Casting: Maria Bello joins 'Carjacked'

Maria Bello and Stephen Dorff have signed on to star in Peter Medak's upcoming thriller "Carjacked," which Sherry and Michael Compton wrote. The film starst filming soon in Baton Rouge, La.

Variety says the story follows a single mother and her kid who are carjacked by a bank robber with no intention of freeing them. Bello, who starred in "Grown Ups" and "The Company Men," plays the mom.

As for Dorff, he's got "Somewhere" coming soon. Recent gigs of his include "Public Enemies," "Felon" and ".45." Peter Medak helmed "Species II" and did a lot of TV work, including "The Wire" and "House M.D."

Poster for Sofia Coppola's 'Somewhere' hits

Here's the one-sheet for Sofia Coppola's upcoming comedy drama "Somewhere," which is currently slated for release Dec. 22, 2010. I heard the film will screen at the upcoming Venice Film Festival as well.

Poster after the jump is very simple, but I don't mind it at all. The film tells the story of Johnny Marco (Stephen Dorff), a bad-boy actor stumbling through a life of excess at a prestigious hotel in Hollywood.

With an unexpected visit from his 11-year-old daughter (Elle Fanning, who is Dakota Fanning's younger sister, yes), Johnny is forced to look at the questions we all must confront. Chris Pontius co-stars.

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Daily news dose: Stephen Dorff to play porn 'Star;' Kellan Lutz boards 'Nightmare' reboot

Here's your dose of film news for April 24, 2009:

• Stephen Dorff has signed on to star in Tom Brady's "Born to Be a Star," a comedy Adam Sandler co-wrote and is set to produce with Jack Giarraputo. The plot follows a nerd (Nick Swardson) who discovers his quiet parents were famous porn stars during the 1970s. Christina Ricci co-stars, and Dorff is playing a porn star. (Variety)

• Kellan Lutz and Rooney Mara have joined Thomas Dekker, Jackie Earle Haley and Kyle Gallner in New Line Cinema's "A Nightmare on Elm Street" reboot. Lutz would play a school jock, while Mara is on-board to play a girl eager to leave town after graduation. Samuel Bayer is directing the flick. (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Brian Koppelman and David Levien are set to adpat Josh Bazell's novel "Beat the Reaper" for New Regency, according to Variety. Leonardo DiCaprio may star in the flick, which follows an ER doctor whose life takes a tough turn when a mobster recognizes him from his previous life as a hit man.

• According to ShockTillYouDrop, Richard Dreyfuss and Ving Rhames will appear in Alexandre Aja's upcoming horror flick "Piranha 3-D." Elisabeth Shue and Adam Scott are already on board. The film is based on Joe Dante's 1978 film of the same title.