Hailee Steinfeld ("True Grit") has landed the lead role opposite Kevin Costner in a McG-directed untitled action feature setup at EuropaCorp and Relativity Media. Previously titled "Three Days To Kill", Luc Besson and Adi Hasak penned the script in which Costner stars as a Service agent who discovers he’s dying. Before he goes, he attempts to … [Read more...]
Marisa Tomei Joins Marc Lawrence’s Next
November 23, 2012 by
Marisa Tomei is in negotiations to join Hugh Grant in the untitled Marc Lawrence rom-com project at Castle Rock Entertainment. The story centers on an Oscar-winning British screenwriter (Hugh Grant) now creatively washed up, divorced and broke. He takes a job teaching screenwriting at a small East Coast college, and ends up in a romance with a … [Read more...]
Mendelsohn Joins Gosling’s “Monster”
November 23, 2012 by
Ben Mendelsohn is set to join Christina Hendricks in Ryan Gosling’s directorial debut "How to Catch a Monster." Described as a dark fairytale, Hendricks plays a mother of two sons, one of whom discovers a secret underwater town. With mother in tow, young Bones enters the dark, macabre place he’s stumbled upon. Mendelsohn worked with Gosling on … [Read more...]
Liam Hemsworth Joins The “34th Battalion”
November 14, 2012 by
Luke Hemsworth and "V" actor Charles Mesure are set to lead an impressive cast for the upcoming WWI-set Australian film "The 34th Battalion". The $ 20 million project follows The 34th Battalion, the Australian infantry group formed just after the disastrous Gallipoli campaign. The film's story follows four friends from the town of Maitland in … [Read more...]
Cusack Joins “Cell” Film Adaptation
October 31, 2012 by
John Cusack is attached to star in the film adaptation of Stephen King's psychological thriller novel "Cell" at Cargo Entertainment. The story follows a father who sets out to find his wife and son in the wake of a catastrophic pulse transmitted via mobile phones. Adam Alleca ("The Last House On The Left") co-wrote the script with King. The … [Read more...]
Ashley Hinshaw Joins “Cities,” “Goodbye”
October 28, 2012 by
"Chronicle" actress Ashley Hinshaw has scored roles in Roberto Sneider's "Deserted Cities" and Angus MacLachlan's "Goodbye to All of That." 'Cities' follows a female Mexican writer fleeing her home to attend an international workshop in the U.S. leaving her husband behind in Mexico. Hinshaw plays a women who works at the writer's workshop. The … [Read more...]
Depp Joins Pfister’s “Transcendence”
October 24, 2012 by
Johnny Depp is in negotiations to star in Oscar-winning "The Dark Knight" and "Inception" cinematographer Wally Pfister's directorial debut "Transcendence" at Alcon Entertainment says Deadline. Jack Paglen penned the script but story details are being kept under wraps. Production is currently aiming to begin early next year. Marisa Polvino, Kate … [Read more...]
Pitt Joins Pickford Biopic “The First”
September 1, 2012 by
Michael Pitt ("Boardwalk Empire") has signed up to star in the Mary Pickford biopic "The First" says The Press Association. Mary was one of the early Canadian pioneers in Hollywood and went on to found the United Artists studio with other stars including Charlie Chaplin. Pitt will play Owen Moore, the first husband of Mary (Ryan Simpkins). … [Read more...]
Fassbender Join’s Portman’s Western “Jane”
August 28, 2012 by
"Shame" and "X-Men" star Michael Fassbender is in negotiations to join "We Need to Talk About Kevin" director Lynne Ramsay's new sub-$ 20 million indie western "Jane Got a Gun" at handsomecharlie and Scott Pictures says Vulture. Natalie Portman, who is also producing, plays a woman married to an outlaw who returns home bullet-riddled and … [Read more...]
Hettienne Park Joins NBC’s “Hannibal”
August 27, 2012 by
Hettienne Park ("Young Adult," "The Good Wife") has joined "Hannibal", NBC's upcoming adaptation of the Thomas Harris-penned Hannibal Lecter books. The series essentially serves as a prequel to the events in "Red Dragon" with Mads Mikkelsen in the role of Lecter says The Live Feed. Park will recur as Beverly Katz, a bright-eyed yet weary crime … [Read more...]
