Daniel Radcliffe to play a supernatural murder suspect in Horns

Plus: Brad Pitt at odds with World War Z director; Anne Hathaway in tears over new hairstyle; Guillermo del Toro previews Pacific Rim at Comic-Con; Johnny Depp reprises Edward Scissorhands role.

Daniel Radcliffe has signed on to play the lead character, Ignatius Perrish, in Alexandre Aja's adaptation of Horns. Carl Court / AFP
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Daniel Radcliffe returns to fantasy genre

The Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has signed on to the supernatural thriller Horns, based on the novel by Joe Hill and to be directed by Alexandre Aja (The Hills Have EyesPiranha 3D). The film will see Radcliffe in a darker role: his character wakes up one day to find himself accused of his girlfriend's rape and murder. On top of that, he has sprouted horns that grant him all kinds of powers. Shooting is scheduled to begin in September.

Brad Pitt at odds with World War Z director

As his new film World War Z heads into at least three weeks of reshoots in Hungary, Brad Pitt has reportedly stopped talking to his director Marc Forster. According to New York Magazine, Forster communicates instructions to the actor through an intermediary, and vice versa. Ironically, Pitt, whose company, Plan B, is producing the film, fought for Forster to helm the project. The zombie-apocalypse film has reportedly encountered a series of rewrites, budget cuts and scheduling problems, with Pitt becoming unhappy with how the film was turning out.

Hathaway's new hair left her in tears

Anne Hathaway was in tears after she chopped off her long brown locks to get a pixie cut for her role in the forthcoming film Les Misérables. "I wasn't expecting it to be such a big deal, because it was my idea. I knew it was something the character did. As it got closer, I thought, I can't really take it back now," the actress told People magazine. "I've done backflips out of windows and jumped off buildings - and cutting my hair reduced me to, like, mental patient-level crying."

Del Toro previews new film at Comic-Con

Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth, Hellboy) gave fans a taste of his sci-fi showdown Pacific Rim at the San Diego Comic-Con. Due in theatres next year, the film features the actors Charlie Hunnam and Rinko Kikuchi piloting colossal robots to battle sea monsters. The Mexican filmmaker said he wanted to do more than show monsters and robots duking it out, aiming instead to fill the conflict with emotional, operatic battles. "A movie like this, it's easy to forget how unique you can make it, and I didn't want to forget," he said. - AP

Depp reprises Edward Scissorhands role

Johnny Depp is reprising his role as Edward Scissorhands for a forthcoming episode of the animated series Family Guy, 22 years after starring in Tim Burton's fantasy film. Depp recorded his voice cameo last week, confirmed the show's producer, Mark Hentemann. "He was able to snap straight back into Edward Scissorhands. He was amazing - and demonstrated extraordinary patience with all the fawning women in our office who swarmed him," Hentemann said. The episode will be shown in the US in September. - IANS