Lizzy Caplan Eyes 'Now You See Me 2'; Alexis Knapp and Bar Paly get the 'Urge'

There will always be a hole in my heart where the awesome-but-canceled Party Down used to be, but one good thing to come out of it has been more Lizzy Caplan on the big and small screen. She's great on Showtime's Masters of Sex and has a role in The Interview opposite James Franco and Seth Rogen. Now she's may be conjuring up a part in Now You See Me 2, although the deal isn't finalized just yet. Her schedule on Master of Sex will have to be worked out before she can join Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Mark Ruffalo, and Danielle Radcliffe in the heist sequel, directed by Jon M. Chu. [TheWrap]

Pitch Perfect's leggy Alexis Knapp and Michal Bay favorite Bar Paly (Pain & Gain) will get the Urge alongside Pierce Brosnan and Ashley Greene. Aaron Kaufman is directing the thriller about a group of friends on an island vacation who take part in an experimental drug experiment that lowers their inhibitions, forcing them to give in to their wildest urges.

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Pierce Brosnan and Ashley Greene have the 'Urge'; Catherine Zeta-Jones is 'The Godmother'

Pierce Brosnan is set to star in Urge, and hopefully it turns out better than The November Man did. Directed by Aaron Kaufman, the film has Brosnan as the creator of a designer drug that causes a group of friends to lose their ability to control urges. One of those friends will be Twilight actress Ashley Greene, who will play Theresa.  Filming begins this month. [Deadline/THR]

Speaking of drugs, Catherine Zeta-Jones will star as Colombian drug lord Griselda Blanco in The Godmother. Directed by Eva Sørhaug (90 Minutes), the film will chronicle Blanco's violent rise to the top of the Medellin cartel, the only woman to do so. She didn't become known as La Madrina (the "Black Widow") for nothing. For more on her, check out the great documentary, Cocaine Cowboys. [Deadline]

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