Here is a list of recent casting news straight out of Hollywood via the trades and the Web:

• Kirsten Prout from "Kyle XY" and "Elektra" is joining Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson in David Slade's "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse," which is shooting now. E! reports she will play Lucy, a vampire gal who teams up with Maria, played by Catalina Sandino Moreno.

• Evan Rachel Wood is the latest to join James McAvoy, Robin Wright Penn and Justin Long in Robert Redford's "The Conspirator," a drama about Mary Surratt, the only woman in a group charged with conspiring to kill Lincoln.Wood's recent credits include "Whatever Works" and "The Wrestler." (THR)

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Dwayne Johnson, Samuel L. Jackson and Steve Coogan are the latest to board Adam McKay's upcoming action comedy "The Other Guys," for Sony Pictures. The film was formerly known as "The B Team."

The three are joining Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes, Michael Keaton and Damon Wayans. At this stage, specific plot details are kept under wraps. "Guys" is currently set for release Aug. 6, 2010.

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Eva Mendes, Michael Keaton and Damon Wayans have boarded Adam McKay's upcoming action comedy "The Other Guys," which was formerly known as "The B Team." Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg are already on board of the Sony Pictures project.

Plot details are kept under wraps for now, but Ferrell and Wahlberg are set to play two cops. McKay and Chris Henchy (who penned the awful comedy "Land of the Lost") wrote the script. No details yet on which characters these three actors will portray.

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Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill have joined and Robert Downey Jr. has left the voice cast of DreamWorks Animation's upcoming comedy project "Oobermind," which was written by Alan J. Schoolcraft and Brent Simons.

Variety says the film follows a supervillain (Ferrell) who slips into a deep crisis after he finally defeats his rival Metro Man (Pitt). As a result, he creates a new hero (Hill) who has evil intentions himself.

Also on-board of "Oobermind" is Tina Fey, who will be voicing a reporter assigned to provide coverage of the whole situation. The film, which was originally known as "Master Mind," is set for release in November 2010.

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Here's your dose of film news for August 3, 2009:

• Will Ferrell was attached to star in and David Dobkin ("Fred Claus") was set to direct 20th Century Fox's comedy "Neighborhood Watch," but both exited the project, according to Variety. The film follows a city guy who moves to suburbia, joins the neighborhood watch, and quickly uncovers a major conspiracy.

• This is just a rumor at this point, but according to TVNZ, Katie Holmes has been approached to star in "Sex and the City 2." Apparently, Holmes would play big-time company executive who will clash with Kim Cattrall's Samantha Jones. I'll believe it when I see her on the screen.

• Earlier this year we found out Fox is prepping "Hitman 2," and according to ComingSoon, Timothy Olyphant said he may return as Agent 47 if the studio wanted him back. "If they want me to do another one, I supposed they could have me, yes," he said.

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