Fox has zeroed in on newcomer Toby Kebbell to play the Fantastic Four team's arch nemesis Victor von Doom, aka Doctor Doom.
The role was chased by several rising stars, including Jack Huston and Domhnall Gleeson, before Fox targeted the Dawn of the Planet of the Apes star.
If a deal is made, Kebbell would join Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Bell in the reboot that plans to shoot this spring. Fox had no comment.
Based on the Marvel comic The Ultimate Fantastic Four, the contemporary update will focus on the characters as young men and women. Josh Trank will helm the pic with Simon Kinberg, Matthew Vaughn and Gregory Goodman serving as producers.
The Fantastic Four is slated to bow June 19, 2015. A second installment is due in summer 2017.
Brad Pitt can't get enough of World War movies. According to Deadline, the World War Z actor who will next be seen in David Ayer's war pic Fury, is now eying an untitled WWII romantic thriller which targets a big director to serve behind the lens.
Steven Knight (Locke) is writing the screenplay, while Graham King will be involved in the production. Filming is expected to begin early next year.
Researchers from the University of Texas, Dallas contend that legalizing medical marijuana may reduce some violent crime, including homicide. They suggest that crime rates, particularly certain violent crimes, actually decrease in areas with legal medical marijuana.
"We believe that medical marijuana legalization poses no threat of increased violent crime," Dr. Robert Morris, associate professor of criminology and lead author of the study, said.