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Jan 20, 2016 2:45 PM
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Jena Malone

Her career is Catching Fire! The actress is set to play tough tribute Johanna Mason in the Hunger Games follow-up.


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Amanda Plummer

She's crafty! The Emmy and Tony winner will play the clever tribute Wiress in Catching Fire, the follow up to The Hunger Games.


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William Levy

Look who's dancing into our hearts! The Single Ladies actor and DWTS alum is in talks to star in Tyler Perry's next romantic comedy.


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Zachary Levi

Hello, handsome! The Chuck star has signed on to play Fandral the Dashing in Thor 2.


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Philip Seymour Hoffman

May the odds be ever in the audience's favor. The Oscar winner will play gamemaker Plutarch Heavensbee in Catching Fire, the sequel to The Hunger Games.


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Malin Akerman

Call her Blondie. After doing the rock-chick thing in Rock of Ages, the actress will catch a New Wave as Debbie Harry in the upcoming film CBGB.


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Beyoncé

Inspired by her latest role as mom, the singer-actress signs on to voice Queen Tara in Epic, an animated 3-D film due out in March of 2013.


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Brenton Thwaites

Maleficent's prince has been crowned! The Australian actor has been tapped to play a dashing young royal in Disney's upcoming retelling of Sleeping Beauty.


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Andre 3000

The rapper takes on rock legend Jimi Hendrix in the upcoming biopic, All Is by My Side.


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India Eisley

The Secret Life of the American Teenager actress has been tapped to play the young Maleficent in Disney's update of the Sleeping Beauty story. Who's playing the grown-up sorceress in the flick? The leggy Angelina Jolie.


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Kellan Lutz

Leaving the angst of Forks and Twilight behind, the strapping actor has signed on to star in an update of the classic Tarzan.


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Vince Vaughn

Like his Wedding Crashers costar Owen Wilson before him, Vince Vaughn's ready to step into the shoes of a '70s TV crime fighter. Not only is he going to star in the big screen remake of The Rockford Files, he'll also serve as a producer on the film.


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Will Ferrell

Break out your best polyester duds, some Sex Panther cologne and play that beautiful flute music—Ron Burgundy lives! Yes, Anchorman is finally going to get a sequel.


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Danny DeVito, Arnold Schwarzenegger & Eddie Murphy

Just like the return of '80s fashion, '80s movies are coming back with a vengeance. Remember Twins? Well, Ah-nold and Danny are back, and they're planning a sequel called Triplets. And who are they dreaming of to round out the family? None other than Eddie Murphy.


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Angelina Jolie

Pumped to see how Angie will portray the Sleeping Beauty villain in Disney's upcoming live-action Maleficent? Well, you've got a bit of a wait ahead of you—the film opens on March 14, 2014.


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Anthony Hopkins

Who do you get to play one of the greatest directors of the 20th century? Why, one of our best actors, of course! Sir Anthony Hopkins (with the aid of plenty of makeup) has taken on the role of Alfred Hitchcock in Hitchcock. The film focuses on the making of his classic, Psycho.


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Jessica Biel

The future Mrs. Timberlake will follow up her role in this summer's Total Recall remake by taking on the role of Vera Miles—the actress who played Lila Crane in Psycho—in Fox Searchlight's upcoming Hitchcock.


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Scarlett Johansson

Rounding out the Hitchcock casting news is Scarlett Johansson, who will portray Janet Leigh in the film. Leigh is best known for playing the role of Marion Crane in Psycho, so it looks like ScarJo better get used to the shower!


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Taylor Lautner

No more battling vampires! The Twilight actor has been tapped to appear in Grown Ups 2, a sequel to the 2010 Adam Sandler comedy.


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Jim Carrey & Jeff Daniels

The two actors will reprise their roles as dimwitted BFFs Llyod and Harry in Peter and Bobby Farrelly's Dumb & Dumber 2.


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Ashton Kutcher

The Two and a Half Men star is set to play Steve Jobs in Jobs, an indie biopic based on Steve Jobs, the best-selling, authorized biography by Walter Isaacson.


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Chloë Moretz

After receiving quite a bit of attention for her work in Hugo, Let Me In, Kick-Ass and 30 Rock, the 15-year-old actress will take on the lead role of Carrie in an upcoming remake of the classic 1976 horror film.


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Michael K. Williams

The actor, best known for his roles as the iconic Omar Little on The Wire and as Chalky White on Boardwalk Empire, has been tapped to play rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard in the upcoming Dirty White Boy. The film, produced by Lars Knudsen and Jay Van Hoy (Beginners) will follow the rapper's "misadventures" with 22-year-old music manager Jarred Weisfeld, including the 2004 death of the Wu-Tang Clan member.


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Arnold Schwarzenegger & Sylvester Stallone

The action film icons are teaming up for Swedish director Mikael Håfström's The Tomb. The project has Stallone playing an authority on structural security who must escape from a prison of his own design. Schwarzenegger will portray one of the inmates.


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