Banderas takes the lead in 'Take the Lead'

Antonio Banderas is putting on his dance shoes for "Take the Lead," to be directed by Liz Friedlander. Inspired by the true story of international ballroom dancer Pierre Dulane, the film features Banderas as a former professional dancer who volunteers to teach dance in the New York public school system. When his ballroom methods clash with his students' hip-hop instincts, he teams up with them to create a new style of dance and becomes their mentor.

HE'S IN: Tim Roth has joined the cast of "Jump Shot." Roth will play the villain in the gambling drama, which is being directed by Mark Rydell. Roth joins Danny DeVito, Kim Basinger, Nick Cannon, Forest Whitaker, Carla Gugino, Jay Mohr, Kelsey Grammer, and Ray Liotta in the film, which was written by Robert Tannen.

NEXT STOP UNDERWORLD: Dylan Walsh, William H. Macy, and Julia Stiles are starring in "Edmond," an adaptation of the David Mamet play being directed by Stuart Gordon. "Edmond" centers on Edmond Burke (Macy), a businessman who walks out on his family on the advice of a fortuneteller and plunges into New York's underworld. Walsh plays the police interrogator, and Stiles plays a waitress. The cast also includes Joe Mantegna and Mena Suvari.

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