Daily Casting Report – 2/7/2005
John Cusack (Being John Malkovich) has joined Morgan Freeman (Million Dollar Baby) in “The Contract,” for director Bruce Beresford (Driving Miss Daisy), in a script adapted by Stephen Katz (TV’s L.A. Law) and John Darrouzet.
Kevin Costner (Open Range, Dances With Wolves) is working on a sequel to “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves”.
Dougray Scott (Ever After) will star in “The Mermaids Singing,” with Jessica Lange (Big Fish), Neve Campbell (Wild Things), and Evan Rachel Wood (Thirteen) for writter/director Robin Swicord (Practical Magic, Matilda).
Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi (Snow Day) will pen an adaptation of the novel “The Tale of Despereaux,” for director Sylvain Chomet (Les Triplettes de Belleville).
Ralph Fiennes (The English Patient) will star in “Disgrace,” for directors Steve Jacobs (La Spagnola) and Anna-Maria Monticelli (La Spagnola).
Eva Mendes (Hitch) will star opposite Nicolas Cage (Matchstick Men, Leaving Las Vegas) in “Ghost Rider,” a film directed by Mark Steven Johnson (Elektra, DareDevil) in a script penned by Shane Salerno (Shaft).
