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

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Shailene Woodley Confirmed for "The Fault in Our Stars"

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Abbie Cornish lands female lead in “Fellini Black and White”

August 27, 2012 | Posted by Linda Ge in Casting Leave a comment

Australian actress Abbie Cornish has been cast in the female lead role of Betty in Frederico Fellini biopic “Fellini Black and White”, according to Deadline. Brazilian star Wagner Maura plays the legendary Italian director while Tony winner Nina Arianda is set for the role of his wife, Italian actress Giulietta Masina. The cast of the 1950s drama is rounded out by William H. Macy, Terrence Howard and Peter Dinklage.

Written and to be directed by Henry Bromell, “Fellini Black and White” will follow Fellini and Masina’s 1957 trip to Los Angeles, where he would win his first Oscar for Best Foreign Language film. The trip, however, was marred in mystery as he disappeared for two days and almost didn’t make it to his ceremony. Bromell will speculate that Il Maestro “fell under the spell of Hollywood and America in the 1950s and spent the two days discovering jazz, surfing and romancing a local lover who was a vet. He then emerged as a changed man who broke with his previous neo-realist style and went on to create his greatest movie hits.” Cornish will play that veterinarian.

Cornish, who appeared in “Limitless”, “Sucker Punch” and Madonna’s “W.E.” last year, will soon be seen in crime caper comedy “Seven Psychopaths” with Sam Rockwell. She also recently landed the female lead in the “Robocop” remake opposite Joel Kinnaman and is also attached to star in indie drama “An Ordinary Man” with Brendan Gleeson.

Nina Arianda to play Il Maestro’s muse Giulietta Masina in “Fellini Black and White”

July 30, 2012 | Posted by Linda Ge in Casting Leave a comment

Nina Arianda has really come from nowhere to become a major talent to keep an eye on in Hollywood. After scoring a major get portraying Janis Joplin on the big screen, Deadline reports she has lined up another gig playing a real life icon. In biopic “Fellini Black and White” about the iconic Italian director, Arianda will portray Giulietta Masina, Fellini’s wife of fifty years and the star of many of his films, including “La Strada” and “Nights of Cabiria.” William H. Macy, Terrence Howard and Peter Dinklage round out the cast that is led by Brazilian star Wagner Maura, who plays Fellini.

Written and to be directed by Henry Bromell, “Fellini Black and White” will follow Fellini and Masina’s 1957 trip to Los Angeles, where he would win his first Oscar for Best Foreign Language film. The trip, however, was marred in mystery as he disappeared for two days and almost didn’t make it to his ceremony. Bromell will speculate that Il Maestro “fell under the spell of Hollywood and America in the 1950s and spent the two days discovering jazz, surfing and romancing a local lover who was a vet. He then emerged as a changed man who broke with his previous neo-realist style and went on to create his greatest movie hits,” according to The Guardian.

Arianda landed her first major role on Broadway just a year after graduating from drama school and with her second Broadway play, “Venus in Fur”, she had her first Tony. After supporting roles last year in “Win Win” and especially memorably in “Midnight in Paris”, Arianda will have her first shot at headlining a film with Sean Durkin’s “Joplin”, in which she’ll do her own singing of the late rock legend’s songs. She’s currently shooting two-parter “The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby” opposite Jessica Chastain and James McAvoy.