Wednesday, July 9, 2025

In Development

 
The Hammer of Thor: The Frost War: Some more familiar faces will be back for the second adventure in the Marvel Universe for Thor and company. Sung Kang (Amnesiac, The Hammer of Thor) is back as Hogun, Jeanne Tripplehorn (Magic, American Gigolo) is back as Frigga, Caitriona Balfe (The Hammer of Thor, Rediscovered Harmonies) is back as Amora, while they will also be joined by new face Thomas Ian Griffith ("Cobra Kai", xXx) as the king of the Frost Giants, Laufey. Roar Uthaug is back as director once again from a script by Roy Horne.

Danya: The latest animated film from director Genndy Tartakovsky and writer Jacob Jones has filled out its voice cast with the additions of Ruth Codd (How to Train Your Dragon, "The Fall of the House of Usher") as a spiritual woman, Ginnifer Goodwin (Buddy Games: Spring Awakening, "Once Upon a Time") a mother bear who helps the main character after her transformation, and Abi Monterey (The Curse of Bridge Hollow, "Doom Patrol") an antagonist. 

The Legend of Zelda: The Legend of Zelda animated film is also completing its voice cast with the hiring of Bryan Cranston (Batgirl, Uncharted 4), Jonathan Pryce (Batman: Knightfall, Mexican Gothic), and Wunmi Mosaku (Sinners, Call Jane). Cranston will voice Ganondorft, the King of Gerudo. Pryce will voice the Great Deku Tree, while Mosaku will voice the Gerudo Sage Soul. Jon Watts is directing from an adaptation by Dawson Edwards.

Never Seeing Kristina Again: Writer Alex Conn (Dean, Watchmen) is back with another teen dramedy - Never Seeing Kristina Again. Gabriel LaBelle (The Fabelmans, Saturday Night) will lead the cast as Tom, a shy, idealistic theater kid with a hopeless crush on a classmate named Kristina. Rachel Sennott (Hideaway, Slowly Dying), Brigette Lundy-Paine (After This Death, I Saw the TV Glow), Anna Cobb (Bones and All, We're All Going to the World's Fair), and Tanner Buchanan (Batman Beyond, Becoming Carole Lombard) have also joined the cast. Sennott will play Tom's cool cousin who mentors him alongside her girlfriend, Harper, who will be played by Lundy-Paine. Buchanan will play a jock who gives Tom bad advice. Cobb, meanwhile, will play the object of Tom's infatuation, Kristina. Kelly Fremon Craig (Ordinary Angels, Are You There God? It's Me Margaret) is set to direct the ensemble picture.

The Lone Ranger: It was announced at the Season 33 LRF Comic-Con that Jacob Elordi (American Gigolo, Starkweather) and Amber Midthunder (The Maid, Pocahontas) are set to star in a new adaptation of The Lone Ranger as the Lone Ranger and Tonto, respectively. They will be joined by Russell Crowe (Caesar Part II, Golden Girl) as the villainous Butch Cavendish, a railroad baron intent on eliminating Native American tribes that stand in the way of his ambitions. James Mangold (The Wolfman, A Complete Unknown) is directing the film from a script by Dwight Gallo (The Vintner, Scarface).

Either/Or: Meirad Tako (On Life and Living, Klitih: A Way of Life) is back behind the camera for a quiet story about a man grieving his father's impending death. Bryan Dormani (Klitih: A Way of Life, 172 Days), Amanda Rawles (A Brother and 7 Siblings, Death Nathan: Thank You Salma), and Mawar de Jongh (The Shadow Strays, Galaski) are set for three main roles in the story.

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