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Matt Smith has been cast in 'Patient Zero'. The former 'Doctor Who' star has signed on to appear in the infection film which will see him have to cope with the aftermath of a worldwide viral pandemic across the Earth. Matt will appear opposite 'Game ...

Sir Mick Jagger claims Chadwick Boseman is "amazing" as James Brown in the singer's biopic 'Get On Up'.
The 71-year-old Rolling Stones rocker co-produced the movie and praised the young actor for his portrayal of the late musician - who passed away on Christmas Day 2006 - admitting that they turned down many established stars from the stage in favour of the actor.
He gushed: "He's amazing. The film wouldn't be any good if it wasn't for his brilliant performance. He has to carry the whole thing and does fantastically well.
"I mean he's not a performer coming from Broadway even though we looked at Broadway performers.
The 37-year-old actor was cast in the lead role following a breakthrough portrayal of Jackie Robinson in the 2013 baseball movie '42', a decision which the 'Paint It Black' singer confessed was a risky move.
He added: "Casting the lead role is super important and everyone has to agree on it. It was still a gamble but I think it really paid off."
The musician - who recently hit the headlines after attempting to claim compensation for the death of his long-term partner L'Wren Scott - now seems to have taken to filmmaking, and has already started working on another project which will focus on the early life of 'Jailhouse Rock' singer, Elvis Presley.
He said: "I'm also working on an Elvis thing I got asked to do because I was doing the James Brown film. I've been pigeon-holed!
"I was a huge Elvis fan and like his early stuff, obviously. Elvis had a very weird life but this is more an adolescent story. The early, early days."

Penelope Cruz is to star in 'Zoolander 2'.
The 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' actress will star alongside Ben Stiller in the upcoming comedy sequel, Deadline reports.
Stiller will reprise his role as the dim-witted supermodel Derek Zoolander while it's been rumoured Will Ferrell will return as fashion mogul Jacobim Mugato and Owen Wilson as Zoolander's rival Hansel McDonald.
The 'Dodgeball' actor directed and contributed to scriptwriting for the first film but 'The Leftovers' star Justin Theroux will now direct from his own script for Paramount Pictures and Stiller will produce alongside Stuart Cornfeld for Red Hour.
It is so far unclear what role Cruz, who has a small part in the upcoming Sacha Baron Cohen comedy 'Grimsby' and recently wrapped on Julio Medem's 'Ma ma' in Spain, will take on in 'Zoolander 2'.
The original 'Zoolander' saw Stiller fully commit to his stupid role, from his "Blue Steel" pose to the catwalk showdown between himself and Hansel, to the freak gasoline fight accident.
The 48-year-old actor has been looking to make the sequel for 13-years now but has yet to confirm whether his 87-year-old father Jerry Stiller - who is best known for his role in the sitcom 'The King of Queens' - will be reprising his role as model agent Maury Ballstein.
Meanwhile, Stiller is reportedly also set to bring his despicable fitness guru character White Goodman back to life in 'Dodgeball 2'.

Andrew Garfield is set to star in war drama 'Hacksaw Ridge', which Mel Gibson is in line to direct. The 31-year-old actor is in talks to take on the role of Desmond T. Doss, a real life US Army medic who served in World War II and refused to kill the ...

Chris Pratt is in talks to star in 'Cowboy Ninja Viking'.
The 'Guardians of the Galaxy' actor has entered into negotiations to take on the lead role in the action-adventure, according to Deadline.
The movie is based on a graphic novel of the same name by AJ Lieberman and artist Riley Rossmo which follows a deadly assassin with multiple personalities.
Although the director of the movie is yet to be announced, 'Zombieland' writer Everett David Reese has already penned a first draft of the script, with a second coming from Craig Mazin, writer of 'The Hangover Part II'.
Mark Gordon from the The Mark Gordon Company will produce the movie alongside Film 360's Guymon Casady and Ben Forkner.
Meanwhile, Chris will next appear in 'Jurassic World', the long-anticipated fourth instalment of the 'Jurassic Park' franchise.
The 35-year-old actor recently revealed that filming for the movie - due out in 2015 - is complete and insisted it will knock audiences' "socks off".
He said: "It's going to knock your socks off. It's gonna be so awesome, so awesome. And to the long-time fans of the franchise, it's in good hands."
The upcoming movie will feature many of the dinosaurs that appeared in the first 'Jurassic Park' film, as well as some that have never been seen before.
Bryce Dallas Howard, Vincent D'Onofrio and Omar Sy have all been cast in the film, which is scheduled to be released on June 12 next year.

Orlando Bloom says it has been a "great honour and a privilege" to be part of 'The Hobbit' movie series.
The 37-year-old actor was delighted to be asked to reprise his 'Lord of the Rings' role of Legolas in the prequel movies, especially because the elf doesn't play much of a part in J.R.R. Tolkein's original book.
He said: "To have the opportunity to play Tolkein's character at the tender age of 21 - I took that responsibility seriously.
"And to come back and play the character in 'The Hobbit' was a great honour and privilege.
"It was quite liberating because his journey isn't written about in 'The Hobbit' as such. We were able to play with the idea of who the character was."
And Orlando admits Legolas will always be special to him.
Asked how he feels now the movies are complete, he told SFX magazine: "End of an era. Legolas is probably the most defining character of my career to date.
"He was the first role I got to play, those two years post drama school, living in New Zealand, were massive for me."
The British star had told movie boss Sir Peter Jackson very early on that he would like to return for 'The Hobbit'.
He said: "I actually had a conversation with Peter. I was like, 'Listen, if you ever want me to, you just let me know.' We were always in touch."
'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies', the final film in the series, hits cinemas this December.

Paul Greengrass will direct the '1984' film. According to Deadline, the 59-year-old director has been hired by Sony Pictures to helm the latest big screen version of George Orwell's dystopian novel, which was first published in 1949. Scott Rudin is p...

Sony Pictures has pulled out of the planned Steve Jobs biopic. A movie about the Apple co-founder - who tragically passed away from pancreatic cancer in 2011, aged 56 - has been in the works for several months, but the studio has now decided it does n...

Mike Nichols has died.
The acclaimed filmmaker passed away due to a cardiac arrest on Wednesday (19.11.14) at the age of 83, an ABC spokesperson has announced.
The Hollywood icon won the Academy Award for Best Director in 1968 for the movie 'The Graduate', and was also renowned for working on 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?', 'Working Girl' and his final film, 2007's 'Charlie Wilson's War'.
As well as being known for his film work, Mike also staged the original theatrical productions of 'Barefoot in the Park' and 'Spamalot', and released three best-selling comedy albums with Elaine May under the name Nichols and May.
His range of talents means Mike was one of only 12 stars to have won all four of the major American entertainment awards - an Emmy, Tony, Oscar and Grammy.
Tributes for the late director have been pouring in on Twitter, with Mia Farrow being amongst stars to remember the icon.
She tweeted: "Funniest, smartest, most generous, wisest, kindest of all. Mike Nichols, a truly good man"
Jeffrey Wright - who acted in the HBO mini-series 'Angels in America' which was directed by Mike - added: " Sad to hear of Mike Nichols passing - eternal in his gifts to American culture: "Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolfe?" to "Angels." Dues paid. (sic)"
Mike is survived by his fourth wife, ABC World News anchor Diane Sawyer, who he wed in 1988, and three children Daisy, Max and Jenny Nichols, from two of his previous marriages. It is believed he will be laid to rest in a small, private service at some point this week, followed by a memorial to be announced at a later date.