Ansel Elgort Is Augustus Waters in "The Fault in Our Stars" Opposite Shailene Woodley

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Dylan O'Brien Lands "The Maze Runner" Lead; Ki Hong Lee Also Joins

UPDATE: Director Wes Ball tweets that Ki Hong Lee has also joined the cast as Minho, a fellow Glader and ally to Thomas throughout the series. Lee is probably best known as a regular on short-lived ABC Family Read more

Shailene Woodley Confirmed for "The Fault in Our Stars"

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Up and Comers Presents: 20 Faces to Watch in 2013

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Octavia Spencer joins Chris Evans and Jamie Bell in sci-fi thriller “Snow Piercer”

February 2, 2012 | Posted by Linda Ge in Casting Leave a comment

Korean director Bong Joon-ho’s English directorial debut is about to get some boost from Oscar. Likely Best Supporting Actress winner Octavia Spencer has signed on for sci-fi thriller “Snow Piercer”, according to THR.

Bong also wrote the script and Park Chan-wook, equally acclaimed Korean director who also recently made his English directorial debut on Nicole Kidman-Mia Wasikowska starrer “Stoker”, will produce. Spencer, along with Chris Evans, Jamie Bell and Tilda Swinton, among others, will play passengers on a full train barreling down unknown tracks in a world that is covered in ice. Class differences, nationalities and more collide as passengers struggle to co-exist. Korean actor Song Kang-Ho is already on board, and more international actors are expected to jump on board as well.

Spencer, who has been toiling in supporting roles since 1996, landed the role of a lifetime when longtime friend Tate Taylor cast her as scene-stealing maid Minny Jackson in “The Help”, a character that, as it turns out, was partly inspired by Spencer herself, after Taylor introduced her to author Kathryn Stockett, who he grew up with in Mississippi. The role has already won her plenty of accolades but the biggest is expected to come on the night of February 26th. Spencer also has a supporting role in Sundance premiere “Smashed” with Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Aaron Paul, and is set to star with Julianne Hough and Russell Brand in Diablo Cody’s directorial debut (formerly titled “Lamb of God”).

Jamie Bell joins Chris Evans in sci-fi thriller “Snow Piercer”

January 17, 2012 | Posted by Linda Ge in Casting 1 Comment

Jamie Bell and Chris Evans are heading for an ice age in new post-apocalyptic thriller “Snow Piercer”, according to Variety. “We Need to Talk About Kevin” star and Oscar hopeful Tilda Swinton is also joining the cast of acclaimed Korean director Bong Joon-ho’s English directorial debut.

Bong also wrote the script and Park Chan-wook, equally acclaimed Korean director (of the original “Oldboy”, among others) who also recently made his English directorial debut on Nicole Kidman-Mia Wasikowska starrer “Stoker”, will produce. Evans, Bell and Swinton will play passengers on a full train barreling down unknown tracks in a world that is covered in ice. Class differences, nationalities and more collide as passengers struggle to co-exist. Korean actor Song Kang-Ho is already on board, and more international actors are expected to jump on board as well.

Evans, aka “Captain America”, recently wrapped up reprising the quintessential American superhero in Joss Whedon’s all-star superhero team-up “The Avengers” and has been turning towards darker fare, recently earning raves playing a drug addict in “Puncture” and currently filming serial killer drama “The Iceman” opposite Michael Shannon. Bell was seen this year in “Jane Eyre” and animation Oscar favorite “The Adventures of TinTin.”