Gerard Butler Steps Into Swayze's Wetsuit For Point Break
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Gerard Butler has landed a major role in the remake of '90s classic Point Break, and his new job isn't the only one making headlines this week. Aubrey Plaza, Bruce Willis, and other stars have new movie roles this week, so check out all the casting highlights now.
Bruce Willis will star in Captive, a thriller in which he'll play a man who's kidnapped and held for ransom in Brazil.
Olivia Thirlby has been cast in The White Orchid as the lead. She's playing a woman investigating a murder.
William Hurt will play Gregg Allman in the Allman brothers biopic titled Midnight Rider.
Gerard Butler is in talks for the Point Break remake. He would play the character originated by Patrick Swayze in the 1991 surfing/crime cult classic.
Aubrey Plaza has joined Mortdecai, the action comedy starring Johnny Depp. Oliver Platt and Jeff Goldblum have also joined.
Rebel Wilson joined Night at the Museum 3, in which she'll play a night guard at the British museum where the film is set. Wilson will also star in He's F***ing Perfect, as Amanda Seyfried's roommate.
Glenn Close will star in Duchess as Anna Anderson, the woman who claimed to be the Grand Russian Duchess Anastasia.
James Marsden will replace Paul Walker in The Best of Me, an adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks novel. The story follows two former sweethearts who return in their hometown for the funeral of a friend and old sparks reignite.
Kristen Wiig will costar with Alexander Skarsgard in The Diary of a Teenage Girl, a coming-of-age drama set in 1970s San Francisco.