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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Here is your dose of film news for July 17, 2009:

• Production Weekly reports "Resident Evil: Afterlife" is set to start shooting Sept. 28 at Toronto's Cinespace Film Studios for eight weeks. A couple of weeks ago, we learned the fourth installment in the series is currently scheduled to open Sept. 17, 2010. Milla Jovovich will return to star, and Paul W.S. Anderson wrote the script. But who will direct? (via ComingSoon)

• Russell Crowe is apparently in negotiations to reprise his role as Capt. Jack Aubrey in a new "Master and Commander" movie. Crowe first starred as the character in Peter Weir's excellent 2003 flick "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World." The actor told the AP the script is based mostly on the eleventh novel of Patrick O'Brian's series, "The Reverse of the Medal."

• Jeff Wadlow, whose credits include "Cry Wolf" and "Never Back Down," is set to direct Summit's "Arena" from a script by Toby Wagstaff and Darren Howell. The story follows a group of soldiers who must battle powerful warriors from different eras. Sounds a bit awkward to me, but okay, we'll see what happens inside the "Arena" once more information will be released. (THR)

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