Updates on two presidentially related movies have been reported by Deadline. Wes Bentley and Brit Marling have been added to the cast of “The Green Blade Rises,” which depicts the early life of Abraham Lincoln and the formative influences on him. Natalie Portman is meanwhile being pursued by Fox Searchlight to play the newly widowed Jacqueline Kennedyin “Jackie.” Read the full article here

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