Sunday, November 1, 2020

In Development

Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812: The new Broadway musical adaptation from director Rob Marshall has rounded out its cast with the additions of Jonathan Groff (Swim Through the Darkness, "Mindhunter"), Nick Kroll (Operation Finale, The House), Dove Cameron (Dumplin', "Agents of SHIELD") and curiously, parody performer Weird Al Yankovich. Jacob Jones penned the adaptation based on the play of the same name.

Burnt Dreams: Kevin Bacon (Black Lightning, "City on a Hill"), Dylan O'Brien (Zombielove, Akira) and Anna Camp (Pitch Perfect 3, "Perfect Harmony") have joined the upcoming horror thriller from director Andy Muschietti and writer Ben Collins. Bacon will play the leader of a fringe community, O'Brien will play a lonely young man, and Camp will play another doctor working with the main character (played by Lily Collins).

One Day More: Jeffrey Wright (The Temptations, Elysian), Chosen Jacobs (It Chapter Two, "Castle Rock"), Lucy Boynton (Carmilla, The School) and Charlie Hunnam (Death in the Shadows, Planet LV 426) have joined the heavenly drama One Day More. Wright will play the big man himself, God, Jacobs will play the main character's childhood friend, while Hunnam will play a young version of the main character's father in flashbacks. French filmmaker Laure De Clermont-Tonerre is handling the directing from a script by Jimmy Ellis.

The Hulk: Timothy Olyphant (To the Max, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II), Jay Baruchel ("Man Seeking Woman", Random Acts of Violence) and William H. Macy (Spawn 2: Payback, Teslin, Yukon) have all signed on to the cast of the upcoming Marvel Universe film, The Hulk. Olyphant will play Major Glenn Talbot, Baruchel will play Dr. Sam Sterns, and Macy will play Dr. Geoffrey Crawford, all figures in the military experiments that lead to the creation of the title character. Leigh Whannell is set as director. Mark Newton penned the story.

All the Pretty Horses: Famed filmmaker Terrence Malick (A Hidden Life, Song to Song) will direct his first film for Last Resort Films - a new adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's western novel, All the Pretty Horses. Nicholas Hamilton (Maximum Ride: School's Out Forever, Maximum Max), Isaac Hempstead Wright (The Beatles, "Game of Thrones") and Ryan Lee ("My Dead Ex", Asylum) will lead the cast as a group of young men who seek adventure south of the border in Mexico. Rookie writer Rachel Hallett Hardcastle will make her debut with the adaptation.

High School: It was already announced that Elle Fanning (The Letter J, The Reign of Lady Morgana) has signed on to play twin musicians Tegan & Sara in an adaptation of their memoir about their high school years, simply titled High School. Director Luca Guagagnino (Isla Vista, Call Me By Your Name) is set to direct the film from a script by Alex Conn (Suburban, A Life).

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