Tuesday, March 22, 2022

In Development

The Betrothed: It looks like the massive ensemble cast of Martin Scorsese's latest film, the Italian historical drama The Betrothed, has finally finished casting with Bob Odenkirk (Booster Gold II, Unknown), Annette Bening (Rachel Rising, Purgatorio), Emily Watson (Klondike, Worried Mind), David Thewlis (Worried Mind, Crowley), Maggie Q (The Protege, Fantasy Island), Ralph Ineson (The Green Knight, Gunpowder Milkshake) and Jake Short ("The First Team", Supercool) joining the film. The film was written by Ben Collins.

Who Watches the Watchmen: Pom Klementieff (Tekken: Blood Feud, What We Were Promised), Andrea Londo ("Narcos", SuperFly), Olivia Holt ("Cruel Summer", Status Update) and Tony Curran (Race, Outlaw King) have joined the Watchmen comic sequel film, Who Watches the Watchmen. Their roles have not yet been announced, except the rumor that Curran could be playing a character from the original comic story. James McTeigue is directing the film from a script by Jimmy Ellis.

OZ: Jack Kilmer (To The Max, Body Brokers), Gregg Henry (Cecil, Office Uprising) and Anna Gunn (The Void, Cecil) have rounded out the cast of the R-Rated fantasy/horror adaptation of The Wizard of Oz. Their roles will be in the "real world" of Kansas. Henry and Gunn will play Dorothy's uncle and aunt. Marcus Nispel directs the film from a script by new writer Jack Brown.

Odysseus - Part Two: Ed Skrein (Odysseus - Part One, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic) and Olivia DeJonge (Odysseus - Part One, Shouts from the Well) are officially set to reprise their roles from Part One as Antinous and Nausicaa respectively. Three new additions have joined the film as well with Riley Keough (Kurt & Courtney: All Apologies, Stan), , Joel Kinnaman (Eileen, Aliens vs. Predator: The First Hunt) and Donald Sutherland (Kazaria, Cold) joining the project. Andrew Doster penned the film, which is being directed by Ridley Scott.

The Boy in the Suitcase: Jennifer Kent (Blood Countess, The Nightingale) has signed on to direct an adaptation of the Danish novel, The Boy in the Suitcase. Vanessa Kirby (Twisted Metal, Green Arrow: SuperMax) is set to headline the film as Nina Borg, a Red Cross nurse who can't say no to helping anyone in need. In this film she finds herself involved in the investigation of the discovery of a young boy being held in a suitcase.  Noomi Rapace (Zatanna, Steins Gate), Malin Akerman (Beartown, Evangelion) and David Tennant (Batman Beyond, Peter and the Shadow Thieves) have also joined the film. Rapace will play the mother of the child, Akerman will play Kirby's friend, while Tennant will play Akerman's husband. Rosie JoLove (Excellent Women, The Wonder) and Rene Menzie (The Only Good Indians) wrote the adaptation based on the novel by  Lene Kaaberbøl and Agnete Friis.

Extra Ordinary: Steve Carell (Tumor, Circumstances of Time) and Paul Rudd (Gigantor, Lucky Luke and Billy the Kid) have signed on to star in the new film, Extra Ordinary. The film tells the story of a group of people in a support group for individuals with extraordinary abilities. Carell will play the leader of the group, while Rudd has been cast as one of the members. Adam McKay (Don't Look Up, Vice) is set to direct the film which is based on a script by Jimmy Ellis (Northrock, The Mobster's Violin).

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