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James Ponsoldt’s adaptation of Dave Eggers’ The Circle starring Tom Hanks, Emma Watson, and John Boyega is set to hit theaters on April 28, 2017. (The Hollywood Reporter)
John Legend upcoming drama Monster has tapped Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson as well as rappers A$AP Rocky and Nas. (Fuse)
Kimberly Elise and Camilla Morrone have been cast in Death Wish, the Eli Roth-directed remake of the 1974 Charles Bronson film for MGM. (Deadline)
Lost and Lord of the Rings alum Dominic Monaghan has signed on for a role in A Midsummer’s Nightmare, Lifetime’s horror anthology take Shakespeare’s plays. (HitFix)
Julian McMahon and Jessica Lowndes were announced at New York Comic-Con to play some very important roles in the rebooted Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency. (Sci-Fi Addicts)
NBC has given a put pilot commitment to Infamous, a legal drama procedural from the directors/executive producers and the studio behind the networks’ breakout fall series This Is Us. (Deadline)
Southside With You Star Tika Sumpter is set to star and co-executive produce a new drama The 313 from Tracy McMillan. The series chronicles the unseating of Detroit’s government administration through the exposure of a far-reaching sex scandal. (We Got This Covered)
Former Disney Channel star Bridgit Mendler will join the cast of “Nashville” for Season 5 in the recurring role of Ashley Wilkenson, a sexy, talented internet sensation with 30 million views who is about to record her first album. (Variety)
USA Network has put in development Elements, a high-concept drama from writer James Frey and his Full Fathom Five, Amblin TV, Intrigue and Universal Cable Prods. (Deadline)
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