Scarlet Witch: The cast of Scarlet Witch is reportedly set to fill out with a few talents from the first film returning in smaller, cameo capacities. Betsy Brandt (Scarlet, The Valet), Loren Dean (Dean, Ad Astra), and Kate Winslet (Scarlet, The Squared Circle) are set to return as Madeleine Frank, Robert Frank, and Natalya Maximoff, respectively. Leigh Janiak directs the Marvel Universe production from a script by Roy Horne.
The Ballad of Dwight Frye: BJ Novak (Vengeance, But What Am I?) and rock star Alice Cooper are set to join the cast of The Ballad of Dwight Frye from director Sam Mendes and writer D.R. Cobb. Novak will play Universal studios president Carl Laemmle Jr., while Cooper's role has not been disclosed.
Dean: Carey Mulligan (Zero Hour, Run) and Dane DeHaan (The Mars Room, Life of a Champion) have joined the cast of Howard Dean political biopic, Dean. Mulligan will play a reporter, while DeHaan will play a political activist, both of whom cross paths with the Dea presidential campaign. George Clooney is directing and starring in the film. Alex Conn wrote the script.
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom: Animation director Peter Sohn (Elemental, The Good Dinosaur) is set to make his LRF debut with an animated film based on the children's picture book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault. Julian Hilliard (Boy's Life, Amityville), Mykal-Michelle Harris ("Raven's Home", "Big Little Lies"), JJ Pantano (Unsung Hero, Foe), and Alexis Hannan (Halloween Candy) have all joined as part of the voice cast. Jacob Jones (Guy on the Fly, An Irish Rendezvous) has penned the adaptation.
Patient Zero: Cristin Milioti (Newbury Street, The Flash #2) and Brandon Sklenar (It Ends With Us, "1923") have been cast in the lead roles of the zombie thriller Patient Zero. Milioti plays a doctor trying to find the first zombie from an outbreak to create a cure, while Sklenar will play a mercenary hired to keep her safe. S. Craig Zahler (Territory, The Punisher: Last Exit) is set to direct the film from an original story by Matt Parker (Knievel, The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass).
Fading Nights: Donald Glover (One By One, The Beat Goes On), Idris Elba (Zero Hour, Wish You Were Here), and Daveed Diggs (Run For Your Life, "Snowpiercer") are set to headline an urban crime drama for director Ryan Coogler (The Beat Goes On, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas) and writer Jimmy Ellis (The Beauty, H.H.). Glover will play a man recently released from prison who finds himself pulled back into the criminal world alongside his brother (Diggs) and uncle (Elba).
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