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There's plenty of mystery surrounding the impending release of "Prometheus." The trailer did nothing to clear the air about the movie's plot or connection to the "Alien" franchise, and all of the film's stars have been doing their best to keep it that way.

Needless to say, when MTV News recently caught up with star Idris Elba, no one expected him to give much more information than what is already out there. And that's exactly what he did, though I'm pretty sure he's downplaying how significant his role is in the movie.

"There's a ship and I fly it. That's it! It doesn't get any more interesting than that," Elba teased of his character, the captain of the ship at the heart of the film.

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A "Mad Men" star is the first actress on board for the upcoming Joss Whedon-written film "In Your Eyes." Meanwhile, a trio of big-name actors are lending their voices to "Madagascar 3," Chris Evans is considering joining Bong Joon-Ho's domestic debut and Idris Elba confirms his return to the "Thor" franchise in "Thor 2."

It's January 17, and you're tuning into today's casting call.

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Button up your overcoats, because winter is coming back already.

Though the first season of "Game of Thrones" just ended, casting on season two has already begun. Entertainment Weekly has the news that "Tudors" actress Natalie Dormer has landed the significant role of Margaery Tyrell in the show's second seasons. Though she initially has a smaller role in the books, Margaery becomes a crucial character in "Storm of Swords" and "Feast For Crows," presumably the basis for seasons three and four.

In the casting news after the jump, find out who replaced Michael Fassbender in Danny Boyle's "Trance," which "Thor" star has been cast as the lead in "Pacific Rim," and what two exciting films Ryan Gosling has lined up.

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He nearly starred in "Inglourious Basterds" as the vicious Hans Landa, and now, Leonardo DiCaprio is getting another crack at Quentin Tarantino's signature brand of gory glory.

Deadline reports that DiCaprio is in early talks to star as villainous plantation owner Calvin Candie in "Django Unchained," Tarantino's upcoming Western that also features a role for Christoph Waltz. His casting is considered a likelier bet than Will Smith's, who is frequently mentioned as a top contender for the title role. Now, Deadline is hearing names like Idris Elba, Jamie Foxx and Chris Tucker as possibilities for the coveted role of Django.

Get the rest of today's big casting news after the jump!

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Get ready for another pinch of "Salt."

Angelina Jolie's spy-on-the-run action flick is on the cusp of churning out a sequel, as Deadline reports that Sony Pictures has tasked Kurt Wimmer with writing a new outing for rogue agent Evelyn Salt. For her own part, Jolie reportedly "wants to do the 'Salt' sequel if it comes together right." Are you guys up for another helping of "Salt," or would you rather see Jolie try something else on for size?

Get the rest of today's biggest casting news after the jump, including word on the Rock that's about to hit the "G.I. Joe" sequel and new projects for Sam Worthington and Denzel Washington.

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Tags Angelina-Jolie, channing tatum, denzel washington, Django Unchained, dwayne johnson, Flight, G.I. Joe 2, G.I. Joe: Cobra Strikes, idris elba, Pacific Rim, Robert Zemeckis, salt, Salt 2, sam worthington

The never-ending quest of James Franco doing awesome things continues, as this year's Oscar host has officially landed his next big assignment as the Wizard of Oz.

Franco has closed his deal to take on the starring role in "Oz the Great and Powerful," a move that reunites him with "Spider-Man" director Sam Raimi. Deadline reports that Franco will shoot "Oz" this summer between the Noah Baumbach-directed "While We Were Young" and David Cromer's "Sweet Bird of Youth," based on the Tennessee Williams play.

There are more headlines to sift through today, so click those ruby slippers past the jump to read about the new censored version of "The King's Speech," "Prometheus" casting news and more!

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Tyler Perry is perhaps best known for his "Madea" movies, in which he inhabits the role of an overweight and overly aggressive elderly woman with varying degrees of hilarity. But for his next role, Perry is more likely to hunt down the kinds of deranged men who routinely dress up as overweight and overly aggressive elderly women.

According to Deadline, QED has packaged an adaptation of the James Patterson novel "I, Alex Cross" with Perry attached to the title role and Rob Cohen directing.

In signing up for the film, Perry takes over the franchise role of D.C.-based detective and psychologist Alex Cross from Morgan Freeman, who already played the character in two films, "Kiss the Girls" and "Along Came a Spider." Read more...

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It is universally acknowledged among fans of "The Wire" that Idris Elba, aka Stringer Bell, needs to work more. He certainly has been lately. The star has a headlining role in next week's release "The Takers." He's also in one of Marvel Studios' two summer 2011 tentpoles, "Thor." Now he's set to pick up a torch once carried by Morgan Freeman, author James Patterson's detective/psychologist Dr. Alex Cross. Freeman starred as the character in the 1997 film "Kiss the Girls" and the 2001 follow-up "Along Came a Spider."

Deadline reports that Elba will take the Cross role in the upcoming adaptation of Patterson's latest, "Cross." David Twohy will direct, which kind of rules. The guy did "Pitch Black" after all. "Cross" isn't sci-fi of course, but the Elba/Twohy pairing is hard for this fanboy to resist. And Freeman, as fantastic an actor as he is, is just too old to play the Cross role anymore. This is a great turn of events, both for film adaptations of the Patterson franchise and for Elba's own career.

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In the news today is word of an upcoming Bob Marley biopic from Emmy-nominated director Jenny Ash. The story of the celebrated Rastafarian reggae singer has never been committed to film, though two other projects are reportedly in the works. One had Martin Scorsese attached, though he dropped out, supposedly to be replaced by Jonathan Demme. The other, an adaptation of the book "No Woman No Cry: My Life With Bob Marley," is in development at The Weinstein Company. Little has been heard on either project since 2008.

Deadline reports today that Ash, who is up for an Emmy for her work on "America - The Story of Us," is developing a film focused on Marley's year spent in London, in 1977. It was a pivotal time for the reggae singer, as it was the year he was diagnosed with the cancer that would be the cause of his death in 1981. It was also the year that Marley had an affair with Jamaican beauty queen Cindy Breakspeare. Deadline writes that Ash "sees the biopic as a love triangle between Marley, his wife Rita and Breakspeare, whom Ash has spent time with in Jamaica."

Nothing beyond Ash and producer Greenacre Films is confirmed. Deadline suggests Ashley Walters ("Get Rich or Die Tryin'") for the Marley role. A good choice no question, but I have a few ideas of my own. Read more...

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"Takers," hitting theaters August 27, is a confluence of awesome things. You've got a great cast, led by Matt Dillon, Paul Walker and "The Wire"'s Idris Elba (Stringer Bell folks!). You've got some pop culture superstars, in the form of T.I. and Chris Brown. And you've got a fun heist tale in which a group of bank robbers hatch a plan to grab a quick $25-30 million... only things don't go as easy as they'd like (naturally). In the clip below, T.I. lays out the plan for his group of willing participants.

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