Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Flesh and Blood: Richard Brake (Twisted Metal, Ghost Rider), Jeremy Howard ("Super Pumped", "Malibu Rescue"), Tracey Walter (Wakefield, 31), and Melora Walters (The Hater, "Pen15") have all signed on to join the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre film from director Bryan Bertino and writer Clive Steinbeck. The quartet will play members of Leatherface's family in the horror reboot.
Starlight: The star-studded Hollywood drama Starlight has completed its casting with the additions of Aimee Lou Wood ("Sex Education", "The White Lotus"), Giovanni Ribisi (American Gigolo, Believe It or Not!), Cecily Strong ("Saturday Night Live", "Schmigadoon!"), and Pamela Anderson (Sunny Days, The Last Showgirl) in supporting roles. Todd Haynes is directing the 1960s-set film from a script by Chad Taylor.
Material Girl: The Chloe Grace Moretz-led Madonna biopic has added Johnny Galecki (A Dog's Journey, "The big Bang Theory") as record producer Seymour Stein, Algee Smith (The Crow: Wings of Isaiah, Shooting Stars) as drummer Stephen Bray, Jovan Adepo (Scion 3, Babylon) as artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Lamorne Morris (Vindicators, Kylie Dates New York City) as record producer Reggie Lucas. Songbird scribe Diane Esposito penned the film, which is being directed by Alma Har'el.
Full Custody: Melanie Lynskey (Ninetween Minutes, Nineteen Eighty-Four - Part One), Marin Ireland (The Void, Harrelson), and Haley Joel Osment (Supercrooks, Jersey Devil) have joined comedian Shane Gillis' movie star debut, Full Custody. Lynskey will play the teacher of Gillis' niece and a potential love interest. Ireland will play Gillis' addict sister, while Osment will play Gillis' best friend. David Gordon Green is directing the comedy from a script by John Malone.
The Crow: Yomi: Mike Faist (Challengers, Revival) is headlining the latest Crow film for LRF. He will play Jamie Osterberg, an American studying in Japan when he falls in love with a local woman and is killed by the Yakuza. Minami Hamabe (Godzilla Minus One, Silent Love) has been cast as the female lead, a young Japanese woman caught between her love of Faist's character and a dangerous crime element. Famed Japanese film director Takashi Miike (Lumberjack the Monster, First Love) has been hired to direct the film. Jack Brown (We Still Know Where You Live, Amityville Horror) penned the film once again based on the Crow comics character.
Assata: Teyonah Parris (One By One, E.P.) is set to headline a biopic of Assata Shakur, a controversial Black power figure, fugitive, and convicted murderer. Brian Tyree Henry (Drawing Dion, Fractus) and Tessa Thompson (The Night Swim, Arizona) have also signed onto the film. Ryan Coogler (Fading Nights, The Beat Goes On) is set to direct the project from an original script by Dawson Edwards (Blade, The Legend of Zelda).
