Casting News: March 12, 2008

Plenty of names getting into new movies

Reese Witherspoon

I forgot to mention this yesterday, but Reese Witherspoon, Rainn Wilson, Hugh Laurie, Seth Rogen, Kiefer Sutherland, Stephen Colbert and Will Arnett make up the voice cast of Paramount Pictures’ Monsters vs Aliens.

John Lithgow, Kristin Scott Thomas, Leslie Bibb, Lynn Redgrave and Julie Hagerty have signed on to join the Isla Fisher romantic comedy Confessions of a Shopaholic. [The Hollywood Reporter]

Jason Patric and Thomas Dekker will join Cameron Diaz and Abigail Breslin in the drama My Sister’s Keeper for New Line and director Nick Cassavetes. [The Hollywood Reporter]

Brendan Gleeson has been signed on for the final lead role in the untitled “Green Zone” thriller that Paul Greengrass is directing for Universal and Working Title. [Variety]

Mark Rolston has joined the cast of Saw V. [Official Saw News]

Charlie Sheen is going to star in some bullshit horror flick for the Twisted Pictures folks. [Bloody-Disgusting]

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