The British actress, 35, as been among those speaking out in the past in opposition to the Harry Potter writer Rowling's opinions on gender.

Zeta-Jones will play the gender-swapped Jackie Price, adapted from Nick Harkaway's novel about an ex-cocaine dealer who discovers a squad of hitmen have been hired to kill them.

Chris Hemsworth has signed on to star in Subversion, an action thriller that has been described as "Die Hard on a submarine." ...