In Development

The Tower: Director Scott Cooper has rounded out the cast of his biopic of mass murderer Charles Whitman (played by Jesse Plemons). Florence Pugh (Lady Macbeth, The Commuter) will play Whitman's wife, while Elisabeth Shue (Battle of the Sexes, Death Wish) and Brett Cullen ("Narcos", The Dark Knight Rises) will play Whitman's parents. Roy Horne wrote the script of the soon-to-be released project.

Nevada, Iowa: Jacob Tremblay (Heavy Rain, Nocturne), Shannon Purser ("Stranger Things", Wish Upon) and Jeremy Ray Taylor (It, Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween) have all joined the upcoming dark comedy from writer John Malone and director Jacob Aaron Estes. Tremblay will play the son of Reese Witherspoon and Kyle Chandler, Purser will play the family's usual baby sitter, and Taylor will play a student Sam Rockwell takes under his wing.

October Crisis: The true story film from writer Mo Buck and director Kathryn Bigelow has added the likes of Will Poulter (Life of a Champion, Death Dream), Michael Keaton (Spider-Man: Homecoming, Cape Torment) and Christian Slater ("Mr. Robot", Cape Torment) to its growing ensemble. Poulter will play a member of the Quebec Liberation Front, Keaton will play Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, and Slater will play Quebec Prime Minister Robert Bourassa.

Huntress: Hailee Steinfeld will have more company in the upcoming Huntress film. Matthew Daddario (Cabin Fever, "Shadowhunters"), Jon Bon Jovi (New Years Eve, Cry Wolf), Isabela Moner (Instant Family, Sicario: Day of the Soldado) and Franco Nero (John Wick: Chapter 2, The Lost City of Z) have all signed on to the project. Daddario will play Steinfeld's love interest, Bon Jovi will play Daddario's mobster father, Moner will play Steinfeld's cousin, and Nero will play a deeply religious crime figure. Michelle MacLaren makes her feature film debut on the project which was written by frequent DC writer APJ.

Outlaw Country: The first film of Season 9 has begun production. Garrett Hedlund (Damned Ship, The Creature), Taylor Kitsch (Revolution, The Creature: The Beginning) and Aaron Paul ("The Path", Hellion) will star in the western film, which will depict the famed James-Younger gang and their battle against the Pinkerton agents in Post-Civil War Missouri. Hedlund will play famed outlaw Jesse James, Kitsch will play his older brother Frank, while Aaron Paul will play their childhood friend and outlaw partner Cole Younger. David Michod (War Machine, The Rover) is directing the film from a script by Dwight Gallo (Blood on the Moon, The Lady in the Lake).

Before You Help: Frequent LRF writer Jack Ryder may have announced an upcoming break from the studio, but he has some already completed scripts that will be entering production soon. This one will star his go-to lead, Charlie Cox (Riot Love, White Tiger), as well as Tessa Thompson (Thor: Ragnarok, "Westworld"). They will play a young married couple who have to the deal with loss following a tragic accident.  Another Jack Ryder-favorite, Lynne Ramsay (The Life Ahead, Riot Love) will direct the drama.