A pair of lovely and extremely talented actresses have joined the latest projects by two of today's top filmmakers. First up, Naomi Watts has joined Jake Gyllenhaal in Demolition, from Dallas Buyers Club director Jean-Marc Vallee. Written by Brian Stipe, the film "follows a young investment banker (Gyllenhaal) struggling to understand his emotional disconnect following the tragic death of his wife in an auto accident. As he tears apart his life in a distraught effort to see where he went wrong, he becomes obsessed with destruction and develops a unique relationship with a pot-smoking single mother (Watts) who rescues him." Watts' character is in a relationship with her boss but begins to fall for Gyllenhaal after she learns of the pain and loss he's endured. [TheWrap]
Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks' untitled Cold War spy film is gathering a solid cast. Joining Hanks and the previously cast Mark Rylance are Amy Ryan (Win Win), Alan Alda, Billy Magnussen (Boardwalk Empire), and Eve Hewson. Penned by the Coen Brothers, the film tells the true story of CIA attorney James Donovan who is sent into Russia to negotiate the release of a captured U-2 spy plane pilot. The film is due to open next year on October 16th.
