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Evan Rachel Wood (The Wrestler) has been cast in the HBO series True Blood as the vampire Queen of Louisiana, Sophie-Anne Leclerq, according to Michael Ausiello. Sophie-Anne is described as "a 500-year-old vampire from France who is charming, wily, ruthless and wise. She's a consummate diplomat who has (or had) many of history's most famous people on speed dial." She will appear in two episodes late in season two. (EW)
Joseph Gordon-Levitt joins Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page, Marion Cotillard and Cillian Murphy in Christopher Nolan's next film, a thriller called Inception set within "the architecture of the mind." (THR)
David Slade (30 Days of Night, Hard Candy) will direct the third Twilight movie, Eclipse. (THR)
Jacques Audiard's new movie, Un Prophete, will be in competition at Cannes this year. The imdb synopsis is intriguing: "A young Arab man is sent to a French prison where he becomes a mafia kingpin." This is the first I've heard about this film, which is embarrassing considering how much I love his last two films (De battre mon coeur s'est arrêté and Sur mes lèvres). Also on the Cannes line-up: Ang Lee's Taking Woodstock, Jane Campion's Bright Star with Ben Whishaw and Abbie Cornish, Tarantino's Inglorious Basterds, Lars Von Trier's Antichrist, Almodovar, Haneke, Coixet, Noe, Loach...
Kevin Macdonald will direct The End of Eternity, based on an Isaac Asimov short story about time travel. (Coming Soon)
Romola Garai will play the title role in the BBC's new version of Jane Austen's Emma. Emma's father will be played by Michael Gambon, and Johnny Lee Miller will play Mr. Knightley. (Telegraph)
Recap of preview footage from Battlestar Galactica: The Plan from the Paley Festival. (IGN)