Several actresses of note have been cast in or out of projects so here’s a roundup. French actress Astrid Bergès-Frisbey has been announced as playing Syrena, a mermaid, in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, the fourth film in the series. She is expected to play a key role in the further adventures of…
After being turned down by Emily Blunt and possibly others, Marvel Studios issued a release announcing relatively unknown actress Hayley Atwell has been added to the Captain America cast as Peggy Carter. Atwell is known to some from her work in A&E’s disappointing remake of The Prisoner, but she has also been seen in The…
Sony has announced a release date, a director and a writer for the next (3-D) SPIDER-MAN film. But who will wear the costume? Meanwhile, in snowy New York Toy Fair is underway and we’ve got plans to take you there and SECRET AVENGERS? Really? PRESS THE BUTTON to Get The Point! And be sure to…
What is it with Stuart Townsend and characters with swords? First, he leaves the role of Aragorn early in the shooting of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and now we hear that he’s out of the role of Fandral in the adaptation of Marvel’s Thor. AP cites that old standby, “creative differences”. Fandral will…
After twenty-two years, Rene Russo is coming back to properties based on comics. She’s joining the cast of Marvel Entertainment’s film Thor, taking on the role of Thor and Loki’s mom, Frigga, the Queen of Asgard (Odin’s wife). Directed by Kenneth Branagh, the movie also stars Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Anthony Hopkins as Odin, Tom…
The explorer of alternate universes is about to meet the last Time Lord. Jerry O’Connell, best known to genre fans as Quinn Mallory in Sliders, will co-star opposite Doctor Who‘s David Tennant in the pilot of NBC’s dramedy Rex Is Not Your Lawyer, replacing Sendhil Ramamurthy just days after he was cast in the role….
As was recently announced, Kat Dennings has joined the cast of Thor, working alongside her friend Natalie Portman as Jane Foster. However, you probably didn’t know that this isn’t their first time together on a project, and the last time they worked together it also was for a mythological piece involving the power of the…
The adaptation of Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner’s Red miniseries has moved ahead and added Julian McMahon (Nip/Tuck, Fantastic Four), Richard Dreyfuss, Brian Cox, and the great Ernest Borgnine, who will play the keeper of the CIA’s darkest secrets. The film, scheduled for November 19, 2010 release, already stars Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman,…
Olivia Wilde, who we adore on House and look forward to seeing in the sequel to Tron, will join The Ruins’ Jonathan Tucker in the cast of The Next Three Days, a thriller directed by Paul Haggis for Lionsgate. The cast already includes Russell Crowe and Elizabeth Banks, which is said to be the story…
This just in from Access Hollywood: Bryce Dallas Howard is joining the “Twilight” franchise. The “Terminator Salvation” star will replace Rachelle Lefevre in the role of Victoria, according to Summit Entertainment, which produces the vampire film series based on the books by Stephenie Meyer. “We are incredibly happy that Bryce has agreed to come into…
After months of speculation and jerking around, Warner Bros. announced the casting of Ryan Reynolds as Green Lantern in their forthcoming movie of the same name. No stranger to the world of super-characters, Reynolds most recently played Deadpool in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. He will be reprising that character in the forthcoming solo movie. He also…
Well, no, not really. Still, this is an impressive fan trailer: In comments: identify all the places that the creator borrowed from. (Hat tip: Jenifer Rosenberg.)
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