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Casting News Round-Up: May 20-24

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May 20

• Robert De Niro Joining DiCaprio’s JFK conspiracy Thriller ‘Legacy of Secrecy’, David O. Russell Directing
• Philip Seymour Hoffman in ‘God’s Pocket’
• Gerard Butler looking into ‘The Raven’
• Colin Firth Starring (And Producing) Spy Film ‘A Foreign Country’
• Olga Kurylenko, Luke Bracey & Bill Smitrovich Join Pierce Brosnan in ‘November Man’
• Carey Mulligan & Matthias Schoenaerts Heading To ‘Far From The Madding Crowd’
• ‘The Equalizer’ Finds A Villain in Marton Csokas
• Alanis Morissette Cast in ‘The Price of Desire’
• Morgan Freeman & Diane Keaton Join ‘Life Itself’
• ‘Vampire Academy’ Adds Sarah Hyland, Gabriel Byrne & More
• Dev Patel Starring As Mathematic Genius Srinivasa Ramanujan in ‘The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan’
• ‘Tomorrowland’ & ‘Transcendence’ Add To Cast

Robert De Niro Joining DiCaprio’s JFK conspiracy Thriller ‘Legacy of Secrecy’, David O. Russell Directing

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Honestly, this lineup will make cinephiles scream at the top of their lungs, but it has me at odds. Robert De Niro is set to join Leonardo DiCaprio’s JFK assassination conspiracy film, Legacy of Secrecy with David O. Russell on board to direct. The film was announced way back in 2010 by DiCaprio’s Appian Way production company and has finally landed some forward momentum.

Keanu Reeves, Brad Pitt and Robert Downey Jr. Audition Tapes Up for Auction

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Before they became screen icons, actors had to audition like the rest of the heaving mass. Any actor will tell you that auditioning is an odd experience. You have to ignore the fact that you are standing in a room with a casting agent who might be bored, eating lunch, texting or creepily over enthusiastic for the wrong reason.

Top 10 Characters of the 2013 Summer Movie Season

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The summer movie season rearing its head and ready to wreak havok on the box-office.

Casting News Round-Up: Feb. 18-22

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Feb. 18

• Dean Norris, Mike Vogel & More Cast in ‘Under The Dome’ From Stephen King
• Jason Momoa pegged for role of Drax the Destroyer in ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’
• Pulitzer-winning Playwright Tracy Letts to Join Cast of ‘Love is Strange’
• Jennifer Lawrence Reunites With David O. Russell In ABSCAM Drama With Bradley Cooper
• ‘Basterds’ Reunion In the Works for… ‘The Muppets’?

Leonardo DiCaprio Takes ‘The Road Home’

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Hollywood heavy hitter Leonardo DiCaprio is taking a road home for his next project. DiCaprio plans to produce and also star in a film adaptation of upcoming novel, The Road Home by Michael Armour. Deadline Hollywood reported that Scott Cooper will write and direct the film.

The 3 Coolest ‘Django Unchained’ Posters You Haven’t Seen

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Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained, is a bonafide critical and commercial success (on its way to becoming the director’s biggest hit to date), and certainly has several Best Actor contenders eyeing prizes in the upcoming awards season. Today fans have another treat for the eyes, 3 of the coolest unreleased posters for the film by artist Mike Butkus. See them after the jump!

Four Character Posters & A Trailer For Baz Luhrmann’s ‘The Great Gatsby’ (UPDATE)

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UPDATE: Here are the two newest posters for The Great Gatsby featuring Carey Mulligan and Leonardo DiCaprio. See them after the jump.

5 New ‘Django’ Character Posters Unchained (High Resolution)

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Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained is one of the most anticipated films of the holiday season, and like all his films we’ll stare at anything the marketing department sends our way, even these 5 underwhelming promo shots of the 5 main characters, Django, Calvin Candie, Stephen, Broomhilda and Dr. King Schultz. Something a little more creative would have been preferred but at the very least these are are all high resolution, meaning you can see how clear Sam Jackson’s complexion is. Check them out after the jump.

Casting News Round-Up: August 27-31

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August 27

• Benedict Cumberbatch Joins ‘August: Osage County’
• Stephen Gaghan’s ‘Candy Store’ Wants Denzel Washington, Brad Pitt & Christoph Waltz
• ‘Motor City’ Gives Villain Duty To Adrien Brody
• Chloe Moretz Reunites With Kodi Smit-McPhee in ‘Wilderness of James’
• Jason Momoa, Lucas Till Joins ‘Wolves’ From ‘X-Men’ Writer David Hayter
• Berenice Bejo Replaces Marion Cotillard in Director Asghar Farhadis’ ‘A Seperation’
• Mireille Enos Cast in David Ayer’s ‘Ten’
• Peter Berg Gets Alexander Ludwig As NAVY Seal Shane Patton in ‘Lone Survivor’

Leonardo DiCaprio Is ‘Wolf of Wall Street’, With Martin Scorsese Directing (UPDATE: Matthew McConaughey)

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[UPDATE #10] Matthew McConaughey is joining Scorsese’s cast Mark Hanna, “an early mentor to Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio)”.

First Trailer: Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Django Unchained’ (UPDATE: New International Trailer)

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[UPDATE #4] Check out the new international trailer of Django Unchained, which features a few new bits of footage after the jump.

‘The Great Gatsby’ Trailer Is… Sigh. (UPDATE: New Photos)

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[UPDATE] Check out three new photos of Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan and Tobey Maguire who star in The Great Gatsby after the jump.

‘Django Unchained’ Official Pics reveal Leonardo DiCaprio as Calvin Candy (UPDATE: New Photos)

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[UPDATE] There’s a whole new batch of photos from Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained featuring Jaime Foxx, Christoph Waltz and Leonardo DiCaprio. See after the jump.

Casting News Round-Up: April 16-20

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April 16

• Maggie Smith Wants to be Written Out of ‘Downtown Abbey’?
• Edward Norton, Gael Garcia Bernal & Rebecca Hall Circle ‘Robocop’ Remake, Sean Penn Eyed 
• Jesse Eisenberg in Aaron Sorkin’s HBO Drama ‘The Newsroom’
• Tinay Fey in Nancy Meyers Comedy ‘The Intern’
• Danny McBride To Write & Star in R-rated Road Trip Comedy ‘Clown’
• Dwayne Johnson in Sci-Fi Adventure ‘Lore’
• Vince Vaughn & Owen Wilson Team Up in ‘The Internship’
• ‘The Office’ To Get Rebooted?

Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Django Unchained’: Character Guide, Synopsis and First Teaser Poster

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An unlikely holiday movie, Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained will be released Christmas 2012. So will begin the teaser posters, first official poster, trailer and so on. We thought we’d get ahead of the game in thanks to Indiewire’s wonderful compilation. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Christoph Waltz, Jaime Foxx, Kerry Washington and Sacha Baron Cohen among many, many others. See more after the jump.