The Bulletin: Sally Jupiter is Cast

Carla Gugino ("Sin City," "Snake Eyes") will star as Silk Spectre, a.k.a. Sally Jupiter, in Zack Snyder's "Watchmen" (Mar. 6, 2009), an adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' deconstructive apocalyptic epic, reports The Hollywood Reporter. David Hayter, Alex Tse and Zack Snyder wrote the script, in which former vigilantes for justice Rorschach, Nite Owl II and Silk Spectre II investigate a series of murders, and a possible conspiracy, in an alternate New York City under a superheroism boycott. Jackie Earle Haley ("Little Children") co-stars as Rorschach (a.k.a. Walter Kovacs), a defiant gumshoe, face hidden underneath an inkblot mask; Billy Crudup ("Almost Famous") as Doctor Manhattan (a.k.a. Jon Osterman), a temperamental scientist with superhuman strength, telekinesis, the ability to control matter and teleport, and immortality; Patrick Wilson as Nite Owl II (a.k.a. Daniel Dreiberg), a genial, overweight voice of reason with a cape and cowl; Matthew Goode as Ozymandias (a.k.a. the vein Adrien Veidt), "The Smartest Man on the Planet" with an ingenious scheme to save civilization; Jeffrey Dean Morgan as The Comedian (a.k.a. Edward Blake), a brutish nihilist and veteran slain in the night; and Malin Akerman as the beautiful Silk Spectre II (a.k.a. Laurie Juspeczyk), the daughter of Sally Jupiter. Larry Gordon, Lloyd Levin and Deborah Snyder will produce for Warner Bros. Production will start within the next few months in Vancouver.

Chekov Cast in 'Star Trek'
Anton Yelchin ("Alpha Dog," "Charlie Bartlett") will star as Russian USS Enterprise navigator Pavel Chekov in J.J. Abrams' rehabilitation of "Star Trek" (Dec. 25, 2008), reports The Hollywood Reporter. Yelchin joins Zachary Quinto (Sylar in TV's "Heroes") and Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock. Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci wrote the script. Bryan Bruk and Damon Lindelof will executive produce with Kurtzman and Orci.

McShane Joins 'Death Race'
Ian McShane (TV's "Deadwood") will join Jason Statham, Tyrese Gibson and Joan Allen in "Death Race" (Sept. 26, 2008), Paul W.S. Anderson's update of Roger Corman's 1975 cult classic about an ultraviolent expressway marathon from New York to Los Angeles, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner will produce with Jeremy Bolt and Anderson.

Kidman to Star in Horror Remake
Nicole Kidman will star in a remake of "Al Final del Espectro," Juan Felipe Orozco's Columbian frightfest about a ghostly apartment, reports Variety. Orozco is in talks to direct the remake. Fernley Phillips ("The Number 23") will write the script, and Kidman will produce with Roy Lee, Doug Davison and Rick Schwartz.

Hogan to Direct 'Shopaholic'
P.J. Hogan ("My Best Friend's Wedding") will direct "Confessions of a Shopaholic," an adaptation of Sophie Kinsella's novel about a London socialite with a fabulous flat, glamourous friends and closets upon closets full of the trendiest apparel, but without a dime, reports Variety. Jerry Bruckheimer will produce. Production will start in November in New York City.

'Kite Runner' Trailer Available
The trailer for Marc Forster's "The Kite Runner" (Nov. 2), an adaptation of Khaled Hosseini's novel, is available in Quicktime at Yahoo! Movies.