Catherine Zeta-Jones and Bill Nighy Join 'Dad's Army'; Bryan Cranston is 'The Infiltrator', and More

 British sitcom Dad's Army is headed to the big screen, and it will star Catherine Zeta-Jones, Bill Nighy, Toby Jones, Daniel Mays, Michael Gambon, Bill Paterson and Tom Courtenay. Directed by Oliver Parker (Johnny English Reborn), the film is set in 1944 at the climax of WWII.  "The Allies are poised to invade France and finally defeat the German army. But in Walmington-on-Sea morale amongst the Home Guard is low. Their new mission then – to patrol the Dover army base – is a great chance to revive spirits and reputation, that is until glamorous journalist Rose Winters arrives to write about their exploits, setting the pulses racing and putting the local women on red alert. MI5 then discover a radio signal sent direct to Berlin from Walmington-on-Sea. There’s a spy on the loose! The outcome of the war is suddenly at stake, and it falls to our unlikely heroes to stand up and be counted." Filming begins later this month. [THR]

Bryan Cranston will reteam with The Lincoln Lawyer director Brad Furman for the spy flick, The Infiltrator. Based on the autobiography by Robert Mazur and the first of seven planned feature films (franchise!!!!), the story adapted by Ellen Brown Furman centers on Customs and Excise Agent Mazur and his undercover alias, Bob Musella. [THR]

Paco Cabezas and Max Landis' action-romance Mr. Right is putting together a very impressive cast. Already set to star Sam Rockwell, Anna Kendrick, and RZA, Tim Roth is the latest to come aboard. Kendrick plays a woman who meets the perfect guy in Mr. Right (Rockwell), only he turns out to be a hitman. Roth will play Hopper, Mr. Right's former mentor, now his nemesis. [Deadline]

Kerry Washington will take a break from Scandal to star in something lighter but probably just as ridiculous. She'll star in rom-com Is He the One, directed by Malcolm D. Lee (The Best Man Holiday) and penned by the DJ Richardson and Michelle Morgan (Girl Most Likely). The story takes a How I Met Your Mother approach, following a bride's three major relationships with the audience unaware of which guy she will ultimately marry. Blergh. Washington deserves better than this stuff like this.

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RZA meets 'Mr. Right'; Aubrey Plaza goes to 'Fresno'; 'Ant-Man' Adds Martin Donovan in Pivotal Role

RZA's Fox series Gang Related may not have lasted as long as he hoped, but the rapper/filmmaker has plenty to do on the big screen. He's joining Sam Rockwell and Anna Kendrick in Mr. Right, a comedy about a woman who falls in love with the perfect guy....except that he's a hitman. Paco Cabezas, who directed the dreadful Nicolas Cage thriller, Rage, is behind the camera for this one, but the script was written by Max Landis, who penned Chronicle.

The film Fresno already had a great pair of stars in Judy Greer and Natasha Lyonne, but now the cast has gotten even better with the addition of Aubrey Plaza. She joins the Jamie Bobbitt-directed film along with Molly Shannon, Fred Armisen, Clea Duvall, and Ron Livingston. The story centers on "two co-dependent sisters who work as hotel maids in Fresno."[Variety]

Martin Donovan, who is normally seen alongside Mary Louise Parker in everything from Saved! to Weeds, has just landed a "pivotal" and very secret role in Marvel's Ant-Man.  Filming is already underway so one would think the role is pretty small, which begs the question how important it can really be to the story? Perhaps the character he plays will go on to bigger things in future Marvel movies? Only time will tell. Peyton Reed is directing Ant-Man with Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Corey Stoll, Evangeline Lilly, Bobby Cannavale, Judy Greer, T.I., and John Slattery starring. [THR]

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