Dev Patel has been cast in The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan.

The Slumdog Millionaire star’s role as the famed Indian mathematician was announced at the Cannes Film Festival.

The film centres around the life of Srinivasa Ramanujan, who worked in isolation in Edwardian India before joining the wider mathematics community in Cambridge.

Read more: http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/news/a482462/dev-patel-cast-in-the-man-who-knew-infinity.html#ixzz2Tmfj4jBU
Follow us: @digitalspy on Twitter | digitalspyuk on Facebook

Iconic Interview: Did you have any advantage in getting your role on “The Newsroom” because of your work with Aaron Sorkin on The Social Network?
Adina Porter: It was just a regular audition, except it was on camera at Sony Studios. None of the big shots were in the room; it was really low pressure. And then something like six weeks went by and I get a phone call from my manager saying, “It looks like you’re in the running for this.” I was like, great! It was [an audition] that you do and you forget about it. Then I’m told by my agents that [co-executive producer] Scott Rudin said, “I want Adina Porter. Why isn’t Adina Porter booked yet?” So they were like, “Okay, let’s book Adina Porter!” So that’s what happened and I’m really glad that Scott Rudin is a fan, and I don’t know if it was because of Social Network. Scott’s quite a theater person, so I think it’s because all the stuff I’ve done in my life has just added up to this!”

Read the Rest of the Interview

HBO’s The Newsroom has enlisted a Supernatural and Futurama vet.

Actress Lauren Tom, who recurred as Kevin’s mother on The CW drama and was part of the voice cast for the animated comedy, will be heading to Aaron Sorkin’s newsroom drama’s sophomore season, The Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusively.

Tom will play Kathy Ling, an expert working at the decision desk on election night. She will appear in two episodes.

Full Article