William Hurt (Vantage Point, Into the Wild, the Incredible Hulk) is reportedly in talks to join the cast of The Host, alongside Max Irons and Jake Abel, who were both cast last month!

If the deal goes through, Hurt will be playing the role of Melanie’s (Saoirse Ronan) uncle, Jeb. EW reports:

Oscar-winning actor William Hurt is in talks to join Andrew Niccol’s film adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s sci-fi novel The Host, according to a source close to the production. Hurt would play the pivotal role of Jeb, eccentric uncle to Saoirse Ronan’s Melanie Stryder, whose brain is hijacked by the soul of an alien being known as Wanderer. Jeb is one of the grizzled leaders of the human survivalists fighting the alien invasion.

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