Here's your dose of film news for March 12, 2009:

• Former WWE star "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Charisma Carpenter have joined Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Mickey Rourke, Jet Li, Randy Couture in Stallone's upcoming action flick "The Expendables." The movie follows a group of mercenaries who infiltrate a South American country to overthrow its dictator. (Variety)

• Mena Suvari, Tia Carrere and Ken Davitian have joined the cast of Rob Hedden's upcoming romantic comedy "You May Not Kiss the Bride," formerly known as "Wedlocked." Dave Annable, Vinnie Jones and Katharine McPhee also star in the film. (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Rob McKittrick is set to write "Johnny Klutz," a film based on the character created by Jay Baruchel, who is also attached to star in the project. The Hollywood Reporter describes Klutz as "lovable loser who is impervious to pain." McKittrick also wrote and directed "Waiting..."

• Alexandre Aja has signed on to direct Gaumont's upcoming drama "The Contractor." Variety says the story "is set in a world where the U.S. government can no longer afford to fight wars and authorizes private contractors to send a band of elite soldiers on missions around the world."

Alfred Molina is the latest the join the cast of Walt Disney's upcoming "The Sorcerer's Apprentice."

Nicholas Cage, Teresa Palmer and Jay Baruchel are already on board of the project, which Jon Turteltaub is directing. Jerry Bruckheimer is producing the film.

Baruchel plays an apprentice who is supposed to take care of a magic workshop when a sorcerer (Cage) gives it to him.

The apprentice develops a broomstick to do all the household work for him, but chaos ensues when the broom refuses to obey. Palmer is on board as Baruchel's love interest.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Molina is playing Horvath, an evil magician.

Molina was last seen in "The Pink Panther 2." He will also appear in "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time."

The folks over at SlashFilm announced this scoop earlier this morning.

Funny guy Jay Baruchel is in talks to star alongside Nicholas Cage in Jon Turteltaub's upcoming adventure "The Sorcerer's Apprentice."

According to Variety, Baruchel is expected to play the apprentice, while Cage stars as the sorcerer. Jerry Bruckheimer is producing the flick for Walt Disney Pictures.

As for the plot, the film is apparently taking place in contemporary New York, where a sorcerer seeks an apprentice. Yeah, I know that's not much, but that's all I got for you right now.

Baruchel recently starred in "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist." He's got several projects coming up, including the romantic comedy "She's Out of My League," and "Jay and Seth vs. the Apocalypse," on which he'll star alongside Seth Rogen.