Casting Notes: Abigail Spencer in ‘This Means War’; Ben Foster and Giovanni Ribisi in ‘Contraband’; Liam Hemsworth in John Singleton’s ‘Broken Run’

Posted on Thursday, December 2nd, 2010 by Russ Fischer

Add one more to the cast of McG‘s This Means War, in which Chris Pine and Tom Hardy go to war over the affections of Reese Witherspoon. (Angela Bassett was just cast the other day.) Mad Men‘s Abigail Spencer has signed on; she’ll play Tom Hardy’s ex-wife. Personally, I might do more fighting over her than Reese Witherspoon, but that’s just me. [THR]

After the break, Ben Foster joins a Mark Wahlberg movie, and John Singleton will direct the younger Hemsworth. Read More »

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Universal Sets Release Dates For ‘Ouija,’ ‘The Bourne Legacy,’ ‘The Dark Tower’ and More

Posted on Friday, October 29th, 2010 by Russ Fischer

This week Universal Pictures got the urge to fill out the company’s calendar for the next couple of years. Yesterday we heard that the studio has dated Judd Apatow’s as-yet-untitled new film for summer 2012. Now there is a flood of new release dates for the studio, for a diverse array of films. Hit the jump for release info for Safe House, The Dark Tower and more. Read More »

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