DreamWorks Animation has added James Corden, Russell Brand, and Gwen Stefani to the cast of the forthcoming musical comedy, Trolls starring Justin Timberlake and Anna Kendrick.
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Actor-Writer Jason Mantzoukas has signed on to write Battling Boy for Paramount and Plan B. Patrick Osborne is set to direct.
Dramedy People You May Know has cast a trio of actors in lead roles including Nick Thune, Halston Sage, and Kaily Smith Westbrook. The was co-written by Sherwin Shilati and Michael Mohan and will be directed by Shilati.
Rising star Joey King has been cast in the independent drama January Rain alongside Anthony Thorne. David Venghaus will direct, with Steve Snyder and Joel Eisenberg producing and scripting the film based on Thorne’s concept.
Michael Bay has confirmed that he will return for Transformers 5, the fifth installment of Paramount’s blockbuster franchise. The director has been at the helm for all four previous installments, which have grossed well over a billion dollars.
Alex Garland may have found the final piece for his next sci-fi project, Annihilation, as he is eyeing Tessa Thompson to join the cast. She would appear opposite previously announced stars Natalie Portman and Gina Rodriguez.
Kelly Rohrbach will join Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron in Paramount’s upcoming Baywatch movie, a reboot of the iconic 90’s television series. Rohrbach will be playing C.J. Parker, a role first made famous by Pamela Anderson.
After co-starring in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Inherent Vice, Katherine Waterston has now signed on for the lead role of “Daniels” in Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant.
Universal’s monster remakes are underway with Bride of Frankenstein hiring David Koepp to pen the script. The film is set in the present day with the possibility to cross-over with other remakes in the universe.
Jeremy Renner has signed on to star as Rocky Marciano in the first authorized film about the boxer. Undefeated: The Rocky Marciano Story hails from Morris S. Levy with a script from Samuel Franco and Evan Kilgore.
Caleb Landry Jones, best known for his work in X-Men: First Class, has signed onto to the horror movie Get Out. He will star opposite Jordan Peele, Catherine Keener, Allison Williams, and Daniel Kaluuya.
Eiza Gonalez is joining an impressive cast for Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver. She will star opposite Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Jon Hamm, Jaime Fox, and Lily James.
Psychological thriller The Dinner is in talks with Laura Linney to star with Oren Moverman set to direct from his own script.
The Little Mermaid may have found a new director as Rebecca Thomas is in early talks to helm the film. She replaces previously attached Sofia Coppola.
Chadwick Boseman has been cast as Thurgood Marshall in Reginald Hudlin’s biopic of the late Supreme Court Justice. The film will follow a young Marshall as he travels to Connecticut in the 1940s to defend a black chauffeur accused of sexual assault and attempted murder by his white employer.
Taylor Schilling has joined the cast of The Titan. She will star opposite Sam Worthington, Ruth Wilson, and Tom Wilkinson.
Hercules writer Evan Spiliotopoulos has signed on to write Sony’s latest franchise reboot, Charlie’s Angels. Elizabeth Banks previously signed on to direct in September.
The Billionaire Boys Club continues to add to its impressive lineup as Billie Lourd, Bokeem Woodbine, and Jeremy Irvine join the cast. They will star opposite previously cast Ansel Elgort, Taron Egerton, and Kevin Spacey.
Russell Gewirtz is set to pen The King of Oil, an adaptation of the biopic by Daniel Ammann. BB Film Productions picked up the rights to the book a few months ago with Daniel Turcan and Uri Singer attached to produce.
Scarlett Johansson is circling a role in the popular spec script, Move That Body. The script was a 2015 Hit List and Black List script from Lucia Aniello and Paul W. Downs.
Kurt Russell is being considered to play Chris Pratt’s father in the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy sequel. Russell would join Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper and Vin Diesel, as well as newcomer Pom Klementieff.
Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn, and Diane Keaton are reteaming for the first time in twenty years in Divanation, a comedy-feature for Netflix. The trio previously starred in The First Wives Club.
Common has joined Leavey, the Iraq war biopic starring Kate Mara, Edie Falco and Tom Felton. The story is based on Iraq war veteran Megan Leavey and her combat canine Rex.
Fifty Shades of Grey director Sam Taylor-Johnson is in talks to direct 2015 Hit List script Chappaquiddick, which details the true story of Ted Kennedy’s infamous car accident in 1969.
Writer, director and actress Sarah Polley has been commissioned by Brett Ratner and his RatPac Entertainment to adapt David Gilbert’s bestselling novel & Sons, about a legendary and reclusive writer who tries to reconnect with his three sons after having an emotional breakdown.
An update of the classic Looney Tunes cartoon featuring a savvy Mexican mouse who can outsmart and outrun his rivals.
Chris Weitz has found his next big project. After previously taking on Star Wars solo film Rogue One, Weitz has now been hired to pen the romance-adventure The Mountain Between Us.
Star Wars – The Force Awakens‘ Andy Serkis has been confirmed as producer, director and star of the Rumplestiltskin remake Steelskin from Fox. Hossein Amini has been tapped to write the script.
Idris Elba is said to be circling the lead role in Sony’s adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower. Elba would anchor the first of what Sony expects to be a multi-film franchise.
A re-telling of the Rumplestiltskin fairy tale that is tonally similar to Snow White & The Huntsman.
