Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis have been officially confirmed for The Expendables 2. Deadline reports that the two are set to take on “substantial” roles opposite Sylvester Stallone who is also returning. Still no confirmed word that Jean Claude Van Damme and Chuck Norris are joining, so keep dreaming folks. Simon West is directing the sequel with filming to begin in October; original cast members Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Mickey Rourke, Terry Crews are expected to return.
Anthony Hopkins returns to the serial killer genre once again with Solace says Variety. He will play a former doctor with psychic abilities who works for the FBI and gets drawn into a serial killer case. No director yet, Sean Bailey and Ted Griffin wrote the first draft of the script, which was then rewritten by James Vanderbilt (Zodiac, The Amazing Spider-Man).
Chris Tucker plans to end acting hiatus with role in The Silver Linings Playbook Variety reports. Tucker is in talks to join David O. Russell’s adaptation and is said also to be circling a key role in 20th Century Fox’s comedy Neighborhood Watch where Bradley Cooper is stars as “a former high school teacher who’s institutionalized for depression and then released into the care of his mother. He tries to win back his ex-wife but becomes involved with an eccentric neighbor with problems of her own.” Jennifer Lawrence is the neighbor, Robert De Niro will play Cooper’s father. Tucker will play “Danny, Cooper’s spirited friend who lives in a mental hospital. He escapes on several occasions to visit the troubled protag, as the duo have a special understanding of each other”.
