Here’s the scoop on who’s joining the cast of the next big movie currently filming or in the works in Hollywood.

Disturbia star, Shia Lebeouf, who was recently cast to play Harrison Ford‘s son in Indiana Jones 4 is now busy preparing for the role. The actor says he’s gained 15 pounds from his daily 3-hour workout: I’ll run for an hour and then I’ll do two hours of weights,” he says. “I have definitely not trained like this for anything in my life. I’m preparing like I’m going into battle.”

Kathy Bates reteams with her Titanic partners, Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio, for the 1950s drama “Revolutionary Road.” Bates will play Mrs. Givings, who sells the couple their home and introduces them to the town. The movie, set to film this summer, will be directed by Winslet’s husband Sam Mendes.

Meanwhile, Aaron Eckhart has been cast as Gotham City district attorney Harvey Dent in The Dark Knight (the new Batman movie), who will return as the insane villain, Two-Face, in the third movie if there will be one. It has been earlier reported that Maggie Gyllenhaal will replace Katie Holmes as D.A. Rachel Dawes, and Heath Ledger will play Batman’s enemy, The Joker. The Dark Knight will have Christian Bale returning as Bruce Wayne and Chris Nolan directing.

In another comic superhero franchise news, actor-director Edward Norton has been tapped to play Dr. Bruce Banner in the new Incredible Hulk movie. Eric Bana signed for sequels when he was cast in the first film, but it is unlikely he or any other actor from the original will return. Producers will not call it The Hulk 2 but will have the title ‘The Incredible Hulk’ saying this will attempt to reboot the first installment. Planned movie release is June 2008.

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