The Champ: Brett Gelman (Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, "Stranger Things"), Matthew Maher (Air, The Kill Room), Marc Menchaca (Alone, The Sandman) and Judith Hoag (Finding You, "Nashville") are set to complete the cast of the Ben Affleck-led boxing drama, The Champ. Gelman will play a Las Vegas loan shark, Maher will play a shady boxing promoter, Menchaca will play a gambler, and Hoag will play an Alcoholics Anonymous group leader. Gavin O'Connor directs the remake from a script by APJ.
Becoming Carole Lombard: Also rounding out its cast is director Greta Gerwig's Carole Lombard biopic with the additions of Tanner Buchanan (Batman Beyond, "Cobra Kai"), Simon Helberg (Space Oddity, Annette) and Millie Brady ("The Last Kingdom", Teen Spirit). Buchanan will play one of Lombard's love interests, Helberg will play Lombard's publicist, while Brady will play Hollwood starlet Myrna Loy. The film is based on a script from writer Ben Collins.
Northrock: Verge of War: The cast returnees continue to roll in for the sequel to Northrock with Chiwetel Ejiofor (Northrock, Visions), Sam Claflin (The Sandman, Northrock), Sean Bean (Justice League Unlimited, Ghost Stories) and Christine Bottomley (Northrock, "Domina") all inking their deals. Jordan-Vogt Roberts is back to direct from a script by Jimmy Ellis and HG Hansen.
Last Days of the American Cowboy: Ted Levine (Gears of War 2, Nomad), Tom Berenger (Sniper: Assassin's End, Black Warrant) and Bruce McGill (Tomato Can, American Underdog) have signed on to join Boyd Holbrook and Riley in the western drama Last Days of the American Cowboy from writer Sammy-Jo Ellis and director Pablo Larrain.
Five Boroughs: The Safdie Brothers latest film for LRF has added Anthony Ramos (The Maid, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts), Gabriel Macht (Cold, Jonestown) and Brian Quinn ("Impractical Jokers", Victor Crowley) to its cast. Ramos will play the motormouth childhood friend of the brothers played by Jeremy Allen White and Toby Wallace, while Macht and Quinn have signed on for undisclosed roles. The film is based on a script by John Malone and Jimmy Ellis.
The Dogs of Winter: Acclaimed director David Fincher's upcoming surfing-themed noir film has added Caleb Landry Jones (Batman: Knightfall, The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands), Zahn McClarnon (The Last of the Mohicans, Mortal Kombat II), Gil Birmingham (Territory, Pocahontas) and D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai ("Reservation Dogs", Hell of a Summer) to its ensemble cast. Based on the novel by Kem Nunn, the adaptation was penned by Chad Taylor. Jones will play a California surfer, while McClarnon, Birmingham and Woon-A-Tai will play members of a local Native American tribe.
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