March 18, 2024

Casting: Stevens, Kidman, Nieboer, Seydoux

Swallows and Amazons Dan Stevens ("Downton Abbey") will star in adaptation of Arthur Ransome's classic 1930 children's book "Swallows and Amazons". Stevens will be playing Uncle James in the project which begins shooting this Summer. The book is the first in a series about the Walker children who set sail on the Swallow and head for Wild Cat … [Read more...]

Casting News: Dohring, Collette, Seydoux

Veronica Mars Jason Dohring is confirmed to reprise his role of Logan Echolls in the upcoming "Veronica Mars" movie. Dohring and Kristen Bell are the only confirmed cast members at present. The story takes place years after the failure of Veronica's dad's re-election as town sheriff. Something major brings her back home and back to her calling. … [Read more...]

Redford Talks Casting In “Captain America 2”

The surprising news of Robert Redford's casting in "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" has had many wondering what it was that brought him onboard a superhero project. At a Los Angeles Q&A session the other night, he explained what drew him to the film: "I'm doing this film because it's different. It's a new thing for me. I think these … [Read more...]

Casting: Greer, McConaughey, Novak, Fonda

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Judy Greer ("Archer," "The Descendants") has scored the role of the female chimp Cornelia in Matt Reeves' upcoming 'Rise' sequel "Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes" at Fox. The character, briefly introduced in the first film, will have a much expanded role this time out. Greer will work with performance capture … [Read more...]

Casting: Takarada, Huston, Barinholtz, Mara

Godzilla Akira Takarada, who made his feature debut in Toho's 1954 original "Godzilla," has shot a cameo for the upcoming reboot directed by Gareth Edwards. Edwards revealed the news via a set photo he tweeted. Takarada played diver Hideto Ogata in the original. [Source: Twitter] Untitled Abscam Project Jack Huston ("Boardwalk Empire") has just … [Read more...]

Casting: Peltz, Perlman, Heigl, Gosling

Transformers 4 Nicola Peltz has been confirmed to join the cast of Michael Bay's "Transformers 4" alongside Mark Wahlberg and Jack Reynor. Peltz ("Bates Motel," "The Last Airbender") will play the female lead. Transformers 4 is scheduled to hit screens on June 27th 2014. [Source: Twitter] The Virginian Ron Perlman ("Hellboy," "Sons Of Anarchy") … [Read more...]

Casting: Ritchson, Wilson, Franco, O’Dowd

Ninja Turtles Model and actor Alan Ritchson ("Smallville," "Fired Up," "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire") has been cast as Raphael in Jonathan Liebesman's upcoming live-action/CGI combo reboot "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" at Paramount and Platinum Dunes. The role is a motion capture performance (ala "Avatar," "Tintin"). Megan Fox is already … [Read more...]

Casting: Hernández, Bridges, Winslet, Williams

Captain America: The Winter Soldier Maximiliano Hernández will reprise the role of Agent Jasper Sitwell ("Marvel's The Avengers," "Marvel's Item 47") in the upcoming "Captain America: The Winter Soldier". Hernández says he has a much bigger role in this film, which has a much darker story than the first. [Source: Twitter] Jane Got A Gun Jake … [Read more...]

Casting: Isaac, Heidecker, Jones, Rotimi

Partisan Oscar Isaac has been cast in Ariel Kleiman's upcoming feature "Partisan" at Warp Films Australia. The story is described as a confronting tale about a vengeful man raising his children to attack the world that wronged him. [Source: Inside Film] A Friggin’ Christmas Miracle Tim Heidecker and Wendi McLendon-Covey have joined the cast of "A … [Read more...]

Casting: Cumming, Nivola, Barrymore, Biehn

X-Men: Days of Future Past While we've heard about numerous cast members coming back for "X-Men: Days of Future Past," now comes word of one name who will NOT be - Alan Cumming. Actor James McAvoy hinted in an interview that Cumming could return, but this has now been officially denied. [Source: Coming Soon] Untitled ABSCAM Project Alessandro … [Read more...]