Saturday, January 14, 2023

In Development

 
No Promises in the Wind: Ethan Thomas Jung (Country Boys at Summer's End), Maxwell Simkins (The Sleepover, "The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers"), Sonequa Martin-Green ("Star Trek: Discovery", "The Walking Dead") and Jeff Ward ("Agents of SHIELD", Plus One) will round out the ensemble cast of the latest film from Steven Speilberg. Based on the novel by Irene Hunt, the film was written by Rachel Hallett Hardcastle.

Troll Mountain: Similarly rounding out its cast is George Miller's troubled fantasy adventure Troll Mountain. Sydney Chandler (Don't Worry Darling, "Pistol"), Abby Ryder Fortson (The Wonder, Maximum Ride), Raegan Revord (Wish Upon, "Young Sheldon") and Nathan Fillion (The Troop, Asylum) have signed on to join the project. Penned by Sammy-Jo Ellis, her first big budget endeavor, the film is based on the novel by Matthew Reilly.

The Punisher: Last Exit: Dwight Yoakam (The Punisher, Cry Macho) and Fred Melamed (The Punisher, Shiva Baby) are set to return for the sequel to The Punisher, reprising their roles as Linus, The Punisher's weapons dealer, and Captain Ennis, a corrupt NYPD captain, respectively. They will be joined by Freddie Prinze Jr. (Cecil, Christmas with You), who will be playing a sleazy NYPD detective. S. Craig Zahler directs the Marvel Universe project once again from a script by Dwight Gallo.

Kazaria: Burns of the Lavita: Faithe Herman (Shazam!, "This Is Us"), John de Lancie (The Youngest Hart, Odette) and John Cena (Rookie's Road, Zoe Maye) have joined Kazaria: Burns of the Lavita. Herman will play the daughter of Dwyane Johnson's character, while De Lancie will voice a strange snake-like craeture. John Cena's character was created following the death of James Caan, who had been previously set to return for this film as Matt Vesons. Cena will be voicing a robot instilled with Vesons' memories. Guillermo del Toro directs this sequel from a script by Jacob Jones.

Bunny: Charlie Plummer (Graduation Trip, Happy Birthday), Kiana Madeira ("Trinkets", After Ever Happy), Patrick Schwarzenegger (Warning, Moxie) and Bailee Madison (Suburban, "Good Witch") have signed on to the supporting cast of the Kaitlyn Dever-led horror/thriller film Bunny. Based on the novel by Mona Awad, the film was adapted by Abbie Q. Karyn Kusama is directing the project while HG Hansen produces.

Revival: Kyle Chandler (Poison Ivy, The Vacationers) and Tom Hanks (Namor the Sub-Mariner, The King of Hearts) are set to star in an adaptation of the Stephen King novel, Revival. Hanks will play an unorthodox preacher, while Chandler will play a man who is saved by him, with unexpected side effects. Mike Faist (West Side Story, "Panic") and Maxwell Jenkins ("Lost in Space", Joe Bell) have also joined the film, playing younger versions of the characters played by Hanks and Chandler, respectively. Arguably the master of directing Stephen King adaptations, Frank Darabont (Dino Crisis 2, The Mist), has signed on to direct the film. Chad Taylor (Monaco, The Flash #2) penned the adaptation.

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