Thursday, March 31, 2022

In Development

Odysseus - Part Two: The ensemble cast of the second half of the Odysseus story has been fully cast with Thomas Jane (Odysseus - Part One, Heavy Rain), Dianne Wiest (Let Them All Talk, "Mayor of Kingstown"), David Denman (Ghost Rider, Greenland), Meg Foster (Odysseus - Part One, Hellblazers) and Carice Van Houten (Odysseus - Part One, Incarnate). Jane, Foster and Van Houten will reprise roles from the first half of the story, while Denman and Wiest will play new additions. Ridley Scott directs from a script by Andrew Doster.

The Boy in the Suitcase: Paul Bettany (Northrock, A Little Life), Krystyna Janda (Dolce Fine Giornata, Elles), Charlie Cox (Before You Help, Riot Love) and Bria Vinaite (Mexican Gothic, Habit) have joined the Danish thriller, The Boy in the Suitcase. Bettany and Janda will play a married couple who cannot have a child of their own, Cox will play the husband of Vanessa Kirby's lead character, while Vinaite's role has not yet been revealed. Jennifer Kent is directing the film from a script by Rene Menzie and Rosie JoLove. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Lene Kaaberbol and Agnete Friis.

Extra Ordinary: Now that she has wrapped her work on the soon-to-be-released Elektra, Sofia Boutella (Uncharted 3, Alex + Ada) will join Steve Carell and Paul Rudd in Adam McKay's Extra Ordinary. Asa Butterfield (Teen Titans, The Young Pretender) has also joined the project. Both will play members of Carell's support group for individuals with extraordinary abilities. Jimmy Ellis penned the film.

Hair: Harris Dickinson (Atlantis, Scion 3), David Corenswet (Affairs of the State, "The Politician") and Lili Reinhart (Constantine: The Hellblazer, Resident Evil 2) have been set to headline a new film adaptation of the famed musical, Hair. Dickinson will play Claude, a young Oklahoma man who heads to New York City before reporting for the Army to fight in Vietnam. Corenswet will play Berger, the leader of a group of hippies in the city. Reinhart will play Sheila, a socialite who crosses paths with the hippies. Michel Gondry (But What Am I?, The Green Hornet) is set to direct the film from a script by Lon Charles (Sinatra, The Glass Menagerie).

Caesar Part II: One of the most anticipated film of the season is in full production now with Leonardo DiCaprio (Golden Girl, Sinatra) officially back as Julius Caesar. When we last left him, Caesar had lost his daughter and was taking out his grief by decimation the Eburones army. He reportedly has a three-picture deal to play Caesar, so if this film is anywhere as successful as the first, we can surely expect to see a Part III. Also returning for this sequel are Russell Crowe (Golden Girl, The Emperor of Latium) and Jeremy Irons (Gathering of the Wolves, Caesar). They will once again play the other members of Caesar's Triumvirate, Pompey Magnus and Marcus Crassus. Christopher Nolan (Risico, Caesar) is back behind the camera after his break directing the Bond film, Risico. John Malone (Supergirl, Risico) and Chad Taylor (Broadway, The Black Cat Strikes Again!) are once again responsible for the screenplay.

Fantastic Four: Doom: The primary quartet of John Krasinski (The Fantastic Four, Mr. Big), Sarah Gadon (The Fantastic Four, Halo 6), Jason Segel (Free Spirit, The Fantastic Four) and Jack Reynor (Coma, Y: The Last Man - Part 2) are set to finally return as the Fantastic Four in LRF's Marvel Universe. In this entry the group finds their way as superheroes back on Earth while trying to find the missing Victor Von Doom. Gareth Edwards (The Fantastic Four, Halo 5) is once again directing from a script by Mark Newton (Ghost Rider, Gears of War).

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