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Chris Evans Replacing James Franco In ‘The Iceman

Chris Evans has replaced James Franco in the upcoming drama thriller The Iceman.

The Captain America actor has signed a deal to play Franco's former role as the mentor to a contract killer for the mob named Richard Kuklinski (Michael Shannon), reports Deadline.

Last month, Franco reportedly pulled out from the movie due to a disagreement over "key contractual issues".

The Iceman, based on an Anthony Bruno book titled The Iceman: The True Story of a Cold-Blooded Killer, is directed by Ariel Vromen.

The upcoming film also features Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ray Liotta, and David Schwimmer.

Fans may have to wait for a while to see Evans reprise his Captain America role. Evans revealed that a sequel for Captain America: The First Avenger may be released in 2014.

The actor can be seen in the recent Anna Faris comedy What's Your Number?.

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Amber Heard Wins ‘Motor City’ Lead

Amber Heard has landed the female lead role in the Albert Hughes-directed Motor City.

The Rum Diary actress will star opposite Dominic Cooper who plays a man released from prison that goes after the people who framed him, reports Deadline.

Motor City, written by Chad St. John, will be produced under Joel Silver's Dark Castles.

Heard starred in NBC's The Playboy Club and previously defended the series from critics, saying that the female characters are "empowered by [their] sexuality".

The series didn't last on television as it became the first cancelled show of the 2011-12 season.

Heard recently told Digital Spy that her fame doesn't feel like "a sudden thing" in the industry and that there is a lot of "delayed gratification".

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Jeremy Renner reveals 'Bourne Legacy' character name, plot details

Jeremy Renner has revealed details about his character in forthcoming espionage thriller The Bourne Legacy.

The Oscar-nominated Hurt Locker and The Town star has disclosed the name of his secret agent, who will step into the shoes of Matt Damon's Jason Bourne.

"My character is called Aaron Cross, but he ends up having a bunch of different names," Renner told Empire.

The actor reassured fans that The Bourne Legacy will deliver the same action-packed thrills as the previous movies in the series, but on a larger scale.

"For fans of the franchise, it has that same ticking clock, but it's a new programme and new characters.

"It's that same deal [with Treadstone], it's just a new set of agents with a different leash. It's the same tempo and pace but more expansive and bigger. The differences are pretty vast but you'll know it's a Bourne movie."

Edward Norton, Oscar Isaac, Rachel Weisz, Joan Allen and Albert Finney will co-star in The Bourne Legacy, which opens in cinemas in August 2012.

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Akira': Ken Watanabe offered Gary Oldman's Colonel role?

Ken Watanabe has been offered a role in Akira.

Warner Bros have approached the Inception actor to play the role of the Colonel in the live action remake of Katsuhiro Otomo's legendary manga, reports Twitch Film.

Gary Oldman had already been tapped for the part but is apparently now out of the running.

Various rumours about the casting have linked Kristen Stewart to the role of Kei, Helena Bonham Carter to Lady Miyako, Ezra Miller to Tetsuo and Keira Knightley to an unknown role.

Akira was famously adapted into the 1988 anime film. It follows the adventures of biker gang leader Kaneda as he attempts to rescue his friend Tetsuo from the government, which has kidnapped him to exploit his latent psychic powers.

Tron: Legacy's Garrett Hedlund has been cast in the leading role of Kaneda, with Unknown's Jaume Collet-Serra attached to direct.

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Star Trek' sequel to be in 3D, dated for May 2013 release

JJ Abrams's Star Trek sequel has been handed a pre-Memorial Weekend release date of May 17, 2013.

Paramount has pushed back the release of Roland Emmerich's blockbuster Singularity to November 1 in order to accommodate the highly-anticipated Star Trek follow-up.

The untitled movie will also be filmed and released in 3D, reports Deadline.

Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Anton Yelchin and Simon Pegg are all expected to reprise their roles in the sequel.

Benicio Del Toro has allegedly been offered the villain role in Abrams's second Star Trek instalment.

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Rachel Weisz to join Colin Firth on 'The Railway Man

Rachel Weisz has joined The Railway Man opposite Colin Firth.

Based on Eric Lomax's autobiography, The Railway Man tells Lomax's story of when he was captured and tortured by the Japanese in World War II, and later embarks on a journey of forgiveness for his captors.

The Deep Blue Sea actress will star as Patti, the wife of Eric, who will be played by Firth as an older man and Jeremy Irvine during the WWII scenes, reports Variety.

The Railway Man, directed by Jonathan Teplitzky, will start shooting next February in Australia, Thailand and the UK.

Weisz can be seen in Terence Davies's drama The Deep Blue Sea, in which she plays a character that "makes a kind of fool out of herself".

Back in June, the actress married Daniel Craig in a private ceremony in New York

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James Bond 'Skyfall's Ben Whishaw to play gadget master Q

Ben Whishaw will play James Bond's gadget master Q in Skyfall.

The Hour star, who appeared opposite Daniel Craig in 2004's Layer Cake, was confirmed as part of the Skyfall cast at the recent 007 launch press conference. However, director Sam Mendes declined to reveal which character Whishaw would play.

The British actor will be the third star to take on the part of Q in the Eon Bond franchise following on from Desmond Llewelyn and John Cleese.

The Office and Extras co-creator Stephen Merchant recently admitted that he wanted to play Q in the James Bond series.

Skyfall, co-starring Bérénice Marlohe, Judi Dench, Naomie Harris and Javier Bardem, will open in cinemas in October 2012.

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JJ Abrams wants Benicio del Toro for 'Star Trek' sequel

JJ Abrams has confirmed that he is interested in casting Oscar-winning actor Benicio del Toro in the Star Trek sequel.

Earlier this month, del Toro was linked to the project as a potential villain.

Abrams told MTV News: "Well, we're just in negotiations, we're in discussions. It's not even negotiations - just in discussion.

"But I would love to work with him. I've wanted to work with him for years, and this felt like a good opportunity."

He also praised del Toro for his versatility as an actor who can play any character "except for Uhura".

Star Trek 2 has been given a release date of May 17, 2013.

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Christian Bale: 'My Batman era has ended

Christian Bale has insisted that he will never return to the Batman franchise.

The Hollywood actor told the Philippine Daily Inquirer that The Dark Night Rises, his third Batman film, will be his last.

The 37-year-old, who was recently pictured on location at Trump Tower, also confirmed that filming for the superhero thriller has come to an end.

Bale explained: "I wrapped a few days ago so that will be the last time I'm taking that [Batman mask] off.

"I believe that the whole production wrapped yesterday, so it's all done. Everything's finished. It's me and [director Christopher Nolan] - that will be the end of that Batman era."

The Welsh star added his belief that Catwoman, played by Anne Hathaway in The Dark Night Rises, is the most challenging character to portray.

"In many ways, [Hathaway] has the hardest job. There are a number of people who feel that the Catwoman role has been defined previously," he continued. "So I always saw Anne's role as being the toughest job of any of us."

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Michael Fassbender on playing James Bond: 'Let's see what happens'

Michael Fassbender has played down talk of him playing James Bond after Daniel Craig leaves the long-running franchise.

The 34-year-old actor's recent performances in Inglourious Basterds and X-Men: First Class have led to suggestions that he could take on the iconic spy role in the future.

Speaking to Total Film, Fassbender said that he doesn't have any kind of long-term career plan regarding the Bond series.

"I think Daniel is doing a great job and I don't think too far into the future. It's one step at a time right now," he commented.

However, Fassbender confessed that he has fantasised about playing 007 in the past.

"Of course, every guy knows the feeling of walking round the house singing the song to himself, walking around corners with an imaginary gun," he explained. "Let's see what happens."

Fassbender's new movie Shame, which sees him play a New Yorker battling with sex addiction, will open in the US on December 2 and January 13, 2012 in the UK.

Skyfall, Daniel Craig's third movie as James Bond, is currently filming for release in October 2012

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Adam Rodriguez turns down 'Dark Knight Rises' for stripper role

Adam Rodriguez has turned down a role in Batman: The Dark Knight Rises for a part as a male stripper in Magic Mike.

The CSI: Miami star was lined up for a small role in Christopher Nolan's movie, but has had to pass on it due to a scheduling conflict.

"Unfortunately, I wasn't able to work on Dark Knight [Rises] because it directly conflicted with the shooting schedule for Magic Mike," Rodriguez told Celebuzz.

"There was no way around it. I'm sure it would have been an incredible experience, but I know it worked out for the best."

Magic Mike stars Channing Tatum as a veteran stripper taking new guy Alex Pettyfer under his wing.

Matthew McConaughey will appear as the owner of the club, Xquisite, with Rodriguez as one of the strippers alongside White Collar's Matt Bomer and True Blood's Joe Manganiello.

Rodriguez said that he was drawn to the Magic Mike script because it had "edge without taking itself too seriously and humour without making an ass of itself".

Magic Mike is due to be released on June 29, 2012 in the US. Details of any UK release are yet to be confirmed.

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Chronicles of Riddick' sequel resumes shooting after money troubles

Shooting has resumed on the Chronicles of Riddick sequel.

Vin Diesel's latest instalment in the franchise will resume shooting after Christmas following its eviction from the studio where it was being filmed, reports TMZ.

Michel Trudel, the owner of the Montreal studio, locked the crew out after the film's production company failed to pay its outstanding bills.

Trudel has allowed filming to resume following the recent payment of the bills.

Diesel has been rumoured to be taking a pay cut for his starring role in the movie.

This will mark his third appearance as the character, who debuted in 2000's Pitch Black.

Filming on the Riddick sequel will resume on December 28

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Kenneth Branagh: 'I wouldn't rule out a return to Marvel

Kenneth Branagh has said that he would consider doing more Marvel Comics movie adaptations.

The Thor director described his first collaboration with the publisher as "a joy".

"I certainly wouldn't rule out a return to Marvel; we had an excellent collaboration," he told Variety.

Branagh revealed that he only turned down the director role on Thor 2 because of a scheduling conflict.

He discussed this year's Chris Hemsworth-starring superhero movie, which was a first for the director.

Across 20 years of making films, I hadn't spent a significant amount of time in that [Hollywood blockbuster] community, and I wanted to do that," he said.

"Of all the American comics, Thor was the only one I was really familiar with from my childhood, and it intrigued me, maybe because it was a bit more European, with those Viking helmets and its basis in Norse myth.

"The scale was exciting, and I did love the character and the story. It had depth and gravity in addition to being an entertaining ride."

He said his approach to the film was "to bring to it a sense of fun, but also to take the process of making it as seriously as I would doing Shakespeare".

He has praised the choice of Patty Jenkins as the director of Thor 2.

Branagh's most recent project was as director on My Week with Marilyn.

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Dark Knight Rises' Bane prologue details surface online?

An alleged description for the prologue to The Dark Knight Rises has surfaced online.

The six-minute prologue, which will air before Mission: Impossible 4 in select IMAX theatres, reportedly features Bane (Tom Hardy) hijacking a plane carrying a military dictator, according to Rama's Screen.

A source told the website: "Bane and his mercenaries hijack a military plane transporting a dictator of a country which is in unrest (think Saddam Hussein type figure).

"He successfully kills the leader, but makes some mistakes along the way and is unable to safely land the plane.

"Because of the resulting injuries from the accident, he has to undergo complicated surgeries and that is how he winds up with that scar down his neck and the need for the mask to numb the pain."

The first full-length trailer for The Dark Knight Rises is rumoured to be debuting in December ahead of Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.

Hardy recently described the villainous Bane as a terrorist who will not hesitate to murder innocent people.

The Dark Knight Rises opens in cinemas on July 20, 2012.

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Expendables 2' casts tennis star Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic will make a cameo appearance in The Expendables 2.

The ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) world number one is to star as himself in Sylvester Stallone's action sequel after receiving a personal invite from producer Avi Lerner.

Djokovic has already flown into Bulgaria to film his role, reports Deadline.

Stallone is reprising his role as Barney Ross in Expendables 2, while Jason Statham, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dolph Lundgren, Jet Li, Terry Crews and Randy Couture are also returning to the cast.

Jean-Claude Van Damme, Chuck Norris and Liam Hemsworth are new additions to the Expendables lineup.

The Expendables 2 was struck by tragedy in October when stuntman Kun Lieu died filming an explosion scene at reservoir Ognyanovo, 15 miles from Bulgaria's capital of Sofia.

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Harrison Ford to star in science fiction movie 'Ender's Game'?

Harrison Ford is being sought to star in Ender's Game.

Summit Entertainment is considering the legendary Star Wars actor for the role of Colonel Hyrum Graff, reports Variety.

Hugo star Asa Butterfield has also confirmed that he will be taking on the leading role of Andrew 'Ender' Wiggin in the film via his Twitter account.

The film is based on the hit science fiction novel by Orson Scott Card.

Ender's Game is set in a future when child prodigy are trained to be soldiers in a war against a hostile alien race.

Ford said recently that he would be "delighted" to return to the role of Indiana Jones for a fifth movie.

Ender's Game is scheduled for release on March 15, 2013.

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Star Trek' sequel to cast Alice Eve in new role?

JJ Abrams has reportedly identified Alice Eve as his first choice to play a new role in the upcoming Star Trek sequel.

The English actress has been named by Variety as the most likely to play a new character in the Star Trek universe, according to sources close to production.

Eve has previously starred in TV drama Entourage, as well as Sex and the City 2 and She's Out of My League.

She will next appear in 2012's The Raven and Men in Black III.

The Stark Trek sequel will be released in 3D on May 17, 2013. Filming is expected to start on January 15, 2012.

JJ Abrams recently named Benicio del Toro as his preferred choice to star in the sequel as a potential villain.

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Michael Fassbender considered for Darren Aronofsky's 'Noah

Michael Fassbender is being considered for the lead role in Noah.

The Jane Eyre star is being eyed for Darren Aronofsky's biblical epic, reports Variety.

Christian Bale was formerly attached to star as the unwilling prophet in the Black Swan director's next project.

Aronofsky has had a long fascination with the figure, describing him as a "dark, complicated character".

Fassbender is also starring in Ridley Scott's Prometheus, which he recently revealed is directly linked to the original Alien film.

The actor's next film to debut is Steve McQueen's Shame, which opens in the US on December 2 and the UK on January 13.

Fassbender also plays Carl Jung opposite Viggo Mortensen's Sigmund Freud in A Dangerous Method. The film, which has just been released in the US, is out in the UK on February 10, 2012.

He recently said that he found Mortensen to be "very supportive and generous" and a "very interesting guy".

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Tomb Raider' reboot inspired by 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Tomb Raider producer Graham King has revealed that he took inspiration from Rise of the Planet of the Apes for the Lara Croft franchise reboot.

King told Digital Spy that he has received a script from Iron Man screenwriters Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby.

"We're going through [the script] creatively, bringing in directors to talk to and then I get that horrible job of sitting with 25-30 young girls that want to play Lara Croft," he said.

Asked about his approach to the new Lara Croft movie, King said: "For me it's re-inventing the wheel a bit, it's a reboot. We're going back before she was Lara Croft, so it's a much more emotional character piece. She's in search of her parents.

"One of my favourite movies of this year was Rise of the Planet of the Apes and the way they rebooted that franchise. I thought it was fantastic and took a lot away from that for Tomb Raider."

Angelina Jolie previously starred as the iconic video game character in Tomb Raider (2001) and Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003).

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Tom Cruise to star in military sci-fi 'All You Need Is Kill'

Tom Cruise has signed on to All You Need Is Kill.

The Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol actor will star in Doug Liman's big-screen adaptation of Hiroshi Sakurazaka's novel, according to Entertainment Weekly.

Cruise will play a soldier who repeats the same day over and over again to improve his skills and win a battle against aliens.

The movie will begin production in autumn 2012.

In November, Adam Sandler revealed that he offered to swap wives with Cruise while filming Jack & Jill. Cruise is married to Katie Holmes.

The 49-year-old star recently opened up about his role in the musical Rock of Ages, confessing that he finds singing to be scary.

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol will be released in US cinemas on December 21 and on Boxing Day (December 26) in the UK.

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