New Christianity: Cheryl Hines (Dean, "Curb Your Enthusiasm"), JB Smoove (The Actors, Unreasonable Doubt), and Jason Alexander (The Untitled Paul Nichols Project, The Electric State) are set to round out the eclectic supporting cast of the horror/drama New Christianity. They'll play some of the few adult figures in the high school-set cult horror. Francis Ford Coppola directs the film from a script by Alex Conn.
The Woman Who Walked on Red Snow: Also rounding out its cast is Meirad Tako's post-Russian Revolution drama, The Woman Who Walked on Red Snow, with the additions of Irina Starshenbaum (Shoshana, Fisher) and Mikhail Gorevoy (The Hitman's Bodyguard, Hunter Killer) to its final cast. Tako is writing and directing, while acclaimed Russian filmmaker Andrey Zvyagintsev is serving as producer.
Batman: Duality: So far the casting news for the latest Batman entry from director Joseph Kosinski and writer APJ has consisted of returning faces, but now we know some fresh faces set to join the franchise. Jessica Alba (Skin Tight, Trigger Warning) has signed on to play Gotham police detective Renee Montoya, Lili Simmons (Gears of War 2, The Crow: Wings of Isaiah) has been cast as Kathy Kane aka Batwoman, and has joined as rising Gotham politician Lincoln March. Melissa Leo (Batman: Knightfall, Spark of Madness) is also set to return as Gotham Mayor Grange.
Unkempt Garden: Hiroyuki Sanada (Gamera, Police Story: Retribution) and Rinko Kikuchi (Still Lives, Believe It or Not!) are set to headline the drama Unkempt Garden. Sanada will play a former samurai hired to protect a widow living on a decaying estate. Kikuchi will play the aforementioned widow. Cary Joji Fukunaga (Metroid, Thrill of the Kill) is set as director of the project, working from a script by Dawson Edwards (Ghost Recon, Assata).
The Dam: Jonathan Bailey (The Letter Never Sent, The Thin Man) and Lexi Lancaster (The Dancing Queen, Wicked) are set to star in an adaptation of the children's book The Dam by David Almond, which tells the story of a father and daughter who return to their hometown one last time before it is flooded by a newly built dam. Andrew Haigh (Worried Mind, The Grenade) is directing the film from a script by Jimmy Ellis (Rubicon Lies, Coriolanus) and newcomer Georgia Watts.
Eidolon: Like clockwork, Dan Stevens (Shatterhand, Justice League Unlimited) is back for another adventure as James Bond - marking his fourth film in the role. This time around, Bond finds himself driven by grief and vengeance to uncover a conspiracy tied to a high-stakes rocket launch. Lupita Nyong'o (Kindred, Mass Effect 3 - Part 2) has been cast as Nia Dlamini, a UN operative whose own investigation crosses over with Bond's. Sharlto Copley (Girl in the Fog, Carbon) is set as the primary villain - an updated version of Hugo Drax, a tech mogul secretly working with Spectre. Meanwhile, Adele Exarchopoulos (Offside, Mr. Happy) is back as the love of Bond's life, Tessa Vignaud. Danny Boyle (Lucifer, Open Hearts) is directing this entry in the franchise based on Ian Fleming's characters, which has been once again written by John Malone (Full Custody, Lucifer).
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