* Clearly an actress on the rise, Kaya Scodelario has been drawing attention not by appearing in big blockbusters, but by flexing her dramatic muscles. After starring in Andrea Arnold's ballsy adaptation of Wuthering Heights, she turned at Sundance for Emmanuel and the Truth About Fishes. But Hollywood beckons, and director Wes Ball recently tweeted that Scodelario was on board for his big screen version of The Maze Runner. Based on the YA novel by James Dashner, the story sci-fi story follows Thomas, who wakes up with no memory of his past life. Welcomed into an area called The Glade, he joins a community of 60 or so young boys who call themselves Gladers, and have been trying for two years in a giant maze. Scodelario will play Theresa, Thomas' best friend and the only female Glader. The Maze Runner hits theaters next Valentine's Day.
* Once with Sam Worthington set to star and Alex Proyas lined up as director, Dracula Year Zero has been brewing over at Universal for a long time. Last year Gary Shore stepped in to helm the picture, reportedly an origin story about the real life Prince Vlad the Impaler, mixing in mythology to tell the story of his transformation into the first vampire. After getting a look at his skills in Fast & Furious 6, the studio has chosen Luke Evans to lead the bloodthirsty pic, which now simply goes by Dracula. The hope is to have cameras rolling later this year for a likely release in 2014.[THR]
* It's been a banner week for Evil Dead co-star, Jessica Lucas. Not only did the horror scare up a huge debut at the box office, but now she's landed a role in Paul W.S. Anderson's upcoming historical disaster film, Pompeii. Taking place during the famous eruption of Mt. Vesuvius that leveled the city, the story follows a slave who must race to save the woman he loves and his gladiator best friend. Emily Browning, Kit Harington, Jared Harris, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and Kiefer Sutherland star, with Lucas playing a personal slave.
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