TV and Movie Casting Bites: Josh Stewart in Dark Knight Rises, Matthew Fox and Ed Harris join World War Z, Sean Astin to voice Raphael in TMNT animated series + more
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Rosario T. Calabria on June 18, 2011 at 10:47 pm
- Josh Stewart has joined the cast of Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises. As usual, Stewart’s role is being kept under wraps. [Variety]
- Cheech Marin will co-star Rob Schenider’s untitled CBS multi-camera comedy. Based on his real-life experience, Schenider co-wrote the project with Lew Morton. [Deadline]
- Ellie Kemper will play the chemistry teacher and love interest for Channing Tatum in the big screen remake of 21 Jump Street. [Variety]
- Matthew Fox and Ed Harris are reportedly in talks to join Brad Pitt in the Marc Forster-directed adaptation of Max Brooks novel World War Z. [Deadline]
- Molly Parker has joined the cast of Dexter. Parker will play Lisa Marshall, sister of new castmember Colin Hanks in the upcoming sixth season of the hit Showtime series. [TVLine]
- Sean Astin wil voice Raphael in the upcoming Nickelodeon animated series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The series will premiere next fall on Nickelodeon. [IGN]
- John Gallagher Jr., Thomas Sadoski and Josh Pence have joined the cast of the HBO pilot series More As This Story Develops from writer Aaron Sorkin. TVLine]
- Zoe Saldana is in negotiations to join Mark Ruffalo in the J.J. Abrams-produced marital drama Infinitely Polar Bear. She’ll play Ruffalo’s characters wife. [Vulture]
- Charlie Day is in talks to join Guillermo del Toro’s creature feature Pacific Rim. If signed, Day would play a professor in the film. [Variety]
