Casting Bits: Val Kilmer, Ving Rhames Board ‘Seven Below’, Rodrigo Santoro Joins ‘What To Expect When You’re Expecting’, Jonny Weston Gets ‘Cherry’
Professional tough guysVal KilmerandVing Rhames, along withLuke GossandRebecca Da Costa, are set to star in the indie thrillerSeven Below. Written byKevin CarrawayandLawrence Smithand directed by Carraway, the film centers around:
…a group of strangers brought together when a terrible storm leaves them stranded in a house in the woods where a terrible event transpired exactly 100 years prior. The group seems trapped in a ghostly time warp, and history is repeating itself."
I haven’t seen much by either Carraway or Smith, so I have no idea how the film will actually play out. But the concept, at least, sounds solid. Production forSeven Belowis set to begin in Cincinnati next month. [Collider]
After the jump, new additions toWhat to Expect When You’re ExpectingandCherry.
300andRiostarRodrigo Santorohas come aboardKirk Jones’What to Expect When You’re Expecting, adapted from a classic pregnancy manual now in its fourth edition. (Hey, it’s no weirder than basing a film on aboard game, anamusement park ride, or aself-help book about why men don’t call, right?) The film will follow several different couples,Love, Actually-style, as they experience the alleged miracle of childbirth.
Santoro joins a cast that already includesJennifer Lopez,Cameron Diaz,Anna KendrickandBrooklyn Decker;Chris RockandGlee’sMatthew Morrisonare currently in talks. Santoro will take on the role of Lopez' husband, a music industry guy who’s not sure he’s quite ready to be a father, but goes along with Lopez’s adoption plans anyway. Shooting will start in Atlanta this summer for a targeted release of Mother’s Day 2012. [The Hollywood Reporter]
Relative newcomerJonny Westonhas signed on forStephen Elliot’s indie porn dramaCherry. Co-written by Elliot and porn veteranLorelei Lee, Cherry tells the story of “a troubled 18-year-old who moves to San Francisco, where she enters the porn industry and becomes involved with a cocaine-addicted lawyer.” Weston replacesTwilightstar Jackson Rathbone in the part of Cherry’s (Ashley Hinshaw) ex-boyfriend. Rounding out the rest of the cast areJames Francoas the cokehead lawyer,Heather Grahamas a porn director,Lili Tayloras Cherry’s mom, andDev Patelas Cherry’s best friend. [Variety]
