Casting Cap'n Richard vs. Somali Pirates
Casting Capt. Richard
You've got heavily armed pirates, ransom, brazen escape attempts, eagle-eyed Navy sharpshooters and a good guy that never backs down. Basically an awesome plot for a movie. Now all you need is someone to play coolheaded sea captain, Richard Phillips. Our initial picks, starting with Dan Aykroyd.
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George Clooney has heaps of experience as a captain on the high seas ('The Perfect Storm'), but of course that didn't end well.
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Kurt Russell could make a seamless transition from Captain Ron to Captain Richard.
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We're just waiting for someone to give Gary Busey that meaty role that will shoot him back to the top. C'mon Hollywood!
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Anthony Edwards ... because we're still sad about his splash landing in 'Top Gun.'
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'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' and 'Spin City' star Alan Ruck doesn't have the star power to ever get the role, but if you're going on looks, Cam's the man.
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Michel Gondry in talks to direct 'Green Hornet'
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Dakota Fanning in talks to star in 'Twilight' sequel, 'New Moon'
The nearly-15-year-old actress has reportedly been offered the part of Jane in the film, set to start shooting in March.
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The Sun is reporting that Eddie Murphy has signed on to play the role in the next 'Batman' movie, slated for 2010. He'd be reprising the role last played by Jim Carrey in 1995.
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Zac Efron cast in the 'Footloose' Remake
The 'High School Musical' star will step into Kevin Bacon's dancing shoes for a remake of the 1984 hit. Variety reports that Efron gets script approval as part of a seven-figure deal. 'HSM' director Kenny Ortega will be behind the camera.
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Anne Hathaway cast in 'Alice in Wonderland'
The 'Rachel Getting Married' star joins Johnny Depp in Tim Burton's sure-to-be-trippy take on the beloved book. She'll play the benevolent White Queen, while Burton has tapped his main squeeze, Helena Bonham Carter, to play the bloodlusting Red Queen.
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Steve Carell cast in 'Get Smart 2'
The 'Office' funnyman has signed on to reprise his role as bumbling superagent Maxwell Smart in a sequel to the summer hit. Title suggestion: 'Get Smarterer.'
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Johnny Depp cast in 'Pirates of the Caribbean 4,' 'Alice in Wonderland' & 'Lone Ranger'
Depp will reprise his role as swashbuckling, rum-swilling Captain Jack in a fourth 'Pirates' flick, play the tea-party-loving Mad Hatter in Tim Burton's live-action 'Alice in Wonderland' and play the Lone Ranger's sidekick Tonto in Jerry Bruckheimer's 'Lone Ranger.'
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Rachel McAdams cast in 'Sherlock Holmes'
The 'Wedding Crashers' beauty will play Irene Adler, enigmatic love interest to the eponymous detective (Robert Downey Jr.) in Guy Ritchie's action-oriented take on the legendary sleuth. Jude Law co-stars as Watson.
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Will Smith cast in 'I Am Legend' Prequel
Smith returns as Dr. Robert Neville in this prequel chronicling the days leading up to the unleashing of a man-made virus that leaves Neville the lone human survivor in New York City.
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George Clooney cast in 'Up in the Air'
He's set to star in director Jason Reitman's 'Juno' follow-up 'Up in the Air,' based on the Walter Kirn novel. Clooney will play a corporate downsizer obsessed with collecting 1 million air miles.
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