4/29/2014

Maya Rudolph Joins 'Big Hero 6'; Sandra Bullock Eyes 'Tupperware Unsealed'; 'Max Steel' Adds Andy Garcia



* With Disney Animation's Marvel film Big Hero 6 coming this November, the voice cast is starting to round into shape. Joining TJ Miller and the newly-announced Jamie Chung is Maya Rudolph in an undisclosed role. The film is based on the Marvel comic that follows a young genius named Hiro, who along with giant robot Baymax defends the citizens of San Fransokyo alongside an oddball team of heroes. Rudolph has previously voiced characters in Shrek the Third, Turbo, and The Nut Job. [TheWrap]

* Sandra Bullock may be about to throw a Tupperware party. She's circling the lead role in Tupperware Unsealed, in which she would play trailblazing sales exec Brownie Wise, credited with coming up with the idea for Tupperware parties that swept the nation in the 1950s. She soon became as popular and successful as the product itself, becoming the first woman to appear on the cover of Business Week. This also put her into conflict with Tupperware creator, Earl Silas Tupper, who forced her out of the company. Tate Taylor (The Help) is writing and directing based on the book by Bob Kealing. [THR]

* Andy Garcia is the latest, and biggest, name to join Max Steel, the latest Mattel toy to be turned into a potential film franchise. Ben Winchell stars as teenaged Max McGrath who combines with his alien friend Steel to become the heroic Max Steel. Garcia will play a mysterious scientist in what is said to be a pivotal role. Ana VillafaƱe co-stars as Max's love interest, Sofia Martinez. At the helm is Stewart Hendler with a script by Christopher Yost (Thor: The Dark World).