Austin Butler, Jeremy Allen White, Ariana DeBose, and Kerry
Washington are attached to some big casting updates It’s been a hell of a busy week for
Hollywood when it comes to casting announcements. Case in point: Our relatively lengthy list of major TV shows and movies in development that have found their leading stars. They include ’s two major movies, a star’s big return, potentially playing Bruce Springsteen, and a couple of announcements. Lily James is playing the Bumble founder in a new film Lily James is playing the Bumble founder in a new film According to , Lily James is on board to produce and star in a new film based on the life of Whitney Wolfe Herd, the founder and former CEO of Bumble. Before Bumble, Wolfe Herd worked at Tinder and sued the company for
Sexual Harassment upon her departure. She then founded Bumble as a where female users had to be the ones to send the first message to male users. In 2021, she became the youngest self-made woman billionaire at age 31, per . James, meanwhile, has recently made a name for herself in projects playing real-life subjects, including and . [Mary Kate Carr] ’s Matthew Macfadyen plots his TV return via Peacock ’s Matthew Macfadyen plots his TV return via Peacock director and star Elizabeth Banks and Emmy winner Matthew Macfadyen are set to co-star in a new series, , for Peacock. Based on the Manuel Gonzales short story of the same name, the series is described as a “high-concept marital dramedy examining the power (im)balances between spouses, Lindy (Banks) and Les (Macfadyen), who battle each other for supremacy after a technological accident induces the ultimate relationship crisis,” per . Both stars will executive produce alongside series creators and showrunners Jennifer Ames and Steve Turner. [Mary Kate Carr] The Michael Jackson biopic adds ’ Kat Graham The Michael Jackson biopic adds ’ Kat Graham The , directed by Antoine Fuqua, has added a slew of new cast members, many of them in roles
music lovers will easily identify. Per , Kat Graham will play Jackson’s good friend, Diana Ross, while ’s Kendrick Sampson will play the legendary producer Quincy Jones. Larenz Tate ( ) will play Motown Records founder Berry Gordy, Jessica Sula ( ) will play Jackson’s older sister La Toya, Liv Symone ( ) will play iconic Motown artist Gladys Knight, KeiLyn Durrel Jones ( ) will play Jackson 5 security guard Bill Bray, and Kevin Shinick will play host Dick Clark. [Mary Kate Carr] Luca Guadagnino is understandably sticking with Josh O’Connor Luca Guadagnino is understandably sticking with Josh O’Connor Josh O’Connor and Luca Guadagnino are shaping up to be Hollywood’s next iconic . While the duo’s first collaboration, the Zendaya-led
Tennis film , hasn’t even hit theaters yet, they’re reportedly already plotting their second. According to , O’Connor is in talks to star in Guadagnino’s new drama, , and is already brushing up his Italian for the film even though he hasn’t been officially cast in the role. The film, based on a novel of the same name by late Italian author Pier Vittorio Tondelli, follows the story of an Italian writer named Leo (potentially O’Connor) as he mourns the loss of his boyfriend, a German musician named Thomas. [Emma Keates] The Bob Dylan biopic adds more to an already impressive roster The Bob Dylan biopic adds more to an already impressive roster A whole new band of actors will be joining Timothée Chalamet to play as-of-yet-unknown roles in James Mangold’s Bob Dylan biopic, New additions include ( ), ( ), and ( ). They join what is shaping up to be a pretty unparalleled company, which also includes Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro, P.J. Byrne, Eli Brown, Nick Pupo, Big Bill Morganfield, Laura Kariuki, Eric Berryman, David Alan Basche, Joe Tippett, and James Austin Johnson. The film will follow Dylan’s meteoric rise through the folk scene in the early ‘60s. [Emma Keates] Catherine O’Hara, Kathryn Hahn join
Apple TV+ series Catherine O’Hara, Kathryn Hahn join Apple TV+ series A pair of Katherines (though none who spell it that way), are heading to , a new Apple TV+
comedy series created by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. Catherine O’Hara and Kathryn Hahn lead a slew of new cast members for Rogen and Goldberg’s latest, per . Joining them are Ike Barinholtz, Chase Sui Wonders, and guest stars Bryan Cranston, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, and Dewayne Perkins. Details around the series are vague, with the official synopsis threatening a series about a “legacy Hollywood movie studio that is trying to survive in a world where it is increasingly difficult for art and commerce to live together.” We can only wonder: Who will survive and what will be left of them? [Matt Schimkowitz] Alex Garland rounds out the cast for his new film, Alex Garland rounds out the cast for his new film, Alex Garland’s highly anticipated hasn’t even hit theaters yet, but the director is already planning his next attack. , Garland’s second collaboration with
MILITARY supervisor Ray Mendoza, added ( ), ( ), ( ), and ( ) to its cast today in unannounced roles. They join previously announced stars D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Charles Melton, and Joseph Quinn. Further details about the film are still being kept under wraps, but its subject matter should be pretty clear from the title. [Emma Keates] gets an expanded cast gets an expanded cast Now that we’re officially getting from Paul Feig with Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively returning, more cast members have been added to the sequel. Comedian will reprise her role as Sona from the original, per . Meanwhile, new characters will be played by Elena Sofia Ricci, Michele Morrone ( ), ( ), ( ), Taylor Ortega ( ), and Lorenzo de Moor. They join previously announced returning cast members Henry Golding, Andrew Rannells, Bashir Salahuddin, Joshua Satine, Ian Ho, and Kelly McCormack. [Mary Kate Carr] Alan Ritchson is leading Alan Ritchson is leading Prime Video’s , Alan Ritchson, is looking to move into leading man territory with , a new Lionsgate film set up at Netflix. The sci-fi film will be directed by Patrick Hughes ( ), who co-wrote the script with James Beaufort (per ). The synopsis: “In the final 24 Hours of the world’s toughest selection process, a team of Army Rangers encounters a threat beyond their imagination.” [Mary Kate Carr] Leigh Whanell’s adds Sam Jaeger Leigh Whanell’s adds Sam Jaeger —or whatever we’re calling it now—just grew with the addition of Sam Jaeger ( ) to . The film, which “follows a family who is being terrorized by a lethal predator,” is a co-production with Blumhouse directed by Leigh Whannell ( ) and starring Julia Garner and Christopher Abbott, per . Ryan Gosling, who was in the film, is on board as an executive producer. [Mary Kate Carr] Brace yourself: Austin Butler and Darren Aronofsky are teaming up Brace yourself: Austin Butler and Darren Aronofsky are teaming up Austin Butler is, as they say, collecting prestige directors like they’re infinity stones. After recently boarding an Ari Aster joint, the star will next become a muse for Darren Aronofsky on the upcoming , according to . Charlie Huston pens the script based on his novel of the same name; it follows “Hank Thompson, a burned-out former
baseball player, as he’s unwittingly plunged into a wild fight for survival in the downtown criminal underworld of ‘90s NYC.” [Mary Kate Carr] Julianne Hough joins Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Julianne Hough joins Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Julianne Hough is joining Maggie Gyllenhaal’s ‘30s-era riff, , although whether or not she’s the reanimated spouse in question is yet to be announced. Hough joins previously announced stars Christian Bale, Jessie Buckley, Peter Sarsgaard, Penelope Cruz, and Annette Bening in the film that’s described as a tale of “a lonely Frankenstein” visiting a man named Dr. Euphronius in
Chicago to create a companion for himself. When they succeed, she is “beyond what either of them intended, igniting a combustible romance, the attention of the
police, and a wild and radical social movement.” [Emma Keates] Jeremy Allen White might be playing Bruce Springsteen Jeremy Allen White might be playing Bruce Springsteen Well, he couldn’t let Timothée Chalamet have the fun, now could he? Jeremy Allen White is in talks to star as the Boss in the latest musical biopic to hit the slate, a film focused on Bruce Springsteen tentatively titled . Based on Warren Zanes’ 2023 book of the same name, the film will presumably focus on the 1982 writing and recording of , Springsteen’s first solo effort without the support of the E Street Band. Frankly… we see the vision. [Emma Keates] Kyle Maclachlan joins Ethan Hawke and Sterlin Harjo’s FX pilot Kyle Maclachlan joins Ethan Hawke and Sterlin Harjo’s FX pilot creator Sterlin Harjo has found the cast for his next FX pilot, an Ethan Hawke-starring “Tulsa noir about a guy who knows too much” (via ) tentatively titled Joining Hawke are Keith David ( ), Siena East ( ), Jeanne Tripplehorn ( ), Tim Blake Nelson ( ), Scott Shepherd ( ), Tracy Letts ( ), Macon Blair ( ), and Kyle Maclachlan ( ). is a reunion for Harjo and Hawke, who also appeared in an episode of . [Emma Keates] Ariana DeBose joins Ke Huy Quan in Ariana DeBose joins Ke Huy Quan in Once again, it’s Ariana DeBose’s turn to do the thing. The Oscar-winning star is set to star opposite fellow Oscar winner ( ) in , a new Universal Pictures film from first-time director Jonathan Eusebio. No further details have been revealed about the film as of this writing. [Emma Keates] Julia Roberts is about to get her on Julia Roberts is about to get her on Luca Guadagnino isn’t one to rest on his laurels. Despite the imminent release of his tennis love triangle film, , as well as casting rumors swirling around the release of yet new feature potentially starring Josh O’Connor (also on this list), the director is getting right back to work. It was announced this week that he is also on board to direct screenwriter Nora Garrett’s , with Julia Roberts attached to star. According to , the film is “an intense dramatic thriller about a college professor (Roberts) who finds herself at a personal and professional crossroads when a star pupil levels an accusation against one of her colleagues and a dark secret from her past threatens to come to light.” [Emma Keates] Kerry Washington and Elisabeth Moss are teaming up Kerry Washington and Elisabeth Moss are teaming up Elizabeth Moss and Kerry Washington will play two of three imperfect
Women in a new Apple TV+ series billed as an “unconventional, psychological thriller” about a crime “that shatters the lives of a decades-long friendship of three women.” “As the investigation unravels, so does the truth about how even the closest relationships can change over time,” the synopsis of the show, based on Araminta Hall’s novel of the same name, continues. Casting is reportedly underway for the third member of this potentially murderous trio, but they’ll have to be pretty perfect themselves to go up against such talented names. [Emma Keates] Netflix’s sequel welcomes a new YA cast Netflix’s sequel welcomes a new YA cast
Netflix is continuing its series with a new adaptation of R.L. Stine’s 1992 novel, . The season’s recently announced ensemble cast includes
India Fowler ( ), Suzanna Son ( ), Fina Strazza ( ), David Iacono ( ), Ella Rubin ( ), Chris Klein ( ), Lili Taylor ( ), and Katherine Waterston ( ). The installment’s official logline reads as follows: “The Prom season at Shadyside High is underway and the school’s wolfpack of It Girls is busy with its usual sweet and vicious campaigns for the crown. But when a gutsy outsider is unexpectedly nominated to the court, and the other girls start mysteriously disappearing, the class of ’88 is suddenly in for one hell of a prom night.” [Emma Keates] J.K. Simmons and Willem Dafoe join Jason Reitman’s movie J.K. Simmons and Willem Dafoe join Jason Reitman’s movie Jason Reitman’s has somehow added even more star power to its incredibly stacked cast of repertory players. Willem Dafoe, J.K. Simmons, Billy Bryk, Joe Chrest, Taylor Gray, and McCabe Gregg are all signed on for the feature, which already boasts an ensemble including Gabriel LaBelle (Lorne Michaels), Cooper Hoffman, Rachel Sennott, Ella Hunt, Lamorne Morris, Dylan O’Brien, Nicholas Braun, Finn Wolfhard, Kaia Gerber and more. According to , Simmons will play comedian Milton Berle, Dafoe will play David Tebet, Chrest will play “Weekend Update” co-creator Herb Sargent, and Gray and Gregg will play Al Franken and Tom Davis respectively. Bryk’s role has not yet been disclosed. [Emma Keates] Tatiana Maslany is starring in a Stephen King adaptation Tatiana Maslany is starring in a Stephen King adaptation loves a good genre show, and we’re all better off for it. The star is leading the cast of alongside . Based on a Stephen King short story, the movie follows twin brothers who discover an old monkey toy, and strange things start happening from there. The newly announced cast also includes Christian Convery, Elijah Wood, Sarah Levy, and Rohan Campbell. [Saloni Gajjar] star joins Netflix’s medical procedural, star joins Netflix’s medical procedural, Netflix is dipping its toes in the medical procedural genre (must be ) with . It follows the employees of Miami’s busiest trauma center—an already chaotic place that goes through unexpected changes when a young ER doctor is promoted to Chief Resident thanks to a provocative relationship. revealed that ’ Jessie T. Usher, Jessie Yates, Daniela Neves, and Jack Bannon round out the already announced cast, which includes Justina Machado, Willa Fitzgerald, and Colin Woodell. [Saloni Gajjar] The franchise adds a new cast to its sixth movie The franchise adds a new cast to its sixth movie is returning for a sixth film titled . The franchise is welcoming new actors into the mix with this movie, including Teo Briones, s Richard Harmon, and Brec Bassinger, who played Stargirl in The CW’s DC Universe. It’s kind of neat to see a major franchise bringing TV stars into the fold, huh? Per , the cast also features Kaitlyn Santa Juana, Anna Lore, and Owen Patrick Joyner. is scheduled to release next year to coincide with the first ’s 25th anniversary. [Saloni Gajjar] keeps expanding its stacked voice cast keeps expanding its stacked voice cast CBS Studios is going all out for the voice performances of , an animated series based on the video game of the same name. Randall Park, Elijah Wood, Yvette Nicole Brown, and Ashley Johnson, the show has brought on Dan Stevens, Liv Hewson, and Kimiko Glenn. If nothing, at least the stacked cast is as promising as it gets, huh? [Saloni Gajjar] ’s Archie Madekwe’s next film is ’s Archie Madekwe’s next film is ’s Alex Russell has written a new thriller called about a retail employee, played by Theodore Pellerin, who gets close to a rising music star (played by ’s Archie Madekwe). As his proximity increases, the situation escalates to a matter of life and death. ’s ensemble includes Havana Rose Liu, Zach Fox, Sunny Suljic, and Daniel Zolghdari. [Saloni Gajjar]