In this segment, we will delve into the inside dirt on some of the latest and upcoming LRF releases and the studio's stars....
Joe Keery has been considered for a handful of superhero roles in LRF, but he turned down a couple roles in more high-profile films - including other superhero projects - in order to headline Starman. Keery has given the reason that he found the character of Jack Knight very relatable and a lot like himself. On top of that, once he was cast as Starman, it was actually Keery who brought in Stranger Things creators, The Duffer Brothers, to direct the project.
Speaking of Starman, Maika Monroe was originally set for a supporting role in the film opposite her then boyfriend of six years, Joe Keery. When their relationship ended last year, Monroe immediately dropped out of Starman, not wanting to be around Keery following their messy breakup. She then quickly jumped at the offer to appear in The Tomb of Dracula, managing to not miss out on a chance to join one of LRF's superhero universes after all.
Following her Best Actress win for Tara's Web, Victoria Pedretti was expecting the offers of starring roles to being flooding in like they did for Sydney Sweeney after Poison Ivy. However, this has not happened. A sequel to Tara's Web has been in development since the success of the first film, but not a single other starring role has been offered to her since. This led to her finally accepting a supporting role in Under the Influence, after rejecting other supporting offers prior.
Ben Affleck was originally set to direct the upcoming boxing drama The Champ in addition to starring in it. Just a few days before principal photography was set to begin, Affleck reportedly found himself having a difficult time balancing preparing to act in the film's difficult dramatic scenes along with preparing physically for the film's boxing sequences. Affleck approached LRF president Phil Dolan and the film's writer, APJ, about bringing his The Accountant and The Way Back director Gavin O'Connor on-board to take over as director on the project - even going so far as to offer to pay O'Connor's directing fee out of his own salary.
Australian heart-throb Jacob Elordi is the latest actor to have offers in blockbuster films flooding his agent's office. According to sources, the only other talent receiving the same number of offers is Jeremy Allen White. Elordi has apparently made it very clear to his camp though that wants to focus on starring in interesting, challenging films like Starkweather - due out later this season - over the traditional blockbuster types of films. He does have a few blockbusters on his upcoming schedule, but he insists they aren't the standard fare rising stars usually cash in on. He isn't buying into the "one for them, one for me" philosophy of picking projects, having been recently quoted as saying that is a trap that can quickly become "15 for them, none for you".
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