Jonah Hill to join Tarantino's 'Django Unchained'

Even though the first trailer for Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained" was released earlier this month, that doesn't mean the film's cast can't continue to grow.

Jonah Hill

Deadline is reporting that "Money Ball" actor Jonah Hill has been tapped for an undisclosed role in the film.

According to the report, Hill was considered early on in the production for the role of Scotty Harmony, but that will not be who is playing now.

"Django Unchained" follows a slave (Jaime Foxx, "Ray") who joins forces with a bounty hunter (Christoph Waltz, "Inglourious Basterds") to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner (Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Departed").

Hill, known mostly for his comedic work in such films as "Superbad" and "21 Jump Street," turned heads last year with his Academy Award-nominated performance in "Moneyball."

'Twilight Zone' gets new scribe

Warner Bros. is taking another pass at the script for its adaptation of the classic television series "The Twilight Zone."

Joby Harold is the third write to take a crack at the script.

Variety is reporting that Joby Harold ("Awale") is in negotiations with the studio for a new draft of the script, which began with Jason Rosenberg and was later rewritten by Anthong Peckham ("Sherlock Holmes").

According to Variety, the new film will differ from the 1983 film version, which told separate stories, by following a single story line based on elements from the original television series created by Rod Sterling.

Matt Reeves ("Cloverfield") is set to direct the film with Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Davisson Killoran and Michael Ireland producing.

The 1983 film is perhaps best known for the grisly on-set deaths of star Vic Morrow and children Renee Chen and My-ca Dinh Le when a helicopter crashed on top of them during filming.