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Sony Pictures has swooped in to acquire the worldwide rights to Greyhound, Tom Hanks’ new WWII drama which he wrote and is set to star in, with Get Low‘s Aaron Schneider directing. (We Got This Covered)
Green Room director Jeremy Saulnier has set the cast for his next film, Hold the Dark. The Netflix thriller will star Alexander Skarsgard, Jeffrey Wright, James Badge Dale, Riley Keough and James Bloor. (The Wrap)
ABC has given early renewals to Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal, and How to Get Away With Murder. The pickup news means Grey’s Anatomy will hit season 14, Scandal will make it to season 7, and How to Get Away With Murder will continue into season 4. (Entertainment Weekly)
Queen Latifah, star of Fox’s new drama Star, is expanding her relationship with the network with the Bible-themed drama project The Scroll. (Deadline)
Babak Najafi is in negotiations to direct Taraji P. Henson in the Screen Gems feature Proud Mary. In the thriller, the actress will play a hit woman who discovers her maternal side after meeting a young boy. (The Hollywood Reporter)
Elle Fanning has landed the lead role in Teen Spirit, the directorial debut of The Social Network actor Max Minghella.Fanning will play Violet, a shy teenager from a small European town who dreams of becoming a pop star. (Screen Daily)
JA Bayona’s Jurassic World sequel has added The Silence of the Lambs actor Ted Levine in an unspecified role. JA Bayona will direct the script by Colin Trevorrow and Derek Connolly. (ComingSoon.net)
Elizabeth Gillies has been cast in the CW’s Dynasty, as Fallon Carrington, one of the central characters in the pilot, which is a modernized reboot of the original ’80s primetime soap. (Variety)
Riverdale’s Lili Reinhart has just joined Elle Fanning and Ben Foster in the Mélanie Laurent-directed adaptation of Nic Pizzolatto’s novel Galveston. (A.V. Club)
Person of Interest grad Sarah Shahi has tapped to star in NBC drama pilot Reverie. The thriller follows a former detective specializing in human behavior who is brought in when the launch of an advanced virtual reality program has dangerous and unintended consequences. (The Hollywood Reporter)
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