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James McAvoy Replacing Joel Edgerton in Two 'Eleanor Rigby' Films

Earlier this year, we wrote about a double feature called The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: His and The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Hers where each film will tell the story of a couple, Conor and Eleanor, during a difficult time in their marriage from each of their perspectives. Joel Edgerton was set to play restaurant owner Conor, but Deadline reports James McAvoy has replaced him and he'll star opposite Jessica Chastain, whose character goes back to college. Also, each film is now titled The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him & The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her. Read on!

› Posted May 22 in Casting, Movie News | 7 Comments

Natalie Portman is Heading into the Wild West for 'Jane Got a Gun'

By Ethan Anderton

In the past couple years, Natalie Portman has been genre jumping from the twisted horror drama of Black Swan to the raunchy romantic comedy of No Strings Attached and the fantasy stoner laughs of Your Highness and the Marvel comic book action of Thor (with a fleeting mention in The Avengers). Now she's going to head into the western genre for the first time (unless you consider Cold Mountain to fit in that classification) in a film called Jane Got a Gun, which she'll also produce. The script from Brian Duffield was on the Black List and now We Need to Talk About Kevin director Lynne Ramsey is attached to helm.

› Posted May 22 in Casting, Development, Movie News | 11 Comments

Timberlake to Score 'Devil in the Deep Blue Sea' Starring Jessica Biel

By Ethan Anderton

In the real world, singer turned actor Justin Timberlake and actress Jessica Biel are engaged, but now in Hollywood, the two will also have a professional relationship as well. THR has confirmed that Biel and Chloe Moretz will star in The Devil in the Deep Blue Sea, a new drama from Bill Purple, an assistant director on films like Green Lantern and Bad Teacher, making his feature film debut. In addition, Timberlake is venturing into a new job in film as he will compose the soundtrack for the film and act as the music supervisor as well. Could we be looking at a whole new career for Timberlake yet again? More below!

› Posted May 22 in Casting, Development, Movie News | 1 Comment

Robert De Niro and Luc Besson Team for Gangster Thriller 'Malavita'

By Ben Pearson

French director Luc Besson is perhaps best known for directing Leon: The Professional and The Fifth Element, but he's also a prolific writer and producer who is responsible for a ton of great work in the action genre. Still, I was a bit surprised when Variety reported that Besson has cast Robert De Niro in a gangster thriller called Malavita, based on Tonino Benacquista's novel Badfellas. Besson has dealt with gangsters on screen before, but never with a heavy hitter like De Niro involved. The story follows De Niro as a former mafia boss in Witness Protection living with his family in Normandy, but his cover doesn't last very long.

› Posted May 22 in Casting, Development, Movie News | 6 Comments

Nicole Kidman May Reunite with Director Lee Daniels for 'The Butler'

By Ben Pearson

We've written a lot about Lee Daniels' The Butler over the past few of months, and for good reason. Forrest Whitaker is already set to star as Eugene Allen, a real-life White House butler who served under eight presidents, and an A-list cast is lined up to appear in other various high-profile cameo roles as Allen witnesses social changes and sees the inner-workings of our political system as the years go by. Matthew McConaughey, Alan Rickman, Oprah Winfrey, Jane Fonda, Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard, John Cusack, and more are attached, and now ScreenDaily reports Nicole Kidman is coming along for the ride

› Posted May 22 in Casting, Movie News | 6 Comments

Rachel McAdams Has Joined John Le Carre's 'A Most Wanted Man'

By Ben Pearson

British author John le Carre is no stranger to adaptations of his work. Last year's movie based on his 1974 novel Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy garnered rave reviews upon its release, and now another of le Carre's books is getting the big screen treatment. THR reports Rachel McAdams has joined Philip Seymour Hoffman in the cast of A Most Wanted Man, the adaptation of le Carre's 2008 novel about a mysterious man who comes to Germany searching for a Russian fortune. Hoffman plays a German spy out to find this man's true identity, and McAdams will be a civil rights lawyer who is caught in international espionage.

› Posted May 21 in Casting, Development, Movie News | 5 Comments

Tom Cruise Attached to MGM's Remake of 'The Magnificent Seven'

By Ethan Anderton

With new versions of Carrie, RoboCop and more on the way, MGM is busy making a comeback with a slew of remakes, and now one more is on the way that might cause some outcry. Variety reports the studio is looking to remake the classic 1960 western The Magnificent Seven from director John Sturges, and Tom Cruise is attached to star. However, it's important to note that there's no director on board yet, a writer is currently being found, and the project is not in Cruise's immediate future, though the actor is certainly interested. It would be the actor's first real western since Far and Away, though Last Samurai was close.

› Posted May 21 in Casting, Development, Movie News | 11 Comments

Mark Duplass Challenging Time and Space Again with 'Convention'

By Ethan Anderton

After starring in my favorite film of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, Safety Not Guaranteed, Mark Duplass is sticking with the mesh of the two genres for another indie film, and he's bringing some big names with him. Variety reports Duplass will be joined by Ben Kingsley and maybe Jennifer Aniston in Convention, yet another film with a time travel sort of plot. The film apparently sees Duplass playing an inventor who unveils his latest creation: the five-sided box. The mysterious new design seems perfect, until the inventor learns that each time he creates its special fold, he rips a hole in the space-time continuum.

› Posted May 21 in Casting, Development, Movie News | No Comments Yet

Sandra Bullock & Melissa McCarthy Are Cops for 'Bridesmaids' Director

By Ethan Anderton

After comedy director Paul Feig had his hand one of the most talked about, scene-stealing, supporting performances of 2011 with Melissa McCarthy getting an Oscar nomination for her turn in Bridesmaids, the two are teaming up again. While we're not sure what's going on with a potential comedy starring Jon Hamm and McCarthy with Feig at the helm, Variety says the Bridesmaids collaborators are teaming up with Sandra Bullock for a new comedy. Changing up the usual male match-up, Bullock and McCarthy will star in an untitled buddy cop comedy from "Parks & Recreation" series producer and writer Katie Dippold.

› Posted May 20 in Casting, Development, Movie News | 2 Comments

Peter Dinklage, Robin Williams & Others in 'Angriest Man in Brooklyn'

By Ben Pearson

Quick - pick five random actors you never imagined would share the screen in one movie. Got your list? This might be pretty close to it. ScreenDaily reports that Robin Williams, Peter Dinklage, Mila Kunis, Melissa Leo, and James Earl Jones have all signed on for The Angriest Man in Brooklyn, a comedy from Field of Dreams director Phil Alden Robinson. The story follows a stand-in doctor who mistakenly tells a patient he has 90 minutes to live, and then must track him down as the man goes on a whirlwind tour of the city to atone for the wrongs of his life. Sounds like a zany comedy with some potential. More below!

› Posted May 18 in Casting, Development, Movie News | 3 Comments

There Can Be Only One 'Highlander' and It Might Be Ryan Reynolds

By Ethan Anderton

Though the actor has already taken over two different comic book characters in both the Marvel and DC universes, it looks like Ryan Reynolds is ready to take over yet another high profile franchise. Variety reports Reynolds is currently the front runner to take the lead role in the remake of Highlander from director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (Intruders). The original epic fantasy (starring Christopher Lambert and Sean Connery) had our hero battling an unstoppable barbarian who covets the power gained from there being only one of near-immortal beings left alive. However, plot details on the remake are now under wraps.

› Posted May 18 in Casting, Development, Featured, Movie News | 46 Comments

Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry Reunite for Animated 'Canterville Ghost'

By Ethan Anderton

With the long-running medical drama series "House M.D." coming to an end next week, I'm hoping that means Hugh Laurie will have more time for feature films. He's lent his voice to films like Hop, Monsters vs. Aliens and Arthur Christmas recently (since voice roles are considerably less time consuming when hiatus between seasons of a TV show), and he's adding another one to the mix. However, this time THR reports Laurie will reunite with his old comedy cohort Stephen Fry for the first time in 13 years to lend their voices to an animated film called The Canterville Ghost, an adaptation of Oscar Wilde's short story.

› Posted May 18 in Casting, Development, Movie News | 1 Comment

Mickey Rourke & Nicolas Cage Ready for Noir Action in 'Marble City'

By Ben Pearson

It's hard to think of modern film noir without thinking about Sin City (and its sequel, which just got a release date). One of that film's stars, Mickey Rourke, is returning to the genre, and this time he's bringing Nicolas Cage along with him. ComingSoon says the two will co-star in Marble City for The Midnight Meat Train director Ryuhei Kitamura. It's a revenge story about a newly released prisoner who hunts down the man who put him behind bars, which is a pretty common theme we're seeing in a lot of films these days. Marble City is described as "Kill Bill meets Drive," and actually sets the bar really damn high.

› Posted May 17 in Casting, Development, Movie News | 10 Comments

'Sin City: A Dame to Kill For' Hits the Big Screen October 2013 in 3D

By Ethan Anderton

We've already heard that the sequel Sin City: A Dame to Kill For is officially in development and moving towards production. Most of the original cast is said to be returning with some unknown new cast members, and now a press release reveals the film will hit theaters on October 4th, 2013. Plot details are being kept under tight wraps at the moment, but the second volume of the graphic novel follows Dwight (Clive Owen) stuck with only a seedy gumshoe job and some demons, thinking of all the ways he's screwed up and looking for one chance to wipe the slate clean and dig his way out of the gray hell that is his life.

› Posted May 17 in 3D, Casting, Development, Movie News | 16 Comments

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