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Amy Schumer’s I Feel Pretty has booked Rory Scovel for a role in the comedy. He joins stars Michelle Williams and Emily Ratajkowski in the film penned by Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein, who are making their directorial debut. (Hollywood Reporter)
Tracy Morgan and Luke Wilson starrer The S—heads has added Pedro Correa for a lead role. The dark comedy landed at Imperative Entertainment in March in a competitive situation. (Variety)
HBO movie My Dinner with Herve has tapped Mark Povinelli and Helena Mattsson to join the project. The film is written and directed by Sacha Gervasi and is based on the the story Gervasi penned Sean Macaulay. (Deadline)
Stranger Things actor Natalia Dyer has joined the indie film Mountain Rest. The drama marks the directorial debut of writer-director of Alex O Eaton. (Hollywood Reporter)
Lydia Hearst is set to headline the film Beautiful, optioning the rights to Katie Piper’s memoir of the same name. Orian Williams is attached to produce with the hunt now on for a writer. (Variety)
Just days after landing the rights to Alpha Girls, Welle Entertainment has now optioned the rights to a second project: The Murders of Molly Southbourne. Welle’s Cathy Schulman will produce alongside Krishnan and Adam Stone. (Deadline)
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