Friday, October 18, 2019

In Development

Bright Neon Lights: Laurence Fishburne (Shake Hands with the Devil, Splinter Cell: Double Agent), Michael Rapaport (Stray Dogs, Siren) and Conan Stevens (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Skin Trade) will round out the cast of the crime dramedy Bright Neon Lights from director Jordan Peele and writer Dominic Wilkins. The trio will play Las Vegas organized crime figures whoe are encountered by a clueless group of television writers.

Girl in the Fog: The new mystery film from director Gavin O'Connor and writer Jack Slipter has added Sophia Lillis (Stained, Cosa Nostra), Catherine Keener (Maria, Sicario: Day of the Soldado) and Richard Jenkins (Calamity, Atlas Shrugged). Lillis will play a girl who goes missing, Keener will play a handicapped former police officer, while Jenkins will play a psychiatrist.

Someone Else: Adrien Brody (Lullabies for Little Criminals, American Outlaws), Michael Stuhlbarg (Cold, Bioshock) and recent Best Actor GRA winner Brendan Gleeson (Our Father, Kindred) have joined the new film from director Tom Ford (A Single Man, Nocturnal Animals) and writer Mo Buck (Halo 5, Under Pressure). Brody and Stuhlbarg will play two middle-age men who meet during a tennis match, while Gleeson will play a private investigator. The film is based on a novel by Tonino Benacquista.

Genetic Descent: Charlize Theron (The Reign of Lady Morgana, Numero Uno), Ethan Hawke (Long Time, The Troop) and Cameron Monaghan (How to Survive in Hell, To the White Sea) have signed on to star in the film Genetic Descent from director Nia DaCosta (Little Woods). The film will tell the story of a family grieving the loss of the father. Theron will play a woman whose husband dies, Hawke will play the husband in frequent flashbacks and Monaghan will play their eldest son who has an especially hard time following the death. Jimmy Ellis (The Tournament, Our Father) penned the film.

Mass Effect 3 - Part 2: There will be a lot of familiar faces back for the Mass Effect finale, with Henry Cavill (Mass Effect 3 - Part 1, Paradise Lost), Tom Hardy (Mass Effect 3 - Part 1, Kingmaker Chronicles), Alicia Vikander (Crimson Fox, Mass Effect 3 - Part 1) and Ron Perlman (Teslin, Yukon, Mass Effect 3 - Part 1) officially all set to return for the film. Rian Johnson (Mass Effect 3 - Part 1, Mass Effect 2) is once again directing from a script by Seth Overton (Mass Effect: First Contact, Blackbird).

Elysian: Alden Ehrenreich (The Raven, American Dream), Dan Stevens (Booster Gold: Lost in Time, Before and After) and Shailene Woodley (Adrift, "Big Little Lies") have signed on to star in a sci-fi thriller from director Jeremy Saulnier (Blood Meridian, Hold the Dark), the filmmaker's first film for the studio since Blood Meridian in Season 2. Ehrenreich will play a young man who travels back in time to stop the cult led by a character played by Dan Stevens from committing a mass suicide that involved his sister, played by Shailene Woodley. The film marks the first collaboration from writers John Malone (Torso, Nevada, Iowa) and Jimmy Ellis (The Tournament, Our Father).

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