word hit today on cinescape that most of the roles in tim burtons upcoming charlie and the chocolate factory remake have been filled. the older news (that i neglected to bring up) was that charlie would be played by one freddie highmore, grandpa joe would be played by david kelly, and of course johnny depp as willy wonka. the new casting news is that violet beauregard will be played by anna sophia robb, augustus gloop by philip wiegratz, mike teavee by jordan fry, and veruca salt by julia winter…whew. rock on little kiddies.
SMALLVILLE
and in a bit of woohoo news, cinescape had also posted about the next season of smallville. cinescape reports that a casting call for the role of lois lane has been sent out, and theyre looking for a “caucasian, smart, beautiful, urban, headstrong, and no-nonsense” blah blah blah. they forgot to add “must be somewhat implausibly but not impossibly cuter than lana lang“…a big feat in and of itself. they also quipped that lois lane was in fact the cousin of chloe sullivan, which is a big sigh of relief because an old rumor had been circulating that chloe’s middle name in fact was “lois”…eek. no offense to the actress allison mack, but lois lane must be cuter than lana, else clark kent is getting a vicious kryptonite-laced bitchslap.
oh, and theres another new guy too…jason teague, a footballer at metropolis university. whatever.
> charlie and the chocolate factory casting (via cinescape)
> smallville news (via cinescape)
