Harvard Psychology: Rounding out the cast of director Mark Romanek's latest film, Harvard Psychology, will be Christian Slater (Scarlet, October Crisis), H. Jon Benjamin (The Big One, Plastic Man), Charlie Plummer (Bunny, Graduation Trip), Devin Druid (Beartown, The Pale Door) and David Duchovny (Ghost Rider, You People). Slater will play Timothy Leary, the famed psychedelic drug advocate and disgraced psychologist. Benjamin will play a lawyer, Plummer and Druid will play Harvard students, and Duchovny will play a government official. The film is based on a script by Lon Charles.
Superman: Exile: At this season's Comic-Con, it was announced that Eric Bana (Pompeii, The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands) was set to appear in the film, and now we know that he will play the villainous General Zod. A couple more fresh faces for the franchise will be Colin Firth (Kazaria, Suburban) and Mia Kirshner (Crisis, "Star Trek: Discovery") as Superman's parents, Jor-El and Lara. Meanwhile, Noel Fisher (The Producer, Superman: The Last Son of Krypton) and Bradley Whitford (Queen Margot, Haven) have also been brought back to reprise their roles as Jimmy Olsen and Perry White in this third Superman film. Jeff Nichols directs from a script by John Malone.
Moon Knight: Marc-Andre Grondin (Judas Iscariot, Mafia Inc.), Colm Meaney ("Hell on Wheels", Unwelcome), Charlie Murphy (The Hunchback of Notre Dame, "Obsession") and Michael Raymond-James (Sweet Girl, "See") are all set for roles in the latest Marvel Universe production, Moon Knight. Grondin will play helicopter pilot "Frenchie" who has a work history with the main character, played by Leonardo DiCaprio. Meaney will play an archaeologist, with Murphy playing his daughter, who is also the love interest of the title character. Raymond-James, meanwhile, will play the main character's brother. Denis Villeneuve is directing the film from a script by Jimmy Ellis and Mark Newton.
The Omen: Another early Season 29 film will be a new remake of the famed horror film, The Omen. Jennifer Connelly (The Vacationers, Parasite), Hugh Grant (Pulp, The Question: Dark Tomorrow), Domhnall Gleeson (The Girls, At the Mountains of Madness) and Peter DeSouza-Feighoney (The Pope's Exorcist) are set to star in the project. Connelly will play an American woman married to the uncle of the King of England, who will be played by Grant. Gleeson will play the newly crowned king, while DeSouza-Feighoney has been cast as Damien. Ari Aster (The Passenger, Krueger) is set to direct the film which hails from writer Chad Taylor (The Beat Goes On, Sam).
Good Marriage: Diane Guerrero (American Dirt, The Lone Gunman) and Kingsley Ben-Adir (Zero Hour, "Secret Invasion") have been cast in the lead roles in Good Marriage. Based on a novel by Kimberly McCreight, the film tells the story of a lawyer trying to help a friend accused of a crime while her marriage is on unsteady grounds. Guerrero and Ben-Adir will play the married couple. Nicholas Braun (Kazaria, Kurt & Courtney: All Apologies) has been cast as her friend accused of a grisly murder, while Logan Browning (The Hit Maker, Namor the Sub-Mariner) play a friend of the murder victim. Pedro Almodóvar (Parallel Mothers, The Skin I Live In) is directing the film which was written by Gwendolyn King, making her LRF debut. Fellow writer Rosie JoLove (The Girls, The Vacationers) acts as a producer on the film.
One By One: Another novel adaptation set for an early Season 29 release will be One By One. Elizabeth Olsen (The Passenger, Open Hearts) and John Krasinski (Fantastic Four and the Silver Surfer, Mr. Big) have been cast in the two lead roles of One By One, based on the novel by Ruth Ware, as a couple that work at a ski resort in France. A tech company rents out the resort for a corporate retreat, only for one of the company's staff members to go missing after an avalanche cuts them off from the outside world. Donald Glover (The Beat Goes On, Batman Beyond) and Sarah Snook (Fantastic Four: Doom, Harrelson) will also be in the film, playing executives from the company. In addition to starring in the film, Krasinski will also direct the film, which was adapted by Eden Townsend (The Terminal Spy, Survive the Night).
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