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The cast for Jim Sheridan’s new film Dream House has shaped up to be pretty impressive. We’ve had Daniel Craig and Naomi Watts so far; now Rachel Weisz has entered the fray. She’ll play Craig’s wife. He’s “a successful publisher who quits his Gotham job and relocates his wife and two daughters to a quaint New England town, only to discover that their perfect new home was the murder scene of a mother and her two children.”

There’s a bit more to the script than that, but I’m shying away from posting all the spoilery stuff here. Suffice to say that I’m curious about what Sheridan will do with the picture. [Variety]

After the break, Cate Blanchett joins Joe Wright’s assassin film Hanna and Katherine Heigl enables an adaptation of a long-running series of thriller novels.

Also sounding fantastic from a cast perspective is Joe Wright’s Hanna, which already has Eric Bana and Saoirse Ronan starring. Ronan is a 14-year old raised to be a killer, who goes on a quest to find her missing father, taking out quite a few human roadblocks along the way. Now Cate Blanchett is on board as well. A must-see? Sounding like it. [Deadline Hollywood]

Finally, Katherine Heigl will be in One for the Money, a Columbia film based on the Janet Evanovich novel of the same name. The script is by Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith, with no director attached.

Heigl will be Stephanie Plum, “an unemployed lingerie buyer who becomes a bounty hunter to make ends meet.” Wait, what? Uh, did this just become more interesting? Maybe so. Evanovich has a 15-book series of novels starring Plum, with a 16th on the way. I knew about the book series, but not the subject matter…shows what I get for ignoring the paperback racks while I’m in the grocery check-out line. [Variety]

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  • Mollie
    I think Heigl is a terrible choice for Plum. Did the casting director even read any of the novels? Marissa Tome circa My Cousin Vinny is what I always imagined. I can't really see Bullock in the role either.
  • Tenacity
    Blanchett + Wright + Ronan = SOLD! I'm there. With a cast like this & Wright & Blanchett teaming up this looks to be really exciting!
  • quintushalls
    As long as I can see them all naked, that is all that matters.
  • Bill
    Dream House looks like its going to be great thanks to the casting.
  • kure
    script for hanna is amazing.i cant wait to see ronan playing rutless,bloodey killer that kills anything on her way
  • Kyle
    Yea, I've read the latest David Farr revision and freakin loved it! I read this way back when only Joe wright was attached and no one was cast...so kinda want to reread so I can picture these amazing actors in their roles.
  • Gerty
    Really? I thought it was okay, but nothing amazing.
  • I've got the script but I have't read it.

    After reading the scripts for KICK-ASS and the Coen's TRUE GRIT I'm kind of worn out with 'plucky pubescent girls who kill people' pictures.
  • MouseRat
    Whoa. To think a film centered around a teen assassin would have that stacked of a cast. Real excited for that one.
  • Mony
    Whoever had called Blanchett starring also, good call. I am liking the casting for Hanna so far, if the script is good then we have a great film on our hands.
  • An impressive Aussie cast leading the way, too. I have high hopes for Hanna.
  • STFU
    OMG! They are finally making a Stephanie Plumb movie and they cast this stupid cow? Why?
  • angie
    i don't know about you but i've always only pictured Sandra Bullock as Staphanie Plum!
  • Saints Advocate
    I always pictured Sandra Bullock or Julia Roberts as Stephanie, and Katherine Heigl is too stiff. I do not believe she has the ability to pull of the goofy, fun-loving part which is being required nor does she look the part. I think they need to have a callback and recast this role.
  • STFU
    I absolutely agree. Had they filmed these when they were first optioned she would have been perfect for the role. Katherine Heigl in no way embodies the character.
  • PizpotGargravarr
    Ah, what a brightly shining beacon of civility and respect on the internet. Thank you for being so reasonable and constructive in you comment.
  • STFU
    At least I spelled all of my words right, dick. (See, now that's being uncivilized.) And the fact of the matter is I do not respect this woman. Please, do a 2 second Google search on her behavior before you ask why. Besides, what stellar depth did you go to when constructing your misspelled diatribe of 24 words?
  • I come for the movie news, but I stay for the great pictures of hot actresses in the headlines!
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