Harry Styles will not be part of Disney's live-action Little Mermaid. The Hollywood Reporter confirms that the former One Direction performer and Dunkirk star is no longer in talks to play Prince Eric in the Rob Marshall-directed musical. Variety adds that sources say “the initial reports about his casting were...
Idris Elba and Stranger Things’ Caleb McLaughlin are set to become Concrete Cowboys.  They join Jharrel Jerome, who was just nominated for an Emmy for his performance in Ava DuVernay’s When They See Us, Lorraine Toussaint (The Village), and Byron Bowers (The Chi).  The film, inspired by the novel Ghetto Cowboy...
Wesley Snipes joins Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall in the Coming to America sequel.  Paramount’s sequel to the hit 1988 comedy is directed by Craig Brewer.  While Murphy and Hall will reprise their lead roles from the original film, according to Entertainment Weekly, Snipes will play a new character named General...
Nico Tortorella has joined AMC’s hit zombie franchise.  The Younger star has been cast in the still untitled third TV series in the Walking Dead universe. According to multiple sources, Tortorella will portray Felix. His character is described as “an honorable man of his word who isn’t afraid to fight...
With the production of Guillermo del Toro‘s Nightmare Alley eyeing a shooting start at the beginning of 2020, the project is looking to round out its cast.  Multiple outlets report Cate Blanchett is in negotiations to join the Oscar-winning director’s adaptation of the 1946 novel by William Lindsay Gresham. This...
Gal Gadot has just landed her next gig.  The Wonder Woman star has joined Showtime’s upcoming limited series about Hedy Lamarr. Gadot will also executive produce the still untitled show about the film actress and inventor.  “The life of Hedy Lamarr was a truly fascinating one. She stood at the forefront...
Joss Whedon’s HBO sci-fi drama rounds out its ensemble cast.  The Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator and The Avengers writer/director has added Olivia Williams (Miss Austen Regrets), James Norton (Grantchester), Tom Riley (Dark Heart), Ann Skelly (Death and Nightingales), Ben Chaplin (The Children Act), Pip Torrens (The Crown), Zackary Momoh...
Jaime Ray Newman joins Reese Witherspoon, Kerry Washington, Rosemarie DeWitt, and Joshua Jackson in Hulu’s Little Fires Everywhere.  Deadline exclusively reported that The Punisher is set to star in a recurring role in the series which is based on Celeste Ng’s bestselling book of the same name. She is set...
Paramount Player’s Arthur the King has tapped Mark Wahlberg to star as the lead.  The film adaptation is based on the novel Arthur: The Dog Who Crossed the Jungle to Find a Home by Mikael Lindnord. The true-life canine tale will be adapted for the screen by Michael Brandt. Per Variety,...
Rose Leslie’s Maia Rindell has officially had her swan song.  TVLine confirms that the 32-year-old actress who played Rindell on the CBS All Access courtroom drama and appeared in the first three seasons of the series, will not return for season 4 of The Good Fight.  Creators Robert and Michelle King...