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Casting Couch: Marsden, Macht, Jackson

By Garth Franklin Wednesday December 7th 2005 03:28PM

"James Marsden has signed on to Kevin Lima-directed romantic fable "Enchanted", which mixes live action and classic animation. Story centers on a princess-in-waiting (Amy Adams) who is banished by an evil queen from the animation world of Andalasia to present-day New York City. Once there, pic turns to live action, and Adams' character attempts to navigate the city, finding true love in the process. Marsden will play the prince who falls in love with Adams' character and follows her into the real world..." (full details)

"Gabriel Macht, Tom Everett Scott, Lauren Graham and Piper Perabo are joining Mandy Moore and Diane Keaton on Universal's "Because I Said So," The Michael Lehmann-helmed project centers on a well-intentioned but overzealous mother (Keaton) who goes on a mission to find Mr. Right for her youngest daughter (Moore). Macht and Scott will play male suitors, while Graham and Perabo will play sisters of Moore's character. The film starts shooting Monday in Los Angeles..." (full details)

"Germany's Screencraft Entertainment is partnering with Canada's Gynormous Pictures on mystery thriller "Meet the Devil," helmed by Josef Rusnak ("The Thirteenth Floor"). Budgeted at $7 million, "Meet the Devil" stars Joshua Jackson and German thesp Jessica Schwarz ("The Red Cockatoo") in a story Screencraft describes as along the lines of Alfred Hitchcock's "Vertigo"..." (full details)

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