When it comes to both Benedict Cumberbatch and Tom Hiddleston, either being cast in just about anything is enough to excite people. So when one exits a project, replacing them with the other is not a bad idea. Not at all.

Cumberbatch was attached to star in Crimson Peak, the haunted house thriller from Pacific Rim director Guillermo del Toro, but unfortunately had to leave the project. Some thought that it was so he could star in J.J. Abrams’s Star Wars: Episode VII, but those rumors have since been denied.

Now comes word that del Toro has grabbed Hiddleston to step in and replace him.

The cast for Pacific Rim director Guillermo del Toro‘s next project, a haunted house thriller titled Crimson Peak, had come together very nicely. Emma Stone was the first cast but eventually had to depart and was later replaced by Mia Wasikowska. Charlie Hunnam then joined the movie, followed by Jessica Chastain.

Star Trek Into Darkness and Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch also joined the cast a while back, but sadly, like Stone, he too has left the movie. Wasikowska, Hunnam, and Chastain are all still involved.

Emma Stone was the first to be cast in Guillermo del Toro‘s next project after Pacific Rim, titled Crimson Peak. Unfortunately the actress was forced to depart the movie due to scheduling conflicts.

Now comes word of the actress that may replace her. It’s being reported that Alice in Wonderland and Stoker star Mia Wasikowska has entered into talks to replace Stone, so long as her reps can make sure that her schedule won’t also cause problems.

The cast of visionary directory Guillermo del Toro‘s next movie, Crimson Peak, is coming together quite nicely, you could say.

We just found out that Sherlock and Star Trek Into Darkness Benedict Cumberbatch was joining a cast that already included The Amazing Spider-Man and Zombieland star Emma Stone as well as Sons of Anarchy and del Toro’s Pacific Rim star Charlie Hunnam.

Now comes word that yet another high profile star is joining the cast, this time with an Academy Award nomination in her back pocket. It’s being reported that Jessica Chastain, who was just nominated for and Oscar for her work in Zero Dark Thirty, is also joining the cast.

Benedict Cumberbatch, the star of movies like Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, the upcoming Star Trek Into Darkness, and the hit BBC series Sherlock, is the latest to be cast in director Guillermo del Toro‘s haunted house movie, Crimson Peak.

Cumberbatch joins The Amazing Spider-Man and Zombieland star Emma Stone, who was the first casting back in January, as well as Sons of Anarchy and Pacific Rim star Charlie Hunnam, who was announced a short time after Stone.