Here's your selection of quick casting updates for May 16, 2009:

• Michael Sheen, who played Tony Blair in "The Queen" and David Frost in "Frost/Nixon," and Paddy Considine, whose credits include "In America" and "My Summer of Love," will star in Richard Ayoade's feature debut "Submarine." The flick follows a teenager trying to lose his virginity all while doing what he can to save his parents' marriage. (Variety)

• Andrea Riseborough, Jaime Winstone and Daniel Mays are the latest to join Sally Hawkins and Bob Hoskins in Nigel Cole's ("Calendar Girls") "We Want Sex." Written by William Ivory, the flick focuses on the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant. (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Monica Bellucci has boarded Jon Turteltaub's comedy "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," which also stars Nicholas Cage, Jay Baruchel, Alfred Molina, Teresa Palmer and Toby Kebbell. Bellucci is playing a sorceress and lost love of Cage's character. Bellucci's credits include "Shoot 'Em Up" and "The Matrix Reloaded." (Variety)

• John Goodman is in talks to join Orlando Bloom and Vincent Cassel in Andrew Niccol's "The Cross," which follows Bloom as he seeks to cross a mysterious border. Niccol also directed "Lord of War" and Goodman recently starred in "Speed Racer" and "Confessions of a Shopaholic." (Variety)

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.

The latest to join Nicholas Cage and Jay Baruchel in Disney's upcoming "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" is actress Teresa Palmer.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, 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. The trade says Palmer is on board as Baruchel's love interest.

Directing the whole thing is Jon Turteltaub, the guy behind the "National Treasure" flicks. Jerry Bruckheimer joins him as the producer of the project.

As for Palmer, she's currently onscreen in "Bedtime Stories." She also showed up in "The Grudge 2."

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.