Casting Notes: James Gandolfini In ‘Great Hope Springs’; Vladimir Mashkov In ‘Mission: Impossible 4’; Role Set For Ron Perlman In ‘At The Mountains Of Madness’
James Gandolfiniis about to start work onViolet & Daisybut is lining up work to take on after that film wraps. One possibility isGreat Hope Springs, the matrimonial drama that willre-teamdirectorMike NicholsandMeryl Streep. Jeff Bridges was one possible candidate for the same role over the summer, but he’s out of the picture.
If Gandolfini signs on, he’d also joinPhilip Seymour Hoffmanin theVanessa Taylor-scripted film about “a husband and wife (Gandolfini and Streep) undergoing an intense weekend of counseling to decide their future after 30 years of marriage.” Streep sparring with Gandolfini with Hoffman as the ref? Yep, I’ll take that.Vulturesays the trio is keen to work together, and the film could shoot in March if deals come together.
After the break, the fourthMission: Impossiblegets a new Russian agent, and a spot is heldAt the Mountains of Madnessfor Ron Perlman.
According toThe Wrap,Vladimir MashkovfromBehind Enemy LinesandAliashas joined the cast of the fourthMission: Impossiblefilm. (Which a tweet from the official Tom Cruise twitter account recently reffered to as ‘The Mission,’ which can’t possibly be the film’s new title…can it?)
Mashkov will play, shocker, a Russian agent, and is a great addition to the cast. He’s not so well known here, but is a writer and director, and has won Russia’s equivalent of the Best Actor Oscar.
Finally, in other shocking news,Guillermo del Torosays there’s a part forRon PerlmaninAt the Mountains of Madness. The director toldMTV,
All I can tell you is if Ron Perlman is free, he will be in…I wrote a part for him. He read it and if everything falls in place, Ron Perlman has a role in it written specifically for him.
We even know the part — it would be Larson, who as del Toro says is “the guy that cares for the dogs and the sled — the part of the expedition that is dog sleds…It’s a fantastic character. I really love him. He’s sort of a pragmatic guy, doesn’t care about science or the mythology or the cosmology.”
