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Sunday

18Oct2009

Big Hollywood casting update: Kirsten Prout joins 'Eclipse;' Chris Messina boards 'Devil'

Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 3:18PM | By

Franck Tabouring

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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'The Wrestler' pulls strong reviews in Venice

Friday, September 5, 2008 at 9:47PM | By

Franck Tabouring

Darren Aronofsky's "The Wrestler" premiered at the Venice Film Festival this week, and the first reviews are quite positive. Starring Mickey Rourke, the film centers on a pro wrestler who risks his life by challenging his big rival for one final match. Evan Rachel Wood and Marisa Tomei co-star. Here's a summary of what the press is saying about it:

• "Rourke dispenses with all vanity to plumb the depths of this well-meaning but severely damaged man," writes Stephen Farber in The Hollywood Reporter.

• "Physically imposing at 57, with a face that bespeaks untold battering and alteration, Rourke is simply staggering as Ram," says Todd McCarthy in Variety.

• "Rather, it’s tender, finely detailed and moving - aided in no small part by Aronofsky’s feeling for the disorder of ordinary lives, and his elegant visual sense," writes Shane Danielsen over at Times Online.

So far, this sound awesome. Let's hope "The Wrestler" enters the theatrical ring soon.

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Monday

11Aug2008

Check out brand-new pics from 'The Wrestler'

Monday, August 11, 2008 at 9:57PM | By

Franck Tabouring

One of the five American flicks to compete for the Golden Lion at this year's Venice Film Festival is Darren Aronofsky's sports drama "The Wrestler," in which Mickey Rourke plays a pro wrestler who risks his life by challenging his big rival for one final match. Evan Rachel Wood and Marisa Tomei co-star.

The guys over at Bad Taste recently got a hold of some new pictures from the upcoming film, and you can see one of them just above. For the rest, click right here. Right now I'm waiting for a first trailer for the film, but from what I've seen in pics so far, Rourke seems to be the ideal guy to play this lead. Let's hope this flick will attract more attention than Aronofsky's "The Fountain."