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Archive for the ‘Casting News’ Category

August 1st, 2008

"The Ivy Chronicles" Get "Devil" Treatment

I’ve been looking forward to more news on The Ivy Chronicles, a film in development about an upper-middle-class NYC mom (Sarah Jessica Parker) who’s forced to start over after getting divorced and losing her high-powered job.
Now Warner Bros. has attached Aline Brosh McKenna, who wrote The Devil Wears Prada, to pen the script. […]

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August 1st, 2008

A Spin-Off for "Spidey"?

With Heath Ledger’s fab-crazy Joker drawing kudos from everyone, it’s no surprise that some of the other superhero franchises would start looking at spin-offs for their bad guys.
Now Sony is moving forward with “Venom,” a potential spin-off based on the bad guy from Spider-Man. Remember, he was the guy who took over peoples’ […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 1 comment

July 29th, 2008

Jennifer Lopez to Star in "The Governess"

I guess the twins aren’t keep Jennifer Lopez busy enough. Variety is reporting that she’ll star in the upcoming romantic comedy, The Governess, with Nigel Cole directing.
The story centers on a professional thief who, in order to pull off a major bank heist, poses as a nanny to the three unruly children […]

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July 28th, 2008

Bledel and Porter Join "The Good Guy"

Alexis Bledel (Gilmore Girls) and Scott Porter (Friday Night Lights) have joined the cast of the feature film, The Good Guy, scheduled for a 2009 release.
They join Bryan Greenberg, Andrew McCarthy, Aaron Yoo and Anna Chlumsky in the romantic comedy from Julio DePietro.
Porter will play Tommy, a rising Wall Street star in a […]

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July 26th, 2008

Ridley Scott’s "Nottingham" on Hold

I love Russell Crowe in just about everything he does, but he’s going to have a tough time coming anywhere near Alan Rickman’s Sheriff of Nottingham in 1991’s Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, with Kevin Costner in the title role. Nobody plays the bad guy like Rickman — though, admittedly, if anyone could […]

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July 23rd, 2008

Tim Burton Casts "Alice"

You know, if anyone can do justice to Alice in Wonderland, it’s Tim Burton. The filmmaker is directing and producing a big-budget adaptation of the classic tale by Lewis Carroll, set for a 2010 release, and now he’s found his Alice.
Australian actress Mia Wasikowska is in final negotiations to walk through […]

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July 14th, 2008

"School of Rock 2" in a Go Mode

Oh, this makes me happy. Variety is reporting that Paramount is moving forward with School of Rock 2.
Apparently, they were waiting to read Mike White’s script for the sequel, and it sounds like they liked what they saw.
The sequel has Jack Black attached to reprise his role as rock star wannabe/substitute teacher […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 1 comment

July 9th, 2008

Robert Downey, Jr. Signs for "Sherlock Holmes"

Ooh, here’s a cool casting coup. Variety is reporting that Robert Downey, Jr. is set to start in “Sherlock Holmes,” a drama Guy Ritchie will direct for Warner Bros.
Downey committed to the pic, which begins shooting in October, after Ritchie turned in a polish of the latest version of the script, written […]

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July 8th, 2008

"I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell"…hmmm

Here’s a movie that sounds like it could be really good or really bad. I’m sort of leaning towards bad at this point, because I’ve seen one too many drunken-buddy movies this year. But we’ll see.
Matt Czuchry (pictured), Jesse Bradford and Geoff Stults have signed for I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, […]

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July 4th, 2008

Kilmer, Xzibit Get "Bad"

I had to check and see the last film Val Kilmer did, because it seems like he’s been absent lately. Sure enough, he’s done some. I just haven’t seen any of them: Delgo, Conspiracy, and Columbus Day, to name a few.
He must be running short on cash, because he has a slew of […]

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