Casting Bits: Gerard Butler In ‘Olympus Has Fallen’, Ty Burrell In ‘Mr. Peabody & Sherman’, Thomas Horn In ‘Space Warriors’ And ‘Joe’s Mountain’
Even his brief stint in rehab doesn’t seem to have slowed downGerard Butlermuch at all. WithMovie 43,Playing the Field, andOf Men and Mavericksall due out this year, andHunter Killer,Thunder Run,Brilliant, andHow to Train Your Dragon 2already on his upcoming slate, the Scottish star has booked yet another role. Described as “Die Hardin the White House,“Olympus Has Fallenwill see Butler starring as an ex-Secret Service agent who’s called upon to serve his country once more when terrorists take over 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Butler is also set to produce the action thriller from newbie writersCreighton RothenbergerandKatrin Benedikt, which is set up at Millennium. No director has been announced at this time, but with production scheduled for a September start we expect we’ll hear some news on that front soon. [THR]
After the jump, Phil Dunphy replaces Tony Stark, and thatExtremely Loud and Incredibly Closekid gets two more jobs.
Burrell will voice Peabody, a brilliant dog.Max Charles, who’ll appear as a young Peter Parker in this summer’sThe Amazing Spider-Man, will voice Peabody’s “pet boy” Sherman.Rob Minkoff(The Lion King) is directing from a script byCraig Wright, which sees the titular pair trying to set things right after certain changes caused by their time machine threaten to destroy the space-time continuum. [THR]
After making his big-screen debut in the Oscar-nominatedExtremely Loud and Incredibly Close, formerJeopardy!starThomas Hornis now pressing onward with two more features. The 14-year-old actor has been cast inSean McNamara’sSpace Warriors, which centers around five kids at NASA’s space camp who must save the day when things go awry at a space station.
Horn will then move intoChuck Rose’sJoe’s Mountain, which starsKris Kristoffersonas a former lothario who changes his ways after recovering from cancer. Kristofferson’s character then takes a sick boy (Horn) under his wing, bringing him to a magical lake in an attempt to heal his bad lungs. [Deadline]
