THR has revealed that Julia Roberts is to headline The Bookseller, an adaptation of Cynthia Swanson’s bestselling novel about a woman in the 1960s who has to reconcile her reality with the tantalizing alternate world of her dreams. Roberts is set to play Kitty Miller, “a single woman who runs a bookshop, who finds herself […]
The Walking Dead’s Elizabeth Ludlow joins Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Filming on Godzilla: King of the Monsters got underway last month under director Michael Dougherty (Krampus), and now Deadline is reporting that actress Elizabeth Ludlow (The Walking Dead) has become the latest addition to the cast of the MonsterVerse sequel. As with much of the cast, her role is being kept under wraps for the […]
Jennifer Jason Leigh and Hugo Weaving to star in Melrose alongside Benedict Cumberbatch
Variety is reporting that Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight), Hugo Weaving (Hacksaw Ridge) and Anna Madeley (The Crown) have signed on to star in Showtime and Sky Atlantic’s upcoming limited series Melrose, which is based upon the Patrick Melrose series of semi-autobiographical novels by Edward St. Aubyn. Benedict Cumberbatch is producing the series, as […]
Renee Zellweger and more join Sarah Jessica Parker in Best Day of My Life
AMBI Group have announced the supporting cast set to join Sarah Jessica Parker in the romantic drama Best Day of My Life, with Renée Zellweger (Bridget Jones’s Diary), Isabella Rossellini (Blue Velvet), Common (John Wick: Chapter 2), Simon Baker (The Devil Wears Prada), Taylor Kinney (Rock the Kasbah) and Gus Birney (The Mist) all signing […]
Gael Garcia Bernal, Rosa Salazar and more join Maggie Gyllenhaal in The Kindergarten Teacher
Variety is reporting that Gael Garcia Bernal (Mozart in the Jungle), Rosa Salazar (Alita: Battle Angel), Michael Chernus (Spider-Man: Homecoming), Anna Baryshnikov (Manchester By the Sea), Daisy Tahan (The Nice Guys), Samrat Chakrabarti (In Treatment) and Ajay Naidu (Office Space) have joined Maggie Gyllenhaal (Crazy Heart) in The Kindergarten Teacher. Written and directed by Sara […]
Moonlight’s Barry Jenkins to direct If Beale Street Could Talk
Director Barry Jenkins has found his next feature following the Best Picture-winning Moonlight, with Variety reporting that he is set to helm an adaptation of James Baldwin’s novel If Beale Street Could Talk, which is being produced by Annapurna Pictures. The project “follows Tish, a newly engaged Harlem woman who races against the clock to […]
Ken Jeong joins Crazy Rich Asians
The Hangover star Ken Jeong has signed on to the cast of Warner Bros. upcoming comedy Crazy Rich Asians, which is being directed by Jon M. Chu (Now You See Me 2). Adapted from author Kevin Kwan’s bestselling 2013 book of the same name, Crazy Rich Asians follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu (Constance Wu) […]
Andre Holland to star in Stephen King series Castle Rock
Hulu’s upcoming Stephen King-inspired series Castle Rock has scored its first cast member, with Andre Holland (Moonlight, The Knick) signing on to play Henry, a death row attorney who has a unique history with the town of Castle Rock. Produced by J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot, Castle Rock is set to deliver a shared Stephen King […]
Steve Buscemi joins Adam Sandler and Chris Rock in The Week Of
Variety is reporting that Steve Buscemi has signed on to the cast of The Week Of, the latest Adam Sandler movie from Netflix, which also has Chris Rock attached to star. Directed by frequent Happy Maddison collaborator Robert Smigel, who has co-written the script with Sandler, The Week Of centres on the week of preparation […]
Fox 2000 producing WWII action thriller Liberty Road
Variety is reporting that Fox 2000 has picked up the rights to The Battered Bastards of Bastogne, George Koskimaki’s book about World War II’s Battle of Bastogne, and is adapting it for the big screen under the title of Liberty Road. The book follows the defense of Bastogne in Belgium between December 1944 and January 1945, as the […]
