Today’s Links: Billy Connolly Cast In THE HOBBIT, Naomi Watts to Play Princess Diana, Morgan Freeman Joins Tom Cruise and More

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• THE HOBBIT ads to the cast with Billy Connolly as Dain Ironfoot. [THR]
• Disney close to deal for Black List Script SAVING MR. BANKS with Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep. [Deadline]
• DreamWorks to remake REBECCA which was already adapted for the screen in a 1940 by Alfred Hitchcock. [showblitz]
• Morgan Freeman to join Tom Cruise in Joseph Kosinski’s sci-fi Film. [superherohype]
• Naomi Watts to play Princess Diana in CAUGHT IN FLIGHT. [reuters]
• Patton Oswalt to play a supporting role in remake of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty directed by Ben Stiller. [comingsoon]

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