Buffy the Vampire Slayer 2: Some new faces to the franchise will also be joining the upcoming Buffy the Vampire Slayer sequel. Nick Frost (Run For Your Life, How to Train Your Dragon) has signed to play Buffy's new Watcher, Giles. Meanwhile, Sophie Lowe (Poison Ivy: Mind Games, The Hammer of Thor: The Frost War) and Elena Kampouris (Wifelike, Here Now) will both play ancient vampire villains, and Bailey Bass (Avatar: Fire and Ash, "Interview with the Vampire") will play the captain of a rival high school. Cathy Yan directs from a script by Walter McKnight.
Fading Star: Charlie Tahan (Letter to Myself, Titans: Evil Incarnate), Eliza Coupe ("Future Man", The Estate), and Fivel Stewart (Umma, "The Recruit") have joined the supporting cast of the Chloe Grace Moretz-led former child star drama, Fading Star. Christopher Storer is directing the film, which has been written by Holden Abbott.
Kill Bin Laden: Darren Aronofsky's political thriller has cast Annette Bening (The Betrothed, Rachel Rising) as former Secretary of State Hilary Clinton and Jamey Sheridan (Tough Girl, Driven) as former Vice President Joe Biden. The film is set to depict the events that led to the death of terrorist leader Osama Bin Laden from the White House's point of view. Alex Conn penned the film.
Ilvermorny: The Hidden School: The second entry in LRF's newly founded "Wizarding World" franchise, which started last season with The House of Black, now officially has a second film on the way. This time around, we will be taken to Ilvermorny, a little-known American school for wizardry. Leading the young cast will be Javon Walton (Samaritan, "Under the Bridge"), Elva Guerra ("Dark Winds", "Reservation Dogs"), and Mason Thames (The Monster Squad, Black Phone 2). Francis Lawrence (The Shadow, Pompeii), no stranger to YA-style films, is set to direct. Dawson Edwards (The Quiet Between Us, Unkempt Garden) is the writer of this one, joining Sammy-Jo Ellis in the franchise.
The Midnight Library: Fresh off her recent Best Supporting Actress GRA victory, Jessie Buckley (Dust Saint, X-Men: Age of Apocalypse) is now set to headline a film based on Matt Haig's best-selling novel. She will play a woman named Nora Seed, who after reaching a breaking point in her life, finds herself in a mystical library that allows her to explore the infinite versions of her life and discover what truly makes it worth living. She will be joined by Julie Walters (Paddington in Peru, The Secret Garden) and Daryl McCormack (Man-Thing, Wake Up Dead Man) in supporting roles. Michel Gondry (The Friend Zone, War of the Currents) has been tapped to direct the film from an adaptation by Meirad Tako (1016 West Monroe, Thus Dreamed Zarathustra).
Tales from the Crypt: On the way from writer Joshua Collins (1995, The Friend Zone) is a new film adaptation of Tales from the Crypt - based on the comic and television series of the same name. Instead of taking the previous approaches of a feature film telling one story, this adaptation will take an anthology approach telling four short stories. John Kassir (If It B;eeds, Rockbottom) will reprise his voice role as the Crypt Keeper. RJ Cyler (The Essence, Graduation Trip), Diedrich Bader (The 4:30 Movie, Nineteen Eight Four - Part Two), Dan Fogler (The Cape, Plastic Man), and Sam Worthington (Blood Meridian, Halo: Reach) have all signed on to appear in segments in the film. The four segments in the project will be directed by Michael Dougherty (Krampus, Godzilla: King of the Monsters), Bryan Bertino (Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Flesh and Blood, Flames), Ti West (Camping, Pearl), and Andy Muschietti (Burnt Dreams, Reality).
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