Marion Cottilard Joins Depp and Bale February 6, 2008

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Marion Cotillard Oscar nominated actress Marion Cotillard will be joining Johnnt Depp and Christian Bale for new Michael Mann film Public Enemies.

The film follows the criminal life of John Dillinger (Depp) and the FBI agent Melvin Purvis’ pursuit and capture of him.

Cottillard has been cast as Billie Frenchette, Dillinger’s torch singer girlfriend. Filming is expected to get underway in March.

300 actor gerard Butler and Knocked Up actress Katherine Heigl are to join forces for The Ugly Truth.

Heigl will star as a romantically challenged morning show producer who becomes involved in a series of tests set by chauventistic correspondent (Butler) to prove his theories about relationships  and help her find love.

anna frielBritish actress Anna Friel joins Land of the Lost alongside funnyman Will Ferrell.

Based on the seventies television show Friel will play the love interest of Ferrell, a disgraced paleontologist who finds himself in a prehistoric world.

  

Clare DanesRomeo and Juliet actress Clare Danes is to star alongside High School Musical leading man Zac Efron in Me & Orsen Wells.

The film will follow a teenage Efron who lands and minor role in a production of Julius Ceasar at the Murcury Theatre directed by Orsen Wells.

Michael Douglas has joined the cast of Girlfriends Past alongside Matthew McConaughey.

In a modern day telling of A Christmas Carol McConaughey, a womaniser, is haunted by his former lovers.

Douglas will play the role of Jacob Marley.

 Robert Englund will not be reprising his role as Freddy Kruger in the new Nightmare on Elm Street movie.

It was revealed last week that New Line Cinema were in talks with director Michael bay to re-vamp the Wes Craven classic.

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