After months of speculation that Kerry Washington may be Quentin Tarantino's choice for the female lead in Django Unchained, Deadline has reported that the actress has indeed been cast as Broomhilda. The will reunite Washington with her Ray co-star Jamie Foxx, who is of course playing the title character of Django.
Today we have the first photo of Jessica Chastain on the set of her new film Mama. The film is being written and directed by Andres Muschietti and is based on his short film.
New photos from the set of Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby have been released today. The film is currently halfway through principle photography in Sydney, which has been customized to mirror 1920's New York, the backdrop of F. Scott Fitzgerald's famous novel.
After Steve McQueen's fantastic first two films (Shame and Hunger), it's no surprise that stars are lining up to work with him. Today it was announced that Brad Pitt has signed on to star in the director's upcoming film 12 Years A Slave.
Just the other day it was announced that Ben Affleck was Warner Brothers' choice to direct an adaptation of Stephen King's epic, The Stand. It seems like that's not all Ben has on his plate as today it was announced that Affleck is also developing another project, which seems much more suited to his current filmography.
The first trailer has been released for Angelina Jolie's directorial debut In The Land Of Blood And Honey. Jolie has taken a very unusual approach, one that I find quite interesting and wish there was more of. She has decided to create two versions of her Bosnian war love story, one in English and the other in their native Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian language.
Deadline is reporting that Ben Affleck will direct a film adaptation of Stephen King's epic novel The Stand. Warner Brothers, who own the rights to the novel, love Affleck and are currently in the process of making his third directorial film, Argo.
Variety is reporting that 50/50 star Joseph Gordon-Levitt may join Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained. There is no information on what role he would be taking, but this possible casting choice wouldn't surprise me.
Darren Aronofsky's passion project Noah is beginning to make some moves. Aronofsky has created a graphic novel of his adaptation of the story of Noah. He did a similar thing with The Fountain to try and get a studio deal, however in this case, Noah already has one at Paramount.
Steven Soderbergh is a busy man. He is currently filming Magic Mike and will release Haywire in January. He also has Liberace, which has just been picked up by HBO films. On top of all that, he also has another film in production, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. While the lead role has been open for a while, it seems as if Soderbergh has decided on his choice for the part.
