Casting Net: Cameron Diaz nears The Counselor. Plus: Matthew McConaughey, Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler, Chris Hemsworth
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Cameron Diaz is close to boardingdirector Ridley Scotts dramatic thrillerThe Counselor, as a supporting character named Malkina.Michael Fassbender stars as a lawyer who gets pulled deep into the dangerous world of illegal drugs.Brad Pitt,Javier Bardem, andPenelope Cruz will costar in the film, the first screenplay by famed novelistCormac McCarthy, who penned the bookNo Country For Old Men. Expect to hear a lot more about this one [Deadline]
and this one too:Matthew McConaughey,Cuba Gooding, Jr., andTerrence Howard are all eyeing roles in writer-directorLee Daniels history-based filmThe Butler, about Eugene Allen (Forest Whitaker), the man who served in the White House from President Eisenhower through President Reagan. Oprah Winfrey will play Allens wife. [THR]
Paul Rudd andAmy Poehler may be rivals onParks and Recreation, but theyll romance each other inThey Came Together, a meta-romantic comedy fromthe duosWet Hot American Summer directorDavid Wain. (Yes, thats the real title.) The film, written by Wain and Michael Showalter, will satirize typical rom-com tropes. It starts shooting this summer. [Variety]
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Friday Night Lightsstar Kyle Chandler will star opposite Leonardo DiCaprio inThe Wolf of Wall Street, playing the F.B.I. agent who helped put DiCaprios multimillionaire stock market player in federal prison.Martin Scorsesewill direct the adaptation of Jordan Belforts memoir of the same name. [Deadline]
Chris Hemsworth is attached to the international thrillerShadow Runners, which Black List screenwritersChristopher Cantwell and Christopher Rogers have been set to pen. [Deadline]
Luke Evans (Immortals, The Raven) is close to signing on to play the villaininFast and Furious 6, reportedly as a rival for a robbery job in Europe. [Variety]
Prometheus starLogan Marshall Green will play playwright Tennessee Williams in the indie biopicLonely Hunter, about novelist Carson McCullers (Jena Malone).Deborah Kampmeier (Hounddog) is directing. [Deadline]
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