In today’s Callbacks — your daily roundup of casting news from Deal Central — Geoffrey Fletcher casts Carey Mulligan and Saorise Ronan in "Violet and Daisy"; Jay Baruchel aims to reinvent the slasher genre with "Pig"; and Alex Pettyfer lands the title role in the DreamWorks film "I Am Number Four."
• Oscar nominees Carey Mulligan ("An Education") and Saoirse Ronan ("Atonement") will play the title roles in the dark comedy "Violet and Daisy," which Oscar-winning screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher ("Precious") will direct from his own script, according to Showbiz 411.
Oscar-winning producer Wendy Finerman ("Forrest Gump") will produce the girl power tale, described as "Thelma and Louise" meets "Superbad" by way of "Pulp Fiction," which sounds beyond cool.