Michael Sheen Cast as ARO

The Daily Mail is reporting that Michael Sheen has been cast as Aro.  Most recently Michael was seen as David Frost in Frost/Nixon.

In New Moon, Sheen will play Aro, the leader of an Italian vampire clan called the Volturi.Director Chris Weitz confirmed Sheen’s casting to The Mail on Sunday and said he had ‘aggressively’ pursued the actor.


‘Michael’s role is so important because he’s the head of all vampires,’ he said. ‘Aro is, on the surface, a very gracious and friendly vampire, but beneath that he is a tremendous threat.’

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