Joaquin Phoenix Is the Star of Woody Allen's Next Film

Updated on May 4, 2014 at 5:00 AM

Joaquin Phoenix and Woody Allen are teaming up, the Terminator reboot gained a Doctor Who star, Pitch Perfect 2 is getting a new cast member, and Sandra Bullock may play a Tupperware queen. Things are certainly heating up in Hollywood as the official cast of Star Wars: Episode VII has been announced and the star of Orange Is the New Black nabs a big-screen role. Take a look at all of this week's exciting casting updates!

Eliza Dushku, Brandon T. Jackson, and Gossip Girl's Chace Crawford will star in Eloise, a psychological thriller.

Sandra Bullock may play Brownie Wise, the sales executive that put Tupperware on the map.

Will Ferrell will star in The Yank, a fish-out-of-water comedy about an insurance courier who gets involved in a royal jewel heist.

The official cast of Star Wars: Episode VII has been announced. It includes original cast members Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, and Mark Hamill, in addition to Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, and more.

Eddie Redmayne will star in The Danish Girl, to be directed by his Les Misérables director, Tom Hooper. He'll play one of the first men to undergo a sex-change operation.

Maya Rudolph joined Big Hero 6 in a voice role. T.J. Miller and Jamie Chung will also be voicing characters in the supersecretive Disney film.

Adam Scott, Jason Schwartzman, and Orange Is the New Black's Taylor Schilling will star in The Overnight, an indie comedy produced by Mark Duplass.

Crazy, Stupid, Love's Analeigh Tipton will star in Viral, a horror film about a lethal parasitic virus.

Andy Garcia joined Max Steel in the role of a mysterious scientist.

Rob Lowe joined Monster Trucks, alongside Danny Glover, Jane Levy, Amy Ryan, Lucas Till, Holt McCallany, Thomas Lennon, and Barry Pepper. Plot details are scarce so far.

Hailee Steinfeld has joined Pitch Perfect 2, alongside Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, and Brittany Snow. No word yet on her character, but we do have some good details on the upcoming film.

Step Up: All In's Ryan Guzman joined Jem and the Holograms as Rio, Jem's love interest.

Clive Owen joined Maggie's Plan, opposite love interests Greta Gerwig and Julianne Moore.

Tim Blake Nelson will join The Fantastic Four as the villain, Doctor Doom. The movie has a whole new crop of actors playing the title heroes.

Clint's son Scott Eastwood will star in The Longest Ride, an adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks romance movie.

Morena Baccarin (Homeland) and Allison Janney joined Spy, Paul Feig's next comedy starring Melissa McCarthy, Jason Statham, Rose Byrne, Jude Law, Bobby Cannavale, and Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson.

Doctor Who star Matt Smith has joined the Terminator reboot as "a new character with a strong connection to John Connor." Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Clarke, Emilia Clarke, and Jai Courtney are also in the cast.

Keira Knightley joined Everest alongside Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, and Jake Gyllenhaal. She'll play climber Rob Hall's (Clarke) wife.

Joaquin Phoenix will star in Woody Allen's new movie, which will begin shooting in July.