Zac Efron Is About to Be the DJ of Your Dreams

Zac Efron is in negotiations to play a DJ, Rose Byrne may reunite with her Neighbors team to star in the space-set comedy The Something, Will Smith will play an NFL whistle-blower, and two big franchises have added high-profile cast members. Meanwhile, if you enjoyed the collaborative efforts of Lupita Nyong'o and Brad Pitt in 12 Years a Slave, you'll be glad to hear the pair is reuniting for a new drama. Overall, it's been a big week for movie-casting news. Take a look at where you'll see these stars next!

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Naomi Watts has signed on for the Divergent sequel, Insurgent, plus the two Allegiant films. She'll play Evelyn, the leader of the Factionless. Check out the full cast of Insurgent!

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Maggie Smith will star in The Lady in the Van, the true story of a woman who parked her van in a man's driveway and proceeded to live there for 15 years. The soon-to-be movie is also a hit play on London's West End.

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Ron Perlman, Joey King, and Jonathan Rhys Meyers joined Stonewall, the 1969-set gay rights film about the police raid of Greenwich Village's Stonewall Inn. Jeremy Irvine is also starring.

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Tim Roth will play George Wallace in Selma, the Alabama governor whose pro-segregation stance catalyzed the civil rights movement. He joins David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King Jr. and Tom Wilkinson as President Lyndon Johnson.

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Will Smith will star in an untitled movie based on "Game Brain", a GQ article about the concussion problem within the NFL. Smith would play Dr. Bennet Omalu, the doctor who brought awareness about the issue to the public.

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Rose Byrne is being courted for The Something, a movie about astronauts lost in space from her Neighbors producers. Former Late Show With David Letterman head writer Rodney Rothman is directing.

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Djimon Hounsou joined Tarzan as Chief Mbonga. Alexander Skarsgard and Margot Robbie are also starring.

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The Other Guys costars Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg may reteam for Daddy's Home, a comedy about a dad (Wahlberg) competing for his kids' affection over their perfect stepfather (Ferrell).

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Christian Slater joined Adderall Diaries, alongside James Franco. The drama revolves around a drug addict who develops a fascination with a murder trial.

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Lupita Nyong'o will star in Americanah, produced by her 12 Years a Slave costar Brad Pitt. Meanwhile, Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones' Brienne of Tarth) and Nyong'o joined Star Wars: Episode VII. Check out the rest of the cast!

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Kal Penn joined Stereotypically You, costarring Abby Elliott. He'll also star in the drama Outliving Emily.

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Cara Delevingne, Cressida Bonas, Matthew Morrison, and Judi Dench joined Tulip Fever, about a love affair in Amsterdam. Dane DeHaan, Christoph Waltz, and Zach Galifianakis are already set to star.

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Zac Efron is in negotiations to play a DJ in an untitled movie written by Max Joseph — yes, from Catfish: The TV Show.