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The cast of the Smurf film is growing.  According to Entertainment Weekly,  Hank Azaria has joined the cast as the voice of Gargamel, the evil sorcerer and  sworn enemy of the Smurfs. Azaria is a veteran voice actor, with many animated characters to his credit. He voiced Bartok the bat …

Monday,it was announced that Ron Perlman and Said Taghmaoui had joined the cast of Marcus Nispel’s Conan film.  Today the news is that the last primary role of the film has been cast.  According to Variety, actress Rose McGowan (Charmed, Scream) has been cast as “an evil half-human/half-witch” opposite Jason …

Martin Scorsese is going full steam for his first foray into family films with The Invention of Hugo Cabret.  As of yesterday, both Sir Ben Kingsley and Sasha Baron Cohen were in talks for the film, and today comes news that the young stars of the film have now been …

Casting for Captain America has slowed down to a crawl.  Last month, director Joe Johnston said casting of the title role was only a few weeks away and even hinted that the casting process would be over by March 1.  Now it seems with each and every day, another name …

Following the successful launch of Kevin Smith’s Green Hornet, Dynamite Entertainment is releasing Green Hornet: Year One #1 a full 3 weeks early!  The very first days of the original Green Hornet and his faithful sidekick Kato begin under the masterful hand of writer Matt Wagner and artist Aaron Campbell! Follow Green Hornet …

With shooting beginning today, two roles that were still vacant for the Green Lantern film have now been filled.  According to The Hollywood Reporter,  Taika Waititi and Temuera Morrison  have joined the cast ensemble for the film. Morrison will play Abin Sur, the Green Lantern who gives his power ring …

Who do you get when Mickey Rourke opts out of your film?  Get veteran genre film actor Ron Perlman. For the last few weeks, it  looked as though Mickey Rourke was joining the cast of Marcus Nispel’s as yet untitled Conan film as Conan’s father Corin. Rourke has opted out …

On Tuesday March 23rd, you too can stare at goats from the comfort of your own home.  That is the day that The Men Who stare at Goats will be available on DVD and Blu-Ray. The film follows struggling reporter Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor) who meets up with Lyn Cassady …

With filming completed on The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, speculation is running wild to what Steven Spielberg’s next directorial effort will be since he has recently passed on the remake of Harvey with Robert Downey Jr, and Matt Helm starring Jon Hamm. So far, he is …

While Marvel Studios still searches for the right actor to fill Captain America’s costume, it seems that they might have snatched the perfect guy to play his arch nemesis.  According to The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision Blog, Hugo Weaving is allegedly very close to closing the deal to play the …