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Hollywood living legend Shirley MacLaine, will be returning to the PBS British period drama Downton Abbey next season.
MacLaine will be returning as Martha Levinson. However, MacLaine will not be the only new cast addition to the critically acclaimed drama. The show’s executives announced yesterday that six new cast members will be added starting next season.
This includes opera star Dame Kiri Te Kanawa as a guest who sings in the house and Welch stage actor Tom Cullen. | Full Story
Hugh Laurie is currently in negotiations to play the main antagonist opposite George Clooney in the highly anticipated yet vaguely known about science-fiction film Tomorrowland, according to a recent report from The Guardian.
Back in November, George Clooney landed a role in a mysterious film called 1952, the only details known being that Brad Bird would direct and that Damon Lindelof, with Jeff Jensen, had penned the script. | Full Story
Doctor Who‘s latest incarnation, Matt Smith, will be taking on the big screen once again in Ryan Gosling’s directorial debut, How to Chatch A Monster.
Variety reports that Matt Smith will be joining the already cast Christina Hendricks and Eva Mendes in the film. Smith’s silver screen experience ranges from the quirky sci-fi drama Womb in 2010 to the rowing drama Bert & Dickie last year. Of course, his work on Dr. | Full Story
Watch out galaxy, funny man Chris Pratt is headed for you.
Chris Pratt has been cast as lead character, Star Lord, the films part-human part-alien leader of the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy.
Guardians of the Galaxy originated from a series that began in the late 1960′s and focused on a super-powered team of humans, aliens and bio-engineered creatures who patrol the milky way. The film is part of Marvel’s phase-two plan that was introduced last year at Comic-Con. | Full Story
Dreamworks’ Need For Speed adaptation has picked up a former Batman for a supporting role, and we’re not talking about Val Kilmer or George Clooney. That’s right folks, Michael Keaton has hopped on board the eagerly awaited production.
Need For Speed has already claimed such names as Aaron Paul and Kid Cudi, with an equally talented Dominic Cooper also in the mix. The Hollywood Reporter claims Michael Keaton will play “a reclusive and eccentric host of an underground super car race where he invites the best drivers from around the world.”
Need For Speed‘s storyline follows Aaron Paul’s aspiring street-racer who partners up with a wealthy partner played by Cooper. | Full Story
Sean Bean, who’s mostly known for his stoically heroic roles in such fantasy epics as Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones, will now be taking on a “Han Solo-type character” in the Wachowski’s next feature film, Jupiter Ascending.
Jupiter Ascending is already set to star Channing Tatum, Mila Kunis and Eddie Redmayne, involving a universe where humans are considered the lowest of the low in terms of evolution. | Full Story
Colin Farrell and Anthony Hopkins are set to join forces for Solace, a supernatural crime thriller focusing on psychic abilities, telekinesis, and the exploitation of such abilities to uphold the law.
Collider has recently released a report on the addition of Colin Farrell, whereas Hopkins signed on to star in Solace quite some time ago. He’ll play a psychically gifted former doctor who gets talked into tracking down a serial killer by the FBI. | Full Story
Jeremy Renner will be flexing his action-thriller skills once again, this time starring in a CIA oriented espionage thriller titled Kill the Messenger — although not in the way you think.
According to a recent article from Collider, Jeremy Renner will be playing Gary Webb, a news reporter whose life was ruined when he linked the CIA to a scheme arming Contra rebels in Nicaragua, who in turn used the arms to import vast amounts of cocaine into California. | Full Story
Ray Liotta is the latest big name to join the cast for the upcoming untitled Muppets sequel, according to a new report from Variety.
1999′s Muppets From Space actually saw Ray Liotta play a security guard alongside the furry puppets, and the experience touched him so deeply that he’s back for a second helping. Whether or not Liotta will be reprising his character, helping or chasing the Muppets is being kept under wraps. | Full Story
A recent report from Deadline has claimed the unmistakable Liam Neeson is set to star in Run All Night, a mob-oriented crime thriller from upcoming screenwriter Brad Ingelsby.
While many claim Liam Neeson is reaching the age where action films are no longer an option, the star of Taken, its sequel and The Grey seems to be proving critics wrong and going the Sean Connery route. Run All Night will see Neeson as a mob hit man who, in a single night, is forced to take on his former boss. | Full Story
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