April 25, 2024

Craig, Weisz, Watson Out Of Projects

A couple of actors are NOT doing projects that they have previously been linked to. Daniel Craig will no longer be a part of George Clooney's WW2 stolen art hunt ensemble project "The Monuments Men". Clooney, Bill Murray, Matt Damon, Cate Blanchett, Jean Dujardin, John Goodman, Hugh Bonneville, and Bob Balaban remain attached to star. Meanwhile, … [Read more...]

Emma Watson In Early Talks For “Cinderella”

Emma Watson is in very early talks to play the title character in Kenneth Branagh's live-action adaptation of "Cinderella" for Disney Pictures. Cate Blanchett is already onboard to play the wicked stepmother in the film, which is said to be in the vein of its big-budget fantasy films of late like "Alice in Wonderland" and "Oz: The Great and … [Read more...]

Shailene Woodley Is Mary Jane Watson?

"The Descendants" actress Shailene Woodley is in early talks to play Mary Jane Watson in the proposed "The Amazing Spider-Man" sequel at Sony Pictures says Variety. With casting about to begin, character breakdowns have gone out to talent agencies with not just Mary Jane Watson joining this outing. Turns out Harry Osborn and an unspecified … [Read more...]

Casting News: Gyllenhaal, Watson, Fonda

White House Down Maggie Gyllenhaal is in talks to play a Secret Service agent alongside Channing Tatum in Roland Emmerich's action thriller "White House Down" at Sony Pictures. James Vanderbilt penned the script about a para-military takeover of the White House. Jamie Foxx is the favourite to play the President. [Source: Variety] Noah "Harry … [Read more...]

Casting News: O’Dowd, Hawkins, Watson

Cuban Fury Chris O'Dowd ("Bridesmaids") and Nick Frost ("Hot Fuzz") are set to star in the salsa dance comedy "Cuban Fury" at Big Talk Productions. Frost will play a former teen dance prodigy who attempts a comeback years after a rival (O'Dowd) ruined his career. Jon Brown ("Misfits") penned the script. [Source: The Sun] Woody Allen's Next Sally … [Read more...]