Rosie Huntington-Whiteley joins 'Mad Max' reboot

"Transformers: Dark of the Moon" actress Rosie Huntington-Whiteley has joined the cast of director George Miller's "Mad Max" reboot.

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

According to JustJared.com (found via Comingsoon.net), the actress will play one of the "five wives," a group of women being taken across the film's post-apocalyptic landscape.

Miller directed the original 1979 "Mad Max" starring Mel Gibson as well as its two sequels, "The Road Warrior" in 1981 and "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" in 1985.

Tom Hardy ("Inception") is taking on the title role in the new film, "Mad Max: Fury Road," and its sequel, which Miller plans to shoot back-to-back and is rumored to be titled "Max Max: Furiosa." The director also wrote the screenplay.

The new cast also includes Charlize Theron ("Prometheus"), Nicholas Hoult ("X-Men: First Class), Adelaide Clemens ("Camilla Dickinson"), Zoe Kravitz ("X-Men: First Class) and Riley Keough ("The Runaways"), the last two of which will also be among the five wives.

'Snow White and the Huntsman' sequel in the works

Universal is looking to build on  the solid opening weekend for its "Snow White and the Huntsman," laying the groundwork for a sequel.

The film has earned $129 million to date.

According to Deadline, screenwriter David Koepp ("Jurassic Park," "Spider-Man") has been tapped to pen a script for the sequel.

While Koepp was not involved in the original, Universal is reportedly not looking far for its director, talking to Rupert Sanders, who made his directorial debut with "Snow White," to secure his return.

The film, which starred Kristen Stewart ("Twilight") and Chris Hemsworth ("Thor") in the title roles along with Charlize Theron as the evil queen, grossed $56 million in its opening weekend and $82.9 million to date. It's worldwide gross tops $129 million, but it has a ways to go to reach its reported budget of $170 million.

Deadline is reporting that Sanders is not under contract for any sequels, while the actors have options for two.

Koepp has written a number of blockbusters in his career, including "Mission: Impossible," "The Lost World: Jurassic Park," "War of the Worlds" and "Angels & Demons."