Dylan Baker Joins 'Selma'; Gemma Arterton Goes 'One Square Mile'; Ken Jeong Causes 'International Incident'

* Character actor Dylan Baker (remember he was The Lizard in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man movies?) will play J. Edgar Hoover in Ava Duvernay's MLK biopic, Selma. Hoover, who was last portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio a couple of years back, used the power of the FBI to keep tabs on King (David Oyelowo) and his followers in an effort to undermine the civil rights movement. [Deadline]

* Gemma Arteron has joined Idris Elba in the gritty, South West London drama One Square Mile, written by Leon Butler and directed by Michael Caton-Jones. Elba will also produce the multi-tiered story previously described as centering on "four people, four extraordinary stories, all lived out within one square mile." Arterton adds to that saying “it’s about ‘love, action and gangsters in London.’”. [DailyMail]

* Ken Jeong is set to star in the Steve Carell-produced comedy, International Incident, from The Daily Show writer David Javerbaum. Jeong will play one of five United Nations delegated who go on a road trip to find their former loves. Carell and Javerbaum know one another from the actor's time as a correspondent on The Daily Show. After a string of supporting roles and voice acting gigs this will be Jeong's first time leading a major studio project. [THR]

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Meagan Good and Dylan Baker join 'Anchorman: The Legend Continues'

Production is now underway on Anchorman: The Legend Continues, according to Steve Carell's appearance on The Tonight Show, and so we're getting a look at the final cast roster...surprise cameos obviously excluded. The latest to be added to the cast are Meagan Good (Deception) and Dylan Baker, joining fellow newcomers Kristen Wiig, James Marsden, and possibly John C. Reilly.

We recently learned that the film would send our favorite Action News team to New York City, no better place to deal with the advent of the 24-hour news cycle. The story will also involve the growing racial diversity in the news business, with Good taking on the role of Ron Burgundy's new boss. I'm sure that will go over well. Baker, who is probably best known for never becoming The Lizard in three Spider-Man movies, has a role that hasn't been made clear yet.

Starring Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, Christina Applegate, and David Koechner, Anchorman: The Legend Continues hits theaters on December 20th.

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Curt Connors Confirmed in Spider-Man 4, But What About The Lizard?

The best thing about comic book movies, other than seeing my childhood heroes brought to life on the big screen, are the rumors and speculation that swirl with every bit of information that hits the 'net. The Spider-Man franchise, while one of the fathers of the bunch, certainly hasn't been exempt from that. This 4th installment seems to be churning out even more grist for the rumor mill than most. Case in point: during a Q&A following a showing of Trick 'r Treat, Dylan Baker was asked a few questions regarding his role as Dr. Curt Connors in the Spider-Man films. Baker let it be known that he had gotten his first call in regards to the film that very day.

Us super nerds already know the deal with Connors. In the comics, Dr. Curt Connors soon becomes one of Spider-Man's chief enemies, The Lizard. Certainly his presence i nthe last two Spidey flicks has been one great big tease so far, and one would assume that eventually it has to pay off. But will it be this movie? Speculation has been that it'll be a host of villains who take on the wall crawler this go 'round, but nothing's confirmed. A few months ago, producer Todd Black let it slip that the villain for the film would be "a big part of New York". I'm not sure if the Lizard fits that description. However, if the plan is to have Spidey tackling some version of The Sinister Six, then the Lizard's inclusion is almost assured.

UGO has more on the story here.

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