Sunday, January 26, 2025

In Development

 

Songbird: The Taylor Swift-led Joni Mitchell biographic film has rounded out its cast with the additions of Tom Hughes (Infinite, Red Joan), Frank Dillane (The Nest, Black Dublin), Anna Camp (Natural Selection, Burnt Dreams), and Jared Keeso (Fractus, "Letterkenny") to its ensemble cast. Hughes will be playing Graham Nash, Dillane will play Jaco Pastorius, while Camp and Keeso will be playing Joni Mitchell's parents during childhood scenes. Cameron Crowe directs from a script by Diane Esposito.

Red Lantern Corps: Kevin Durand (Green Lantern Corps: Sinestro War, He Kills) is officially set to return as Kilowog in the Green Lantern Corps spin-off film, Red Lantern Corps, joining other franchise returnees John Boyega and Luke Evans. New to the franchise will be Seann William Scott (Kazaria, The Wrath of Becky) as Guy Gardner. Also joining in voice-only roles will be Thomas Middleditch (Splinter Cell: Blacklist, "Silicon Valley") as the voice of Ch'p, a GLC member who looks like a chipmunk, and Tony Hale (Bad Education, Gas Bar Blues) as the voice of G'Nort, a GLC member who resembles an anthropomorphic dog. Fede Alvarez directs the cosmic action from a script by APJ and Jimmy Ellis.

An Irish Rendezvous: Before Sadie Sink (Starkweather, Scarlet) returns to the Marvel Universe later this season, she will take a trip to Ireland for the teen romance film An Irish Rendezvous. Joining her will be  Uma Thurman (Caesar Part III, Skyrim) and Shea Whigham (Shatterhand, The Punisher: Last Exit) who will play her parents in the film. India Donaldson (Good One) is going to direct the Ireland-set film from a script by Jacob Jones (Guy on the Fly, Written By Jason).

On Life and Living: Jamie Bell (X-Men: Hellfire, Supercrooks) and Adele Exarchopoulos (Shatterhand, Batman: Knightfall) are set to star in a bold new sci-fi drama from writer/director Meirad Tako (Klitih: A Way of Life, Something and/or Nothing). Bell will play a man oppressed by the dystopian pill-popping world around him who seeks a change when he meets the character played by Exarchopoulos.

Gargoyles: A Tale Old as Time: Twenty-five seasons after the first Gargoyles film, Vin Diesel (Broadway, Superman: The Last Son of Krypton), Cynthia Addai-Robinson (The Passenger, Uncharted 4) and Zachary Quinto (Caesar Part III, Less) are all officially back as the stars of the long-awaited sequel, Gargoyles: A Tale Old as Time. Vin Diesel is back as the leader of the Gargoyles, Goliath. Cynthia Addai-Robinson is back as NYPD detective Elisa Maza, and Zachary Quinto is back as villainous businessman David Xanatos. Gore Verbinski (Pocahontas, The Champions of Angor) will return as director. Wesley Campbell (God of War III - Part One, Run) has taken over as writer on the film from original writer Roy Horne. HG Hansen (The Hulk 2, We Were Never Here) has also worked on the project as a producer.

Orange Blossom: After a few seasons away, writer Joshua Collins (Watch Dogs, Nineteen Minutes) is back with a comedy-drama film, Orange Blossom. Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Amnesiac, Broadway), Margaret Qualley (Miracles, Observance) and Rylea Nevaeh Whittet ("Maid", How to Murder Your Husband) are set to star. Gordon-Levitt will play a man who returns to his hometown in Florida and reconnects with his childhood friend, played by Qualley. Whittet will play Qualley's precotious daugther. Sean Baker (Miracles, Trip) will direct the film.

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