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Tom Cruise's 'One Shot' Targets Leading Ladies

Posted 8/15/11 2:46 pm EST by in Casting Call


Tom CruiseHayley Atwell, Alexa Davalos and Rosamund Pike are all up for their "One Shot" with Tom Cruise.

The Hollywood Reporter has learned that director Christopher McQuarrie is testing those three actresses for the latest Cruise-starring flick, "One Shot." A casting announcement is expected within the next few days. "One Shot," an adaptation of Lee Child's 2005 crime novel, marks the first time Cruise and McQuarrie have worked together since 2008's "Valkyrie."

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Edgar Ramirez, Toby Kebbell And More To Join 'Wrath Of The Titans'

Posted 1/7/11 12:30 pm EST by in Casting Call, News


Edgar RamirezThe stars are lining up for the upcoming sequel to "Clash of the Titans," "Wrath of the Titans." Edgar Ramirez, best known for his roles in "Vantage Point" and "The Bourne Ultimatum," is officially in negotiations to play the god of war, Ares, according to The Wrap. It sounds like he is one of the Titans to get a beefed up role in the sequel, because Tamer Hassan played Ares as a minor role in the first flick.

"The Sorcerer's Apprentice" villain Toby Kebbell is also on the verge of accepting an offer to play Agenor, a Phoenician king of Tyre who was also thought by some to be the son of Poseidon.

They'll be joining the returning cast from the first film of Sam Worthington, Gemma Arterton, Ralph Fiennes and Liam Neeson. The Wrap is unclear whether the rest Zeus's mythological court of Apollo (Luke Evans), Athena (Izabella Miko), Poseidon (Danny Huston), Hermes (Alexander Siddig) and the rest will be replaced or reprising their roles as Titans. Read More...

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Is 'Brideshead Revisited' The Sleeper Hit Of The Summer?

Posted 8/4/08 10:54 am EST by in Commentary


'Brideshead Revisited'By Adrianna Kourafas

Sure, everybody knows about the recent box-office success of “The Dark Knight.” But look a little further down the charts, and you’ll notice the name of a small movie-that-could pulling in some impressive summer numbers on a handful of screens: “Brideshead Revisited.”

The film stars “Watchmen” actor Matthew Goode, Oscar-winner Emma Thompson and relative newcomer Hayley Atwell. Based on a classic novel about wealth, sensuality and betrayal, Hollywood has been trying to make a film out of the 1945 Evelyn Waugh book for decades, but only now has someone like director Julian Jarrold (“Becoming Jane”) come along and figured out how to pull it off. Read More...

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EXCLUSIVE: Hayley Atwell Takes Number, Joins 'Prisoner' Remake

Posted 7/14/08 4:53 pm EST by in News


Hayley AtwellIt's one of the most beloved cult television shows of all time, and it's about to get a high-profile remake. Now, "The Prisoner" miniseries has a new lead actress.

"I'm about to go to Namibia to shoot 'The Prisoner' with Ian McKellan and Jim Caviezel," revealed 27-year-old British beauty Hayley Atwell to MTV on Monday. "It's a remake of a very strange 1960's cult sci-fi classic with Patrick McGoohan."

For those of you who aren't down with Number Six, "Prisoner" told the story of a former British secret agent held captive in a mysterious village, as authorities tried to break his will. The trippy storylines often included hallucinations, mind control, and a lot of references to "hooks" and "crooks."

"It's [about] this guy who gets taken into this village and everyone’s got a number, not a name," explained the actress, who releases "Brideshead Revisited" with Matthew Goode later this month. "And it's about how he finds his way back, and what the village is. It's very ambiguous but completely different. I don't wear a corset in it, finally, in my career." Read More...

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