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Rosamund Pike To Play Andromeda In ‘Clash Of The Titans 2′

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Tuesday February 8, 2011 @ 12:25pm PSTTags: Clash of the Titans Sequel, Henry Cavill, Movie Deals, Movies, Rosamund Pike, Sam Worthington, Warner Bros, Wrath Of The Titans
Mike Fleming

Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures is near a deal with Barney’s Version star Rosamund Pike to play the role of Andromeda in the Clash of the Titans sequel. Pike has been on the radar since the 2002 James Bond film Die Another Day and has done a succession of indie films. Pike had been mentioned in speculative stories about who might get the lead in Zack Snyder-directed Superman films opposite Henry Cavill. Scratch her off the list, she’ll be busy in this Warner Bros film instead, which stars Sam Worthington and will be directed by Battle: Los Angeles helmer Jonathan Liebesman.  Andromeda (played by Alexa Davalos in the original, who was unavailable for the sequel) is a major role. She’s repped by UTA, Magnolia and United Agents.

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Edgar Ramirez Going From Jackal To God Of War In ‘Wrath Of The Titans’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday January 6, 2011 @ 8:38pm PSTTags: Carlos, Edgar Ramirez, Jonathan Liebesman, Legendary Pictures, Movie Deals, Movies, Sam Worthington, Warner Bros, Wrath Of The Titans
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Edgar Ramirez has been offered the role of Ares, the God of War, in the sequel Wrath of the Titans, which Jonathan Liebesman will direct for Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures. I’m told he’s on the verge of making … Read More »

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Kyra Sedgwick Joins ‘Man On A Ledge’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Friday November 5, 2010 @ 2:44pm PDTTags: Kyra Sedgwick, Man On A Ledge, Man On A Ledge Casting, Movie Deals, Movies, Sam Worthington, Summit Entertainment, The Closer
Mike Fleming

Kyra Sedgwick has joined the cast of Summit Entertainment’s Asger Leth-directed thriller Man On A Ledge. Sam Worthington plays a disgraced cop who stands on a ledge atop a high rise threatening to kill himself. Sedgwick plays the reporter trying … Read More »

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Elizabeth Banks Joins ‘Man On A Ledge’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday September 22, 2010 @ 5:21pm PDTTags: Anthony Mackie, Asger Leth, Elizabeth Banks, Jamie Bell, Man On A Ledge, Man On A Ledge Casting, Movies, Sam Worthington, Summit Entertainment
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Elizabeth Banks will play the female lead in Man On A Ledge, the Asger Leth-directed Summit Entertainment drama that stars Sam Worthington, Jamie Bell and Anthony Mackie. Banks will play an NYPD crisis negotiator who tries to talk a suicidal detective (Worthington) off a ledge. She has a past relationship with the ex-cop, who was framed for a crime he didn’t commit. Script was written by Pablo Fenjves, with Darkest Hour‘s Chris Gorak doing a rewrite and Red‘s Erich and Jon Hoeber doing a final polish. Read More »

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TORONTO: Closing Night Film Needs Home

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Friday September 17, 2010 @ 1:23pm PDTTags: Eva Mendes, Keira Knightley, Miramax Library, Movie Deals, Movies, Sam Worthington, Toronto Film Festival
Mike Fleming

The films that have played the Toronto International Film Festival either came in with a distributor, or hoped to leave with one. The festival’s closing night film, Last Night, is the exception.  The drama, written and directed by Massy Tadjedin, arrived as a Disney film, but might very well leave the festival with someone else. How appropriate for a drama about infidelity! The picture was dealt to Miramax by producer Nick Wechsler and Gaumont two weeks after production began. After the deal closed, Daniel Battsek’s specialty shingle imploded. The Mouse has spared the film from being part of the assets in the never-ending sale of the Miramax library. (It did the same for The Switch, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, and the John Madden-directed The Debt, which also stars Worthington.) While The Debt made its debut at Toronto with distribution set, family-friendly Disney has been non-committal about releasing Last Night because of its infidelity theme. I’m told the picture has been quietly shopped during the festival by CAA, and there are three offers on the table. It will be up to Disney whether the studio wants to let it go to a specialty distributor more excited about releasing an edgy drama with a strong cast. Read More »

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Jamie Bell Joins Thriller ‘Man On A Ledge’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday September 2, 2010 @ 6:56pm PDTTags: Asger Leth, Jamie Bell, Man On A Ledge, Man On A Ledge Casting, Movie Casting, Sam Worthington, Summit Entertainment
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Jamie Bell has been set to star in Man On A Ledge, the Summit Entertainment crime drama that will star Sam Worthington. Reports have The Hurt Locker‘s Anthony Mackie also negotiating. The film’s being directed by Asger Leth, best known for his documentary Ghosts of Cite Soleil. He’s gathering a strong cast for his Hollywood debut, a nice rebound after the implosion of Cartel, the La Scorta remake Leth was set to direct until its plug got pulled by Universal last April, seven weeks from shooting with Josh Brolin in the starring role. Read More »

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Who Wants To Play With Denzel? Every Top Young Actor From Ryan Reynolds To Shia LaBeouf And Taylor Kitsch, That’s Who

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday August 12, 2010 @ 11:51am PDTTags: Chris Pine, David Guggenheim, Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Safe House, Safe House Casting, Sam Worthington, Shia LaBeouf, Taylor Kitsch
Mike Fleming

Ryan Reynolds has emerged as front runner in a pack of top young actors vying to star alongside Denzel Washington in Safe House, the David Guggenheim-scripted Universal Pictures drama that … Read More »

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Warner Developing 50s British Sci-Fi Hero

By TIM ADLER in London | Monday July 26, 2010 @ 4:16am PDTTags: Dan Lin, Sam Worthington

Sam Worthington is attached to star in Dan Dare, a big-budget movie version of the English science-fiction character. Dare was hugely popular in Britain in the 50s, appearing each week in the Eagle comic. Jut-jawed Dare, aided by his tubby … Read More »

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