Category: Acting
Daily Show Correspondent Goes Bad for 21 Jump Street
Rob Riggle (TV's THE DAILY SHOW) is in talks to play the top baddie in Columbia's adaptation of 21 JUMP STREET, reports Variety.
New Actress Emerges as Odd Thomas' Girlfriend
Now that former frontrunner Lily Collins has signed onto Tarsem's SNOW WHITE, a new top choice to play the female lead in ODD THOMAS has emerged, reports Variety.
Will & Jaden Smith Team Up with Shyamalan
ComingSoon.net reports that Will and Jaden Smith will be acting together again in a new sci-fi adventure from M. Night Shyamalan.
Conchords' McKenzie Returning to Middle Earth
FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS' Bret McKenzie, who had a small role in the LORD OF THE RINGS series, will be returning to the world of Middle Earth in Peter Jackson's THE HOBBIT, reports Variety.
Blind Side Actress to Star in Tarsem's Snow White
Lily Collins, best known for her role in THE BLIND SIDE, has been cast as Snow White in Relativity Media's untitled Snow White Project, reports ComingSoon.net.
Hunger Games Nearing Male Leads Casting
Deadline.com reports that two names have emerged as the frontrunners for the two male leads in THE HUNGER GAMES.
Hit Girl Descends on Dark Shadows & More
Legendary Casts Seventh Son
Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. have cast two fresh faces as the young leads in supernatural family film THE SEVENTH SON, reports Variety.
Breaking Bad Star Bad Again in Total Recall
Bryan Cranston (TV's BREAKING BAD) is set to play the bad guy in the TOTAL RECALL redux, reports Heat Vision.
Sean Penn Up for Cohen in Gangster Squad
Warner Bros. has offered the gangster role of Mickey Cohen in GANGSTER SQUAD to Sean Penn, reports Deadline.com.
Heroes Star Joins Static
True Grit Breakout Becomes Sleeping Beauty
Deadline.com reports that Oscar-nominee Hailee Steinfeld (TRUE GRIT) is set to star in SLEEPING BEAUTY.
Young Barnabas Found for Dark Shadows
Thomas McDonell (forthcoming PROM) has been cast as the young Barnabas Collins in DARK SHADOWS, reports Deadline.com.
I Am Number Four Beauty Loves Warm Bodies
Teresa Palmer (I AM NUMBER FOUR) has been cast in Summit's undead romance WARM BODIES, reports Heat Vision.
Superman Finds Lois Lane, Eyes Villain
Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures announced today that Amy Adams will star in the coveted role of Lois Lane in the new Zack Snyder-directed feature film.
Franco, Kunis Officially Going to Oz
Walt Disney Pictures has made it official — James Franco and Mila Kunis will star in OZ, THE GREAT AND POWERFUL, reports ComingSoon.net.
Mortensen Leaves Snow White and the Huntsman
Relativity's Snow White Gains Prince, Eyes Snow White
Relativity Media has closed a deal with The Social Network breakthrough star Armie Hammer to play Prince Andrew Alcott in its upcoming untitled Snow White feature, based on the Brothers Grimm story, directed by Tarsem Singh (Immortals, The Cell).
Hunger Games Sets Sight on Male Leads
With Lionsgate choosing Jennifer Lawrence as its female lead in HUNGER GAMES, the studio is focusing on her male co-star and his rival for her affections, reports Heat Vision.
Odd Thomas Picks Up Girlfriend
Variety reports that Lily Collins (THE BLIND SIDE) is the top contender for the female lead in ODD THOMAS.
Djinn Adds Actors
Imagenation Abu Dhabi has cast Khalid Laith (THE DEVIL'S DOUBLE) and Razane Jammal (CARLOS) in DJINN, reports Variety.
Liman's Moon Project Rockets Forward
Total Recall Remake Lines Up Female Possibilities
Sony Pictures has begun the casting of the female leads in its remake of TOTAL RECALL, reports Deadline.com.
Nighy, Kebbell Board Titans 2
Bill Nighy and Toby Kebbell have been cast in WRATH OF THE TITANS, reports Variety. Nighy (PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN) will play god Hephaestus, while Kebbell takes the part of Poseidon's demigod son, Argenor. The duo joins Sam Worthington, Ralph Fiennes, Liam Neeson, Edgar Ramirez, Danny Huston and Rosamund Pike.