Anthony Hopkins Being Courted For A Bad Guy Role In RED 2

Summit Entertainment is looking to cast the new bad guy in their upcoming comic book movie sequel Red 2 and according to sources they are looking at Anthony Hopkins to fill the role.

By WaylonJones - May 24, 2012 10:05 AM EST

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Yesterday brought us a preview poster for the upcoming Red sequel that will see Bruce Willis reuniting with John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, and Helen Mirren. We have also had news that Catherine Zeta-Jones and Byung-Hun Lee will join the cast as well. According to new reports from Deadline Summit is looking to cast Anthony Hopkins as a bad guy named Edward Bailey for the movie. The report also goes on to say that Hopkins is indeed interested with the only sticking point seeming to be whether he can get is schedule for Thor 2 to cooperate.

Red 2 will star Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, Helen Mirren, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Byung-Hun Lee, and possibly Anthony Hopkins. the film is being direct by Dean Parisot with a release date of August 2nd 2013.

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15 Comments

TyrannicalOverlord - 5/24/2012, 11:16 AM

Hopkins could play an invalid in a coma and still make it interesting.

ndwwrestler2 - 5/24/2012, 11:23 AM

T - 5/24/2012, 11:24 AM

That's great but will he be back in Thor 2?

JatevinM - 5/24/2012, 11:32 AM

Please say yes

HelaGood - 5/24/2012, 11:38 AM

i confirm yossarian's comment!!

Gmoney84 - 5/24/2012, 12:18 PM

Hopkins is everybody on this sites real father.

marvel72 - 5/24/2012, 1:14 PM

don't do this shite,you've got to return as odin in thor 2.

AlexDeLarge87 - 5/24/2012, 1:14 PM

Hopkins my other favorite actor beside Gary Oldman.

It would be cool to see him against Willis, Malkovich and Mirren.

RocketMadnessBoss - 5/24/2012, 1:37 PM

Uh oh, I hope Marvel let's the schedule's cooperate. I get the feeling that Anthony Hopkins wouldn't be afraid to leave Thor 2 for another project if he REALLY wanted to be apart of that other project.

agentofchaos - 5/24/2012, 1:43 PM

@AlexDelarge87....totally agree with your whole statement..

elcaballerooscuro92 - 5/24/2012, 2:05 PM

i still can't believe they killed morgan freeman in that movie. nice job killing the only black guy in the team, very original

AlexDeLarge87 - 5/24/2012, 2:49 PM

Samuel L. Jackson would be cool to see join the team. :)

ClarkFarley2012 - 5/24/2012, 7:06 PM

Winning!!

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