Hollywood was busy finding lead ladies for some pretty big projects today...
The first major casting announcement is that Lily James, an actress I have never heard of but is apparently a part of the rather large "Downton Abbey" cast, has been selected to play the titular role in Disney's live action version of
Cinderella. This project actually sounds somewhat interesting. I am growing a bit tired of Disney churning out dark re-imaginings of their classic fairy tales, but the fact that
Cinderella is a much more 'realistic' fantasy story, and will likely rely less on CGI, has me curious as to how it turns out. Kenneth Branagh is directing the film, and Cate Blanchett is set to star so there is clearly talent both in front of and behind the camera. With more casting announcements to be announced soon and a release date in 2014, I think this is one to keep an eye on.
Next, "Girls" star Allison Williams has been cast as Rosaline, a minor character in Shakespeare's classic "Romeo & Juliet" but the titular character in a new take on the play. For those who don't know, Rosaline is the original object of Romeo's affections who he quickly forgets about after setting his sights on Juliet. So, this new film will relay the classic story through Rosaline's point of view. As I mentioned yesterday, I'm a bit of a Shakespeare nerd and I love the idea of seeing the story from Rosaline's point of view. It could be hilarious. I've also really enjoyed what I've seen of "Girls" (I've watched the entire first season) and all the ladies from the series deserve to have a solid career. Also of note, Williams is on the shortlist for a role in the
Fantastic Four reboot. Hopefully we'll hear more on that soon.
And when we're on the topic of Shakespeare, Michael Fassbender has found his Lady Macbeth in Natalie Portman. While Portman wasn't the first actress that came to mind when I heard about the project, she's an undeniably talented actress and will probably do wonders with the role. This
Macbeth film should be interesting, and I'm really curious to see who else is cast.
Ending tonight's little news summary, it seems like Fox is planning on making a sixth
Die Hard film despite the fact that
A Good Day to Die Hard was universally panned. This sixth film is actually being drawn from an unused script for the fourth film, which is set in Tokyo. I pretty much gave up on this franchise. I'm not very cynical when it comes to studio films (more on that tomorrow...) but this franchise is so clearly an excuse for everyone involved to get a hefty paycheck it's almost insulting to both audiences and the original.
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