Emile Hirsch joins the cast of Oliver Stone's next flick!

Via Variety:

Emile Hirsch has joined the fast-growing cast of Oliver Stone's "Savages."

Hirsch joins a cast that already stars Taylor Kitsch, Aaron Johnson and Benicio del Toro. And as Variety first reported, Blake Lively is at the top of Stone's list for the female lead.

Stone will helm and is currently revising the script by Don Winslow and Shane Salerno.

Based on Winslow's novel, story revolves around two Laguna Beach marijuana kingpins forced to work for the Mexican cartel after the girlfriend they casually share is kidnapped.

Moritz Bormann and Eric Kopelofff are producers. Universal will distribute with a production start date set for this summer.

Hirsch is currently filming "Motel Life" with Stephen Dorff. He is repped by WME.

-Joey's Two Cents: I'm hit or miss with Stone, but Hirsch is one of my favorite actors working, so I'm in...thoughts?

Emile Hirsch's next movie gets its release date pushed back...

...from August to December, according to Collider:

Summit previously scheduled the 3D The Darkest Hour for August 5, a fairly typical summer release date for a sci-fi thriller. Per Box Office Mojo, the studio has pushed the film to December 23, a less natural holiday season bow. On the new date, The Darkest Hour must vie for 3D theaters against The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn; the date also holds The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and We Bought a Zoo.

Emile Hirsch, Olivia Thirlby, Rachel Taylor, Max Minghella, and Joel Kinnaman star as young tourists who find themselves stranded in Moscow, fighting to survive in the wake of a devastating alien attack. Chris Gorak (Right at Your Door) is directing from a script by Jon Spaihts. Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted) is among the producers.

-Joey's Two Cents: The film has a very interesting cast, and I'm a big Hirsch fan, so I'm interested in seeing this flick...thoughts?