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

From siblings to star-crossed lovers! EW reports rising star Ansel Elgort has been offered the male lead in "The Fault in Our Stars" opposite Shailene Woodley - who plays his sister in the currently-filming dystopian adaptation "Divergent." The two Read more

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"

I mean, duh, we called it. It has now been officially confirmed with glowing quotes from director, producer and author in tow that the increasingly in demand Shailene Woodley will play the lead role of Hazel Grace Lancaster Read more

Up and Comers Presents: 20 Faces to Watch in 2013

After a somewhat unpredictable year in which the stars we expected to break out largely didn't but fresh faces came out of nowhere to surprise us all, we are ready to look ahead to the new talent waiting to Read more

Up and Comers Presents: The Breakout Stars of 2012

Another year, another new crop of fresh talent. Just like last year, the hardest part is narrowing down which of the dozens of the year's rising stars shone the brightest. This year we heralded the arrival of the unlikeliest Read more
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Justin Long and Jess Weixler seek to uncover the truth about “Lumpy”

April 20, 2011 | Posted by Linda Ge in Casting Leave a comment

Justin Long, Jess Weixler, Tyler Labine and Addison Timlin lead the cast of indie dramedy“Lumpy”, Deadline reports. Supporting cast also includes Michael Landis, Evan Jones and Shelley Long.

Ted Koland wrote the script and will make his feature directorial debut on the project, about a bride and groom (Weixler and Long), whose life-of-the-party best friend/best man Lumpy (Labine) dies at their wedding reception. When they cancel their honeymoon to return home for funeral preparations, they slowly discover Lumpy wasn’t who they thought he was. The film is currently prepping to begin shooting in Minnesota.

Long, a staple supporting character in the frat pack Will Ferrell-Vince Vaughn comedies, was last seen in rom-com “Going the Distance” opposite Drew Barrymore and recently wrapped ensemble “Ten Year”. Indie actress Weixler recently wrapped dramedy “Free Samples” opposite Jesse Eisenberg. Labine has a role in the upcoming “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” while Timlin broke out on the current season of “Californication” and landed the coveted female lead in “Odd Thomas” opposite Anton Yelchin.

Jesse Eisenberg joins indie dramedy “Free Samples”

December 9, 2010 | Posted by Linda Ge in Casting Leave a comment

Hot off “The Social Network”, Jesse Eisenberg has signed on to his next project, a supporting love interest role in the indie dramedy “Free Samples”, The Wrap reports. Little known actress Jess Weixler plays a law-school dropout who doles out free samples of ice cream from a friend’s food truck while trying to figure out what to do with her life. Typical quarter-life crisis Generation Y fare. Eisenberg will pursue her romantically, but she can’t remember much about him after a one night stand. Jason Ritter, who previously co-starred with Eisenberg in “The Education of Charlie Banks,” Tippy Hedren, Hallie Pfeiffer, Keir O’Donnell, Jocelyn Donahue and Matt Walsh all co-star.

Production is already underway in Los Angeles under the direction of Jay Gammill. Eisenberg recently wrapped filming on Ruben Fleischer’s “30 Minutes or Less” and will presumably be quite busy in the coming months making the rounds as he gears up to land a likely Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Mark Zuckerberg in “The Social Network”.