Latest casting deals: Michelle Monaghan joins 'Due Date;' Rebecca Hall boards 'Liars A-E'

Here are the latest casting news coming right out of Hollywood and from the Web:

• Michelle Monaghan has signed on to star along Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis in Todd Phillips' upcoming comedy "Due Date," about a soon-to-be father (Downey Jr.) who finds himself embark on a road trip while trying to reach his destination before his baby is born. Monaghan plays his wife. (via Variety)

• Rebecca Hall has joined Kat Dennings in Richard Linklater's upcoming dramedy "Liars (A-E)." The film follows a woman who heads out to reclaim lost items from her ex-boyfriends on her way to Barack Obama's inauguration. Hall recently starred in "Vicky Cristina Barcelona." (The Hollywood Reporter)

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This and that in film news: Richard Linklater to direct 'Liars;' LaGravenese seeks 'Man and Wife'

Here are some cool film news you really shouldn't miss on this July 28, 2009:

• Richard Linklater is in final negotiations to direct "Liars (A-E)" for Miramax. Emma Forrest wrote the script, which follows a woman who stumbles across lost items from her ex-boyfriends on her way to Barack Obama's inauguration. Kat Dennings is attached to play a supporting character. (Variety)

• Richard LaGravenese, director of the decent "Freedom Writers" and the horrible "P.S. I Love You," is in talks to write and direct "Man and Wife" for Universal. The love story centers on an immigrant's love for the U.S., accoring to Variety.

• Joe Morton, Daniella Alonso (pictured above) and John Fiore have signed on to star in Mark Heller's "The Mulberry Tree," Written by Louis Crugnali, the film centers on a convicted murderer seeking redemption via conversations with a young man. (The Hollywood Reporter)

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