Fresh news from the Middle Earth keep on coming as the casting for
Peter Jackson's
THE HOBBIT continues along with the shooting of the film. There are two new members in the cast.
Jackson has decided to take yet another of
Tarsem Singh's actors for the new film (
as you remember he already took
Lee Pace from Tarsem's THE FALL, who will play an Elven king), and it's my beloved
Luke Evans (CLASH OF THE TITANS,
IMMORTALS, THE
THREE MUSKETEERS) who will play Bard the Grim, an expert archer and the heir to King Grion of Dale's throne. His character is similar to Aragorn in having a lot of action scenes in the film. Another new cast member is
Benedict Cumberbatch who will play a powerful dragon Smaug in a motion capture way, and will also lend his voice to Necromancer or the evil Sauron. (Source: Deadline)
SHORT HEADLINES Fox has found a director for their
PERCY JACKSON sequel called
THE SEA MONSTERS in
Thor Freudenthal (DIARY OF A WIMPY KID). This time
Logan Lerman will go underwater to find the mythical Golden Fleece and rescue a kidnapped friend.
I have another news on
Darren Aronofsky today: according to "Variety" he might direct HBO's
HOBGOBLIN, a pilot episode for an extremely interesting new fantasy adventure series revolving around a group of con men and magicians during World War II, who use their skills to battle the supernatural forces unleashed by Hitler!
One of my favourite directors, who always makes heartwarming and positive film,
Lasse Hallstrom (CHOCOLAT, DEAR JOHN, CIDER HOUSE RULES) is going to helm the film adaptation of
Nicholas Sparks' bestselling novel
SAFE HAVEN. The suspense story follows a young woman who, trying to escape her past,
moves to a small North Carolina town, and falls for a loving widowed father, who heals her heart and helps her escape the danger that threatens her. As you remember, Lasse already worked on the adaptation of Sparks' novel in DEAR JOHN, and you also remember other films based on his novels, such as THE NOTEBOOK and THE LAST SONG. Of course, hater fanboys will hate the project, but the funk with them :)
LINK OF THE DAY My gorgeous
Samantha Sotto is getting published by famous
Random House this year. Be sure to follow her
THE SLIGHT DETOUR blog and tell her I sent you :)
And don't forget to come by on Sunday, when you will read the new
HOLLYWOOD SPY's UPCOMING STARS segment here at your favourite spy place ;) Unbelievable pics and hotness tomorrow!
