Maggie Grace

Moon Bloodgood and Oliver Jackson-Cohen Join Faster

Principal photography for George Tillman, Jr.'s (Notorious) new movie, Faster, is scheduled to begin next month and several key roles have finally been filled. THR reports that Moon Bloodgood and Oliver Jackson-Cohen will join Billy Bob Thornton and Maggie Grace in the Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson vehicle.

Written by Joe and Tony Gayton, Faster is a "revenge drama" that tells the story of an ex-con (Johnson) who is hunted by both cops and killers as he quests to avenge his brother's death. Bloodgood will portray the ex-con's girlfriend, while Jackson-Cohen will play a psychotic millionaire who kills for fun. Salma Hayek is also in talks to star in an unspecified role.

• Moon Bloodgood
• Dwayne Johnson
• George Tillman Jr.
• Billy Bob Thornton
• Maggie Grace

Maggie Grace Takes On a Thriller

In Taken, Maggie Grace plays the 17-year-old Kim, who sets out to follow U2's European Tour with a friend and ends up kidnapped and forced into the slave trade -- prompting her former-spy father (Liam Neeson) into action.

Working with Neeson was a nice bit of synchronicity. "In December, right before I read the script, I started watching a lot of movies at Christmas," Grace said. "I always have a little time off to do that. [And I thought,] 'I should make a list of people I wanna work with some day, people I really admire.' And on my actor list, Liam Neeson was, like, top. And right after that I read the script. So, I thought that was a funny coincidence. I think he's wonderful."

For more details, see our interview with Maggie Grace.

• Taken
• Maggie Grace
• Liam Neeson