Already toplined by awards season mainstays Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep, the project at Fox has added Bradley Whitford, Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk, Matthew Rhys, Carrie Coon, Jesse Plemons, David Cross, Alison Brie, Bruce Greenwood, Tracy Letts, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Zach Woods.
Jesse Plemons
Jesse Plemons is in negotiations to join Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams in the comedy Game Night from New Line and writing-directing duo Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley.
Soon after the existence of the afterlife has been scientifically proven, the son of the man who made the discovery falls in love with a woman with a tragic past.
Based on the real story of the Pentagon Papers and the Washington Post’s editor and publisher challenging the federal government to publish them in 1971.
Set in the 1950s, follows Greenwood, who takes an internship at a magazine in New York City and, after she returns home to Boston, begins to suffer from mental illness.
A struggling comedy writer, fresh from breaking up with his boyfriend, moves to Sacramento to help his sick mother. Living with his conservative father and younger sisters, David feels like a stranger in his childhood home. As his mother worsens, he tries to convince everyone (including himself) he’s “doing okay.”
Jesse Plemons has joined Christian Bale and Rosamund Pike in the Scott Cooper-directed period drama Hostiles.
Set in 1892, a legendary Army captain, who after stern resistance, begrudgingly agrees to escort a dying Cheyenne war chief and his family back to tribal lands.
There’s a lot of Sundance news to report: a top-dollar deal was made, a film that initially sounded good wasn’t received well by audiences and lots of tears were shed at another picutre. Plus, we have a clip from Frank & Lola starring Michael Shannon and two short films to show you in their entirety.
With Sundance just around the corner, we’re bringing you our picks for what’s worth watching at the festival. In the category of U.S. Dramatic Competition, the festival features domestic narrative films from up and coming filmmakers. Here’s a few of those films that caught our attention.
Follows the FBI corruption and the savage New England mob scene involving James “Whitey” Bulger.
State police officer Lou Solverson returns from Vietnam, investigating a crime involving a local gang, Mob syndicate and being assign to protect then-Republican presidential candidate Ronald Reagan during his campaign stop in Fargo.
Tells the true story of a 1971 experiment in which students role-played prisoners and guards, with harrowing results.
A roundup of the week’s TV casting news!
Logline: A gay “Saturday Night Live” writer returns home to care for his dying mother, but in the process must recover from a crushing breakup and confront his conservative, disapproving father.
Coup d’Etat Films’ movie based on the infamous sociological experiment nabs the “C.O.G.” director and “The Knick” star, along with six more cast members.
Logline: Tells the true story of a 1971 experiment in which students role-played prisoners and guards, with harrowing results.
The “Breaking Bad” star could be joining the Whitey Bulger project.
He’s only been mentioned though.
Guillaume Canet and Jesse Plemons also join sports biopic.
Logline: Story said to chronicle Lance Armstrong’s career from his cancer ordeal to the scandal that brought him down.
Logline: Things get dangerous for a group of guys who hold a weekly game night when their latest rendez-vous turns into a real-life murder mystery.
A young drifter becomes a student of a charismatic intellectual who’s faith-based organization begins to catch on in America in 1952.
A young drifter becomes a student of a charismatic intellectual who’s faith-based organization begins to catch on in America in 1952.
A young drifter becomes a student of a charismatic intellectual who’s faith-based organization begins to catch on in America in 1952.
A young drifter becomes a student of a charismatic intellectual who’s faith-based organization begins to catch on in America in 1952.
A young drifter becomes a student of a charismatic intellectual who’s faith-based organization begins to catch on in America in 1952.
A young drifter becomes a student of a charismatic intellectual who’s faith-based organization begins to catch on in America in 1952.
A daily recap of pilot and series castings!
Religious-drama keeps momentum moving!
