10/29/2013

Sofia Boutella Joins 'The Secret Service'; Sigourney Weaver Meets 'Chappie'; 'Business Trip' Adds Sienna Miller



*Matthew Vaughn's latest big screen adaptation of a Mark Millar comic is The Secret Service, and what he was able to do with Kick-Ass the cast is being put together is top notch. Already set to star Colin Firth, Michael Caine, Taron Egerton, Samuel L. Jackson, and Sophie Cookson, the latest addition is French-Algerian actress Sofia Boutella. Boutella, who also has a role in the upcoming Monsters 2: Dark Continent, will play one of the lead villains in the film about a MI-6 super spy who must train his young nephew while taking on his toughest mission. [Deadline]

* Filming is underway on Neill Blomkamp's next sci-fi film, Chappie, but there's still room to land a true legend in the genre. Sigourney Weaver has come on in an unspecified role, joining Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, and Hugh Jackman in the futuristic story of two criminals who steal a police for their own devious purposes. [Variety]

* Sienna Miller is going on a Business Trip with Vince Vaughn. She's the latest to come aboard the comedy written by Steve Conrad (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty) and directed by Ken Scott (Delivery Man), about a struggling businessman who goes on an eventful trip to win a major contract. Miller's role is unknown but it wouldn't be surprising if she turned out to be a love interest of some sort. Tom Wilkinson and June Diane Raphael co-star.