March 28, 2024

The New “Ninja Turtles” Have Been Cast

Three more names are set to play the heroes in a half shell in the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" at Paramount Pictures and Platinum Dunes. Pete Ploszek ("Parks and Recreation") has been cast as Leonardo, Jeremy Howard ("Breaking Bad") will play Donatello and Noel Fisher ("Hatfields & McCoys") will play Michaelangelo. They join the already … [Read more...]

Aml Ameen Cast In “The Maze Runner”

British actor Aml Ameen ("Kidulthood," "The Butler") has landed a role in the Wes Ball-directed film adaptation of James Dashner's young adult novel "The Maze Runner" at Temple Hill Entertainment and the Gotham Group. The $ 25-30 million project is set in a postapocalyptic era in which a boy who remembers only his first name wakes up in a … [Read more...]

Voice Cast Announced For “Rio” Sequel

Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Jamie Foxx, Jemaine Clement, will.i.am, Tracy Morgan, George Lopez, Leslie Mann, Rodrigo Santoro, Bebel Gilberto, and Jake T. Austin are all set to return for the sequel to the 2011 animated hit "Rio" at 20th Century Fox Animation. Joining them this time are Andy Garcia, Bruno Mars, Kristin Chenoweth, Rita Moreno, … [Read more...]

Kodi Smit-McPhee Cast In “Apes” Sequel

Young Australian actor Kodi Smit-McPhee ("Let Me In," "The Road") has scored a leading role in "Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes" at 20th Century Fox. Matt Reeves ("Let Me In," "Cloverfield") helms this follow-up to the franchise reboot "Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes". Set 15 years on, the story is rumored to focus on human scientists struggling … [Read more...]

Nicolas Cage Joins The Cast Of “Tokarev”

Nicolas Cage has joined the cast of Paco Cabezas' indie thriller "Tokarev" for Hannibal Classics and North by Northwest Entertainment. The story centers on a former criminal searching for his daughter's kidnappers and finding that slipping back into a violent life is often inevitable. Jim Agnew and Sean Keller penned the script which Richard … [Read more...]

Wes Anderson Reveals “Budapest” Cast

"Moonrise Kingdom" filmmaker Wes Anderson is still not forthcoming about the plot for his next project "The Grand Budapest Hotel," other than saying it's set in Europe and is a period picture. He has, however, confirmed some of the names that will be participating. Speaking with THR this week, Anderson said: "I can tell you properly who it is: … [Read more...]

Efron, Harden Cast In “Parkland”

Zac Efron and Marcia Gay Harden will join Paul Giamatti, Billy Bob Thornton and Jacki Weaver in the cast of "Parkland" at Playtone and Exclusive Media. Based on Vincent Bugliosi's non-fiction book "Reclaiming History," the film recounts the dramatic true story of the chaotic events that occurred at Parkland Hospital in Dallas on the day President … [Read more...]

Full Cast For Starz’ “Black Sails” Revealed

Starz has announced the full cast for Michael Bay's upcoming eight episode original series "Black Sails," a prequel to the Robert Louis Stevenson's classic "Treasure Island." Set twenty years before events in the book, the story chronicles the adventures of fabled buccaneer Captain Flint and his men. As already announced, Toby Stephens ("Jane … [Read more...]

“Poppy Hill” English Voice Cast Set

GKIDS have announced the English voice cast for Studio Ghibli and Goro Miyazaki's animated feature "From Up on Poppy Hill", the top-grossing Japanese film of 2011. Set in Yokohama in 1963, the story follows the budding romance that develops as a young man and woman join forces to save their high school's ramshackle clubhouse from … [Read more...]

“Kick Ass” Key Cast In Talks For Sequel

Though no sequel option was placed on them, and there was talk at least one was planning to move on, it seems all four key stars of "Kick Ass" will return for the upcoming sequel says Deadline. Aaron Johnson, Chloe Moretz and Christopher Mintz-Plasse are reportedly nearly done closing deals to reprise their roles, while Nicolas Cage is in talks to … [Read more...]