io9: Casting

Which of these eight actors will play Tetsuo in the American Akira?

Cyriaque Lamar — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 13:45:00 PST

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So Amerikira: The Battle for Neo Des Moines has found its Kaneda and potentially its Kei. Now, The Hollywood Reporter reports that Warner Bros. wants to lock down the movie's Tetsuo by Thanksgiving. The shortlist at this point includes: More »

Jeff Bridges will bring The Giver to the big screen

Meredith Woerner — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 06:30:00 PDT

The Dude has nabbed the rights to the influential novel The Giver by Lois Lowry. Bridges hopes to play the title role — the one person chosen to feel for the whole of a future community. More »

George Clooney and Darren Aronofsky could team up to film the fall of humanity

Meredith Woerner — Tue, 10 May 2011 06:30:00 PDT

We're almost elated director Darren Aronofsky passed on the second Wolverine movie, because his back-up project, Human Nature, sounds fascinating. Who doesn't want to see a Aronofsky future where human beings are the lap-dogs for an alien species? More »

New casting call shows how Spielberg's Terra Nova will ramp up the non-dinosaur drama

Charlie Jane Anders — Fri, 06 May 2011 13:11:45 PDT

Steven Spielberg's time-traveling dinosaur drama Terra Nova has just cranked back into production, making the first episode after the pilot. We found a casting call for episode two, which introduces a new character who'll cause lots of trouble. More »

Win a role in the new D&D movie

Ed Grabianowski -- Robot Viking — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 07:00:00 PST

Did you know that there's a new D&D movie in the works? It's called Book of Vile Darkness, and you can actually win a walk-on role. Not only that, you get to create the character you'll play in the movie. More »

The Seventh Doctor has been cast as Gandalf's wizard pal in The Hobbit

Cyriaque Lamar — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 13:55:00 PDT

Nothing's been signed yet, but Seventh Doctor Sylvester McCoy has been offered the role of Gandalf's fellow wizard Radagast the Brown in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit. If David Tennant gets in, we'll have a regular Whoverse invasion of Middle Earth. More »

Will Victor from Dollhouse be the new flame on Torchwood?

Cyriaque Lamar — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 07:30:00 PDT

Enver Gjokaj (a.k.a. Victor from Dollhouse) is reportedly in the running to play Rex Matheson, a hard-bitten CIA agent on Torchwood: New World who's oblivious to his coworker's crush. Cue Captain Jack stepping in and breaking some hearts. More »

Mark Wahlberg offered lead role in The Crow

Meredith Woerner — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 16:30:00 PDT

This news is certainly going cause a lot of angry mascara tears. Rumor has it Dirk Diggler himself, Mark Wahlberg, is in talks to take the lead in the new Crow film. Yikes. More »

The villain of Spider-Man reboot revealed?

Charlie Jane Anders — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:28:14 PDT

Rhys Ifans will be playing Curt Connors, the scientist who becomes the Lizard, in the new Spider-Man movie reboot, according to The Wrap. Not clear if the Lizard is the only villain in the movie, but the unnamed source does say that Venom won't be in the film at all. Here's hoping there's only one villain and Ifans gets to develop this character. (And too bad for Dylan Baker, who played Curt Connors in Sam Raimi's Spidey movies, but never got to transform into the Lizard.) [The Wrap] More »

Is Emma Stone the new Mary Jane Watson?

Cyriaque Lamar — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 07:25:00 PDT

That's what the rumor is this weekend. Sony is said to be "imminently" offering the Zombieland star the role. This apparently leaves actresses Mia Wasikowska, Georgina Haig, Dianna Agron, and Dominique McElligot in the running to play Gwen Stacy. [Deadline] More »

Philip Seymour Hoffman as Venom? Spider-Man movie rumors starting to get odder

Charlie Jane Anders — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:30:00 PDT

In case you thought Batman 3 was the only film with crazy casting rumors, there are reports that Philip Seymour Hoffman could play Venom in the Spider-Man reboot. Also, Dianna Agron (Glee) and Georgina Haig might play Spidey's love interest. More »

Take a look at Captain America's Peggy Carter

Esther Inglis-Arkell — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 08:00:00 PDT

Comic Book Movie Fansites has pictures of Margaret 'Peggy' Carter, played by actress Hayley Atwell. In comics Peggy was the love interest of Captain America during the war, and the aunt of Sharon Carter, the good Captain's current inamorata. More »

The Hunger Games movie has 3 possible directors, and Hit-Girl may play Katniss.

Charlie Jane Anders — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:00:00 PDT

Can the internal monologue-heavy first Hunger Games book become a decent movie? We're still not sure, but at least A-list people are getting involved — including Kick-Ass' Chloe Moretz — and everybody's calling it the possible next Twlight. More »

Andrew Garfield cast as Peter Parker in the new Spider-Man

Meredith Woerner — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:45:02 PDT

No more spidey speculation. Sony and Marvel have officially announced the next Spider-Man, and it's that kid from the Parnassus movies: Andrew Garfield. More »

The transdimensional love story Hollywood rejected will be a movie after all, with Channing Tatum

Charlie Jane Anders — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:38:59 PDT

Now that Avatar has made enough money for James Cameron to reforest Brazil, Hollywood is taking another look at science fiction love stories. Case in point: Ion, a dimension-hopping romance that all the studios turned down last year. More »

Be a cannon fodder pothead or showgirl in the Fright Night remake

Cyriaque Lamar — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:28:50 PDT

Want to be seen alongside Anton Yelchin, David Tennant, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse in the upcoming vampire-next-door flick Fright Night? If you can make it to the American southwest, filmmakers need a bunch of extras ranging from vampires to nerds. More »

WTF? David Tennant and McLovin get cast in Fright Night remake

Meredith Woerner — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 08:00:00 PDT

Is this what David Tennant left Doctor Who for? Word comes that he's joined the remake of ultra-campy vampire movie Fright Night. On the plus side, he's joined by Red Mist/McLovin actor Christopher Mintz-Plasse. More »

Kim Kardashian's gunning for Lara Croft role

Meredith Woerner — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:36:08 PDT

Rumors are circulating that Kim Kardashian wants to play Lara Croft in the next Tomb Raider film. As Croft's only prerequisites are to fill out the gun holsters and have a braided pony tail, we say she's perfect! [ShowbizSpy] More »

Amazing casting call for Titanic 2: Mermaid Saviors!

Meredith Woerner — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 07:00:00 PDT

Read the synopsis for what is possibly the most brilliant idea ever pitched in the history of mermaid movies. What happened after the Titanic sunk? The passengers were saved by mermaids - and Jack Dawson was elected mermaid King, naturally. More »

James McAvoy Cast As Charles Xavier In X-Men First Class

Meredith Woerner — Fri, 28 May 2010 07:00:00 PDT

It's official: James McAvoy has signed on to play Professor X in the new X-Men prequel, directed by Kick-Ass' Matthew Vaughn. Which means we'll be getting to know a much, much younger Charles Xavier. More »

One Of The Best Science Fiction Novels Of Recent Years Will Be A Movie Starring Ewan McGregor

Charlie Jane Anders — Fri, 14 May 2010 09:00:00 PDT

Salmon Fishing In The Yemen by Paul Today completely blew me away with its story of a scientist who's hired to introduce salmon into the wadi, so the Yemenis can go fly-fishing. Now it'll be a movie starring Ewan McGregor. More »

Percy Jackson May Be Your New Spider-Man, Part Deux

Cyriaque Lamar — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 21:00:00 PDT

Percy Jackson star Logan Lerman has long been rumored to be the next Peter Parker in Marc Webb's Spidey reboot. Today it was announced that Lerman's got the part "almost 100% locked." Damn, and we were pulling for Bruce Campbell. More »

Behind the scenes of Eureka's Geek Casting Spree

Marc Bernardin — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 07:00:00 PDT

Eureka co-executive producer Amy Berg reveals some details on how James Callis and Wil Wheaton came to join the cast, what she looks for in a guest star, and which Firefly alum is her "white whale." More »

Jeffrey Dean Morgan Eager To Return To Supernatural!

Charlie Jane Anders — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 11:12:50 PDT

Will the original (and best) Pa Winchester ever return to Supernatural for one last round of closure with Sam and Dean? Jeffrey Dean Morgan tells us he's eager to do it. The Supernatural producers just haven't called. WTF? Spoilers ahead... More »

UPDATED: Harrison Ford IS Saddling Up for Cowboys and Aliens

Marc Bernardin — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:05:08 PDT

As those old Indiana Jones posters used to say, "The Man With the Hat is Back," and he's taking on aliens. Well, Jon Favreau's next scifi flick has got to be better than that Crystal Skull business More »

Casting News: Yelchin On Fright Night, Wheaton On Eureka, And Juno's Olivia Thirlby On Darkest Hour!

Charlie Jane Anders — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 06:00:00 PDT

OMG, Iron Man pics! Anton Yelchin joins the Fright Night remake, a Juno star joins Bekmambetov's alien-invasion film, and Wil Wheaton joins Eureka. Major hints for Joss Whedon's horror film! And Lost, Doctor Who, Elm Street, Caesar and Resident Evil. More »

The Smurfs Bring Out The Big Guns To Make Us Care About Their Movie

Marc Bernardin — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:45:00 PDT

How can the people behind the upcoming Smurfs movie - based on the "classic" Belgian cartoon - make their film an attractive proposition? Adding Colombian-born hottie Sofia Vergara to a cast that already included Neil Patrick Harris. Just stop already. More »

Is Zac Efron The New Flash Gordon?

Cyriaque Lamar — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 10:08:17 PDT

High School Musical dreamboat Zac Efron is rumored to play spacefaring hero/Freddie Mercury muse Flash Gordon. Could this all be just a disinformation campaign by Ming the Merciless? More »

Ryan Phillippe Confirms He's Up For Captain America, While Channing Tatum Joins The Race

Meredith Woerner — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:30:00 PDT

Looks like the rumors are true — Ryan Phillippe could be our new Steve Rogers. But before we can even chew on the idea of a Cruel Intentions Cap, another actor has stepped up to the plate: G.I. Joe's Duke. More »

Ellen Page To Star In Michel Gondry Time-Travel Flick

Cyriaque Lamar — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:40:00 PDT

Green Hornet director Michel Gondry is teaming up with Ghost World scribe Daniel Clowes to create a time-travel drama starring Ellen "Juno Pryde" Page. Looks like Gondry's trying to sweep both the Saturn and Independent Spirit Awards with this one. More »

Will Dane Cook Or The Jonas Brothers Play Captain America?

Cyriaque Lamar — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:40:00 PST

Some days Hollywood casting news just reads like drunken chimpanzees playing Mad Libs. Dane Cook confirmed that he tried out for Captain America via Twitter, and two of the Jonas Brothers are (groundlessly) rumored to be in the running. More »

ER Stars Join NBC's Citizen-Superhero Show "The Cape" And The CW'S "La Femme Nikita" Revamp

Charlie Jane Anders — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:30:00 PST

Former stars of NBC's ER are moving over to genre shows. David Lyons will play the lead in The Cape, a cop who becomes a masked hero to clear his name. And other ER stars are joining two other shows. More »

Rihanna's Got The Glow In The Last Dragon Remake

Cyriaque Lamar — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:36:59 PST

"Umbrella" chanteuse Rihanna has reportedly nabbed the role as a roundhouse-kicking dominatrix, in the upcoming remake of the 1985 R&B martial arts fantasy The Last Dragon. More »

Peter Sarsgaard To Play Green Lantern's Heady Foe, Hector Hammond

Cyriaque Lamar — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:00:00 PST

Critically-acclaimed actor Peter Sarsgaard is in talks to play evil, giant-head Hector Hammond opposite Ryan Reynolds' Green Lantern. More »

Major Spoilers Revealed In The Casting Call For The Thing's Prequel

Cyriaque Lamar — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:00:01 PST

The casting call for Matthijs Van Heijningen's prequel to John Carpenter's The Thing reveals plenty about the main characters and spills major plot points. And the information is a lot less pleasing than an upside-down-head spider. More »

No "Cowboys And Aliens" For Robert Downey Jr.

Cyriaque Lamar — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:30:00 PST

Robert Downey Jr. won't be starring in Iron Man director Jon Favreau's scifi Western Cowboys and Aliens. But why? Looks like RDJ has a schedule conflict with the fast-tracked Sherlock Holmes 2. More »

Rainn Wilson's Super Gets A Bona Fide Superhero: Nathan Fillion!

Meredith Woerner — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:16:07 PST

Slither director James Gunn has just added some massive geek-cred to his superhero film, Super. Nathan "Captain Hammer" Fillion, Bubbles from The Wire and many more beloved genre actors have joined Kevin Bacon and Rainn Wilson's dark comedy. More »

Blake Lively Is Green Lantern's Love Ninja

Alasdair Wilkins — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 10:00:00 PST

Ryan Reynolds has found his costar in DC's upcoming Green Lantern movie. Gossip Girl star Blake Lively will play Carol Ferris, aircraft magnate, skilled pilot, Hal Jordan love interest, onetime supervillain, and, lately, superpowered defender of love itself. More »

Rene Russo Is Thor's Stepmom... But Have They Already Cast Thor's Executioner?

Meredith Woerner — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:32:19 PST

Director Kenneth Branagh has chosen gorgeous siren Rene Russo as the stepmother in his Marvel epic action movie Thor. But has he also cast another villain? More »

Rachel McAdams As Black Cat? Yes, Please

Meredith Woerner — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:00:00 PST

The Spidey rumors are tingling. Could we possibly be seeing Rachel McAdams in head to toe leather? If she gets cast as Felicia Hardy, aka the Black Cat, in Spider-Man 4, then yes. But she's not the only one auditioning. More »