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"Downton Abbey" star Rose Leslie likely knows something about the big role she just landed on "Game of Thrones."

Entertainment Weekly has the news that Leslie will play Ygritte, the love interest of Jon Snow in the second season of HBO's hit fantasy drama. Leslie certainly fits the description of Ygritte in the books, though it's hard to picture the wildling without the heavy clothing and cloaks she wears to keep herself warm north of The Wall. Ygritte is one of the last major players left to be cast this season.

Check out the rest of today's casting news after the jump!

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Tags Diego Boneta, Game of Thrones, Great Expectations, Jeremy Irvine, Paradise Lost, patricia clarkson, Rose Leslie, The East, tom cruise, vin diesel, We Are Mortals

If you haven’t yet seen the trailers for “Easy A,” stop reading now and do yourself a favor and go watch. The buzz around this film, which stars the always-enjoyable Emma Stone as a high schooler trying to stand out from the crowd by altering her reputation in a big way (read: pretending to become promiscuous), is great.

We recently spoke with the film’s director, Will Gluck, who said the teen comedy is different because it is smart and about a universally-relatable subject: reputation.

“It’s about how people are judged and what it feels like to be judged and to judge,” Gluck said. “But hopefully it doesn’t feel like medicine when you’re watching it.” Read more...

Tags Easy A, emma stone, Friends with Benefits, John Hughes, lisa kudrow, patricia clarkson, stanley tucci, Thomas Hayden Church, Will Gluck

Orlando Bloom may have kept a lower profile after "Pirates of the Caribbean" than his costars, but he's making up for it this year. He's in the middle of filming Mark Ruffalo's "Sympathy for Delicious" which has him playing a hard rock singer, and he's playing a border guard in the sci-fi thriller "The Cross." Now he's looking to join the ensemble cast of "Main Street," adapted from one of Horton Foote's final screenplays.

Andrew McCarthy, Ellen Burstyn, Patricia Clarkson and Colin Firth are already signed to star in the indie drama, which will be directed by John Doyle. Read more...

Tags andrew mccarthy, Colin Firth, Ellen Burstyn, Horton Foote, John Doyle, Main Street, orlando bloom, patricia clarkson

Saying that a man who directed “Raging Bull,” “Taxi Driver,” “The Last Temptation of Christ,” “The Departed,” and many more has helmed some great films isn’t exactly stepping out onto a ledge. Saying that that very same man’s best work is in front of him? Now we’re talking!

Martin Scorsese’s “Shutter Island,” (or “Ashecliffe,” we’re not exactly sure) is shaping up to be one of the famed director’s best, co-star Mark Ruffalo said.

“It is Martin Scorsese’s playground with this movie. He gets to do everything he loves about film,” Ruffalo insisted. “He does noir, fantasy sequences, dream sequences, madness, suspense, tough urban stuff. It’s absolute madness and twist upon twist. This could be one of his great films.”

The film, based on a book by “Mystic River” and “Gone Baby Gone” author Dennis Lehane follows two US Marshalls (Ruffalo and Leonardo DiCaprio) and their investigation into the disappearance of a mental patient from a Massachusetts asylum. Read more...

Tags ashecliffe, leonardo dicaprio, mark ruffalo, martin scorsese, patricia clarkson

On the Line: Here's the great thing about Sundance: There are screenings at 8:30 in the morning! A movie lover's dream! Here's the horrible thing about Sundance: There are screenings at 8:30 in the morning! A human being's nightmare.

There was little to no buzz on this two-hander starring Sundance stalwarts Stanley Tucci and Patricia Clarkson. I'm a huge fan of both, so I'm optimistic. Read more...

Tags Big-Night, Blind-Date, patricia clarkson, stanley tucci, Sundance