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  Casting Bits: Michael Fassbender In Brendan Gleeson's 'At Swim-Two Birds', Isabelle Huppert In Hong Sang-Soo Mystery Project, Two More For 'Roswell FM'

  By Angie Han July 11th, 2011

  The ubiquitous Michael Fassbender will be joining fellow Irishmen Gabriel Byrne, Colin Farrell, Cillian Murphy and Domhnall Gleeson in Brendan Gleeson's directorial debut, a big-screen adaptation of Flann O'Brien's classic novel At Swim-Two-Birds. The project has been a long time in the works -- Gleeson initially acquired the book rights seven years ago -- but…

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  Casting Bits: Dev Patel In 'More As This Story Develops', Vince Vaughn In 'Neighborhood Watch', Allison Janney In Chris Colfer's 'Struck By Lightning', Jason London In 'Roswell FM'

  By Angie Han July 4th, 2011

  Slumdog Millionaire and Skins star Dev Patel is the latest actor to join the cast of Aaron Sorkin's HBO pilot More As This Story Develops. The story revolves around a cable news anchor named Will McCallister (Jeff Daniels) and his executive producer Mackenzie (Emily Mortimer) as they attempt to get their show back on track…

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  Casting Bits: Scarlett Johansson In 'Can A Song Save Your Life?', Mia Maestro In 'Savages', Jake T. Austin In 'Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn', Brandon Fehr In 'Roswell FM'

  By Angie Han June 29th, 2011

  Scarlett Johansson may seem like an unlikely lead for a Judd Apatow film, but in this context her casting actually makes a lot of sense. Johansson has signed on to star in Can a Song Save Your Life?, which will be written and directed by John Carney (Once) and produced by Apatow. The film follows “a…

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