News Wrap-Up: Eastwood casts Ed Westwick, ‘Soul Surfer’ trailer, ‘Bond 23’ is a go, first pics of Mara in ‘Dragon Tattoo’ and more headlines

– Above is the first image from Margin Call which was filmed in NYC last year.

– The first images of Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo have hit the web. [ComingSoon]

Gossip Girl‘s Ed Westwick has signed on to play a “major supporting role” in Clint Eastwood‘s J. Edgar. [SlashFilm]

– As we’ve reported, Total Recall will begin filming in Toronto on May 15 and now Colin Farrell has been confirmed for the lead too. [Perez Hilton]

– After being pushed back at least twice, Law and Order: Criminal Intent is scheduled to start shooting its last season in NYC next month. [Backstage]

– The saga of the next James Bond movie continues. Reportedly, a release date of November 9, 2012 has been set for Bond 23 with production starting later this year. [M&C]

– The Chicago Tribune has a list of the Top 25 Celeb Hang Outs in 2010. [ChicagoTribune]

America Ferrera will be filming in NYC again this month, but it won’t be for an Ugly Betty reunion, she’s actually making a guest appearance on The Good Wife. [TV Squad]

-Here’s the first teaser trailer for Soul Surfer, starring Carrie Underwood and AnnaSophia Robb as real-life surfer Bethany Hamilton.

– The reported frontrunners to play Taylor Lautner’s love interest in Incarceron are Blake Lively, Jennifer Lawrence, and Emma Watson. [JustJared]

– Keira Knightley, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Biel, Kate Mara, Charlotte Riley and Gemma Arterton are in the running to star in The Dark Knight Rises. [SlashFilm]

– Entertainment Weekly has published the first picture of Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart together in a scene for Breaking Dawn, which is currently filming in Baton Rouge. [DailyBlam]

– The Queen biopic starring Sasha Baron Cohen as Freddie Mercury will be shot later this year. [Collider]

Ashton Kutcher talks rom-coms at the No Strings Attached premiere. [YouTube]

Transformers 3 and Super 8 will be released in IMAX theaters. [FSR]

Justin Bieber is returning to CSI. [PopEater]

– Finally, below is the full trailer for Battle: Los Angeles, which was actually filmed in Louisiana.

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