James Badge Dale Joins 'Spectral'; 'Gods of Egypt' Adds Elodie Yung

* James Badge Dale, scene-stealer in Shame, The Lone Ranger, and World War Z, has come aboard to star in Spectral, which has been described in the past as a sci-fi Black Hawk Down. Nic Mathieu is directing from a script by George Nolfi and John Gatins, and it follows a special ops force trained in hunting the supernatural, who are put into battle against ghosts that have taken over Manhattan. This one has been in the works since 2011 when Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg were to helm it before leaving to direct Pirates of the Caribbean 5. [THR]

* Elodi Yung sliced up a bunch of ninja as Jinx in GI Joe: Retaliation, and now she'll go from that that to playing Hathor, the goddess of motherhood and joy in Gods of Egypt. Yung has joined the divine action flick directed by Alex Proyas, which stars Gerard Butler, Geoffrey Rush, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Brenton Thwaites, Chadwick Boseman, and Courtney Eaton. The story has humans and gods banding together to stop the evil god Set from plunging Egypt into darkness. Gods of Egypt opens February 12th 2016. [Deadline]

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Olga Kurylenko, Gal Gadot, and Elodie Yung Up for Wonder Woman in 'Batman vs. Superman'?

Ever since a casting call sheet for Batman vs. Superman seemed to hint at a possible Wonder Woman appearance, rumors have been building about which actress could wield the golden lasso. Over the last few days it's been Thor: The Dark World star Jaime Alexander who has been the Internet favorite, but now three more names have emerged, and more indication that Wonder Woman will indeed appear.

After the suddenly-credible guys at Schmoes Know dropped a tip that Olga Kurylenko (Quantum of Solace) had read for the female lead in the film, Variety has now confirmed she is testing for it. And she won't be alone as my girl Gal Gadot (Fast & Furious 6) and Elodie Yung (G.I. Joe: Retaliation) are also reading for the part. That role appears to be for Diana Prince, the civilian guise of Wonder Woman. Although there seems to be some confusion to some because rumors suggest it could just be for Bruce Wayne's girlfriend, but is there any reason he couldn't be dating Diana Prince in their off-work hours. Jaime Alexander is apparently out of the picture due to her Marvel obligations, which is disappointing but not at all surprising. All three actress fit the character description to a tee- "tall, brunette, athletic and exotic”, but Kurylenko may have a leg up by working with Ben Affleck on To the Wonder. Look, if you've been reading this site for any length of time then you know it's Gadot that I'm rooting for.


As if having Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman isn't enough, The Flash has is also expected to make a cameo. He may not be alone with some now saying other members of the Justice League could appear, presumably to set up their own solo films or the expected team-up movie.

However this shakes out, the clear take away from this is that the pieces are starting to come together, not just for Batman vs. Superman for all of Warner Bros.' superhero plans.

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A handful of new character images from 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation'

If we were to judge based solely on the released photos, it would look like The Avengers are set to get their asses kicked by G.I. Joe: Retaliation. The Avengers images are so boring we don't even bother to post them here anymore, but the G.I. Joe ones are always action packed. Even a still image of Snake-Eyes has more energy than another one of Thor grimacing at a computer panel.The newly released shots from the Jon Chu directed sequel show Dwayne Johnson as Roadblock, Adrianne Palicki looking hot and on target as Lady Jaye, and Elodie Yung(The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) as Jinx.

 G.I. Joe: Retaliation stars Dwayne Johnson, Bruce Willis, Channing Tatum, Adrianne Palicki, Elodie Yung, Rza, Ray Park, Lee Byung-hun, Ray Stevenson, and DJ Cotrona. Look for it to hit theaters on June 29th.

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