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Sunday, June 2, 2013

CASTING NEWS: Jackie Chan, Wesley Snipes, Nicolas Cage, Whoopi Goldberg, Glenn Close, Karen Gillan

Jackie Chan Picture Wesley Snipes Picture Nicolas Cage Picture

Jackie Chan, Wesley Snipes and Nicolas Cage have been confirmed as new additions to the all-star cast of "The Expendables 3". Furthermore, Milla Jovovich is also in talks to star in the sequel. Sylvester Stallone will return as star, writer and producer and the film will be directed by Patrick Hughes ("Red Hill"). No release date has been set, but it's expected to open in 2014.

Whoopi Goldberg Picture

Whoopi Goldberg has been cast in the "Ninja Turtles" reboot which was recently renamed back to "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles". The film is produced by Michael Bay and directed by Jonathan Liebesman ("Battle: Los Angeles"). Goldberg will play Bernadette Thompson, April O'Neill's boss at Channel 6 News. O'Neill is played by Megan Fox. The reboot opens on June 6, 2014.

Glenn Close Picture Karen Gillan Picture

Glenn Close and Karen Gillan have joined the cast of Marvel's comic book adaptation "Guardians of the Galaxy". The film is intended to be the tenth installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Close will play the head of Nova Corps, the intergalactic military/police initiative at the center of the comics, and Gillan will play one of the film's villains. The other baddie will be played by Lee Pace ("The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"). The film also stars Chris Pratt as Peter Quill aka Star-Lord, the Guardians' Leader, Dave Bautista as Drax the Destroyer, Zoe Saldana as Gamora and Michael Rooker as Yondu. "Guardians of the Galaxy" is directed by James Gunn, writer of the 2004 "Dawn of the Dead" and the unfortunate 2002 "Scooby-Doo" live-action adaptation. The release date has been set for August 1, 2014.



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