Sunday, July 17, 2022

In Development

 
The Oil Slick: Wrestler Kevin Owens, Brandon Mychal Smith (Dirty Grandpa, The Most Hated Woman in America), Justin Hartley (Fear of the Dark, "This Is Us") and Alan Ritchson (RoboCop Versus The Terminator, Aliens vs. Predator: The Long War) have rounded out the cast of the true story sports film, The Oil Slick, chronicalling the 1993 Houston Oilers NFL season. Owens will play offensive lineman David Williams, Smith will play wide receiver Ernest Givens, Hartley will play backup quarterback Cody Carlson while Ritchson will play Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Joe Montana. Jacob Jones penned the film which is being directed by John Lee Hancock.

Berserker: Dolph Lundgren (Aquaman, Creed II), Sam Hazeldine (Crowley, The Last Duel), Rudy Youngbloood (Attrition, Hell Hole) and Michael Greyeyes (Firestarter, Togo) have signed on to join the Viggo Mortensen-led Viking film, Berserker. Lundgren will play a mute Viking warrior, while Hazeldine, Youngblood and Greyeyes reportedly will play villainous characters. Ben Wheatley directs from an original script by Dwight Gallo.

Blue Ridge: Antony Starr (Excellent Women, "The Boys"), Rashida Jones (Burnt Dreams, On the Rocks), Finn Cole ("Animal Kingdom", "Peaky Blinders") and Linda Hunt ("NCIS: Los Angeles", Stranger Than Fiction) have completed the cast of the thriller Blue Ridge, starring Matthew McConaughey and Robert Pattinson. David Mackenzie is directing the star-studded film from a script by the writing duo of Jimmy Ellis and John Malone.

Booster Gold: Back in Time:  Ralph Ineson (The Northman, The Tragedy of Macbeth), Camille Kostek (Free Guy) and Julia Fox (No Sudden Move, Uncut Gems) are all set to make their first appearances in the DC Comics Universe after joining the fourth Booster Gold film. Ineson will play the Hephaestus, the god of weapons, while Kostek and Fox will play new Amazonians in Themiscrya. Phil Lord and Chris Miller are once again directing the film which is penned by franchise writer Chad Taylor.

Carpenter: Melissa George (Sleeping Beauties, The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger), Ever Anderson (Black Widow, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter) and Zackary Arthur (Mom and Dad, "Chucky") are set to join Nicolas Cage in the mystery film, Carpenter, from writer Roy Horne and director Richard Kelly. They will play the family of Cage's character, who begins building a giant boat for reasons that remain a mystery - even to himself.

The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands:
Christian Bale (The Hit Maker, Mr. Earthling), Eric Bana (Kiss Me Katie, Hunter) and Noah Schnapp (Haven, ID) are all offically back for a third film in the Dark Tower series. Bale is once again Roland the Gunslinger, Bana is once again the evil Man in Black, and Schnapp is once again Jake Chambers. Also back once again are director Matt Reeves (The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three, Halo: The Fall of Reach) and writer Matt Parker (Knievel, Sleeping Beauties) adapting the script from the novel by Stephen King.

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