Bond's newest foe
Watch out, Mr. Bond. There's a new enemy to face--literally and figuratively. Actor Rick Yune, hot off his turn in last summer's sleeper hit The Fast and the Furious, will be taking on the reins as the newest villain in MGM's latest James Bond installment, with Pierce Brosnan once again playing 007.
Even though the actual plotline is being kept tightly under wraps, we know that Yune will star as a North Korean general named Zao, who creates a device enabling facial mutation. I was wondering when they were going to use the whole "facial mutation" thing in a movie. It's about time.
In using the device on himself, however, the experiment goes awry and leaves Yune half-changed. Yuck. Hope he had warranty on it. Apparently, the handsome actor will have to undergo major makeup and prosthetic use to create the character, but will he get a cat? That's what I want to know.
From a nobody to a somebody?
Actress Ellen Pompeo (In the Weeds) has been pegged for not one, but two high profile DreamWorks projects.
First, she'll star opposite Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn and Will Ferrell in Old School about three men who attempt to recapture their college days. Pompeo plays Wilson's lifelong love interest.
Second, she is in talks for a role in Steven Spielberg's Catch Me If You Can, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks about Frank Abagnale Jr., the youngest man to be on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted List. Pompeo would play Marci, a flight attendant to whom Frank loses his virginity. Lucky her.
O.K., who is Ellen Pompeo again? Apparently, she's someone whose about to be a big name soon enough.