In Development

Welcome to Paradise: Director Richard Linklater has officially dropped out of writer Billy Armstrong's teen punk drama Welcome to Paradise. Ethan Hawke (The Magnificent Seven, Predestination) who was originally talking to the producers about playing a small role as Angourie Rice's father, will now also step in to direct the film as well. Max Records (I Am Not a Serial Killer, The Sitter), David Mazouz ("Gotham", Incarnate) and pop star Harry Styles (Dunkirk) have also all joined the film as teenage runaways who bond over punk music.

Femme Fatale: David Strathairn (Godzilla, Hiroshima), Sebastian Stan (Captain America: The Winter Soldier, I, Tonya) and Jeremy Irvine (War Horse, Siren) have signed on to join Derek Cianfrance and Lon Charles' Edie Sedgwick biopic. Strathairn will play Sedgwick's domineering father, Stan will play her friend/modeling promoter, and Irvine will play Rene Ricard, a regular in Andy Warhol's film projects.

Mass Effect: Last Resort Films has reached a deal to produce a film based on the Mass Effect video game series. Christopher Nolan (Interstellar, The Prisoner) was the first choice to direct, but he opted to work on The Prisoner instead, so Rian Johnson (Looper, Star Wars: The Last Jedi) was hired to direct instead. When the offer was out to Nolan, Christian Bale was offered the lead role, but without Nolan at the helm, he opted to sign on to a different upcoming project. Henry Cavill (Justice League, The Man from U.N.C.L.E.) has been hired to star as Jack Shepard instead.

Blood Countess: Jessica Chastain (The Prisoner, Molly's Game) has reached a deal to star in Blood Countess from directior Jennifer Kent (The Babadook) and writer Clive Steinbeck (Eclipse, The Secret History). The film will depict the horrifying true story of Hungarian countess Elizabeth Bathory who killed and bathed in the blood of young women to stay young.

Pudd'nhead Wilson: Jack Ryder (Trigger, Animus) has penned a scipt based on Mark Twain's novel Pudd'nhead Wilson with Ava DuVernay (Selma, A Wrinkle in Time) lined up to direct. The story is about two men switched at birth, one born into slavery due to his 1/32 African heritage, the other born to be master of the house. Henry Cavill was originally offered one of the lead roles, but he opted to star in Mass Effect instead. Ashton Kutcher (Jobs, "The Ranch") has been hired to fill that role, while Matt Bomer ("The Last Tycoon", Magic Mike XXL) has been cast in the other lead role. Martin Freeman (Captain America: Civil War, Sherlock") will play the title character, a supporting role of a lawyer.

V: Before he becomes Batman, Jake Gyllenhaal (Maria, Stronger) will star in a film adaptation of the 1980s television series V from director Duncan Jones (Warcraft, Source Code) and writer John Malone (The Prisoner, Flicker) . The film will depict an alien invasion by a seemingly benevolent alien species. Gyllenhaal will play a journalist who becomes part of a resistance movement. He will be joined by Olivia Wilde (Love the Coopers, Meadowland) and Willem Dafoe (The Florida Project, Death Note) who will play the alien leaders.