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Watchmen, Defying Gravity stars join the cast of Syfy's Alphas

Ordinary citizens, extraordinary skills. That's what the pilot for Syfy's Alphas promises to deliver. But with today's announcements of two new cast members, it's clear that the acting skills will be extraordinary, too.

MALIK YOBA AND LAURA MENNELL JOIN THE CAST OF SYFY'S ALPHAS

They'll play members of "a team of ordinary citizens whose brain anomalies imbue them with extraordinary mental and physical abilities."

Len Wiseman to Direct Total Recall

Len Wiseman is in final negotiations to direct a "contemporized adaptation" of Total Recall, which was based on the story, We Can Remember It for You Wholesale by Philip K. Dick - the book that spawned the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger film. Last year, Columbia Pictures hired Kurt Wimmer to pen the remake. Neal H. Moritz will produce through his Original Film banner (yes, a company called ...

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