Daily Casting Report – 1/19/2005

by Jason Beazell · Published January 19, 2005 · Updated

An all-star cast of Julia Roberts (Closer), Oprah Winfrey (Beloved), John Cleese (Shrek 2), Steve Buscemi (Home on the Range), Cedric the Entertainer (Ice Age), Reba McEntire (TV’s “Reba”), Kathy Bates (About Schmidt), Thomas Haden Church (Sideways), and Andre 3000 are all lending their voice talents to a new live-action adaptation of “Charlotte’s Web.” Dakota Fanning (Hide & Seek, Man on Fire) will star as Fern.

Sandra Bullock (2 Week’s Notice, Miss Congeniality) and Keanu Reeves (Matrix series) have joined “Il Mare,” which is based on a screenplay by David Auburn (Proof), and is directed by Alejandro Agresti (Valent