CASTING NEWS: Dwayne Johnson, Javier Bardem, Will Smith, Lee Pace

Dwayne Johnson ("Fast & Furious 6") has been working on a lot of projects lately. So, it's no surprise that we have news about another project of his. Johnson is set to lead an adaptation of the best-selling memoir "Not Without Hope" written by Nick Schuyler. Schuyler and three of his friends embarked on a deep-sea fishing trip which ended in disaster when the four made a mistake which capsized their boat. "The days that followed would find the four friends in the middle of a storm clinging to the overturned boat – facing hypothermia, hunger, and dehydration in a grueling fight to survive. Not Without Hope is a harrowing, yet inspiring tale of courage, sacrifice, and friendship." Nick Schuyler is a former football player and personal trainer.

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Javier Bardem ("Skyfall") is in negotiations with Warner Bros. to star in a new adaptation of "Peter Pan". The film, simply titled "Pan" is to be directed by Joe Wright ("Anna Karenina", "Atonement") and has been written by Jason Fuchs ("Ice Age: Continental Drift"). Bardem has been offered the role of the villain, Blackbeard the pirate. The story will center on the orphan Peter Pan who is taken to Neverland and becomes the saviour of the natives by leading a rebellion against the pirates led by Blackbeard.

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Will Smith ("Men in Black") is set to star in the adventure film "The City That Sailed" which will be directed by Shawn Levy ("Night at the Museum"). The film is scripted by Audrey Wells ("The Game Plan") and the story will focus on "a father and daughter on the island of Manhattan as it breaks loose and sails across the Atlantic Ocean." In the meantime, Shawn Levy is busy preparing to shoot "Night at the Museum 3", while Smith is also set to star opposite Margot Robbie in "Focus".

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Lee Pace ("The Hobbit" trilogy) will join Stephen Frears' untitled Lance Armstrong biopic. The film is an adaptation of journalist David Walsh's book "Seven Deadly Sins: My Pursuit of Lance Armstrong". John Hodge ("Trance") has written he screenplay. The film stars Ben Foster ("3:10 to Yuma") as Armstrong, but there are not details about what role Lee Pace will play. The cast also includes Chris O'Dowd ("Bridesmaids"), Jesse Plemons ("Breaking Bad") and Guillaume Canet ("Jeux d'enfants").

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