Variety reports that John Travolta and James Gandolfini have joined the cast of Lonely Hearts. The film will be written and directed by Todd Robinson, who wrote the film White Squall. The movie is based on the true story of two homicide detectives who captured and convicted Martha Beck and Raymond Martinez Fernandez, the Lonely Hearts Killers of the 1940s who found their victims through the personals.
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The Hollywood Reporter confirms rumors today that Kate Bosworth has been cast as Lois Lane for Bryan Singer’s Superman. She reportedly beat out the likes of Claire Danes, Linda Cardellini and Michelle Monaghan. In addition, Kevin Spacey has also been finalized as Lex Luthor. Both veteran actors (who can be seen currently in the Lions Gate release Beyond the Sea) will be joining Brandon Routh, who has been cast as the Man of Steel.
Singer’s Superman will take place after the events of Christopher Reeve’s first two films and will tell the story of Superman returning to Metropolis years after a hiatus. The film is being put on track for a 2006 release.
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The Hollywood Reporter reports that British actor David Morrissey will star opposite Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction in which Stone will reprise her role as the seductive novelist Catherine Tramell.
Morrissey will play Dr. Andrew Glass, a psychiatrist who becomes entangled in her cat and mouse game. The sequel will take Tramell from San Francisco to London, where she again finds herself in trouble with the law. The film will be directed by Michael Caton-Jones (City by the Sea) from a script by Leora Barish (Desperately Seeking Susan) and Henry Bean (The Believer).
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