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Casting Couch: Downey, Campbell, Pygram

By Garth Franklin Tuesday March 15th 2005 08:44PM

"Robert Downey Jr., Ray Wise, Frank Langella, Jeff Daniels and Tate Donovan have joined the cast of George Clooney's sophomore directorial outing, "Good Night. And Good Luck." Also in the cast are David Strathairn, Patricia Clarkson and Clooney. Principal photography has begun on the pic, the story of broadcaster Edward R. Murrow and his on-air confrontations with Sen. Joseph McCarthy. Warner Independent Pictures will distribute the film in the U.S., with plans for a May 2006 release..." (full details)

"Neve Campbell is in final negotiations to join Jimi Mistry and Kristin Kreuk in the Indian epic "Partition." Myriad Pictures and Sepia Films are co-producing the film, which will shoot on location in May. Campbell will play the passionate but lonely Margaret Stilwell, a woman who helps Gian Singh (Mistry), who resigns from the British Indian Army to live a quiet life in his village in northern India. His world is thrown into turmoil when he falls in love with a 17-year-old girl (Kreuk) who is traumatized by the events that separate her from her family as India is divided into two countries. Vic Sarin directs..." (full details)

Its been revealed that Aussie actor Wayne Pygram, best known to international audiences as the evil Scorpius from TV's "Farscape", has undergone the make-up yet again. Seems it is he who will cameo as Grand Moff Tarkin in "Star Wars Episode III - Revenge of the Sith". Tarkin was played by British actor Peter Cushing in the 1977 original "Star Wars Episode IV - A New Hope"..." (full details)

Thanks to 'KC'

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