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Kathryn Newton and Cole Sprouse set for Lisa Frankenstein from Zelda Williams and Diablo Cody

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The classic horror story Frankenstein will be getting reimagined as Lisa Frankenstein from director Zelda Williams (Kappa Kappa Die) and Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody (Tully). Deadline reports that Kathryn Newton (Freaky) and Cole Sprouse (Riverdale) will lead the cast. Taking place in 1989, Lisa Frankenstein will follow “an unpopular high schooler who accidentally re-animates a handsome Victorian corpse during a […]

Ravi Patel joins Timothy Olyphant in Justified: City Primeval

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Deadline reports that Ravi Patel (The Valet) will be joining Timothy Olyphant in the Justified sequel limited series, Justified: City Primeval. Justified: City Primeval will be based on Elmore Leonard’s book City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit and follow “U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens’ (played by original series star Olyphant) story eight years after he’s left Kentucky and now is […]

Amazon’s Mr. and Mrs. Smith series casts Michaela Coel, John Turturro and Paul Dano

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Amazon Studios has just expanded the cast for its upcoming series reboot of the action comedy Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Joining Donald Glover (Community) and Maya Erskine (PEN15) in the series is Michaela Coel (I May Destroy You) and The Batman‘s John Turturro and Paul Dano. The series is inspired by the 2005 film directed by Doug […]

Tahar Rahim joins Sony’s Spidey spin-off Madame Web

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Sony’s upcoming Marvel and Spider-Man spin-off Madame Web has added another actor to its cast in Tahar Rahim (The Mauritanian), according to Deadline. There is no word on who Rahim will play, but he joins a growing cast that includes Dakota Johnson (The Lost Daughter), Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria), Celeste O’Connor (Ghostbusters: Afterlife) and Isabela Merced (Dora The […]

Succession begins production on fourth season, official synopsis released

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HBO’s hit series Succession has announced that production has begun on the fourth season. Check out their announcement from Twitter along with the synopsis for the upcoming season… Successionfollows the Roy family and their media empire Waystar Royco as each family member tries to achieve power within the family and fight together to keep control of […]

Ian McKellen, Gemma Arterton, Mark Strong and more set for thriller The Critic

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Deadline reports an all-star cast for The Critic, a period thriller of “blackmail, deceit and murder.” Starring in the film from director Anand Tucker (Hilary and Jackie) will be Ian McKellen (The Lord of the Rings), Gemma Arterton (Summerland) and Mark Strong (1917) as the principle trio. The Critic is set in “1934 London, McKellen plays […]

Scoot McNairy joins Amy Adams in Nightbitch

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It has been a couple years since Amy Adams was first cast in Nightbitch, but the film is finally back on track as Variety reports that Scoot McNairy (Narcos: Mexico) has joined her in the cast. Nightbitch follows Adams as “a suburban mom thrown into the stay-at-home routine of raising a toddler. As she embraces the […]

David Dastmalchian joins horror Late Night With the Devil

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Variety reports The Suicide Squad’s David Dastmalchian has been cast in the upcoming horror Late Night With the Devil from directors Colin and Cameron Cairnes (100 Bloody Acres). Dastmalchian will play a talk-show host whose live broadcast takes a haunting turn. Late Night With the Devil will follow “the live broadcast of a late-night talk show in […]

Charlize Theron shares The Old Guard 2 set photos as production begins

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Production has begun on The Old Guard 2 as Charlize Theron has shared photos of herself and the rest of the returning cast from the film’s set. Theron shared the photos on her Twitter which shows her alongside returning stars KiKi Layne, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli and Veronica Ngo and director Victoria […]