Columbia Pictures has announced that Will Smith will return for a third MEN IN BLACK, which will be in 3-D, reports HEAT VISION.

Toby Jones (INFAMOUS) is in talks to play Hilter's genetic engineer Arnim Zola in FIRST AVENGER: CAPTAIN AMERICA, reports HEAT VISION.

Kevin Durand (TV's LOST) has joined the cast of I AM NUMBER FOUR and is in talks to play a role in REAL STEEL, reports VARIETY.

Deadline.com reports that Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is in talks to join the cast of FAST & FURIOUS 5.

After leaving the TV series WEEDS, Elizabeth Perkins is returning to the big screen for Illumination Entertainment and Universal's I HOP, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.

Tim Gunn, the PROJECT RUNWAY host, has joined the cast of Columbia's THE SMURFS, reports VARIETY.

Patrick Dempsey will appear in Michael Bay's TRANSFORMERS 3, reports VARIETY.

Marvel Studios announced today that Hugo Weaving has been cast to star as Johann Schmidt aka the Red Skull in the studio's highly anticipated movie "Captain America: The First Avenger" opposite Chris Evans and Hayley Atwell.

AMC has hired Laurie Holden (THE SHIELD) to star in its zombie drama THE WALKING DEAD, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.

Sam Rockwell has joined the cast of COWBOYS AND ALIENS, reports HEAT VISION.

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has joined the action-thriller PROTECTION, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.

GLEE's Dianna Agron has been cast as the female romantic lead in I AM NUMBER FOUR, reports HEAT VISION.

VARIETY reports that San Diego's Tourism Marketing District board is offering Comic-Con hotel tax revenue as an incentive to stay in the city.

VULTURE reports that Columbia is set to make the GHOST RIDER sequel without Nicolas Cage if the actor cannot make the film this year.

HEAT VISION reports that Max Irons, son of Jeremy Irons, has joined the cast of THE GIRL WITH THE RED RIDING HOOD.

THE LOS ANGELES TIMES reports that Robert Downey Jr. is in negotiations to play the title character in a WIZARD OF OZ prequel for Disney.

Teresa Palmer (BEDTIMES STORIES) has joined the cast of I AM NUMBER FOUR, reports HEAT VISION.

Short Films and Feature Animation Branch governor Bill Kroyer will lead an evening focused on two Oscar-winning films – “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (2008) and “Avatar” (2009) – to demonstrate how innovations in performance-capture technology, digital doubles, digital makeup, photorealism and image manipulation are affecting actors.

LOST star Daniel Dae Kim has joined the cast of DEATHGAMES, reports HEAT VISION.

HEAT VISION reports that Shiloh Fernandez (UNITED STATES OF TERA) has been cast opposite Amanda Seyfried in GIRL WITH THE RED RIDING HOOD.