HBC Confirmed To Be in Les Miserables

It has been confirmed that Helena will play Madame Thénardier in the upcoming film version of the popular musical, Les Miserables. The film is to be directed by Tom Hooper, who also directed Helena in The King's Speech. Other cast members include Russel Crowe and Hugh Jackman, with Anne Hathaway and Geoffrey Rush possibly joining them.
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New Cast Members for Pirates 4

Den of Geeks reports that French actress, Astrid Berges-Frisbey, has been cast in Pirates 4 as a mermaid that Jack Sparrow encounters, and Ian McShane joins the cast as the villain. As far as previous cast members returning it looks like just Johnny Depp and Geoffrey Rush as Captain Barbossa will be the only ones (no Keira Knightley or Orlando Bloom). Filming starts this summer.

Geoffrey Rush is excited for Pirates 4

Geoffry Rush (who plays Captain Barbosa in the Pirates films) is excited for Pirates 4, On Stranger Tides. He says, “They’re waiting for the screenplay writers to put together something that’s beyond the trilogy, take it off into a new direction so that it’s fresh and hopefully really interesting for an audience, that they’re not going to just sausage-machine out something else, which wouldn’t be so good.”

Too many internet reports have exaggerated Johnny Depp's lack of enthusiasm about the movie, due to the loss of Dick Cook, but I believe he will follow through with the movie (that's my thoughts, other sites seem to be stretching what Johnny said about being sad to not work with Cook, but he has also said that Capt. Jack is his favorite role, and he has the most fun on the pirates set, but what do you think will happen?). Though Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom are said to have turned down On Stranger Tides, which is mostly true. It's hard to tell what reports are official, most are kinda sketchy, but this is where the film stands now, return to HBCfanclub for the latest Pirate news! =D