Casting Bits: Ed Helms in ‘Le Mac’ Remake; Paul Dano in ‘Night Moves;’ Steve Coogan in ‘The Catastrophist’

Posted on Friday, September 2nd, 2011 by Russ Fischer

The long Labor Day holiday weekend is upon us, and between that and the Venice and Telluride film festivals, it seems like a lot of Hollywood has shut down in anticipation of the last relaxing days of summer. But we’ve got a few new casting bits to throw your way regardless. After the break,

• Ed Helms will remake a French pimp comedy,
• Paul Dano is among the cast additions to Kelly Reichardt’s new film Night Moves,
• The unlikely duo of Stephen Dorff and Steve Coogan are in an adaptation of the novel The Catastrophist,
• and found footage film Evidence gets new players.

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Casting Bits: Juliette Lewis in ‘Blood or Water;’ Ted Levine in ‘The Banshee Chapter;’ Peter Sarsgaard in ‘Night Moves’

Posted on Monday, August 29th, 2011 by Russ Fischer

This is a serious little casting break that follows either movies with serious intent (there’s one below about ‘unwitting incest,’ which I hope isn’t a comedy) or serious filmmakers like Kelly Reichardt. So, after the break, you’ll find:

• Juliette Lewis stars in the ‘unwitting incest’ movie Blood or Water,
• Ted Levin is in an indie inspired by secret CIA programs,
• and Peter Sarsgaard is going to be in Kelly Reichardt’s new film, Night Moves. Read More »

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