray Aaliyah in a new biopic of the late singer's short-lived career for Lifetime.
The 17-year-old Disney darling and platinum-selling recording artist is fresh off of a stint on Dancing with the Stars in which she became an instant favorite.
This will mark the first biopic for Aaliyah, who rose to fame as a pop star in the 90s before she died in a 2001 plane crash at 22 years old. The film will be based on Christopher Farley's bestselling biography Aaliyah: More Than a Woman.
Zendaya will record four of Aaliyah's songs for the movie, including many of her hit singles.
The 17-year-old Disney darling and platinum-selling recording artist is fresh off of a stint on Dancing with the Stars in which she became an instant favorite.
This will mark the first biopic for Aaliyah, who rose to fame as a pop star in the 90s before she died in a 2001 plane crash at 22 years old. The film will be based on Christopher Farley's bestselling biography Aaliyah: More Than a Woman.
Zendaya will record four of Aaliyah's songs for the movie, including many of her hit singles.
Mary Steenburgen
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Oscar winner Mary Steenburgen is joining Orange is the New Black. The 60-something actress announced the news via Twitter, writing: "Very excited to go to my first wardrobe fitting of OITNB! Will I be in orange or black?"
Tom Hiddleston
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Tom Hiddleston-- the handsome English thespian and beloved internet heartthrob who embodied the very essence of Loki in Marvel's Thor franchise and in The Avengers-- is going to be putting on his best American accent to play the iconic country western musician Hank Williams in the biopic I Saw The Light, according to Deadline.
The film is being written and directed by Marc Abraham, and is adapted from the Colin Escott-penned biography of Williams, which chronicles the singer's rise to fame, to his tragically early death at 29 from heart failure -- made worse by his use of pills and liquor. Production is slated to begin in October, and Hiddleston himself will be singing some of Williams' most classic tunes.
The film is being written and directed by Marc Abraham, and is adapted from the Colin Escott-penned biography of Williams, which chronicles the singer's rise to fame, to his tragically early death at 29 from heart failure -- made worse by his use of pills and liquor. Production is slated to begin in October, and Hiddleston himself will be singing some of Williams' most classic tunes.
Jake Gyllenhaal
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Jake Gyllenhaal will debut on Broadway this winter in Constellations, an experimental drama by British playwright Nick Payne, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The New York Times described the piece as being "about the limitless of physics and the enclosing limitations of human existence... Constellations is a superb play that gets into your head and under your skin with an immediacy that sometimes tickles and often hurts."
The production will reunite Gyllenhaal with his If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet director Michael Longhurst. If There Is had a run off-Broadway in 2012.
The New York Times described the piece as being "about the limitless of physics and the enclosing limitations of human existence... Constellations is a superb play that gets into your head and under your skin with an immediacy that sometimes tickles and often hurts."
The production will reunite Gyllenhaal with his If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet director Michael Longhurst. If There Is had a run off-Broadway in 2012.
Sigourney Weaver
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Sigourney Weaver will be returning for the Avatar sequels after all, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Director James Cameron told the news source, "Her character of Grace Augustine, as fans know, died in the first movie, so she's playing a different and in many ways more challenging character in the upcoming films."
There are three sequels in the works for the 2009 blockbuster. The first is scheduled to be released in December 2016.
Director James Cameron told the news source, "Her character of Grace Augustine, as fans know, died in the first movie, so she's playing a different and in many ways more challenging character in the upcoming films."
There are three sequels in the works for the 2009 blockbuster. The first is scheduled to be released in December 2016.
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Naomi Watts has joined Lionsgate's Divergent franchise, having signed on to join the next three films in the series, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In Insurgent, the first follow-up to Divergent, Watts will play Evelyn, leader of the Factionless. Franchise leads Shailene Woodley, Theo James and the rest of the original Divergent cast have returned for the sequel, which began shooting in Atlanta last week. Based on Veronica Roth's New York Times best seller, Insurgent is scheduled to hit theaters n March 20, 2015. The third and fourth films in the series, Allegiant Parts 1 & 2, are slated for release on March 18, 2016 and March 24, 2017, respectively.
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Will Smith is attached to star in a new thriller dealing with the NFL's concussion problem, according to Variety.
The news source reports that the untitled project is based on a GQ article titled Game Brain. According to Variety, Smith will play Dr. Bennet Omalu, "the forensic neuropathologist who single-handedly made the first discover of CTE (Chronic traumatic encephalopathy) in a professional football player and brought awareness to the public."
The news source reports that the untitled project is based on a GQ article titled Game Brain. According to Variety, Smith will play Dr. Bennet Omalu, "the forensic neuropathologist who single-handedly made the first discover of CTE (Chronic traumatic encephalopathy) in a professional football player and brought awareness to the public."
Lupita Nyong'o & Gwendoline Christie
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Newly minted 12 Years a Slave Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o and Game of Thrones star Gwendoline Christie (who plays Brienne of Tarth) are joining the cast of Star Wars: Episode VII. Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy says of the pair, "I could not be more excited about Lupita and Gwendoline joining the cast of Episode VII. It's thrilling to see this extraordinarily talented ensemble taking shape." The ladies join a cast that includes Star Wars originals Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew and Kenny Baker alongside saga newcomers John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, and Max von Sydow. Directed by J.J. Abrams, Episode VII opens worldwide on December 18, 2015.
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Remember the bad guy featured in the credit roll of Marvel's The Avengers? That guy was the supervillain Thanos, and Variety reports that Josh Brolin will play him in this summer's Guardians of the Galaxy, which opens in theaters everywhere August 1. Out to impress Mistress Death, Thanos seeks universal power by obtaining the Cosmic Cube, aka The Tesseract, a powerful weapon that is part of the Thor, Captain America and Avengers movies.
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Boardwalk Empire star Jack Huston has signed on to appear in FOX's upcoming Nicholas Sparks adaptation The Longest Ride, according to Deadline.
Jack Houston is set to play Ira, a young man just back from WWII who falls in love and marries a young woman, set to be played by Oona Chaplin.
The story follows a 90-year-old Ira who is trapped in a car after an accident on a snow-covered road and begins to have flashbacks of his long relationship with his late wife. The film also follows a burgeoning contemporary relationship between a bull rider (Scott Eastwood) and a young college student (Britt Robertson).
Director George Tillman, best known for his films Faster, Notorious, Men Of Honor, and, more recently, The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete, is helming The Longest Ride, which is currently scheduled for an April 3, 2015 release.
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Ken Jeong may have lost his Community, but he's got a brand-new teaching gig in the new comedy The DUFF from CBS Films. Based on the acclaimed novel by Kody Keplinger, the film casts Jeong as the favorite teacher of a high school senior (played by Mae Whitman), whose world is shattered when she learns that she's known as "The DUFF" -- Designated Ugly Fat Friend -- to her prettier, more popular friends (played by Skyler Samuels and Bianca Santos). Determined to reinvent herself, she enlists a slick-but-charming jock (Robbie Amell) for help and sets out to overthrow the school’s ruthless label maker (played by Bella Thorne). Nick Eversman also stars as her school crush. Directed by Ari Sandel, the film shoots in Atlanta this summer.
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Robert De Niro is going back to the world of heists by signing on to star in the upcoming indie thriller Idol's Eye, according to Deadline.
De Niro, who starred in the 2001 heist flick The Score, in will star opposite Robert Pattinson, who will soon appear on screens in the indie thriller-drama The Rover in June.
Not much has been revealed about the film, as the plot is being guarded closely. However, the film has been described as a "sophisticated heist/action thriller."
French director Olivier Assayas, best known for his segment Quartier des Enfants Rouges in the 2006 anthology film Paris, je t'aime, will be helming Idol's Eye, and production and filming are set to begin in October.
De Niro, who starred in the 2001 heist flick The Score, in will star opposite Robert Pattinson, who will soon appear on screens in the indie thriller-drama The Rover in June.
Not much has been revealed about the film, as the plot is being guarded closely. However, the film has been described as a "sophisticated heist/action thriller."
French director Olivier Assayas, best known for his segment Quartier des Enfants Rouges in the 2006 anthology film Paris, je t'aime, will be helming Idol's Eye, and production and filming are set to begin in October.
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An Oscar nominee has joined the Jem and the Holograms gang! Actress Juliette Lewis has signed on to play a role in the live-action film, Deadline reports. Production is already underway, but no information regarding Lewis' role has been revealed. Actress Molly Ringwald has also been cast in an undisclosed part in the film.
Nashville star Aubrey Peeples will play Jerrica Benton (a.k.a. Jem), Stefanie Scott is Kimber, Aurora Perrineau plays Shana, Hayley Kiyoko is Aja and Ryan Guzman takes on the role of Rio. The cartoon-turned-movie tells the story of Jerrica Benton, the owner and manager of Starlight Music, who becomes a rock diva and front woman for the band Jem And The Holograms, thanks to her high-tech earrings that control a holographic computer which can synthesize the most popular music. The series was co-created by Hasbro toys, Marvel Productions and the now-defunct Sunbow Productions, the same trio that created the cartoons Transformers and G.I. Joe.
The live-action adaptation is directed by Jon M. Chu (G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Step Up).
Nashville star Aubrey Peeples will play Jerrica Benton (a.k.a. Jem), Stefanie Scott is Kimber, Aurora Perrineau plays Shana, Hayley Kiyoko is Aja and Ryan Guzman takes on the role of Rio. The cartoon-turned-movie tells the story of Jerrica Benton, the owner and manager of Starlight Music, who becomes a rock diva and front woman for the band Jem And The Holograms, thanks to her high-tech earrings that control a holographic computer which can synthesize the most popular music. The series was co-created by Hasbro toys, Marvel Productions and the now-defunct Sunbow Productions, the same trio that created the cartoons Transformers and G.I. Joe.
The live-action adaptation is directed by Jon M. Chu (G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Step Up).
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Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke and X-Men: Days of Future Past star Nicholas Hoult are set to play the infamous bank-robbing duo Bonnie and Clyde in director Michael Sucsy's Go Down Together, The Wrap reports. Based on Jeff Guinn's book Go Down Together: The True, Untold Story of Bonnie and Clyde, the film will tell the story of the famous young couple who killed seven people and robbed banks throughout the Depression-era South.
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Gerard Butler may have pulled out of the Point Break remake, but the movie will go on! Carlos star Edgar Ramirez will replace Butler in the role of Bodhi, originally played by Patrick Swayze in the 1991 film. "We consider Edgar one of the finest actors in the world today, and we are thrilled he will be creating a fresh new take on the iconic character of Bodhi," Alcon chiefs Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson said in a statement (via L.A. Times).
Luke Bracey (G.I. Joe: Retaliation) will star alongside Ramirez as FBI agent Johnny Utah, originally portrayed by Keanu Reeves. The first film was helmed by Oscar winner and Zero Dark Thirty director Kathryn Bigelow, and follows an FBI agent who goes undercover to catch a gang of bank robbers, the Ex-Presidents, who may be surfers. While Utah learned how to surf on the FBI's dime, the remake will focus on the arena of international extreme sports.
Luke Bracey (G.I. Joe: Retaliation) will star alongside Ramirez as FBI agent Johnny Utah, originally portrayed by Keanu Reeves. The first film was helmed by Oscar winner and Zero Dark Thirty director Kathryn Bigelow, and follows an FBI agent who goes undercover to catch a gang of bank robbers, the Ex-Presidents, who may be surfers. While Utah learned how to surf on the FBI's dime, the remake will focus on the arena of international extreme sports.
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Magic Mike's Channing Tatum has landed the role of Gambit in future X-Men movies. Producer Lauren Shuler Donner confirmed the news to Total Film (WATCH), saying of the star, "He's a rogue, he's a rascal, just like Remy LeBeau (Gambit). ...He can handle the action-- as we know -- and he's got a really good heart, 'cause I know him personally."
Donner added, "He'll be great for Gambit, and he's a southerner too ...he understands that world, and you know Gambit loves New Orleans."
Owen Wilson and Jessica Capshaw
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Midnight In Paris star Owen Wilson and Grey's Anatomy actress Jessica Capshaw have signed on to star in the upcoming animated feature The Hero Of Color City, according to Deadline.
The film follows a group of anthropomorphic crayons that come to life whenever the little boy they belong to falls asleep for the night.
Wilson is already a voice-acting vet, having starred in Pixar's Cars series and Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr. Fox. The actor also voiced Marmaduke in the live-action adaptation of the iconic comic strip, and recently starred in Relativity Media's Free Birds. This will be Capshaw's first time voicing a character in an animated feature.
Wilson and Capshaw join Craig Ferguson, Christina Ricci, Wayne Brady and Rosie Perez. The film is the feature directorial debut for Frank Gladstone.
The film follows a group of anthropomorphic crayons that come to life whenever the little boy they belong to falls asleep for the night.
Wilson is already a voice-acting vet, having starred in Pixar's Cars series and Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr. Fox. The actor also voiced Marmaduke in the live-action adaptation of the iconic comic strip, and recently starred in Relativity Media's Free Birds. This will be Capshaw's first time voicing a character in an animated feature.
Wilson and Capshaw join Craig Ferguson, Christina Ricci, Wayne Brady and Rosie Perez. The film is the feature directorial debut for Frank Gladstone.
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Oscar winner Octavia Spencer has joined the cast of Insurgent, the follow-up to Divergent starring Shailene Woodley, Theo James and Kate Winslet. Spencer will play Johanna, the leader of the opposing Amity faction, in a story that raises the stakes for the fugitive Tris as she searches for allies and answers in the dystopian ruins of a futuristic Chicago. Based on author Veronica Roth’s New York Times best seller, Insurgent is scheduled to hit theaters n March 20, 2015. The third and fourth films in the series, Allegiant Parts 1 & 2, are slated for release on March 18, 2016 and March 24, 2017, respectively.
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John Goodman and Ken Watanabe have jumped on board the upcoming action epic Transformers: Age of Extinction, and will be providing the voices for two new Autobots.
Goodman, who recently starred in The Monuments Men, has been cast to voice the Transformer Hound. Watanabe, who stars in the upcoming monster epic Godzilla, will voice the Transformer Drift. The two stars will join several other actors lending their voices to the film including Peter Cullen, who will once again voice Optimus Prime, Frank Welker, Futurama's John DiMaggio, Mark Ryan and Robert Foxworth.
The big budget blockbuster is being directed by Michael Bay and was written by Ehren Kruger, and stars Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer, T.J. Miller and Bingbing Li. Transformers: Age Of Extinction is set to hit theaters June 27, 2014.
Goodman, who recently starred in The Monuments Men, has been cast to voice the Transformer Hound. Watanabe, who stars in the upcoming monster epic Godzilla, will voice the Transformer Drift. The two stars will join several other actors lending their voices to the film including Peter Cullen, who will once again voice Optimus Prime, Frank Welker, Futurama's John DiMaggio, Mark Ryan and Robert Foxworth.
The big budget blockbuster is being directed by Michael Bay and was written by Ehren Kruger, and stars Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer, T.J. Miller and Bingbing Li. Transformers: Age Of Extinction is set to hit theaters June 27, 2014.
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Two-time NBA champion Lebron James is taking his talents off the court. According to the L.A. Times, the basketball pro will star alongside Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Tilda Swinton and Method Man in comedic director Judd Apatow's new movie Trainwreck. Aptow himself broke the news in a social media video, saying to James, "I know you're very busy with the playoffs. But I just wanted to say we're so glad that you are joining the cast …and now the world will finally get to see what your true gifts are."
Trainwreck, written by Schumer, is to hit theaters July 24, 2015, and will be one of several of James' ventures into show business. He'll also star alongside Kevin Hart in the comedy Ballers, and he's executive producing a series for Starz called Survivor's Remorse, a story "about a basketball star navigating the limelight after inking a multi-million dollar contract." On top of that, Universal is looking to release a feature film "based on James' high school years in Ohio."
Trainwreck, written by Schumer, is to hit theaters July 24, 2015, and will be one of several of James' ventures into show business. He'll also star alongside Kevin Hart in the comedy Ballers, and he's executive producing a series for Starz called Survivor's Remorse, a story "about a basketball star navigating the limelight after inking a multi-million dollar contract." On top of that, Universal is looking to release a feature film "based on James' high school years in Ohio."
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Disney-ABC has named Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Terry Crews as the new host of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.
"I'm beyond thrilled to be joining Who Wants To Be A Millionaire and the Disney-ABC family," said Crews. "Millionaire is such a beloved franchise and I can't wait to get started as the new host. In addition to my film projects including Blended, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and now being a first-time author, hosting has always been a dream of mine, and I couldn't have asked for a greater opportunity."
"Terry is engaging, endearing, smart, and quick on his feet -- the perfect combination to lead one of the longest-running franchises in game show history," said Janice Marinelli, president, Disney-ABC Domestic Television.
Crews will host the game show from Stamford, Connecticut in a new studio for the 2014-2015 season. He will be taking over for current host Cedric "The Entertainer."
"I'm beyond thrilled to be joining Who Wants To Be A Millionaire and the Disney-ABC family," said Crews. "Millionaire is such a beloved franchise and I can't wait to get started as the new host. In addition to my film projects including Blended, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and now being a first-time author, hosting has always been a dream of mine, and I couldn't have asked for a greater opportunity."
"Terry is engaging, endearing, smart, and quick on his feet -- the perfect combination to lead one of the longest-running franchises in game show history," said Janice Marinelli, president, Disney-ABC Domestic Television.
Crews will host the game show from Stamford, Connecticut in a new studio for the 2014-2015 season. He will be taking over for current host Cedric "The Entertainer."
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The Amazing Spider-Man 2 star Emma Stone has signed on to be a part of Woody Allen's upcoming untitled future project, according to Variety.
The quirky 25-year-old starlet joins an already-cast Joaquin Phoenix.
Stone has already shot one film with Allen, Magic In The Moonlight. Stone stars opposite Colin Firth and is set on the French Riviera in the early 1920s. Magic In The Moonlight is scheduled for a July 25, 2014 release.
Nothing has yet been revealed about the new Allen project that Stone has signed up for, but the prolific director is expected to write, produce and helm the film.
The quirky 25-year-old starlet joins an already-cast Joaquin Phoenix.
Stone has already shot one film with Allen, Magic In The Moonlight. Stone stars opposite Colin Firth and is set on the French Riviera in the early 1920s. Magic In The Moonlight is scheduled for a July 25, 2014 release.
Nothing has yet been revealed about the new Allen project that Stone has signed up for, but the prolific director is expected to write, produce and helm the film.
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Sources claim that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie may be teaming up for a movie project, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The news source reports that Jolie is rumored to have written the script, which could mark the first time the couple has worked together on screen since Mr. and Mrs. Smith in 2005. No information has been made available about the alleged project.
The news source reports that Jolie is rumored to have written the script, which could mark the first time the couple has worked together on screen since Mr. and Mrs. Smith in 2005. No information has been made available about the alleged project.
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Following behind Ryan Gosling (The Notebook). Josh Duhamel (Safe Haven) and Channing Tatum (Dear John), Scott Eastwood is in line to be the next Nicholas Sparks movie heartthrob. The son of Clint Eastwood will star in Sparks' book-turned-movie The Longest Ride, Deadline reports.
The 2013 romance novel "tracks a 91-year-old man trapped in a car crash who reflects on his life with his deceased wife as a young couple fall in love a few miles away." In the movie, Scott will play Luke Collins, "whose love affair with college senior Sophia Danko plays out as the youthful half of the romantic saga."
The 2013 romance novel "tracks a 91-year-old man trapped in a car crash who reflects on his life with his deceased wife as a young couple fall in love a few miles away." In the movie, Scott will play Luke Collins, "whose love affair with college senior Sophia Danko plays out as the youthful half of the romantic saga."
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Get ready to hear Hailee Steinfeld's singing chops.
The True Grit star is joining the cast of Pitch Perfect 2, Variety reports. Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson and Brittany Snow are all set to reprise their roles from the surprise 2012 hit in the sequel, with actress Elizabeth Banks making her directing debut.
The True Grit star is joining the cast of Pitch Perfect 2, Variety reports. Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson and Brittany Snow are all set to reprise their roles from the surprise 2012 hit in the sequel, with actress Elizabeth Banks making her directing debut.
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The Jem and the Holograms live-action adaptation has found their Rio Pacheco! Step Up: All In star Ryan Guzman has landed the part, according to The Hollywood Reporter, and will star alongside Nashville actress Aubrey Peeples as Jem, Stefanie Scott as Jem's sister Kimber, Aurora Perrineau as Shana and Hayley Kiyoko as Aja.
In the cartoon TV series, Rio was the road manager and technical engineer for the band, as well as Jem's love interest. Like the show, the movie will "follow Jerrica, an orphaned teenage girl who becomes a recording sensation named Jem."
In the cartoon TV series, Rio was the road manager and technical engineer for the band, as well as Jem's love interest. Like the show, the movie will "follow Jerrica, an orphaned teenage girl who becomes a recording sensation named Jem."
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Ocean's Eleven antagonist Andy Garcia has signed on to star as a scientist in the upcoming Max Steel film, based off the Mattel toy line of the same name.
Actor Ben Winchell is set to play Max McGrath, a teenager with an alien companion named Steel. When they combine their powers, they become the titular super-powered hero Max Steel. Garcia has been tapped to play Dr. Miles Edwards, a scientist involved in Max's life.
The film was written by Thor: The Dark World scribe Christopher Yost, and is being directed by Stewart Hendler, director of the 2009 horror film Sorority Row. Max Steel is set to start shooting this week.
Actor Ben Winchell is set to play Max McGrath, a teenager with an alien companion named Steel. When they combine their powers, they become the titular super-powered hero Max Steel. Garcia has been tapped to play Dr. Miles Edwards, a scientist involved in Max's life.
The film was written by Thor: The Dark World scribe Christopher Yost, and is being directed by Stewart Hendler, director of the 2009 horror film Sorority Row. Max Steel is set to start shooting this week.
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Rob Lowe, formerly of NBC's Parks and Rec, has signed on to Paramount's upcoming project Monster Trucks, according to Deadline.
Lowe will co-star alongside Danny Glover, Thomas Lennon, Amy Ryan and Berry Pepper. Nothing about the story has been released yet, however Monster Trucks is set to be a live-action/CGI-animated hybrid, and is being scripted by Kung Fu Panda writers Glenn Berger and Jonathan Aibel.
The only other thing known about the film currently is that it has a May 29, 2015 release date.
Lowe will co-star alongside Danny Glover, Thomas Lennon, Amy Ryan and Berry Pepper. Nothing about the story has been released yet, however Monster Trucks is set to be a live-action/CGI-animated hybrid, and is being scripted by Kung Fu Panda writers Glenn Berger and Jonathan Aibel.
The only other thing known about the film currently is that it has a May 29, 2015 release date.
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Ioan Gruffudd, star of 2005's Fantastic Four, has been tapped to join Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Carlo Gugino in the upcoming disaster film San Andreas, according to Deadline.
In San Andreas, Johnson is playing a firefighter who has to find his ex-wife (Gugino) and his daughter in the earthquake-toppled ruins of California. Gruffudd is set to play Gugino's wealthy new fiance.
Percy Jackson star Alexandra Daddario has been cast to play Johnson's daughter. Brad Payton, who worked with Johnson directing Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, is helming this big-budget epic. The film is set to begin shooting in Australia in June, and is scheduled for a summer 2015 release.
In San Andreas, Johnson is playing a firefighter who has to find his ex-wife (Gugino) and his daughter in the earthquake-toppled ruins of California. Gruffudd is set to play Gugino's wealthy new fiance.
Percy Jackson star Alexandra Daddario has been cast to play Johnson's daughter. Brad Payton, who worked with Johnson directing Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, is helming this big-budget epic. The film is set to begin shooting in Australia in June, and is scheduled for a summer 2015 release.
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Amanda Seyfried will reunite with her Les Miserables co-star Hugh Jackman for the live-action film Pan, a prequel to the Peter Pan story. Seyfried will star as Mary while Jackman takes on the role of Blackbeard. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the "film will follow an orphan boy who is spirited away to the magical Neverland, where he discovers both adventure and danger." Also cast is Garrett Hedlund as Hook, Rooney Mara as Tiger Lily, Adeel Akhtar as Smee and newcomer Levi Miller as the young Peter.
Filming is set to begin on April 28, 2014 at the Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden in England and Pan will hit theaters worldwide on July 17, 2015.
Filming is set to begin on April 28, 2014 at the Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden in England and Pan will hit theaters worldwide on July 17, 2015.
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Romantic comedy legend Meg Ryan is lending her voice to CBS' How I Met Your Mother spinoff show, Entertainment Weekly reports. Just as Full House's Bob Saget was the narrator and "future Ted" in HIMYM, the Sleepless In Seattle star will be the voice of "future Sally," played by Greenberg actress Greta Gerwig. This will be Ryan's first primetime series role.
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The stars of Step Brothers (2008) and Talledega Nights (2006) are reuniting for the new comedy Border Guards, Deadline reports. Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly will play "two hapless but earnest friends who decide to give purpose to their lives by protecting America's borders from illegal immigrants. In the process they find themselves accidentally stranded in Mexico without identification and must sneak back into the U.S."
Adam McKay, director of the comedy duo's two other films, is in line to direct the Sony Pictures movie.
Adam McKay, director of the comedy duo's two other films, is in line to direct the Sony Pictures movie.
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The Amazing Spider-Man's Andrew Garfield is set to host Saturday Night Live on May 3rd for his very first time, NBC announced, with the band Cold Play set to be the musical guest. It will be Cold Play's fifth time rocking SNL.
That weekend will also see the release of Garfield's movie The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
The last time Cold Play was the guest, Garfield's on-screen and real-life girlfriend Emma Stone was the host.
Seth Rogen hosted this week, with Anna Kendrick and Louis CK in the preceding weeks. SNL is taking a two-week hiatus before returning with Garfield.
SNL airs Saturdays at 11:30pm on NBC.
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Benedict Cumberbatch, the acclaimed star of Sherlock and villainous lead in Star Trek Into Darkness and The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug, will soon be playing King Richard III for BBC 2.
The announcement was made earlier today by the BBC on their twitter feed.
Sam Mendes, director of Skyfall and American Beauty, will be executive producing the project, which will be written by Ben Power and will also serve as the screen directorial debut for Dominic Cooke, the artistic director of the Royal Court Theatre.
Martin Freeman, Cumberbatch's co-star in Sherlock, is currently playing Richard III onstage in London.
The announcement was made earlier today by the BBC on their twitter feed.
Sam Mendes, director of Skyfall and American Beauty, will be executive producing the project, which will be written by Ben Power and will also serve as the screen directorial debut for Dominic Cooke, the artistic director of the Royal Court Theatre.
Martin Freeman, Cumberbatch's co-star in Sherlock, is currently playing Richard III onstage in London.
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Judy Greer, star of FX's Archer and the recent remake of Carrie, has been tapped to star in Jurassic World, the upcoming installment in the Jurassic Park franchise, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Greer will be joined by two other recently-cast actresses, Katie McGrath and Lauren Lapkus. Bryce Dallas Howard and Chris Pratt also signed on this past year. Jurassic World is being directed by Colin Trevorrow whose previous film Safety Not Guaranteed was his indie directorial debut. Universal has set a release date of June 12, 2015.
Greer will be joined by two other recently-cast actresses, Katie McGrath and Lauren Lapkus. Bryce Dallas Howard and Chris Pratt also signed on this past year. Jurassic World is being directed by Colin Trevorrow whose previous film Safety Not Guaranteed was his indie directorial debut. Universal has set a release date of June 12, 2015.
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Despite his personal drama, Zac Efron is still getting jobs. The High School Musical actor will both produce and star in the adaptation of author John Grisham's The Associate, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The book, which was published in Jan. 2009, "follows a Yale Law School grad (Efron) who is blackmailed by a group of criminals. He's told he must take a job at the world’s largest law firm, where he'll be spying on their work in a dispute between two powerful defense contractors worth billions."
The Associate was originally pitched back in 2008 to Paramount, THR reports, with Shia LaBeouf attached as the leading man.
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The men of TODAY will be reporting on the shark natural disaster hitting New York City this summer. Matt Lauer and Al Roker revealed that they will make a cameo in Sharknado 2: The Second One when it premieres on SyFy on July 30, 2014. WATCH. Also reportedly making appearances in the sequel: Kelly Osbourne, Andy Dick, Mark McGrath and Vivica A. Fox.
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Live! with Kelly and Michael host and former pro NFL player Michael Strahan is in talks to join the Good Morning America gang, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Sources at ABC tell THR that Strahan will appear frequently in the 7 a.m. hour of the show, before leaving to host Live! later in the morning.
This news comes after anchor Josh Elliott announced he was leaving the morning show, though it is still unclear as to when Strahan will start appearing on the program.
This news comes after anchor Josh Elliott announced he was leaving the morning show, though it is still unclear as to when Strahan will start appearing on the program.
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Michael Chiklis, former star of the FX crime drama The Shield, will be signing on to bring terror into the hearts and minds of audiences everywhere in the new season of American Horror Story.
The announcement was made during the closing night of PaleyFest 2014, where they were celebrating AHS. As announced earlier this month, the title of the fourth season is American Horror Story: Freak Show, and will be set in a traveling sideshow in 1950.
In Chiklis' return to FX, the imposing actor is set to play the ex-husband of Kathy Bates and the father of Evan Peters, however it is still unknown what their individual roles in the show will be. AHS: Freak Show is set to premiere in October.
The announcement was made during the closing night of PaleyFest 2014, where they were celebrating AHS. As announced earlier this month, the title of the fourth season is American Horror Story: Freak Show, and will be set in a traveling sideshow in 1950.
In Chiklis' return to FX, the imposing actor is set to play the ex-husband of Kathy Bates and the father of Evan Peters, however it is still unknown what their individual roles in the show will be. AHS: Freak Show is set to premiere in October.
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The Barbershop is open for business. The third sequel to the comedy starring Ice Cube is said to be underway, with the rapper/actor reprising his role as Calvin Palmer with a mid-seven-figure deal, Deadline reports. Queen Latifah is also in talks to return to the franchise. MGM's decision to revive Barbershop is most definitely due to the films' prior successes. The original 2002 Barbershop cost $12 million to make but grossed $75 million domestic. The 2004 sequel cost $30 million and grossed $65 million.
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Moving from the tense world of modern American politics, to the high-stakes political minefield of World War II, House of Cards star Kevin Spacey has signed on to play legendary English Prime Minister Winston Churchill, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The film, Captain of the Gate, follows Churchill's rise to power during World War II, and his struggle to lead England against Adolf Hitler's German forces. The screenplay was written by Ben Kaplan, whose previous work includes a Ronald Regan biopic made by the History Channel.
The film's producers are currently looking for a director.
The film, Captain of the Gate, follows Churchill's rise to power during World War II, and his struggle to lead England against Adolf Hitler's German forces. The screenplay was written by Ben Kaplan, whose previous work includes a Ronald Regan biopic made by the History Channel.
The film's producers are currently looking for a director.
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Emmy Award-winning Homeland star Damian Lewis has been tapped to join the cast of spy thriller Our Kind of Traitor, based on the novel by British author John le Carre, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Already onboard for the film are Ewan McGregor, Stellan Skarsgard and Naomie Harris. The movie focuses on an English couple vacationing in Antigua that becomes entangled in the dealings of a Russian mobster seeking to defect. Britain's Secret Service becomes involved and Lewis will portray a member of the country's MI6 intelligence service.
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Breaking Bad's Betsy Brandt is off to become a member of The Club, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The Club is a 13-episode drama about a private country club, and is a so-called "upstairs/downstairs soap," meaning it will focus on the class divisions between the main characters of the series, much like the PBS drama Downton Abbey.
Brandt is set to play a character named Leslie Holbrook, a fish-out-of-water single mother whose husband ran out on her with his own stepmother, leaving the family country club on the brink of financial ruin.
The series was created by Erin Brockovich writer Susannah Grant, who will pen the entire series as well as executive produce the 13-episodes that have already been ordered.
As for Brandt, this is the second series she's joined that already had a multiple-episode commitment, the first being The Michael J. Fox Show. This is also the second time in two weeks that Brandt has landed a job, as she was just cast in the Showtime series Master of Sex.
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Bella Thorne, star of the Disney Channel's Shake It Up, is headed off to star in considerably darker material, as she has been cast in Dimension Film's new installment in the Amityville franchise, according to The Wrap.
Franck Khalfoun, director of such horror films as P2 and the 2012 remake of Maniac, is set to direct, with Jennifer Jason Leigh set to star.
The Amityville Horror, released in 1979, was the first in a long line of films set within the haunted Amityville home and based on a supposedly real story told in the book The Amityville Horror: A True Story by Jay Anson.
According to reports, the new Amityville film was originally going to be of the found-footage variety, but those plans were scrapped in favor of a traditional narrative. Dimension has slated the film for a January 2015 release.
Franck Khalfoun, director of such horror films as P2 and the 2012 remake of Maniac, is set to direct, with Jennifer Jason Leigh set to star.
The Amityville Horror, released in 1979, was the first in a long line of films set within the haunted Amityville home and based on a supposedly real story told in the book The Amityville Horror: A True Story by Jay Anson.
According to reports, the new Amityville film was originally going to be of the found-footage variety, but those plans were scrapped in favor of a traditional narrative. Dimension has slated the film for a January 2015 release.
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Director David Fincher (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The Social Network) has his eye on Oscar winner Christian Bale for the role of the late Apple mogul Steve Jobs in an upcoming biopic, The Wrap reports. Aaron Sorkin, who wrote Fincher's The Social Network, has written the script for the project. This upcoming movie about Jobs comes after Ashton Kutcher played him in the 2013 indie flop, also called Jobs.
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Pitch Perfect star Anna Kendrick will be making her debut appearance as host of Saturday Night Live on April 5, according to Deadline.
Kendrick, who has received acclaim for her roles in movies like 50/50, Drinking Buddies, and Up In The Air, for which she received an Oscar nom, will be joined by musical guest Pharrell Williams, who was nominated for an Oscar this year for his Despicable Me 2 song Happy. It will be Williams' first solo appearance.
After Kendrick's episode, Seth Rogen has been selected to host on April 12. It will be Rogen's third time leading SNL since his first go in 2007, and again in 2011. English musician Ed Sheeran will be making his SNL debut as the musical guest during Rogen's episode.
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Get ready to binge watch these former Nine To Five stars! Netflix is launching a new comedy series called Grace and Frankie and it will co-star Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin. The single-camera show "focuses on nemeses Grace (Fonda) and Frankie (Tomlin) facing the last chapter of their lives, though not in the way they expected. When their husbands announce they are in love with each other and plan to get married, the women find their lives both turned upside down and to their dismay, permanently intertwined. Eventually, to their surprise, they find they have each other."
Grace and Frankie is scheduled to premiere some time in 2015.
Grace and Frankie is scheduled to premiere some time in 2015.
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Hot off the finale of the critically acclaimed HBO crime drama True Detective, Woody Harrelson has been tapped to join the heist thriller Triple Nine, according to Deadline.
Harrelson will be teaming up yet again with his Out of the Furnace co-star Casey Affleck, as well as Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Winslet and Aaron Paul.
The film focuses on a group of dirty cops who have to undertake a dangerous heist after getting blackmailed by the Russian mob. The plan involves organizing the titular triple nine, or Code 999, which means officer down. However, the rookie that the dirty cops set up to die foils the murder attempt, leaving their plans in shambles and the crew racing to save themselves.
Filmmaker John Hillcoat, director of Lawless and The Road, is helming Triple Nine, which is set to start shooting this summer.
Harrelson will be teaming up yet again with his Out of the Furnace co-star Casey Affleck, as well as Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Winslet and Aaron Paul.
The film focuses on a group of dirty cops who have to undertake a dangerous heist after getting blackmailed by the Russian mob. The plan involves organizing the titular triple nine, or Code 999, which means officer down. However, the rookie that the dirty cops set up to die foils the murder attempt, leaving their plans in shambles and the crew racing to save themselves.
Filmmaker John Hillcoat, director of Lawless and The Road, is helming Triple Nine, which is set to start shooting this summer.
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Community star Alison Brie is set to play Will Ferrell's fiancé in the upcoming comedy Get Hard, according to Deadline.
In the film, Ferrell plays an investment banker who is charged with a crime and sentenced to prison. In order to toughen up for life in jail, he begins training with his car washer, played by Kevin Hart.
Get Hard is being directed by Etan Cohen, who previously wrote Idiocracy, Tropic Thunder, and Men In Black 3.
In the film, Ferrell plays an investment banker who is charged with a crime and sentenced to prison. In order to toughen up for life in jail, he begins training with his car washer, played by Kevin Hart.
Get Hard is being directed by Etan Cohen, who previously wrote Idiocracy, Tropic Thunder, and Men In Black 3.
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Actor Logan Miller has signed on to join Paramount's upcoming zombie comedy Scouts Vs. Zombies, according to Deadline.
Miller will play a boy scout who returns home after a camping trip with his troop and learns that their small home town has been overrun by zombies. It becomes the responsibility of the scouts to defend the town and their families.
Director Christopher Landon, who recently Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones, will helm Scouts Vs. Zombies. Mud star Tye Sheridan is currently set to play the lead scout.
Scouts Vs. Zombies is set to begin filming in May.
Miller will play a boy scout who returns home after a camping trip with his troop and learns that their small home town has been overrun by zombies. It becomes the responsibility of the scouts to defend the town and their families.
Director Christopher Landon, who recently Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones, will helm Scouts Vs. Zombies. Mud star Tye Sheridan is currently set to play the lead scout.
Scouts Vs. Zombies is set to begin filming in May.
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The Hangover's Ed Helms is set to star in Epic Fail, a comedy about a group of Special Forces soldiers tasked with saving America, according to Deadline.
Helms and producer Nicky Weinstock co-developed the comedy, which Lionsgate has acquired, and screenwriters Mike Arnold and Chris Poole have been tapped to write.
It was previously announced that Helms would also be starring in the reboot of the classic Naked Gun series.
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Wedding bells are in Lindsay Lohan's future ...at least they are on the CBS sitcom 2 Broke Girls. Lohan has been cast to guest star later this season, according to TVLine. The Mean Girls star will play bride-to-be Claire Guinness, a difficult young woman who hired Caroline (Beth Behrs) and Max (Kat Dennings) to create her wedding cake. However, the two dessert designers have a hard time getting Claire to make up her mind.
The episode is scheduled to air April 14, 2014, and will be the first time 2 Broke Girls will be air at 8 p.m., taking over the slot from How I Met Your Mother after its series finale.
The episode is scheduled to air April 14, 2014, and will be the first time 2 Broke Girls will be air at 8 p.m., taking over the slot from How I Met Your Mother after its series finale.
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Mila Kunis is set to guest star in an upcoming episode of her reported fiancé's hit CBS show Two and a Half Men, the network announced Tuesday. Mila -- best known for her roles on That '70s Show and Family Guy -- will play Vivian, a young, beautiful, free-spirited world traveler who shows up on Walden's (Kutcher's) doorstep, according to CBS. Walden feels an instant connection with her and is convinced that she's "the one." The only problem is, Walden was about to propose to someone else.
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This spy duo is a little random. Mike & Molly actress Melissa McCarthy is joining forces with The Transporter's Jason Statham for 20th Century Fox's new film Susan Cooper, Variety reports. McCarthy will once again be working with director Paul Feig, who also directed her in The Heat and Bridesmaids. According to the trade publication, Statham's character teams up with the unlikely spy Susan Cooper (McCarthy), and is brought into her comedic adventures.
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In the first major casting news (other than the participation of R2-D2) for director J.J. Abrams' highly anticipated Star Wars: Episode VII, Variety reports that Girls star Adam Driver is in final negotiations to play the villain of the film, reportedly a character in the vein of Darth Vader. Star Wars: Episode VII begins shooting this year in London and is expected to hit theaters on December 18, 2015.
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After announcing his decision to "say goodbye to public life," The Hollywood Reporter confirms that Alec Baldwin will be interviewed by journalist Katie Couric -- but it's not what you may think. The 30 Rock star will return to NBC for a guest starring role on Law & Order: SVU.
Airing on March 19, Couric plays a talk-show host who is interviewing Baldwin's character Jimmy MacArthur, "a controversial New York newspaper columnist who questions the SVU squad's motives during the investigation of a potential hate crime/rape case." In addition to the star power, the Criminal Stories episode will also be SVU star Mariska Hargitay's directorial debut.
Airing on March 19, Couric plays a talk-show host who is interviewing Baldwin's character Jimmy MacArthur, "a controversial New York newspaper columnist who questions the SVU squad's motives during the investigation of a potential hate crime/rape case." In addition to the star power, the Criminal Stories episode will also be SVU star Mariska Hargitay's directorial debut.
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Glee gal Jane Lynch is heading to Disney's Girl Meets World as a guest star. The actress confirmed the news after a fan asked: "Is there any truth to the rumors that you have a guest role on Girl Meets World?" The actress responded, "Yes there is truth..."
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It seems Amanda Seyfried will be replacing Mila Kunis as the female lead in Ted 2, Deadline reports. Kunis may still have a small part in the comedic sequel, but it's Seyfried who will now be starring alongside Mark Wahlberg and his foul-mouthed teddy bear, voiced by Ted's director Seth MacFarlane.
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Funnyman Seth Rogen and his writing partner Evan Goldberg have been tapped to direct a movie about the '90s battle between video game heavyweights Sega and Nintendo, Variety reports. The film will be based on Blake Harris' thriller book Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo and the Battle that Defined a Generation, and will be produced by Scott Rudin (The Social Network, Captain Phillips, Moneyball).
The book's author will act as an executive producer on the film, and is also co-directing a documentary based on the same subject. It's yet to be confirmed if Rogen will star in the movie.
The book's author will act as an executive producer on the film, and is also co-directing a documentary based on the same subject. It's yet to be confirmed if Rogen will star in the movie.
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The B---- in Apt. 23 is going to space! Krysten Ritter is returning to sitcom television to produce and star in Adam McKay and Will Ferrell's new space comedy Mission Control, Deadline reports. The show is about "a workplace ensemble that is set in 1962 and examines what happens when a strong woman (Ritter) butts heads with a macho astronaut in the race to land on the moon."
Michael B. Jordan, Miles Teller & More
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Meet your new Fantastic Four! That Awkward Moment co-stars Miles Teller and Michael B. Jordan along with House Of Cards actress Kate Mara and Billy Elliot's Jamie Bell are in final talks to take on the Marvel characters, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Josh Trank is directing.
According to THR, Jordan is in line to play the Human Torch, Mara will portray Sue Storm (Invisible Girl), Bell will be Ben Grimm (The Thing) and Teller is to play Reed Richards (Mr. Fantastic).
According to THR, Jordan is in line to play the Human Torch, Mara will portray Sue Storm (Invisible Girl), Bell will be Ben Grimm (The Thing) and Teller is to play Reed Richards (Mr. Fantastic).
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Jada Pinkett Smith is taking on Batman, Deadline reports. The Matrix actress will join Ben McKenzie (The O.C.) and Donal Logue (Grounded For Life) in FOX's new prequel Gotham, where she will play Fish Mooney, "an imposing, hotheaded and notoriously sadistic gangster boss and nightclub owner with street smarts and almost extra-sensory abilities to read people like an open book who is not one to be crossed." The show will explore the life of Bruce Wayne, a.k.a. Batman, and "the villains who made Gotham City famous."
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Napoleon Dynamite star Jon Heder, 36, has been tapped to star in a new FOX sitcom known as Here's Your Damn Family, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The multi-camera comedy focuses on a mother (Jane Kaczmarek The Middle) who after being single for two decades, traumatizes her stunted 30-something son with a surprise: she just got married and her new husband David James Elliott (JAG) and his three teenage children are about to move in, THR reported. The casting will be Heder's first return to a regular TV series since he voiced the lead role in FOX's animated remake based on the Napoleon Dynamite movie.
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Meet CBS' new sitcom star! Greta Gerwig, known for her roles in Noah Baumbach's films Greenberg and Frances Ha, will star in the How I Met Your Mother spinoff show How I Met Your Dad, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The comedy will be a whole new story line, but like HIMYM, there will be a voice at its center, only this time that person will be a female named Sally.
THR describes Gerwig's character as "a female Peter Pan who never has grown up and has no idea where she's going in life. She just has figured out that she has nothing in common with her husband of less than a year. A breakup is inevitable, but Sally will find a solid circle of support in her friends and family."
In addition to starring in the sitcom, Gerwig is expected to write on the show and will also be credited as a producer.
THR describes Gerwig's character as "a female Peter Pan who never has grown up and has no idea where she's going in life. She just has figured out that she has nothing in common with her husband of less than a year. A breakup is inevitable, but Sally will find a solid circle of support in her friends and family."
In addition to starring in the sitcom, Gerwig is expected to write on the show and will also be credited as a producer.
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Jack Black is back, and he's coming to HBO! The cable network has ordered up the funnyman's series The Brink that will also star Tim Robbins, Deadline reports. Written by former Weeds executive producer Roberto Benabib and his brother Kim Benabib, the dark comedy will focus on "a geopolitical crisis and its effect on three disparate and desperate men: U.S. Secretary of State Walter Hollander (Robbins); Alex Coppins (Black), a lowly Foreign Service officer; and Zeke Callahan (Pablo Schreiber), an ace Navy fighter pilot. These three compromised souls must pull through the chaos around them to save the planet from World War III."
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Funnyman Seth Rogen is reuniting with his 50/50 co-star Joseph Gordon-Levitt for a Christmas comedy, Deadline reports. The Sony film will be "about three childhood friends who get together again in NYC to renew their old tradition of going out on Christmas Eve." The film is set to begin production this summer.
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Gotham City is getting a new cop on the force. The O.C. and Southland star Ben McKenzie has been cast to play Detective James Gordon in FOX's upcoming series Gotham, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The series is a prequel to Batman that focuses on a young Jim Gordon as he tries to fight crime in a violent city gone mad.
The show is being written by Bruno Heller, the showrunner for The Mentalist, who has worked with McKenzie in the past on a CBS drama pilot Advocates, which did not get picked up. The show is set to be an origin story, not just for Gordon but for the city itself, which has always been at the heart of every Dark Knight story.
The series is a prequel to Batman that focuses on a young Jim Gordon as he tries to fight crime in a violent city gone mad.
The show is being written by Bruno Heller, the showrunner for The Mentalist, who has worked with McKenzie in the past on a CBS drama pilot Advocates, which did not get picked up. The show is set to be an origin story, not just for Gordon but for the city itself, which has always been at the heart of every Dark Knight story.
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Universal Pictures confirmed on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, that Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson will reprise their roles as Beca and Fat Amy in the musical comedy Pitch Perfect 2, due out May 15, 2015. Wilson also shared the news via Instagram by posting a poster for the sequel. The ladies' co-star Elizabeth Banks, who played a judge for a capella singing competitions in the first film, will direct the movie.
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Emma Watson continues to distance herself from her Harry Potter roots with the wide variety of roles she has chosen, and her role in the upcoming Regression may be the most risque of them all. The 23-year-old Brit star will join Ethan Hawke in the thriller, expected in theaters next year, directed by Alejandro Amenabar (The Others). No plot details have officially been released, but according to Variety, the screenplay was described "as being about a man who has no memory of sexually abusing his daughter, despite charges against him, and who may be part of a nationwide conspiracy."
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Over a decade later, Nick Cannon is reprising his role as Devon Miles in VH1's Drumline sequel. Cannon will not only star in the TV movie but he'll also act as an executive producer. Drumline: A New Beat will have a new group of characters and will take place at a fictional New Orleans university.
The story follows Danielle (Dani) Bolton, an upper-class Brooklyn girl who defies her parents in order to attend a college in Louisiana so she can join -- and revitalize -- their once-prominent drumline. Dani's quest to become the first female section leader of the drumline in the school's history will be hampered by upperclassmen (including her cousin, Tyree); her feelings for fellow band mate and rival, Jayven; and the school's crosstown rivals. The sequel is expected to premiere in the fall of 2014.
The story follows Danielle (Dani) Bolton, an upper-class Brooklyn girl who defies her parents in order to attend a college in Louisiana so she can join -- and revitalize -- their once-prominent drumline. Dani's quest to become the first female section leader of the drumline in the school's history will be hampered by upperclassmen (including her cousin, Tyree); her feelings for fellow band mate and rival, Jayven; and the school's crosstown rivals. The sequel is expected to premiere in the fall of 2014.
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After the huge success of their team-up on The Wolf of Wall Street, Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill will partner again for another film, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The duo will take on the real-life tale Richard Jewell, the security guard who quickly transformed from hero to suspect in the aftermath of the Centennial Olympic Park bombing at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, GA. The project will be based on the Vanity Fair article The Ballad Of Richard Jewell, written by Marie Brenner, to be co-produced by Hill and DiCaprio with his production partners.
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Warner Bros. Pictures announced Friday that Jesse Eisenberg has been cast as Lex Luthor in director Zack Snyder's upcoming Superman/Batman film, while Jeremy Irons will play Alfred. Snyder called the character Lex "a complicated and sophisticated character whose intellect, wealth and prominence position him as one of the few mortals able to challenge the incredible might of Superman." He added: "Having Jesse in the role allows us to explore that interesting dynamic, and also take the character in some new and unexpected directions." Previously announced for the film -- set to be released in May 2016 -- are Henry Cavill, who will reprise his role as Superman/Clark Kent, Ben Affleck as Batman/Bruce Wayne and Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman/Diana Prince.
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Transformers: Age of Extinction star Mark Wahlberg has been tapped to host this year's 27th Annual Kids' Choice Awards on Nickelodeon, airing live on Saturday night, March 29 from Los Angeles. The colossal kid kudo-fest honoring the hottest in Music, TV and Film always has the host in the hot seat to be doused by a giant bucket of green slime, and Wahlberg looks to be next. Previous hosts of the Kids' Choice Awards have included Will Smith, Josh Duhamel, Justin Timberlake, Dwayne Johnson and Jack Black.
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The busy Benedict Cumberbatch has joined the gritty thriller Blood Mountain, reports Variety. With principal photography scheduled to start this April in Morocco, the film follows a private military contractor whose special forces team is ambushed during a raid, resulting in him personally having to escort one of the world's most-wanted terrorists to justice -- and fend off hostile insurgents and rival mercenaries along the way in a fight for survival.
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Mike Ehrmantraut will be alive and well in the Breaking Bad spinoff series Better Call Saul, Variety reports. The AMC show following criminal lawyer Saul Goodman's hijinks will have actor Jonathan Banks as a series regular. As many Bad fans can recall, Banks played Mike, "Saul's trusted private investigator/fixer," who was killed by Walter White (Bryan Cranston) in the final season of the AMC show.
Better Call Saul, which is to premiere in November 2014, takes place prior to Saul (Bob Odenkirk) and Mike getting involved with Walt White, a.k.a. Heisenberg.
Better Call Saul, which is to premiere in November 2014, takes place prior to Saul (Bob Odenkirk) and Mike getting involved with Walt White, a.k.a. Heisenberg.
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Jennifer Lopez and Viola Davis are set to co-star in the upcoming indie drama Lila & Eve, according to Deadline.
The film centers on two mothers, played by Davis and Lopez, whose children are murdered in a drive-by shooting. The mothers get together and begin plotting revenge against those responsible for the killings.
Pat Gilfillan wrote the film, which is helmed by Charles Stone III, who also directed Drumline and the recent biopic CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story.
The film has begun production and is planning on a festival and theatrical premiere in late 2014 or early 2015.
The film centers on two mothers, played by Davis and Lopez, whose children are murdered in a drive-by shooting. The mothers get together and begin plotting revenge against those responsible for the killings.
Pat Gilfillan wrote the film, which is helmed by Charles Stone III, who also directed Drumline and the recent biopic CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story.
The film has begun production and is planning on a festival and theatrical premiere in late 2014 or early 2015.
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Elizabeth Banks will step behind the camera to make her feature directorial debut with the sequel to Pitch Perfect, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Hunger Games star co-starred in and produced the original, which followed the ups and downs of a college a cappella group, and will do the same for the follow-up to the hit 2012 musical comedy. Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson will also likely return.
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While Rashida Jones has landed her own comedy on TBS, her onscreen Parks and Recreation lover will also return to TV with his own NBC pilot, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Rob Lowe is set to star in The Pro, a single-camera comedy that is "set in and around a tennis and golf club, and stars Lowe as a former doubles champion who is reunited with his ex-partner after a public feud that left them both floundering in life."
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As Seth Meyers heads to the Late Night desk, NBC has named a new co-anchor for Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update. The show's head writer since 2012, Colin Jost, will join Cecily Strong at the news desk, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Both Meyers and Tina Fey were also the head writers of SNL when they anchored the segment.
Jost joined the show in 2005 and as THR points out, he has won "three WGA Awards, a Peabody Award and has been nominated for eight Emmys for his work on the series." Jost will begin co-anchoring Weekend Update on March 1, 2014.
Jost joined the show in 2005 and as THR points out, he has won "three WGA Awards, a Peabody Award and has been nominated for eight Emmys for his work on the series." Jost will begin co-anchoring Weekend Update on March 1, 2014.
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After departing from Parks and Recreation, Rashida Jones reunites with her co-star from The Office. The actress, who played Karen Filippelli on The Office, has been confirmed to star in Steve Carell's TBS comedy pilot titled Tribeca, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The cop comedy "explores an eccentric but brilliant group of people who investigate crime, reveal way too much personal information and refuse to rest until justice has been served … sort of." Jones will play Angie Tribeca, "a 10-year veteran of the LAPD's elite RHCU (Really Heinous Crimes Unit)."
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It looks like Lindsay Lohan is starting off 2014 on the right foot.
The Associated Press reports that during a news conference at the Sundance Film Festival on January 20, the Mean Girls actress announced that she will produce and star in a new film called Inconceivable. Lohan added that she's looking for a "fresh start" after her public battles with the law. The conference was reportedly filmed by the documentary crew that is shooting her OWN reality series, set to premiere March 9.
Inconceivable producer and financier Randall Emmett said viewers "are going to really be shocked when they see Lindsay take this role on." Lohan added that she's approached Juliette Lewis for the film, and would love to work with American Horror Story star Jessica Lange.
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Dax Shepard's Parenthood character Crosby Braverman will be featured on another television show. Jason Katims, producer of both Parenthood and Friday Night Lights, revealed to Pop Sugar that his new sitcom About A Boy will have Crosby in the same fictional world as the lead character Will, played by David Walton. Katims said it made sense to have Shepard make a guest appearance as Crosby because both characters are musicians living in San Francisco. There's actually already been a crossover between the shows. Walton's character subtly appeared on Parenthood during a poker game hosted by Crosby.
About a Boy debuts on Feb. 25 on NBC.
About a Boy debuts on Feb. 25 on NBC.
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Friday Night Lights star Kyle Chandler is returning to TV! Chandler is set to star in a 13-episode psychological thriller that will debut on Netflix, Deadline confirms. The show is being headed up by Damages creators Todd A. Kessler, Daniel Zelman and Glenn Kessler as well as Sony Pictures TV. According to the website, the untitled show "centers on a family of adult siblings whose secrets and scars are revealed when the black sheep oldest brother returns home." Filming is to begin in late March 2014 in the Florida Keys.
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Actors Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana have officially signed on to reprise their roles in all three of the upcoming sequels to James Cameron's 2009 sci-fi blockbuster Avatar, according to an announcement made by FOX (via Deadline).
Worthington stars as Jake Sully, the disabled space Marine who is able to find a new life for himself on the planet Pandora through the use of a high-tech mind-swap technology that lets him live inside the body of a Na'vi, which are the native humanoids that live on the planet. Saldana will return as the Na'vi Neytiri, the love interest of Sully.
While the sequels do not officially have titles yet, they are set to shoot back-to-back. FOX is looking to begin the films at the end of 2014, with a planned release date of December 2016 for the first sequel.
Worthington stars as Jake Sully, the disabled space Marine who is able to find a new life for himself on the planet Pandora through the use of a high-tech mind-swap technology that lets him live inside the body of a Na'vi, which are the native humanoids that live on the planet. Saldana will return as the Na'vi Neytiri, the love interest of Sully.
While the sequels do not officially have titles yet, they are set to shoot back-to-back. FOX is looking to begin the films at the end of 2014, with a planned release date of December 2016 for the first sequel.
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Michael Douglas will join the cast of director Edgar Wright's Ant-Man as Hank Pym, appearing opposite Paul Rudd, who will play Scott Lang in the film. Pym first appeared in the January 1962 issue of Marvel Comics' Tales to Astonish, and was the first to develop the substance that allowed him to change his size, later passing along the unique technology to others. The announcement puts to rest fan speculation as to which Ant-Man character Rudd will actually play. Ant-Man hits theaters July 31, 2015.
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Cote de Pablo has been cast in The 33, which will mark her first acting role since leaving NCIS, Deadline reports.
The 33 is a film following the 2010 rescue of 33 Chilean miners that were trapped for 69 days.
De Pablo will star alongside Antonio Banderas and Juliette Binoche.
The 33 is a film following the 2010 rescue of 33 Chilean miners that were trapped for 69 days.
De Pablo will star alongside Antonio Banderas and Juliette Binoche.
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Bruce Willis is back in action as the 58-year-old movie star has signed on to lead the upcoming fight-fest thriller Captive, according to Deadline.
In Captive, Willis will play a real estate developer working out of Brazil who gets kidnapped and held for ransom. His captors falsely believe him to be weathly, and he struggles to escape from his situation. Meanwhile, a detective specializing in kidnappings searches for him.
Willis is taking over the lead from Arnold Schwarzenegger, who was originally set to play the role.
The project is helmed by director Simon Brand, who is best known for his 2006 thriller Unknown.
In Captive, Willis will play a real estate developer working out of Brazil who gets kidnapped and held for ransom. His captors falsely believe him to be weathly, and he struggles to escape from his situation. Meanwhile, a detective specializing in kidnappings searches for him.
Willis is taking over the lead from Arnold Schwarzenegger, who was originally set to play the role.
The project is helmed by director Simon Brand, who is best known for his 2006 thriller Unknown.
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Acclaimed actress Glenn Close (Damages) has been hired to play Anna Anderson, the woman who famously, and falsely, claimed to be the Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia, according to Deadline.
The film, Duchess, will cover the later years of Anna's life, after a court ordered her to live in a retirement home. Her American husband Jack absconded with her and the two went on a wild cross-country road trip while trying to avoid authorities.
Directed by Arie Posen, who previously worked with Close on the hit 2005 drama Chumscrubber, the film will begin shooting in Virginia.
The film, Duchess, will cover the later years of Anna's life, after a court ordered her to live in a retirement home. Her American husband Jack absconded with her and the two went on a wild cross-country road trip while trying to avoid authorities.
Directed by Arie Posen, who previously worked with Close on the hit 2005 drama Chumscrubber, the film will begin shooting in Virginia.
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Comedian and actress Rebel Wilson, of Super Fun Night and Pitch Perfect, will be delving into the world of talking, walking museum exhibits as she has just been cast to appear in Night at the Museum 3, according to Deadline.
The third film in the comedy/fantasy trilogy will take place at the iconic British Museum, where Rebel will play the night guard who must deal with the magically-animated exhibits.
Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson, Ricky Gervais, and Steve Coogan are all returning to reprise their roles, while director Shawn Levy, who directed the first two NATMs, will helm the third as well.
Once again, the script is being penned by the writing partners and actors Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant. Lennon and Garrant have scripted the other installments, but are perhaps best known for starring in, and creating, Reno 911!.
The film is scheduled for a Christmas 2014 release.
The third film in the comedy/fantasy trilogy will take place at the iconic British Museum, where Rebel will play the night guard who must deal with the magically-animated exhibits.
Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson, Ricky Gervais, and Steve Coogan are all returning to reprise their roles, while director Shawn Levy, who directed the first two NATMs, will helm the third as well.
Once again, the script is being penned by the writing partners and actors Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant. Lennon and Garrant have scripted the other installments, but are perhaps best known for starring in, and creating, Reno 911!.
The film is scheduled for a Christmas 2014 release.
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Elijah Wood will be going back in time a bit to portray legendary poet John Malcolm Brinnin in the upcoming biopic Set Fire to the Stars, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The film will explore the tumultuous relationship Brinnin had with his friend and hero, the iconic Welsh poet Dylan Thomas. Actor Celyn Jones is set to play Thomas.
Jones also co-wrote the script alongside the film's director, Andy Goddard.
Shooting will take place on location in Swansea, Wales, at Thomas's home.
The film will explore the tumultuous relationship Brinnin had with his friend and hero, the iconic Welsh poet Dylan Thomas. Actor Celyn Jones is set to play Thomas.
Jones also co-wrote the script alongside the film's director, Andy Goddard.
Shooting will take place on location in Swansea, Wales, at Thomas's home.
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Roman Polanski's classic 1968 film Rosemary's Baby is becoming a miniseries, and Avatar actress Zoe Saldana has landed the lead, Deadline reports. Both the film and the series are based on the 1967 suspense novel of the same name that follows a young couple that become suspicious of their peculiar neighbors when the wife gets mysteriously pregnant, and paranoid over the safety of her baby.
"Zoe has proven that she is one of our most gifted actresses, and we think she has the perfect combination of spirit and gravitas to take on the title role from Ira Levin’s infamous novel," NBC’s head of long-form Quinn Taylor told the website. "With Zoe leading the cast under the direction of Agnieszka Holland, this re-imagined event miniseries is off to a great start."
Production for the thriller is to begin in Paris.
"Zoe has proven that she is one of our most gifted actresses, and we think she has the perfect combination of spirit and gravitas to take on the title role from Ira Levin’s infamous novel," NBC’s head of long-form Quinn Taylor told the website. "With Zoe leading the cast under the direction of Agnieszka Holland, this re-imagined event miniseries is off to a great start."
Production for the thriller is to begin in Paris.
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Craig Robinson, known for his roles on The Office, This Is the End and Peeples, is returning to TV. NBC has granted the funnyman a six-episode series called Mr. Robinson, Deadline reports. This news comes a year after the pilot was ordered, and since then, The Office writers and producers who were originally working on the project have left the series and Robinson is the only original cast member confirmed for the series.
Mr. Robinson is about a "journeyman musician who gets a job as a music teacher at a middle school. While teaching the kids everything from rock to the blues, he simultaneously learns how to put the school's rules to the test." Sounds a little bit like a network television version of Eastbound & Down.
Mr. Robinson is about a "journeyman musician who gets a job as a music teacher at a middle school. While teaching the kids everything from rock to the blues, he simultaneously learns how to put the school's rules to the test." Sounds a little bit like a network television version of Eastbound & Down.
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Sasheer Zamata has been cast as Saturday Night Live's latest "not ready for primetime" player. Zamata's casting marks the first time a black woman has been added to the sketch comedy show since Maya Rudolph's exit in 2007.
SNL has been under fire this season for lack of diversity in their cast. The issue gained traction online and in the media when cast members Jay Pharoah and Kenan Thompson weighed in on the situation.
Zamata, who trained at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York, will make her debut on January 18 with host and musical guest Drake. She's also featured in this episode of The Morning After. WATCH.
SNL has been under fire this season for lack of diversity in their cast. The issue gained traction online and in the media when cast members Jay Pharoah and Kenan Thompson weighed in on the situation.
Zamata, who trained at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York, will make her debut on January 18 with host and musical guest Drake. She's also featured in this episode of The Morning After. WATCH.
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"Call Me Maybe" singer Carly Rae Jepsen is slated to make her Broadway debut.
The 28-year-old will star as the titular character in Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella for 12 weeks, beginning February 4.
"Broadway has been a dream of mine since I was a little girl and I look forward to working with this incredibly talented cast to tell this classic tale," she told The Hollywood Reporter.
While it will be her Broadway debut, it certainly won't be Jepsen's first musical gig, as she began performing in musical theater in high school.
The 28-year-old will star as the titular character in Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella for 12 weeks, beginning February 4.
"Broadway has been a dream of mine since I was a little girl and I look forward to working with this incredibly talented cast to tell this classic tale," she told The Hollywood Reporter.
While it will be her Broadway debut, it certainly won't be Jepsen's first musical gig, as she began performing in musical theater in high school.
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Paul Rudd is gearing up to take on a different type of role in Ant-Man.
According to The Wrap, Rudd is in negotiations to play scientist-turned-superhero Dr. Hank Pym in the Marvel adventure film Ant-Man.
The film, which will be directed by Edgar Wright, is set for a Summer 2015 release.
According to The Wrap, Rudd is in negotiations to play scientist-turned-superhero Dr. Hank Pym in the Marvel adventure film Ant-Man.
The film, which will be directed by Edgar Wright, is set for a Summer 2015 release.
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Desperate Housewives star Marcia Cross has signed on as the female lead for the Fox comedy pilot Fatrick, Deadline reports. The 51-year-old actress will play the health-conscious mother of the show's central character, Patrick. Oscar-winning writers Nat Faxon and Jim Rash are set to direct the pilot.
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Goodfellas actor Ray Liotta has signed on to star in the upcoming indie drama Alone, according to Deadline.
Liotta will star as Freeman Bender, a former soldier suffering from extreme Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. He attacks people on the street for no reason and cannot control his outbursts. One day, he meets and falls in love with a New York City high school student named Penelope.
Actress Sophie Turner, best known for her role as Sansa Stark in HBO's Game Of Thrones, has been cast as Penelope.
Fresh Cut Grass director Matthew Coppola is directing the indie feature, which is set to being shooting in New York City in January.
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Avatar star Sam Worthington is set to star in and produce The Gallipoli Story, a four-hour miniseries for the pay TV company Foxtel, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The Gallipoli Story tells the tale of the tragic World War I battle fought on the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey. It is widely considered to be the war that secured and defined Australian nationhood. Worthington will play Phillip Schuler, an Australian journalist who was embedded in Gallipoli during the battle.
The four episodes are being directed by Michael Rymer and the series was written by Stuart Beattie, Shaun Grant, Cate Shortland and Jaquelin Perske. It is set to begin production in 2014 in South Australia.
The Gallipoli Story tells the tale of the tragic World War I battle fought on the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey. It is widely considered to be the war that secured and defined Australian nationhood. Worthington will play Phillip Schuler, an Australian journalist who was embedded in Gallipoli during the battle.
The four episodes are being directed by Michael Rymer and the series was written by Stuart Beattie, Shaun Grant, Cate Shortland and Jaquelin Perske. It is set to begin production in 2014 in South Australia.
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Emilia Clarke has landed a role in the Terminator reboot!
According to Deadline, the Game of Thrones actress will play Sarah Connor, the Terminator's target, in a reboot of The Terminator, which is set for a Summer 2015 release.
Arnold Schwarzenegger will star alongside Clarke in reprisal of his iconic cyborg role.
According to Deadline, the Game of Thrones actress will play Sarah Connor, the Terminator's target, in a reboot of The Terminator, which is set for a Summer 2015 release.
Arnold Schwarzenegger will star alongside Clarke in reprisal of his iconic cyborg role.
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The massive, comically inept shoes of Detective Frank Drebin are set to be filled by comedian Ed Helms in the upcoming reboot of the classic slapstick comedy Naked Gun, according to Variety.
Paramount is developing the project, and they have placed their bets on Helms, who has handily proved his comedy chops in projects like The Hangover and The Office.
Previously played by the late Leslie Nielsen, the character of Detective Frank Drebin is a bumbling idiot who somehow becomes a detective (not unlike Inspector Clouseau of the Pink Panther films) and manages to stumble his way to a successfully solved case time and time again.
The film is being scripted by Thomas Lennon and R. Ben Garant, who wrote and starred in the inept cop comedy series Reno 911!.
The film has not yet found its director or its supporting cast, but with a seasoned comedy pro like Helms cast as the iconic Drebin, Paramount might have cleared the most difficult hurdle: finding someone who can live up to Leslie Nielsen.
Paramount is developing the project, and they have placed their bets on Helms, who has handily proved his comedy chops in projects like The Hangover and The Office.
Previously played by the late Leslie Nielsen, the character of Detective Frank Drebin is a bumbling idiot who somehow becomes a detective (not unlike Inspector Clouseau of the Pink Panther films) and manages to stumble his way to a successfully solved case time and time again.
The film is being scripted by Thomas Lennon and R. Ben Garant, who wrote and starred in the inept cop comedy series Reno 911!.
The film has not yet found its director or its supporting cast, but with a seasoned comedy pro like Helms cast as the iconic Drebin, Paramount might have cleared the most difficult hurdle: finding someone who can live up to Leslie Nielsen.
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Adam Sandler will be joining his That's My Boy co-star Andy Samberg on his Golden Globe nominated show Brooklyn Nine-Nine, E! News confirms. The funny film star will reportedly play himself on the buddy-cop comedy.
Sandler isn't the only guest star set for a FOX show. Music icon Prince will also reportedly be guest starring on Zooey Deschanel's show New Girl.
Sandler isn't the only guest star set for a FOX show. Music icon Prince will also reportedly be guest starring on Zooey Deschanel's show New Girl.
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Shaun Of The Dead and Star Trek star Simon Pegg will be joining the cast of the upcoming British sci-fi comedy Absolutely Anything, according to Screen Daily.
The film continues the Monty Python revival plan, as it is set to star John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin and Terry Jones, all of whom will be voicing alien characters in this goofy live-action sci-fi romp. Pegg is set to play a school teacher who discovers he suddenly is imbued with magical powers, and that his dog can talk. Legendary comedian Robin Williams will voice his talking dog.
The Monty Python crew recently announced that they would join up again to bring their Monty Python sketches to live audiences with a touring performance. Tickets sold out in minutes.
Production of the film is set to begin in London come late March.
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Twilight star Rob Pattinson will be joining actors Juliette Binoche and Tim Roth in the upcoming drama The Childhood of a Leader, according to Variety.
The story focuses on the childhood of a post-World War I world leader, and will be the directorial debut for actor Brady Corbet, who co-wrote the script with The Sleepwalker scribe Mona Fastvold.
Currently, Pattinson has two other films in post-production, one of which is The Rover and another film he made with his Cosmopolis director David Cronenberg called Maps To The Stars.
The Childhood Of A Leader is scheduled to begin production at the beginning of May in Europe.
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Enlightened star Laura Dern will be teaming up with The Amazing Spider-Man's Andrew Garfield and Man Of Steel's Michael Shannon for the upcoming drama 99 Homes, according to Deadline.
99 Homes follows Dennis Nash (Garfield), an unemployed contractor whose family gets evicted by a shady realtor (Shannon). The only way Nash can keep a roof over his family's head is to go to work for the realtor, and learn the duplicitous world of foreclosures.
Dern is set to play Dennis' mother Lynn Nash, a single mom who raised Dennis and his younger brother by herself. Production on 99 Homes is already underway in New Orleans.
99 Homes follows Dennis Nash (Garfield), an unemployed contractor whose family gets evicted by a shady realtor (Shannon). The only way Nash can keep a roof over his family's head is to go to work for the realtor, and learn the duplicitous world of foreclosures.
Dern is set to play Dennis' mother Lynn Nash, a single mom who raised Dennis and his younger brother by herself. Production on 99 Homes is already underway in New Orleans.
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House star Omar Epps has joined Alexander Harvey's thriller One Small Mistake, according to Deadline. The film is a neo-noir thriller about a man in a bigoted small town "searching for truth and justice."
One Small Mistake is directed by Harvey from a script written by Guy Bennett. The project is an adaption of author Jean Francois Coatmeur’s novel La Bavure.
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Actor Colm Feore, best known for his work on FOX's Revolution and 24, has signed on to star in the indie sci-fi thriller Painkillers, according to Deadline.
Painkillers is a military sci-fi thriller, written by Jason Groce and Kirk Roos. The film tells the story of a group of mercenaries who are sent on a mission into Afghanistan, only to wake up in a mental institution with amnesia and most of the team dead or missing.
Feore will play a military psychologist and doctor who treats soldiers suffering from PTSD.
Feore is no stranger to the sci-fi genre. Aside from working on Revolution, he was also the lead villain in The Chronicles Of Riddick.
Painkillers is set to start filming in Alberta, Canada early next year.
Painkillers is a military sci-fi thriller, written by Jason Groce and Kirk Roos. The film tells the story of a group of mercenaries who are sent on a mission into Afghanistan, only to wake up in a mental institution with amnesia and most of the team dead or missing.
Feore will play a military psychologist and doctor who treats soldiers suffering from PTSD.
Feore is no stranger to the sci-fi genre. Aside from working on Revolution, he was also the lead villain in The Chronicles Of Riddick.
Painkillers is set to start filming in Alberta, Canada early next year.
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The Suits star didn't hide his feelings for BBC America's Orphan Black when he marathoned the clone-tastic drama earlier this year (Tweeting "#OrphanBlack is a masterclass in all things television. I’m a better actor after watching Tatiana work. #seriouslyletmegueststar") and it seemed like all his gushing has paid off!
ETonline has confirmed Deadline's story that Adams landed a guest spot on season two of Orphan Black, playing Jesse, "a brave but regular guy, who lands in a ton of trouble when the clone characters played by Tatiana Maslany enter his life."
"From my first viewing of the first episode I knew there wasn't another show on television that I wanted to be part of more than Orphan Black," Adams said in a statement. "Tatiana Maslany is doing some of the best work on TV. Period. Really, I just wanted front row seats to that performance."
Season two of Orphan Black premieres April 19, 2014 while Suits returns March 6 to USA.
ETonline has confirmed Deadline's story that Adams landed a guest spot on season two of Orphan Black, playing Jesse, "a brave but regular guy, who lands in a ton of trouble when the clone characters played by Tatiana Maslany enter his life."
"From my first viewing of the first episode I knew there wasn't another show on television that I wanted to be part of more than Orphan Black," Adams said in a statement. "Tatiana Maslany is doing some of the best work on TV. Period. Really, I just wanted front row seats to that performance."
Season two of Orphan Black premieres April 19, 2014 while Suits returns March 6 to USA.
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The upcoming sci-fi crime thriller pilot Tin Man, being produced for FOX, follows a robot on the run from the law after being accused of murder when his creator is found stabbed to death.
Actor Patrick Heusinger has been tapped to play the lead robot Adam, according to Deadline. Heusinger recently appeared as another character named Adam in a multi-episode story arc on the FOX sci-fi drama Revolution.
Tin Man was written by screenwriter Ehren Kruger and the pilot episode is being helmed by director D.J. Caruso, best known for the films The Salton Sea, Disturbia, Eagle Eye and I Am Number Four.
Actor Patrick Heusinger has been tapped to play the lead robot Adam, according to Deadline. Heusinger recently appeared as another character named Adam in a multi-episode story arc on the FOX sci-fi drama Revolution.
Tin Man was written by screenwriter Ehren Kruger and the pilot episode is being helmed by director D.J. Caruso, best known for the films The Salton Sea, Disturbia, Eagle Eye and I Am Number Four.
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Director Stephen Frears' untitled Lance Armstrong biopic has added veteran talent to it's cast with the addition of actor Dustin Hoffman, according to an announcement by the production.
In the film, 3:10 To Yuma and Lone Survivor star Ben Foster will play Armstrong, while comedian Chris O'Dowd will take a turn at a dramatic role by playing the journalist who uncovered the doping scandal.
It's still unclear what role Hoffman will play, however it isn't the first time the actor has worked with Frears. Frears previously directed Hoffman in the 1992 film Hero. Other films Frears has helmed include the dark drama Dirty Pretty Things, The Queen, Dangerous Liaisons, High Fidelity, and most recently Philomena.
The film is already in production on location in Europe.
In the film, 3:10 To Yuma and Lone Survivor star Ben Foster will play Armstrong, while comedian Chris O'Dowd will take a turn at a dramatic role by playing the journalist who uncovered the doping scandal.
It's still unclear what role Hoffman will play, however it isn't the first time the actor has worked with Frears. Frears previously directed Hoffman in the 1992 film Hero. Other films Frears has helmed include the dark drama Dirty Pretty Things, The Queen, Dangerous Liaisons, High Fidelity, and most recently Philomena.
The film is already in production on location in Europe.
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The beautiful Amanda Seyfried has been set to play a social media-junkie in Jake Szymanski's He's F-ing Perfect, according to Deadline.
Seyfried will star as a girl who is pessimistic about love and men, and uses the internet and social media to vet all of her friends' dates, looking for flaws or personality problems.
Eventually, she finds the perfect guy. So she uses the internet to change herself into the perfect girl for him, in an attempt to capture his heart.
The script was written by Lauryn Kahn, who has written a number of short films, and directed by Jake Szymanski. The project will be his feature-film debut. Both the writer and director have worked on various projects for Funny Or Die.
No word yet on when production is set to begin.
Seyfried will star as a girl who is pessimistic about love and men, and uses the internet and social media to vet all of her friends' dates, looking for flaws or personality problems.
Eventually, she finds the perfect guy. So she uses the internet to change herself into the perfect girl for him, in an attempt to capture his heart.
The script was written by Lauryn Kahn, who has written a number of short films, and directed by Jake Szymanski. The project will be his feature-film debut. Both the writer and director have worked on various projects for Funny Or Die.
No word yet on when production is set to begin.
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Southland star Regina King has just jumped on board the upcoming FX horror series The Strain, according to Deadline.
The project is based on a book by author Chuck Hogan and director/writer Guillermo Del Toro, and they are also adapting it for the television series.
The story is about an outbreak of an ancient viral strain that turns people into psychotic, murderous vampire-like creatures, and follows Dr. Ephraim Goodweather, the head of a CDC containment crew charged with the task of stopping the virus's spread.
King is set to play Ruby Wain, the manager of rock star Gabriel Bolivar, who ends up playing a pivotal role in the saga of The Strain.
Del Toro, a horror and sci-fi icon with such films as Mimic, Pan's Labyrinth, Hellboy and Pacific Rim, directed the first episode, and FX has already ordered a 13-episode first season.
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Hopping from the sci-fi thriller Fringe into the world of the supernatural may prove to be an easy adjustment for Lance Reddick. The actor will be joining FX's hit series American Horror Story: Coven, Entertainment Weekly reports.
According to the show's creators, Reddick will play Papa Legba, a "voodoo Satan" who is very important in the life of Angela Bassett's character Marie Laveau. Reddick will be a vital part of the show's remaining four episodes.
Fans of FOX's Fringe will remember Reddick as the series-regular Philip Broyles, the superior officer to Anna Torv's Special Agent Oliva Dunham. American Horror Story: Coven airs Wednesdays at 10 p.m. on FX.
According to the show's creators, Reddick will play Papa Legba, a "voodoo Satan" who is very important in the life of Angela Bassett's character Marie Laveau. Reddick will be a vital part of the show's remaining four episodes.
Fans of FOX's Fringe will remember Reddick as the series-regular Philip Broyles, the superior officer to Anna Torv's Special Agent Oliva Dunham. American Horror Story: Coven airs Wednesdays at 10 p.m. on FX.
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The Pretty Little Liars star, who was revealed to be on the nefarious "A Team" in the show's fall finale, will continue to embrace his dark side for Dynamite: A Cautionary Tale, a crime thriller co-starring Carol Kane and Harry Potter's Evanna Lynch.
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In Dynamite, Harding will play Max Bornstein, a family man who was also a full-time dope fiend working within the underground porn industry in 1968's New York City. While keeping his addiction from his family, Max battles the all-consuming addiction, his dissolving family unit and the growing suspicion about his drug use among his associates and watches as his well-crafted reality falls to pieces, leaving him searching for the spaces in between.
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In Dynamite, Harding will play Max Bornstein, a family man who was also a full-time dope fiend working within the underground porn industry in 1968's New York City. While keeping his addiction from his family, Max battles the all-consuming addiction, his dissolving family unit and the growing suspicion about his drug use among his associates and watches as his well-crafted reality falls to pieces, leaving him searching for the spaces in between.
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Spin City and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off star Alan Ruck has been cast opposite Perception’s Shane Coffey in the drama pilot The Novice for the USA Network, according to Deadline.
The show focuses on Kyle (Coffey), a college graduate who is forced to move back in with his parents after school is over. However, due to a confluence of strange circumstances and chance, Kyle gets a job working for the Korean mafia. Ruck will play Kyle’s hard-working and dedicated father Bill Jones, a machinist and day laborer struggling to keep his family afloat.
The Novice was written by Joe and Tony Gayton, creators of the critically acclaimed AMC western drama Hell On Wheels. No word yet on when production of the pilot will begin.
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The Fast & Furious star just scored the plum role of Wonder Woman in Zack Snyder's Batman vs. Superman. "Wonder Woman is arguably one of the most powerful female characters of all time and a fan favorite in the DC Universe," Snyder said in a statement. "Not only is Gal an amazing actress, but she also has that magical quality that makes her perfect for the role. We look forward to audiences discovering Gal in the first feature film incarnation of this beloved character.”
Ben Affleck recently spoke out about taking on the role of Batman. Click here to read.
Ben Affleck recently spoke out about taking on the role of Batman. Click here to read.
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1408 star John Cusack and Jason Patric, along with Curtis Jackson and the Korean popstar Rain, have been cast in the upcoming action thriller The Prince, according to Deadline.
The film will focus on Jason Patric, a former muscle for the mob in sin city, who must return to Vegas to rescue his kidnapped daughter from his former enemies.
The film is helmed by Brian A. Miller, who directed the 2011 action thriller House Of The Rising Sun.
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Aaron Paul has landed a post Breaking Bad part that will have him working with his former Big Love wife Amanda Seyfried, Variety reports. Also starring alongside Seyfried's Les Miserables co-star Russell Crowe, Paul has signed onto the drama Fathers and Daughters.
The film follows "a father and daughter living 25 years apart in New York City." According to the trade publication, "Crowe will portray a famous novelist and widower struggling with mental illness as he tries to raise his 5-year-old daughter. Seyfried will portray the now-grown daughter in present-day Manhattan as she battles the aftermath of her troubled childhood." Paul will play her love interest.
The film follows "a father and daughter living 25 years apart in New York City." According to the trade publication, "Crowe will portray a famous novelist and widower struggling with mental illness as he tries to raise his 5-year-old daughter. Seyfried will portray the now-grown daughter in present-day Manhattan as she battles the aftermath of her troubled childhood." Paul will play her love interest.
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HBO has exercised it's clout again, nabbing legendary film actor Bill Murray to round out the cast of its upcoming miniseries Olive Kitteridge, according to Deadline.
The story is adapted from an Elizabeth Strout novel of the same name, and tells the story of the titular Olive Kitteridge, a strong woman with deeply held morals who lives in a small New England town that is full of illicit and scandalous behavior.
Fargo's Frances McDormand will star as Kitteridge, while The Visitor's Richard Jenkins is set to play her husband Henry. Murray is set to play Jack Kennison, a widower who Kitteridge becomes friends with.
The miniseries is helmed by Lisa Cholodenko, the director of The Kids Are All Right.
The story is adapted from an Elizabeth Strout novel of the same name, and tells the story of the titular Olive Kitteridge, a strong woman with deeply held morals who lives in a small New England town that is full of illicit and scandalous behavior.
Fargo's Frances McDormand will star as Kitteridge, while The Visitor's Richard Jenkins is set to play her husband Henry. Murray is set to play Jack Kennison, a widower who Kitteridge becomes friends with.
The miniseries is helmed by Lisa Cholodenko, the director of The Kids Are All Right.
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Following her long-running stint on Private Practice and Grey's Anatomy, Kate Walsh returns to TV with the NBC pilot Bad Judge, Deadline reports. The show follows "a hard-living, sexually unapologetic woman (Walsh) who plays with the law, and whose life on the edge is constantly in balance as she also happens to be a judge in the Criminal Court system."
Bad Judge will be written by Chad Kultgen (The Incredible Burt Wonderstone) and has actress Anne Heche and Will Ferrell and Adam McKay's Gary Sanchez Prods attached to it. In addition to starring in the show, Walsh will also act as an executive producer.
Bad Judge will be written by Chad Kultgen (The Incredible Burt Wonderstone) and has actress Anne Heche and Will Ferrell and Adam McKay's Gary Sanchez Prods attached to it. In addition to starring in the show, Walsh will also act as an executive producer.
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Terminator 2 star Robert Patrick is bringing his tough-guy persona to the world of horror, as he has joined the production of Hellions, a Canadian indie zombie horror helmed by cult director Bruce McDonald, creator of the terrifyingly brilliant Pontypool.
According to Deadline, Patrick will play a hard-fighting cop who makes it his mission to protect a young child from malicious trick-or-treaters. Production of the film is already underway.
This casting announcement came on the heels of last week's revelation that Robert Patrick would be starring in the television series adaptation of Robert Rodriguez's cult classic vampire horror flick From Dusk Till Dawn, for the new Rodriguez-led El Rey Network.
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Actor Isaiah Washington, formerly a lead on the hit ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy, is heading to the medical world of the NFL, in the upcoming independent film Game Time Decision.
According to Deadline, in the film Washington plays a retired football player who, after years of head trauma, is now suffering from brain damage and a degenerative brain disease. The story follows his attempts to warn his estranged son, also a football player, about the very real danger.
The story is written and directed by Matthew A. Cherry, a former football player himself. Washington himself will be an executive producer on the project, and production is scheduled to begin in the spring.
According to Deadline, in the film Washington plays a retired football player who, after years of head trauma, is now suffering from brain damage and a degenerative brain disease. The story follows his attempts to warn his estranged son, also a football player, about the very real danger.
The story is written and directed by Matthew A. Cherry, a former football player himself. Washington himself will be an executive producer on the project, and production is scheduled to begin in the spring.
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Actress Tika Sumpter, star of Tyler Perry's The Haves And Have-Nots, will be hoping on Universal's biopic of the late, great James Brown called Get On Up, according to Deadline.
Get On Up follows the turbulent life of the legendary Godfather of Soul, James Brown, who recorded such legendary hits as Papa's Got A Brand New Bag, It's a Man's Man's Man's World and The Payback.
Sumpter will be playing Yvonne Fair, a singer in the James Brown revue who recorded I Found You with Brown. I Found You later became the classic song I Got You (I Feel Good).
42 Star Chadwick Boseman stars as Brown, alongside Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer.
Get On Up follows the turbulent life of the legendary Godfather of Soul, James Brown, who recorded such legendary hits as Papa's Got A Brand New Bag, It's a Man's Man's Man's World and The Payback.
Sumpter will be playing Yvonne Fair, a singer in the James Brown revue who recorded I Found You with Brown. I Found You later became the classic song I Got You (I Feel Good).
42 Star Chadwick Boseman stars as Brown, alongside Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer.
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After conquering the world of big-budget action thrillers, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson is taking on a more dramatic role with the upcoming adaptation of Not Without Hope, a harrowing true story of survival at sea, according to Variety.
Not Without Hope is an adaptation of a memoir by personal trainer Nick Schuyler which details the terrifying incident when Schuyler, along with NFL players Marquis Cooper and Corey Smith, and Schuyler's best friend Will Bleakly, got stranded at sea when their boat capsized in the Gulf of Mexico.
The four men struggled to survive against the elements as they waited to be rescued. Only Schuyler survived. In the film, Johnson will be playing Schuyler.
Not Without Hope is an adaptation of a memoir by personal trainer Nick Schuyler which details the terrifying incident when Schuyler, along with NFL players Marquis Cooper and Corey Smith, and Schuyler's best friend Will Bleakly, got stranded at sea when their boat capsized in the Gulf of Mexico.
The four men struggled to survive against the elements as they waited to be rescued. Only Schuyler survived. In the film, Johnson will be playing Schuyler.
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The actor will reunite with his Friends wife, Courteney Cox, on her TBS show, Cougar Town (premiering January 7 at 10 p.m.). Perry is not the first Central Perk alum to guest on Cox's comedy: Lisa Kudrow and Jennifer Aniston have both previously appeared.
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House Of Lies star Don Cheadle has been cast to play the legendary jazz musician Miles Davis in the biopic Kill the Trumpet Player. Cheadle will not only star in the BiFrost Pictures production, but he also co-wrote the script with Steven Baigelman and will be making his directorial debut, The Associated Press reports.
The film will primarily focus on Davis' life when he temporarily retired from music only to reemerge in 1979. In addition to Cheadle, Ewan McGregor will reportedly play a Rolling Stone magazine reporter, while Star Trek actress Zoe Saldana will play the musician's former wife Frances. Davis passed away in 1991 at the age of 65.
The film will primarily focus on Davis' life when he temporarily retired from music only to reemerge in 1979. In addition to Cheadle, Ewan McGregor will reportedly play a Rolling Stone magazine reporter, while Star Trek actress Zoe Saldana will play the musician's former wife Frances. Davis passed away in 1991 at the age of 65.
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Singer/songwriter Stevie Nicks has already made a big impression on American Horror Story: Coven as she's adored by hippie witch Misty Day (Lily Rabe). Now, she'll be making an appearance on the hit FX show. Creator Ryan Murphy confirmed the news via Twitter on Nov. 12, 2013, writing: "Guess who's visiting the Coven? The legendary Stevie Nicks!"
Of the casting he tells EW.com, "She appears as herself. It's part of Fiona's ruse in that Fiona is trying to get the true Supreme to reveal herself because she needs to stay alive. So she tells Misty Day that the Supreme gets so many great things in life, like tickets to the Oscars and Met Ball tickets. So she brings Stevie Nicks in as a gift to Misty to prove to her that if she exhibits more power she'll get that and more. Then the other girls come home and see Stevie and Misty singing and it starts them trying to move much quicker to prove that they are the Supreme."
Nicks will appear in episode 10.
Of the casting he tells EW.com, "She appears as herself. It's part of Fiona's ruse in that Fiona is trying to get the true Supreme to reveal herself because she needs to stay alive. So she tells Misty Day that the Supreme gets so many great things in life, like tickets to the Oscars and Met Ball tickets. So she brings Stevie Nicks in as a gift to Misty to prove to her that if she exhibits more power she'll get that and more. Then the other girls come home and see Stevie and Misty singing and it starts them trying to move much quicker to prove that they are the Supreme."
Nicks will appear in episode 10.
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Action star Jason Statham will be replacing Mr. James Bond himself! Deadline reports that actor Daniel Craig will not be returning to reprise his role in the Layer Cake sequel Viva La Madness, but instead, Statham, known for his roles in Snatch and The Transporter, has agreed to play the leading man. Viva La Madness is the follow-up to the 2004 book-turned-movie by author J.J. Connolly, and, like Craig, Statham will portray the same nameless character.
In Connolly's book, which took more than a decade to write, "his protagonist is looking for a beach to land on in retirement, but instead he gets involved with trans-Atlantic drug deals, money laundering, high-tech electronic fraud, London lowlifes and Venezuelan drug cartels." Given his acting resume thus far, Statham seems perfect for the part!
In Connolly's book, which took more than a decade to write, "his protagonist is looking for a beach to land on in retirement, but instead he gets involved with trans-Atlantic drug deals, money laundering, high-tech electronic fraud, London lowlifes and Venezuelan drug cartels." Given his acting resume thus far, Statham seems perfect for the part!
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The Punisher's Thomas Jane and Superman Returns' Kate Bosworth have signed on to star in the upcoming horror film Somnia, according to Variety.
Somnia centers on a child with terrifying nightmares, and the monsters that haunt his dreams manifest in the real world as he sleeps.
The film is helmed by director Mike Flanagan, whose previous forays into the horror and thriller genre include 2013's Oculus and the 2011 horror film Absentia.
Production on Somnia is set to begin November 11.
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Reese Witherspoon is in negotiations to star opposite Robert De Niro in The Intern for It's Complicated director Nancy Meyers, reports Variety. In a role that Tina Fey was previously attached to, Reese will play the owner of a successful fashion website who hires an elderly intern, played by De Niro, and the two form a surprising bond.
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Twilight heartthrob Robert Pattinson has reportedly landed a movie with a lot of A-list names attached to it. According to The Wrap, Pattinson will star alongside 12 Years a Slave actor Benedict Cumberbatch in a film produced by Brad Pitt's production company Plan B. The book-turned-movie titled The Lost City of Z "follows Percy Fawcett, a British colonial who disappeared in the 1920s while searching for a mythical city in the Amazon jungles of Brazil that he believed he discovered on a prior expedition." The trade site says Pattinson's part in the film is unclear at this time.
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Dwayne Johnson is strapping up his boots and heading off to kick some evil butt as a demon-fighting US soldier in the MGM action picture Seal Teal 666, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The movie will follow an elite cadre of Navy SEALs who put their lives on the line heroically fighting back hordes of supernatural monsters and containing demonic enemies that threaten the world.
The project is based on the novel of the same name by author Weston Ochse, while the screenplay is being penned by Evan Spiliotopoulos, who also wrote the script for Johnson's upcoming Hercules film.
The movie will follow an elite cadre of Navy SEALs who put their lives on the line heroically fighting back hordes of supernatural monsters and containing demonic enemies that threaten the world.
The project is based on the novel of the same name by author Weston Ochse, while the screenplay is being penned by Evan Spiliotopoulos, who also wrote the script for Johnson's upcoming Hercules film.
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Quantum of Solace's beautiful Bond girl Olga Kurylenko has signed on to star in the upcoming horror pic Mara, according to Deadline.
In the film, Kurylenko will play a criminal psychologist who, while looking into the murder of a man supposedly strangled by his wife while sleeping, discovers the existence of an ancient demon and spurs its rage.
The film explores the real-life phenomenon of sleep paralysis an sudden unexpected nocturnal death syndrome.
Mara is helmed by first-time director Clive Tonge.
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Get ready for lots more Scandal flashbacks! According to The Hollywood Reporter, the hit ABC drama has cast Treme actress Khandi Alexander to play the mother, Maya Lewis, of Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington) in the third season. Seeing as Olivia's mom is thought to be deceased in the present time of when the show takes place, the recurring role will be in a series of flashbacks that will begin on Thursday, Nov. 7.
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The Dark Knight's Aaron Eckhart is heading into dark territory, as he has signed on to play a disturbed screenwriter who is recovering from a nervous breakdown in the upcoming psychological thriller Fade Out.
According to Deadline, the story follows the troubled Eckhart who is being cared for by his loving wife. As he recovers, he begins writing a screenplay about a crazed husband who murders his cheating spouse.
Soon, in his disturbed brain, the lines between reality and fiction begin to blur and he becomes a suspect in his wife's disappearance.
The film is being helmed by Robert Salerno, and is his directorial debut after a successful career as a producer. Production of Fade Out is set to start in February of next year.
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It's an Adventureland reunion! After playing on-screen lovers in the 2009 film, Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg have signed up for another indie comedy called American Ultra, Variety reports. According to the trade publication, "Eisenberg will portray a stoner who lives with his girlfriend (Stewart) in a small town. His life takes an unexpected turn when his past comes back to haunt him and he becomes the target of a government operation to wipe him out." The movie will begin shooting in April 2014.
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Decades after her 1982 classic holiday movie The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Dolly Parton is set to star in Lifetime's A Country Christmas Story, airing Nov. 9, 2013 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Also starring, Megyn Price (Rules of Engagement), Brian McKnight (American Dreams) and newcomer Desiree Ross, the TV movie "follows a young bi-racial Appalachian Mountain girl (Ross) as she defies her mother (Price) and goes against stereotype when she takes up guitar in pursuit of her dream of becoming a country star. Her journey to the stage at Dollywood, and a singing competition hosted by Dolly Parton, reunites her itinerant musician father (McKnight) with her family, as well as uncovering the musical legacy of African Americans in the world of country music."
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Kristen Stewart, of Adventureland and the Twilight saga, has signed on to co-star in Anesthesia, an indie ensemble film directed by actor Tim Blake Nelson, according to Deadline.
The film will follow a group of New Yorkers whose lives are all affected in some way by a philosophy professor they all learned from at Columbia University.
Stewart was spotted shooting at the prestigious university earlier this week.
Aside from being directed by Nelson, he also wrote the script. The last film Nelson directed was the indie comedy Leaves Of Grass, starring Edward Norton in two roles, as twin brothers.
The film will follow a group of New Yorkers whose lives are all affected in some way by a philosophy professor they all learned from at Columbia University.
Stewart was spotted shooting at the prestigious university earlier this week.
Aside from being directed by Nelson, he also wrote the script. The last film Nelson directed was the indie comedy Leaves Of Grass, starring Edward Norton in two roles, as twin brothers.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Aaron Taylor-Johnson is jumping from Kickass into another comic book franchise, picking up the role of Quicksilver in Marvel's The Avengers: Age of Ultron, according to Deadline.
Age of Ultron is of course the upcoming sequel to the massively successful The Avengers.
The rumor of his casting has been floating around for nearly a month, however the deal was reportedly closed today.
Quicksilver, whose secret identity is Pietro Maximoff, is gifted with the power of super speed. His sister, the Scarlet Witch, is being played by the celebrated young actress Elizabeth Olsen.
Joss Whedon, the director of the original The Avengers, is helming this sequel, and it is set to hit theaters May, 2015.
Age of Ultron is of course the upcoming sequel to the massively successful The Avengers.
The rumor of his casting has been floating around for nearly a month, however the deal was reportedly closed today.
Quicksilver, whose secret identity is Pietro Maximoff, is gifted with the power of super speed. His sister, the Scarlet Witch, is being played by the celebrated young actress Elizabeth Olsen.
Joss Whedon, the director of the original The Avengers, is helming this sequel, and it is set to hit theaters May, 2015.
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Legendary actor Dustin Hoffman has just signed on to star in the indie drama Boychoir, according to Deadline.
The film, directed by The Red Violin's Francois Girard, tells the story of a troubled and angry 11-year-old boy who ends up stuck in a high-end East Coast school, and on the school's choir. Hoffman plays the demanding and antagonistic choir teacher who sees talent in the child, but must push the boy to find his creative musical spirit.
Alfred Molina and Kathy Bates are also set to co-star as other employees at the school. Filming is set to kick off in February in New York and Connecticut.
The film, directed by The Red Violin's Francois Girard, tells the story of a troubled and angry 11-year-old boy who ends up stuck in a high-end East Coast school, and on the school's choir. Hoffman plays the demanding and antagonistic choir teacher who sees talent in the child, but must push the boy to find his creative musical spirit.
Alfred Molina and Kathy Bates are also set to co-star as other employees at the school. Filming is set to kick off in February in New York and Connecticut.
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Daniel Radcliffe has landed yet another post-Potter starring role, according to multiple media sources.
This time the English actor will play British Olympic runner Sebastian Coe in the movie Gold, marking his first time playing an athlete.
The drama will center on Coe's rivalry with fellow British runner Steve Ovett as they prepare for the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.
Production is expected to begin this coming April.
This time the English actor will play British Olympic runner Sebastian Coe in the movie Gold, marking his first time playing an athlete.
The drama will center on Coe's rivalry with fellow British runner Steve Ovett as they prepare for the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.
Production is expected to begin this coming April.
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Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman and Aaron Eckhart are headed to the UK for the sequel to 2013's hit action thriller Olympus Has Fallen, according to Deadline.
London Has Fallen will feature the cast reprising their roles from Olympus. Eckhart as President Asher and Gerard Butler as his trusted bodyguard Mike Banning, travel to England for the funeral of the prime minister.
During the funeral, terrorists decide to destroy London and only the president, a secret service agent and some an MI6 operative can save the city.
Morgan Freeman is set to reprise his role as Senator Allan Trumbull. Production is set to begin in May, 2014.
London Has Fallen will feature the cast reprising their roles from Olympus. Eckhart as President Asher and Gerard Butler as his trusted bodyguard Mike Banning, travel to England for the funeral of the prime minister.
During the funeral, terrorists decide to destroy London and only the president, a secret service agent and some an MI6 operative can save the city.
Morgan Freeman is set to reprise his role as Senator Allan Trumbull. Production is set to begin in May, 2014.
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Emile Hirsch has been pegged to play the late comedian John Belushi.
According to assorted media reports, the 28-year-old actor has signed on to play the former Saturday Night Live cast member in an upcoming untitled biopic directed by Steve Conrad.
The film will be based on the profile Belushi: A Biography, co-authored by his widow Judith Jacklin Belushi and Tanner Colby.
Belushi infamously died at the age of 33 from an accidental drug overdose.
The project will begin production next spring in New York.
According to assorted media reports, the 28-year-old actor has signed on to play the former Saturday Night Live cast member in an upcoming untitled biopic directed by Steve Conrad.
The film will be based on the profile Belushi: A Biography, co-authored by his widow Judith Jacklin Belushi and Tanner Colby.
Belushi infamously died at the age of 33 from an accidental drug overdose.
The project will begin production next spring in New York.
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Kristen Stewart is being eyed to star alongside Jennifer Lawrence's on-again, off-again beau Nicholas Hoult. The Twilight leading lady and X-Men actor are attached to the sci-fi love story titled Equals, Deadline reports. Directed by Like Crazy's Drake Doremus, the film is looking to go into production at the beginning of 2014.
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Everyone is jumping on the Jai Courtney bandwagon, most recently Angelina Jolie and Russell Crowe, who have both hired him to star in films they are directing, according to Deadline.
First up, Courtney will be working on Unbroken, the film being helmed by Jolie. The movie tells the story of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic track star who becomes a World War II fighter pilot and gets held as a Japanese POW after being shot down. Jack O'Connell is set to star with Courtney, signing on as a fellow fighter pilot.
Up next is Russell Crowe's directorial debut The Water Diviner. It, too, is based around the tragedy of war. The film follows an Australian father whose sons are killed in Turkey during World War 1. The father travels to Gallipoli to find their bodies. Courtney plays Lieutenant Colonel Hilton, a soldier tasked with leading the identification of the dead soldiers of that infamous battle.
Courtney has had a good couple of years. He made his major feature film debut in 2012 when he played the main villain in Jack Reacher, then John McClane's son in A Good Day to Die Hard and now he's co-starring in the upcoming Divergent.
No word on when either of these future films will begin production.
First up, Courtney will be working on Unbroken, the film being helmed by Jolie. The movie tells the story of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic track star who becomes a World War II fighter pilot and gets held as a Japanese POW after being shot down. Jack O'Connell is set to star with Courtney, signing on as a fellow fighter pilot.
Up next is Russell Crowe's directorial debut The Water Diviner. It, too, is based around the tragedy of war. The film follows an Australian father whose sons are killed in Turkey during World War 1. The father travels to Gallipoli to find their bodies. Courtney plays Lieutenant Colonel Hilton, a soldier tasked with leading the identification of the dead soldiers of that infamous battle.
Courtney has had a good couple of years. He made his major feature film debut in 2012 when he played the main villain in Jack Reacher, then John McClane's son in A Good Day to Die Hard and now he's co-starring in the upcoming Divergent.
No word on when either of these future films will begin production.
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The Oscar-winner is headed to TV thanks to NBC's Murder She Wrote reboot! Described as a light, contemporary procedural, it follows a hospital administrator and amateur sleuth (Spencer) who self-publishes her first mystery novel. Set in a day where sensational headlines inundate the news, this woman’s avid fascination with true crime leads her to become an active participant in the investigations.
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Ethan Hawke has had a big year with the financially successful The Purge and the critically acclaimed Before Midnight, but now he is heading off to work with a familiar face. According to Deadline, Hawke is set to star in a new, still untitled film by director Andrew Niccol.
Niccol and Hawke have worked together previously in 1997's Gattaca and 2005's Lord Of War. In this new film, Hawke will play a military drone pilot who struggles to do his job when the reality of his actions dawns on him.
The film is scheduled to begin filming in February, 2014.
Niccol and Hawke have worked together previously in 1997's Gattaca and 2005's Lord Of War. In this new film, Hawke will play a military drone pilot who struggles to do his job when the reality of his actions dawns on him.
The film is scheduled to begin filming in February, 2014.
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Tom Cruise is returning to the racetrack!
The Hollywood Reporter announces that Cruise is set to star in the racing drama Go Like Hell, based on the true story of the competition between Ford Motor Company and Ferrari sports car founder Enzo Ferrari in 1966 at Le Mans.
The project, which is still in early development, is based on A.J. Baime's book Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans.
Cruise previously starred as a driver trying to make a name for himself in NASCAR in the racing film Days of Thunder in 1990.
The Hollywood Reporter announces that Cruise is set to star in the racing drama Go Like Hell, based on the true story of the competition between Ford Motor Company and Ferrari sports car founder Enzo Ferrari in 1966 at Le Mans.
The project, which is still in early development, is based on A.J. Baime's book Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans.
Cruise previously starred as a driver trying to make a name for himself in NASCAR in the racing film Days of Thunder in 1990.
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After rumors back in May, it's been confirmed that Tom Hardy will play Elton John in Rocketman, a big screen musical biopic for Focus Features. Elton will re-record many of his iconic his to parallel the emotional beats of the film, per a press release.
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John Krasinski is in talks to join the cast of the new Cameron Crowe movie, an untitled romantic comedy, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The former The Office star would play a military man married to Rachel McAdams in a story that follows a defense contractor (Bradley Cooper) who falls for an Air Force pilot (Emma Stone) after he's assigned to oversee the launch of a weapons satellite from Hawaii. Danny McBride, Jay Baruchel, Alec Baldwin and Bill Murray co-star.
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Amanda Seyfried is slated to play Russell Crowe's daughter.
According to Deadline, the Les Misérables actress has signed on to join Crowe in the drama Fathers and Daughters, which delves into the bond between a father and daughter living in NYC.
Seyfried's character, Katie, reflects back on her relationship with her father, Jake Davis (Crowe), when she was five years old.
Crowe's character, a widowed novelist, grapples with mental illness, which made Katie's childhood a traumatic, decisive experience and haunts her as she reflects upon it 25 years later.
According to Deadline, the Les Misérables actress has signed on to join Crowe in the drama Fathers and Daughters, which delves into the bond between a father and daughter living in NYC.
Seyfried's character, Katie, reflects back on her relationship with her father, Jake Davis (Crowe), when she was five years old.
Crowe's character, a widowed novelist, grapples with mental illness, which made Katie's childhood a traumatic, decisive experience and haunts her as she reflects upon it 25 years later.
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The Age of Adaline film has found its leading lady in Gossip Girl Blake Lively, Deadline reports. The romantic drama follows a 29-year-old girl named Adaline who gets into a near fatal accident, but then just stops aging. Given this miraculous gift, she sets off on an adventure across the world, but it becomes clear that eternal youth may have its drawbacks. The film is being directed by Lee Toland Krieger, who most recently directed the Andy Samberg and Rashida Jones romantic dramedy Celeste & Jesse Forever. Actress Ellen Burstyn (Requiem For a Dream, Big Love) will also star in the film, which is set to begin production in March.
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Jenni Rivera's daughter Chiquis has been cast to play her late mother in an upcoming biopic, according to People.
This will mark the acting debut of the 28-year-old, who bares a close resemblance to her mother.
"It would be an honor to portray my mother in a movie," Chiquis told Univision. "But ... for me, whoever is fine, as long as it is done with a lot of love and respect for my mother."
Jenni, who topped the charts with her self-titled album in 2008, tragically passed away in a plane crash on December 9, 2012 at the age of 43.
Chiquis has reportedly been taking singing and acting lessons in preparation for the role.
This will mark the acting debut of the 28-year-old, who bares a close resemblance to her mother.
"It would be an honor to portray my mother in a movie," Chiquis told Univision. "But ... for me, whoever is fine, as long as it is done with a lot of love and respect for my mother."
Jenni, who topped the charts with her self-titled album in 2008, tragically passed away in a plane crash on December 9, 2012 at the age of 43.
Chiquis has reportedly been taking singing and acting lessons in preparation for the role.
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Oliver Stone confirmed on Oct. 15, 2013 that he is in fact planning to cast Jamie Foxx as the lead role in his biopic about Martin Luther King, Jr. "We're looking for a way to relate to this extraordinary man," Stone told The Wall Street Journal. Adding of his eagerness to get back into making feature films, the Oscar-winning director added, "I'm so out of the loop on feature films."
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According to The Huffington Post, the film will be an authorized biopic with King's family advising the production. This wouldn't be the first time Foxx has been cast in a real-life role. He won an Oscar for his part as Ray Charles in 2004.
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The sequel to the comedy Horrible Bosses is a go, and it's set to star Chris Pine, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Charlie Day and Jamie Foxx are also set to reprise their roles, while the Star Trek actor is to play one of the "horrible bosses" in a father-son duo. Sean Anders and John Morris, who wrote We're The Millers, are directing the film.
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Underworld actress Kate Beckinsale has signed on to star in a true crime tale based on Amanda Knox's story, Deadline reports. Michael Winterbottom's The Face of an Angel is based on the novel Angel Face by Barbie Latza Nadeau, and follows the story of Knox while she was living in Italy and was then convicted of killing her roommate. Knox served four years in an Italian prison before her conviction was overturned. The film will be a dramatic interpretation of the true story.
In the film, Beckinsale joins model-turned-actress Cara Delevingne and Rush's Daniel Bruhl. Delevingne will play the woman suspected of murder, Bruhl plays a documentary filmmaker and Beckinsale plays a determined journalist trying to cover the story. Production for The Face of an Angel is to begin in Tuscany, Italy.
In the film, Beckinsale joins model-turned-actress Cara Delevingne and Rush's Daniel Bruhl. Delevingne will play the woman suspected of murder, Bruhl plays a documentary filmmaker and Beckinsale plays a determined journalist trying to cover the story. Production for The Face of an Angel is to begin in Tuscany, Italy.
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Jason Isaacs, often cast when a film needs a truly terrifying villain, has joined the production of the revenge thriller John Wick, according to Deadline.
John Wick follows Keanu Reeves, playing a former hit man, whose assassin friend, Willem Dafoe, is hired to kill him. The film is the directorial debut of Chad Stahelski and David Leitch.
There is little information on what role Isaacs will play in the film, but production has already begun shooting in New York.
John Wick follows Keanu Reeves, playing a former hit man, whose assassin friend, Willem Dafoe, is hired to kill him. The film is the directorial debut of Chad Stahelski and David Leitch.
There is little information on what role Isaacs will play in the film, but production has already begun shooting in New York.
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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has signed a deal to star in the disaster film San Andreas, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
San Andreas follows the story of a man, portrayed by Johnson, who makes a risky journey across California to rescue his estranged daughter after a destructive earthquake disrupts the state.
The film is named after California's vicious San Andreas Fault, which spans over 800 miles through the Golden State.
San Andreas follows the story of a man, portrayed by Johnson, who makes a risky journey across California to rescue his estranged daughter after a destructive earthquake disrupts the state.
The film is named after California's vicious San Andreas Fault, which spans over 800 miles through the Golden State.
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Bill Murray will reportedly the cast of Almost Famous director Cameron Crowe's new movie, whose title has yet to be revealed, according to The Wrap. The trade site reports that Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone, Rachel McAdams, Danny McBride, Alec Baldwin, Edi Gathegi and Jay Baruchel are also confirmed to star in the film. The romantic comedy, which is being filmed in Hawaii, has Cooper playing "a defense contractor who's assigned to oversee the launch of a weapons satellite from Hawaii, where he falls for an Air Force pilot (Stone). With the help of mystical island forces, they team up to scuttle the launch."
Michael Cudlitz
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The hugely popular zombie show The Walking Dead is adding to its ranks with Southland's Michael Cudlitz. He will be playing Sgt. Abraham Ford, a mainstay of the comic series that the show is based on.
The announcement was made at the New York Comic-Con Walking Dead panel discussion, when Cudlitz, disguised as an angry fan, took over the audience mic and demanded that the show add the character of Abraham Ford.
Then the big reveal came and Cudlitz told the crowd that he would be playing the character himself. He even came dressed to the panel as Abraham Ford.
Season Four of The Walking Dead premiered Sunday, October 13. The show airs every Sunday at 9/8c on AMC.
The announcement was made at the New York Comic-Con Walking Dead panel discussion, when Cudlitz, disguised as an angry fan, took over the audience mic and demanded that the show add the character of Abraham Ford.
Then the big reveal came and Cudlitz told the crowd that he would be playing the character himself. He even came dressed to the panel as Abraham Ford.
Season Four of The Walking Dead premiered Sunday, October 13. The show airs every Sunday at 9/8c on AMC.
Sophia Grace Brownlee & Rosie McClelland
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YouTube stars Sophia Grace Brownlee and Rosie McClelland, who became household names through their appearances on Ellen, are set to star in an NBC comedy series, Deadline reports.
According to the news source, the primetime series will be executive produced by Ellen DeGeneres. Ellen's company, A Very Good Production, also has a direct-to-video project in the works for Sophia Grace, 10, and her cousin Rosie, 7, which is partly based on the girls' rise to stardom.
According to the news source, the primetime series will be executive produced by Ellen DeGeneres. Ellen's company, A Very Good Production, also has a direct-to-video project in the works for Sophia Grace, 10, and her cousin Rosie, 7, which is partly based on the girls' rise to stardom.
Bella Thorne and Kyra Sedgwick
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The Closer star Kyra Sedgwick has signed on to star in the upcoming Thriller Big Sky, alongside Disney star Bella Thorne, according to Deadline.
Thorne, currently starring on the Disney Channel show Shake It Up, will play Hazel, an agoraphobic teenager, while Sedgwick is set to play her mother.
In the film, the two are on their way to a desert facility to help the teen deal with her phobia when they are attacked by men with guns intent on killing them.
This is director Jorge Michel Grau's English language debut. He is perhaps best known for helming the Spanish language horror film We Are What We Are.
Production on Big Sky begins this week in Albuquerque.
Huisman, Outerbridge and Millen
BBC America has announced three cast additions for the second season of their hit drama: Michiel Huisman (Nashville), Peter Outerbridge (Beauty & the Beast) and Ari Millen (Nikita) have all signed up for recurring roles.
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Huisman will play Cal Morrison, a rugged and resourceful outdoorsman with a sixth sense that will come in handy as he crosses paths with the clones. Outerbridge joins as Henrik "Hank" Johanssen, a mercurial modern-day cowboy. Johanssen leads a flock of followers that have broken away from the old world "Prolethean" brotherhood. Under his messianic vision, the age old divide between science and religion has merged, forming a new and formidable threat.
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Rounding out the additions is Millen as Mark, a cunning predator with a dark edge. Mark is utterly devoted to Johanssen, who took him in and built him into a true believer in the cause. Now, guided by twisted morality and desperate faith, he's a relentless and dogged pursuer of the clones.
Season two of Orphan Black is set to premiere in April of 2014.
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Huisman will play Cal Morrison, a rugged and resourceful outdoorsman with a sixth sense that will come in handy as he crosses paths with the clones. Outerbridge joins as Henrik "Hank" Johanssen, a mercurial modern-day cowboy. Johanssen leads a flock of followers that have broken away from the old world "Prolethean" brotherhood. Under his messianic vision, the age old divide between science and religion has merged, forming a new and formidable threat.
VIDEO - Orphan Black Cast Reflects on Season One Success
Rounding out the additions is Millen as Mark, a cunning predator with a dark edge. Mark is utterly devoted to Johanssen, who took him in and built him into a true believer in the cause. Now, guided by twisted morality and desperate faith, he's a relentless and dogged pursuer of the clones.
Season two of Orphan Black is set to premiere in April of 2014.
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Nicole Kidman has signed on to star in and produce a film adaption of the novel The Silent Wife, according to Deadline.
The novel, written by A. S. A. Harrison, follows the story of a seemingly normal, prosperous couple who has been married for two decades.
However, as the narrative switches from the man's and woman's point of view, it's revealed that he is cheating on her behind her back, and devastation soon follows.
Kidman will play the titular wife.
The novel, written by A. S. A. Harrison, follows the story of a seemingly normal, prosperous couple who has been married for two decades.
However, as the narrative switches from the man's and woman's point of view, it's revealed that he is cheating on her behind her back, and devastation soon follows.
Kidman will play the titular wife.
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She may be only 23, but Emma Watson will soon play a 29-year-old.
According to Deadline, Watson has signed on to star in the film While We're Young, based on the Adena Halpern novel 29, which follows three generations of women.
The story hones in on "Ellie Jerome," a 75-year-old grandmother whose birthday wish to become 29 again like her granddaughter becomes granted for a day.
Watson will reunite with The Perks of Being a Wallflower director Stephen Chbosky for the film.
According to Deadline, Watson has signed on to star in the film While We're Young, based on the Adena Halpern novel 29, which follows three generations of women.
The story hones in on "Ellie Jerome," a 75-year-old grandmother whose birthday wish to become 29 again like her granddaughter becomes granted for a day.
Watson will reunite with The Perks of Being a Wallflower director Stephen Chbosky for the film.
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90210 star AnnaLynne McCord is headed to Dallas, y'all!
ETonline has exclusively confirmed that the actress is set to play Heather, a twenty-something ranch hand with a troubled ex-husband and a 5-year-old son.
Having grown up in a house with four brothers, Heather is quite capable of handling herself around the Southfork ranch hands, but when her ex-husband returns, bringing turmoil back into her life, Christopher (played by Jesse Metcalf) steps in and the two become romantically involved.
Dallas season three will premiere this winter on TNT!
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Zero Dark Thirty actress Jennifer Ehle is in talks to play the role of Anastasia Steele's mother Carla in the Fifty Shades of Grey film adaptation, Deadline reports. The trade website describes the character as a "strong Southern woman on her fourth marriage." Dakota Johnson and Charlie Hunnam have already been confirmed to play the leads, Anastasia and Christian Grey, while Sam Taylor-Johnson will direct.
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Jennifer Lawrence is reuniting with The Hunger Games director Gary Ross once again. After it was announced that the two plan to adapt John Steinbeck's book East Of Eden for the big screen, Variety reports that Lawrence and Ross are also in negotiations with Lionsgate for Burial Rites, "a feature adaptation of Hannah Kent's novel centering on a murder trial in Iceland in 1829."
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The stage is set for a Beverly Hills 90210 reunion as Garth will co-star alongside Tori Spelling on ABC Family's Mystery Girls, a new show about two former teen stars who are forced to resume their faux-detective roles in reality when they're roped into solving crimes for real!
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Salma Hayek has signed on to the romantic comedy How to Make Love like an Englishman, according to Deadline.
The Mexican actress will play a woman who catches the eye of Pierce Brosnan's character, a Cambridge professor who impregnates her stepsister, a Cambridge graduate student played by Jessica Alba.
Hayek previously played Brosnan's accomplice in the 2004 crime comedy After the Sunset.
The Mexican actress will play a woman who catches the eye of Pierce Brosnan's character, a Cambridge professor who impregnates her stepsister, a Cambridge graduate student played by Jessica Alba.
Hayek previously played Brosnan's accomplice in the 2004 crime comedy After the Sunset.
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The Oscar-winner is headed to television next summer in a new CBS drama from Steven Spielberg!
In Extant, Berry will play an astronaut who returns home from a year-long solo mission in space and tries to reconnect with her husband and son in their everyday life. Her experiences in space and home lead to events that ultimately will change the course of human history.
"There's only one Halle Berry and we are incredibly honored that she has chosen Extant to expand her illustrious career," said Steven Spielberg in a statement. "As she does with everything she touches, she will bring a deep authenticity to her role and I very much look forward to working with her."
"I'm always on the lookout for amazing roles and when you see material that contains this strong of auspices, nuance and complexity it compels me to run toward it no matter the medium. For five months a year I'll get to live with and play this incredibly intelligent and vulnerable woman, and for the remainder of the year I'll continue to look for other roles that move me as deeply as this one," said Halle Berry.
In Extant, Berry will play an astronaut who returns home from a year-long solo mission in space and tries to reconnect with her husband and son in their everyday life. Her experiences in space and home lead to events that ultimately will change the course of human history.
"There's only one Halle Berry and we are incredibly honored that she has chosen Extant to expand her illustrious career," said Steven Spielberg in a statement. "As she does with everything she touches, she will bring a deep authenticity to her role and I very much look forward to working with her."
"I'm always on the lookout for amazing roles and when you see material that contains this strong of auspices, nuance and complexity it compels me to run toward it no matter the medium. For five months a year I'll get to live with and play this incredibly intelligent and vulnerable woman, and for the remainder of the year I'll continue to look for other roles that move me as deeply as this one," said Halle Berry.
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Kim Raver and William Devane are reuniting with Kiefer Sutherland on FOX's upcoming reboot 24: Live Another Day. Raver and Devane will reprise their respective daughter-father roles as Audrey Raines and James Heller on the new series, which is set to premiere next spring on FOX.
Sutherland will be back as Jack Bauer on the 12-episode drama, which this time around is set in London and will pick up the story several years after the events of 24's final season.
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This Beverly Hills, 90210 star is changing zip codes! Jason Priestley will guest star on TV Land's Hot In Cleveland, Entertainment Weekly reports, and will play "Corey Chambers, a handsome movie star Melanie (Valerie Bertinelli) had a crush on back in high school." Other guest stars in season 5 include The Client List's Jennifer Love Hewitt, late-night host Craig Ferguson and New Girl's Max Greenfield. Hot In Cleveland airs Wednesday nights on TV Land.
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Castle's Nathan Fillion has signed on to guest star on NBC's Community.
Community has been on NBC for a hard-fought four seasons, and is now filming its fifth. The show stars Joel McHale and Alison Brie, along with many other amazing comic actors, who become friends while attending Greendale Community College.
According to Fillion, he has been a fan of Community for a long time, and guest starring will be an opportunity for Fillion to indulge his comedic side, which is what many members of his loyal fan base love him for. Fillion's following stems mainly from his role on the beloved FOX sci-fi series Firefly and his work with geek god Joss Whedon.
According to Deadline, Fillion will be playing Bob Waite, Greendale's politically savvy head custodian.
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Martha Marcy May Marlene actress Elizabeth Olsen has officially joined The Avengers sequel Age of Ultron.
Olsen confirmed to MTV that she'll play the Scarlet Witch, reuniting with her Godzilla costar, Aaron Taylor-Johnson.
"We get to play husband and wife, and we get to play twin brother and sister," she explained. "It's also fun because even though in Godzilla we play husband and wife, we don't have a lot of scenes together. I just love him. I love his family. I love his kids. I'm so excited we get to work with each other more and to actually work with each other. I think it's going to be fun."
Samuel Jackson, who will reprise his role as "Nick Fury" in the upcoming sequel to the colossally successful adventure film, confirmed the news in an October interview with The Wall Street Journal.
Jackson revealed that Olsen, the younger sister of twin actresses Mary-Kate and Ashley, will play "Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch," who has the ability to manipulate probability.
"... We added Ms. Olsen, but I don't know what she's doing, if she's on the inside or the outside. I haven't seen a script." Jackson said.
Production on The Avengers: Age of Ultron, which is slated for a 2015 release, is set to begin in March 2014.
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Colin Hanks is the latest to be cast in the FX reboot of the Coen Brothers' 1996 quirky crime comedy Fargo, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Hanks -- who spent one season on the Showtime drama Dexter and has also appeared in Happy Endings, NCIS and Mad Men -- will play Gus Grimly, a police deputy and single father who must choose between his own personal safety and his duty as a policeman when he comes face-to-face with a killer, THR reports.
Previously confirmed actors set to star in Fargo include Billy Bob Thornton, who will reprise Steve Buscemi's role of a manipulative man who crosses paths with a small-town insurance salesman (originally portrayed by William H. Macy) to be played by Sherlock star Martin Freeman.
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Masters of Sex actress Lizzy Caplan has just landed a role in the upcoming James Franco, Seth Rogen film The Interview, according to Deadline.
Caplan will play "Agent Lacy" as the female lead opposite Franco and Rogen, who will also direct the film.
The Interview is a dark comedy in which two journalists, portrayed by Franco and Rogen, go to North Korea to interview its supreme leader Kim Jong-un, but end up asked to kill him by the C.I.A.
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The Help stars Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer will reunite on the big screen for director Tate Taylor's biopic about James Brown, Deadline reports. In Get On Up, Davis will play Brown's mother Susie Brown, while Spencer will take on the role of the soul singer's Aunt Honey. 42 actor Chadwick Boseman has already been confirmed to take on the part of the music legend. Not set to hit theaters until 2014, the film will chronicle James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.
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Jennifer Lawrence has already admitted to knowing every word of Dumb and Dumber, so it comes as no surprise that The Hunger Games beauty has agreed to appear in a cameo for the sequel. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Lawrence showed up on the Dumb and Dumber To set in Atlanta, GA, and will reportedly play "a young version of Kathleen Turner's character." Check out Lawrence's Dumb and Dumber impersonation on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, HERE.
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Wolverine star Hugh Jackman announced during a press conference at the Zurich Film Festival that he is joining the cast of Elysium director Neill Blomkamp's upcoming low-budget sci-fi action thriller Chappie.
According to Deadline, Jackman will be playing the rival to Newsroom's Dev Patel, although not much more is yet confirmed about the role.
The film is about a South African android police officer, voiced by Blomkamp collaborator and regular Sharlto Copley, after he is kidnapped by gangsters and used for their nefarious purposes.
According to Jackman, he will be filming his parts at the beginning of next year.
Chappie is currently scheduled for a March 2015 release.
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The actress just inked a deal to star alongside Meryl Streep in The Giver, THR reports.
The film, which tells of a society in which there is no conflict, racism or sickness, is based on an extremely popular YA novel and due in theaters August 2014. Holmes will play the lead character's mother, who strictly obeys the laws that govern what is described as an antiseptic society.
The film, which tells of a society in which there is no conflict, racism or sickness, is based on an extremely popular YA novel and due in theaters August 2014. Holmes will play the lead character's mother, who strictly obeys the laws that govern what is described as an antiseptic society.
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Jennifer Lawrence and The Hunger Games director Gary Ross are teaming up once again to bring John Steinbeck's book East Of Eden to the big screen, Deadline reports. Universal Pictures and Oscar-winning producer Brian Grazer made a deal with the author's estate to adapt the book into a movie. East Of Eden was also a 1955 film starring James Dean and Richard Davalos. The actors played "sons who compete for the attention of their farmer father in Salinas, Calif."
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HBO has selected Robert De Niro to succeed the late James Gandolfini in the miniseries Criminal Justice, according to Deadline.
The former Sopranos actor appeared in the pilot, which he co-produced as well, as an attorney who is overwhelmed when he undertakes the case of a man who is accused of murdering a girl.
Gandolfini was preparing to begin shooting the miniseries when he returned from Rome, where he died suddenly at the age of 51 this summer.
Deadline reports that De Niro was the producers' only target to honor Gandolfini's memory in Criminal Justice.
The former Sopranos actor appeared in the pilot, which he co-produced as well, as an attorney who is overwhelmed when he undertakes the case of a man who is accused of murdering a girl.
Gandolfini was preparing to begin shooting the miniseries when he returned from Rome, where he died suddenly at the age of 51 this summer.
Deadline reports that De Niro was the producers' only target to honor Gandolfini's memory in Criminal Justice.
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Kim Kardashian won't need to flaunt her post-baby body for her next role. The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star is lending her voice to the FOX animated series American Dad, Entertainment Weekly reports. Kardashian will play a "furry alien" who is a love interest to Roger. The aliens fall in love after Kardashian's spaceship crashes in Langley Falls. Their relationship thus "challenges the narcissistic Roger." This episode is expected to air later in the season, with other celebrities including Zooey Deschanel, Olivia Wilde, Alison Brie, and Stanley Tucci also landing voice roles.
The season premiere of American Dad airs Sept. 29, 2013 on FOX.
The season premiere of American Dad airs Sept. 29, 2013 on FOX.
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Justin Long is teaming up with Kevin Smith for the first time since they shared a scene together in Live Free or Die Hard. Long has been cast in Smith's upcoming horror comedy Tusk, according to the director in an interview with Entertainment Weekly.
Tusk is the tale of a man who was lost as sea for six months with a Walrus, and is now looking for a roommate. The catch is the roommate must dress up as a walrus for two hours a day. Smith has described the film as a "cuddly version of The Human Centipede."
Smith-favorite Michael Parks, who starred in his previous film Red State, will play the man who was lost at sea, while Long is playing the man who must dress as a walrus.
The film is based on a real-life news story that Smith read a number of years ago.
Tusk is the tale of a man who was lost as sea for six months with a Walrus, and is now looking for a roommate. The catch is the roommate must dress up as a walrus for two hours a day. Smith has described the film as a "cuddly version of The Human Centipede."
Smith-favorite Michael Parks, who starred in his previous film Red State, will play the man who was lost at sea, while Long is playing the man who must dress as a walrus.
The film is based on a real-life news story that Smith read a number of years ago.
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Kendra Wilkinson will now try her hand at scripted television. The reality star has landed a guest starring role on FOX's The Mindy Project, Us Weekly reports. "[It's a] funny little part and my friend Jeremy [Bronson] wrote [it]," Mindy Kaling revealed to the publication. "A really funny script and she's in it!" Kendra joins a long list of guest stars on the comedy including Ed Helms, Bill Hader, Seth Meyers, Seth Rogen, Chloe Sevigny and James Franco.
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Breaking Bad might be ending, but the powerhouse acting talents of Bryan Cranston aren't going anywhere. According to Deadline, Cranston has been cast in the biopic Trumbo, based on the life of blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo.
Meet The Parents director Jay Roach is helming this indie feature which tells the tale of legendary writer Dalton Trumbo, who became even more of a hero when was sent to jail after refusing to answer questions asked of him by the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947.
During his time on the blacklist, Trumbo was still able to win two Oscars for writing The Brave One and Roman Holiday, although they were won and awarded under different names.
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Shaun of the Dead star Simon Pegg, who appeared this year in the hilarious The World's End, has signed on to play an assassin in the upcoming Australian crime thriller Kill Me Three Times.
According to Variety, Pegg's character is a killer hired to murder a rich man's wife, and the crime is told from three different points of view.
Aussie director Kriv Stenders is directing, and the film is written by first-timer James McFarland.
Luke Hemsworth, older brother to actors Liam Hemsworth and Chris Hemsworth, has also signed on to play a heroic surfer.
Kill Me Three Times is currently being shot in Perth, Australia.
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The White Collar star is set to play Hollywood Icon Montgomery Clift in a new film titled Monty Clift, his reps confirm to ETonline.
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The film, which is set to begin production next year, will be directed by Larry Moss from a script by Christopher Lovick. According to IMDB, the movie will focus on a young Montgomery Clift as he finds himself in love with a young Elizabeth Taylor following the filming of A Place In The Sun.
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The film, which is set to begin production next year, will be directed by Larry Moss from a script by Christopher Lovick. According to IMDB, the movie will focus on a young Montgomery Clift as he finds himself in love with a young Elizabeth Taylor following the filming of A Place In The Sun.
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Lucas Black, star of the third Fast & Furious film The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift, is coming back to the franchise after being absent from the last three films.
According to Deadline, Black is reprising his character in Fast and Furious 7, and the two future sequels Fast 8 and Fast 9 that are already in development.
Black is the only member of the original trilogy's main cast that had yet to return to the revived franchise that has become a powerhouse since Vin Diesel and Paul Walker returned for the fourth film, simply titled Fast & Furious.
According to Deadline, Black is reprising his character in Fast and Furious 7, and the two future sequels Fast 8 and Fast 9 that are already in development.
Black is the only member of the original trilogy's main cast that had yet to return to the revived franchise that has become a powerhouse since Vin Diesel and Paul Walker returned for the fourth film, simply titled Fast & Furious.
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Rob Lowe has joined Cameron Diaz and Jason Segal in the comedy Sex Tape, Deadline reports.
He will play the role of the CEO of a children's toy company who mistakably receives Diaz and Segal's leaked personal sex tape, which they then attempt to reclaim.
He will play the role of the CEO of a children's toy company who mistakably receives Diaz and Segal's leaked personal sex tape, which they then attempt to reclaim.
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The Oscar-nominee has joined the cast of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Parts 1& 2 as President Alma Coin!
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Gone in Sixty Seconds and Get Shorty star Delroy Lindo has been cast in Michael Almereyda's modern take on Shakespeare's Cymbeline, according to Deadline.
Almereyda's take on the classic play will be told with biker gangs and corrupt cops. Lindo will be playing Belarius, who, in the play, is a vengeful and paranoid nobleman.
Cymbeline's large ensemble cast also stars Ed Harris, Penn Badgley, Milla Jovovich, Ethan Hawke, Anton Yelchin and Dakota Johnson.
Almereyda's take on the classic play will be told with biker gangs and corrupt cops. Lindo will be playing Belarius, who, in the play, is a vengeful and paranoid nobleman.
Cymbeline's large ensemble cast also stars Ed Harris, Penn Badgley, Milla Jovovich, Ethan Hawke, Anton Yelchin and Dakota Johnson.
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Showtime has just announced that Mekhi Phifer and Happy Endings alum Eliza Coupe are joining House of Lies for season three! Both actors will play high-powered business moguls in recurring roles.
Phifer will star as Dre, a successful clothing company founder who hires Marty while Coupe will play Marissa, a wild-child internet company head and heir to a wealthy media family.
House of Lies returns to Showtime on January 12, 2014.
Phifer will star as Dre, a successful clothing company founder who hires Marty while Coupe will play Marissa, a wild-child internet company head and heir to a wealthy media family.
House of Lies returns to Showtime on January 12, 2014.
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The Fast & Furious franchise will return with another new face for its seventh installment, as Djimon Hounsou has been announced as a cast member, Deadline reports. Previously, Kurt Russell and Jason Statham were also named as new additions to Fast & Furious 7, opening July 11, 2014.
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Two years after leaving Grey's Anatomy, Katherine Heigl is poised to return to television!
NBC has just picked up a new series from The Following writer Alexi Hawley that stars Heigl as a CIA analyst whose job it is to debrief and strategize with the president on the most pressing global and national matters, per TVLine.
"The story is not only compelling and intelligent but a look behind the curtain at the CIA we haven’t seen before in film or television," Heigl said in a statement. "I am thrilled and honored to have been asked to be a part of developing these stories and this character and bringing it all to life. NBC has been a true partner in their passion and support for the show that we've dreamed of making and I could not be happier about joining forces with them. Together, with our brilliant writer Alexi Hawley, I believe we are going to make great television!"
NBC has just picked up a new series from The Following writer Alexi Hawley that stars Heigl as a CIA analyst whose job it is to debrief and strategize with the president on the most pressing global and national matters, per TVLine.
"The story is not only compelling and intelligent but a look behind the curtain at the CIA we haven’t seen before in film or television," Heigl said in a statement. "I am thrilled and honored to have been asked to be a part of developing these stories and this character and bringing it all to life. NBC has been a true partner in their passion and support for the show that we've dreamed of making and I could not be happier about joining forces with them. Together, with our brilliant writer Alexi Hawley, I believe we are going to make great television!"
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American Horror Story just got a little scarier with the addition of the power-house talent Danny Huston, best known for his work in Magic City, and as the terrifying bad guy who haunts your nightmares in movies such as The Warriror's Way, X-Men: Origins and 30 Days Of Night.
AHS's showrunner Ryan Murphy tweeted the news on Sunday, welcoming Huston to the cast.
The third season is being called American Horror Story: Coven, and it will follow the lives of presumably-terrifying witches in America. Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates, Angela Bassett and Taissa Farmiga are already set to star.
According to the tweet, Huston will be playing Lange's boyfriend, but not much more is known about the role than that.
American Horror Story: Coven is set to premiere October 9 on FX.
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The fourth season of White Collar was laser-focused on illuminating Neal Caffrey's past, and ETonline can exclusively reveal that season five will show Peter Burke the same respect by introducing a familiar face from his younger years.
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Deadwood and Lost alum Kim Dickens has been tapped to play Jill Stone, a fiery agent from the FBI's Special Surveillance Group who also happens to be Peter's ex! Jill, who dated Peter when they were both students at Quantico, seeks out his help on a particularly dangerous espionage case. But the real danger may be waiting for Peter to come home...
White Collar season five premieres October 17 on USA.
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Deadwood and Lost alum Kim Dickens has been tapped to play Jill Stone, a fiery agent from the FBI's Special Surveillance Group who also happens to be Peter's ex! Jill, who dated Peter when they were both students at Quantico, seeks out his help on a particularly dangerous espionage case. But the real danger may be waiting for Peter to come home...
White Collar season five premieres October 17 on USA.
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The Avengers and Thor baddie Tom Hiddleston will star in Guillermo del Toro's haunted house thriller Crimson Peak, joining the established cast of Jessica Chastain, Mia Wasikowska and Charlie Hunnam. Hiddleston is stepping in for the departed Benedict Cumberbatch, who was previously set to star. The film is set to begin shooting in January 2014.
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While many would think Robert Pattinson would be cast as the legendary James Dean in a biopic about the late actor's life, that's not the case. The Twilight heartthrob will instead portray Life magazine photographer Dennis Stock in the upcoming film Life, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The movie follows the friendship between Stock and James Dean (played by Chronicle star Dane DeHaan) as they travel from Los Angeles to New York to Indiana prior Dean becoming a household name.
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Michelle Williams is taking her talents to the Broadway stage!
According to Entertainment Weekly, Williams is slated to make her Broadway debut in an upcoming revival of Cabaret.
The three-time Oscar nominee will star as "Sally Bowles," a 19-year-old English cabaret performer who falls in love with American writer "Cliff Bradshaw."
The musical, based on a novel by British novelist Christopher Isherwood, first opened in the U.S. at the Broadhurst Theatre in Manhattan in 1966 and in England at London's Palace Theatre in 1968.
A Broadway revival and several London revivals have occurred over the years.
According to Entertainment Weekly, Williams is slated to make her Broadway debut in an upcoming revival of Cabaret.
The three-time Oscar nominee will star as "Sally Bowles," a 19-year-old English cabaret performer who falls in love with American writer "Cliff Bradshaw."
The musical, based on a novel by British novelist Christopher Isherwood, first opened in the U.S. at the Broadhurst Theatre in Manhattan in 1966 and in England at London's Palace Theatre in 1968.
A Broadway revival and several London revivals have occurred over the years.
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Beloved comedian Bill Murray will be starring in the upcoming Berry Levinson comedy Rock the Kasbah, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
According to the producers, the film is about "a burned-out music manager who goes to Afghanistan on the USO tour with his last remaining client. When he finds himself abandoned, penniless and without his passport, he discovers a young girl with an extraordinary voice, who stows away with him back to Kabul to compete on the popular television show The Afghan Star, Afghanistan's equivalent of American Idol."
Murray has, time and time again, shown his acting range, often mixing strong comedic performances with nuanced hints of the dramatic, in films like Groundhog Day, Lost in Translation, Broken Flowers, and basically any of the Wes Anderson films he's has appeared in.
According to the producers, the film is about "a burned-out music manager who goes to Afghanistan on the USO tour with his last remaining client. When he finds himself abandoned, penniless and without his passport, he discovers a young girl with an extraordinary voice, who stows away with him back to Kabul to compete on the popular television show The Afghan Star, Afghanistan's equivalent of American Idol."
Murray has, time and time again, shown his acting range, often mixing strong comedic performances with nuanced hints of the dramatic, in films like Groundhog Day, Lost in Translation, Broken Flowers, and basically any of the Wes Anderson films he's has appeared in.
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Acclaimed English actor Jared Harris has signed on to play an unspecified role in the upcoming Guy Ritchie spy caper The Man From U.N.C.L.E., according to Deadline.
Harris is best known for playing the fiendish Professor Moriarty in Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows, or perhaps Lane Pryce in AMC's Mad Men.
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. is an adaptation of a 1960s TV show of the same name, about an international spy organization. Armie Hammer and Henry Cavill are already cast as the leads, and recently Hugh Grant was cast as the head of English Intelligence.
Shooting is set to begin September 9.
Harris is best known for playing the fiendish Professor Moriarty in Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows, or perhaps Lane Pryce in AMC's Mad Men.
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. is an adaptation of a 1960s TV show of the same name, about an international spy organization. Armie Hammer and Henry Cavill are already cast as the leads, and recently Hugh Grant was cast as the head of English Intelligence.
Shooting is set to begin September 9.
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The erotic book-turned-movie Fifty Shades of Grey has finally cast its leading lady, and her S&M counterpart! The highly coveted role of Anastasia Steele will go to newcomer Dakota Johnson, the movie's Facebook page confirms. Dakota is the daughter of actors Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith, and her other notable film roles include Need for Speed, 21 Jump Street and The Five-Year Engagement. As for the kinky millionaire Christian Grey, Pacific Rim star Charlie Hunnam has landed that sought-after part. As previously reported, Sam Taylor-Johnson will direct the film.
UPDATE: In Oct. 2013, Hunnam pulled out of the Fifty Shades film due to his busy TV schedule with Sons Of Anarchy. DETAILS.
UPDATE: In Oct. 2013, Hunnam pulled out of the Fifty Shades film due to his busy TV schedule with Sons Of Anarchy. DETAILS.
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It's official: Marvel has announced that Bradley Cooper has joined the cast of Guardians of the Galaxy, lending his voice to the character of Rocket Raccoon -- his first-ever voice-over role. Rocket joins an unlikely team of characters including Peter Quill (Chris Pratt), Gamora (Zoe Saldana) and Drax (Dave Bautista) on a wild adventure to defeat a cosmic force of epic proportions. Now filming, Guardians of the Galaxy hits theaters August 1, 2014.
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Veteran French Actor Vincent Cassel will be joining the cast of the Soviet-era thriller Child 44, which is already in production.
Cassel is replacing Philip Seymour Hoffman in the film, which is about a disgraced Soviet investigator who is hunting a mass-murdering child killer in the harsh political climate of 1950s Stalinist Russia.
Also in Child 44 are Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace and Gary Oldman, to name a few.
This is the second movie this week that Cassel has been hired in to replace another actor. He is also taking over for Oscar Isaac in the film Partisan.
In Partisan, Cassel plays a troubled but charismatic man who raises children on a commune, where he teaches them to attack the world, which he feels wronged him.
Partisian begins production in October, while Child 44 has been shooting since June.
Cassel is replacing Philip Seymour Hoffman in the film, which is about a disgraced Soviet investigator who is hunting a mass-murdering child killer in the harsh political climate of 1950s Stalinist Russia.
Also in Child 44 are Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace and Gary Oldman, to name a few.
This is the second movie this week that Cassel has been hired in to replace another actor. He is also taking over for Oscar Isaac in the film Partisan.
In Partisan, Cassel plays a troubled but charismatic man who raises children on a commune, where he teaches them to attack the world, which he feels wronged him.
Partisian begins production in October, while Child 44 has been shooting since June.
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Marvel just announced that James Spader has been cast as Ultron, the titular villain, in Marvel's The Avengers: Age of Ultron!
Per the release, James Spader will face off against Earth's Mightiest Heroes as the villain in the sequel to 2012’s record-breaking Marvel's The Avengers. The Emmy Award-winning actor will play Ultron in the May 1, 2015 release.
Spader can also be seen this fall on NBC's The Blacklist.
Per the release, James Spader will face off against Earth's Mightiest Heroes as the villain in the sequel to 2012’s record-breaking Marvel's The Avengers. The Emmy Award-winning actor will play Ultron in the May 1, 2015 release.
Spader can also be seen this fall on NBC's The Blacklist.
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Golden Globe winner Paul Giamatti has been cast to play a "hardboiled and possibly insane" detective named Hoke Moseley in the upcoming FX dramedy pilot Hoke.
The series is based on a series of novels by crime author Charles Willeford, including New Hope For The Dead and The Way We Die Now. According to a statement released by FX, the pilot is being described as a "story of midlife crisis and murder." It will be set in the mid-1980s, in Miami.
FX has had success in the past adapting the work of famous crime novelists. Their hit show Justified is based on the work of the recently-deceased author Elmore Leonard.
Production of the pilot is slated to begin later this year.
The series is based on a series of novels by crime author Charles Willeford, including New Hope For The Dead and The Way We Die Now. According to a statement released by FX, the pilot is being described as a "story of midlife crisis and murder." It will be set in the mid-1980s, in Miami.
FX has had success in the past adapting the work of famous crime novelists. Their hit show Justified is based on the work of the recently-deceased author Elmore Leonard.
Production of the pilot is slated to begin later this year.
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Showtime's House of Lies is adding a new recurring character with the hiring of ER alum and 8 Mile star Mekhi Phifer for the show's third season. According to Showtime, Phifer will play a savvy business mogul who hires Don Cheadle's character Marty, and his firm, as consultants.
Mekhi Phifer is also appearing in the upcoming dystopian teen thriller Divergent, scheduled for release March 20, 2014.
Mekhi Phifer is also appearing in the upcoming dystopian teen thriller Divergent, scheduled for release March 20, 2014.
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Scandal has tapped the former Friends star for the recurring role of a politician in the upcoming third season! Kudrow's producing partner, Dan Bucatinsky, also co-stars on Scandal, and may have had a hand in luring the Emmy-winning actress back to network television!
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David Morrissey, who plays the terrifying Governor on AMC's The Walking Dead, has been hired to star in another drama pilot for the network called Line Of Sight. This raised the question of whether Morrissey's run as the main villain on the beloved zombie drama will be coming to an end. According to AMC, the answer is, thankfully, no. Morrissey will stay on as The Governor during Dead's fourth season while shooting Line Of Sight.
In Line Of Sight, Morrissey plays a National Transportation Safety Board investigator who survives a plane crash, and then must investigate the cause of the crash that nearly took his life. The pilot is being directed by Jonathan Demme, best known for directing the acclaimed thriller The Silence Of The Lambs.
In Line Of Sight, Morrissey plays a National Transportation Safety Board investigator who survives a plane crash, and then must investigate the cause of the crash that nearly took his life. The pilot is being directed by Jonathan Demme, best known for directing the acclaimed thriller The Silence Of The Lambs.
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Demi Lovato is joining the cast of Glee and according to Naya Rivera, the Skyscraper singer will be portraying Santana Lopez's love interest. "I'm very, very excited about that," Rivera told MTV News of the pairing. "We get to sing a song together. It's gonna be good. I'm excited to work with her. We're bringing her to the dark side. Well, she comes in in a Beatles episode, so [we're singing] a Beatles song. I'm excited." Lovato also expressed her enthusiasm for joining the cast, tweeting: "Wayyyyy too excited to be starting @GLEE this week!!!!!!!"
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Jumping from Jackie Robinson to James Brown, 42 star Chadwick Boseman is making a name for himself by taking on other people's famous names.
The young actor has been chosen by Universal Pictures to portray legendary musician James Brown in an upcoming biopic that chronicles the artist's life as he steadily gains fame and becomes the iconic Godfather of Soul, Variety reports.
The film is being helmed by director Tate Taylor, who also brought us the critically acclaimed film The Help.
The young actor has been chosen by Universal Pictures to portray legendary musician James Brown in an upcoming biopic that chronicles the artist's life as he steadily gains fame and becomes the iconic Godfather of Soul, Variety reports.
The film is being helmed by director Tate Taylor, who also brought us the critically acclaimed film The Help.
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Martial arts action star Tony Jaa, known for his celebrated fighting prowess in such films the The Protector and Ong-Bak, is signing on to play an unspecified role in the upcoming installment in the Fast and Furious franchise. He will either be driving cars or punching cars as he trades quips with a gruff Vin Diesel and Paul Walker.
Not much is known of what is in store for Fast and Furious 7, aside from the fact that it's being directed by celebrated horror director James Wan, who helmed Saw, Insidious and, most recently, The Conjuring.
Not much is known of what is in store for Fast and Furious 7, aside from the fact that it's being directed by celebrated horror director James Wan, who helmed Saw, Insidious and, most recently, The Conjuring.
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The hills are alive... with the sound of True Blood star Stephen Moyer, who has been tapped to play Capt. Georg Von Trapp in an NBC live stage production of the iconic holiday story The Sound of Music, multiple media sources confirmed. In the movie, Trapp falls for his governess Maria, who will be portrayed by country music star Carrie Underwood. The three-hour live staging of The Sound of Music is scheduled to premiere on NBC on December 5. Moyer, 43, gained musical experience early on in his career working in London theater and just last month appeared in a production of Chicago at the Hollywood Bowl.
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Meet your new Batman! Ben Affleck has been cast as the caped crusader in the sequel for Man of Steel, according to The Hollywood Reporter, who reports that Warner Bros. made the announcement on Thursday, Aug. 22. This follows Affleck's turns as Daredevil and Superman in 2003's Daredevil and 2006's Hollywoodland, respectively.
The film is expected to open in July 2015 and will place Batman and Superman in the same film for the first time.
The film is expected to open in July 2015 and will place Batman and Superman in the same film for the first time.
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The Games of Thrones star has just joined the cast of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Parts 1 & 2. She will play Cressida, an ally in Katniss' quest to take down the capital. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire hits theaters on November 22.
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Jennifer Connelly will star in the New York-based film Shelter, teaming up with her hubby and A Beautiful Mind co-star Paul Bettany for his directorial debut, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Anthony Mackie will also star in the film written by Bettany, whose plot is being kept under wraps. Filming will begin this fall in Manhattan, and Bettany jokes, "It's my intention to surround myself with hugely talented people and then claim all the credit. I have great actors, great producers and a great city to shoot in -- plus I'm hoping to keep alive the time-honored tradition sacred to directors and seduce my leading actress."
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Idris Elba is climbing into the driver's seat to host the upcoming BBC documentary King Of Speed. The two-part miniseries will feature an exploration on the history of auto-racing. As host, Elba will travel across the pond between the U.S. and Europe to visit racetracks and discuss the roots of car racing and high-octane entertainment and sports. Currently, Idris Elba can be seen in the Monsters vs Robots flick Pacific Rim, and stars in another BBC detective show, Luther. Production is underway, but there is no word on when the show will air.
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The Dark Knight Rises star Marion Cotillard will replace Oscar winner Natalie Portman as Lady Macbeth, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The French actress will still star alongside Michael Fassbender in the film adaptation of the Shakespearean tragedy. THR reports that pre-production on Macbeth will begin at the end of the year, while shooting is set to start in the U.K. come Jan. 2014.
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Mad Men's redheaded starlet Christina Hendricks has just signed on to lend her talents to Dark Places, a brooding thriller about the Satanic cult hysteria of the 1980s.
The film is helmed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner, and has already cast Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Chloë Grace Moretz and Corey Stoll.
Aside from Mad Men, Hendricks was seen alongside Ryan Gosling in Drive, and also stars in Gosling's directorial debut How To Catch A Monster.
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Ashley Greene has landed yet another post-Twilight Saga role.
According to Deadline, the 26-year-old actress has joined the cast of the comedy Staten Island Summer, produced by Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels and MacGruber producer John Goldwyn.
The film is centered on a pair of friends who spend the summer following their high school graduation working as pool lifeguards. Greene plays a "member of the pool club and the daughter of a very overly protected mobster."
Staten Island Summer is now the fourth upcoming film for Greene (CBGB, Random, Wish I Was Here) after the final Twilight film, Breaking Dawn—Part 2, was released last November.
According to Deadline, the 26-year-old actress has joined the cast of the comedy Staten Island Summer, produced by Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels and MacGruber producer John Goldwyn.
The film is centered on a pair of friends who spend the summer following their high school graduation working as pool lifeguards. Greene plays a "member of the pool club and the daughter of a very overly protected mobster."
Staten Island Summer is now the fourth upcoming film for Greene (CBGB, Random, Wish I Was Here) after the final Twilight film, Breaking Dawn—Part 2, was released last November.
Adrien Brody
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Presumably donning handcuffs, chains or a straitjacket, Brody has been cast to star as the legendary escape artist and magician Harry Houdini in History Channel's upcoming Houdini. The project is going to be a four-hour miniseries.
History Channel has been hitting massive home-runs with their miniseries productions, striking ratings gold with both The Bible and Hatfields & McCoys.
The film will follow Houdini's life, during his humble beginnings and through his skyrocketing fame. Production is set to begin in the fall.
History Channel has been hitting massive home-runs with their miniseries productions, striking ratings gold with both The Bible and Hatfields & McCoys.
The film will follow Houdini's life, during his humble beginnings and through his skyrocketing fame. Production is set to begin in the fall.
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The Orphan Black star has been cast in Lifetime's upcoming Flowers in the Attic film, he revealed on Twitter. Bruce has been cast as Bart Winslow, the trophy husband of Corrine, played in the movie by Heather Graham.
Ellen Burstyn and Mad Men star Kiernan Shipka round out the cast.
Ellen Burstyn and Mad Men star Kiernan Shipka round out the cast.
Bobby Cannavale
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The powerhouse actor, known for playing the terrifying Gyp Rosetti in HBO's Boardwalk Empire, is joining child star Quvenzhane Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild) in the upcoming Annie. In the film, Cannavale will be playing a cutthroat political adviser to Jamie Foxx's character.
Cannavale can currently be seen in the critically-acclaimed Woody Allen pic Blue Jasmine.
Cannavale can currently be seen in the critically-acclaimed Woody Allen pic Blue Jasmine.
Patton Oswalt
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Acerbic comedian Patton Oswalt will be lending his talents to the upcoming horror comedy The Kitchen Sink. The film is about zombies, vampires and humans all teaming up to battle an invading alien menace.
Oswalt has been a celebrated comedian for many years, and has appeared in numerous films, such as Young Adult, Seeking A Friend for the End of the World, Big Fan, and even voicing Remy the Rat in Pixar's Ratatouille.
The Kitchen Sink is slated for an October 2014 release.
Oswalt has been a celebrated comedian for many years, and has appeared in numerous films, such as Young Adult, Seeking A Friend for the End of the World, Big Fan, and even voicing Remy the Rat in Pixar's Ratatouille.
The Kitchen Sink is slated for an October 2014 release.
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Following in the autobiographical footsteps of comedian Louis C.K., fellow comic and actor D.L. Hughley has been hired by FX to begin developing a series based on his life.
Hughley will star in the show, as well as co-write it alongside Silvert Glarum and Michael Jamin.
Hughley is no stranger to television, as he starred in The Hughleys, which ran for four seasons, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, and several other shows. He was also recently a contestant on Dancing with the Stars.
Hughley will star in the show, as well as co-write it alongside Silvert Glarum and Michael Jamin.
Hughley is no stranger to television, as he starred in The Hughleys, which ran for four seasons, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, and several other shows. He was also recently a contestant on Dancing with the Stars.
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Mindy Kaling announced Timothy Olyphant's guest starring spot on The Mindy Kaling Project via Twitter on Monday, writing, "Raylan Givens is coming to The Mindy Project."
The 45-year-old actor plays Deputy Marshall Raylan Givens on the popular FX series Justified.
The 45-year-old actor plays Deputy Marshall Raylan Givens on the popular FX series Justified.
Lindsay Lohan
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Lindsay Lohan has booked her first work on scripted television since successfully completing rehab late last month.
According to HBO, Lohan will be guest starring on the fourth and final season of the comedy series Eastbound & Down.
There is no word yet on what character she will be playing.
Eastbound & Down stars Danny McBride as a washed-up ex-Major League Baseball pitcher, and is produced by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay.
Since her exit from rehab on July 30, Lohan has sat down for an interview with Oprah Winfrey and guest hosted an episode of Chelsea Lately.
According to HBO, Lohan will be guest starring on the fourth and final season of the comedy series Eastbound & Down.
There is no word yet on what character she will be playing.
Eastbound & Down stars Danny McBride as a washed-up ex-Major League Baseball pitcher, and is produced by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay.
Since her exit from rehab on July 30, Lohan has sat down for an interview with Oprah Winfrey and guest hosted an episode of Chelsea Lately.
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Entourage star Jeremy Piven has been cast in Doug Liman's blockbuster sci-fi film Edge Of Tomorrow, which is unusual as the film has already wrapped.
The Tom Cruise-led Edge Of Tomorrow finished production, but it was decided that some re-shoots were needed, and that's where Piven comes in.
The film is based on the novel All You Need Is Kill, and is about humanity at was with an alien race. Alongside Cruise and Piven, the film also stars Emily Blunt and Bill Paxton, and is scheduled for wide release on June 6, 2014.
The Tom Cruise-led Edge Of Tomorrow finished production, but it was decided that some re-shoots were needed, and that's where Piven comes in.
The film is based on the novel All You Need Is Kill, and is about humanity at was with an alien race. Alongside Cruise and Piven, the film also stars Emily Blunt and Bill Paxton, and is scheduled for wide release on June 6, 2014.
Gina Gershon
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THR revealed that Gina Gershon would be playing Donatella Versace in House of Versace, a new Lifetime movie slated for October that follows the fashionista in the days after her brother's death. Veronica Mars' Enrico Colantoni will play Gianni Versace while Raquel Welch will play their Aunt Lucia. The film is based on the book, House of Versace: The Untold Story of Genius, Murder and Survival, which focuses on Donatella keeping the fashion house alive after Gianni's murder.
Eva Longoria
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The Desperate Housewives alum will reunite with her former small screen husband, Ricardo Chavira, on his new sitcom, Welcome To The Family. On the NBC comedy, premiering October 3, Longoria will play Ms. Nunez, an English teacher who shares a romantic history with Chavira's now-married character.
Kirsten Dunst
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Kirsten Dunst, most recently seen in Melancholia and Upside
Down, has signed on to play the female lead in Jeff Nichols' upcoming Midnight
Special, which is being described as a sci-fi thriller.
Michael Shannon, who played the intensely-menacing Zod in
the Man of Steel earlier this year, is already signed on in the lead with Zero Dark Thirty's
Joel Edgerton set to co-star.
This marks Nichols' fourth feature film, as well as his
fourth collaboration with Michael Shannon.
Midnight Special is also written by Nichols' and it is
reportedly about a man who discovers that his 8-year-old son has supernatural
abilities.
In 2011, Dunst won the best actress award at Cannes for her performance in Melancholia, and is no stranger to the sci-fi genre.
Tom Hiddleston
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The Avengers and Thor villain Tom Hiddleston is adding another dastardly character to his repertoire: Captain Hook! At Disney's D23 Expo it was revealed that the Brit star will play a young version of the infamous Peter Pan nemesis -- before he loses his hand -- in Disneytoon Studios' The Pirate Fairy. Also starring Mad Men's Christina Hendricks as the title character (named Zarina), the animated film features the return of Tinker Bell and her Pixie Hollow pals in an all-new adventure directed by Peggy Holmes (Secret of the Wings) and sets sail in spring of 2014.
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ET can exclusively confirm that Mel Gibson and Antonio Banderas will co-star in The Expendables 3!
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Banderas is "a consummate actor and a gentleman," Sylvester Stallone tells ET of his co-star in Assassins, while the multi-hyphenate is "ecstatic" with Gibson's casting..
The Expendables 3 is scheduled to hit theaters on August 15, 2014.
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Banderas is "a consummate actor and a gentleman," Sylvester Stallone tells ET of his co-star in Assassins, while the multi-hyphenate is "ecstatic" with Gibson's casting..
The Expendables 3 is scheduled to hit theaters on August 15, 2014.
Hugh Grant
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Guy Richie's upcoming spy film The Man From U.N.C.L.E. has just gotten even classier with the inclusion of Hugh Grant as a British Naval Intelligence Commander
The film is a big-screen adaptation of a classic television show from the 1960s, which follows the thrilling adventures of two secret agents, that work for an international espionage organization. Henry Cavill will be playing the charming American spy Napoleon Solo, and Armie Hammer is set to play his Soviet partner Illya Kuryakin.
Grant, who is best known for his romantic comedy roles, exercised his range with several menacing characters in last year’s Cloud Atlas.
Production of The Man From U.N.C.L.E. is set to begin in September.
Katherine Heigl
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After leaving Grey's Anatomy in 2010 for a romcom movie career, Katherine Heigl might be planning her comeback to the small screen. USA Today reports that the actress, who played Dr. "Izzie" Stevens on the hit ABC drama, is hoping to star in a new, untitled drama that is being considered by NBC. Heigl will reportedly both produce and star in the drama, and if picked up, she'd return to TV some time in the 2014-15 season.
Kate Winslet
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Kate Winslet will have her sights set on vengeance when she
stars in The Dressmaker.
Being described as Unforgiven with a sewing machine,
Winslet will be portraying Tilly Dunnage, the titular dressmaker, who flees her
home town in Australia after being accused of murder. Dunnage creates a career
for herself in Europe, but returns to her home town looking to settle old
debts.
The film, adapted from a novel of the same name by Rosalie
Ham, is being helmed by Australian writer-director Jocelyn Moorhouse.
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Amber Tamblyn has landed the role of Charlie Harper's lesbian daughter, Jenny, on Two and a Half Men, Deadline reports.
According to the news source, Amber's character has moved to Los Angeles to be with her family and pursue an acting career.
The new season of Two and a Half Men premieres Thursday, September 26 at 9:30/8:30c on CBS.
According to the news source, Amber's character has moved to Los Angeles to be with her family and pursue an acting career.
The new season of Two and a Half Men premieres Thursday, September 26 at 9:30/8:30c on CBS.
Meryl Streep
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Three-time Oscar winner Meryl Streep will be joining the ever-growing cast of The Giver, based on the dystopian children's book of the same name.
In the film, Streep will be playing the role of one of the authoritarian elders, who rules over the story's futuristic utopia.
Streep will be joining heavy-hitter Jeff Bridges, who signed on in December. Filming is supposed to begin in two months in South Africa.
Harrison Ford
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Harrison Ford is the latest veteran action hero to join the line-up for Sylvester Stallone's Expendables 3. Bruce Willis has apparently dropped out of the sequel, with Sly tweeting his excitement for the change-up: "WILLIS OUT... HARRISON FORD IN !!!! GREAT NEWS !!!!! Been waiting years for this!!!!" Ford joins returning Expendables Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Statham, Mickey Rourke, Terry Crews, Dolph Lundgren and new recruits Jackie Chan, Wesley Snipes and Milla Jovovich. Nicolas Cage's name has been batted around but unconfirmed, and Mel Gibson is rumored to play the villain in the film, with Stallone tweeting the somewhat cryptic, "Mad Max vs Barney Ross…..." Production is scheduled for a fall start.
Ryan Seacrest
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When does Ryan Seacrest sleep?! The American Idol, radio and New Year's Rockin' Eve host has landed another gig on NBC, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Hailed as the busiest man in Hollywood, Seacrest will now be both the face and the executive producer for Million Second Quiz, which, as THR reports, is "billed as a 24-hour live competition series" that will take place over 12 days and nights.
Peter Capaldi
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After much speculation, the 12th Doctor has been revealed as 55-year-old Scottish actor, Peter Capaldi!
"Being asked to play The Doctor is an amazing privilege," Capaldi said. "Like the Doctor himself I find myself in a state of utter terror and delight. I can't wait to get started."
Best known to American audiences as the star of 2009's Oscar-nominated political satire, In the Loop, Capaldi will begin his Dr. Who tenure when season eight begins airing August 2014.
The current Doctor, Matt Smith, ends his run in December 2013.
"Being asked to play The Doctor is an amazing privilege," Capaldi said. "Like the Doctor himself I find myself in a state of utter terror and delight. I can't wait to get started."
Best known to American audiences as the star of 2009's Oscar-nominated political satire, In the Loop, Capaldi will begin his Dr. Who tenure when season eight begins airing August 2014.
The current Doctor, Matt Smith, ends his run in December 2013.
Billy Bob Thornton
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Billy Bob Thornton will star in the FX limited series Fargo, an adaptation of the Academy Award winning 1996 film! The 10-episode series will feature an all-new "true crime" story, following a new case and new characters. Thornton will play Lorne Malvo, a manipulative man who meets a small town insurance salesman and sets him on a path of destruction. Fargo is set to premiere next spring on FX.
Mary Hart
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ETonline is thrilled to exclusively announce that our very own Mary Hart will be guest starring in an upcoming episode of Baby Daddy! The iconic Entertainment Tonight anchor will play herself in a season three episode of ABC Family's hit comedy when Tucker (played by Tahj Mowry) gets a job at the fictional Mary Hart Show!
Baby Daddy airs every Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. on ABC Family.
Baby Daddy airs every Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. on ABC Family.
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Ryan Murphy (Nip/Tuck, Glee, American Horror Story) has cast Fringe and Revenge stars Anna Torv and Jennifer Jason Leigh for his new, sexy HBO pilot. Described as a "modern, provocative exploration of human sexuality and relationships," Open will have the actresses portraying a lesbian couple, Entertainment Weekly reports. Torv will play Windsor, "a yoga instructor in a long-term relationship with Holly (Jennifer Jason Leigh), but upon meeting Grace feels an instant connection." The women join Wes Bentley and Scott Speedman who were previously announced to star in Open.
Jurnee Smollett
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Friday Night Lights favorites Minka Kelly, Michael B. Jordan and Matt Lauria have all gone on to guest star on NBC's Parenthood (thanks to showrunner Jason Katims who also worked on FNL), and now it's Jurnee Smollett's turn. TVLine confirms that the actress, who recently appeared in season 6 of True Blood, will have a major recurring role in season 5 of the drama, taking on the part of the "smart, feisty, up-and-coming political dynamo" Heather Hall. Kristina Braverman (Monica Potter) hires her to be her campaign manager as it's reported that the character is now running for office.
Diane Lane
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NBC announced at today's Television Critics Association Press Tour a 4-hour miniseries about Hillary Clinton is in the works, starring Diane Lane as the former First Lady.
Ben Foster
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Ben Foster is in final talks to play Lance Armstrong in an upcoming film, Deadline reports.
The movie, scripted by John Hodge (Trainspotting), is said to focus on Armstrong's career, including his cancer battle and PED scandal.
Foster can next be seen in Ain't Them Body Saints and Kill Your Darlings.
The movie, scripted by John Hodge (Trainspotting), is said to focus on Armstrong's career, including his cancer battle and PED scandal.
Foster can next be seen in Ain't Them Body Saints and Kill Your Darlings.
James McAvoy and Daniel Radcliffe
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In a match made in geek-tastic heaven, X-Men star James McAvoy and Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe will team up to star in a reboot of Frankenstein, written by Max Landis (Chronicle) and directed by Paul McGuigan (Gangster No. 1), according to Deadline.com. In the update of the Mary Shelley horror classic, McAvoy will play Victor Von Frankenstein, while Radcliffe will stretch his character-actor muscles as Igor. Production is scheduled to start this fall.
Rosamund Pike
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Jack Reacher star Rosamund Pike has been offered and is expected to accept the female lead role opposite Ben Affleck in the adaptation of Gilllian Flynn's hit novel Gone Girl, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Also being considered for supporting roles are Neil Patrick Harris and Tyler Perry, THR reports. In the David Fincher-directed film, 34-year-old Pike would be portraying central character Amy, a woman who goes missing on her fifth wedding anniversary and her husband Nick (Affleck) is the prime suspect in her disappearance.
Heidi Klum
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Heidi Klum is going to give comedy a try! The supermodel and TV personality will guest star on Parks and Recreation in the show's hour-long episode to air on Sept. 26, Entertainment Weekly reports. In the episode, Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) is scheduled to receive a "Women In Government" award in London from an international organization, which has the Pawnee Parks Department heading across the pond. Klum will play a mayor of a small town in Denmark who is also being recognized. "Her town completely worships her in a way that makes Leslie a little jealous, considering that Leslie is undergoing a recall vote in Pawnee," the show's executive producer Michael Schur tells EW.
Leonardo DiCaprio
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Leonardo DiCaprio is in line to play the part of Holmes, a 19th Century murderer, in the wildly popular book-turned-movie The Devil In the White City, Deadline reports. The actor reportedly purchased the film rights to the story in 2010.
The non-fiction book, penned by Erik Larson, "intertwines the true tales of Daniel H. Burnham, the architect behind the 1893 World's Fair, and Dr. H. H. Holmes, the serial killer who lured his victims to their deaths in his elaborately constructed 'Murder Castle.'"
The non-fiction book, penned by Erik Larson, "intertwines the true tales of Daniel H. Burnham, the architect behind the 1893 World's Fair, and Dr. H. H. Holmes, the serial killer who lured his victims to their deaths in his elaborately constructed 'Murder Castle.'"
Sylvester Stallone
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It all comes full circle... Sylvester Stallone will reprise his legendary role as Rocky Balboa in an all-new spinoff movie from the boxing series, reports Deadline.com. Fruitvale Station star Michael B. Jordan is in negotiations to take on the title role in Creed, which follows the journey of the grandson of Apollo Creed (who was played in the Rocky movies by Carl Weathers) as he steps into the ring -- with Rocky taking him on as trainer and mentor.
Kris Humphries
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Kris Humphries is returning to television! Kim Kardashian's ex will be trying scripted TV this time when he makes an appearance on the season 2 FOX comedy The Mindy Project, TVGuide.com reports. But there won't be too much acting involved! Humphries will be playing himself.
Henry Winkler
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Happy Days and Arrested Development star Henry Winkler has booked another comedy gig! Winkler will make a guest appearance on NBC's Parks and Recreation, playing Jean-Ralphio's (Ben Schwartz) father, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The actor will show up in the season 6 premiere and could return for future episodes. This will be the second family member of Jean-Ralphio's that Parks and Rec fans have met. Comedian Jenny Slate plays the character's promiscuous (and like-minded) sister.
John Travolta
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John Travolta is set to reunite with his Look Who's Talking co-star Kirstie Alley in a rare TV guest star appearance. The Golden Globe winner will star opposite Kirstie on her self-titled TV Land sitcom, playing a stagehand on Maddie's (Alley) Broadway show.
"I'm excited about working with Kirstie again, in addition to such terrific talent on the show," said Travolta. "It's always a treat to be surrounded by people you respect so much both personally and professionally."
Kirstie debuts Wednesday, December 4.
"I'm excited about working with Kirstie again, in addition to such terrific talent on the show," said Travolta. "It's always a treat to be surrounded by people you respect so much both personally and professionally."
Kirstie debuts Wednesday, December 4.
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Under the Dome star Britt Robertson is joining George Clooney, Hugh Laurie, Raffey Cassidy and Thomas Robinson in Disney's Tomorrowland, in theaters December 2014.
Robertson will play a tech-savvy high school girl that finds herself on a journey to reclaim her future.
Robertson will play a tech-savvy high school girl that finds herself on a journey to reclaim her future.
Ashley Greene
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Ashley Greene is stepping in for her Twilight co-star Anna Kendrick on Zach Braff's Kickstarter film Wish I Was Here, Deadline reports. The actress joins an all-star cast comprised of Kate Hudson, Mandy Patinkin, Josh Gad and Braff.
Reese Witherspoon
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Author Cheryl Strayed's best-selling novel Wild will be adapted into a big-screen film starring Academy Award winner Reese Witherspoon, Fox Searchlight Pictures has announced.
"We are so excited to be working with Fox Searchlight to bring Wild to the screen," said Witherspoon in a statement. "It is an extraordinary company that continually strives to bring original, inspirational films to the marketplace."
The novel centers on the character of Cheryl, a woman who decides to hike the Pacific Crest Trail, a thousand-plus mile path, alone as she deals with the dissolution of her marriage and the death of her mother.
The film has yet to secure a director, but is slated to begin production in the late fall.
"We are so excited to be working with Fox Searchlight to bring Wild to the screen," said Witherspoon in a statement. "It is an extraordinary company that continually strives to bring original, inspirational films to the marketplace."
The novel centers on the character of Cheryl, a woman who decides to hike the Pacific Crest Trail, a thousand-plus mile path, alone as she deals with the dissolution of her marriage and the death of her mother.
The film has yet to secure a director, but is slated to begin production in the late fall.
Tom Hanks
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Tom Hanks will re-team with director Ron Howard for Inferno, their third film based on a book by best-selling author Dan Brown, reports Deadline.com. Following in the footsteps of The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons, Hanks will once again portray Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon for the movie, with a release date set for December 18, 2015. The fourth book in brown's series (leapfrogging The Lost Symbol) is set in Europe and inspired by Dante's 14th century poem, The Divine Comedy, with Langdon racing against time to solve an ingenious riddle before the world is irrevocably altered.
James Franco
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After landing Seth Rogen and B.J. Novak for its first season, The Mindy Project is set to get another famous guest star! James Franco will appear in a two-episode arc on the hit Fox show, playing Dr. Paul Leotard -- a former model -- who replaces Mindy at Shulman & Associates while she's in Haiti on a volunteer mission. The reason for the abrupt career change? Franco's character accidentally walked off a runway at fashion week and was saved by a pregnant woman. The Mindy Project's season two premieres Tuesday, September 17 at 9:30 p.m. on Fox.
Han Geng
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The cast of Transformers 4 just expanded its international appeal with the casting of Chinese superstar Han Geng. Director Michael Bay writes of the casting news, "He's one of Asia's top stars in the worlds of music, television and movies and has become one of the most influential entertainers in China. Now he'll also be known for Transformers 4. Welcome Han Geng to the cast of Transformers 4. – Michael Bay." The film is set for a June 24, 2014 release.
Jenny McCarthy
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Barbara Walters confirmed Jenny McCarthy is the newest co-host of The View on this morning's show, July 15, 2013.
"We are delighted that Jenny will be joining us as a permanent co-host on The View starting in September," Walters said in a statement. "Jenny brings us intelligence as well as warmth and humor. She can be serious and outrageous. She has connected with our audience and offers a fresh point of view. Jenny will be a great addition to the show as we usher in an exciting new chapter for The View."
"I can't tell you how excited I am for the opportunity to work with Barbara, Whoopi and Sherri," McCarthy blogged. "I will be doing everything I can to provoke conversation, make you think, make you laugh and maybe even spill the beans on what goes on backstage (like if I accidentally barge into Bradley Cooper’s dressing room in a towel)."
McCarthy joins The View in the wake of both Joy Behar and Elisabeth Hasselbeck leaving. Her first episode will be on September 9, when the 17th season kicks off.
"We are delighted that Jenny will be joining us as a permanent co-host on The View starting in September," Walters said in a statement. "Jenny brings us intelligence as well as warmth and humor. She can be serious and outrageous. She has connected with our audience and offers a fresh point of view. Jenny will be a great addition to the show as we usher in an exciting new chapter for The View."
"I can't tell you how excited I am for the opportunity to work with Barbara, Whoopi and Sherri," McCarthy blogged. "I will be doing everything I can to provoke conversation, make you think, make you laugh and maybe even spill the beans on what goes on backstage (like if I accidentally barge into Bradley Cooper’s dressing room in a towel)."
McCarthy joins The View in the wake of both Joy Behar and Elisabeth Hasselbeck leaving. Her first episode will be on September 9, when the 17th season kicks off.
Kristen Bell
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Parks and Recreation executive producer Michael Schur tells EW.com that Kristen Bell will guest star in an episode of the NBC comedy as a condescending councilwoman from Pawnee's rival town Eagleton. In the episode, Bell reunites with Adam Scott after working with him on Party Down and Veronica Mars. Season six of Parks and Rec premieres September 26.
Billy Zane and Mischa Barton
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Billy Zane and Mischa Barton have signed on to star in Mining For Ruby, ETonline has exclusively learned.
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The film follows Jack (played by Daniel Ponickly), a widower who falls for Ruby (played by Antoinette Kalaj), a passionate environmental hydrology grad student with a troubled past, who is embroiled in a poisonous waste controversy.
Mining For Ruby, written by Daniel Ponickly and directed by Zoe Quist, will shoot in Los Angeles and Alaska.
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The film follows Jack (played by Daniel Ponickly), a widower who falls for Ruby (played by Antoinette Kalaj), a passionate environmental hydrology grad student with a troubled past, who is embroiled in a poisonous waste controversy.
Mining For Ruby, written by Daniel Ponickly and directed by Zoe Quist, will shoot in Los Angeles and Alaska.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Jamie Foxx
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Django Unchained stars Jamie Foxx and Leonardo DiCaprio are gearing up to make more movie magic. The duo will be starring in the crime film Mean Business on North Ganson Street, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The trade publication reports that the film, based on the book by S. Craig Zahler, is about "two detectives who team up to stop a series of attacks on a police department." DiCaprio plays a disgraced detective who slumps into a Missouri town and is partnered with a temperamental detective (Foxx). Together, they decide take matters into their own hands.