Josh Lucas Movie Updates

A stellar cast has been locked for Felt, a political thriller.

Director Michael Polish has started production on the 1960s pic Big Sur, setting Dogville's Jean-Marc Barr to play Jack Kerouac, Josh Lucas to play Beat Generation fixture Neal Cassady and Kate Bosworth to play Billie, the woman linked to both.

Nu Image is representing international rights on the action thriller, which commenced principal photography in New Orleans this week.

Benjamin Walker will play Abraham Lincoln in 20th Century Fox's summer tentpole "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter." Five thesps had screen-tested over the last couple of weeks, including Adrien Brody, Josh Lucas, James D'Arcy and Oliver Jackson-Cohen.

Josh Lucas, already a candidate to play the 16th President in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, has landed the role of aviator Charles Lindbergh in the Clint Eastwood-directed J. Edgar for Warner Bros.

Now we can tell you the list of actors who'll be screentesting for the role of young Abe Lincoln this week and next: Benjamin Walker, James D'Arcy, Adrien Brody, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, and Josh Lucas. It's a very interesting mix of semi-knowns and unknowns, stage and screen vets.