Castings: Dwayne Johnson, Robert De Niro, James McAvoy
Thursday, May 7, 2009 8:45AM - By Krystal Clark
So many castings, so little time. A lot of news regarding some of your favorite actors and actresses has broken overnight. Here’s a rundown of who’s hooking up with who and for what project.
- Dwayne Johnson will be going back to his action roots with his latest film. The actor is in final negotiations to star in Faster, where he’ll play an ex-con trying to avenge his brothers death. The film will reteam the actor with Gridiron Gang director Phil Joanau. [Variety]
- After the greatness that was 2001’s The Score, Edward Norton and Robert De Niro are reuniting for another project. They will star in the indie thriller, Stone. De Niro will play “a correctional officer who is seduced by the wife of a convicted arsonist (Norton) up for parole.”[Variety]
- James McAvoy, Elizabeth Banks, Laura Linney, and Anna Friel will star in a comedy entitled, The Details. The film will be directed by Jacob Estes, who also wrote the screenplay featuring a couple who disagrees about how to handle a raccoon infestation in their backyard. [RopeofSilicon]
- Ray Stevenson, Val Kilmer, and Christopher Walken are teaming up for the mob drama The Irishman. Stevenson will play a Cleveland based mobster, Kilmer will star as a cop, and Walken will play a loan shark. [Variety]
- The cast of Alexandre Aja’s Piranha 3-D keeps growing with their latest addition, Jerry O’Connell. No further info has been given regarding his character, but producer Mark Canton thinks the film could be “the ultimate Jaws for this generation.” [RopeofSilicon]
Which casting hook up are you the most excited to see?
Monday, May 25, 2009 1:40PM
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Monday, May 25, 2009 11:25PM
I am very excited about James McAvoy's new film The Details. He is a brilliant actor and I love all of his work. It has been far too long since his last Film was released (Wanted, released last summer). I was not able to travel to London to see his recent Play 'Three Days of Rain'. I hope he considers doing a Play in the US in the future so that more of his American fans would have an opportunity to see his amazing work. I would love to see him in a play (on Broadway perhaps). He will be in great company in this film with Laura Linney, Elizabeth Banks, and Anna Friel. I have seen an early version of the script for this film and it will be quite funny I am sure with so much more going on than the raccoons – although the raccoons do play out throughout the film to keep the tension building. I can't wait to see what these amazing performers do with this great film. I am a huge fan!
Wednesday, June 17, 2009 7:08AM
It's about time Dwayne starred in a film where he is not portraying Disney's house n***er
Friday, July 31, 2009 5:33AM
MDE,
Really? You think his acting talents have been constrained? "Ex-con trying to avenge his brother's death." I'm sure that will break cinematic ground. Ideally it would be screened at stock-car races in Alabama.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 7:20PM
[...] this year we told you about an indie drama Stone, that reunites Robert De Niro and Edward Norton. It seems like just yesterday we were reporting [...]