Elizabeth Hurley Cast as the Villain in WONDER WOMAN Pilot [UPDATED]
by Ethan Anderton Posted: March 3rd, 2011
We’ve already heard that Friday Night Lights star Adrianne Palicki has snagged the role of Wonder Woman for NBC’s new TV series adaptation of the DC Comics character, but who will she be facing off against? Now we have half of the answer as Elizabeth Hurley (Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery) updated her Twitter feed saying,
“Thrilled to be doing the NBC pilot Wonder Woman. I’ll be playing the evil villain. Can’t wait.”
Of course what we don’t know is what villain she would be playing in the series. She’ll certainly bring the sex appeal to whatever role she’s taking, but as far as I know, Wonder Woman doesn’t really have an arch nemesis in the way that Superman has Lex Luthor. In a quick search, I think my favorite choices would be Cheetah or Baroness von Gunther. Either way, I’m not all that familiar with the hero’s long line of villains, so I’ll leave it up to you guys. What villain do you think Hurley will play in the pilot? [Update: Deadline reports that Hurley will play "Veronica Gale, the beautiful, highly-educated head of one of the biggest pharmaceutical companies in the country who is afflicted with the serious deep-seated Wonder Woman envy."]
Julianne Moore and Olivia Thirlby Join ANOTHER BULLSHIT NIGHT IN SUCK CITY
by Matt Goldberg Posted: March 3rd, 2011
Julianne Moore and Olivia Thirlby have joined the cast of Paul Weitz’ adaptation of Nick Flynn’s memoir Another Bullshit Night in Suck City. Paul Dano will play a young writer who runs into his homeless father (played by Robert De Niro) while working at a Boston shelter. The Film Stage discovered that Moore was in the film by coming across as casting call for the actress’ stand-in. Meanwhile, Deadline reports that Thirlby will play the love interest who helps Dano get a job at the shelter.
Julianne Moore recently signed on to the vampire thriller Innocence with Abigail Breslin. As for Thirlby, she recently wrapped shooting on the sci-fi action flicks Dredd and The Darkest Hour.
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Kevin Spacey to Star in David Fincher’s Remake of the British TV Series HOUSE OF CARDS
by Ethan Anderton Posted: March 3rd, 2011
Way back in October of 2009 we heard director David Fincher (The Social Network) was behind a series remake of the British miniseries House of Cards. Set at the end of Margaret Thatcher’s tenture as the British Prime Minister, the original version focused on a former Conservative Party chief of staff who follows a hungry politician who wants to be the new Prime Minister. Fincher’s version moves the drama to the United States, but still focuses on on the issues of political ambition and blackmail.
Today, Deadline reports Kevin Spacey will star in and also executive produce the series with his producing partner Dana Brunetti (who also produced The Social Network). With an amazing actor like Spacey being brought into the mix with a script from writer Beau Willimon (the writer behind the political drama The Ides of March), it sounds like we’re in for one hell of a series. House of Cards doesn’t yet have a network home, but here’s hoping it ends up on AMC or HBO.
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Trent Reznor to Score and Co-Star in ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER?
by Matt Goldberg Posted: March 3rd, 2011
Trent Reznor picked up an Oscar for his terrific score to The Social Network and he’s set to score David Fincher’s follow-up, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. So what comes after an Oscar and providing the music to an adaptation of a best-selling novel? Apparently for Mr. Reznor, it’s doing the music and co-starring in a 3D vampire movie.
Badass Digest reports that Reznor will not only provide the score for Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, he’ll also play the bloodsucker that offs Lincoln’s mother and sets the 16th president on his path of vampire destruction. The film is based off the novel by Seth Grahame-Smith, who previously wrote the mash-up Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Hit the jump for a synopsis of Grahame-Smith’s novel. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter stars Benjamin Walker, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Anthony Mackie, and Dominic Cooper. It opens in 3D on June 22, 2012.
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