Friday, September 23, 2022

In Development

 
Her Dying Wish: In addition to directing the film, Lena Dunham (The Stand In, Once Upon A Time in Hollywood) will appear in a supporting role in Her Dying Wish. Also joining the cast will be Yuliya Snigir (Freezer, A Good Day to Die Hard). Sammy-Jo Ellis penned the film.

Shoe Dog: Harry Styles (The Emperor of Latium, The Beatles), Finn Wittrock (Deep Water, Judy) and Ken Yamamura (Earthquake Bird, Godzilla) have joined Shoe Dog, a biopic of Nike founder Phil Knight. Styles will play famed runner Steve Prefontaine, Wittrock will play the company's first COO, and Yamamura will play a Japanese athletic shoe executive. Bennett Miller is directing the film from a script by Wyatt Allen.

The Vacationers: Scott Eastwood (The Job, Resident Evil 4), Olivia Munn (Pontiac, Care of Death) and Michael Stuhlbarg (Heights, Julie) have joined the ensemble cast of The Vacationers. The film tells the story of a family and friends who take a vacation to a Spanish island. Jodie Foster is directing the film from a script by Rosie JoLove, based on the novel by Emma Straub.

Birds of Prey: Madelaine Petsch (Batman: In the Shadows, Bunker 17), Vanessa Kirby (Twisted Metal, The Boy in the Suitcase) and Hailee Steinfeld (Teen Titans, The Crucible) are set to headline Birds of Prey, the next DC Comics Universe production. They will be reprising their previous DC roles of Batgirl, Black Canary and Huntress, respectively. As it was mentioned at the LRF Comic-Con, Rose Leslie (Reality, The Arrival) is set to play the villain of the film, Poison Ivy, who plans to destroy Gotham City in order for plant life to once again take over the land. Lorene Scafaria (Hustlers, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World) is set to direct the film from a script by APJ (Uncharted 4, Batman: In the Shadows) and Jimmy Ellis (Task Force X: Chaos and Madness, Grayson).

E.P.: Leonardo DiCaprio (Caesar Part II, Sinatra), Jamie Foxx (Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Dishonest) and Seth Rogen (ID, Long Shot) have been cast in the drama E.P. DiCaprio will play the executive producer of a late night talk show who makes a bid to become its new host. Foxx and Rogen will play other candidates to take over the show. Sofia Coppola (Floyd Monroe, Black Dublin) will direct the film from a script by Jacob Jones (Khumba the Flying Zebra, The Oil Slick).

Everything Will Be Alright: Wyatt Russell (El Dorado, Wish You Were Here) and Tang Wei (Decision to Leave, Wonderland) are set to star in the romantic drama, Everything Will Be Alright, from writer/director Chad Taylor (Orchid, Somewhere Somehow). Russell will play an American school teacher who falls in love with a woman (Wei) during a trip to China. He then brings her home with him to West Virginia.

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