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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Newcomer Roberto Aguire to star opposite Robin Williams in indie drama “Boulevard”

January 9, 2013 | Posted by Linda Ge in Casting Leave a comment

Newbie actor Roberto Aguire has landed the co-lead of indie drama “Boulevard”, which casts him opposite Robin Williams, reports Variety.

Williams plays “a devoted husband in a marriage of convenience until a run-in with a guarded young man forces him to come to terms with his own secrets”, with Aguire in the role of the young man. Douglas Soesbe wrote the script and “Empire State” director Dito Montiel will direct.

Aguire recently wrapped up his feature debut in “Glee” star Chris Colfer’s “Struck By Lightning”, whic premiered last year at the Tribeca Film Festival. Aguire played the character Emilio and also acted as a producer on the film.

Mila Kunis tries to locate “The Angriest Man in Brooklyn”

July 24, 2012 | Posted by Rebecca Lewis in Casting Leave a comment

Following her break out turn in 2010′s “Black Swan“, Mila Kunis has been landing some exciting new roles. Up next for the former TV actress is dramedy “The Angriest Man in Brookylyn” alongside Robin Williams.

Variety reports Kunis will play “a stand-in doctor who mistakenly tells an obnoxious patient (Williams) that he has only 90 minutes to live. She desperately tries to locate the man after her prognosis sends him on a contrite tour of the city to right all the wrongs in his life.”

Phil Alden Robinson (“Field of Dreams”) will direct from a screenplay by Daniel Taplitz and filming is set to begin in September in New York.

Kunis was nominated for a first Golden Globe for her stunning performance in Darren Aronofsky’s dark ballet drama “Black Swan”. Earlier this year, Kunis was offered a lead role in the Wachowski’s highly-secretive sci-fi project “Jupiter Ascending” alongside Channing Tatum, and we saw the first set photos of Guillaume Canet’s “Blood Ties“.

“Project X” breakout Oliver Cooper joins “A Film By Alan Stuart Eisner”

June 7, 2012 | Posted by Rebecca Lewis in Casting Leave a comment

Oliver Cooper is definitely a rising star to watch!

After breaking out in the critically panned but commercially loved x-rated teen comedy “Project X“, the young thesp has signed on to several big projects including playing Justin Timberlake‘s college pal in gambling drama “Runner Runner”, and partying alongside Taylor Lautner as frat boys in the “Grown Ups 2″, the sequel to the 2010 comedy hit.

Now Deadline reports that the actor has joined Hollywood legends Robin Williams and Shirley MacLaine in ensemble comedy “A Film By Alan Stuart Eisner“.

The film follows a young documentary filmmaker (presumably Cooper), who has a “burning desire to bring his family’s amazing and bizarre World War II history to the screen.”

Andy Bergman, who hasn’t directed a feature film since 2000′s “Isn’t She Great“, is set to sit in the director’s chair. Bergman also penned the script.