Octavia Spencer, Kali Reis, Olivia Colman, Dakota Fanning find their next gigs, and a spin-off finds its leads The wheels of
Hollywood never stop churning, as evidenced from this first week of April. Get ready for new projects featuring the ensemble, Léa Seydoux’s team-up with Luca Guadagnino, and updates from and the spin-off. 2 / 25 Dave Bautista and Bobby Cannavale will run around together in Dave Bautista and Bobby Cannavale will run around together in Michael Dowse’s action thriller, , just added a bunch of names to its roster, and not a moment too soon: the film goes into production this week, according to . Dave Bautista is already set to star, but joining him will be Jack Champion ( ), Sophia Lillis ( ), Kate del Castillo ( ), Tony Dalton ( ), Whitney Peak ( ), Inde Navarrette ( ), Zaire Adams ( ), Blu del Barrio ( ), and Bobby Cannavale ( ). Per the outlet, the film follows “an undercover DEA agent and his partner who embark on a game of cat and mouse with an audacious group of thieves: their rebellious teenagers, who have begun robbing from a dangerous cartel, using their parents’ tactics and top-secret intel to pull off their heists.” [Emma Keates] 3 / 25 remake gets a top-tier leading pair remake gets a top-tier leading pair Olivia Colman may for the third season of the acclaimed
Netflix show , but she will take part in another bitterly heartstopping on-screen dilemma: divorce. Colman is set to star opposite Benedict Cumberbatch as two halves of a couple going through an extremely contentious separation. The film is Jay Roach’s , a remake of the original 1989 film starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner. Tony McNamara, who wrote , is also signed on to pen the script based on the 1981 novel by Warren Adler. [Emma Keates] 4 / 25 J. Smith Cameron hops on over to J. Smith Cameron hops on over to J. Smith Cameron is keeping it in the family—the
HBO family, that is. After winning hearts—and not just Roman Roy’s, but all of ours—in , she’ll follow up with a recurring appearance in . , her character details are rightfully being kept under wraps. She’ll star opposite Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder in the third season, which returns on May 2. Other guest stars in these new episodes include Tony Goldwyn, Helen Hunt, Christina Hendricks, and Christopher Lloyd. [Saloni Gajjar] 5 / 25 A new spin-off finds its Dunk and Egg A new spin-off finds its Dunk and Egg No, you’re not dreaming this: The latest spin-off is indeed about two leading characters named Dunk and Egg Set 100 years before , follows two unlikely heroes as they wander Westeros—complete with exploits and unexpected friendships. Peter Claffey will play Ser Duncan the Tall, with Dexter Sol Ansell joining as his diminutive squire, Egg, . [Saloni Gajjar] 6 / 25 CBS’ brings a star on board CBS’ brings a star on board Robert and Michelle King’s already has a solid round of guest stars, including Jane Krakowski, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Linda Lavin, and Keegan-Michael Key. But that’s not enough for the legal procedural. The show is adding fun new names to its roster: ’s Arian Moayed, ’s Elizabeth Lail, and the prolific Laura Benanti. A spin-off of , the CBS series debuted in March and will run its first season through May. [Saloni Gajjar] 7 / 25 Kali Reis joins Rebecca Ferguson’s Kali Reis joins Rebecca Ferguson’s In excellent news, ’s breakout star Kali Reis has a new project set up. In even better news, she co-stars in the sci-fi thriller with Rebecca Ferguson. (Chris Pratt will also be there.) Set in the near future, it follows a cop accused of a crime who has to fight to prove his innocence. The tentative release date is in August 2025. [Saloni Gajjar] 8 / 25 Netflix’s adds star Netflix’s adds star ’ Kevin Alves will be playing the “straight-laced, hard-edged” son of Denis Leary in , . The series from creator Liz Feldman is another suburban nightmare following a trio of house-hunting families looking to close on a 1920s Spanish-style villa. An all-star cast costars with Lisa Kudrow, star Linda Cardellini, Luke Wilson, Ray Romano, Poppy Liu, and O-T Fagbenle. [Matt Schimkowitz] 9 / 25 finds Reneé Rapp’s replacement finds Reneé Rapp’s replacement Another one of those sex-having college girls was accepted to Essex. Gracie Lawrence will be doing at least one semester on the . Joining the show for the third season, Gracie will play transfer student Kacey, a series regular and a casting announcement mystery. How will Gracie change the dynamic? It’s hard to say. We do know that Reneé Rapp has dropped out of school and will only appear for a few episodes. Maybe Kacey can fill the void. [Matt Schimkowitz] 10 / 25 brings Allison Janney back to the
White House brings Allison Janney back to the White House Keri Russell followed up on her stellar run with Netflix’s , which earned a second-season renewal last year. And now, the explosive political drama’s star power is about to increase because Allison Janney has signed on for a guest role. She’s back in the Oval Office, not as a press secretary but as the U.S. V.P. Grace Penn. ( ). [Saloni Gajjar] 11 / 25 Dakota Fanning’s rounds out its cast Dakota Fanning’s rounds out its cast A weird sister is getting . Kathryn Hunter ( and ), is rounding out the cast of , a new horror film in which Dakota Fanning falls into a present, Joining Hunter is the ’s Mary McCormack and ’s Rachel Blanchard. [Matt Schimkowitz] 12 / 25 Ke Huy Quan’s expands its ensemble Ke Huy Quan’s expands its ensemble Ke Huy Quan and Ariana DeBose are heading into the badlands . that and star Daniel Wu is joining , an action movie from Kelly McCormick and David Leitch, the producing partners behind and the Leitch-directed . [Matt Schimkowitz] 13 / 25 brings Octavia Spencer and Dominic Sessa on board brings Octavia Spencer and Dominic Sessa on board Octavia Spencer is in . The Oscar-winning
Actor from is joining the cast of , the new feature from Stephanie Laing. Spencer joins Rose Byrne, Ariana DeBose, Dominic Sessa, and pop-star-turned-UFO-enthusiast Demi Lovato for this story about a Seattle woman experiencing homelessness and hit with a $21,000 towing bill for her car. Byrne will play Amanda Ogle, and the real Amanda Ogle is an executive producer on the project. [Matt Schimkowitz] 14 / 25 The Dominic Sessa naissance continues with another
Christmas film The Dominic Sessa naissance continues with another Christmas film Looks like Chloe Grace Moretz will be drinking some Miller High Lifes (“ ”) this Christmas. breakout Dominic Sessa will join Moretz for the holiday
comedy ., reports . Directed by Michael Showalter, and alum turned one of Hollywood’s most in-demand directors. His latest is already surfing out of SXSW on a tidal wave of hype. Luckily, he has an ace up his sleeve for this new comedy—Michelle Pfeiffer also stars. [Matt Schimkowitz] 15 / 25
Apple TV+’s rounds out its cast Apple TV+’s rounds out its cast Apple TV+’s is something of a casting savant. reports that the show has rounded out the cast for the eight-episode miniseries starring Jessica Chastain. Cole Doman ( ), Michael Mosley ( ), Dagmara Dominczyk ( ), Jordana Spiro ( ), Trinity Lee Shirley ( ), Toussaint Francois Battiste ( ), Hannah Gross ( ), and David Wilson Barnes ( ) will join this true story that originally appeared in but for some reason has its plot under lock and key. If only we had a lock-picking savant. [Matt Schimkowitz] 16 / 25 Praise be: Luca Guadagnino is working with Léa Seydoux Praise be: Luca Guadagnino is working with Léa Seydoux Luca Gudagnino isn’t done with Josh O’Connor yet. The star will reteam with his director for and Léa Seydoux is crashing the party. Based on the 1989 novel by Pier Vittorio TOndelli, is about the romance between an Italian writer (O’Connor) and his translator, who, , isn’t played by Seydoux. O’Connor stars opposite Zendaya and Mike Faist in Guadagnino’s , opening this month. [Matt Schimkowitz] 17 / 25
Jennifer Garner as makes sense somehow Jennifer Garner as makes sense somehow In a bit of perfect casting, is seemingly set to play in a Netflix film of the same name. It marks yet another collaboration for her with the streaming platform after films like and . A summary of this holiday movie is being kept under wraps, but we do know Reese Witherspoon is on board as a producer. (Perhaps we’ll finally see them together on screen together?) Witherspoon also produces Garner’s Apple TV+ drama, recently for some reason. [Saloni Gajjar] 18 / 25 The new film ropes in MCU stars The new film ropes in MCU stars The next has two new opponents. ’s Aramis Knight and ’s Wyatt Olef will be entering the Cobra Kai dojo. Jackie Chan and Ralph Maccio will join them in hopes of riding that goodwill toward the series. It’s unclear if this will finally bring convergence to the two mythos, (the timeline and the Jaden timeline). We’ll just keep waxing on and off until someone tells us. God, why won’t somebody tell us?! [Matt Schimkowitz] 19 / 25 Ryan Coogler casts ’s Jack O’Connell for his next Ryan Coogler casts ’s Jack O’Connell for his next . reports that ’s Jack O’Connell is joining Michael B. Jordan in Ryan Coogler’s untitled non-Marvel film. We’re all excited for Coogler to shake off and get back to making movies with Jordan. This next one is said to be a period genre movie, which sounds great. It’s just exciting to see Coogler get away from superhero stuff. [Matt Schimkowitz] 20 / 25 Action-comedy builds out a fun roster Action-comedy builds out a fun roster More action comedies should have and Isla Fisher in them, right? is here, and will hopefully prove it. The movie adds both of them along with Sarah Chalke, Hiro Kanagawa, and Stephen Root to its increasingly fun roster. Directed by Luke Greenfield, follows two stay-at-home dads (played by Kevin James and Alan Ritchson) who get dragged into a deadly conspiracy. Men will do anything to avoid parental responsibilities, huh? The movie is expected to be released next year. [Saloni Gajjar] 21 / 25 The team is back at it The team is back at it The creators of (remember that show?) are teaming up for another project, , led by Gillian Anderson and Lena Headey. Set in 1850s Oregon, it focuses on renegades who band together to fight corruption. The Western drama has rounded out its cast by adding Michael Greyeyes, Michiel Huisman, Ryan Hurst, and Toby Hemingway to a lineup that was already stacked with names like Nick Robinson, Diana Silvers, and Lucas Till. [Saloni Gajjar] 22 / 25 season 4 welcomes new faces season 4 welcomes new faces Netflix’s is losing Henry Cavill’s prowess and abs in the upcoming fourth season, so they’re bringing on as many people as they can to balance it out. We already know
Liam Hemsworth is going to play Geralt of Rivia in the sci-fi series, but he’ll be joined by new faces Sharlto Copley, James Purefoy, and Danny Woodburn. Production on season four is set to begin this spring, . [Saloni Gajjar] 23 / 25 Halle Bailey joins Pharrell Williams’ musical Halle Bailey joins Pharrell Williams’ musical , Halle Bailey is joining Kelvin Harrison Jr and Oscar-winner Da’Vine Joy Randolph for a coming-of-age musical inspired by Pharrell Williams’ childhood in
Virginia Beach. Williams is producing and, we assume, providing some of the
music. However, the script comes from Writer Steven Levenson and writer Martin Hynes, so maybe that part is covered. But the secret sauce of this one is director Michele Gondry. This will be his first
American film since 2012’s and on the heels of his latest French movie, . We look forward to some lo-fi, DIY special effects, and a bubbly soundtrack. [Matt Schimkowitz] 24 / 25 Owen Wilson’s Apple TV+ comedy finds his co-lead Owen Wilson’s Apple TV+ comedy finds his co-lead Owen Wilson is taking his love for golfing (as seen above) and turning it into a 10-episode Apple TV+ comedy. Honestly, respect. He plays Pryce Cahill, an ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed prematurely 20 years ago. With his career and marriage in shambles, he decides to bet on a troubled teenager who is also a
golf phenomenon. And now we know this kid will be played by Peter Dager, whose credits include and ? [Saloni Gajjar] 25 / 25