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Eddie Murphy
Cast In: 'Beverly Hills Cop IV'
About the Role: Murphy returns to the role that made him a box-office star: fast-talking, foul-mouthed Detroit cop Axel Foley, who always seems to wind up going rogue in Beverly Hills.

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Christian Bale
Cast In: 'Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins'
About the Role: Bale will play freedom-fighter/cyborg destroyer John Connor in three planned 'Terminator' sequels.

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Jake Gyllenhaal
Cast In: 'Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time' & 'Untitled Moon Film'
About the Roles: He'll play the dashing Prince Dastan in Jerry Bruckheimer's adaptation of the video game 'Prince of Persia' and and the leader of a moon colonization effort in 'Moon.'

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Gemma Arterton
Cast In: 'Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time' & 'Quantum of Solace'
About the Roles: The little-known British actress is having quite a year, first landing the role of MI6 Agent Fields in the James Bond flick 'Quantum of Solace' and now taking the part of feisty and exotic Princess Tamina opposite Jake Gyllenhaal in 'Prince.'

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John Cusack
Cast In: '2012'
About the Role: He'll play divorced dad, writer and sometime limo driver Jackson Curtis, who goes on a heroic journey to save his family in 'Independence Day' director Roland Emmerich's apocalyptic epic.

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'Spider-Man 4' & 'Spider-Man 5'
With rumors swirling that the next two installments of the Spidey franchise will be shot back-to-back, the big question is: Will stars Tobey Maguire (Spider-Man/Peter Parker) and Kirsten Dunst (Mary Jane Watson) and director Sam Raimi be back?

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Ian McKellen
Cast In: 'The Hobbit'
About the Role: Sir Ian, who earned an Oscar nod for his turn as true-hearted wizard Gandalf in 'The Lord of the Rings,' will likely play a younger version of himself who helps Frodo's uncle, Bilbo, slay a dragon.

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Josh Brolin
Cast In: 'W.' & 'Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins'
About the Role: He'll play Dubya himself in Oliver Stone's George W. Bush biopic 'W.' And he's also rumored to be taking Arnold's place as chief cyborg in McG's 'Terminator' reboot.

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Sam Worthington
Cast In: 'Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins'
About the Role: Not much is known, but the rising star of James Cameron's upcoming 'Avatar' will play "a lead role" opposite Christian Bale (aka the new John Connor).

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Audrina Patridge & Laura Vandervoort
Cast In: 'Into the Blue 2'
About the Roles: In this sequel to the '05 Jessica Alba flick, 'Hills' Star Patridge makes her film debut as a bossy beach babe, while 'Smallville's' Vandevoort is set to play a pro diver in search of Columbus' sunken treasure.

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