Tuesday, July 2, 2024

In Development

 
Fragments of Heart: Rounding out the cast of James Gray's World War I romance film will be Stephen Graham (The Omen, Caesar Part III), Charlotte Hope ("Catch Me a Killer", The Nun) and Dean Norris (Amityville, Knight Rider). Hope will play a nurse, while Graham and Norris will play military figures. Ben Collins penned the film.

Redhead: Two redhaired actresses, Holland Roden (Teen Wolf: The Movie, Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman) and Alicia Witt (Batgirl, Blood on the Moon), are set to join the aptly-titled Redhead, a horror-thriller from writer Billy Cruder and director Scott Cooper. Alan Cumming (The Deadliest Night in Show Business, Still Lives) has also signed on to the project as a small-town priest.

Brothers in Law: Johnny Knoxville (Blood on the Moon, Jackass Forever) and Pam Ferris ("Call the Midwife", Tolkien) have completed the cast of the dark comedy wester Brothers in Law. Knoxville will play the ne'er-do-well brother of Matthew McConaughey's main character, while Ferris will play Knoxville's mother-in-law. Armando Iannucci is directing the film from a script by Jimmy Ellis. The film is presented by Hill Valley Entertainment.

Masters of the Universe: The Sword of Power: More returnees are set for the long-awaited He-Man sequel with Eleanor Tomlinson (Masters of the Universe, "The Outlaws") back as Teela, Manu Bennett (Red Sonja, Mortal Kombat) back as Man-At-Arms, Olga Kurylenko (Metal Gear Solid 2, All the Pretty Horses) back as Evil-Lyn and Katheryn Winnick (Undefeated Abe, Tekken: Blood Feud) as the Sorceress. Len Wiseman is taking over as director of the cartoon adaptation, which has been penned by Mark Newton.

The Scam of Success: Bill Murray (The Driftwood Populace, The Big One) is set to headline a new comedy/drama from longtime collaborator director Wes Anderson (The Driftwood Populace, Amelie). Murray will play a aging scam artist and aspiring inventor who is rocked by the arrival of a young new child scam artist on the scene. Sharon Stone (Who Watches the Watchmen, Kurt & Courtney: All Apologies) and Al Pacino (Broadway, The Mobster's Violin) have also signed onto the project as Murray's wife and mentor, respectively. Jacob Jones (Connected, Heartstone) penned the film.

An Anonymous Girl: Jennifer Lawrence (Detroit: Become Human, We Were Never Here) and Nicole Kidman (The Phantom of the Opera, Obsession) have been hired to star in An Anonymous Girl, an adaptation of the novel by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen. Lawrence will play a woman struggling to make ends meet in New York City who signs up for a questionable psychological study led by a doctor who will be played by Kidman. Cate Shortland (Bad Dreams Come True, Crush) has been tasked to direct the film. Rosie JoLove (In Five Years, My Sister) wrote the adaptation.

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