Justin Theroux is the latest to join David Gordon Green's upcoming comedy “Your Highness," which also stars James Franco, Danny McBride, Natalie Portman and Zooey Deschanel. The film is already shooting, and I just posted an entry about a set photo potentially showing Portman earlier today.

But back to this story. The Hollywood Reporter says Theroux is on board to play a villain. Written by McBride and Ben Best, the film follows an arrogant prince (McBride) and his brother (Franco), who must show great courage and fulfill a perilous quest to secure the future of his dad’s kingdom.

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The lovely and talented Zooey Deschanel is the latest to board David Gordon Green's upcoming comedy “Your Highness" for Universal.

Written by McBride and Ben Best, the film follows an arrogant prince (McBride) and his brother (Franco), who must show great courage and fulfill a perilous quest to secure the future of his dad’s kingdom.

The Hollywood Reporter says Deschanel will play Belladonna, Franco's virginal bride. Also starring is Natalie Portman, who slips into the role of a badass princess McBride falls in love with.

"Highness" is a project I'm definitely looking forward to. Green did a fab job with "Pineapple Express," and the cast for this one keeps getting better as well.

Deschanel will soon be see in "500 Days of Summer." She also recently starred in the so-so "Yes Man" and ultra-crappy "The Happening."

Here is your dose of film news for June 10, 2009:

• James Franco has signed on to star in Jay Anania's indie drama "In Praise of Shadows," in which the actor will play William Vincent, who journeys back to New York after spending some years in exile to keep the woman of his dreams out of the world of organized crime. (Variety)

• It's official: Rob Cohen will not reteam with Vin Diesel for the upcoming action sequel "XXX: The Return of Xander Cage." According to Variety, the director will helm New Regency's "Medieval" instead. No details about the script are released at this stage, but the trade says it's an action flick about "warriors from disparate cultures."

• Jonathan Goldstein ("The New Adventures of Old Christine") and John Francis Daley will write "Cal of the Wild" for DreamWorks. The comedy will make fun of the reality TV genre, including shows such as "Survivor." Vartiety says the project focuses on a cable TV star who is forced to battle for survival with his assistant when he's put in an unexpected, dangerous situation.

• Busy producer Frank Marshall ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button") will enter the world of directing, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Marshall will helm "Right to Play," an ESPN Films documentary about Johann Olav Koss, a Norwegian speed-skating champ who launched the Right to Play organization, which tries to bring sports to kids in poor environments.

Natalie Portman has joined Danny McBride and James Franco in David Gordon Green's upcoming comedy “Your Highness" for Universal, according to Variety. Written by McBride and ben Best, the film follows an arrogant prince (McBride) and his brother (Franco), who must show great courage and fulfill a perilous quest to secure the future of his dad’s kingdom.

The trade says Portman is set to play a badass princess McBride falls in love with. Portman has several projects coming up, including "New York, I Love You," Jim Sheridan's "Brothers" and "Love & Other Impossible Pursuits." Green’s directing credits include "Snow Angels" and "Pineapple Express." McBride recently starred in "Observe and Report."

The cast for Shawn Levy’s upcoming comedy "Date Night" is looking pretty delicious at the moment, with Mark Wahlberg and James Franco being the latest to join Steve Carell and Tina Fey. According to Variety, Leighton Meester, Common, Taraji P. Henson and the hilarious Kristen Wiig are also on board.

In the film written by Josh Klausner, a married couple (Carell and Fey) discovers their usual date night goes beyond dinner and a movie. Wahlberg plays a securities expert flirting with Fey's character. Franco stars as a dumb criminal. Furthermore, the trade said Wiig plays Fey's best friend, with Common portarying a villain and Henson playing a cop.

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James Franco will re-team with Danny McBride in David Gordon Green's comedy “Your Highness."

Franco and McBride previously starred in Green's "Pineapple Express." In "Highness," two arrogant princes must show great courage and fulfill a perilous quest to secure the future of his dad’s kingdom.

McBride wrote the script with Ben Best, whose credits include "The Foot Fist Way."

Franco was last seen in "Milk." He's currently filming "Howl" for Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman. As for McBride, he will next be seen in "Observe and Report."

Green’s directing credits include 2003’s “All the Real Girls” and the recent “Snow Angels.”

Source: Variety