Zorro: Diego Luna's Zorro will have company with Melissa Barrera (Ghost Rider, Carte Blanche), Richard Cabral (Made Men, Peppermint), and Carlos Bardem (Escobar: Paradise Lost, Centaur) all joining the cast of the period action film. Barrera will play rebellious young woman, Cabral will play a silent warrior, while Bardem will play a drunken former soldier. Alfonso Cuaron is directing the film from a script by Johnny Mercer.
The Punisher: Purgatory: The third Mel Gibson-led Punisher film from director S. Craig Zahler and writer Dwight Gallo is set to have several returning players with Dwight Yoakam (Territory, The Punisher: Last Exit) back as Linus, Tory Kittles (The Punisher, "The Equalizer") back from the first film as Barracuda, Fred Melamed (The Punisher: Last Exit, A Tale of Love and Darkness) as an NYPD captain, and Mira Sorvino (Sound of Freedom, The Punisher) as Frank Castle's late wife.
The Tick: Rob Riggle (Mr. Happy, Code 3) and Michael Cera (Excellent Women, The Black Cat Strikes Again!) were announced as leading the voice cast of a big screen animated film based on The Tick character created by Ben Edlund. The film is reportedly set to take inspiration from both the original comic series and the 1990s animated series. Riggle will voice The Tick, a superhero with no memory of his life outside of crime-fighting, while Cera will voice his nervous sidekick Arthur. Also joining the voice cast are Alison Pill (Magic, The Maid) as Arthur's sister and Neil Patrick Harris (The Arrival, The Deadliest Night in Show Business) as the villainous mastermind Chairface Chippendale - a supervillain with a chair for a head. Pierre Perifel (The Bad Guys, The Bad Guys 2) is set to direct from a script by Lon Charles (Escape, Splendour).
Man of God: Josh Brolin (Sniper, Miracles) is set to star in the thriller Man of God. He will play a West Texas pastor who finds himself trying to catch a killer after giving the last rites to a serial killer who may not have acted alone. Michael Shannon (Repeal and Replace, Amnesiac) will play the death row inmate in the film. James Mangold (The Lone Ranger, The Wolfman) has been hired to direct the film. The script was written by Sammy-Jo Ellis (All the Fives, Wonder Bean) and John Malone (Full Custody, Superman: Doomsday).
Dust Saint: The second film from writer Holden Abbott (Exodus) is on its way in the form of Dust Saint - a dramatic thriller about a preacher traveling across a desert landscape. Paul Dano (Songbird, Love Is...) has been cast in the lead role along with Jessie Buckley (Recursion, X-Men: Age of Apocalypse) as the female lead. Rose Glass (The Woman Upstairs, Love Lies Bleeding) has been tapped to direct the project.
Spelljammer: Will Smith (Blue Heat, The Beat Goes On) has been cast in the lead role of the big budget sci-fi action film Spelljammer for director Zack Snyder (Kill Zone, Elektra). The film is based on the Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting which the traditional sword and sorcery adventures take place in a cosmic space setting. Smith's character will be Cass Drake, a space adventuring Rogue. Dawson Edwards (Assata, Blade) has written the film, which the filmmakers hope leads to a franchise.
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