Cate Blanchett, Amber Tamblyn and Mia Wasikowska Take Roles

Deadline Hollywood has revealed that some films have added their leading ladies.

Cate Blanchett has joined Hanna, the Joe Wright-directed Focus Features drama which stars Saoirse Ronan and Eric Bana, and centers on a 14-year-old Eastern European girl who has been raised by her father to be a cold-blooded killing machine.

Amber Tamblyn has signed on to star opposite James Franco in the Danny Boyle-directed 127 Hours. The drama tells the true-life story of Aron Ralston, the mountain climber who cut off his arm with a dull knife to save his life after being unable to free the limb from under a boulder. Tamblyn will play his girlfriend, with their relationship played out in flashbacks that keep him going.

Alice in Wonderland's Mia Wasikowska has landed the title character in Jane Eyre, the Cary Fukunaga-directed adaptation of the Charlotte Bronte novel for Focus.

Hanna comes to theaters April 8th, 2011 and stars Saoirse Ronan, Eric Bana, Cate Blanchett, Niels Arestrup, Jason Flemyng, Tom Hollander, Olivia Williams, Martin Wuttke. The film is directed by Joe Wright.

127 Hours comes to theaters November 5th, 2010 and stars James Franco, Kate Mara, Amber Tamblyn, Lizzy Caplan, Elizabeth Hales, Patrick Gibbs, Clémence Poésy. The film is directed by Danny Boyle.

Jane Eyre comes to theaters March 11th, 2011 and stars Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender, Jamie Bell, Judi Dench, Sally Hawkins, Imogen Poots. The film is directed by Cary Fukunaga.

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• The leading ladies are set for {Hanna}, {127 Hours} and {Jane Eyre}, respectively.