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Kenneth Branagh and Lily Gladstone join Michael B. Jordan’s The Thomas Crown Affair

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Michael B. Jordan’s upcoming The Thomas Crown Affair remake has added three big names to its production. According to Deadline, Kenneth Branagh (Murder on the Orient Express) and Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon) have both joined the cast, with Oppenheimer producer Charles Roven also joining the production team. Jordan stars in the film as well as […]

Wicked’s Jon M. Chu set to direct live-action Hot Wheels movie

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With Jon M. Chu wrapping up on the two-part Wicked films this fall, the director has set his sights on his next project after the musical adaptation concludes with the live-action Hot Wheels film from Warner Bros. and Bad Robot. Hot Wheels is described as “an action film, inspired by Mattel’s bestselling toy car line, which will showcase […]

Tom Brittney joins J.K. Simmons in crime drama The Westies

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MGM+ continues to put together the cast for its upcoming crime drama The Westies and has now found its co-lead with Tom Brittney (Greyhound) set to star opposite J.K. Simmons. Brittney will play James “Jimmy” Roarke, “the fiercely loyal, streetwise leader of the younger generation of Westies, a rising Irish gangster mentored by Eamon Sweeney (Simmons), whose […]

Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Richard Madden to lead new Netflix drama Trinity

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Netflix is developing a new drama thriller series titled Trinity from Bodyguard creator Jed Mercurio, with Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Loki) and Richard Madden (Game of Thrones) leading the cast. Trinity follows “a heroic female naval officer who becomes involved with the outwardly charismatic Secretary of Defense, only to discover that he may be at the heart of a dangerous […]

Peacock’s The Five-Star Weekend fills out supporting cast

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With the core cast of Peacock’s upcoming drama The Five-Star Weekend having been assembled, attention is now turning to its supporting cast and the latest names to be announced as joining the series Harlow Jane (Dig), David Denman (Rebel Ridge), Josh Hamilton (The Walking Dead) and Rob Huebel (The Sex Lives of College Girls). The Five-Star […]

The Pitt season 2 adds Sepideh Moafi as series regular

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HBO Max’s hit medical drama The Pitt has made a new addition to its ensemble cast in Sepideh Moafi (The L Word: Generation Q). Moafi will be in a series regular role as an attending physician in emergency medicine. The Pitt is a unique medical drama as its first season focused on a single 15-hour shift in the ER […]

Sarah Michelle Gellar teases lighter tone and returning characters in Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot

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With Hulu working on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer continuation and having cast Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’s Ryan Kiera Armstrong as the next Slayer, original series lead Sarah Michelle Gellar has teased what this new series will feel like compared to the original, as well as other returning stars who may join her for the reunion. Buffy the […]

Ransom Canyon renewed for second season on Netflix

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Over two months since its premiere on Netflix, the streaming giant has renewed its latest Western drama Ransom Canyon for a second season. Based on Jodi Thomas’ book series, the series stars Josh Duhamel and Minka Kelly and follows the intersecting secrets, love and lives of three ranching families in the crimson mesas of Texas Hill Country. […]

Bookish trailer sees Mark Gatiss as bookshop owner-turned-detective

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Mark Gatiss (Sherlock, The League of Gentlemen) is starring in Bookish, another British mystery drama he is writing. The trailer for the upcoming series sees Gatiss as Gabriel Book, an eccentric bookshop owner who is also a detective helping the police solve various cases of scandalous nature. Watch the trailer below… Set in post-WW2 London, […]

Street Fighter movie casts Callina Liang as Chun-Li

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As Legendary’s Street Fighter film adaptation picks up steam, Deadline reports it has filled a major role. Callina Liang (Presence) will star as Chun-Li, one of the most recognizable characters in the Street Fighter games. Chun-Li was introduced in Street Fighter II as “a skilled martial artist and Interpol officer.” The franchise follows a fighting tournament organized by the evil […]