We've pretty much neglected covering the casting for Oliver Stone's next flick, Savages
Aaron Johnson and Taylor Kitsch are Ben and Chon, who receive a threatening message from a drug cartel trying to force the pair into working for them. Salma Hayek is the "Pablo Escobar" of the outfit, with Benicio Del Toro serving as her brutal henchman, a guy who likes to decapitate his rivals.
That's an impressive group already, but a few more names recently added have kicked this film to another level. Blake Lively will play O(short for Ophelia), Chon and Ben's friend who gets kidnapped when they refuse the cartel's offer. Jennifer Lawrence had been circling the role but with her hip deep into The Hunger Games there was no way she could fit this in.
John Travolta will be a DEA agent named Dennis, while Uma Thurman will be Ophelia's wacky mom, Paqu. I think this is the first time Travolta and Thurman will pair up since Be Cool