Monday, May 18, 2026

In Development

 

Boba Fett: Rounding out the cast of the debut film of Season 36, the Star Wars Galaxy production, Boba Fett will be Charlee Fraser (Anyone but You, Furioa) as Koyi Mateil as a Twi'lek slave, Fra Fee (Rebel Moon, "Unchosen") as Black Sun Underlord Prince Xizor, Abbey Lee (Batman: Gotham Knight, Killer Heat) as Guri as human replica driod, and Oded Fehr (Justice League Dark, Uncharted 3) as smuggler Talon Karrde. James Wan is at the helm of the Jason Momoa-led film which was written by Nic Suzuki.

Heartbeat: James Norton (Rubicon Lies, Resident Evil 5) and Erin Doherty ("The Crown", "A Thousand Blows") are set to complete the cast of the medical/legal drama Heartbeat for star/director Ralph Fiennes. Norton will play a high-powered prosecutor, while Doherty has been cast as an expert in medical ethics. Sammy-Jo Ellis penned the script.

Donkey Kong Country: The blockbuster animation adaptation of the hit video game series has added the voice talents of Mark Hamill (Skyrim III, The Hammer of Thor) as the villainous King K. Rool, Kiernan Shipka (Heist Society, Anastasia) as Dixie Kong, and Elizabeth Banks (Maledicta, Pressing Luck) as Candy Kong. Mike Mitchell is handling the directing duties from an adaptation by APJ.

Pirouette: Karl Glusman (Task Force X: Jungleland, Something and/or Nothing), Nestor Carbonell (The Rip, Ready or Not 2: Here I Come), and Molly Parker (The Final Will, Batman Beyond) have joined Monica Barbaro and Johnny Depp in the Paris-set ballet drama Pirouette. Glusman plays Barbaro's love interest, while Carbonell and Parker will play Barbaro's parents. Mawienn directs from a script by Jimmy Ellis and John Malone.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Finn Wolfhard (New Christianity, Heist Society) is set to star in and direct an R-rated stoner comedy take on the hit juvenile book series, Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney. Wolfhard is set to play Greg Heffley in the film, while Woody Harrelson (DOOM, Eve of Destruction) and Tina Fey (Wine Country, Mean Girls) have been cast as his ecasperated parents. Alex Conn (New Christianity, The Revolution) penned the adaptation.

Stretch Armstrong: Ryan Gosling (Collapse, Justice League Dark) is set to re-team with directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller (Project Hail Mary, Booster Gold: Back in Time) for an unexpected action-comedy film based on the Stretch Armstrong toy line. Gosling will play Stetch himself, an elastic secret agent. Adria Arjona (Sniper, The Ghost Connection) will play Gosling's rookie partner, while Michael Pitt (Splendour, Resident Evil 5) play a Bond-style supervillain with a floating fortress. Giovanni Garcia (Blood Brothers, The Flash) is behind the script.

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