Casting Bits: Yvonne Strahovski In ‘I, Frankenstein’, David Oyelowo In ‘Lincoln’, Elle Fanning And Alessandro Nivola In ‘Bomb’
ChuckactressYvonne Strahovskiis in final talks forI, Frankenstein,Stuart Beattie’s adaptation of the comic book byKevin Grevioux.Aaron Eckhartleads the cast as Frankenstein’s classic monster, who in the present day goes by Adam and stands between humanity and the supernatural demons who would overtake them.Bill Nighywaspreviously announcedas being in talks to play the villain, a demon prince determined to unlock the secrets of Frankenstein’s reanimation. Strahovski is negotiating for the female lead, a scientist who’s tricked by the demons into helping them create an undead army.Miranda OttoandSocratis Otto(no relation) also star.
Strahovski recently starred inKiller Elitewith Jason Statham, Clive Owen, and Robert De Niro, and will next appear inMy Mother’s Cursewith Seth Rogen, Barbra Streisand, and Adam Scott.I, Frankensteinis scheduled to begin shooting this winter in Australia. [The Hollywood Reporter]
After the jump, rising star David Oyelowo books yet another high-profile project, and Elle Fanning and Alessandro Nivola try to stop things from exploding.
Oyelowo joins an impressive cast that includesJoseph Gordon-Levitt,Sally Field,Tommy Lee Jones,Jackie Earle Haley, and of course,Daniel Day-Lewisas Honest Abe.Lincolnis currently shooting for a late 2012 release. [Deadline]
Elle FanningandAlessandro Nivolaare signed on forBomb, byOrlandowriter-directorSally Potter. Fanning will star as a brainy young rebel involved with the anti-nuclear movement in 1960s London, while Nivola will play a writer who has an affair with his teenage daughter’s best friend.
Also on board isAlice Englert, daughter of filmmaker Jane Campion, who’ll play as boy-crazy young activist. Given those character descriptions it’s probably a reasonable guess that Nivola will be playing Fanning’s father, though until we hear confirmation we can’t be sure. According to theBelfast Telegraph, production is slated to begin in February. [Deadline]
