Casting Bits: Michael Caine In ‘Now You See Me;’ Olivia Wilde & Steve Buscemi In ‘Burt Wonderstone;’ Possible Choices For ‘Riddick’
Louis Leterrier’s magician heist movieNow You See Mekeeps getting better. The movie features a story about a group of illusionists who rob banks during their performances, and then give at least some of the proceeds out to the audience, even as the FBI is hot on their tail.
After the break, Olivia Wilde and Steve Buscemi join the cast of another magician film,Burt Wonderstone, while Vin Diesel and David Twohy continue to try and perfect the magic trick of getting a thirdRiddickfilm made.
Burt Wonderstoneis a comedy in whichSteve Carellplays a failing magician who has to deal with a more aggressive rival. Or, more specifically, perTHR,
Olivia Wildeis now in talks to play Carell’s partner in love and business, whileSteve Buscemiis in talks to play “Carell’s longtime friend and partner who quits the act.” Also in the cast areJim CarreyandJames Gandolfini. LikeNow You See Me,Burt Wonderstoneis scheduled for a January 2012 shoot.Don Scardinowill direct.
Finally, there is a set of rumored offers out to actors forRiddick, the third film featuringVin Diesel’s character of the same name.David Twohywrote and is set to direct, with Diesel returning andKarl Urbanset for a role in the R-rated sequel toThe Chronicles of Riddick.Bloody DisgustingsaysKatee Sackhoffhas been offered the role of Dahl, “a Nordic merc tracking Riddick;“Andreas Apergishas been offered Krone, “commander of the dark theocracy;” andBokeem WoodbineandDave Bautistahave been offered unnamed roles.
Trouble is,TMZsays that production in Montreal has been shut down because One Race Films — Diesel’s Company — hasn’t paid its bills at the Montreal studio where the film is set to shoot. We don’t know what the full story is — are cash troubles really hampering the production or is this some public ploy to work out some financial wrangling that should have stayed behind the scenes?
