Posted 3/15/12 11:45 am EST by Terri Schwartz in Casting Call
"Harry Potter" star Rupert Grint has landed a major role in a biopic about one of America's most beloved bands from the 1960s. Meanwhile, "Motor City" might have found its leading man (again), another "Harry Potter" star lands a big role opposite Sharon Stone in "Attachment" and Warner Bros might have found a new lead for "Arthur & Lancelot."
It's March 15, and you're tuning in for today's casting call.
Posted 3/9/12 1:40 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in Casting Call, News
Dwayne Johnson may be returning to more family-friendly fair with a third installment of the "Journey to the Center of the Earth" franchise. Meanwhile, Jake Gyllenhaal has already backed out of "Motor City," "Maleficent" may have found its Sleeping Beauty and Tom Hardy is prepping a new film about an outlaw biker.
It's March 9, and you're tuning in to today's casting call.
Posted 3/8/12 12:02 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in Casting Call
Just as "Motor City" is gearing up to start production, new reports say that Jake Gyllenhaal has replaced former leading man Dominic Cooper. In other film news, Bryan Cranston, Anna Kendrick, Alison Brie and a whole bunch more have joined the cast of "Get a Job," the main teens in "The Evil Dead" remake have been cast and Woody Allen gets confirmed for a role in John Turturro's new movie.
It's March 8, and you're tuning in for today's casting call.
Posted 3/5/12 2:10 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in Casting Call
It's official: Joel Kinnaman will star as the title character in the upcoming remake of "RoboCop." In other casting news, Emmy Rossum heads to "Beautiful Creatures" and Olivia Williams joins "The Seventh Son."
It's March 5, and you're tuning in for today's casting call.
Posted 2/29/12 4:48 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in Casting Call
Emma Watson adds another major film to her line-up as she signs to Sofia Coppola's next, "The Bling Ring." Meanwhile, Mike Tyson will be back for "The Hangover Part III," three actors are in talks for "Lone Survivor" and Michael Bay hires a supermodel for "Pain and Gain."
It's February 29, and you're tuning in for today's casting call.
Posted 2/23/12 11:19 am EST by Terri Schwartz in Casting Call
After a long search, the son of John McClane has been cast in the upcoming film "A Good Day to Die Hard." Meanwhile, Edgar Wright and Johnny Depp team up for a new movie, a new "The Lone Ranger" villain has been cast and one more joins Michael Bay's "Pain and Gain."
It's February 23, and you're tuning in for today's casting call.
Posted 2/22/12 12:48 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in Casting Call
Michael Fassbender continues his domination of Hollywood by landing a role in Ridley Scott's upcoming Cormac McCarthy movie. Meanwhile, Paul Walker is set to star in a new Universal thriller, Kathryn Bigelow's Osama Bin Laden project gets two new cast members and Nick Offerman gets a part in Diablo Cody's "Lamb of God."
It's February 22, and you're tuning in for today's casting call.
Posted 2/21/12 11:34 am EST by Terri Schwartz in Casting Call
Michael Fassbender is using his newfound fame to develop a film about an Irish legend close to his heart. Meanwhile, Rob Corddry joins Michael Bay's "Pain and Gain," Nonso Anozie will play "Ender's Game" and Kyle Chandler is the latest to hunt Osama Bin Laden with Kathryn Bigelow.
It's February 21, and this is today's casting call.
Posted 2/17/12 11:17 am EST by Terri Schwartz in Casting Call
Gael Garcia Bernal will be playing Zorro in Fox's reboot of the classic masked vigilante strory, except his Spanish swordsman will live in the future. Meanwhile, Oprah Winfrey is considering a return to casting in Lee Daniels' new movie, "300: Battle of Artemisia" found its co-lead and the casting continues to come together for "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters."
It's February 17, and you're tuning in for today's casting call.
Angelina Jolie's 'Maleficent' Eyes Elle Fanning To Play Sleeping Beauty
Posted 3/9/12 2:15 pm EST by MTV Movies Team in Casting Call, Commentary
by Koun Bae
As the latest refurbished fairytale film "Maleficent" gears up to start shooting in June, we hear exciting news that "Super 8" star Elle Fanning is in talks to join the ranks of other Hollywood It-girls getting the royal treatment.
The Disney film, which tells the children’s classic Sleeping Beauty from the evil witch’s point of view a la "Wicked," would pair up Fanning with Angelina Jolie, who is set to play the role of Maleficent. We think Elle would make the perfect fair-haired Princess Aurora; we can just imagine her now, wide-eyed, pricking her finger on a spinning wheel and collapsing delicately in a cloud of pink.
But how does the Fanning-Jolie team stack up to some other incredibly attractive evil queen-beautiful princess pairings of late? Read our take past the break!
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Tags Angelina-Jolie, elle fanning, Maleficent