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Will Smith return for I Am Legend sequel?
Akiva Goldsman is set to produce a sequel to the 2007 hit sci-fi thriller I Am Legend for Warner Bros. with Arash Amel penning the script, Deadline reports. The intent is for actor Will Smith to reprise his role as survivor scientist Robert Neville.
Bernal is Zorro Reborn
Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal is set to star in the sci-fi re-imagining Zorro Reborn for 20th Century Fox, Variety reports. The film will be set in a Mad Max-like post-apocalyptic wasteland.
Yoakam exits Lone Ranger cast
Deadline reports that Dwight Yoakam has left the cast of director Gore Verbinski's take on The Long Ranger for Disney due to a scheduling conflict. Yoakam was to play the villain of the film opposite Armie Hammer and Johnny Depp.
Blackley to co-lead 300 sequel
Jamie Blackley is set to star as Calisto alongside Aussie Sullivan Stapleton's Themistokles in director Noam Murro's sequel to 300, Deadline reports.
Akerman is The Smart One
Watchmen star Malin Akerman is set to star opposite Portia de Rossi in US ABC's comedy pilot The Smart One, Deadline reports. The story centers on a brilliant & successful woman (de Rossi) who has to go work for her sister (Akerman), a former beauty queen & weather girl turned big city mayor.
Kreuk is CW's Beauty
Former Smallville star Kristin Kreuk has been cast as the female lead in the CW's drama pilot Beauty and the Beast, Deadline reports. The series is loosely based on the 1980s CBS series that starred Linda Hamilton.
Ramirez is Devious Maid
Heroes' Dania Ramirez has been cast as one of the leads in US network ABC's drama pilot Devious Maids, Deadline reports. From Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry, the series will follow four maids who work for the rich & famous in Beverly Hills.
Cassidy, Holland take aim for Arrow
Deadline reports that Katie Cassidy has been cast as the female lead in the CW's Arrow, the modern retelling of the classic DC Comics character Green Arrow. Gossip Girl's Willa Holland has also been cast as the hero's younger sister Thea.
