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Knoxville To Star in Scout Comedy

Johnny Knoxville has been signed up to star in a comedy about scouts.

Todd Rohal, the writer and director of the currently untitled film project has cast Knoxville to star opposite Patton Oswalt, where they will play a pair of warring siblings.

The Jackass star and Oswalt, who will soon be staring in The Informant, will be playing two brothers who are constantly vying for their fathers attention.  When their father falls ill the competition between the two intensifies, as they compete against each other to find out who is the best leader after taking a group of boys of a camping trip. Of course the end results will more than liking end in side splitting comedy.

Also on board to star in the film are, Maura Tierney, Rob Riggle and Patrice O’Neil. The film that was originally called Scout Master begins shooting next week.

There is currently no word on what the film will eventually be called, but I doubt it will be long before we find out.

Skarsgard in Talks for Eco Thriller

Alexander Skarsgard is in talks to join new eco thriller movie, The East.

The Swedish actor, famous for playing Eric Northman in HBO’s True Blood, is certainly in demand at the moment; he’s already attached to Warner Bros’ The Vanguard.

The East, which has been co-written by rising star Brit Marling, will see a female agent (played by Marling) who infiltrates and eco terrorist group. Skarsgard is in talks to play the leader of the terrorist group, who target unethical corporations.

Skarsgard who can currently be seen on television screens around the world at the moment playing Viking sheriff Eric Northman in True Blood, is really carving a name for himself in the movies. He will be seen next in Melancholia and then a remake of Straw Dogs, before finally being seen next year in Battleship.

Zat Batmanglij, will also be joining the team, where he will be stepping behind the camera for The East.

Filming for the project is expected to kick of in Nashville through October and Novemeber.

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Sarandon joins The Company You Keep

Susan Sarandon has signed on to star in the new Robert Redford film The Company You Keep.

Sarandon isn’t the only new casting for the Redford flick as Richard Jenkins and Julie Christie have also agreed to take part in the new feature.

The director and star has also signed up a whole new host of fresh talent to join the experienced movie stars on the film as well.

The film has been adapted from a Neil Gordon novel. The picture will see a former member of the militant organisation Weather Underground, who has been hiding from the FBI for 30 years, forced to go on the run after his identity is exposed by a young reporter, played by Shia LeBeouf.

Sarandon will be playing a former Weather Underground type along with Christie, who are noticed after Redford’s character has been exposed. Jenkins will be playing a college with links to the radicals.

The film, which also stars Nick Nolte and Brit Marling will begin shooting next month.

Snipes interested in Blade 4

Wesley Snipes has announced that he would be interested in staring in a fourth instalment of the Blade franchise.

The star, who is currently serving three years in prison for failure to file tax income returns told IGN, "Getting asked this question all the time, my response is: 'Under the right circumstances, with the right team, yes, I'd do another one.' But don't get me wrong, I'm not waiting around for the opportunity. I've got plenty to do."

Although he said there were no current plans to resurrect the franchise, he did say there were ideas for the half human/half vampire character, "It would be nice to fulfill some of the really cool plans we had for Blade, but didn't get the chance to go live with.”

A new Blade film would be interesting, but since Snipes is going to be held up behind bars until July 2013, it looks as though we may be waiting a while for this one.

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Brit Marling is Hot Property

New girl on the block Brit Marling is becoming one to watch in Hollywood.

After making a huge impact at the Sundance Film Festival with indie flicks Another Earth and Sound of My Voice, the woman of multiple talents (she’s also a writer and a producer) has caught the eye of Robert Redford, who wants her to star in The Company You Keep.

The actress is currently in talks to take the film’s female lead.

The film finds Redford, a former militant who has been hiding from the FBI for years. But after years of hiding a young journalist (Shia LaBeouf) uncovers his identity forcing Redford’s character to go on the run again.

Marling however hasn’t made any decisions yet and the word on the street is that she is also considering a film offer from Steven Soderbergh, where she would star in stripper film Magic Mike. Christopher McQuarrie also wants the actress to star opposite Tom Cruise in Jack Reacher adaptation One Shot.

With this many offer who knows what she will do next.

Even if she doesn’t sign on, filming for the Redford flick will begin next month.

McAvoy, Cumming and Bell To Unite

Actors James McAvoy, Alan Cumming and Jamie Bell are set to join forces on the cast of the film Filth, an adaptation of the Irvine Welsh novel of the same name.

This fourth Irvine Welsh novel to get a film adaptation, following Trainspotting, The Acid House and the forth coming feature Ecstasy.

Filth is about the immoral police officer Bruce Robertson, who is investigating a racial murder, trying to gain promotion and lots of overtime, makes sexually harassing phone calls to his friend’s wife in another person’s voice, ploughs through a drug fuelled bender in Amsterdam and to top it all off is afflicted by a tapeworm who also acts as his conscience. Yes it does sound complicated but enthralling all the same.

McAvoy will be playing Robertson, with Bell portraying his younger partner Lennox (who subsequently got his own follow up story in the 2008 novel Crime). Finally Cumming will be playing the role of Robertson’s boss, Bob Toal.

Welsh, who wrote the novel will be acting as the film’s producer and John S Baird will be directing.

The film will begin filming in January of next year.