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Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey sees Logan Marshall-Green replacing Cosmo Jarvis

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Christopher Nolan’s upcoming adaptation of the Greek epic The Odyssey has undergone a slight shuffle in its cast as Shōgun’s Cosmo Jarvis had to drop out of production. Now per Deadline the film has recast Jarvis’ role with Logan Marshall-Green (Spider-Man: Homecoming, Carry-On). Jarvis was forced to drop out due a scheduling conflict with another production, […]

Slow Horses renewed for seventh season by Apple TV+

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Ahead if its fifth season premiere in September, Apple TV+ has already given the spy series Slow Horses the greenlight for a seventh season. Apple already renewed the series for a sixth season last year, but has now doubled down on the series’ future. Slow Horses sees Gary Oldman leading the cast which features Jack Lowden, Kristin […]

Danai Gurira joins Michael B. Jordan’s The Thomas Crown Affair

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A day after nabbing Kenneth Branagh and Lily Gladstone yesterday, Michael B. Jordan’s remake of the heist drama The Thomas Crown Affair has cast The Walking Dead and MCU star Danai Gurira, as per The Hollywood Reporter. The Thomas Crown Affair follows “a wealthy, thrill-seeking man who orchestrates a high-stakes robbery simply for the challenge, only to find himself […]

The Pirate King rounds out cast with Billie Lourd, Matt Barr, Elizabeth Tulloch and more

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The upcoming dramedy The Pirate King has rounded out its cast to star alongside Rob Riggle (Step Brothers) and Jordana Brewster (Fast & Furious). Joining the film are Billie Lourd (American Horror Story), Matt Barr (Walker), Elizabeth Tulloch (Superman & Lois), Nichole Sakura (Superstore), Leander Suleiman (Saturday Night), Annabeth Gish (Before I Wake), Brett Cullen (Joker), Chris […]

Kenneth Branagh and Lily Gladstone join Michael B. Jordan’s The Thomas Crown Affair

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Michael B. Jordan’s upcoming The Thomas Crown Affair remake has added three big names to its production. According to Deadline, Kenneth Branagh (Murder on the Orient Express) and Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon) have both joined the cast, with Oppenheimer producer Charles Roven also joining the production team. Jordan stars in the film as well as […]

Wicked’s Jon M. Chu set to direct live-action Hot Wheels movie

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With Jon M. Chu wrapping up on the two-part Wicked films this fall, the director has set his sights on his next project after the musical adaptation concludes with the live-action Hot Wheels film from Warner Bros. and Bad Robot. Hot Wheels is described as “an action film, inspired by Mattel’s bestselling toy car line, which will showcase […]

Tom Brittney joins J.K. Simmons in crime drama The Westies

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MGM+ continues to put together the cast for its upcoming crime drama The Westies and has now found its co-lead with Tom Brittney (Greyhound) set to star opposite J.K. Simmons. Brittney will play James “Jimmy” Roarke, “the fiercely loyal, streetwise leader of the younger generation of Westies, a rising Irish gangster mentored by Eamon Sweeney (Simmons), whose […]

Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Richard Madden to lead new Netflix drama Trinity

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Netflix is developing a new drama thriller series titled Trinity from Bodyguard creator Jed Mercurio, with Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Loki) and Richard Madden (Game of Thrones) leading the cast. Trinity follows “a heroic female naval officer who becomes involved with the outwardly charismatic Secretary of Defense, only to discover that he may be at the heart of a dangerous […]

Peacock’s The Five-Star Weekend fills out supporting cast

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With the core cast of Peacock’s upcoming drama The Five-Star Weekend having been assembled, attention is now turning to its supporting cast and the latest names to be announced as joining the series Harlow Jane (Dig), David Denman (Rebel Ridge), Josh Hamilton (The Walking Dead) and Rob Huebel (The Sex Lives of College Girls). The Five-Star […]

The Pitt season 2 adds Sepideh Moafi as series regular

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HBO Max’s hit medical drama The Pitt has made a new addition to its ensemble cast in Sepideh Moafi (The L Word: Generation Q). Moafi will be in a series regular role as an attending physician in emergency medicine. The Pitt is a unique medical drama as its first season focused on a single 15-hour shift in the ER […]