'Steel' thesp Traure begets 'Seventh Son'

Traue With production on "Guy of Steel" overall, relative newcomer Antje Traue is remaining in operation with Legendary Pictures, since the German thesp is joining the cast of "The Seventh Boy."Formerly known to as "The Spook's Apprentice," tale is modified from Ernest Delaney's youthful adult series of a teen who's the seventh boy from the seventh boy, and finds out about wizardry in the forbidding spook. Rob Bridges, Ben Barnes, Julianne Moore and Alicia Vikander are likely to star, with Sergey Bodrov helming.Legendary's Thomas Tull, Thunder Road's Tulsi Iwanyk and Lionel Wigram will produce. Jon Jashni and former Legendary professional Alysia Cotter will professional produce.Traue will be a surprise pick since the female villain inside the latest reboot in the Superman series. This latest move by Legendary shows they loved whatever they saw. "Guy of Steel" bows on June 14, 2013.Traue is repped by UTA and Troika. Contact Justin Kroll at justin.kroll@variety.com