8/09/2014
Naomie Harris Laces Up for 'Southpaw'; Lizzy Caplan and Jillian Bell Join Christmas Comedy
Any movie about the sweet science of boxing deserves a tough as nails cast, and now Antoine Fuqua's Southpaw has added Skyfall and 28 Days Later star Naomie Harris. She joins Jake Gyllenhaal in the film about a lefty fighter whose personal life crumbles as he battles towards the welterweight championship. Harris was last seen in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. [Deadline]
Masters of Sex star Lizzy Caplan, along with 22 Jump Street's Jillian Bell, have joined Jonathan Levine's untitled Christmas comedy. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, and Anthony Mackie star in the film about three friends who reunite in New York City for their annual tradition of going out on the town during Christmas Eve. [Deadline]