Naomi Watts has joined the cast of Insurgent, the sequel to Divergent which has already started shooting for a March 20, 2015 release. Watts will be playing Evelyn, leader of the Factionless, a role that will also be featured in the third film, Allegiant, which will be split into two films released in March 2016 and 2017. [THR]
Djimon Hounsou is set to play play Chief Mbonga in the David Yates-directed Tarzan, putting him alongside Alexander Skarsgard as the title character, Margot Robbie (The Wolf of Wall Street), Samuel L. Jackson and Christoph Waltz. The film is set for a July 1, 2016 release. [Deadline]
Rose Byrne is set to star in The Something, a sci-fi comedy about astronauts who get lost in space, with former “Late Show With David Letterman” head writer Rodney Rothman directing. The film is set up at Universal. [THR]
