Tag Archives: Casting

Michael Fassbender May Be Magneto In ‘X-Men: First Class’

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Chris Ullrich

With James McAvoy already signed on to play Professor Charles Xavier in Matthew Vaughn’s X-Men: First Class, word now comes that the film may have secured the talents of Michael Fassbender to play Xavier’s friend turned nemesis Eric Lensherr (aka … Continue reading →

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David Tennant and Christopher Mintz-Plasse Join ‘Fright Night’ Reboot

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Chris Ullrich

Previously, we brought you the first info on the upcoming reboot of the classic horror film Fright Night along with some early casting news. Now, the number of actors in the new film has increased by two. According to Heat … Continue reading →

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Emma Roberts Joins ‘Scream 4’

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Joe Gillis

The cast of Wes Craven’s upcoming fourth installment of the hugely successful Scream franchise has just grown by one more. Emma Roberts (Valentine’s Day, Hotel For Dogs and the upcoming It’s Kind of a Funny Story) will join returning original … Continue reading →

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Diane Keaton and Ellen Page Team for HBO’s ‘Tilda’

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Joe Gillis

It looks like we can add Oscar winner Diane Keaton to the list of actors making the transition from big to small screen. According to EW, she will be teaming up with Ellen Page for a new HBO half-hour comedy … Continue reading →

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James Franco vs. Damn Dirty Apes in ‘Planet of the Apes’ Prequel

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Chris Ullrich

Regardless of any fan’s personal feelings about the project, it seems Fox is going ahead with its Plant of the Apes prequel film. In fact, today it was announced that Spider-Man’s James Franco has been cast as the lead in … Continue reading →

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Anton Yelchin Will Fight Vampires In ‘Fright Night’ Reboot

Posted on April 7, 2010 by Joe Gillis

With Zoe Saldana making an appearance in the upcoming The Losers, another Star Trek alumi is jumping into a feature film role away from the franchise. According to THR, Anton Yelchin, best known as Ensign Checkov in J.J. Abrams Start … Continue reading →

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Andrew Lincoln Is Rick Grimes In AMC’s ‘The Walking Dead’

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Chris Ullrich

With some casting already handled, AMC has finally found an actor to play Rick Grimes, the reluctant hero of its The Walking Dead series adapted from the Image comic by Robert Kirkman. According to THR, that man is Brit Andrew … Continue reading →

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Sebastian Stan Is Bucky In ‘The First Avenger’

Posted on April 2, 2010 by Chris Ullrich

Now that Marvel has settled on Chris Evans to play Captain America in director Joe Johnston’s The First Avenger: Captain America, they can turn their attention to filling other important roles in the film. With Hugo Weaving already playing Red … Continue reading →

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