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Brittany Snow, who starred in films such as "Prom Night," "Hairspray" and "John Tucker Must Die," is set to star in Aimee Lagos' upcoming indie flick "96 Minutes." In the film, two high school students must hijack two college girls to be accepted into a gang. Variety says Snow will play one of the college chicks.
Alessandro Nivola, Elisabeth Shue, Abigail Breslin, Frank Whaley, Brittany Snow, Peter Stormare and Joel David Moore have joined the cast of David M. Rosenthal's upcoming indie drama "Janie Jones."
The Hollywood Reporter says Breslin is set for the lead role, a young girl who's abandoned by her drug-addicted mom (Shue) at a concert and tells a fading rock singer (Nivola) she's his daughter.
Sylvester Stallone's action flick "The Expendables" just got a cute addition, as Brittany Murphy has officially joined Sly, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Mickey Rourke, and Randy Couture, among others.
Accoring to the Hollywood Reporter, David Zayas ("Dexter," "Michael Clayton") has also joined the project, which is currently shooting. Just the other day I stumbled across some cool set pics, which you can find here.
In the film, a group of mercenaries infiltrate a South American country to overthrow its dictator and free the population. The trade says Zayas is set for the role of the dictator, while Murphy plays Rourke's girlfriend, a singer.
Murphy, who's built herself quite a large filmography already, starred in "Sin City," "Just Married" and "Uptown Girls." She's also been voicing Luanne Platter on "King of the Hill."
Here's your dose of film news for March 23, 2009:
• Brittany Snow, RZA, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Jessica Szohr and Rumer Willis are set to star in Eric Amadio's upcoming drama "Walks." Written by Amadio, the plot follows a bunch of New Yorkers getting together for the homecoming of a convicted graffiti artist. Snow recently starred in "Prom Night." (Variety)
• Walt Disney announced it will release Jon Turteltaub's "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" July 16, 2010. Also, Warner Bros. has set a Nov. 25, 2009 release date for "Ninja Assassin," while "The Box" is now scheduled to open Oct. 30 the same year. Finally Disney also pushed back "The Proposal" to June 19. (Variety)
• Bryan Singer may direct New Regency's "Freedom Formula: Ghost of the Wasteland," based on a comicbook series. Variety says "the comicbook has a futuristic premise in which fighter jets have been replaced by pilots who battle in racing exo-suits." Michael Finch is on board to write the script.
• Liv Tyler has signed on to star in Galt Niederhoffer's upcoming comedy "The Romantics," based on her own novel. The story follows seven friends coming together for the wedding of two of their friends. Tyler plays the maid of honor, who's been sharing a rivarly with the bride over the groom. (Variety)
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