• Kat Dennings has joined the cast of Defendor, putting the female half of Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist on screen with Sandra Oh and Woody Harrelson. The picture, produced by Nicholas Tabarrok of Darius Films and set to start in Toronto next month, casts Dennings as a street kid who befriends a man, Harrelson, who believes he is a superhero called Defendor. Oh plays the man’s psychiatrist. Dennings is represented by Mick Sullivan at CAA. Jeremy Plager at CAA reps Harrelson, while Oh is with Marsha McManus of Principal Entertainment. Feature first-timer Peter Stebbings will direct from his own script.

• Showtime series Dexter has signed Toronto actress Jane McLean for a recurring role in its third season. McLean, seen recently in Hank and Mike and on Terminal City, joins the cast of the serial-killer drama in L.A., though details of her character have not been revealed. McLean is represented by Perry Zimel of the agency Oscars Abrams Zimel and Associates. She stars in the Toronto-shot Warner Bros. release The Time Traveler’s Wife alongside Rachel McAdams, Eric Bana and Ron Livingston.