Casting Notes: Zooey Deschanel In Enchantress Of Numbers; Noah Ringer In Cowboys & Aliens; Jonathan Lloyd Walker In The Thing
Update:I have been contacted by Zooey Deschanel’s publicist who claims “Zooey is not connected to the project”. you’re able to read the original story below.Ada Lovelace, a nineteenth-century writer and daughter of Lord Byron, was a wildly interesting woman. She worked on Charles Babbage’s early Analytical Engine, and she is considered a forerunner in the development of machines designed to do more than simple mathematical computations.
Now she may be portrayed on screen byZooey Deschanel, in what would likely be one of the actresses' more demanding roles. She’s in talks to play Lovelace inEnchantress of Numbers(a name bestowed upon Lovelace by Babbage) which would shoot this fall under directorBruce Beresford. That’s the part of the equation that doesn’t thrill me — Beresford makes a lot of workable, totally unremarkable movies. Sure,Breaker Morantis great, but that was 30 years ago. Let’s not even talk aboutDriving Miss Daisy, Oscar notwithstanding. [Production Weekly]
After the break, new cast forCowboys and Aliensand the prequel toThe Thing.
The Last AirbenderstarNoah Ringer(he plays Aang, the young title character) has been cast inJon Favreau’sCowboys and Aliens, alongsideDaniel Craig,Harrison FordandOlivia Wilde. The film, written byStar TrekscribesRoberto OrciandAlex KurtzmanalongsideLostco-creatorDamon Lindelof, goes into production this summer and is set to open on July 29th 2011.
The story has “Old West settlers and Native Americans waging a bloody battle for control of the land. But when the Earth is threatened by conquerors from the stars, these sworn enemies must work together to save all humanity.” [Variety]
Finally,Jonathan Lloyd Walkeris joining theMatthijs van Heijningen-directed prequel toThe Thing, currently also calledThe Thing(yeah,that’sconfusing) which is shooting now in Canada. He’ll play Colin, described in the leaked casting breakdown as the following:
(Beware possible spoilers)
Around 40 years old, quirky and a bit cynical, he sews some seeds of doubt and suspicion among his new colleagues, Kate and Adam, and he plays poker with Jonas to blow off steam. Colin would rather commit suicide than be consumed by the THING.
