During the press rounds for DUE DATE, Robert Downey Jr. slipped on a secret role for his co-star Zach Galifianakis.
Angela Lansbury has joined the cast of 20th Century Fox's MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS, reports Variety.
Mark Wahlberg is in negotiations to star in Seth MacFarlane's directorial debut, TED, reports Variety.
Ang Lee has found his lead actor for his adaptation of Yann Martel's popular novel LIFE OF PI, reports ComingSoon.net.
Alex Borstein, writer and Lois voice on FAMILY GUY, has inked pilot deal with 20th Century Fox, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Rob Kazinsky, Aidan Turner, Graham McTavish, John Callen, Stephen Hunter, Mark Hadlow and Peter Hambleton have joined the ensemble cast of The Hobbit, it was jointly announced today by Toby Emmerich, President and Chief Operating Officer, New Line Cinema; Alan Horn, President and Chief Operating Officer, Warner Bros.; Steve Cooper, co-Chief Executive Officer of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., and Peter Jackson.
Jack Black and director Steve Pink (HOT TUB TIME MACHINE) have acquired the rights to Daniel H. Wilson's book HOW TO SURVIVE A ROBOT UPRISING, reports io9.com.
Kristin Davis (SEX AND THE CITY) will join the cast of JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND, the sequel to JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH 3D, reports Deadline.com.
M. Night Shyamalan is developing a new top-secret sci-fi project called ONE THOUSAND A. E. with Overbrook Ent., according to The Hollywood Reporter.
James Tupper, Clark Gregg and David Krumholtz have joined the cast of MR. POPPER’S PENGUINS, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
THE RAVEN finds Luke Evans (TAMARA DREWE) and Alice Eve (SHE’S OUT OF MY LEAGUE) in talks to join the cast, reports the Hollywood Reporter.
New Line has tapped Anthony Hopkins for THE RITE, based on Matt Baglio’s true-life book, THE RITE: THE MAKING OF A MODERN EXORCIST, reports Variety.
Disney is in talks with Amy Adams, Chris Cooper and Rashida Jones to join its new Muppet movie, reports Heat Vision.
Vanessa Hudgens is in talks to take the female lead in JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The Wrap reports that Rhys Ifans will be playing Dr. Curt Connors, aka The Lizard, in the SPIDER-MAN reboot.
Noomi Rapace and Ben Kingsley have been cast in THE LAST VOYAGE OF DEMETER, a tale focusing on Dracula's ocean voyage from Transylvania to England inside his coffin, reports 24 Frames.
Summit Entertainment announced today the following have been cast in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn for roles in The Amazon Coven, The Egyptian Coven, The Irish Coven and The Romanian Coven as well as the American and European Nomads as outlined below.
Pajiba is reporting that Alec Baldwin, Gemma Arterton and Sharlto Copley are all up for roles in MEN IN BLACK III.
On Thursday, Actors Equity NZ and its parent Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance will meet with the Screen Production and Development Agency to discuss the issues the actors' guild has with the treatment of actors in New Zealand, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Rhys Ifans will play the villain, opposite Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker and Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy, in the next installment of Spider-Man from Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios, it was announced today by Amy Pascal, co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment and Matt Tolmach, president of Columbia Pictures.
New Zealand actors are becoming divided over the recent guilds' calls to unionize THE HOBBIT production, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
ComingSoon.net reports via the official HIGHLANDER Facebook page that franchise star Christopher Lambert is in negotiations to join the cast of GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE.
Kris Kristofferson has signed onto Alcon Ent.'s DOLPHIN TALE, reports Variety.
Noomi Rapace, the breakout star of the Swedish THE GIRL WITH DRAGON TATTOO series, is the latest name to be added to the mix for the lead role in Ridley Scott's ALIEN prequel, reports Deadline.com.
Paramount Pictures is in talks with Anil Kapoor (SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE) and Lea Seydoux (ROBIN HOOD) to join the cast of MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 4, reports Deadline.com.
