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There’s news today that Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Velvet Goldmine) is in talks for an undisclosed role in the upcoming Star Wars: Episode VII.

El Mayimbe over at Latino Review broke the scoop, and he has a pretty good track record with breaking casting news. Let the speculation begin on what role he’ll be playing, but if it’s true, my money’s on Jacen Solo (if they even go down that road).

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Coming Soon is reporting that the long rumored film version of the popular Assassin’s Creed video game is due to hit theaters two years from this weekend.

No director has been announced, but the film will star Michael Fassbender (X-Men: First Class) in the lead role of Desmond Miles, and the script is being written by British playwright Michael Lesslie.

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If you hit the break, you’ll see that Slashfilm brings us some photos from the set of Amazing Spider-Man 2, and the outfit that Gwen Stacy is wearing in the photos may indicate something huge is on the horizon.

Major potential spoilers ahead…

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Previously in talks to play Peter Quill/Star-Lord in James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy, The Wrap is reporting that Lee Pace is actually in advanced talks to play the villain of the film.

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Whilst doing promotional work for Iron Man 3, Don Cheadle, a.k.a. Rhodey/War Machine, spoke to Collider about the possibility of the character turning up in The Avengers 2.

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Bryan Singer has taken to Vine to confirm that Bishop and Warpath will be featured in his upcoming X-Men: Days of Future Past. Two new characters to Singer’s X-world, the inclusion of the pair, particularly Bishop, will have X-fans across the globe giving an approving grin.

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Deadline is reporting that Michael Rooker has signed on for James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy. ‘The Rook’ will be playing Yondu, one of the founding fathers of the original Guardians team.

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It’s no secret that Robert Downey Jr.’s contract with Marvel Studios is up after the upcoming Iron Man 3. Whilst it seemed a given that he would sign on for more Tony Stark adventures, that may not be the case. Speaking to GQ, Downey Jr. seems to allude to being done with the character.

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With Stephen Strange confirmed to be getting his own film as part of Marvel’s Phase Three of films, stories are coming out that everyone’s favourite sorcerer may already have been cast. According to CHUD, Justin Theroux is in advanced talks to play the titular role in Doctor Strange.

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Rumor has it that Shimizu Takashi (director of The Grudge) has been given a big budget to adapt Miyaki’s Kiki’s Delivery Service to live action movie.

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Takimoto Miori will star as the lead actress in the sequel to Sadako 3D. The sequel will be set five years after the events of Sadako 3D. Takimoto Miori will play the role of a surrogate mother and clinical psychology graduate student, Ando Fuuko. 

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Recently speaking to Total Film, geek God Joss Whedon gave his thoughts on The Avengers 2 and the pressures that come with such a huge spectacle of a film.

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Halle Berry has recently been promoting her latest film, The Call. Her media tour took her to the BBC, where, amongst other questions, she was asked about her role as Storm in Bryan Singer’s upcoming X-Men: Days of Future Past and whether the film will be affected by her recently announced pregnancy.

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Morris Chestnut has taken to Twitter with a post that suggests he’s in talks for Marvel’s Black Panther.

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