British actor Daniel Radcliffe has been roped in to
star in new fantasy thriller “Horns”, based on the
bestselling cult novel by Joe Hill. In the film directed by Alexandre Aja, Radcliffe will play Ig Perrish, who is accused of violently raping and killing his girlfriend.
Hung over from a night of heavy drinking, Ig wakes up to see that horns have grown out of his head. Their power causes people to confess their sin – an effective tool in attempting to establish who killed his girlfriend. ”Horns is a wild ride of sin and crime, with a love story in its heart,” said Aja. (IANS)
Biel to play Viper in ‘The Wolverine’
Actress Jessica Biel has been roped in to play a vil
lainess Viper in the upcoming Hugh Jackman-star
ring Marvel movie “The Wolverine”. In Marvel universe, Viper is commonly known as a foe in the Avengers and the X-Men. The villainess is known as Victoria by day and turns into Viper by night.
The 30-year-old actress will be playing the role of Viper while Korean-American actor Will Yun Lee has been tapped to play the Silver Samurai. Joining Lee as another super-villain in the movie is Brian Tee who has been picked to portray Noburo Mori, a corrupt minister of justice.
Director James Mangold has scheduled to kick off the filming in Australia next month with the movie being slated for a July 26, 2013 release in the US. The forthcoming movie will be Biel’s second Marvel flick after 2004’s “Blade: Trinity”. (PTI)
Serena Williams to lend voice
for an animation film
Ace tennis player Serena Williams is teaming up with
Exodus Film Group to develop an animated motion
picture called WimbleToad. The 30-year-old tennis icon, who has just claimed her fifth Wimbledon title, is set to lend her voice to one of the characters in WimbleToad.
The story focuses on an orphaned toad called Henry Stokes. The film follows the story of Henry, along with his best friend and fellow orphan Lily (Serena), who has to play for his freedom from a nefarious businessman who is scheming to take over the WimbleToad tournament and destroy their orphanage in the process. (PTI)