Jeremy Renner, Jennifer Lopez Join 'Ice Age 4' Cast (Exclusive)

Wanda Sykes, Keke Palmer, Drake and Aziz Ansari also cast in the Fox film, with Ray Romano, Queen Latifah, Denis Leary and John Leguizamo returning.

Jeremy Renner, Wanda Sykes, Keke Palmer and Jennifer Lopez are joining the voice cast of 20th Century Fox’s Ice Age: Continental Drift, along with Aziz Ansari and hip hop starDrake.

Returning are Ice Age franchise stars Ray Romano, Queen Latifah, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo, Seann William Scott and Josh Peck.

The cast was revealed Tuesday during a meeting on the Fox lot with potential promotional partners, licensees and retail partners. The presentation was led by Fox Filmed Entertainment co-chair Tom Rothman and Fox Animation Studios president Vanessa Morrison. Romano and Queen Latifah took participants through the story Continental Drift.

The first three Ice Age films have grossed nearly $2 billion at the worldwide box office, putting Fox and partner Blue Sky Studios squarely in the animation game.

Fox and Blue Sky’s winning streak is continuing with 3D toon Rio, which has grossed nearly $300 million in less than three weeks.

Ice Age is becoming a year-round brand for Fox. A Christmas television special is being planned, along with a mobile game and online game.

In Continental Drift — which hits theaters on July 13, 2012 — Renner will portray Gutt, a self-styled master of the high seas. Lopez will play Shira, a sabre toothed who melts the heart of Diego, also a sabre toothed tiger.

Leary has recommitted to voice the role of Diego, while Romano returns as Manny and Queen Latifah as Ellie.

Source: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jeremy-renner-jennifer-lopez-lead-182341

More Details Emerge About Jennifer Lopez Latin Competition Show

The "American Idol" judge, who partners with her husband Marc Anthony, director Jamie King and XIX Entertainment head Simon Fuller, says "Q'Viva" is "a show for the 21st century."

More details have emerged about the show Q'Viva! The Chosen and its partnership between pop-Latin superstars Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, acclaimed director-choreographer Jamie King andAmerican Idol creator and XIX Entertainment CEO and founder Simon Fuller.

The husband and wife team of Lopez and Anthony will embark on what's being described as "an epic three month long journey to create the ultimate live show celebrating Latin music, artistry and dance." Their travels will take them to remote areas of the Americas and filming will incorporate three languages.

No network partner has been announced yet, but according to a statement being released on Wednesday, the show will broadcast simultaneously across 21 countries in North America, Central America and South America.

Says Lopez of Q'Viva: “This is a show for the 21st century with an unprecedented global and local story. The Latin culture is a tapestry that is rich in passion, tradition and artistry. We are going to places where all of this talent lives and wouldn’t have otherwise been discovered. This journey for me and Marc is going be exciting and groundbreaking.”

Fuller, who'll serve as executive producer, comments that Q'Viva "truly celebrates the beauty and splendor of Latin music and dance." Adds King: "This is not about competition, it’s about finding great talent, cultivating that talent and sharing it with the world."a

Source: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/more-details-emerge-jennifer-lopez-182352

Farrelly Brothers Circling Moe Casting for 'Three Stooges' Movie

Chris Diamantopoulos is closing in on a deal to star opposite Sean Hayes and Will Sasso, with rehearsals set to begin next week.

The Farrelly brothers are making plans to begin rehearsing The Three Stooges as early as next week, just as 20th Century Fox closes in on a deal with television actor Chris Diamantopoulos to play the role of Moe.

Sean Hayes has already been cast in the role of Larry, while Will Sasso will play the role of Curly. Diamantopoulos has emerged the frontrunner to play the third Stooge.

Three Stooges will be divided into roughly three half-hour vignettes.

The Farrellys are producing the comedy with their Conundrum partner Bradley Thomas. Charles B. Wessler also is producing, while Earl Benjamin is exec producer.

Source: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/farrelly-brothers-circling-moe-casting-181923

'The Killing' Co-Star Joel Kinnaman Joins Universal's 'Safe House' (Exclusive)

The cast of AMC's The Killing is making a killing today.

Hot on the heels of Heat Vision's exclusive news that Killing starMireille Enos is in talks to join Paramount's World War Z asBrad Pitt's wife, we can report that co-star Joel Kinnaman is joining the Universal thriller Safe House, starring Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds.

Swedish actor Kinnaman is reteaming with director Daniel Espinosa, who helmed Kinnaman's breakout film Easy Money/Snabba Cash.

Safe House follows the only surviving agent of an attack on a CIA safe house (Reynolds) as he tries to transport a lethal prisoner (Washington) to a second destination before being taken out by violent forces that want them both dead.

In a key role, Kinnaman is playing a man who operates a safe house where Reynolds and Washington show up.

The script was written by David Guggenheim, an Us Weekly editor who worked nights on the story and whose spec landed him a new career as a hot Hollywood scribe. Terry George did a polish.

The film, currently shooting in South Africa, also co-stars Tim McGraw, Ruben Blades, Vera Farmiga and Brendan Gleeson.

Kinnaman starred in Easy Money, which scored him U.S. representation with UTA and Magnolia Entertainment. (The film is being developed as a remake by Warner Bros.) Kinnaman's first American role is as the shady detective Stephen Holder in AMC's Killing. The show, now in its fifth week, is a ratings hit and seems to be serving as a powerful career springboard for both Enos and Kinnaman.

Kinnaman's next feature is The Darkest Hour, which also stars Emile Hirsch, Rachel Taylor andMax Minghella. The Summit alien invasion movie is due to open Dec. 23.

Source: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/killing-star-joel-kinnaman-joins-181928

'The Killing' Star in Talks to Play Brad Pitt's Wife in 'World War Z' (Exclusive)

Mireille Enos, the star of AMC’s The Killing, is making the leap into features, nabbing the role of Brad Pitt’s wife in World War Z, Paramount’s adaptation of Max Brooks’ globe-spanning zombie novel.

Marc Forster is directing the big-budget movie while Pitt and his Plan B shingle are producing.

The novel is set 10 years after a global zombie epidemic, and is an oral history told from many perspectives around the world. J. Michael Straczynski and Matt Carnahan wrote the script.

Pitt is playing a U.N. worker. Enos would play his wife, a mother of two girls.

The movie is scheduled to begin shooting in June in London, Malta and other locales around the world.

Enos, repped by Innovative and Authentic Talent, plays the taciturn detective Sarah Linden in The Killing, the American remake of a Danish TV series, which is being showered with accolades. Being cast in the show was a major breakthrough for Enos, who up until then had a run on HBO’s Big Love and a slew of TV appearances ranging from Sex and the City to Medium.

The Killing was AMC’s second highest-rated premiere behind only The Walking Dead, which will be returning for a second season. Five episodes of the drama have aired so far. With the casting of Enos, it seems the folks at Paramount and Plan B have been tuning in.

Source: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/killing-star-talks-play-brad-181920