Casting News Round-Up: April 30 – May 4
April 30
- Will Smith & Denzel Washington in ‘Uptown Saturday Night’ Remake With Director Adam McKay
- Amy Sedaris in ‘Necessary Roughness’
- Rooney Mara, Ben Foster, Casey Affleck in 70s Drama ‘Ain’t Them Bodies Saints’
- Emile Hirsh Joins Toni Collette, Pierce Brosnan in Nick Thornby’s ‘A long Way Down’
- Heather Graham, Carrie Anne Moss, Kevin Dillon & Joe Mantegna in ‘Compulsion’, Vilmos Zsigmond Lensing
- Nick Nolte in ‘Bitterroot’
- Dominic Monaghan in Crackles Series ‘The Unknown’
- Laura Ramsey in Matt Weiner’s ‘You Are Here’
May 1
- HBO Picks Up 8-Part Series ‘True Detectives’ Starring Matthew McConaughey & Woody Harrelson
- Teri Hatcher to Recur on ABC Family Series ‘Jane By Design’
- Sandra Oh, Emily Watson, Nia Vardalos & Melora Hardin in Phone-Sex Comedy ’33 Liberty Lane’
- Sally Hawkins in Woody Allen’s New Film
- Wagner Moura To Play Federico Fellini in ‘Fellini Black and White’ With Peter Dinklage, William H Macy & Terrence Howard Co-Star
- Chris O’Dowd & Nick Frost In Dancing Comedy ‘Cuban Fury’
May 2
- Tom Cruise in Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci Universal Reboot ‘Van Helsing’
- Frank Darabont Rescues ‘The Walking Dead’ Jeffrey DeMunn for ‘L.A. Noir’
- Sharlto Copley Offered Villain In Spike Lee’s ‘Oldboy’
- Elijah Wood in Indie Thriller Described As “Speed at a Piano”
- Malcolm McDowell in ‘Tbilisi My City’
- Idris Elba, Michael K. Williams & Rosario Dawson in Jeymes Samuels Black Western Short ‘They Die By Dawn’
- Christina Ricci, Brendan Gleeson, JB Smoove in ‘Smurfs 2’
- Aretha Franklin Wants Audra McDonald in Biopic
May 3
- Jon Hamm & Daniel Radcliffe in Miniseries ‘Sky Arts’
- Fresh Blood for Starz’ ‘Spartacus’
- ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Casts Mary Lynn Rajskub & Patrick Fishcler
- Thomas Kretschmann, Josie Ho, Joseph Morgan, Erin Richards, Max Wrottesley and Sharlto Copley to ‘Open Grave’
- Kyle Gallner Joins ‘Beautiful Creatures’
- Abigail Spencer in ‘Kilimanjaro’ Opposite Brian Geraghty
- Steve Coogan Voicing in ‘Despicable Me 2’
- Michael Stahl-David, Sara Paxton, Zach Cregger & Addison Timlin Join ‘The Bounceback’
- Sharlto Copley in ‘Maleficient’; Spike Lee’s ‘Oldboy’ & ‘Open Grave’
- Robert Pattinson Going To ‘ The Rover’ & Hunt Hussein in ‘Mission: Blacklist’
- Jewel To Be June Carter Cash in Biopic
- Nick Frost in ‘Cuban Fury’
- Rob Lowe Cast As Prosecutor in ‘Casey Anthony Trial’
Abigail Spencer, addison timlin, amy sedaris, ben foster, brian geraghtysteve coogan, carrie anne-moss, casey affleck, Daniel Radcliffe, denzel washington, dominic monaghan, emile hirsch, erin richards, heather graham, jewel, joe mategna, jon hamm, joseph morgan, josie ho, kevin dillon, kyle gallner, laura ramsey, mary lynn rajskub, max wrottesley, michael stahl-david, nick frost, nick nolte, nick thornby, patrick fishcler, pierce brosnan, rob lowe, robert pattinson, rooney mara, sara paxton, sharlto copley, Spartacus, thomas kretschmann, toni collette, will smith, zach cregger
About Mario Melidona
Mario has produced and written several screenplays and recently directed and edited a Black & White Short filmed on 16mm. His newfound love for postmodernism and the rise of existential cinema has been a great influence on his writings.
