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Casting Roundup: McGregor, Cruz and Yelchin Get the Gigs

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All of the week's hot casting news in one fell swoop ...

Ewan McGregor is looking to play the bad guy again, following his sleazy turn earlier this year in "Haywire." Deadline reports that the "Trainspotting" star is set to star in "Son of a Gun," an Australia crime thriller that chronicles the complex relationship between a notorious criminal (McGregor) and his young protege. That's not all for McGregor — he'll also be joining Kate Hudson for the showbiz comedy, "Born to Be King," according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Penelope Cruz is going to teach us about clothes ... and murder! The "Bandidas" beauty is in talks to star in "Gucci," a drama about the Italian family behind the legendary clothing brand in which she would play Patrizia Reggiani, who was jailed for 29 years for allegedly ordering the 1995 murder of her ex-husband and heir to the family empire, Maurizio Gucci. Get More »

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Zoe Saldana to Play Nina Simone in Long-Developing Biopic?

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Nina Simone was a singer, songwriter and performer whose songs engaged audiences in the turmoil of the Civil Rights era and earned her the moniker "High Priestess of Soul."

Now it seems that the high priestess of Pandora might get a shot at playing her onscreen as The Playlist reports that "Avatar" star Zoe Saldana is up for a role in "Nina," a biopic originally slated to star Mary J. Blige in the title role, but who has now exited. Get More »

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