Casting Call: Evans and Thomas Join Refn’s ONLY GOD FORGIVES; Hammer to Lead 2:22; Grillo Signs on to LAY THE FAVORITE
by Matt Goldberg Posted: May 2nd, 2011
We have a few pieces of casting news to report this afternoon. First up, Luke Evans and Kristin Scott Thomas have joined Nicolas Winding Refn’s independent drama Only God Forgives. There’s no word yet on which roles the Evans or Thomas will play, but according to Cineuropa [via The Playlist], the plot centers “on a Thai police lieutenant whose rivalry with a gangster sees the two settling their differences in a Thai boxing match.” International rights to the film will be sold later this month at Cannes.Refn recently directed the Ryan Gosling thriller Drive—which will premiere at Cannes and open in the U.S. on September 16th—and he plans to shoot Only God Forgives before moving on to direct a remake of Logan’s Run which will also star Gosling. Presumably, shooting on Only God Forgives would take place this summer and then Refn and Gosling would shoot Logan’s Run in the late fall or early winter in order to accommodate Gosling’s shooting schedule on Gangster Squad. Hit the jump for casting news regarding Armie Hammer and Frank Grillo.
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Chris Hemsworth May Join SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN
by Matt Goldberg Posted: May 2nd, 2011
Chris Hemsworth (Thor) is about to become a movie star. I caught Thor this past weekend and his performance is a major reason why the film works so well. People are going to leave the theater talking about him and the job offers are about to come flooding in. Additionally, the film has already been released overseas and is doing well at the international box office. With all that in mind, Deadline is reporting that Hemsworth has become the frontrunner to play the huntsman in Rupert Sanders’ Snow White and the Huntsman.The project has had some difficulty casting its lead actor after talks fell apart with Viggo Mortensen. Universal reportedly was considering Hugh Jackman for the part, but he passed and last week we learned that rising star Joel Edgerton (Animal Kingdom) was under consideration. Now we’ll wait to see if Hemsworth decides to join Kristen Stewart (who’s playing Snow White) and Charlize Theron (the Evil Queen). The film is currently set for December 21, 2012.
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Emily Mortimer Takes Lead Female Role in Aaron Sorkin’s New HBO Drama
by Ethan Anderton Posted: May 2nd, 2011
Last week we learned that Marisa Tomei was close to taking the lead female role in a new series pilot for HBO from writer Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network) and director Greg Mottola (Paul). However, it looks like another serious contender for the role has been locked into the pilot as Deadline reports Emily Mortimer (Shutter Island, Cars 2) has snagged the lead female role instead. Tentatively titled More as This Story Develops, the new series follows cable news anchor Will McCallister (Jeff Daniels), who has his own show, as well as the show’s female executive producer and staff. Mortimer is playing the executive producer, MacKenzie, for whom producing the news is what she does best and everything else is just noise. I’m thoroughly looking forward to seeing how this project turns out and can’t wait to see who else joins the cast.
Trailer for THE LEDGE Starring Liv Tyler and Patrick Wilson
by Jason Barr Posted: May 2nd, 2011
The theatrical trailer for writer/director Matthew Chapman’s The Ledge has landed online. Starring Liv Tyler, Patrick Wilson, Charlie Hunnam, and Terrence Howard, the thriller screened at Sundance earlier this year and takes place as a man (Hunnam) threatens to jump from the ledge of a building. As the story goes, it becomes clear that the threat stems from a romantic and ideological dispute between Hunnam and Wilson’s characters.
Hit the jump to check out the trailer for yourself. For my part, I think the cut gives away a little too much regarding Hunnam’s purpose on the ledge. Nevertheless, the film looks to have plenty of drama and Wilson seems to be in a similarly crazy role to his turn in 2005’s Hard Candy (which I see as a plus). The Ledge is scheduled to hit theaters stateside on June 29th.
A distinguished looking Richard Gere on the set of his new movie 'Arbitrage' in the Le Caprice restaurant in Manhattan, New York. Gere plays a hedge fund manager who gets embroiled in a fraudulent deal with a bank. 
Actor Matt Dillon attends a party to celebrate the production of Wallace Shawn's "Marie And Bruce" at Heartland Brewery on April 4, 2011 in New York City. 
Actress Marisa Tomei attends a party to celebrate the production of Wallace Shawn's "Marie And Bruce" at Heartland Brewery on April 4, 2011 in New York City. 
Actress Lili Taylor attends a party to celebrate the production of Wallace Shawn's "Marie And Bruce" at Heartland Brewery on April 4, 2011 in New York City. 
