Gerard Butler Is 'The Bricklayer,' Seth Rogen Drafted By 'The League'

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[img]http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/movies/g/gamer/trailer1/281x211.jpg[/img][url="http://www.mtv.com/movies/person/206199/personmain.jhtml"]Gerard Butler [/url]is returning to the good side of the law in Millennium Films' latest acquisition, "The Bricklayer."

[url="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gerard-butler-star-fbi-thriller-220434"][i]The Hollywood Reporter[/i][/url] has the news that the "Law Abiding Citizen" star has been brought on board to play former FBI agent Noah Boyd in the book adaptation. Boyd is working as a Chicago bricklayer when he is called in to stop a criminal organization demanding multimillion-dollar ransom payments. "Enigma" scribe Hanna Weg is writing the screenplay.

Check out the rest of today's casting news after the jump!

[b]Brit Marling Potentially One Of "The Company You Keep"[/b]
"Another Earth" star [url="http://www.mtv.com/movies/person/367647/personmain.jhtml"]Brit Marling[/url] is circling Robert Redford's latest movie "The Company You Keep," [url="http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118041052"][i]Variety[/i][/url] is reporting. The flick is an adaptation of the Neil Gordon novel of the same name, and is being adapted by Lem Dobbs. Redford is directing and starring in the movie alongside Shia LaBeouf.

[b]Tyler Posey Gets A "Taco Shop"[/b]
[url="http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118041056"][i]Variety[/i][/url] has the scoop that "Teen Wolf" star [url="http://www.mtv.com/movies/person/483955/personmain.jhtml"]Tyler Posey[/url] is going to be starring in the indie comedy, "Taco Shop." He stars as a man who leaves his job at a taco joint to open his own, but ends up finding himself in the middle of a taco war when a gourmet taco truck parks itself across the street. Joaquin Perea is directing the flick, and Carlos Alazraqui, Eric Roberts, Felipe Esparza, Laura Harring, Paula Jai Parker, and Parvesh Cheena round out the cast.

[b]Seth Rogen To Guest On "The League"[/b]
[url="http://www.mtv.com/movies/person/262582/personmain.jhtml"]Seth Rogen[/url] is returning to his television roots to make a guest appearance on FX's comedy, "The League." [url="http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/08/seth_rogen_is_guesting_on_the.html"][i]Vulture[/i][/url] is reporting that he will be playing Dirty Randy, a friend of Jason Mantzoukas' character, in the upcoming third season. So far there's no word yet on when Rogen's episode will air.

[b]Stars Flock To "Sesame Street"[/b]
PBS's "Sesame Street" is bringing in the celebrities for its 42nd season, which kicks off September 26. [url="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/nicole-kidman-mark-ruffalo-mila-220394"][i]The Hollywood Reporter[/i][/url] has learned Emma Stone, Andy Samberg, Seth Rogen, Robin Williams, Amy Adams, Nicole Kidman, Mark Ruffalo, Mila Kunis and Sofia Vergara will all be appearing, among others. We can only imagine the types of skits these talents will have on the children's show.

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