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Kevin Kline joining Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman in 'Last Vegas'?

Kevin Kline is in final talks to join the upcoming comedy Last Vegas, it has been reported.

Kline will join Morgan Freeman, Robert De Niro and Michael Douglas in the buddy comedy, Deadline reports.

The film - written by Crazy, Stupid, Love scribe Dan Fogelman - will tell the story of four old friends who throw a bachelor party in Las Vegas for the last one of them who is still single.

National Treasure director Jon Turteltaub has been tapped to direct the movie.

Kline most recently starred in Darling Companion with Diane Keaton, and will also film the upcoming Frank or Francis? this year.

Last Vegas begins production in the fall.

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Robin Williams joins Forest Whitaker in 'The Butler'

Robin Williams has signed on to join the cast of the upcoming drama The Butler.

The film, which will be helmed by Precious director Lee Daniels, stars Forest Whitaker as Cecil Gaines, a butler who served eight American presidents over three decades.

Williams will play Dwight Eisenhower in the movie, according to Vulture.

Oprah Winfrey, Liam Neeson, and Magic Mike star Alex Pettyfer are also set to appear in the film.

The Butler is currently in pre-production and expected for release in 2013.

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Taylor Kitsch offered lead role in 'Need for Speed' movie adaptation

Taylor Kitsch has reportedly been offered the lead role in Need for Speed.

DreamWorks is currently adapting the series of racing video games into a film and has named the John Carter star as their top choice to headline the potential franchise, according to Zap2it.

"I'm excited about getting back into the creative trenches with John and George Gatins and my partners at EA to bring to life an exhilarating script based on an epic video game that seems to have been made for the movies," Steven Spielberg said in a statement regarding the film.

"This is a big piece of business for DreamWorks and we are grateful to Frank Gibeau, Pat O'Brien, Kevin Maher and John and George for choosing us to deliver their goods."

Kitsch's team have said that the actor is considering the offer.

The former Friday Night Lights star was rumoured for the role of Finnick in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, but has since shot down the reports.

Kitsch recently claimed that he will not make any more blockbuster films "for a while" after John Carter and Battleship were somewhat poorly received in critical and financial terms earlier this year.

Need for Speed is scheduled for a February 7, 2014 release.

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Tinker Tailor' star in talks for 'Wolverine' Viper role

Svetlana Khodchenkova is reportedly in talks to play the role of Viper in The Wolverine.

Following the departure of the formerly cast Jessica Biel, Twitch Film reports that the studio is looking to cast a replacement, with Russian actress Khodchenkova currently the frontrunner.

Khodchenkova is best known for her role as ill-fated Soviet operative Irina in last year's Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, in which she shared scenes with Tom Hardy.

Hugh Jackman will reprise his lead role from 2009's X-Men Origins: Wolverine as Logan/Wolverine, while Will Yun Lee and Brian Tee have been cast as villains.

The Wolverine begins shooting next month, with a release set for 2013.

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Emma Watson considered for Ana Steele in 'Fifty Shades of Grey' movie?

Emma Watson is reportedly a "frontrunner" to play Fifty Shades of Grey's main character Anastasia Steele in the film adaptation.

According to the International Business Times, the Harry Potter actress is wanted to play EL James's female protagonist Ana in the erotic movie.

The Twilight-inspired novel follows a young college student as she embarks on a BDSM relationship with an older businessman.

Universal Pictures and Focus Features, who won the rights in March, recently confirmed Mike De Luca and Dana Brunetti as the producers for the film.

Hollywood actresses Emma Roberts, Ashley Benson and Lucy Hale have all expressed an interest in the part of Ana.

Meanwhile, Chris Pine and True Blood's Alexander Skarsgård have been linked to the lead role of Christian Grey.

Angelina Jolie has been named as a potential director of the movie.

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Edgar Wright 'to direct science fiction movie Collider'

Edgar Wright has reportedly signed on to direct the upcoming science fiction thriller Collider.

According to Deadline, the Hot Fuzz director will not only helm the project, but write it alongside I Am Legend scribe Mark Protosevich.

Wright is also producing the film in conjunction with Paramount Pictures, Big Talk Productions, and JJ Abrams's production banner Bad Robot.

There is no word yet on what the premise of the film will be, though a big-budget project is expected.

Wright is currently in pre-production for his latest collaboration with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, The World's End.

An Ant-Man film has also been effectively confirmed, with early test footage shot by Wright shown to audiences at Comic-Con in San Diego earlier this month.

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Sam Worthington eyes Arnold Schwarzenegger's 'Ten'

Sam Worthington has entered talks to join Arnold Schwarzenegger in Ten.

The Avatar star is in line to join David Ayer's action thriller, reports Variety.

The film centres around a top DEA task force that pulls a heist after a raid on a cartel safe house.

They believe they have got away with millions of stolen cash, until someone begins to assassinate them one by one.

Worthington was most recently seen in Wrath of the Titans and Man on a Ledge.

Both he and Schwarzenegger have starred in films in the Terminator franchise, although they did not appear in the same instalments.

Ten was written by Skip Woods (X-Men Origins: Wolverine, A Good Day to Die Hard).

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Tom Cruise's 'All You Need Is Kill' greenlit by studio

Tom Cruise's All You Need Is Kill has been officially greenlit.

The Doug Liman-directed sci-fi has been in development for some time, with Emily Blunt cast opposite Cruise.

Deadline reports that the film has now been greenlit by Warner Bros, and Cruise is currently in London doing prep work for his role.

All You Need Is Kill is a futuristic time-loop drama centring on a soldier (Cruise) who is fighting a war against an alien threat, and is forced to relive the last day before he dies over and over again.

The Groundhog Day-style plot sees Cruise's character gradually becoming a better soldier as he experiences the same events repeatedly.

Erwin Stoff, Tom Lassally and Jason Hoffs will produce the film, with Dante Harper and Joby Harold writing the script.

Blunt discussed the intense physical training she was about to undergo for her role earlier this year.

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Adam Sandler producing adaptation of 'Bad Toys II'

Adam Sandler's production company will produce an adaptation of the French short Bad Toys II.

The film uses a combination of live-action, comic book panels and CG to depict a car chase among toys on a living room floor, spoofing Michael Bay-style editing and camera movement.

Bad Toys II, created and directed by Daniel Brunet and Nicolas Douste, appeared on YouTube in February earlier this year, and has received over 60,000 views.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the new big-screen version will focus on a grown man who reconnects with the imagination of his youth via his son's toys, turning their play time into an homage to big-budget action films.

The film will be co-produced between Columbia Pictures and Happy Madison, with Brunet and Douste acting as executive producers.

Adam Sandler recently appeared with Andy Samberg in That's My Boy, and is currently in talks to star with Will Ferrell in Three Mississippi.

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Die Hard 5' won't be light-hearted, says director John Moore

Director John Moore has opened up about what to expect from A Good Day to Die Hard.

The Irish director revealed that the fifth instalment in the Die Hard franchise will not be overly jokey, insisting that fans should not expect a light-hearted tone.

"No, because that's preposterous!" Moore told Empire.

"I don't know whether it's post-financial crash or whatever, but I don't think people are in the mood for that b*llocks anymore.

"People are well savvy to the cynical reheating of any product, any franchise. Any s**t won't do. The bar's a bit higher."

However, the director said that the Bruce Willis movie will not be too serious either.

"There are a couple of great gags and a couple of great McClanisms," Moore said. "It's not like he's this idiot, bumbling around Moscow making 'America won the Cold War' jokes. It's not Carry On Die Hard, I can assure you."

Earlier this month, filming on A Good Day to Die Hard was delayed after an on-set fire.

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Rush Hour 4' moving ahead with Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker

Rush Hour 4 is reportedly in the works with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker likely to reprise their roles as mismatched cops Lee and James Carter.

Producer Arthur Sarkissian told Crave that he is hoping to bring in a pair of new characters to reinvigorate the franchise.

"I am working on Rush Hour 4 right now with Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan," he said. "I'm trying to do it closer to how I did Rush Hour 1, more down to earth, more gritty, introduce two new characters and make it real the way the first one was.

"I personally was not happy with the third one. I thought 1 and 2 were very good. I think 3 got out of hand a little bit. It's not a matter of just bringing them back to do another segment of that or a sequel to it by putting them in another city and having them bicker. I don't want that. I want something new."

Sarkissian suggested that he is hoping to lure Oscar-winning The Help star Octavia Spencer to join the sequel's main cast.

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"Maybe Chris is now married? Jackie is married to Octavia Spencer, I don't know," he said. "Married to Chris's cousin, they live in Shanghai, Chris goes out to visit them. I don't know, I want something energetic."

Sarkissian added that no screenwriter has been enlisted to pen the script and Rush Hour franchise director Brett Ratner is "more than welcome to do it but he's got to do it in the right way".

On whether Chan would be undertaking strenuous action scenes, Sarkissian said: "He's getting a little older. I think he can fit it. What was great about Rush Hour 1 and 2 mostly was the relationship of these two and it came out of nowhere.

"It was just very real. We didn't build it, we didn't write it. It just happened. I think the action will be there but it has to be moulded to fit him today and not forced into stuff that he won't do."

Chan said during May's Cannes Film Festival that he couldn't foresee ever returning to the action comedy series.

The previous three Rush Hour movies have grossed more than $800 million at the worldwide box office. The most recent instalment, Rush Hour 3, was released in 2007.

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Vanessa Hudgens confirmed for cast of Robert Rodriguez's Machete Kills

Vanessa Hudgens has joined the cast of Robert Rodriguez's Machete Kills.

The Sucker Punch star's involvement in the action sequel was revealed on her official website.

"Yes, it is true! We can confirm that Vanessa will be in the new Robert Rodriguez movie Machete Kills as Cereza!" the latest news update reads.

Hudgens is the latest star to board the ensemble following director Rodriguez's Lady GaGa announcement last week.

The 'Edge of Glory' singer will play La Chameleon in the movie, which will open in cinemas in 2013.

Machete Kills features Mel Gibson, Amber Heard, Jessica Alba, Zoe Saldana, Sofia Vergara, Alexa Vega and Danny Trejo as Machete Cortez.

Charlie Sheen will cameo as the president of the United States.

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Doctor Who's Christopher Eccleston in talks for 'Thor 2' villain role

Christopher Eccleston has been attached to the Thor sequel.

The former Doctor Who actor is in final negotiations to play a villain in the upcoming sequel, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Eccleston will star as the ruler of the Dark Elves of Svartalfheim if a deal is concluded.

The Thor sequel, to be directed by Alan Taylor, is officially titled Thor: The Dark World and features the original cast.

The first film was directed by Sir Kenneth Branagh, who recently appeared in the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony playing 19th century engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

Eccleston has previously appeared in movies including G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, 28 Days Later and television series Heroes.

He most recently played Creon in the National Theatre's take on the Ancient Greek tragedy Antigone, which transferred the play's setting to the 1970s.

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Dumb & Dumber 2' back on with Jim Carrey?

Dumb and Dumber 2 may still be on track with its two original stars.

The planned sequel looked to be axed when Jim Carrey dropped out due to conflicts with New Line and Warner Bros.

However, co-star Jeff Daniels has now reportedly stated that Carrey is still interested in the project, providing that the script is good enough.

"We almost were able to kinda get it done this year, but they're still working on the script," Daniels told WENN.

"Jim wants to do it, I want to do it, the Farrellys want to do it. We're all hoping that it'll come together early next year."

The Newsroom actor Daniels previously said that the comedy sequel will not happen if Carrey is not on board.

The original script for Dumb and Dumber 2 was to be set 18 years after the original and would have centered on how life had changed for Harry and Lloyd.

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Lindsay Lohan joins 'Scary Movie 5

Lindsay Lohan has been confirmed to be starring in Scary Movie 5.

Charlie Sheen will also return for his third film in the franchise, reports E!

Lohan has officially signed on to the comedy horror sequel after previous reports of her being in talks for the film.

She will play an unknown role opposite Ashley Tisdale (High School Musical).

Sheen will reprise his role as Tom Logan from Scary Movie 3 and Scary Movie 4.

Star Anna Faris will not be returning for the fifth outing of the franchise.

Lohan will next been seen in Brett Easton Ellis's The Canyons and Lifetime television movie Liz and Dick, which charts the two marriages of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.

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Kevin Costner offered roles in 'Jack Ryan', 'Three Days to Kill

Kevin Costner has reportedly been offered a leading role in the upcoming Jack Ryan project.

Sir Kenneth Branagh will direct the upcoming fifth instalment in the Tom Clancy film adaptations, with Chris Pine playing the lead role.

Costner's role would be a new character made for the movie, and will be close to the CIA head Admiral Greer (James Earl Jones) in Patriot Games, reports Deadline.

Jones is likely to reprise his role for the film, but Costner will play Ryan's mentor that recruits him in the prequel.

The currently-untitled Jack Ryan movie is expected to enter production later this year.

Three Days to Kill is an action project set in France, and follows Ethan Renner, a government assassin who is facing death. His final hope is to reconcile with his daughter while also tackling one final mission.

The film is written by Luc Besson and Adi Hasak, while McG may be hired as a director.

Kevin Costner will star as Jonathan Kent in Man of Steel, which arrives in cinemas on June 14, 2013.

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Joss Whedon to write, direct 'The Avengers 2'

Joss Whedon will return to write and direct the Avengers sequel, Disney has confirmed.

The company announced in March that a second instalment of the Marvel superhero film was in the works following its record-breaking $200 million opening at the US box office. The film has since grossed over $1.46 billion.

Whedon will also create a Marvel-related TV series for ABC, Disney also revealed.

The Avengers featured an all-star cast including Robert Downey Jr, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Evans and Jeremy Renner.

Johansson will reportedly earn $20 million to reprise her role as Black Widow in the upcoming sequel.

Renner, meanwhile, has said that he is unsure if Hawkeye will be in another Marvel movie.

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Ben Affleck approached by Warner Bros to direct 'Justice League'

Ben Affleck has reportedly been approached by Warner Bros to direct the superhero team-up film Justice League.

The movie will feature an assortment of DC superheroes, including Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman and The Flash.

Variety reports that Warner Brothers had hoped Christopher Nolan, who along with directing the previous three Batman movies is also producing Superman reboot Man of Steel, would be creatively involved with their answer to Marvel's enormously successful The Avengers.

However, once Nolan expressed his wish to stay out of any potential Justice League movie, the studio apparently turned to Affleck, who had a surprise hit with 2010's The Town.

The 39-year-old actor and director is currently putting the finishing touches to Iranian hostage drama Argo, which will be released next month.

Affleck has previously expressed his wish to only direct films that he also stars in - however, it is not yet known whether he intends to play one of the Justice League.

He has also recently been linked with another huge property for Warner Bros, a new adaptation of Stephen King's horror epic The Stand.

Justice League is set for a 2015 release alongside Marvel's The Avengers 2, which was confirmed this week to be written and directed by Joss Whedon.

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Keira Knightley in talks to star opposite Chris Pine in 'Jack Ryan'

Keira Knightley is in talks to star in the Jack Ryan franchise reboot directed by Kenneth Branagh.

The actress beat Felicity Jones and Evangeline Lilly to the lead role as the wife of Jack Ryan (Chris Pine), according to The Hollywood Reporter.

It was first reported last week that the trio were in the running for the role, with Knightley as the frontrunner.

Total Recall co-stars Kate Beckinsale and Jessica Biel were also said to have tried out for the part.

The film follows Jack Ryan, an ex-Marine-turned-financial analyst in Moscow, who uncovers a plot by his employer to finance a terrorist attack designed to collapse the US economy.

The movie is based on the CIA analyst character in Tom Clancy's novels, which spawned four previous films that starred Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford and Ben Affleck.

Pine and Knightley's film is a prequel to Clancy's novels.

Knightley last starred in Seeking a Friend for the End of the World and can be seen next in Anna Karenina.

Anna Karenina will arrive in theatres on September 7 in the UK, and November 9 in the US.

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Samuel L Jackson joins 'Oldboy' remake

Samuel L Jackson has signed on to star in the upcoming remake of South Korean drama Oldboy, it has been reported.

The American version of the cult film will star Josh Brolin in the lead role, and will be directed by Spike Lee.

According to the Los Angeles Times, Jackson will play a small role as a man being tortured by Brolin's character in a key scene.

Red Hook Summer composer Bruce Hornsby has also been enlisted to score the revenge drama.

Star Brolin recently said that Chan-wook Park supports the remake of Oldboy, which is part of the South Korean director's 'Revenge Trilogy'.

Oldboy begins filming this autumn in New York City and Louisiana.

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