Tom Hardy Gets His Motor Runnin'

For a new biker movieWarner Bros. clearly realised that after Inception and his upcoming role in The Dark Knight as Bane, Tom Hardy was a talent they should keep in close contact with. It wasn't a shock, then, to learn this week that he had signed a first-look deal with the studio. With the ink barely dry on the documents, he's announced his first project: starring in an outlaw biker drama. John Linson, who knows a thing or two about two-wheeled terrors thanks to his producing duties on Sons Of Anarchy, came up with the original idea and handed it to Vacancy's Mark L. Smith to bash out a script.Hardy will play a wounded Vietnam vet who comes home to San Francisco in the middle of the culture clash melee in 1969. He decides to make war rather than love, and rises to become the leader of California's most violent outlaw biker club. Heck, it could even be a prequel to Clay, Jax and the rest over at SOA...While he may want to forget he was ever in This Means War (even if he was entertaining in it), Hardy has The Dark Knight Rises next, and we'll all find out if we can understand what Bane is saying on July 20.

Jake Gyllenhaal Speeds Towards 'Motor City'

Just as "Motor City" is gearing up to start production, new reports say that Jake Gyllenhaal has replaced former leading man Dominic Cooper. In other film news, Bryan Cranston, Anna Kendrick, Alison Brie and a whole bunch more have joined the cast of "Get a Job," the main teens in "The Evil Dead" remake have been cast and Woody Allen gets confirmed for a role in John Turturro's new movie. It's March 8, and you're tuning in for today's casting call. Jake Gyllenhaal Replaces Dominic Cooper In "Motor City" Turns out that Dominic Cooper won't be starring in Albert Hughes's "Motor City" after all. Variety is reporting that Jake Gyllenhaal will replace him and join Amber Heard and Gary Oldman in the cast. "Motor City" follows an ex-convict tracking down and getting revenge on the people who framed him. Production is set to start soon. Bryan Cranston, Anna Kendrick And Many More Join "Get A Job" Suddenly CBS Films' "Get a Job" is a movie that we desperately want to see. The studio sent out a press release saying that Bryan Cranston, Anna Kendrick and "Project X's" Miles Teller will star in the upcoming flick. A supporting cast of Alison Brie, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Nick Braun, Brandon T. Jackson and Jay Pharoah rounds out the project. "Children's Hospital's" Dylan Kidd will direct the "multi-generational comedy." Jessica Lucas And Elizabeth Blackmore To Battle "The Evil Dead" The casting of the major players in Fede Alvarez's remake of "The Evil Dead" seems to finally be finished. The Hollywood Reporter is saying that Elizabeth Blackmore will play the fianc of main character Mia's brother, while Jessica Lucas is in talks to play Mia's best friend. They'll join the previously announced cast of Mia (Jane Levy), her brother (Shiloh Fernandez) and their friend Eric (Lou Taylor Pucci). The film is set to hit theaters on April 12, 2013. Woody Allen Confirmed, Sofia Vergara In Talks For "Fading Gigolo" John Turturro's project "Fading Gigolo" just got two more big talents. Variety has learned that Woody Allen and Sharon Stone are confirmed to star in the project. In addition, Sofia Vergara is in talks for a supporting role. "Fading Gigolo" follows Turturro and Allen as two best friends who decide to go into the gigolo business together, and end up attracting the unwanted attention of the Hasidic Jewish community that they live in. Genesis Rodriguez To Join "Hours" Deadline is reporting that "Man on a Ledge" star Genesis Rodriguez has joined the cast of "Hours." The film, directed by Eric Heisserer, already stars Paul Walker as its central character. "Hours" tells the story of a man attempting to keep his newborn baby girl safe in a hospital in New Orleans as Hurricane Katrina rages all around them. In Casting Call, the MTV Movies team rounds up the day's biggest casting news and offers it up to you on a silver platter. If you're looking to see which movie your favorite actor has booked next, look no further. Tell us what you think in the comments section and on Twitter!

The Pearl Theatre Company Secures a New Home

The Pearl Theatre Company has signed a 20-year lease on 555 W. 42nd Street in Manhattan, the venue recently vacated by Signature Theatre Company, J.R. Sullivan, the Pearl's artistic director, announced on Wednesday. The Pearl will inaugurate its permanent home with its 29th season, beginning this fall."This move to 42nd Street marks a tremendous opportunity for the Pearl and its audiences," said Sullivan. "The former home of the Signature Theatre Company is justly renowned as a great space for great plays. It is convenient, comfortable, and offers audiences an intimate relationship to an especially fine space. It will prove a perfect fit for the classics to come from the Pearl."Since its founding in 1984, the Pearl is the only resident classical company in NY. The company has performed at NY City Center Stage II since 2009, when it left Theatre 80 on St. Mark's Place, its East Village location, which it had occupied since 1994.Allison Cooke Kellogg, chair of The Pearl's board of trustees, said, "Our move to a permanent home marks the beginning of a new era for the Pearl Theatre Company. Our new location will enable the Pearl to expand its programming. It opens new vistas for our productions and provides the opportunity to introduce innovative learning programs, both of which will make classical theater even more relevant and compelling to contemporary audiences."The Pearl will launch a $3 million capital campaign to fund facility renovations and new equipment and foster institutional growth and sustainability.James Houghton, founding artistic director of Signature Theatre Company, said, "I am thrilled that the Pearl Theatre Company will be making the Peter Norton Space their new home. The intimate space beautifully suits their strong classical work and they will be a valuable addition to our vibrant theater community on 42nd Street."The Signature Theatre Company's new home is at the Pershing Square Signature Center at 480 W. 42nd Street. The Pearl's final production at City Center will be Eugene O'Neill's "A Moon for the Misbegotten" which begins previews March 6 in advance of a March 18 opening for a limited run through April 15.