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Walton Goggins joins Steven Spielberg's 'Lincoln'

Walton Goggins has joined director Steven Spielberg's Lincoln.

The Justified star is to play the progressive democrat and abolitionist Wells A Hutchins, according to Deadline.

Goggins will be joining Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln and Sally Field as the president's wife Mary Todd. David Strathairn, Tommy Lee Jones, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, John Hawkes, Hal Holbrook, Bruce McGill, Tim Nelson and James Spader are also signed up.

Lincoln is based on Doris Kearns Goodwin's bestselling book Team of Rivals, which explores the rivalries within Lincoln's cabinet ahead of the Civil War.

Goggins most recently appeared in Predators and is to play a key role in genre mashup Cowboys and Aliens.

Spielberg has two directorial works coming out before Lincoln arrives in cinemas. War Horse and The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn are scheduled for release in December 2011.

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Johnny Depp to remake 1970s TV film 'The Night Stalker'?

Johnny Depp has bought the rights to remake the 1970s television film The Night Stalker.

The actor could be planning to play the central role of gruff Las Vegas reporter Carl Kolchak, who finds himself battling with supernatural offenders, Deadline reports.

The original TV movie saw Kolchak, played by Darren McGavin, having to track down a vampire who is killing women on the Vegas strip.

Infinitum Nihil will also be working on a historical drama for Disney which focuses on a dangerous midnight ride made by American Revolutionary War hero Paul Revere.

Batman Forever writers Lee and Janet Batchler will be penning the script.

Pirates of the Caribbean star Depp will next be seen in Tim Burton's remake of the supernatural soap opera Dark Shadows and the revision of Disney's Lone Ranger, where he plays sidekick Tonto.

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Michael Chiklis to play Jason Statham's nemesis in 'Parker

Michael Chiklis has signed up to the crime thriller Parker.

The actor joins Jason Statham, who will be playing the titular anti-hero, Deadline reports.

No Ordinary Family's Chiklis will star as a criminal who finds himself in a battle with Statham's Parker.

Parker - to be directed by Taylor Hackford - is based on a series of novels about the eponymous character by Donald E Westlake.

Jennifer Lopez, last seen in The Back Up Plan, is still in talks for a leading role in the adaptation.

Chiklis also starred in long-running police drama The Shield as the corrupt cop Vic Mackey. He picked up Emmy and Golden Globe awards for his performance.

The Shield creator Shawn Ryan said he was interested in making a feature-length version of the series in May.

Ryan said: "Michael Chiklis and I talk about [a film] at times. [But] I'm always reluctant to talk too much about it in the press because I wouldn't want to give fans false hope."

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John Cusack replaces Tobey Maguire in 'The Paperboy'

John Cusack has signed on to star in The Paperboy.

The Hot Tub Time Machine actor will replace Tobey Maguire in the adaptation of the 1995 Pete Dexter novel, Variety reports.

Maguire joined the film in May, but was forced to drop out due to scheduling conflicts with Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby. The Spider-Man star will play the role of narrator Nick Carraway in the F Scott Fitzgerald adaptation.

The Paperboy centres on two brothers - a reporter and a college dropout - who try to save a wrongfully-accused death row inmate. Cusack will portray the prisoner. Matthew McConaughey and Zac Efron also star.

Nicole Kidman signed on to appear in the upcoming drama last month, replacing Modern Family star Sofia Vergara, who also had to leave the movie due to scheduling conflicts.

The Paperboy is due out in cinemas in 2012.

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Ed Norton 'in talks for Bourne Legacy villain role

Ed Norton has entered negotiations to join the cast of The Bourne Legacy.

The Fight Club star is reportedly in talks to appear opposite Jeremy Renner as a villain, according to Variety.

Norton is currently filming Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom alongside Bruce Willis and Francis McDormand.

Renner, whose previous films include The Hurt Locker, was cast in the lead role in April.

He will also be seen in Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol with Tom Cruise at the end of the year.

The Bourne Legacy spins off from the original Bourne trilogy, which starred Matt Damon in the role of secret agent Jason Bourne.

Renner plays a government agent seeking his identity who has come out of a project even more dangerous than Bourne's.

Tony Gilroy will direct the movie, taking over from Paul Greengrass.

Julia Stiles, who played Nicky Parsons in the original trilogy, recently told Digital Spy that she does not believe her character will feature in the new film.

Production on The Bourne Legacy is expected to begin this autumn. It is currently scheduled for release on August 3, 2012 in the US and August 17, 2012 in the UK.

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Star Trek's Chris Pine to play Robocop in remake?

Chris Pine may be playing Robocop in a forthcoming remake of the sci-fi film.

MGM has reportedly named the Star Trek actor as the top candidate for the titular role, according to Twitch Film.

Johnny Depp, Tom Cruise and Keanu Reeves are said to be the other contenders for the part, Screen Rant reports.

Brazilian director José Padilha confirmed that a reboot of the 1987 movie is on the way back in May, saying that he hopes to bring a new perspective to the sci-fi classic.

MGM placed Robocop on hold in July of last year when the company's financial problems began to escalate, before reviving the project in February.

Pine is scheduled to begin shooting Star Trek 2 later this year.

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Natasha Lyonne joins 'American Reunion

Natasha Lyonne will be returning for the forthcoming sequel to the American Pie films.

The actress joins original cast members including Seann William Scott, Mena Suvari, Tara Reid, Jason Biggs and Alyson Hannigan for American Reunion.

American Reunion centres on a high school reunion ten years after the characters from the original film graduated.

Lyonne appeared in the first two films in the comedy franchise about a group of friends having sexual adventures.

She was last seen in the action thriller 13, also starring Jason Statham and Mickey Rourke.

The actress made the news last year after she asked for a restraining order against her father.

Chris Klein, who played Oz in the first film, revealed that key characters such as Stiffler's mother will return in the update.

Jason Biggs admitted recently that the cast members had not stayed in touch.

American Reunion will be released in UK and US cinemas on April 26, 2012.

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Nick Frost cast as dwarf in 'Snow White and the Huntsman

Nick Frost has been cast as a dwarf in the upcoming Snow White and the Huntsman movie.

The Hot Fuzz actor is the latest British star to join the cast of dwarves alongside the likes of Ian McShane, Ray Winstone, Bob Hoskins and Stephen Graham.

Frost tweeted: "I can however confirm I'll be dwarfing it up in Snow White and the Huntsman! Nasty hobbits. wrongfilm (sic)."

The Rupert Sanders-directed film is a retelling of the classic Snow White tale, with Kristen Stewart in the lead role. Thor star Chris Hemsworth will play the Huntsman, with Charlize Theron as the evil queen.

Filming begins in August, with a release date of June 2012. Producer Joe Roth recently hinted that it may become part of a trilogy.

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Bad Santa' trilogy is 'in the works'

A Bad Santa sequel is said to be in the works.

Producers on the original movie, in addition to its two studios Dimension Films and Miramax, have contracted various writers to begin working on a follow-up to the 2003 comedy, the Los Angeles Times reports.

The studios also allegedly hope that by hiring a number of different writers, they will be able to pick their favourite script or potentially develop two new films to complete a Bad Santa trilogy.

Bad Santa stars Billy Bob Thornton as a conman that poses as Santa Claus to rob a department store.

In March, it was reported that Thornton was in talks to reprise his role as Willie in a sequel to Bad Santa. The actor previously said that he would be interested in returning for the follow-up.

Thornton's estranged daughter Amanda Brumfield was recently found guilty of manslaughter in the October 2008 death of 1-year-old Olivia Madison Garcia.

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Julia Stiles to star in 'It's a Disaster

Julia Stiles has signed up to the cast of the apocalyptic romantic comedy It's a Disaster.

The film follows four couples who are stuck at home after Sunday lunch waiting for the world to end, according to Coming Soon.

Dexter star Stiles will be joining 's America Ferrara, Jeff Grace, Blaise Miller, Kevin M. Brennan and Todd Berger for the project.

Berger will also be directing the film from his own script.

The helmer said: "It's a crazy story and I was convinced Julia and America would think I'm crazy too, but I'm thrilled they get my sense of humour. I'm excited to have them on board."

Stiles will next be seen in Neil LaBute's Seconds of Pleasure and the adaptation of Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar.

She recently admitted that she would "love to" reprise her role in The Bourne Legacy, but said that it is unlikely that there is a part for her in the new film.

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Justin Timberlake for 'Fully Automatic'?

Justin Timberlake has reportedly signed up to the buddy cop movie Fully Automatic.

The actor will be playing one half of a team of young policemen who are forced to join up with a female Delta Force operative in a mission to capture a mercenary.

Producer Joel Silver is behind the project, which has been described as an attempt at a Lethal Weapon-style franchise, Vulture reports.

Silver has previously produced the Mel Gibson and Danny Glover films, as well as other hits 48 Hours, The Matrix and Die Hard.

Running Scared director Wayne Kramer was originally attached to direct in 2009.

Timberlake will next be seen in comedy Friends with Benefits and Now with House star Olivia Wilde.

The star was recently given a personal invitation to the Marine Corps Ball by a female marine after he persuaded Friends with Benefits co-star Mila Kunis to visit the ball.

He told the actress that it was her patriotic duty to accept her invitation from the Marine Corps.

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Tom Cruise confirmed for 'One Shot

Tom Cruise has been confirmed to take on the lead role in One Shot.

The Rock of Ages star officially signed on to play Jack Reacher in the forthcoming adaptation of Lee Child's crime novel after first being linked to the project last month, Deadline reports.

The Christopher McQuarrie-directed thriller will see Cruise's ex-cop become obsessed with a sniper accused of committing five seemingly unrelated murders.

The pair previously worked together on The Monster of Florence and World War II drama Valkyrie, which McQuarrie scripted.

One Shot has been tipped to spark off a franchise based on Child's 14 other Jack Reacher novels upon its scheduled release in 2013.

Cruise was recently confirmed to star in Tron director Joseph Kosinski's new sci-fi film Oblivion and a fourth instalment of the Mission Impossible franchise, entitled Ghost Protocol.

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Ethan Hawke joins 'Insidious' producer horror project

Ethan Hawke has reportedly signed up for the lead role in Scott Derrickson's new low-budget horror project.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Hawke is the first cast member to join the currently-untitled movie, details of which are being kept closely under wraps.

Derrickson penned the film's script along with C. Robert Cargill, and Insidious producer Jason Blum is also on board.

It was recently confirmed that Hawke will film a cameo appearance in Len Wiseman's upcoming remake of Total Recall.

In April, Hawke announced that he and his wife Ryan Shawhughes are expecting their second child together later this year.

Derrickson's horror film is due to begin filming in September.

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Christina Hendricks joins Chris Colfer's 'Struck by Lightning

Christina Hendricks is the latest star to join the cast of Chris Colfer's indie comedy Struck by Lightning.

According to Bang Showbiz, the Mad Men actress has been cast in an unknown role in the movie, directed by Brian Dannelly.

Glee star Colfer wrote the film's script, and will portray the lead role opposite the likes of Dermot Mulroney, Sarah Hyland, Angela Kinsey and Polly Gergen.

"We're so thrilled to begin filming this story that really captures the trials and tribulations of coming into your own," Dannelly explained. "We're got a phenomenal cast on board and Chris's script is so smart, fresh and funny, but also has such heart.

"I'm excited to help tell this coming-of-age story that I think will resonate with young audiences, and all of us who've survived adolescence."

Earlier this month, Hendricks was nominated for an Emmy Award for 'Best Supporting Drama Actress', while Colfer himself was nominated in the 'Best Supporting Comedy Actor' category.

Principal photography on Struck by Lightning has already begun, although a release date has yet to be announced.

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Zombieland' director doubts sequel will happen

Zombieland director Ruben Fleischer has said that a sequel to the horror comedy is becoming less and less likely to happen.

The 2009 film starred Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin and was both a critical and commercial success. However, Fleischer has revealed that it is proving difficult to work around everyone's busy schedules.

"I can promise you it's something we all want to do," Fleischer told Coming Soon. "I think the reality of it happening is getting less and less real.

"It's just harder and harder every day because everybody's gotten really busy and the reality is that we've never had a script that we've all just fallen in love with. Until there's a script that we all can say, 'This is it', it's more of an idea than an actual thing that we can work towards prioritising and realising."

Fleischer also said that even though he and the cast were keen to begin work on a sequel, it would be good to have a gap between the two films.

"It's not like it's going to pick up right where they left off," he added. "I think some time passage might be cool."

Fleischer is currently beginning pre-production on his new drama Gangster Squad starring Ryan Gosling, Josh Brolin and Sean Penn.

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Rhys Ifans to reunite with Daniel Craig in 'Bond 23'?

Rhys Ifans and Enduring Love co-star Daniel Craig could reunite in Bond 23.

The Welsh actor has signed up for a role in the latest film in the James Bond franchise, according to The Daily Telegraph.

Details of the part are unknown, though Javier Bardem has been confirmed to play the villain.

Craig and Ifans previously appeared together in the 2004 adaptation of Ian McEwan novel Enduring Love, in which Ifans plays a stalker infatuated with Craig's scientist character.

The Mr Nice actor revealed in September that he had teased Craig to break the tension before their on-screen kiss.

Ifans said: "I spent the whole shoot winding up Dan Craig saying 'Only four days to go now, Dan darling, before our snogging scene'.

"Even now, after two Bonds, Dan still maintains that the hardest stunt he's ever done was getting to grips with my mouth."

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Emma Watson to star in 'Beauty and the Beast

Emma Watson has signed on to star in Beauty and the Beast.

Producer Denise Di Novi confirmed that the Harry Potter actress will headline a Guillermo del Toro-produced adaptation of the classic fairy tale, Coming Soon reports.

For the moment, del Toro is working on his monster film Pacific Rim, which stars Charlie Day, Charlie Hunman and Idris Elba. It is set to open in theaters on July 12, 2013.

Meanwhile, Watson recently finished shooting The Perks of Being a Wallflower alongside Vampire Diaries star Nina Dobrev and Role Models actor Paul Rudd.

There is no word on when production on this version of Beauty and the Beast will begin.

Last week, Watson claimed that she felt like an actress for the first time while working on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.

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Bradley Cooper to play the devil in 'Paradise

Bradley Cooper has revealed that he will be playing Lucifer in a forthcoming adaptation of John Milton's Paradise Lost.

The Hangover Part II star was first rumoured to be in talks for the role in early May. Cooper has now confirmed the news, saying that he expects to start work on the film after he finishes shooting The Place Beyond the Pines.

"Paradise Lost, that seems like the realest one. That's happening," Cooper told The Huffington Post when asked which of his many projects is actually in the works.

Cooper went on to discuss his role in The Place Beyond the Pines, confessing that he finds the preparation for the part to be "intense".

"We've just been sort of hanging out with all the cops here and going on ride-alongs and it's been incredible," he said. "It's pretty intense, it's definitely pretty intense."

In late May, the actor announced that he is working on an adaptation of the popular science fiction series Hyperion. Cooper has now revealed that he has signed a deal to write a script based on the novels.

"It's just the most incredible story, my friend and I really wanted to see it realised visually in film," he said. "We wrote a treatment... They liked it enough to pay us to write it, so we're going to give it a shot."

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Kevin Costner joins Quentin Tarantino's 'Django Unchained

Kevin Costner has signed on to Django Unchained.

The Dances with Wolves star will play a brutal individual known as Ace Woody in director Quentin Tarantino's forthcoming western, Deadline reports.

Costner's character is described as "sadistic", working as a trainer of male fighting slaves and female prostitutes on Leonardo DiCaprio's character's plantation.

Django Unchained stars Jamie Foxx in the eponymous role, as well as Inglourious Basterds' Christoph Waltz and Samuel L. Jackson.

The film centres on Foxx's character, a rogue slave who sets out to rescue his wife from DiCaprio's Calvin Candie.

Costner's next project is Zack Snyder's Man of Steel, which is expected to begin filming in the near future.

Django Unchained is scheduled to open in theaters on Christmas Day 2012.

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Alyson Hannigan: 'Fans will love American Reunion

Alyson Hannigan has promised that fans won't be disappointed with the upcoming sequel to the American Pie films.

Hannigan, who reprises her role as Michelle Flaherty in American Reunion, said that she and co-stars Jason Biggs, Tara Reid and John Cho felt at ease with one another immediately, even though it has been nearly ten years since they last worked together.

"It's been hilarious. It really did feel like a reunion," Hannigan told Parade. "The great thing about that cast is we all had such great chemistry."

She continued: "Even though you sort of lose touch, the moment you get back together it's as if no time has passed whatsoever. Everybody's having a blast. I really think it's going to be as funny as the first one."

Hannigan also disclosed that American Reunion will focus on her character Michelle and husband Jim (Biggs)'s attempt to reignite the spark in their marriage while also juggling parenting responsibilities.

"They're just navigating the waters of being parents and trying to not put their relationship on the back burner. They're going to the reunion to try to get some of that back, but of course hijinks ensue," she added. "There's going to be hilarious situations that will not disappoint the fans."

Fellow American Reunion star Chris Klein previously disclosed that Jennifer Coolidge will be reprising her role as Stiffler's sex-crazed mother for the movie.

American Reunion, which will also star Shannon Elizabeth and Eugene Levy, will be released in UK and US cinemas in April 2012.

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