Acting

British Actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw Nabs Female Lead in Undercovers

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J.J. Abrams' UNDERCOVERS pilot for NBC has inked a deal with British actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw to play female lead, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.

Source Code Lines up Vera Farmiga and Michelle Monaghan

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Vera Farmiga (UP IN THE AIR) and Michelle Monaghan (DUE DATE) are in talks to star opposite Jake Gyllenhaal in SOURCE CODE, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER'S HEAT VISION BLOG.

Green Lantern Villain Role Picked up by Sarsgaard

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The villain role of Dr. Hector Hammond in GREEN LANTERN is heading to Peter Sarsgaard, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER'S HEAT VISION BLOG.

Von Donnersmarck Returns to The Tourist

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Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck has made a return to spy thriller THE TOURIST, VARIETY reports.

Robert Downey Jr. Bows Out of Cowboys & Aliens

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Robert Downey Jr. had to drop plans to reteam with IRON MAN director Jon Favreau in COWBOYS & ALIENS at Dreamworks, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES reports.

Yellow Submarine Cast Lines Up

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Cary Elwes, Dean Lennox Kelly, Peter Serafinowicz and Adam Campbell to close securing deals that would see them play The Beatles in YELLOW SUBMARINE, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER's HEAT VISION BLOG.

Sony Scraps Spider-Man 4, Wants to Reboot Franchise

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Spider-Man 4, which has been showing outward signs of trouble for months, has been killed by Sony Pictures, AIN'T IT COOL NEWS confirmed this afternoon.

Fast & Furious Aiming For Two More Films

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Vin Diesel told his Facebook fans that Universal Pictures is working on two more films for the FAST & FURIOUS franchise, AIN'T IT COOL NEWS reports.

Blake Lively Grabs Female Lead in Green Lantern

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Blake Lively has been tapped to play the female lead Carol Ferris in GREEN LANTERN, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.

Wolverine 2 Pegged For 2011 Start

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Hugh Jackson has revealed WOLVERINE 2 will begin shooting in about a year or year-and-a-half, SUPERHEROHYPE reports.