LOS ANGELES (The Hollywood Reporter) --- Bruce Greenwood, Stanley Tucci and Delroy Lindo will join Hilary Swank, Aaron Eckhart, DJ Qualls and Tcheky Karyo on their journey to the center of the Earth in Paramount Pictures' sci-fi drama "The Core," directed by Jon Amiel. Shooting starts this month.

The story follows a group of space shuttle astronauts who discover that the Earth has stopped rotating because of a change in the planet's core temperature. To restore the normal temperature, they must travel to the center and detonate a nuclear bomb.

David Foster, Sean Bailey and Cooper Layne are producing "Core" with co-producer David Householter from a script by Layne and a recent rewrite by John Rogers.

Greenwood, repped by the Gersh Agency and manager Chuck Binder, recently wrapped shooting on Guy Ritchie's "Swept Away," in which he stars opposite Madonna (news - web sites). He has two movies slated for release next year: Miramax Films' "Ararat" and Dimension Films' "Below." His other feature credits include "Thirteen Days," "Rules of Engagement" and "Double Jeopardy."

Lindo, repped by WMA and Brillstein-Grey, stars in DreamWorks' "The Last Castle," opposite Robert Redford and James Gandolfini, and in Warner Bros.' "Heist," opposite Danny DeVito and Gene Hackman. His other credits include "The Cider House Rules" and "Romeo Must Die."

Tucci, repped by CAA, most recently starred in "America's Sweethearts." He is onscreen in Paramount Classics' "Sidewalks of New York" and next stars in a string of features including the Walt Disney Co.'s "Big Trouble" and DreamWorks' "The Road to Perdition."

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