It would be an exciting week for casting even if the Cannes Film Festival weren't going on, but the glamorous event in France is bringing a ton of new casting deals as well. The lead for YA tearjerker The Fault in Our Stars cast its Augustus Waters, and Zac Efron just got a new speed-demon role. Click through to see these and the new jobs for everyone from Shia LaBeouf and Christoph Waltz to Cate Blanchett and Scarlett Johansson.
The 2013 Cannes Film Festival is officially under way, and we have all the details on the hot happenings surrounding the star-studded event. Watch the video to get the latest news on Emma Watson bringing The Bling Ring to France, Justin Timberlake's newest film, and Shia LaBeouf's controversial new project. Plus, find out which actress is going to make her directorial debut this year! On Jessica: Shirt and jacket, Club Monaco.
Shia LaBeouf released his latest directorial effort in the form of a short film he created for the band Future Unlimited's song "Haunted Love." The band's singer, David Miller, is featured alongside Shia's real-life love, Mia Goth. Shia himself stars opposite Mia in their upcoming project, Nymphomaniac, which was directed by the provocative Danish filmmaker Lars von Trier. Shia told The New York Times that Lars made casting the short "quiet easy" and that he "found a very special actress in Mia Goth. I pitched it to her on set. She agreed."
Shia's latest task as director takes a gory and somewhat disturbing turn involving eerie scenes of blood and death. Watch Shia's new short and tell us what you think — do you applaud him for taking risks behind the camera, or is it just too bloody to watch?
In the first episode of Nicole Richie's AOL web series, Candidly Nicole, the star looked into removing her "tramp stamp," which she described as a "cross going down the crack tattoo." During her on-camera doctor's visit, Nicole said, "I was 16 and an idiot and didn't want my parents to see." She went on to add that "I'm not that girl" but ultimately decided against the laser tattoo removal. "If it was a one-time thing, I would do it," Nicole said in the webisode. "But I'm not going back every two months, you know. That's too much upkeep."
In honor of Nicole's attempt to remove one of her nine tattoos, let's take a look at other celebrities who have famous body ink.
Ryan Reynolds is in talks for a new thriller, Emma Stone signed on to be Woody Allen's next leading lady, and Kate Hudson and James Franco are headed to London for Good People. Meanwhile, Shia LaBeouf is in talks for not one but two new roles, and The Avengers baddie Tom Hiddleston is in early talks to lead a reboot of a cult classic. Find out more about these deals and more with a roundup of the biggest casting news of the week. Keep checking back as we update!
Kate Hudson and Matthew Bellamy had a night out together at yesterday's premiere of her new movie The Reluctant Fundamentalist. She was busy promoting the film in the afternoon, when she revealed why it was so hard to make the emotional movie just after giving birth to their son Bingham. In this headlines roundup, we're also looking at a new role for Shia LaBeouf, a star on the Walk of Fame for the Backstreet Boys, and the latest for Reese Witherspoon following her arrest in Atlanta last Friday. On Allie: Club Monaco sweater, dress, and necklace.
Shia LaBeouf is teaming up with Robert Redford in The Company You Keep, and James McAvoy and Rosario Dawson are starring in director Danny Boyle's latest, Trance, this weekend at the box office. Will you be in the mood for a journalism thriller or a psychological criminal flick? Find out by clicking through all the pictures!
Shia LaBeouf was still sporting his medical boot when he joined Robert Redford for TimesTalks in NYC yesterday. The two stars attended the event to discuss their new film, The Company You Keep, with journalist David Carr. Shia and Robert premiered the new film in the Big Apple on Monday alongside their costars Brit Marling and Stanley Tucci. In the film, which is directed by Robert, Shia plays an eager young reporter who assists with an FBI case involving the Weather Underground. During the TimesTalks interview, Shia revealed that he was already familiar with the radical '60s group because he comes "from hippie parents." Check out a trailer for The Company You Keep before the flick hits theaters on April 5.
John Mayer commented on his breakup from Katy Perry during his appearance on today's episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show. He and Katy called it quits last month after their whirlwind romance, which started last Summer. We're also looking at other top headlines, including Angelina Jolie's school for girls in Afghanistan, Shia LaBeouf's latest comments on his feud with Alec Baldwin, and Jay Leno and David Letterman's musical collaboration. On Allie: Club Monaco shirt, Shae NY vest, H&M blazer.
