Daniel Radcliffe Has 'Trainwreck' Role'; Woody Harrelson and Liam Hemsworth Team for 'By Way of Helena'

* The value of keeping your camera phone handy is catching somebody like Daniel Radcliffe hanging out with Marisa Tomei on the set of Judd Apatow's upcoming comedy, Trainwreck. Apatow has come out and denied it but the pics tell the whole story, and it looks like Harry Potter will be joining the cast led by Amy Schumer and centering on a basketcase trying to get her life back together. Bill Hader, Brie Larson, John Cena, Barkhad Abdi, Ezra Miller, and Mike Birbiglia co-star with the film set for July 24th 2015.

*  Because Woody Harrelson is looking for another team-up the quality of his True Detective pairing with Matthew McConaughey, he's now joining his The Hunger Games co-star Liam Hemsworth  in the Western, By Way of Helena. Okay, so Hemsworth is no McConaughey but the movie sounds potentially strong with Aussie director Kieran Darcy-Smith (Wish You Were Here) helming the revenge picture from a Black List script by Matt Cook. Hemsworth leads as "an 1880s Texas Ranger sent to an isolated frontier town to investigate a series of mysterious murders" with Harrelson as a local preacher who holds the townspeople in a grip of fear. [Deadline]

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Tilda Swinton, Barkhad Abdi, John Cena, and More join Judd Apatow's 'Trainwreck'

Details on Judd Apatow's next comedy, Trainwreck, have been relatively quiet up to this point. One thing we do know for sure is that it's going to feature the oddest assemblage of talent he's ever put together, but it also makes it potentially the most interesting film he's had in awhile.

Tilda Swinton has come aboard Trainwreck, which stars comedian Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, and Brie Larson. That would be enough to put this on a lot of radars, but also in talks to join are WWE superstar John Cena, Captain Phillips' Barkhad Abdi, Mike Birbiglia (Sleepwalk with Me), Ezra Miller (The Perks of Being a Wallflower), SNL's Vanessa Byer, and Jon Glaser (Girls). What the heck kind of story could ask for an oddball assortment such as this? All we know is that Schumer is playing a basketcase trying to get her life together.  John Cena acting opposite Tilda Swinton could be worth the price of admission alone.

Trainwreck opens July 24th 2015.

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Brie Larson Joins Judd Apatow's 'Trainwreck'

Although she's long been a favorite as a supporting player, proving herself in films like Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and 21 Jump Street, 2013 was the year Brie Larson really came out of her shell. With an Oscar-worthy performance in Short Term 12 under her belt (could we replace Meryl Streep, please?) plus notable appearances in The Spectacular Now and Don Jon, Larson is no longer on the rise, she's already arrived. And now her next move will have her joining Judd Apatow for his latest comedy.

Variety reports that Larson is in talks for Trainwreck, which we will know will star comedian Amy Schumer and Bill Hader. Not much is known about the plot except that it was written by Schumer and may center on a basket case trying to get her life together.  We know that a boyfriend character needed to be cast, and that was likely taken by Hader, but there was also a best friend role that may be the part for Larson. After a couple of dramas it'l be good to see her back showing her obvious comedic skills.

Larson is currently filming The Gambler opposite Mark Wahlberg, and will star in The Good Luck of Right Now based on the Matthew Quick book. Trainwreck opens on July 24th 2015.

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Bill Hader Takes Lead Role in Judd Apatow's 'Trainwreck'

Even while he was a regular on SNL, Bill Hader still found time to keep busy on the big screen, stealing scenes in everything from Adventureland to Men in Black III. And that doesn't include all of the voice work he's done on animated films like Turbo and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. But now it looks like he's landed another major role, co-starring opposite Amy Schumer in Judd Apatow's Trainwreck.

Variety calls Trainwreck his "biggest role", but I think that will change once people see how great he is in The Skeleton Twins (review of that here), a film that asks him to do a lot more than just be funny. We don't know much about the plot of Trainwreck other than that it was written by Schumer and follows a basket case trying to get her life together. No word on Hader's role but prior stories listed boyfriend and best friend characters yet to be filled.

Hader has had small parts in Apatow's  Knocked Up and its "sequel" This is 40. Trainwreck is set to open July 24th 2015.

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