Ewan McGregor Joins Jack the Giant Killer

The cast of director Bryan Singer’s fantasy-adventure film Jack the Giant Killer is rounding itself out nicely. Ewan McGregor is in negotiations to join the cast of the fairy-tale update that now includes Stanley Tucci as the villain, Bill Nighy and John Kassir as the two-headed leader of the giants, and Nicholas Hoult (X-Men: First Class) as the titular hero Jack.

The story sees Jack on a mission to rescue a princess from the kingdom of the giants. Heat Vision reports that McGregor will play the leader of the king’s elite guard, and fighter of giants of course. The role of the princess for the New Line tentpole has yet to be filled, but the report singles out Adelaide Kane (Power Rangers: RPM) and Eleanor Tomlinson (Alice in Wonderland) as actresses testing for the role, in addition to the previously reported Lily Collins (The Blind Side) and Juno Temple (Greenberg). Filming is set to get underway in late March.

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James Franco joins Wizard of Oz Prequel

Posted by Rodneyon 25. 02. 2011in News Chat

James Frano has worked with Sam Raimi before and will now reuinite with the Spider-Man director to play the man who would be Oz in the prequel replacing Robert Downey Jr who is no longer attached to the project.

Moviefone reports:

The Oscar-nominated actor, who will also serve as co-host of the 83rd telecast (Sunday, Feb. 27, 8:30PM on ABC), has reportedly closed a deal to star in the highly-anticipated ‘Wizard of Oz’ prequel ‘Oz: The Great and Powerful,’ based on the novel by L. Frank Baum.

Franco is on a hot streak lately with his impressive performance in 127 Hours, and lining up a goofball comedy with Your Highness and a Planet of the Apes Prequel, and now an Oz Prequel.

Busy guy.

I really enjoy Franco, so I look forward to seeing what they do with this.

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Idris Elba joins Prometheus

Posted by Anthonyon 25. 02. 2011in News Chat Idris Elba is quickly becoming a common name in the realm of sci-fi movies as today we learn that Elba, Sean Harris, and Kate Dickie are being added to the cast of the Ridley Scott prequel Prometheus:

Via: Cinemablend

It goes without saying that Scott didn’t reveal which roles they’ll be playing, but they’ll fit somehow into a cast that already includes Michael Fassbender and Noomi Rapace. Shooting starts in three weeks in time to meet the scheduled release date of June 8, 2012.

There certainly is not a lot know about this movie as far as the plot and story, but the cast is looking better and better everyday. Idris Elba’a name has popped up in some interesting productions in recent memory including the Office, Thor, and the Ghost Rider sequel. This is certainly, in my mind, a step up from playing opposite of Beyonce. I had a mild interest in this movie that just got elevated to “interest”. I don’t know what Ridley may have up his sleeve but he’s got an impressive enough history in the genre that I trust that he has something special in the making.

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Rutger Hauer Joins Dracula 3D

Will play Van Helsing

By Josh Winning | Feb 22nd 2011

Dario Argento’s upcoming Dracula 3D just got an injection of cool thanks to legendary actor Rutger Hauer.

The star of upcoming Hobo With A Shotgun, as well as cinematic classics Blade Runner and Batman Begins, has apparently been cast as vampire hunter Van Helsing in the horror production.

With shooting expected to kick off in May, Hauer is the first name to join the cast. We’re sure now that gore maestro Argento’s gotten a culty name attached, he’ll find it easier to grab even more cool cast members.

Despite Argento’s more recent work failing to hit the heights of his earlier Suspiria and Deep Red, it’ll definitely be interesting to see if he can make a comeback with Dracula. If anything it should be a bloody affair.

Hauer can currently be seen in The Rite, which opens in the UK this Friday.

Source: Twitch

Horrific? Or awesome? Think Hauer can bring something special to Dracula 3D? Tell us below...

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Mary Elizabeth Winstead Joins Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Mary Elizabeth Winstead will play Mary Todd in 20th Century Fox’s period vampire adventure Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.

She’ll star opposite Benjamin Walker, who plays Abraham Lincoln.Timur Bekmambetov is directing Vampire Hunter, based on the book by Seth Grahame-Smith. It’s Bekmambetov’s first movie since the 2008 hit Wanted, and tells the story of how Lincoln fought vampires during the Civil War.Dominic Cooper and Anthony Mackie also star in Vampire Hunter.Winstead is repped by CAA. Her credits include last year’s Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.
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Alice Eve Joins Men in Black III

When Men in Black III re-starts production next month, Alice Eve will play the younger version of Men in Black Agency head Emma Thompson in the time travel storyline. The British actress plays Olivia, hired as secretary for the Agency in 1969. While it appears she was given the job because of her looks, Olivia is actually whip smart. Sure enough, in the contemporary storyline, Thompson runs the place. Will Smith's Agent J character is forced to travel back in time to team up with the young Agent K (Josh Brolin) to save the world. Eve just completed production on The Decoy Bride and starred with John Cusack in The Raven. She's repped by Untitled, UTA and Artists Right Group. MIB III has extended a pre-planned holiday hiatus. With a skeleton staff in place, the filmmakers are taking extra time to hone the script. Director Barry Sonnenfeld has already assembled the footage shot so far, and insiders said that the film is still on track for its May 25, 2012 release by Sony Pictures.

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Ray Liotta Joins Cogan's Trade

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