Callbacks: Sigourney Weaver Joins ‘Abduction’; Disney’s ‘Muppets’ Set for Xmas 2011

“Darkest Hour” adds Minghella; Swank’s “Betty Anne Waters” gets retitled; Gervais’ “Cemetery Junction” heads to DVD; Dugan reunites with Sandler

In today’s Callbacks — your daily roundup of casting news from Deal Central — Sigourney Weaver will play head games with Taylor Lautner in "Abduction," Max Minghella joins "The Darkest Hour," Robert De Niro’s company finds "Paradise Lost," Disney gives The Muppets a Christmas present, Hilary Swank’s Oscar hopes get retitled, Andy Garcia and Eva Longoria Parker sign on to a Mexican historical epic, "Grown Ups" director Dennis Dugan reunites with Adam Sandler, Milla Jovovich has "Bad Luck," Steven Quayle schedules eye surgery and Ricky Gervais heads straight to DVD.

• "Avatar" star Sigourney Weaver has joined the cast of Lionsgate’s "Abduction," reports Variety.

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