Ray Winstone to set sail with 'Noah'?

Actor Ray Winstone is the latest to consider taking a trip with director Darren Aronofsky's "Noah."

Ray Winstone

Deadline is reporting that the actor is in negotiations to play the role of the main antagonist to Noah, who will be played by Russell Crowe ("Gladiator").

The film tells the Biblical tale of Noah, who was directed by God to create a giant ark to save two of every animal before a great flood wiped the Earth clean.

Last week, it was reported that "Harry Potter" actress Emma Watson was in talks to join the cast as Ila, a woman who is involved with Noah's son Shem, portrayed by Douglas Booth ("The Pillars of the Earth" and the forthcoming "Romeo and Juliet").

Logan Lerman ("Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lighning Thief") is also attached as Noah's other son Ham.

This will be Aronofsky's followup to his Academy Award-nominated films "Black Swan" and "The Wrestler."

Winstone was most recently seen in "Snow White and the Huntsman," in which he played Gorth, one of the seven dwarfs. His resume also includes roles in "Hugo," "The Departed" and "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull."

Emma Watson in talks for 'Noah'

"Harry Potter" actress Emma Watson is in talks to join the cast of director Darren Aronofsky's film, "Noah," based on the biblical tale.

Emma Watson

Deadline is reporting Watson would play Ila, a woman who is involved with Noah's son Shem, portrayed by Douglas Booth ("The Pillars of the Earth" and the forthcoming "Romeo and Juliet").

Russell Crowe ("Gladiator") is set to be Noah and Logan Lerman ("Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lighning Thief") will be Noah's other son Ham.

This will be Aronofsky's followup to his Academy Award-nominated films "Black Swan" and "The Wrestler."

Watson, who finished her eight-movie run on the "Harry Potter" franchise last year, will next be seen in the coming-of-age film "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," which also stars Lerman.

Full cast announced for 'Romeo and Juliet'

With filming now underway in Italy, the full cast of director Carlo Carlei's adaptation of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" has been announced.

Hailee Steinfeld

Based on a script from Oscar-winning screenwriter Julian Fellowes ("Gosford Park"), the film is set to star the already announced Hailee Steinfeld ("True Grit") as Juliet and Douglas Booth ("The Pillars of the Earth") as Romeo.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the new cast members include Damian Lewis ("Homeland") as Lord Capulet, Natascha McElhone ("The Truman Show") as Lady Capulet, Stellan Skarsgard ("The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo") as Prince of Verona, Lesley Manville ("Another Year') as The Nurse, Christian Cooke ("Where the Heart Is") as Mercutio, Tomas Arana ("Gladiator") as Lord Montague, Laura Morante ("Remember Me, My LOve") as Lady Montague and Leon Vitali as Apothecary.

They join Paul Giamatti ("The Ides of March") as Friar Laurence, Kodi Smit-McPhee ("Let Me In") as Benvolio and Ed Westwick ("Gossip Girl") as Tybalt.

The Reporter quoted Fellowes as saying the film will be "the romantic medieval love story as conceived by Shakespeare. We felt that really what we needed was just to make it slightly more accessible to today’s generation."