Task Force X: Jungleland: Jason Mantzoukas (Pontiac, Painkiller Jane), Okieriete Onaodowan (Hair, "Station 19"), Oscar Jaenada (The Devil's Passage, Wish You Were Here) and Josh Holloway (Halo: The Fall of Reach, Green Arrow 2: Hunters) have been named as the final cast members of the latest film in the Task Force X series. Mantzoukas will play a villainous doctor, Onaodowan will play Killer Croc, Jaenada will play a criminal called Flamingo, and finally Holloway will be reprising his role from Green Arrow 2: Hunters, shady CIA operative Eddie Fyers. Guy Ritchie is once again directing from a script by Jimmy Ellis.
D.I.C.K.: Christopher McDonald (Rosaline, We Can Be Heroes) and porn star Riley Reid will round out the cast of the Adam Sandler-led dark comedy D.I.C.K. McDonald will play an older man in the neighborhood that joins the backyard nation formed by Adam Sandler's character, while Reid will play a dimwitted stripper. Chris Morris helms the film from a script by Jacob Jones.
Gas Bar Blues: The latest collaboration between star Tom Hanks and director Ron Howard has added Kerry Condon (Metal Gear Solid 2, The Banshees of Inisherin), Nick Offerman (Nobody, Troll Mountain) and John Magaro (Kurt & Courtney: All Apologies, Suburban) to its cast. Condon will play the only daughter of the gas station owner played by Hanks. Offerman will play a regular customer, while Magaro will play an employee of the station. Mo Buck penned the film, which is based on the 2003 French-Canadian film, Gaz Bar Blues.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Robert Sheehan (L.A. Rex, X-Men) and Bernard Hill (Valkyrie, Golden Years) have been cast in the big-budget live-action remake of the animated musical film, The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Sheehan will play the narrator of the story, a gypsy performer. Hill, meanwhile, will play the cathedral's Archdeacon. Sam Taylor-Johnson is directing the film from a script by Walter McKnight.
The Beat Goes On: Will Smith (Blue Heat, Emancipation) is set to return to LRF screens for the first time since Season 8's Blue Heat. He will headline the big budget musical, The Beat Goes On - an ambitious jukebox musical film that looks to chart 30 years in the lives of a famed musical family. Smith will play the patriarch of the family, a Motown singer who becomes an acclaimed record producer once his career begins to fizzle. Zendaya (Artemis, Zoe's Vegas) has been cast as Smith's daughter, who becomes a hip-hop star. Robert Downey Jr. (Green River, Oppenheimer) has also been cast in the film as Smith's mentor, a '50s lounge singer. Ryan Coogler (Dishonest, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas) is set to direct from an original story by Chad Taylor (Sam, Miracles).
Red Wolf: Wanderer: Tatanka Means (Red Wolf, Pocahontas) is once again back as William Talltrees aka Red Wolf for another Marvel Universe production. This time he set out to protect a small town from the corrupting influence of villainous siblings played by Jeremy Strong (Fractured, "Succession") and Kristen Bell (American Psycho the Musical, Numero Uno). Sterlin Harjo (Red Wolf, "Reservation Dogs") is back to direct as well once again from a script by Dwight Gallo (The Punisher: Last Exit, X-Men: Sinister) and Jimmy Ellis (Nightcrawler: Demons of the Past, Norse: Valhalla).
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