Thursday, May 14, 2020

In Development

Constantine: The Hellblazer: Completing the principle cast of the latest DC Comics Universe production will be Nathan Stewart-Jarrett ("Misfits", The Kid Who Would Be King), Georgia King (Kill Your Friends, "Vice Principals") and John Hannah (Scorched Earth, Overboard). Stewart-Jarrett will play the driver of John Constantine, Chas. Hannah will play Alex Logue, owner of the Casanova Club, while King will play his demonically-possessed daughter. Visionary director Tarsem Singh is helming the film from a script by D.R. Cobb.

The Fantastic Four: Rounding out the titular superhero team will be Jack Reynor (Y: The Last Man, Torso) as Johnny Storm aka the Human Torch and Jason Segel (Strangers Friends, The Discovery) as Ben Grimm aka The Thing. They join the previously cast John Krasinski as Reed Richards aka Mr. Fantastic and Sarah Gadon as Sue Storm aka the Invisible Woman. Gareth Edwards is directing the superhero film from a script by Mark Newton.

Bunker 17: Allison Janney (Troop Zero, "Mom"), Connie Britton (The Informers, The Vegan Movie) and Madelaine Petsch (Batman: Arkham), Ruth Wilson (Ranger) have all signed on the ensemble cast of the post-apocalyptic whodunnit, Bunker 17, from director Francis Lawrence and writers Jimmy Ellis and John Malone. Janney will play the bunker's chief botanist, Britton will play the wife of Christoph Waltz, while Petsch will play their daughter.

Morrissey and Marr: Felicity Jones (Under Pressure, Buried Memories) and Jack Lowden (Mary Queen of Scots, Fighting With My Family) will finish out the cast of the music biopic Morrissey and Marr. Jones will play the wife of Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr, while Lowden has been cast as the band's bassist. Danny Boyle is directing the film based on a script by Alex Conn.

The Birds: The upcoming Hitchcock remake, The Birds, has added Anjelica Huston (Wishmaster, Alan Wake), Robin Tunney ("Leaving Everything, Horse Girl), Josephine Langford (After, Wish Upon) and Colin Ford ("Daybreak", Maximum Ride) to its cast. Huston will play the mother of Luke Evans' character, Tunney will play Evans' sister, Langford will play Tunney's daughter, while Ford will play Langford's boyfriend. APJ penned the script which is being directed by Mike Flanagan.

Greenwater Amusements: The voices of Seth MacFarlane (The Phantom of the Opera, "The Orville"), Wayne Brady (Oh Deer, "Black Lightning"), John Oliver ("Community", The Lion King), Miranda Cosgrove (Odette, Oh Deer) and Ned Beatty (But What Am I?, Baggage Claim) will join those being heard in the upcoming animated film, Greenwater Amusements. MacFarlane will voice a businessman looking to close the amusement park. Brady, Oliver and Cosgrove will voice rides at the park, while Beatty voices the park's creator. Genndy Tartakovsky is directing the film based on a script by Jacob Jones.

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