Watanabe, Hardy Join Inception

On May 5th, 2009

The casting for Inception continues as The Hollywood Reporter carries word that Ken Watanabe and Tom Hardy have joined Christopher Nolan’s project.

The contemporary sci-fi action film is reportedly set within the architecture of the mind. It stars Leonardo di Caprio as a CEO-type character. He will be contrasted by Watanabe who will play the film’s villain, a man who is blackmailing diCaprio. Hardy will be a member of diCaprio’s team.

Watanabe is noted for having played Ra’s Al-Ghul in Batman Begins; Hardy is best known for his role as the villain Shinzon in Star Trek: Nemesis.

Filming starts this summer.

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