Alice Braga boards Neil Blomkamp's 'Elysium'

Alice Braga, whose acting credits include "The Rite," "Predators" and "Repo Men," has joined the cast of Neil Blomkamp's upcoming sci-fi flick "Elysium." The film, which lands in theaters March 1, 2013, also stars Sharlto Copley, Matt Damon and Jodie Foster.

Details are scarce right now, but the story is apparently set on a different planet. Braga also starred in "Blindness," "I am Legend" and "City of God." As for Blomkamp, you know who he is: talented dude who created the beautiful "District 9" hit. (Source: Deadline)

The trailer for 'The Rite' with Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins stars in Mikael Hafstrom's upcoming supernatural thriller "The Rite," which hits theaters Jan. 28, 2011. The first trailer for the film has debuted online, and you can check it out after the jump.

Film follows seminary student Michael Kovak (Colin O'Donoghue), who attends exorcism school at the Vatican. While in Rome, Father Lucas (Hopkins) introduces him to the darker side of his faith.

Yeah, looks like another one of those devil films, and to tell you the truth, I'm not exactly into that stuff. That said, I'm more than willing to give it a fair chance, provided it can deliver solid scares. We shall see...

By the way, Michael Petroni ("Queen of the Damned," "Possession") penned the script. Hafstrom also helmed the so-so "1408" and disastrous thriller "Derailed." Man, that really was a bad film, wasn't it?

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Movie Review: 'Predators'

Seen on: July 7, 2010

The players: Director: Nimród Antal, Writers: Alex Litvak, Michael Finch, Cast: Adrien Brody, Topher Grace, Alice Braga, Danny Trejo, Walton Goggins

Facts of interest: Produced by Robert Rodriguez.

The plot: A group of human warriors are sent to a planet where they're hunted by a breed of alien Predators.

Our thoughts: Believe it or not, but I actually enjoyed “Predators,” the Robert Rodriguez-produced sci-fi horror flick that easily proves that someone out there has the ability to create something that’s way better than those shitty “Alien vs. Predator” disasters. I wouldn’t exactly call this a great film, but I would also be lying if I told you I didn’t enjoy the fast pace, loud action and solid cast.

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Ciaran Hinds, Toby Jones join 'The Rite'

Anthony Hopkins is getting some company in Mikael Hafstrom's upcoming supernatural thriller "The Rite," as Ciaran Hinds, Toby Jones and Alice Braga are joining the project, which follows a seminary student who studies exorcism at the Vatican and ends up finding his faith after clashing with demons.

Hopkins plays an exorcist with some crazy methods to get his job done. "Rite" is based on the book by Matt Baglio, and Michael Petroni penned the script. Hinds can be seen in "The Eclipse," while Jones recently starred in "Creation." Braga, will soon be seen in the "Predators" reboot. (Source: Screen Daily)

Adrien Brody, others join 'Predator' reboot

Adrien Brody will be playing the lead character in the Robert Rodriguez-produced "Predators," a reboot of the franchise that kicked off in 1987 with Arnold Schwarzenegger in the starring role.

The guys at Heat Vision posted a big casting update today, and Alice Braga, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, Walt Goggins, Danny Trejo and UFC's Oleg Taktarov have joined the flick. Topher Grace is in talks as well.

Rodriguez, Alex Litvak and Michael Finch penned the script for this new version. The story still sticks to the original movie and follows a bunch of badass fighters hunted by ruthless aliens called Predators.

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Rourke, Braga, Cassel join '11 Minutes'

Mickey Rourke, Alice Braga and Vincent Cassel are ready to star in Hany Abu-Assad's "11 Minutes," the big-screen adaptation of Paulo Coehlo's novel.

According to Variety, Braga is on board to play a girl who becomes an expensive call girl after she's betrayed by her first lover and loses faith in romance.

Cassel plays a music producer who introduces her to the world of S&M, while Rourke is set to play the owner of the gentlemen's clup she's working at.

Hany Abu-Assad is known for directing the utterly intriguing terrorist tale "Paradise Now."

Rourke, of course, is currently onscreen in "The Wrestler." He's got "The Informers," "The Expendables" and "13" coming up soon.

French actor Cassel was seen in "Eastern Promises" and "Ocean's Thirteen." As for Braga, she appeared in "Blindness" and will soon be seen in "Repossession Mambo."