May 16, 2024

Casting: Izzard, Firth, McGill, Heigl

Hannibal Eddie Izzard is set to guest star on the upcoming NBC series "Hannibal," joining a cast that includes Mads Mikkelsen, Hugh Dancy and Laurence Fishburne. Izzard will play a cellmate of Hannibal Lecter's in the project which is scheduled to go to air in 2013. [Source: EW] Before I Go to Sleep Nicole Kidman reportedly wants her "The Railway … [Read more...]

Casting: Hemsworth, Weisz, Wiig, Owen

Amped Both Chris Hemsworth and Anne Hathaway have reportedly entered talks to join Steven Spielberg's sci-fi tentpole "Robopocalypse." Shooting will take place in Montreal early next year. The story features robots and their artificial intelligence is bound to become a reality. In order to protect the Earth's biodiversity, Archos, an extremely … [Read more...]

Casting: Galactica, NCIS, Vicious, Demons

Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome Syfy ditched the pilot a while back and has opted instead to air this "Battlestar Galactica" prequel spin-off series as a telemovie. We've been waiting sometime to hear about a more concrete air date, but today they surprised us. Turns out the pilot will first debut online via Machinma Prime's Youtube … [Read more...]

Casting: Stewart, Goldblum, Basinger

Focus Kristen Stewart will star alongside Ben Affleck in the con artist feature "Focus" at Warner Bros. Pictures. Glenn Ficarra and John Requa ("Crazy, Stupid, Love") are directing. Stewart will play a more inexperienced grifter who hooks up with Affleck's seasoned hustle genius. [Source: Deadline] Grand Budapest Hotel Jeff Goldblum has … [Read more...]

Casting: Marlohe, Trammell, Glover, Robertson

Untitled Terrence Malick Project She only has a small role in "Skyfall", but Berenice Marlohe leaves a strong impression. Filmmaker Terrence Malick would agree it seems. Marlohe recently confirmed she's scored an unspecified role in Malick's currently shooting Austin music scene project. [Source: THR] Deadweight "True Blood" star Sam Trammell … [Read more...]

Casting: Ronan, Dempsey, Bernal, Liotta

Grand Budapest Hotel Saoirse Ronan ("Hanna," "Atonement") is set to play the female lead in Wes Anderson's next movie "The Grand Budapest Hotel." Ralph Fiennes, Jude Law, Bill Murray and Jason Schwartzman also star. The story is set 85 years ago in a Hungarian hotel, is partly inspired by the witty films of Billy Wilder and Ernst Lubitsch. … [Read more...]

Casting News: Vardalos, Sorvino, Sevigny

Leftovers Nia Vardalos ("My Big Fat Greek Wedding") and Paramount are teaming for the ensemble anti-romantic comedy "Leftovers". Vardalos will star in, write and produce along with Mike Karz and Josie Rosen. Details on the story are being kept under wraps. [Source: Variety] Trooper TNT has cast Mira Sorvino in its new Jerry Bruckheimer-produced … [Read more...]

Casting: Bentley, Kodjoe, Wilson, Cooper

Final Girl Wes Bentley ("The Hunger Games") has joined the cast of Tyler Shields' psychological thriller "Final Girl". Bentley will play the lead female character's trainer who teaches her how to survive. Abigail Breslin plays a recently arrived teen girl lured into the woods by seniors to be the victim in their final initiation. She turns the … [Read more...]

Casting: Henley, Jenkins, Jones, Izzo

The Sisterhood of Night Georgie Henley ("The Chronicles of Narnia") has been cast as the lead in Caryn Waechter's teen drama "The Sisterhood Of Night". Kara Hayward also stars in this story of a secret society in a New Jersey suburb that leads to a witch-hunt. [Source: Deadline] Baggage Claim Terrence Jenkins ("Think Like a Man") has joined Fox … [Read more...]

Casting: Coster-Waldau, Paymer, Rossum, Spall

A Thousand Times Good Night "Game of Thrones" star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau will join Juliette Binoche in Erik Poppe's indie drama "A Thousand Times Good Night". Poppe and Harald Rosenlow Eeg co-wrote the script. The story is inspired by Poppe's own experiences in the 1980's as a war photographer torn between job and family. Shooting began this … [Read more...]