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Casting Roundup: Gyllenhaal, Swank and Whishaw Get the Gigs
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All of the week's hot casting news in one fell swoop ...
• Who would win in a fight — the Prince of Persia or Wolverine? Heat Vision reports that Jake Gyllenhall will butt heads with Hugh Jackman in "Prisoners," a thriller about a carpenter (Jackman) who takes the law into his own hands after his daughter and best friend are kidnapped. The "End of Watch" star will play the detective on the case who doesn't take to the amateur vigilante's methods.
• Might Q be joining Thor and Catwoman in Steven Spielberg's "Robopocalypse"? Variety reports that "Skyfall" actor Ben Whishaw has been approached for the role of an expert hacker named Lurker in the sci-fi action extravaganza that's set to hit theaters on April 25, 2014 (a rather non-Spielberg time of the year, no?). Get More »
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Casting Roundup: Teller, Bosworth and Affleck Get the Gigs
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All of the week's hot casting news in one fell swoop ...
• We wouldn't mind getting snowed in with this trio! The Hollywood Reporter calls for stormy weather as "Project X" star Miles Teller will star opposite Analeigh Tipton and Jessica Szohr in "Two Night Stand," a romantic indie that centers on a pair of twentysomething strangers who awaken after an ill-advised one-night stand to find themselves snowed in by a blizzard that’s put all of Manhattan on ice.
• After playing a victim in "Straw Dogs," Kate Bosworth is looking to be the rabble-rouser this time around. Heat Vision reports that the "Blue Crush" beauty will be playing James Franco's revenge-minded (and meth-addicted) sister in "Homefront," the action thriller starring Jason Statham and written by Sylvester Stallone. Get More »
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Casting Roundup: Ryder, Brolin and McBride Get the Gigs
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Winona Ryder gets on the hog, our new Oldboy goes "Crazy" and Kenny Powers gets serious in this past week's casting news.
Ryder will soon be trying on some leather accessories as she signs on to play a former biker chick in "Homefront," according to Heat Vision. The film makes for a rare action movie role for Ryder, who will be playing the companion to a sleazy meth dealer (James Franco) who interferes with the quiet life being sought after by an ex-DEA agent (Jason Statham). Sylvester Stallone wrote the script, with Gary Fleder set to direct. Get More »
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| Source: Heat Vision
James Franco Joining the 'Expendables' Crowd on 'Homefront'
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Esteemed Oscar nominee James Franco usually lunches with the coffee crowd, but this fall he'll be rubbing elbows with the likes of Hollywood's brauniest in "Homefront."
Franco has now joined the Gary Fleder-directed flick to portray Gator, "an evil meth magnate" who gets in the way of Jason Statham's character's dream of a happily ever after in a new town, according to Variety. Statham's Phil Broker is a former DEA agent looking for a new, peaceful life, but the town he chooses (and its inhabitants like this Gator figure) doesn't quite fit the mold he needs.
The script for "Homefront" was written by Sylvester Stallone, who also wrote and co-stars with Statham in August's "The Expendables 2." Get More »
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| Source: Variety
