Helen Mirren, Andy Serkis, Rafi Gavron and Sienna Guillory have joined the cast of New Line's family fantasy "Inkheart", the first in Cornelia Funke's child literature fantasy trilogy says Variety.
Brendan Fraser, Paul Bettany and Jim Broadbent already star in the tale of a father who brings characters from books to life by reading stories aloud to his daughter.
Mirren ("The Queen") will portray the book collector Elinor Loredan while Serkis ("Lord of the Rings") will play the villain Capricorn.
Iain Softley is directing "Inkheart" from a screenplay by David Lindsay-Abaire. Production begins next month in Italy and then shifts to London.
