Amanda Seyfried finds “A Million Ways To Die In The West” with Seth Macfarlane

February 11, 2013 | Posted by Rebecca Lewis in Casting Leave a comment

Fresh off a starring role in the worldwide box office hit “Les Miserables” and a recent premiere at Sundance Film Festival of indie pic “Lovelace“, THR reports that Amanda Seyfried has picked her next role – Western comedy “A Million Ways to Die in the West“.

The film has been co-written by Seth Macfarlane who will also sit in the director’s chair for this, his sophomore directorial effort following last year’s “Ted”.

Macfarlane will also co-star in the film which follows a “sheepish farmer, who chickens out of a gunfight and sees his girlfriend leave him. When he meets the wife of a notorious outlaw who offers to teach him how to shoot, the farmer sees a chance to win back his love.”

Seyfried will play the farmer’s girlfriend and Charlize Theron will star as the wife of the outlaw.

Seyfried first gained attention thanks to 2004′s cult favourite “Mean Girls“, and went on to win small screen acclaim in “Big Love”. She starred in several box office misses including Catherine Hardwicke’s “Red Riding Hood” and the thriller “In Time“, before being cast as Cosette in Tom Hooper’s adaptation of the smash hit musical “Les Miserables”. She recently wrapped filming on ensemble comedy “The Big Wedding“, and late last year she, questionably, joined the cast of “Wonderful Tonight” with Patrick Dempsey.

Amanda Seyfried to have a “Wonderful Tonight” with Patrick Dempsey

November 1, 2012 | Posted by Linda Ge in Casting 1 Comment

Um, eww. Deadline reports Amanda Seyfried is attached to star in “Wonderful Tonight” and play one half of a couple who have a one night stand that results in an unexpected pregnancy. The eww part? The other half of the couple will reportedly be played by “Grey’s Anatomy” star Patrick Dempsey. Dr. McDreamy, who is a full twenty years older than Seyfriend and could easily play her father on screen without anybody blinking an eye.

Christine Jeffs will direct the movie from a script by J. Mills Goodloe, and the two leads reportedly not only have to deal with the surprise pregnancy, but also their own expectations from each other and their own lives. And my question is, in his mid-40s, shouldn’t Dempsey’s character already have most of those Big Life Questions figured out already? Let’s hope there are wires crossed in here somewhere and Dempsey is actually being lined up for a different role. The film is out to buyers now at AFM.

Seyfried was last seen on the big screen opposite much more appropriate love interest Justin Timberlake in Andrew Niccol’s sci-fi actioner “In Time” and will play Cosette to Eddie Redmayne’s Marius in the upcoming “Les Miserables.” She also recently wrapped up playing porn star Linda Lovelace in biopic “Lovelace” and ensemble family comedy “The Big Wedding.”

TV stars Jim Parsons and Matt Bomer join Ryan Murphy’s big screen adaptation of “The Normal Heart”

January 21, 2012 | Posted by Rebecca Lewis in Casting Leave a comment

Ryan Murphy has had huge success on the small screen, with TV hits from 90s show “Popular” to the current smash “Glee” so it’s no surprise to see him turn his talents to the big screen – and with the Tony award-winning play “The Normal Heart”.

The largely biographical play by Larry Kramer centres on writer/activist Ned Weeks, and his attempts to raise HIV/AIDS awareness during the early 1980s in New York City.

Mark Ruffalo signed on to play Weeks back in 2010, and now it looks like two of TV’s biggest stars have also hopped on board. Jim Parsons, from “The Big Bang Theory” and Matt Bomer, who currently stars in “White Collar” and will soon be seen in Steven Soderbergh’s “Magic Mike” have joined the cast that also features A list stars such as Julia Roberts and Alec Baldwin. The Playlist reports that Parsons will play Southern gay rights activist Tommy Boatwright – a role which he also played on Broadway – and Bomer will take on the role of Felix Turner, Weeks’ fashion designer boyfriend who contracts the diease.

Bomer was fan favourite back in 2010 to take on the role of Clark Kent in Zack Snyder’s “Superman” reboot but lost out to British star Henry Cavill. He starred alongside Justin Timberlake in “In Time” and has a lead role in the male stripper party flick “Magic Mike”, also starring Channing Tatum and Matthew McConaughey. This is the first major film role for Parsons, who has been a staple of the TV comedy scene for the last few years.

UPDATED: Amanda Seyfried in final negotiations for Cosette in Tom Hooper’s “Les Miserables”

January 3, 2012 | Posted by Linda Ge in Casting 2 Comments

UPDATE: Deadline updates that Seyfried is now in final negotiations, so it looks like we have our Cosette!

One of the last two pieces in the “Les Miserables” casting puzzle may finally be falling into place. Despite reports that Tom Hooper was having a hard time finding a well-known young actress who had the vocal chops to pull off the role of Cosette, and had actually began to hold open casting calls, Twitch Film now reports it is indeed someone quite familiar to moviegoing audiences who has been offered the role. Amanda Seyfried, who has some experience headlining big screen musicals after playing the lead in “Mamma Mia!” opposite Meryl Streep in 2008, may play the sheltered daughter of Anne Hathaway’s Fantine and love interest to Eddie Redmayne’s student revolutionary Marius.

Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe will play escaped convict Jean Valjean and police inspector Javert, respectively, the lifelong rivalry at the heart of the international blockbuster musical, based on the novel by Victor Hugo. In the latter part of their lives, they become embroiled in the onset of a revolution led by the charismatic and idealistic Enjolras, to be played by Broadway star Aaron Tveit. With Seyfried’s potential casting, one last lead role remains to be filled: that of the tragic street urchin Eponine, who is in unrequited love with Redmayne’s Marius. Last we heard, four actresses were in the running for the part: Evan Rachel Wood, Scarlett Johansson, Lea Michele and Taylor Swift. With rehearsals beginning this month and filming set for March, things will hopefully firm up soon.

Seyfried will have to do her own signing, just like the rest of the cast, which shouldn’t be a problem for the actress, who has studied opera and taken voice lessons. She’s contributed songs to the soundtracks of some of her movies, including – but of course – “Mamma Mia!”, “Dear John” and “Red Riding Hood.” Most recently seen opposite Justin Timberlake in sci-fi thriller “In Time”, Seyfried will soon begin filming on “Lovelace”, one of two competing biopics about famous porn star Linda Lovelace.

Amanda Seyfried the latest starlet attached to star as porn star Linda Lovelace in biopic

November 1, 2011 | Posted by Linda Ge in Casting 2 Comments

“Pride and Prejudice and Zombies” isn’t the only project that has trouble hanging onto actresses. There’s been two dueling biopics about 1970s porn star Linda Lovelace in development for years, but thus far neither has managed to get anything past the pre-production stage. Today there is apparently movement on one of them, as Variety reports Amanda Seyfried has replaced formerly attached Kate Hudson in “Lovelace.” Peter Sarsgaard is also in talks to play her pornographer husband Chuck Traynor.

Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman will direct the film which is adapted from Eric Danville’s book “The Complete Linda Lovelace” by W. Merritt Johnson and Andy Bellin. Hudson had been attached to the role before becoming pregnant, and as she fell out, James Franco – originally attached to Traynor – did as well. A rival project from writer-director Matthew Wilder, “Inferno”, has had Malin Akerman attached since last November and has had its share of actress-revolving-doors as well, with Akerman replacing Lindsay Lohan. Anna Faris, Rose McGowan and Olivia Wilde had all had something to do with one or the other at one point as well.

Seyfried, one of the lackey “Mean Girls” of 2004 and Meryl Streep’s daughter in big screen musical “Mamma Mia!”, recently made a name for herself playing the leading lady in weepy romantic dramas like “Dear John” and “Letters to Juliet”. She can currently be seen opposite Justin Timberlake in Andrew Niccol’s futuristic sci-fi thriller “In Time.”

Olivia Wilde wins female lead in “Burt Wonderstone” opposite Steve Carell and Jim Carrey

October 31, 2011 | Posted by Linda Ge in Casting 2 Comments

That was fast! Olivia Wilde has beaten out the likes of Judy Greer, Sarah Silverman, Jessica Biel and Michelle Monaghan to win the coveted female lead in magician comedy “Burt Wonderstone”, reports THR. She is now in negotiations to join a cast that includes Steve Carell, Jim Carrey, James Gandolfini and Steve Buscemi in the Don Scardino directed film.

Carell stars as the title character, a traditional Las Vegas magician who is left abandoned by longtime partner (Buscemi), is upstaged by a hip street magician played by Carrey and must rediscover his love of magic. Wilde will play Burt’s love interest, his former assistant who now works for Carrey’s charcter. Filming is scheduled to begin in January.

The hard working Wilde can currently be seen opposite Justin Timberlake in Andrew Niccol’s “In Time” and has wrapped Jennifer Garner’s ensemble comedy “Butter”, along with family dramas “Welcome to People” with Chris Pine and “Blackbird” with Eric Bana. She’s also scheduled to shoot “Better Living Through Chemistry” opposite Sam Rockwell this fall and recently landed another highly coveted female lead, opposite Chris Hemsworth in Ron Howard’s Formula One racing biopic “Rush.”

Justin Timberlake offered a lead role in Coen Bros’ “Inside Llewyn Davis” opposite Carey Mulligan

October 29, 2011 | Posted by Linda Ge in Casting 1 Comment

Thus far former boybander Justin Timberlake has steered clear of mixing his musical and acting talents, but could that all change now? Variety reports Timberlake has been offered a lead role in the Coen Brothers’ 1960s folk music drama “Inside Llewyn Davis”, and not for nothing, Oscar Isaac landed the titular role in the film because of the tremendous musical talents he demonstrated during auditions, and co-star Carey Mulligan has proven musical ability as well.

Isaac plays Davis, a fictional character loosely based on 1960s Greenwich Village based musician Dave Van Ronk, nicknamed “Mayor of MacDougal Street”, whose circle of friends and fellow musicians included Bob Dylan, Tom Paxton, Patrick Sky, Phil Ochs, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott and Joni Mitchell. Despite being talented and passionate, he can’t make ends meet just playing music. Timberlake has been offered the role of Jim, a fellow folk musician who is married to Mulligan’s character Jean.

Timberlake has been tentatively seeking out a film career for years, but got his big break when he played Napster founder Sean Parker in David Fincher’s modern masterpiece “The Social Network”. He’s taken mostly lead roles since, in this summer’s “Friends with Benefits” and the currently playing “In Time.” The role in the Coens’ new film would be his biggest and most prestigious yet, and while he was bandied about but not nominated for an Oscar for “Network”, “Inside Llewyn Davis” could bring him closer than he’s ever been. One step closer to EGOT for the multi-tasking entertainer.

Watch: Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, Cillian Murphy and more in new clips from sci-fi thriller “In Time”

October 18, 2011 | Posted by Rebecca Lewis in Videos 2 Comments

One of our most anticipated films of fall, In Time is released next week, and Fox is amping up the promotion, following on from the footage and teaser posters released this past summer.

Starring an array of our favourite up and coming actors including Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, Olivia Wilde, Cillian Murphy, Alex Pettyfer, Bella Heathcote and Vincent Kartheiser (phew!), director Andrew Niccol’s futuristic sci-fi thriller follows Will (Timberlake) who goes on the run after being accused of murder and theft of time – yes, time, because in this world no-one lives past the age of 25, except the wealthy who can “buy” more time.

In these newly released clips (via Playlist), we’re pleased to see Timberlake’s outstanding performance in last year’s The Social Network was no fluke, and Murphy, as always, makes an excellent villian.

Watch the clips below the cut and let us know if you’ll be heading to see this in your local cinema.

Olivia Wilde joins “Rush” opposite Chris Hemsworth

October 4, 2011 | Posted by Linda Ge in Casting 1 Comment

Olivia Wilde continues her takeover of Hollywood by adding another highly coveted female lead to her growing resume. Deadline reports Wilde will portray onetime supermodel Suzy Miller in Ron Howard’s racing biopic “Rush” opposite Chris Hemsworth as James Hunt and Daniel Bruhl as Niki Lauda, whose rivalry set the Formula One racing world aflame in the 1970s.

The film, scripted by Peter Morgan, chronicles the two men’s fight for dominance in the sport in the 1970′s. Hunt went on to win the 1976 title, while Lauda, who won the World Championship three times, crashed in a near-fatal accident in the same race. Wilde’s Miller falls for and marries Hemsworth’s Hunt, but the relationship is short-lived as she soon falls for his actor friend, Richard Burton. Burton then proceeded to pay Miller’s legal fees in her divorce proceedings, freeing her up to marry him shortly after. Deadline reports Howard is keen to get Russell Crowe to cameo as Burton.

The hard working Wilde will be seen in Jennifer Garner’s ensemble comedy “Butter” and opposite Justin Timberlake in Andrew Niccol’s “In Time”, along with family dramas “Welcome to People” with Chris Pine and “Blackbird” with Eric Bana. She’s also scheduled to shoot “Better Living Through Chemistry” opposite Sam Rockwell this fall and may or may not still be a contender for the last remaining female lead opposite Tom Cruise in the sci-fi epic previously known as “Horizons.” Jessica Chastain landed the first female lead a couple of weeks ago.

Justin Timberlake “Spinning Gold” in Neil Bogart biopic

September 26, 2011 | Posted by Linda Ge in Casting Leave a comment

Former boy bander Justin Timberlake continues his quest to be taken seriously as an actor and will add producer to his long line of titles on “Spinning Gold”, according to Deadline. Timberlake will headline the biopic as late record producer Neil Bogart, co-founder of Casablanca Records and act as a producer on the project that’s “literally three decades in the making.”

Timberlake will produce along with Bogart’s sons, writer-producer-director Timothy Scott Bogart and songwriter and music publisher Evan “Kidd” Bogart. Bogart’s story revolves around a rags-to-riches, dirt poor Jewish kid from Brooklyn who went on to become a multimillionaire after founding Casablanca Records and launching the careers of KISS, Parliament, Donna Summer, and The Village People. “This is saga about a young dreamer who started with nothing and came of age in the 60s and 70s, believing anything was possible and every risk was worth taking,” Tim Bogart tells Deadline. They knew they needed a young actor who had the charisma to portray their father, who died of cancer at age 39 in 1982. “When Justin walked into the room, that was the moment I had been waiting for 29 years. He has the exact same energy as my father, the same glimmer in his eye.” No director has been set yet, and production is slated for a leisurely “before the end of 2012″ pace.

Timberlake, former ‘N Sync member, broke out – along with a plethora of other promising young stars – in last year’s David Fincher masterpiece “The Social Network”, where he portrayed Napster founder Sean Parker. He starred opposite Mila Kunis in this summer’s romantic comedy “Friends with Benefits” and will next be seen opposite Amanda Seyfried in Andrew Niccol’s sci-fi thriller “In Time”, one of our most anticipated fall movies.

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