Categories: Entertainment News

Movie News: Latest On “Wall Street 2,” “Green Hornet,” “Red Dawn” Remake

— Variety reports that Frank Langella has joined the cast of anticipated sequel “Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps.”

Fresh off his Oscar-nominated turn as Richard Nixon in “Frost/Nixon,” Langella will play Lewis Zabel, a veteran broker who mentors Shia LaBeouf’s character, who is the sequel’s answer to the original film’s Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen).

Michael Douglas had already been booked to reprise his Oscar-winning role of Gordan Gekko, while Josh Brolin is also in talks to join the cast.

— Jay Chou has joined the cast of “The Green Hornet” as Kato. He replaces Stephen Chow, who departed the cast earlier this summer.

— Josh Hutcherson, Isabel Lucas, Connor Cruise and Edwin Hodge have joined the cast of the “Red Dawn” remake, according to THR. Chris Hemsworth, Josh Peck and Adrianne Palicki had already been tapped to appear. The film is set to open on September 24, 2010.

Brian Cantor

Brian Cantor is the editor-in-chief for Headline Planet. He has been a leading reporter in the music, movie, television and sporting spaces since 2002. Brian's reporting has been cited by major websites like BuzzFeed, Billboard, the New Yorker and The Fader -- and shared by celebrities like Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj. Contact Brian at brian.cantor[at]headlineplanet.com.

Share
Published by
Brian Cantor