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"

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

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Aussie up and comer Rhys Wakefield joins sci-fi thriller “Vigilandia”

February 14, 2012 | Posted by Linda Ge in Casting 1 Comment

Australian actor Rhys Wakefield has joined the cast of “Vigilandia”, according to Deadline. Ethan Hawke and “Game of Thrones”‘ Lena Heady had been cast earlier in the sci-fi thriller that began shooting yesterday in Los Angeles. Not much is known about the micro budget thriller, except that it’s futuristic and will be brought to us by writer-director James DeMonaco, and producers Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form of Platinum Dunes, the shingle behind recent horror remakes “Friday the 13th” and “A Nightmare on Elm St.”

Wakefield is a veteran of famous Aussie starmking soap “Neighbours” and recently appeared in James Cameron’s “Sanctum.” His upcoming projects include indies like recent Sundance premiere “Nobody Walks” with John Krasinski and Olivia Thirlby, and “The Philosophers” with fellow risings stars Sophie Lowe, George Blagden and “Harry Potter”‘s Bonnie Wright.