Pierfrancesco Favino has officially joined the cast of The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, according to ComingSoon.

The Italian actor, who recently played Christopher Columbus in Night At The Museum, has been cast in the role of General Glozelle, the leader of Miraz’ Telmarine troops, in the Narnia sequel. Favino won a Donatello (the most prestigious acting award in Italy) last year for his part in Romanzo Criminale.

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Fans anticipating an all-action Rambo IV might be disappointed says franchise creator Sylvester Stallone in an interview with the Guardian.

Mirroring the change of pace that made Rocky Balboa a global success, the veteran action star said ‘He won’t be outrunning helicopters and dropping napalm. It’s more of an emotional journey, it’ll be Rambo reaching old age and dealing with that and a new threat.’

John Rambo, the latest outing for the violent action franchise sees the title character hired by Christian missionaries while working as a snake hunter in Thailand to deliver medical and religious supplies to the persecuted Karens of Burma. The missionaries are captured and Rambo is saddled with the job of rescuing the surviving missionaries. Sam Elliott has been tipped to co-star.

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Following months of speculation, Lost co-creator and executive producer J.J. Abrams has signed to direct Star Trek IX confirms the Hollywood Reporter.

The next episode of the long running franchise revolves around a young James T. Kirk and Mr. Spock, chronicling their first meeting at Starfleet Academy and their first space mission.

Abrams has been developing the project through his Paramount-based Bad Robot shingle as a producer and writer but only committed to directing the project last night, when the deal was finalized, sources say.

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