Tuppence Middleton And Douglas Booth Join Wachowskis' JUPITER ASCENDING

Variety reports another addition to the growing cast of The Wachowskis' (Wachowski Starship) next project the science fiction actioner Jupiter Ascending. They say the up-and-coming British actors Tuppence Middleton (Trance) and Douglas Booth (Noah) have landed roles in the film. The rest of the cast includes Channing Tatum, Mila Kunis and Sean Bean. In the film humans are at the bottom of the evolutionary ladder, the story follows a woman (Kunis) targeted for assassination by the queen of the universe.

TO BE CONSIDERED: Jennifer Connelly As Madame Hydra

Madame Hydra is Baron Strucker's (new Hydra leader) second in command and the leader of the HYDRA sub-group The Serpent Seven. The role has been filled by many different women including Viper and former SHIELD agent Contessa Valentina Allegro De Fontaine. It could be an interesting to see SHIELD infiltrated by HYDRA having them trying to take the group down by covert methods. The villain had been rumored for The First Avenger but was used in the film's game tie-in instead. Her involvement in Winter Soldier hasn't been confirmed but a cameo could help setup a third film.

Oscar winning actress Jennifer Connelly (A Beautiful Mind) would be my choice to take on the villainess. Her credits include Blood Diamond, Requiem For A Dream, Little Children, Dark City, Labyrinth and Darren Aronofsky's upcoming bible epic Noah. Not to mention the love interest in Joe Johnston's (First Avenger) adventurous Rockeeter. Yes, she played Betty in the original Hulk film but that has no direct connections with the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Ray Stevenson has played both The Punisher and Volstagg, so Connelly playing another Marvel character isn't hard to imagine.

Russian actress Svetlana Khodchenkova (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) is portraying Fox's version of the character in The Wolverine who also goes by Viper. However, she won't have ties with either Hydra or Captain America.

Oscar nominated Argentine-French actress Bérénice Bejo (The Artist) is another person I'd love to see in the role.

Ray Winstone To Play Villain In Darren Aronofsky's 'NOAH' Starring Russell Crowe

British actor Ray Winstone (Departed, Sexy Beast) has been offered the villain role in Darren Aronofsky's (Black Swan, Requiem For A Dream) Noah. The film was scripted by John Logan (Gladiator, Last Samurai) stars Russell Crowe, Logan Lerman, Douglas Booth and Emma Watson. Other actors that have been circling the project include Jennifer Connelly, Julianne Moore, Saorise Ronan and Liev Schreiber.

SOURCE: Deadline

Logan Lerman And Douglas Booth Join 'NOAH'

Collider reports that Logan Lerman (Gamer) and Douglas Booth have joined the cast of Darren Aronofsky's bible epic Noah. The rest of the cast includes Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly and Saoirse Ronan. Noah is based on the graphic novel by Darren and Ari Handel with a script written by John Logan (Gladiator, Last Samurai).

Jennifer Connelly And Saoirse Ronan Wanted For 'NOAH' Starring Russell Crowe

TrackingBoard reports that actress Jennifer Connelly (Requiem For A Dream, Little Children) is now in talks to take the female lead in Darren Aronofsky's (Black Swan) Noah which stars Russell Crowe. Prevouisly Jennifer played the wife of Russell Crowe's character in A Beautiful Mind which earned her an Oscar for best supporting actress. They also report that Paramount wants Saoirse Ronan (Atonement, Hanna) to take a role as well, which is assumed to be the one of the wives of Noah's three sons. The studio has set a release date of March 28th 2014 for the biblical epic.

Russell Crowe Confirmed For Aronofsky's Noah, Shooting In July

Deadline is now confirming that Russell Crowe will indeed play the title role in Darren Aronofsky's Noah. The biblical epic is based on the graphic novel co-written by Darren himself and was adapted by John Logan (Last Samurai, Skyfall, Gladiator). It will start production this July but has yet to cast any of the other roles even though Liam Neeson had been wanted for a role.

Russell Crowe In Negotiations To Play Noah

Variety reports that Russell Crowe is now in negotiations with Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan) to take on the lead role in his bibical epic Noah. Crowe had been rumored for the part for weeks along with a unnamed role being eyed for Liam Neeson. The Gladiator has had a few bumps with the last couple of films but I would shocked if Noah doesn't end up getting Russell back in the awards race.

Russell Crowe Could Star In Dracula Film Harker

Vulture reports on yet another project Aussie actor Russell Crowe could be joining. This time it's for Warner Bros' new take on the classic Stoker tale of Dracula titled Harker. Instead of Jonathan Harker being a lawyer he's a Scotland Yard detective investigating Dracula's murders in London. It seems to be a mix of Sherlock Holmes and Jack The Ripper which could be worthwhile reason to make another Dracula film. Crowe is in early talks to take the title role of Detective Harker. It's not a done deal yet as Crowe is also looking at starring in Darren Aronofsky's Noan this summer. However, a production start for Harker hasn't been announced so he could be able to do both.

Jaume Collet-Serra, (Unknown) who was originally attached to the project before agreeing to direct Akira has seemly come back to helm. Akira had a long string of problems from casting, budgets, directors and scripts. Warner Bros. put the project on hold. It looks the studio has given Jaume another task while they figure out what to do with Akira. I'm not shocked as Harker is a more viable/profitable project with an interesting take on the classic Dracula tale. Apparently the studio still wants to make Akira but Harker will go first.

Could Russell Crowe Be The New Robocop?

HeatVision reports that Jose Padilha's (Elite Squad 1-2) Robocop has another writer working on it's script.  Nick Schenk (Gran Tarino) has been brought on to beef up the existing screenplay. Another interesting tidbit comes from Variety/ShowBlitz's Jeff Sneider teasing via Twitter that Russell Crowe is also being linked with Robocop. Just yesterday Crowe was linked with Darren Aronofsky's massive bible epic Noah. He recently filmed scenes for Zack Snyder's Man of Steel cameoing as Superman's biological father Jor-El. It looks like Crowe might be aiming for Micheal Fassbender's leftovers as he was linked to both Noah and Robocop at one point.

Fan Made Poster For Darren Aronofsky's Noah

Russell Crowe And Liam Neeson Could Join Noah

Deadline reports that director Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan) and 20th Century Fox is pursuing Russell Crowe for the lead role in his bible epic Noah. The part was expected to go to an actor in his 40-50s and Crowe seems perfect for the role. Having earning an Oscar for his performance in Gladiator a movie I assume will influence Noah. Screenwriter John Logan isn't a stranger to the large budget epics either. Logan's previous scripts include Gladiator, The Last Samurai and the upcoming Bond film Skyfall.

Liam Neeson is also being looked at for another role in the film. It's not revealed what that part would be but it could end up the villain of the picture. Previously it had been teased that a villain would make his/her way onto the Ark.

Cinematographer Matthew Libatique Choosing Noah Over Iron Man 3?

Matthew Libatique (Iron Man 1-2) is considered one of the best cinematographers currently working in Hollywood. His films are some the most beautiful looking pieces of cinema. Credits include Requiem For A Dream, Black Swan, Cowboys And Aliens, Tigerland and The Fountain. Libatique is also known as a longtime collaborator of director Darren Aronofksy and says he's about to work on Noah. The news was dug up by ThePlaylist and production on Noah starts this summer. Noah is a blockbuster bible epic featuring a new take the mythical character and could be seeing a release date in the fall of 2013

This news might be impactful to Iron Man fans as Matthew has worked on the first two films. Leading me to believe he won't be working on Shane Black's Iron Man 3. Production on Iron Man 3 is rumored to start in late April or early May in North Carolina. Which seems to conflict with Noah's summer production in New York and Iceland. I wouldn't say it's the end of the world but Libatique like Jon Favreau helped create the world of Iron Man. It wouldn't be the first comic book project Matthew has walked from. He was previously set to work on The Wolverine when Aronofsky was still the director.

Christian Bale Drops Out Of Aronofsky's Noah, Michael Fassbender Wanted

Variety reports that Christian Bale has left Darren Aronofsky's Noah, the big budget bible tale. They say that Darren is now looking at Michael Fassbender who is on fire with his summer blockbuster X-Men First Class and his awards bait Shame coming up. Of course Fassbender is one of Hollywood's most sot after actors but will he decide to commit to the rather large film?