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Lupita Nyong'o and Scarlett Johansson are headed to Disney's Jungle Book, and Jessica Chastain, who played a blond bombshell in 2011's The Help, will revisit those sunny tresses for the role of Marilyn Monroe in a new movie. While she's brushing up on her Norma Jeane facts, Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks are in negotiations for a couple of high-profile projects, and Rachel Weisz is signing on for a new part. Take a look at the most exciting casting news of the week.

Leonardo DiCaprio may play Steve Jobs in a new biopic directed by Danny Boyle.

Tom Hanks will star in a Cold War thriller with director Steven Spielberg at the helm.

Toni Collette and Rachel Weisz joined Miss You Already, to be directed by Twilight's Catherine Hardwicke.

Jessica Chastain will play Marilyn Monroe in Blonde, based on Joyce Carol Oates's novel, which "reimagines the inner poetic and spiritual life of Norma Jeane Baker."

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Anton Yelchin and Zooey Deschanel joined The Driftless Area, a dark comedy. Deschanel will play a mysterious woman opposite Yelchin, whose character returns to his hometown after the death of his parents.

Scott Speedman joined October Gale, opposite Patricia Clarkson. He'll play a man who washes ashore near Clarkson's remote beach cottage.

Scarlett Johansson and Lupita Nyong'o will voices characters in Jungle Book, the CG/live-action adaptation of the classic Disney film.

Felicity Jones will star in A Monster Calls, about a boy who escapes into a world of monsters in order to cope with his ill mother.

Arnold's son Patrick Schwarzenegger joined Scouts vs. Zombies, as a high school quarterback.

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Nashville's Aubrey Peeples will lead Jem and the Holograms alongside Stefanie Scott (A.N.T. Farm), Aurora Perrineau (Pretty Little Liars), and Hayley Kiyoko (The Fosters). The movie will be a live-action reimagining of the '80s cartoon.

Amanda Seyfried joined Pan, director Joe Wright's Peter Pan film. She'll play Mary, and she joins Hugh Jackman, Garrett Hedlund, and Rooney Mara.

Model Cara Delevingne also joined Pan, in a small role. In addition, she's in talks for a role in Tulip Fever, alongside Dane DeHaan.

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