Wednesday, November 22, 2017

In Development


XIII: The cast for DJ Caruso's XIII is growing in size. Joining the already cast Taylor Kitsch, Bruce Willis and Mark Strong will be January Jones ("Mad Men", X-Men: First Class), Nicole Beharie (Shame, "Sleepy Hollow") and Michael Douglas. Jones will play a woman connected to Kitsch's past, Beharie will play an agent working under Willis' Col. Amos and Michael Douglas will play a general.

Lancelot: While the filmmakers are still frantically auditioning and screentesting actresses for the role of Guinevere, they have announced the casting of three of King Arthur's Knights of the Roundtable: Matthew Nable (Son of a Gun, "Arrow") will play Agravain, Kevin McKidd (Trainspotting, "Rome") will play Kay and Ed Skrein (Deadpool, "Game of Thrones") will play Gaheris.

The Osterman Weekend: In the Robert Ludlum-adapted thriller The Osterman Weekend, Matt Damon will play a man who is set to spend a weekend with three old friends who may or may not be working with a spy agency. Those three friends will played by Corey Stoll (Ant-Man, "House of Cards"), Michael C. Hall ("Dexter", Cold in July) and Adam Scott ("Parks and Recreation", "Big Little Lies").


The Last of Us: After lengthy discussions between the studio and director Rupert Wyatt about who to cast in the male lead role of Joel, everybody has agreed that Anson Mount ("Hell on Wheels", Visions) is the man for the job. His character will be tasked with escorting Ellie, played by Mackenzie Foy, across a dangerous post-pandemic US.


The Associate: Casting is in full swing for the James Ponsoldt-directed Shia LaBeouf-starring legal thriller The Associate. Glen Powell (Everybody Wants Some!!, "Scream Queens"), Evan Peters ("American Horror Story", X-Men: Days of Future Past) and Melissa Benoist ("Supergirl", Whiplash) have joined the film as three former college classmates of LaBeouf.

A View from the Bridge: Last Resort Films and legendary director Francis Ford Coppola have announced that they will team up to adapt Arthur Miller's acclaimed play about an Italian-American family living in 1950s New York. No word yet on casting.


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