LEE PACE AUDITIONS FOR STAR LORD IN "GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY"! BECCA FITZPATRICK'S "HUSH HUSH" & ERNEST CLINE'S "ARMADA" FILM ADAPTATIONS! TRAILER FOR VIKING EPIC "THE HAMMER OF THE GODS" WITH CLIVE STANDEN, CHARLIE BEWLEY!

Oooh, good news, people, good news. HOLLYWOOD SPY's favourite Lee Pace has  officially confirmed to MTV that he is auditioning today in front of the Marvel Studios executives for the role of Peter Quill or the Star-lord in superhero adventure GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY. I've reported before that Eddie Redmayne, James Marsden, Joel Edgerton, Jim Sturgess and Sullivan Stapleton are also in the run to audition for the most coveted role in the future Hollywood projects. This is the role of a former NASA astronaut who comes to learn that his father is an alien, which leads him into outer space. Armed

with a sentient ship and a suit that enhances his strength, Quill eventually transforms himself into the Star-Lord. The film is scheduled for August 2014! As you know Lee Pace, whom you've seen in visual delight THE FALL and in PUSHING DAISIES, is playing Elven king Thranduil the father of Legolas in THE HOBBIT. If I remember correctly some time ago he was also one of the main candidates for the Superman role which later on went to Henrylicious Cavill. He also played recently in LINCOLN.

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Yet another YA book to get its movie adaptation is the HUSH HUSH SAGA from Becca Fitzpatrick. Sold in around 35 countries around

world, the novels follow sixteen-year-old Nora Grey whose life quickly changes when she meets Patch, a mysterious new bad boy in school. Her instincts tell her to stay away from him, but Nora can't help being drawn to his undeniable charm. As they get closer, Nora finds herself in dangerous inexplicable situations and begins to realize that Patch is actually a fallen angel with harmful intentions. Speaking of books, Ernest Cline, who only a few days ago signed a seven-figure deal for his book ARMADA with Crown Publishing, will also see his book made into a film. Universal will make a film out of his story which has a high-concept hook that offers the ultimate wish fulfillment to every video game fan on the planet.

HAMMER OF THE GODS CLIP

Your trusted HOLLYWOOD SPY, one of web's biggest sites for all things epic, has informed you previously about this Viking epic and now we have the first

  trailer. HAMMER OF THE GODS should hit cinemas sometime next year, a Viking epic with GAME OF THRONES' James Cosmo, CAMELOT's Clive Standen, DA VINCI DEMONS' Elliot Cowan and TWILIGHT's blond hunk Charlie Bewley. Set in the violent world of Viking Britain in 871 AD, this will be the story of a young Viking warrior, Steinar (Bewley), sent by his father the King (Cosmo) on a quest to find his estranged brother, who was banished from the kingdom many years before. Steinar's epic journey across hostile territory gradually sees him emerge as the man his father wants him to be - the ruthless and unforgiving successor to his throne.