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Mel Gibson will star in The Professor and the Madman with Sean Penn in early negotiations to join him. Apocalypto writer Farhad Safinia is set to direct from his own screenplay, which he has adapted from Simon Winchester’s 1998 book.
Robert Rugan has been tapped to direct MGM’s Kidrobot, an adaptation of the hip street art and fashion-oriented toy brand. Details about the storyline have been kept under wraps, but the movie will be live-action.
The actress was previously at ICM, repped by Meredith Wechter. With the departure of Wechter, Steinfeld was recently in play, along with her other clients, including Josh Gad, Bryce Dallas Howard and “Wonder Woman” star Gal Gadot.
A roundup of the week’s TV casting news!