Original franchise stars Amy Stoch and Hal Landon Jr. have joined the forthcoming Bill & Ted sequel. They are joined by newcomers Beck Bennett, Jayma Mays and Erinn Hayes.  According to Variety, Stoch and Landon will reprise their original roles as Missy and Ted’s father, police chief Chet Logan, respectively....
Multiple outlets report that Mark Wahlberg is in talks to replace Chris Evans in Infinite.  Evans, who signed on to the Paramount feature back in February, is no longer part of the production due to scheduling issues. The big screen adaptation of D. Eric Maikranz’s 2009 novel The Reincarnationist Papers...
Melissa McCarthy is in negotiations to play the infamous sea witch in Disney’s remake of the animated classic.  Multiple outlets report that the 48-year-old actress could be going under the sea for the Rob Marshall-directed live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid. Marshall also helmed Mary Poppins Returns.  According to Variety, which...
Bodygaurd star Keeley Hawes is set to star in the forthcoming British crime drama. The two-part series hails from The Girl and Vanity Fair writer Gwyneth Hughes for ITV.  According to Variety, Hawes will star as a detective attempting to bring a group of killers to justice in the wake...
The Craft reboot has found its lead.  The contemporary reimagining has tapped Cailee Spaeny as its first witch.  According to multiple outlets, the Pacific Rim: Uprising actress is in talks for the lead role in the Zoe Lister-Jones directed feature. Jones is also set to write the project, which is based...
The sequel to Showtime’s hit drama has added four new names to its call sheet.  According to multiple outlets, Arienne Mandi, Leo Sheng, Jacqueline Toboni, and Rosanny Zayas have been cast in series regular roles. The join original series stars Jennifer Beals, Katherine Moennig, and Leisha Hailey. Per Showtime, “Dani (Mandi)...
The Oscar-winning actor has signed on to direct and star in a feature film adaptation of Good Morning, Midnight for Netflix.  The adaptation of Lily Brooks-Dalton’s sci-fi thriller, which was named one of the best books of 2017 by the Chicago Review of Books, will be penned by Mark L....
Viola Davis will star in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom for Netflix.  The streaming giant announced last week that Davis will star opposite Chadwick Boseman in its upcoming adaptation of the award-winning play by August Wilson. Emmy winner Glynn Turman, Tony and Olivier nominee Colman Domingo and Michael Potts also star.  The story...
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau has been tapped to lead FX’s pilot Gone Hollywood.  The forthcoming pilot hails from executive producer Scott Rudin. Ocean’s Eleven scribe Ted Griffin will direct from his own script.  Coster-Waldau will star opposite John Magaro (The Umbrella Academy), Lola Kirke (Mozart in the Jungle), Ben Schnetzer (Snowden), Jonathan Pryce...
Daniel Radcliffe is venturing into the world of Kimmy Schmidt.  Multiple outlets confirm that the Harry Potter star has joined the cast of the Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt interactive special. It is unknown what character Radcliffe is set to play. The special was announced in May by co-creator Tina Fey.  “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt was...