Here is a list of recent casting news straight out of Hollywood via the trades and the Web:

• Kirsten Prout from "Kyle XY" and "Elektra" is joining Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson in David Slade's "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse," which is shooting now. E! reports she will play Lucy, a vampire gal who teams up with Maria, played by Catalina Sandino Moreno.

• Evan Rachel Wood is the latest to join James McAvoy, Robin Wright Penn and Justin Long in Robert Redford's "The Conspirator," a drama about Mary Surratt, the only woman in a group charged with conspiring to kill Lincoln.Wood's recent credits include "Whatever Works" and "The Wrestler." (THR)

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At this point, that is the big question: Will Angelina Jolie return in the upcoming "Wanted 2" sequel? Considering her presence in the first film certainly helped attract audiences, there may be a chance of her reprising her character.

But how? Well, according to Timur Bekmambetov, director of "Wanted," James McAvoy, who plays the lead character, could try to "wake up" Fox, Jolie's character.

I would categorize this as a rumor of some sort at this stage, but at Comic-Con, Bekmambetov briefly said Fox would be lying in one of those wax baths. You know, those that can heal wounds and stuff.

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Angelina Jolie is a busy mother these days, but she's still acting, yes. According to Variety, Jolie is teaming with Fox 2000 for a big-screen adaptation of Patricia Cornwell's popular book series on medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta. No writer or director is attached to the untitled project at this stage, but Jolie and the producers are apparently meeting with writers already.

As of now, Cornwell has written 16 Scarpetta novels, and if this project turns out successfull enough (with Jolie on board, it probably will), we may indeed see the birth of a big franchise. Jolie, who was last seen in "Wanted," is currently filming "Salt" for Phillip Noyce.

At this stage, I'm not sure we'll even ever get to see Robert Rodriguez's "Sin City 2." I mean, I've been reading all kinds of things about the project over the past months, but I somehow have the feeling it's just not moving along. Or is it? Accoring to Moviehole, things are apparently starting to shape up, with Angelina Jolie attached to join the sequel.

Seriously? Well, right now, it's more like a rumor. One of Moviehole's sources said Jolie would play Ava, lead character in Frank Miller's "A Dame to Kill For" and former flame of Dwight McCarthy, the character Clive Owen played in the first "Sin City." Whatever happens, I wouldn't mind seeing Jolie in this sequel at all. The busy mom is currently filming "Salt" for Phillip Noyce.