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"Stardust" Casting News

Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer Join "Stardust"

By Rebecca Murray, About.com

Mar 9, 2006 Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Claire Danes, Charlie Cox, and Sienna Miller have agreed to star in the movie Stardust, based on the critically novel by Neil Gaiman.

Layer Cake director Matthew Vaughn will helm the film and co-wrote the script with Jane Goldman. Vaughn will also produce Stardust with Gaiman, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, and Michael Dreyer.

In a press release issued by Paramount Pictures, writer/producer/director Vaughn stated, "I am delighted to be able to work with such a stellar cast in bringing the magic of Stardust to the screen. I look forward to once again shooting in the UK."

Filming is set to take place in the UK and Iceland this April.

Stardust Synopsis

Stardust is a fantasy, adventure love story. In the sleepy English village of Wall a young man named Tristian (Charlie Cox) goes on a quest to win the heart of his beloved, Victoria (Sienna Miller). His journey in search of a falling star Yvaine (Claire Danes) takes him into a magical world where he faces the witch, Lamia (Michelle Pfeiffer) and a pirate, Captain Shakespeare (Robert De Niro).

Source: Paramount Pictures

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