It seems the idea of Brits being villainous in Hollywood movies isn’t dead, as a few months ago it was rumoured Jason Statham was being sought to play the bad guy in Fast & The Furious 6. It appears that didn’t work out, but they still want someone from the UK, as Twitch reports the role has now been offered to Immortals and Three Musketeers actor Luke Evans. It’s still on the level of being a rumour at the moment, but may well turn out to be true.
There’s no news on exactly who Evans would play, although it would play into rumours that after the US, Japan and Mexico, the franchise is heading to Europe for part six.
Evans has seemed poised on major stardom for a year or two now, but hasn’t quite made it yet. However if he gets this part, along with his role in The Hobbit, it could tip him further towards the a-list (and we’ll ignore for the minute whether he’s gone back into the closet or not in order to try and further his Hollywood career). Fast & The Furious 6 is due out May 2013.
In the last few years, Iron Man and its sequel have made Jon Favreau one of the top directors in Hollywood. However he still make occasional trips in front of the camera, such as Couples Retreat and as one of the aliens in John Carter. Now he’s in talks for another acting role, this time in the Universal Pictures comedy Identity Thief.
The Hunger Games director Gary Ross recently backed out of making the sequel, Catching Fire, with one of the stated reasons being that there was another, more lucrative movie he was interested in. Now we know what that film probably is, as 
While Pariah is yet to debut in the UK, its tale of a young, black woman dealing with her identity and sexuality has made huge waves in the US, winning gongs at the Independent Spirit Awards, Sundance and elsewhere.
Getting caught up in a violent coup would be quite an intense thing to have to deal with, but it would good if you had James Bond there to help you. A few days ago it was revealed that Owen Wilson was attached to a film called The Coup, and now 
Actress Michelle Rodriguez is certainly going to be keeping fit this summer in sequels, as she’s signed deals to star in the high-octane madness of both The Fast and the Furious 6 and Machete Kills, according to 
For someone who had no intention of being an actor at the time of District 9, Sharlto Copley has built quite a career for himself. A couple weeks ago we reported that he was in talks to play the villain in Spike Lee’s remake of Oldboy.
Elijah Wood has had difficulty fully capitalising on the success he had with Lord Of The Rings, but he’s still around and has now signed on to star in the upcoming indie action-thriller Grand Piano for director Eugenio Mira.
Hugh Hudson hasn’t made a fiction feature since 2000 with I Dreamed Of Africa, but with a re-release due for Chariots Of Fire and lots of interest in that movie due to the London Olympics, he’s decided it’s time to come out of semi-retirement for Midnight Sun.
Universal Pictures has signed a two-year first-look production deal with Mission: Impossible III, Transformers & Star Trek writing/producing teams in the entertainment industry, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, and their K/O Paper Products banner.