The Tracking Board’s Debrief (05.18.17)

Sandra Bullock Returns to Action Thrillers, Will Channel Her Inner Liam Neeson in Cash Truck

Bullock will play an American who takes a job at an armored car company in London that was the recent target of a deadly heist. As she earns the trust of its tight-knit crew, we learn there’s much more to the woman than it seems, as she has both a troubled past and a mysterious agenda.

Angela Bassett to Play CIA Director Alongside Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible 6

Rogue Nation director Christopher McQuarrie is returning alongside stars Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson and Alec Baldwin. They’ll be joined by franchise newcomers Henry Cavill and Vanessa Kirby.

The Dark Crystal to be Revived as a Prequel Series at Netflix

Jim Henson’s 1982 feature film The Dark Crystal is getting the Netflix treatment as a prequel series. The groundbreaking fantasy adventure is coming to the streaming giant as a prequel series titled The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.

More News From Around The Web

• Oscar-nominated actress Sally Hawkins will reprise her role of a creature-tracking scientist for Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Legendary and Warner Bros.’ sequel to its 2014 movie. (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Catherine Deneuve and her daughter Chiara Mastroianni are set to topline Julie Bertuccelli’s Claire Darling,  a lighthearted drama with fantasy elements that Memento is pre-selling at Cannes. (Variety)

• Charles Dance, known for his role as Tywin Lannister in HBO’s Game of Thrones, has closed a deal to join Legendary/Warner Bros’ Michael Dougherty-helmed sequel Godzilla: King of the Monsters. (Deadline)

• Carrie Brownstein, the co-creator, writer, and star of IFC’s Emmy-winning sketch comedy Portlandia, will make her feature film directorial debut on MGM’s Fairy Godmother. (Deadline)

• Fullscreen has ordered a talk show with drag superstar Willam Belli of RuPaul’s Drag Race fame, which is part of the subscription-video service’s programming lineup celebrating the LGBTQ community in June. (Variety)

• Oscar winner Catherine Zeta-Jones is set to star as drug kingpin Griselda Blanco in a Lifetime movie. Set to premiere in 2018, Cocaine Godmother examines the complicated life of Griselda, who made her way to the U.S. with a fake passport at age 17 with her first husband. (The Hollywood Reporter)