A few days after Meryl Streep's departure, 3 high-profile additions are announced for Steven Zailian's 'All The King's Men'.

Sir Anthony Hopkins will play judge, James Gandolfini will be Tiny, and Patricia Clarkson (The Station Agent) replaces Streep as the assistant to central Character Willie Stark, AKA Sean Penn. Jude Law, Mark Ruffallo and Kate Winslet are already onboard.

Based on the Robert Penn Warren novel, the story follows the life of southern politician Stark, modelled on real-life Louisiana Governor Huey Long. Shooting will begin in the next few weeks, with release eyed for late 2005.